Glasgow Courier. — 1845-07-01 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

NMI WSW. Moo Ibt *ollmito Weir q f Marg.) The share magma bring the mentiblms been less excited than formerly. Light speculative Mocha have been less dealt in, but the teameactioas in the shares of established and dividend-pay oompaniss has been extensive. Money continues abundant, Mid RIM the state of the weather, the general appearance of the coming crop, and the large increasing amount of bullion in the Bank of England, there is every prospect of its continuing so, at least for some time. Bank shares continue gradually to improve. Royal is £2; union, .41 10e.; Western, £2 10s.; Commercial, .43 10e.; Clydesdale 75.; National, 7s. 64.; City of Glasgow, 7s. 64.; ana Edinburgh and Glasgow' 2s. per share higher. The Western Bank, at their annual meeting, held on the 26th instant, declared a dividend of 6 per cent., and added .£120,000 to their rest, will** now olooonto to £190,000. The bank have also farther addled us** 5h=417.1", connection, by the patellas* Wilma 'grain Ompain-, which must inerear their business oonsidisrally that locality. Little change in the value of insurance emissidem The shares of the gas companies are nearly the maw as LW month, with the exception of those of the Glas City and Suburban, which have risen to 214. The ftieNtations in the shares of the new lines of railway have been considerable, especially in those of the Caledonian. Dumfries and Carlisle, Cl,wacedale Junction and Neibhrea and Barrhead Direct. Edinburgh and Glasgow have advanced .48 per share, Glasgow and Ayr £7 per do., Glasgow and Greenock £2 se. per do., and Dundee and Arbroath £1 per do. The improvement in the value of Ayrshire stock has been occasioned partly by rumours of arrangements-likely to be made for incorporating the Greenock and Barrheaa lines with them; and partly from a large weekly increase of revenue, which, if continued, meet soon materially enhance the value of these shares. The mineral lines, with the exception of the Garnkirk, have been quite neglected. Glasgow Gas, and Glasgow Water, sell at £57 7s. ed., and £5B respectively; while Forth and Clyde Canal Stock is in demand at .4110. A large advance has taken place on the shares of several of the English lines of railway, particularly in those of the Great Western, London and Brighton, Manchester and Leeds, Midland and Eastern Counties. Lost HalLyeers amount Price Dividend per Share. Miare. Heath. £2 0 0 Birrainginm and Gloucester VW £lB3 £136 Do. 4 Mares dewed at 74 die ) 17f 33 331 grer 03 0 Csonims. 25 18 281 50 0 3-3 0 4100 ' ' lOO 908 216 50 0 ' 1100 psalm and 20 0 Leaden and ReWirteltyrn 3B* 79* 84 10 0 Manchester and M~tam 4O 59 59 29 0 Manchester and Leeds 73 154 178 30 0 Weiland lOO 171 188 2 3 9 Sheffield and Manchester B7* 130 125 210 0 York and North Midland 6O 104* 109* SUICIDE AT SEA On Tuesday, the 17th nit., the barque Medora of Glasgow, Captain MTherson, sailed from the Clyde for Trinidad. On , Thursday morning, whilst the vessel was beating about in the Irish Channel, John Davis, the chief mate, after partaking of breakfast, went into his berth, and closed the door after him. In about ashler after, the steward, having occasion to go into the room, pushed aside the sliding door, when the corpse of Davis, widt a threadfol gash in the throat, and the clothes saturated with hlsul,l2 iato his arms. The steward immediately gave the akialkishaldtat is not to be wondered at in the circiun- ! 4 stances, captain made sail without delay for Loch- 1 ryan, where curly on Friday morning; and where the ' Procurator _. lihnsaraer immediately made an investigation into the It sawn that the deceased had been sitting on the halides be perpetrated the dreadful act of cutting hie tvidi a rater, and that his head fell against whic. it. the door,sup mar the bedside. The carotid artery, jugular vein, male of the right side of the neck, were completely cut and the door was deluged with blood. No catise can be the set, =lege it was the depression of spirits consequent on two or three days' hard drinking whilst he was on shore at Pcet-Glasgow. The deceased was usually a temperate man. He belonged to Port-Glasgow, and was unmarried.  34.(_14-4  Boat Ratte.—On the evening of Saturday last, a rowing match for .£2O was decided on the river between the crews of the gigs" Tempest" and "Jim Brown." The course extended upon the Clyde from Renfrew wharf to the Fisher's hut, a distance between five and six miles, and as the evening was a leisure one with the great mass of our population, they poured out in thousands to witness the contest. The Engineer steamer also, which made a special trip to witness the start, and follow the gigs, was crowded to an extent perfectly alarming to look at. The start took place about eight o'clock, and after a hard pull up the river against a fresh, caused by the previous rains, the match was gained by the crew of the Tempest. During the race, the banks of the river were lined by thousand!' from the city; and it is satisfactory that the gathering, both on land and water, dispersed itself without the occurrence of any serious accident—Herald.  least  OLAWOW CAMS ILULILIT, MAL ao. There was at lea last Monday, but ' the number of be supply of sheep prices remained t. brought 385., and about 70s. each. 1 quality. Beat et 9s. to 10s. 6d., per  there  L5O more cattle in the markeal t being likewise a proportion,' , former quotations were: also good both as to number same as Isat week... Best air six s sold  buyers, -vs also  Lisle  done  -0( *l6n