Glasgow Courier. — 1864-08-11 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

IMPORTS.—We have left ourselves little space ' to notice the equally large increase in the amount of our imports during 1863, which show an increase of 10 per dent. over those of 1862. The following are the amounts for the last three years :1861 ... £217,485,024 1862 ... ... 225,716,976, 1863 248,980,942 or an increase of upwards of 23 millions. The imports from America, which. in 1862 fell from 49 to 27 millions, show a further decline last year of more than 8 millions. From the Southern States we received only half a million worth of cotton, while in 1862, the quantity imported amounted to upwards of a million. From the Northern States the quantities of corn and flour imported, owing to the large harvest in this country, were less in value by 28 per cent. The quantity of cotton imported was 5,978,422 cwta. , showing a large increase over the previous year; of this quantity only 57,090 cwts. was obtained from America. The return shows a considerable increase in the quantities of this article imported from British India, Asia Minor, Turkey, Mexico, Naples Bermuda, China, Queensland, Antig,ua, and other places. The importations of wine increased last year by more than two millions of gallons, the increased quantities being received from Spain and Portugal, while those from France show a considerable diminution. A general view of the state of our trade with America and France shows, in the words of the Commissioners, "that we are indebted to America on the direct transactions of the year in more than £8,000,000, which we have taken from her in goods and bullion over and above what she has received from us; while we seem to stand, on the other hand, in the position of creditors towards France, on the balance of the accounts of our direct trade for the year with that country, to the extent of upwards of £2,000,000. We have not space to enter into the particulars of the home consumption, but we may observe generally that the consuming powers of the country are shown to bear a corresponding relation to the increased trade which this valuable report exhibits as having occurred during the past year.  Sir Archibald and Lady Alison left Possil House on Tuesday morning, on a tour for some weeks in the Highlands. Dr Livingstone is at present staying at Limefield House, West Calder, the residence of his early friend and associate, James Young, Esq. A woman named Potson or Johnstone, wife of a baker residing at 177, Shamrock Street, was found dead in her house early on Monday morning. Andrew Wylie, engaged as a fireman, and residing in North Bridge Street, Airdrie, committed suicide on Monday. He was a married man, and leaves a grown-up family. The resolution came to lately at a meeting of several of the bakers of Greenock to raise the price of the 41b. loaf to 7d has been fallen from, and the price remains as formerly. For the past few days the fishing in Lochfyne has been very backward, owing, perhaps, to the state of the weather, which has been so bad as to bring hay work to quite a stand-still. On Monday afternoon, Messrs Henderson, Coulborn & Co. launched from their building yard, at Renfrew, a handsome paddle steamer, named the Michel. She is intended for Russia.  On Monday evening, a woman named Rachel Campbell or Nibloe, wife of an iron-planer, residing i at 33, Mains Street, Cartsdyke, was found dead in bed, the consequence of excessive drinking. At the a u privatestiee f in Peace t terday, James Harrison, LCaonuarrt y k shre Militia, was e charged with having failed to attend drill during jol e the month of June last; and being found guilty, was fined in the sum of £2, or failing payment two months' imprisonment. Yesterdaymorning, a collier, named Henry Deuril, while at work in Old Stonelaw Pit, got his left kg -broken. He was propping the roof of that part of the pit in which he was working: when a mass of stone fell on him, and knocked him to the ground, breaking his leg, and bruising other parts of his body._ .. .. ~._ . . --  On Monday afternoon, Catherine Kyle, aged about four years, and daughter of Ann Welsh or Kyle, a widow, residing at 36 Tennant Street, while running out of h close leading to her mother's house, fell before the hindmost of two carts which were going along the street, and before assistance could be rendered, one of the wheels passed over her belly, killing her immediately. On Monday, at Mosseral, while a small locomotive engine was pushing into a "lie" two empty waggons, the front one struck against a projecting • plank of wood, which was fixed against one of the cast-iron pillars that support the roof of the puddling furnaces. The piller broke; the iron red fell in, burying beneath three men and a boy, whose names are James M`Vey, puddler, Chapelhall; John Scott, labourer, Holytown; James Stewart, Mossend; and Andrew Duffy (aged 13), Mossend. The latter was killed on the opot, and the °there more or le ee injured.