Glasgow Courier. — 1864-08-18 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

ETON AND RUGBY.—A short time since Rugby challenged Eton at football, and got this answer: —" Winchester we know, Westminster we know, but ho are ye ?" A man, named John Hill, is in custody in London on a charge of threatening the life of Lord Curzon. The prisoner, who had also threatened to shoot Lord Curzon's father, Earl Howe, seems to have been at one time a tenant of Lord Howe's: By an Act just printed a penalty of £lO can be levied on any person placing poisoned flesh in fields and other places, unless under proper precautions, for the destruction of vermin. The statute is also to extend the Poisoned Grain Act of 1863. The Prince of Wales has declined the invitation of the corporation of Bath to visit their city during the)meeting of the British Association. His Royal Highness gives as the reason the engagements he had previously formed for the month of September.  There were three cases of suicide in London on Friday. One was the case of an old woman who drowned herself rather than go to the workhouse; a an tia,nged himself from domestic variarkjes, caused by his own dissolute habits; and another young man shot himself because of what he himself called a wasted life.  The body s of a man, about fifty years of age, respectably dressed, and wearing a gold ring, with red stone, was picked up in the Serpentine, at Hyde Park, on Saturday morning. The deceased. is described as about five feet ten inches in height, fair complexion, with grey hair and whiskers. The shirt he had on is marked "J. Hillier." On Wednesday evening last his Grace the Duke of Newcastle arrived at his seat, Clumber Park, Notts, his health being considerably improved. There were great rejoicings on the occasion. The bells of thg Abbey Church were>nealed, and in Worksop the principal tradesmen decorated their i premises n honour of the duke's arrival. An Act of Parliament has just been printed to amend the law relating to penalties. Magistrate° are now prohibited from mitigating penalties under the general powers of local Acts. The object is to prevent the contravention of the general law by local Acts. Another fatal instance of the use of the knife has occurred in Liverpool. A man named Dunn was stlbbed during a drunken row on Sunday night, and died on Tuesday from the wound he received. A man named M'Greavey is in custody charged with the homicide. On Friday at the Court of Bankruptcy the case of Mr. Leigh, the police magistrate, was heard. The debts and liabilities were £30,512, and the deficiency £29,352. The assets were between £BOO and £9oor The bankrupt had been engaged in Stock Exchange speculations. The case was adjourned to November and the bankrupt to answer certain requisitions. At a meeting of the Sunderland vestry, held on Thursday, the churchwardens proposed, and carried by a large majority, a church:rate of twopence in the pound on real property, and fonrpence in the pound on personal property, notwithstanding that an amendment to, reduce the rates to three-halfpence and three pence was proposed. The Danish Minister in London, it is understood, has been recalled, and will shortly quit the country. It is believed that the Danish Government will not appoint another Ambassador in M. de Bille's place —the necessity of economising the diplomatic expenditure of the now curtailed Kingdom being alleged as the reason for this step.