Glasgow Courier. — 1853-12-13 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

GRIZLY BEAR.—The American ship Lampedo, just arrived from St. John's N. 8., has brought to this country the largest bear ever exhibited in Englan I. The owner Mr. Bartholomew, a native of the United States about twelve months ago, succeeded, after a perilous task, in capturing bruin in the valley of the Sacramento, whence he was shipped for San Franciso, thence to the* isthmus across the Nicaragua route, and was the first passenger that ever crossed on wheels. Such a stupendous animal is he that Mr. B. has refused an offer of 10,000 dollars forhim. He weighs upwards of 2000 lbs., and is certainly a remarkable specimen. Associated with him is a Californian boar and other rare animals of that country—Liverpool Mercury. A MAD Doa AT Scuom..—On Friday, at the Windsor National School. where 200 boys and as ninny girls are educated by the kind benevolence of her Majesty and the inhabitants of the burgh, the greatest terror was caused by the discovery of a mad dog amongst the children on the girls' side of the school-yard, just as they had assembled previous to morning prayers. The poor children, terror stricken, made their way as fast as they could out of the yard, and all escaped but one unfortunate little girl, whom the dog seized Sy the back part of the leg, which it dreadfully lacerated. The child was immediately taken to the Rol Dispensary, where, under the influence of chloroform, the bitten parts were carefully dissected, and afterwards cauterised, by Dr. Eton. The dog was afterwards shot. The anxiety and distress of the parents of the poor child, whose name is Heath, are indescribable.  rPAINFUL SUICIDE AT THE QUEEN'S HOTEL, LIVERPoor..—On Tuesday morning, James Smith, a native of Aberdeen, who had been dismissed from the service of the Cunard Company, committed suicide by taken a quantity of prussic acid in his bed-room at the Queen's Hotel. On a slip of paper lying in the room, was written in pencil The underneath will he understood ; had more leniency been shown this would never have happened ; disgrace from such a quarter is insufferable.' On the person of the deceased was found a letter directed to his sister, Miss Smith, 34, Chapel Street, Aberdeen, in which lie tells her that he had exposed himself to all sorts of bad weather in different climates ; that his constitution was breaking up ; and to be cast adrift upon the world was insufferable.' He added, 'Before you get this, the hand that wrote this will be cold in death.' At an inquest held on the same day, a verdict of self-destruction, whilst labouring under temporary insanity, was returned. THE VICARAGE OF CBEDIION (DEVONSHIRE).— This living, which is worth between £5OO and £6OO a-year, has become vacant by the death of the late incumbent, the Rev. J. Rowe. The appointme.t is in the gift of twelve governors, by whom advertisements were issued for candidates to fill the vacancy. The number of clergyman who sent in applications amounted to upwards of MO. In almost every instance there was a batch of testimonials, which the governors took several days to examine. At length they succeeded in reducing the number of applicants to 12, which number was ultimately reduced to seven —namely, the Rev. M. Cooper, of Brainshawe, Hants; the Rev. S. Eardly, Birmingham ; the Rev. W. J. Edge, Cheltenham ; the Rev. H. Hampton, Liverpool ; thy Rev. G. F. Whidborne, Hanley, Potteries; the Rev. C. F. Smith, Pendlebury, near Manchester; and the Rev. B. Trapp, of Thurleigh, Bedfordshire. These gentlemen now await the permission of the bishop to preach in the church, which is nearly the largest in the diocess. When this permission has been received the governors will soon proceed to a final election.  TIIE ESCAPE OF A SNAKE FELON( A MANS' Mono.— Au extraordinary circumstance occurred a few days ago to Jonathan Smith, gunner's mate, who was paid off at Portsmouth, on the 6th of May last, from her Majesty's ship Hastings, 72 guns, on her return to England from the East Indies. He obtained six weeks' leave; at the expiration of that time, after seeing his friends at Chatham, he joined the Excellent, gunnery-ship at Portsmouth After some time he was taken unwell; his illness increased, and he exhibited a swelling in his stomach and limbs. The surgeon considering that it arose from dropsy, he was removed into Hasler Hospital, and, after much painful suffering, although he had every attention paid to him by the medical officers of the establishment, he died. Two hours before his death a living snake, nine inches in length, came out of his mouth, causing considerable surprise. How the reptile got into his stomach is a mystery. It is supposed that the deceased must have swallowed the reptile when it was young, drinking water, when the Hastings was out in India, as the ship laid for some time at fricomalee, and close to a small island, called Snake Island. The crew used very often to find snakes on board. The way they used to get into the ship was by the cable and through the hawse-holes.