Glasgow Courier. — 1848-05-16 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

GLASGOW STOCK EXCIIANGU  10-0 Barak of 100 0ri1..11 e 13 Ciedorno Ili City of 0, ~sg 10 .:Iydetetale . 100 Cossritercod ......... lo Eastern O gdAnbu gh end 50 Exchange Bank .4 S.ntlan If National 10 North firit.sh bank I North a S4-.,t1,1 I  1 100 10-, Aoyal.. 100 50 Outon.. 50 50 Nester  1.10 0 0 80 0 0 66 5 0  lVie Weather.—The fine, bright, warm weather which prevailed during the whole of last week underwent a change yesterday morning. The wind having gone round to the north-east, the morning opened with an overcast sky and drizzling rain, which continued during the whole of yesterday. The temperature, however, remained moderate and genial, and the moisture cannot but have exercised a beneficial effect upon vegetation. Largo —At Hayley House, possessed by James D. Dunlop, Esq., a hive of bees swarmed on Saturday, the 13th curt. This is supposed to be the first this season, and is a proof of the warm and genial state of the weather. Fraud and Imposition.—Yeaterday five men were plaoed at the Istr of the Central District Police Court, charged with fraud, in so far as, being employed by the Relief Committee in breaking stones at Parliamentary Road, they had been in the habit of transferring quantities of the broken metal from the large " bing " to their own heaps, awl obtaining payment for it as freshly broken stuff. One of the individuals was dismissed from a deficiency of evidence, the others were sentenced by Bailie Gilmour, the sitting magistrate, each to twenty days' imprisonment in Bridewell.  9 5 0 0 12 6 21 10 0 9 4 6  51 9 Iherdeen I,ire and Life 10 1 British Guarantee Aseociatool 100 10 Cale...lonian Fire sod I.lre 93 1, _Alt GI Glasgow Life 1 / .9asl of Seniland Lite 100 14. ;dinburgli Life 1,0 1.; .iercules Fire 100 10 naurance Co. of Scot land 7 15 t 1, / Mercantile L. and Guarantee 0 10 1 ,latlonal Fire and Life 900 10 'troth British Flrr an/1 late Ol,l L 0 10 1 9. and W. of Scot. Inuit. Co 1 1 3 10 1 :coltish Croon 40 4/ itandard Life 9 0 0 10 1 United Deposit Assurance 11/ Neat of Scotland Guarantee 10 1 United la- ontdona Lifo 4 •  1 tberdern Ne-ve-lial usage; and Sul. 06.dee Nen Gas.  Suicide. —On the 10th inst., the body of Archibald Dow, engineman at Newlandsfield Bleach/lokt was found in one of the filters in the work. Dow, it was Supposed, had gone to breakfast at nine, but not returning to set on the engine at tea, a search was made for him, and hit body was almost immediately discovered in the filter—his Bat and some of his tools being found near to it. The filter being only four feet deep, and there being cross spars over it which would have ens. lim to get out, and it appearing that Dow had no ed h• business there, there is too muck realion So fear that he coinwitted iiticide. The ease, however, had been investigated by the authorities at Pollokshaws, and a report made to the Sheriff. Attempted Suicide—On Saturday eieniug last, a woman of indifferent character, named Robertson, proceeded into a close near the Old Wynd, and hastily swallowed flid. worth of laudanum, which she had procured in small quantities at the shops ofkrarious druggists. She Was taken to the Polleeoflice, at which Dr. Easton was in immediate attendance, and applied the stomach-pump and other remedies with the best success, for she was able to go home in an hour and a half after the poison had been taken. There it little doubt that the woman had made the attempt from remorse at an ill-spent life.  3 17 9 lb 3 12 28 10 0 0 4 10  _ Serious Occurrence—On Saturday last, a carter, the tiring of whose wheels had become loosened from the dry weather, drove into the river at the Horse Brae, near Stockwell, in thernotion ghat the moisture would swell the wood, and restore the wheel to its wonted firmness. While driving forward, hOwever, the wheels and cart broke down altogether, and the horse being thrown off its legs was drowned. The driver, who was standing ia.bis cart at the time, was rescued with the greatest difficulty. The incident collected an immense mess of people on Stockwell Bridge, who witnessed the scene with deep interest and anxiety. .Body Poieritl.—On Sunday afternoon the body of a woman was observed floating in the Forth and Clyde Canal by some boys who were passing. Information was immediately given, and the body was brought on shore, and conveyed to the Poliee-oflicie. The body was there claimed by the relatives. From inquiry made, it appears that she is a woman of the nanle a Campbell, residing at Townhead Street, and that she had been missing since Monday, the Bth inst. &Mei Central Railway-- Perth, Mayl3 —The Government Inspector went over the line, and examined it, yesterday. He spent the whole day upon it, from 10 in the forenoon till 8 at night, and was three hours occupied in inspecting the tunnel. There will be a trial trip on Monday, confine 4 however, to the directors and • select company who kifte been invited; but It is not quite fixed upon what day it twlll be opened to the public—very probably about the enckof next week. Greenoek.—We observe from our shipping intelligence, the arrival of the Palender, Lovett, with a cargo of 400 tons of ice from St. John's, N. 8., the first importation of the kind from that quarter since the summer of 1846. This has arrived very Seasonably, considering the warm weather we have had foe the last ten days or 50.  4t.  abardeen lactate and Baths/ate Arbroath and Forfar. Do. Half Shar Do. Quarters /Ladrouan  119 5 lAYrod (la3utvk 90 90 ICdudono IS 54 Colo.lontan,l4,/ .... ..... 55 5 aided. and Durnharlonsh Allik SO 50 IClido.doloJnton ..... 116 25 Dundee and A rbroai tl ,. _ . 23 go Do. do. New No. . lèlG.ot Do. do. New, No.l 16 95 tOw,doeood Perth 95 151 Do do. New ill Da. do (loaners II JunbL Doune, & ( allendat *5 5 Rae of Fife AO 15 I4dlnborh and Sathgate._ , 1 89 &IL 192 jodlnborlbood Glasgow 1111 31 Do. Half Shane 142 - Do. Stlll & Mid Junc F 11 TA ' 11 urgh allalllorthern 25 3; Do. New 115 13 DP. Newport 11 Da New. ..... 90 91 Do. (Ironton 1 20 so Do. Prefertbee 1 . 20 8 D 0 New, No L , 9 Do. 5 9 Do. 90 I Edinburgh and 9. 1 4 Do. 50 0 (2