Glasgow Courier. — 1847-11-18 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

GLASGOW. Caledonian Railway Terininus.—Application is, we observe, to be again made to Parliament for erecting the Glasgow terminus of this railway in Argyll Street. . Apprehension of Coiners.—Qll Saturday last, in consequence of private information which they had received, Meffen and Irvine, two of the criminal officers of the Glasgow Police, proceeded to a cottage at Glenpark, on the Carntyne road, of which a man named John Kerr is the ' occupant. Rapidly forcing an entrance, they found Kerr, and another man and woman, in the act of pouring metal into a mould for the purpose of fabricating base coin. After a desperate struggle, in which the officers were severely bit and buffeted, both the men were apprehended, but the woman escaped. The coiners made a bold attempt to destroy the implements of their lawless trade, but these were defeated, and the moulds, along with 14 base shillings, which had just been made, were secured and brought to the Police office. Fatal Assault.—On Saturday afternoon, in Havannah Street, an assault of a very violent description was committed by William M.Gregor, a slater, on the pegip of James Christie, a carter, who was felled to the gran by M‘Gregor with a poker. Although Christie was going about on Sunday, he died on Monday morning in the house of his father. The assailant has been apprehended. Sudden Death of Walter Dick, Sen., Esq., Paisley.—lmvaediately before going to press, we were apprised of the fiery sudden and unexpected death of the much-respected gentleman whose name heads this brief notice. He dropped down dead to-day in Moss Street, about two o'clock. As far as we have yet learned, it is not known whether the cause was apoplexy or diseasl of the bead. Drs. Paton and Ill'llechnie were shortly on the spot, but could not of course render any assistance, life being extinct.—Renfrewshire Advertiser of Saturday. Stoppage of Works.—The stoppage and partial suspension of works goes on throughout the country to an extent beyond all that was anticipated. The universal subject of lament is the scarcity of money. There appears no lack of orders with many establishments, but there is with these a most unprecedented tightness in money. We have beard of various respectable houses who have refused extensive orders, from parties whose credit was undoubted, solely on account of the very extravagant rate at which discounts stand. Greenock, not so subject in ordinary times to the convulsions of trade, as many other localities, is feeling intensely the present severe crisis. One or two of the most extensive establishments in the neighbourhood have last week put all their hands on half-time, and others are from day to day reducing the number of persons in their employment. In Paisley, it is stated that there are upwards of four thousand people, including dependents, in a state of the utmost destitution.—Renfrewshire Advertizer. Fever in Paisley.—This malady is rather on the increase for the last few days, and we are sorry to add that it is assuming a more aggravated and fatal character. The cases in the House of Recovery are more protracted than formerly, and the patients seldom recover without a relapse, and a second confinement from the disease, which continues some days. For the last few weeks the number of patients in the house had fallen from about 180 to 140 on the average; but since the early part of the week, the number of admissions have been greatly increased, and if the virulence of the disease does not abate, the number in the hospital will soon be as great as ever. Suspicious Death.—On the morning of the 7th inst., widow M‘Ginnes, a stranger, was found in a dying state in a lodginghouse in Pollokshaws. She had gone to bed in good health on the previous evening, after taking her supper; but her daughter, as is alleged, had administered a powder to her to cure her of deafness, of which she complained; and it was observed that soon after she took the powder, she fell into heavy sleep and moaned loudly, in which state she continued until next morning, when she expired. The case was immediately after her death investigated by the district Fiscal, and, on his report to the Sheriff, a medical inspection by Dr. M‘Kindlay of Paisley, and Dr. Corbett, Pollokshaws, was made of the body, but the result has not transpired. Attempted Suicide.—On the 4th inst., the wife of a labourer in Pollokshaws attempted to destroy herself by cutting her throat with a razor. In the morning, after her husband had gone to his work, one of their children observed blood flowing from under the door of a closet, and assistance having been procured, the woman was found lying on the floor of the closet, with a pool of blood around her, and a razor, covered with blood, near to her. Dr. Hodgert was in immediate attendance, and stopped the flow of blood; but from the nature of the wound, it is very doubtful whether the woman will recover. This is the second attempt she has made to destroy herself. Narrow Escape of the Adelphi Theatre from Destruction by Fire.—On Friday morning last a fire broke out in this building, which, had it not fortunately been perceived in time, would have caused its destruction. During the time the company were rehearsing, Mr. Raymond observed a light near the foot-lights, and called the attention of one of the performers to it, and on examination it was found that the stage had caught fire, owing to the bursting of a gas pipe, and the ignition of the gas. The flames were immediately extinguished, and the damage done was but trifling; but had the fire not been discovered previous to the conclusion of the rehearsal, the theatre would doubtless have shared the same fate as the Queen Street and City theatres.