Glasgow Courier. — 1857-05-23 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

EXTRAORDINARY MASSACRE OF MICE.—On a recent occasion the tenant of Husbay, in the Island of Stronsay, had occasion to take down ten stacks of here to be thrashed. On the first being demolished it was found to contain an enormous number of mice, so much so, that the parties engaged had quite a field day in slaughtering the animals, many of which succeeded in escaping. Additional men and dogs, the former armed with sticks and other instruments of murder and torture, were then obtained to assist in despatching the squatters in the remaining nine stacks; and at the close of the work of destruction, which occupied several days, it was found that the slain amounted to no less than the almost incredible number of three thousand four hundred and ten, besides an immense quantity that the dogs had devoured, and those that escaped during the assault. —Northern Eneign.  .. GLIMOVic . , TEL doubt have been represented by some onlcer in the lasts. Consequently he again Rites way to intotillatlon i Court of Bankraptcyl and Upon hie report the At- in all likelihood impoverkshes himself and his familioad Perms* to the terney-Geleral, vrithent a Motheat's delay, would sot improbably ends his career by nottimittlng mtlrder or tors, who ors have been enabled to prosseed against the authorities suicide. In the effidenee,whith ilros Oean bef of the defanot inatitation,, and to prevent their ab- dons at no ere made to meet this crying , [ that a very they all themselves into the recommendation toi 61.; ldill till sconding froth public justice. The Attorney-Genedoable-door' rat is 'therefore not 'open to the censure Which has -"I' at present by been cast upon him, for having omitted to sitsolaiebesorthtyinfoordaatopearlsooldf stou ?heel swnstnlyi :II ally by Lord species of ' lynch law' to great culprits. v rests with the Lefialature *hi is viby, • , s e- enacts rd llarro whisk no amount o Ingenuity pan rblider 1 the vast na- -whioh sanctions free triffe it prosecutions-and richest coal- which practically %bees fraud witlj safeguards which 186' to Duchy of no shill 01, determination can retrieve. This is a Most temFehnee' i -burgh Asylum n tbe -y, and there. nalincholy and degrading Spettarsbr--ni.• totally the same cause. The number of Mlles due to internworthy of the first otnittilercial perptend be '. ' The Winding op of the Royal British Bank,and of in both during the above period 8179cgatees temeatiyt,ethioenwee,reeer,have been considerably greater E**Ping up kind other joint-stock bonipatilet hatt Still tO be corn. were admitted into the Glasgow Asylum, and 1 is, that an plated in Chancery as well at Bankruptev .. _ _Jbe -.l,nowu. Any measures, however, that may that of Edinburgh, In which the cause o knows where, not believe that .04 retrospective law malady most this evil, should be as simple and our/118,11*M attach criminal responsibilit: he benefit of as possible, in order to ensure their being Which it does not already exist, either by the common kthuet 'nue is Inter- or statute law; but an attempt is about to be made to t the returns; facilitate the winffing-up of insolvent banks; and it effect, .o tne lower ranks of the people. The necesca alsosa of individuals those ' the subject, is to be hoped that, by perinitting contributories to peounianroyt monelaynisn, • case bas, in the meantime, led to the esof particular houses, in some of which n 1 as yielding sufficient agree to compromises and by giving one tribunal • power to enforce contribugtior- friends,d illegally de. others they are placed by their an i well patients are received at their own request, while in tha revenue to collect and distribute assets, in 'a house for females tamed by force. Mira Wt tberspoon cent. of this convenient and less expensive, we adi °Hendon and no* provided in Chancery, this great minds/ belongs to the former class; as does also an establishmeet for men in Skye, the chief advantage of which jurisprudence may be rendered impossaible seems to be remoteness from any house where intoxicattable benevo- currence. Joint-stock banks and insurance