Glasgow Courier. — 1863-09-03 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

GLASGOW GRAIN. —An improved demand for wheat was experienced within the last few days, and considerable sales were effected, chiefly American and fine Danzic at previous rates. In other articles there was not much business passing. At this day's market wheat and flour were somewhat firmer in price but scarcely quotably dearer, and the transactions were more with retail buyers. Old oats and oatmeal were offering under preyious rates. In barley no sales reported. Beans rather cheaper, and feeding sorts very dull of sale. Indian corn 341 per boll lower. Pease unaltered.  The Dumfries, Lochmaben, and Loekerby June. tion Railway was opened on Tuesday for goods and passenger traffic. The Count de Flahault, the Hon. Colonel MacDonald, the Marquis Lavalette, and the Hon. Frederick Byngan, have arrived at Drummond Castle. The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde are on a tour of visits in Scotland. Lord Dunkellin is expected in town in a few days from the Continent. The extended line of rails from Kileonquhar to A ustruther, a distance of six and a-half miles, was on Tuesday opened for goods and passenger traffic. By the fall, on Saturday, of the scaffolding n ed in the construction of the new Fish Market, Man.. cheater, one man was killed and two persons injured. Anarchy is reported to prevail at Tananariva, Madagascar. Ihe Sakolawes affirm Radama to be still living, and refuse to recognise the authority of the Queen. The Rev. George Fisher, who has held the appointment of Principal and Chaplain at the Greenwich Royal Naval Schools, has retired on a pension of £3OO per annum. The body of John Laing, fireman on board the Balbirnie, who was drowned on the 11th was found on Tuesday morning floating on the east side of the railway pier at Burntisland. The fine estate of Foveran has just been bouht by Miss Mackenzie, sister of John Macbenzie, of G'ack. and of Lady Leith of Freetield and WL,t Hall. The price was £so,ooo.—Banj/Bhire Jourwil. Between twelve and one o'clock on Monday morning, a flax-dresser named Alexander Bowman, thirtythree years of age, residing at Lillie's Wynd, Arbroath, committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor.  We are enabled to state that a part of the (aid er• bank Malleable Ironworks is about to be set ii Twelve puddling furnaces have been recently put in repair, and a considerable number of men have been engaged. The work, it is said, will commence in a few days. On Friday afternoon, a woman named ;Margaret Cameron or Baillie died suddenly in her house at SO, Bridgegate. Thera was no person in the house along with her at the time. Her husband, Andrew Baillie, on going home for his dinner at half.past 3 o'clock, found her lying dead in the house. On Tuesday morning, about half-past rive o'c:ock, an infant named Tames Campbell, four months old, son of Wm. Campbell, saddler, residing in .Nich,l. son Street, was found on the floor of the apartment in which his parents slept dead. The child had fallen from the bed during the night. . .  We understand that the direcCors of the Ander. sonian Institution intend to appoint competent ,zentlemen to conduct classes for logic, English literature, and elocution during the ensuing session. The new class rooms are nearly ready for occupation, and are admirably adapted for teaching and lecturing. The Customs revenue of the port of Greenock for the month of August shows a large increase over corresponding periods of previous years, viz : Week ending 31st August, 1863, £128,328 Do., do., 1862, 104,026 Do., do., 1861, 82,252 _ .  Charles Russell, a private in the Ist Lanark Milita, was fined in the sum of £2, failing payment, two months' imprisonment, for having been absent from the annual training of the corps. His excuse was that he had been running the blockade, and that his pay was 150 dols. per month. The fine was paid. On Satureay last the Sabbath scholars and teach( rs belonging to r3ridgeton Perish Church. numbeling over 600, spent a pleasent afternoon at Dalmarnock House, the residence of Bailie Arthur, arough whose liberality they enjoyed se% eral hours' amusement, and w#re amply regaled with refreshments and music.