Glasgow Courier. — 1862-12-11 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

GENERAL NEWS. It is expected that the remains of his late Royal Highfree the Prince Consort will be removed from the Royal Vault in St George's Chapel, Windsor, before the 14th wt, to their last resting place, which had been prepared in the mausoleum at Frogmore. , Yesterday Patsy Bearden and Jem Dillon fought for moo • side. The fight was most exciting, lasting three boars and eleven minutes, and was not finished owing to the police interrupting. A meeting was held in London to-day to express sympathy with the Greeks in their attempt to reorganise their country. Mr Cochrane, M.P., in the course of his speech said the future King of Greece must be a Greek King. He must entirely separate himself from the country of his birth. Under these circumstances Prince Alfred might decline the honour offered him. Three speakers contended there was nothing in the pro. tocel of '32 to prevent the Prince from meeting the wishes if the Greeks. Resolutions in accordance with the purpose of the meeting were adopted. Nearly all the Greek merchants id London were present.  the Presbytery r of the  Caper on Tilespresentation  noblemen and gentlemen -.us held on Tues. -ne interest county new dis society ' the  George Paterson, writer, assistant to John Lang, Esq., Burgh Fiscal, Glasgow, and David D. Balfour, writer in Glasgow, have been admitted members of the Faculty. Early on Sunday ever}ing John Lavelle, a labourer, residing at 52, Ann Street, Port-Dundas, lay down on the bed to rest himself, and was shortly there. after observed to be dead. A box for the receiving of contributions for the distressed operatives, similar to the street letter boxes, was on Saturday placed in Buchanan Street. It seemed to attract a considerable share of public attention. A notice of the contributions thus raised is to be published daily. We understand that the annual examination now going on at the Normal Schools of the Established and Free Churches are attended in Glasgow by upwards of 300 candidates, male and ,female students and teachers. About eight o'clock on Monday night, a woman named Gray, residing with her husband at 22, M'Pherson Street, committed suicide by swallowing a large quantity of laudanum. She declared that as she was tired of life, she was determined to get quit of it. Two men and four women, all well known to the police, on Friday night entered a public house in Princes' Street, just after elven o'clock; and after being served with some spirits, the two men melted and held fast the keeper of the public house while the - - The - ---,nrt have a pri R. f. rton, Dr..  Jamee I  The Presbytery of Glasgow met in Rutherglen Parish Church on Thursday, and moderated in a call, as assistant and successor to the Rev. P. Brown, to Mr Wm. F. Stevenson, assistant in St. Matthew's, Glasgow. They also met on same day, in Green. head Church, when Mr Allan was ordained to the pastoral oversight of the congregation. A general meeting of the Renfrewahire Prison Board was held on Monday in the Council Hall, Paisley, for the purpose of considering the motion of closing the prison of Pollokshaws. Sheriff Campbell occupied the chair. After some discussion it was ultimately agreed to remit the matter to the Chairman and Clerk to investigate and rerfort as to the expediency of discontinuing or continuing the prison. The other business was of no public interest, and the meeting separated. Shortly after three o'clock on Monday morning, James Marshall, son of, and residing with, Jane Craig or Marshall, a widow, and about fifty years of age, reported at the Central Police Office that his mother had attempted to commit suicide by cutting her throat with a table knife. Dr M'Gill at once proceeded to the house, 108, Drygate, and found the woman bleeding profusely from a deep cut across her throat. The wound, though serious, was not fatal, and the unfortunate woman was conveyed to the Infirmary.