Glasgow Courier. — 1846-06-04 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

ENGLAND.  FALL IN THE PRICE OF BREAD.—On Friday there was a gen. eral fall on the London side the river of seconds or household bread of Id. in the 4113. loaf, being now at 7d., and in some shope 61d. In Lambeth, Sic., it is down to aid., and in the cheap shops 6d. Tux Pm Ctint—The members of this Club partook of an elegant banquet on Thursday at the London Tavern, to celebrate the birth-day of the late Right Hon. William Pitt; when the Earl of Eldon, President of the Club, in the absence of Lord Kenyon, presided. It is said that Lords John Russell, Palmerston, Morpeth, and other leading Whigs, Mr. Cobden, and a large party of Free Traders, and Lord George Bentinck, on behalf of the Protectionists, have pledged themselves to resist the Irish Coercion Bill—Liverpool Albion. The Anticipated Arrival of Ibrahim Pacha.—lbrahim Pacha will leave Paris on Wednesday next for the Chateau d'Eu, from whence, as we are at present informed, he will cross to Portsmouth on the following day (Thursday) en route to this capital. The state apartments at Mivart's Hotel have been expressly taken for the reception of the illustrious stranger and his numerous suite. He is expected to arrive on Friday next--London Paper of Monday. The German Reformation.—Those of our readers who take a special interest in this religious movement will be glad to learn that the evangelical reformer, Czerski, is about to pay a visit to this country. The whole of the expenses of the journey will be defrayed by a merchant in the City, whose name we are not permitted to give—London Paper. The Great Western steam-ship sailed for New-York on Saturday last, with 109 passengers. The Oregon Question—The question of whether or not the President of the United States had given the notice respecting the joint occupation of the Oregon territory to the British government, having formed a subject of controversy in the English and American press, we have the satisfaction of stating, upon the highest authority, that such notice has been given, and that the Great Western carries out, on her present trip, the answer of the British Government, which, we have reason to believe, is of a conciliatory and friendly character—European Times. The Timber Trade.—The Lords of the Treasury have sanctioned an important regulation in the timber trade, having signified to the Board of Customs their approval that all sawn or hewn timber, wood plank, or thick stuff, of eight inches or upwards on the smallest side, not being wood planed or otherwise dressed or prepared for use, may be deemed hewn, and charged with the duty payable on that deseription accordingly. Jullien has again become the lessee of Covent-Garden Theatre, and re-opens with his promenade concerts on Friday, the 12th of June. The hay harvest, near London, has been commenced during the past week. The grass is in good condition and most abundant. A Sturgeon in the Thanies.—On Friday morning a large sturgeon, of seven feet in length, was discovered near the Adelphi Pier, rolling about in the mud and water, the tide having receded so far as to leave it no hope of escape. The discovery was made by two men on board the Twilight steamer, who secured the prize and carried it to the Lord Mayor, when his Lordship presented them with £5. His Lordship intends forwarding the fish to Buckingham Palace, as a present to her Majesty. Conveyance of Newspapers—The London and Birmingham, Grand Junction, Midland, and Northern Railway Companies, have made arrangements in conjunction, for the conveyance of newspapers by the ordinary passenger trains, at a charge !vial to one-half the existing rate for parcels, provided that in no case the charge for a single package be less than one shilling. The London and Birmingham Railway Company, jri giving notice of this arrangement, require that the pactan.es shall contain "newspapers only," and that they shall have authority to open and examine them whenever they have reason to believe that this regulation is infringed.— Manchester Times.  Several accidents occurred amongst the crowds of vehicles returning from Epsom on Wednesday evening. Mr. Winter, a cousin of Toni Spring, was thrown from a vehicle which he was driving, and had his back broken. He died shortly after. Many individuals had ribs, arms, and legs broken by overturns of carriages. A letter from Copenhagen, of the 18th ult., states that letters had been received from Rekiavik (Iceland), dated April 10, which announced that the eruption of Mount Heela had ceased since April 5. The eruption began on the 2d September, 1845, and had lasted, without interruption, seven months and three days.  Fall of the Tallest Chummy In England—A large chimney at the chemical works of Mr. Muspratt, at the top of Vauxhall Road, Liverpool, fell to the ground on the 27th ult., but, fortunately, without doing any injury to human life. It was built in the year 1828, was thirty feet diameter at the base, nine feet at the top, and 231 feet in height from the foundation, being at the time it was erected the tallest in England. It contains 260,000 bricks, the weight of which was 1,400 tons. Extraordinary Suicide.—On Sunday, 24th ult., a lad aged seventeen, named William Bowman, residing with his brother at North Shields, committed suicide. Ile was found suspended from the ceiling of a room, quite dead. What makes the case remarkable is, that he had carefully dressed himself in a manner resembling one of the convicts whom be had not long before seen executed in front of Newgate. He and his brother very recently arrived at Shields from London; and while in the metropolis, it is stated, he was a regular attendant at every execution.