Glasgow Courier. — 1854-01-24 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

OZPOID,IIII. IllPe-Reenesaavnirion or mta vcaserv.—The committee for promoting Gls emotion of Sir William ileatheote ham received this day the following accessions:—The Principal of New inn Hall (Dr. Wellesley), the Hon. E. Lucelles, Fellow of All Soul.'; the Re,. T. Chaffers, Vice-Principal and Tutor of Brasenom ; the Rev. T. Shadfgrth, Tutor and lat. Fellow of University ; the Rev. G. W. Kitchen, Student •nd Tutor of Christ Church, together with four or five other,. It is still uncertain whether any opposition will be offered to Sir William's return. A deputation yesterday waited on Sir John Pakington with an invitation to him to become • candidate for the vacant seat. Thin morning intelligence reached Oxford that he had declined the offer to bring him forward. An invitation has, it is believed, been now mot to Dr. Travers Twiss, who is at present in London. Dr. Twisa's answer is not yet (half-past 7 o'clock) known in Oxford. Fran:teaser or a Don—On the Ott, of the present month, the son of Mr. Murphy, grocer, Grange bane, Birkenhead, delivered • quantity of ale at the home of • gentleman residing in Price Street. The family being from home, the liquor was placed in the cellar, the door of which the boy fastened, and then left the premises, without thinking of the whereabouts of a red fox dog that had accompanied him. The animal not returning home, it was supposed that it had either been 'stolen or strayed,' and placards were ivtued offering a reward of Al for its recovery. On Monday last the absent famil7 returned to their house in Price Street, and to their surprise found the poor dog in the kitchen, loan extremely weak and deplorable condition. The animal, it appeared, had been unconsciously fastened in the cellar by the boy; and operated upon by the cravings of hunger, had serially gnawed a hole through the door, and obtained admittanoe into the back kitchen. The sufferer was speedily removed, and, under judicious treatment, is fast recovering. Novel. Coosersene.—A Imutholor innkeeper of • certain ion, not ten mile, from Thornhill Church, was smitten with the charms of • neighbouring spinster, and, whether doubting the postman's fidelity or the feebleness of his own oratorical powers, he presented himself early one morning, recently, with a written offer of marriage, which lie coolly delivered into the bands of the favoured lady, and then hastily beat a retreat, without saying • word. Th• letter was circulated by the fair ono among her enpaintancee, and on the following week, as the mere= swain expressed an ardent desire for an isiarsiew, seem waggish persons wrote him an anonymous mete, per. porting to has* emanated from the object of his Mart, and requesting him—should his professions be real—to confirm it by wearing • sprig of laurel in his button hole at church on the Sunday morning fol. lowing. From some cause or other, the object of his choice did not attend church, but our hero waited patiently an hour and • half, armed with his laure sprig, to the great amusement orbit' laughing neigh bours.—Lfteds Mercury. TON Btatanscao Doctu—ln eousequeuce of the late severe weather, the works at these docks hay* been latterly partially stopped. We understand alms an extra contract has been entered into by the duck trustees with Meson. tirareey, M'Cormacit Co., for the completive of works to the extent of £300,000, which, with the original contract, will maLe the whole engagements to amount to £600,000. It is expected that, In the eonrse of a fortnight, the new docks will present • busy scene' and that no fewer than 2,000 men will be employed. At present there are 500 men engaged upon the outer works, which will be completed in about three or four weeks, after which dm inner works will be proceeded with. No difficulty is anticipated in obtaining workmen; but as there are not La a dozen unoccupied *attars in Birkenhead, it is _a (paellas that has engaged attention now so large • body of be accommodated with dwellings. Tee progress of the dock works, together with the sehalUisent of shipbuilding and timber yards in the locality, Lore well for the future prosperity of Birktonhead.—Lseurpool Mercury. Fa IL can.—  _INIell ore to  iItELAND. Count Pane de Balls, EDO Sheriff of the county of Armagh, has given tie Pnmate, Dr. Cullen, the munificent contribution of £llO towards the completion of the Catholic cathedral, Armagh.—Doblin Free' man. More wheat has been planted this winter in Ireland than had been sown for the past 10 or 15 years. From all quarters the reports are to the effect that lay and even fallow lasd will be extensively put under spring wheat. _ . .  _ Tem New Loin ow Tasssunv.—The Limerick Chronicle reports that Mr. Chichester Fortescue, M.P. will be the new Lord of the Treasury, and that the vacancy in the representation of the county Louth thereby created will be contested by Major M'Clintock of Drulacer. SUICIDE Or AN Atartar.--On Thursday, an artist, who called himself Vf arwich, and was about 63 years of age, was found dead in the Phcenix Park, Dublin, with • bottle on his person containing essential oil of bitter almonds. The deceased, it appeared, had arrived from Liverpool about a week previously.  ON