Glasgow Courier. — 1850-09-12 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

FOREIGN AND COMMERCIAL.  The Command of the Bombay ArtiT.—Major-General Sir Joseph Thackwell (in India) will, it is understood, succeed to the command of the Bombay forces, on Sir William Gomm assuming the higher office of Commander-in-Chief in India, Marriage of Bonaparte Wyse.—We have heard that young Napoleon Bonaparte Wyse, Esq., late of this city, will in a short time lead to the hymeneal altar a French lady of great fortune. Mr. Wyse is at present a colonel in the National Guards at Paris—a post which was given him by his relative the President.— Waterford New.  Beata of CAief—lastsoe Dodorty.--We announce with much regret the death of the Right Hon. John Doherty, ChiefJustice of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland. The melancholy event took place on Monday at Beaurnaris where he had been sojourning for the benefit of his health. The commercial letters by the Niagara report a favourable state of trade. Business is represented to be active throughout the Union, with remunerating prices. The money market was easy, with a plentiful supply; and the accounts from this side had produced much activity in the stock market, with a rise of 1 per cent, in quotations. The cotton market was active and firm, at a rise of c. to lc. per lb. From California the advices report an improvement in business. Money was in demand on account of the late fire, the rebuilding of houses and stores being active. From Mexico the accounts are not of much interest. The new Financial Minister is said to have been enabled to obtain a small loan at a high rate of interest for immediate expenses of the State, but no new plan for replenishing the empty treasury has been mentioned. The article of coffee appears to be attracting considerable attention in the Continental markets. At Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Trieste, Havre, and Berlin, holders are represented to be very firm, and prices to have advanced. When the result of the late public sales at Amsterdam had become known an increased business had been done, particularly at Hamburg. Manchester, Tuesday.—During the week there has been but little passing in cloth, and that little at rather lower rates, and this remark applies to nearly every description. In all cases where there is the least pressure of sales, a decided reduction must be noted. The finest fabrics appear to be the least affected. The sales in fustian% and velvets continue to a fair extent, with small stocks on hand. Twist is difficult to quit, i. e., of some qualities and numbers; whilst fine qualities and first qualities of coarse water. evoist sell pretty readily. There is still but little demand fat India, either in yarns or shirtings, and this state of thitig will probably continue till some farther decided of the coming crop are visible. The market on closes heavily. The Iron Trade.—We have no new feature to remark— the same long-continued dullness pervades every department of the trade—local demand for the manufacturing of hardware articles is scarcely so brisk, and upon the whole makers are very partially supplied, with orders. Some of them, therefore, are under the necessity of working still shorter time. In the pig trade we have not heard of any farther reduction of make; in sales of this article very little is doing, prices, therefore, are nominally the same. The reports from our principal markets, London and Liverpool, have also a downward tendency, owing, it is supposed, to the unfavourable character of the export returns for the last month or two, and at present there seems no prospect of improvement. Coal, ironstone, and limestone are becoming much less in request—the former is being sold at lower rates; but the proprietors of mines producing the latter are wisely discontinuing their workings to a considerable extent, instead of attempting to force sales by farther reduction in prices, already scarcely remunerative. Some attention has lately been excited to the unsound state of the Scotch pig-iron trade.—Aris's Birmingham Gazette. Determined Suicide.—On Wednesday afternoon last the inhabitants were thrown into a state of excitement by the report that Mr. Wm. Cliffe, a gentleman of independent means, had terminated his existence by cutting his throat. On inquiry the report was found too correct. On the above day Mr. Chile had invited a friend or two to take tea with him, and about four o'clock that afternoon he went into a neighbour's house and asked thew to lend him a good razor. They handed him a knife, when, after feeling the edge of it with his thumb, he returned it, saying that it was not sharp enough, and again asked for a good razor, as he wanted it to pare his nails with; a razor was, tberefcre, given him, and he then proceeded to his own house. On entering it he said to a friend who was then in the house, that he was going up' stairs " to do a job for himEelf." His friend took no farther notice of it, till the kervant woman came in and asked for master, and being informed what he had said, she began to search, in order to ascertain if any weapon was missing, but finding everything right, she set about her work again; but in a short time, her master not appearing, she became alarmed, and search was made for him, when he was found in a lumber-room, or lobby, weltering in his blood, his head being nearly severed from his body. Deceased was a strict member of the Calvinist body of religionists, and had been a, local preacher for upwards of thirty years. For.some months prior to his end, he had scarcely been out of his house, but on Sunday last he attended chapel, and had the sacrament administered to him. He was in his Slat year, and has left a very large property.---Na/ifax Guardian.  sympteeiwt the vf holdl