Glasgow Courier. — 1850-08-22 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

LOCAL LITERATURE. THE LATE GLASGOW ATHENALIAI."  _ The Glasgow Atheneum has already become of "the things that were;" its too brief existence has closed. We say too brief, . for the 'lmbhcalloo, from the evidence afforded in the two numbed published, ;Vita 'fealty meritorious, and deserving of 'Tappan. !Thiel I indeed, it migistrhave obtaiued in the course of a little tirdea;lret it was too much to expect that the public could in so short a space as one fortnight,-and with the scanty experience of two numbers, be assured of the talents of either editor or contributors. It seems to have been started on A bad foundation. From the editor's valedictory address, it appears that the party who had under. taken to bear the pecuniary outlay bad changed his mind ; and that he (the editor) thought it would be too much for him to bear the risk of both labour and money. So far he is right; but without a joint agreement to carry ott the publication for at least three months, it was folly ever to have set it agoing. The editor also complains of the lack of local contributioos. It is not difficult to discover how he has been unsuccessful in this respect. Individuals, who can write to purpose, will not sea I their effusions to the unknown " guiding spirit" of aiiy new publication, For anything they know, he may be a mere Jackanapes, with more impudence than aught else In his head. The editor, who is well known in this city as one of its literati, ought to have given his name to the public, and the merits of the works he has formerly edited would have recommended the " Athentene to the attention of the reading community, end would have enlisted many mmtributors. He farther complains of the want of support from his "brethren of the press." Of all his grievances, this is the most suppositions. How could an inipartial critic say yea or nay to a publication ere it had put forth one monthly part? There might have been "a flourish of trumpets" at the entree, yet but" a miserable whea sling of consumptive fifes" ever afterwards. The editor of the Atheneum has, in this respect, looked for too mach from his brethren. We would have noticed the publication when it hid reached the age of four weeks or so; hut really to have attempted it sooner would have been premature. We will now ventnre to give the ex-editor of the Glasgow Atheneum a small bit of advice. With the same features as those of the brochure alluded to, let him start a cheap monthly publication, give forth his name manfully to the public, and he will receive both contributions and subscriptions; but let him or any one else persist in bringing out an anonymoui local publication weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly, and be assured that, for the reasons assigned, it proves a failure.  Attempted Suicide.—Monday forenoon, a married woman, respectably connected in this city, was brought from a house in Saltmarket Street, in which she lodged, to the Central Police-office, in a state of insensibility, and apparently dying, having some time previously bwallowcd threepence worth of laudanum. The surgeon of the Establishment was soon in attendance; and although the case seemed almost hopeless, he promptly applied the stomach pump. After considerable exertions, he succeeded in removing the larger portion of the destructive narcotic from the stomach, and by the application of some restoratives, the patient wu soon considered out of danger. She le now in a fair Way cif recovery,