Glasgow Courier. — 1859-06-28 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

ARDALLIE CHURCH. been acoornpliahed, a scene ot the most horrible nature The Rev. William Burgess was, on the 16th inst., or- presented itself. The lifeless bodies of Mr and Mrs ierrier lay stretched on the floor of the kitchen, both damed the first minister Owed soma pirrish of Ardallie, of their throats being cut, and the 'floor a perfect pool in We PrethYtery of Deer, and Synod of Aberdeen. of blood. The man was lying with his face downwards, with a razor under his neck. There were also two table-knives lying close by the body of the woman. It was at once suspected that the man had been the perpir. trator of this atrocious deed, and the suspicion was confirmed some time afterwards by the discovery of a slip of paper on which the man hail written the following words:—" lam now unfit for my business: I have applied to the authorities of both Ayrand Edinburgh for protection, and only got laughed at. I now appeal to God. I should wish to be laid beside my boy, but if this woman is to be laid there let my body be given to the dissecting room, and after they have done with me, let my body be burned," On the same paper there were also instructions given as to the management of come property of which he was proprietor, and the whole was distinctly written. It may be inferred from the words lathe ahove-quoted sentence—" but if this woman is to be laid there' —that Ferrier had written this scroll in the interval between his cutting of the throat of hie wife and his own suicide. Both of the deceased Were nearly 60 years of age, and had no family. The man ' was hot engaged in any particular business, but he hail a good income from hoese-property, The neighbours ' state that, in coeseqeence of the intemperate habits of Mrs Ferrier, she and her husband had of late had frequent quarrels. The last time that any disturbance was heard in the house was on Wednesday night last. Early on that evening the wife had been seen much intoxicated, and between 11 and 12 o'clock 4 noise of scuffling was heard in the house. The scuMe had not lasted long wisest some of the neighbours heard a gurgling noise as if someone had beerieholting, inimerhatetv after' which hll became suddenly (inlet, £l4,w-A neither Mr nor Mrs Ferrier were' warlo ••• ' sor attention irks pd,l4 "eat day, no ef the frequenile nO ••••• • ....Knee, in consequence • quarrels between them; and it wlsen the Issues remained quiet for several days in succession that the noighboum because alarmed and called the polies. —Scotsman .  FlRE.—Early on Sunday morning, what might have been a serious fire had it not been detected in time, was discovered in a cellar in Queen Street by the policeman on the beat. He at once despatched a messenger to the Central Fire Brigade Station, when three firemen ran down and extinguished the fire before much damage was done, without the aid of a fire engiee. It is supposed to have arisen by the overheating of a stove in the adjoining premises, belonging to Mr James Easton. REGATTA, AT Duwoorr. —The Royal Northern Yacht Club Regatta coins. off at Dunoon on 'Wednesday and Thursday. The programme of the first day's races consists of three prizes for yachts, one for fishing boats, and one for a punt chase; also for pulling boats belonging to Cowal; two races for fouroared bots, one for two-oared boats, and one for lug sail boats. The second day comprises two prizes for yachts, one for sailing lOLA, one for pleasure boats; also seven prizes for rowing boats from any place; three races for four-oared boats; two for two-oared boats, a punt race, and a punt chase: