Glasgow Courier. — 1850-01-31 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

ENGLAND. . .We are enabled now to confirm our announceweeks since, that Captain Housten Stewart, now comptroller-general of the coast-guard, will succeed Captain Lord John Hay, C.B , as member of the Board of Admiralty, his Lordship proceeding next week to Devonport, as superintendent of the dockyard, vice Sir John Louis, , promoted. Sir Felix Booth, whose death was recorded in our last, is succeeded in his title by his nephew, Williamson Booth, of Woodbury Hall, Esq., Biggleswade, Cambridgeshire. At a meeting of the London, Brighton, and South Coast , Railway Company on Tuesday, a dividend of £2 88. for the I half-year was declared, payable sth Feb. The retiring directors were re-elected, and a vote of confidence passed. I k of an East Indiatnan —Boulogne, Jan. 27. the ship Palmyra of Greenock, from Canton, Captain Campbell, bound for London, was entirely wrecked off the coast of Dane, five leagues from Boulogne. The crew, consisting ot 18 persons and 3 passengers, were saved. The cargo consists of tea crape, shawls, and china. Extraordinary Low tea, Monday there was the lowest tide remembered for many years During the previous night the wind had blown very strongly from the south-west, and this kept the morning's tide back nearly two hours. Under ordinary circumstances it would have been low water soon after nine in the morning, instead of which the tide ebbed till eleven. At Waterloo Bridge the water was so low and the shoals so apparent, that it seemed matter of little difficulty to walk from shore to shore. It I was the same in other parts of the river where there is but little depth.— Times. Quarantine Notice.—Figueira, Jan. 15.—" Sir—lt is expected the quarantine on vessels coming from the ports of Great Britain (Liverpool excepted) may be soon removed at this place, but the order to that effect has not yet been received from Lisbon.— We are, Sir, your obedient servants, RENDELL & Co., Lloyd's agents. To Capt. Halstead, Sec., Lloyd's." Valuable Discovery.—A short time ago, Mr. Joseph Tunstall of Bowes' Yorkshire, was engaged in opening out some ground on his farm near that place, when he found what appeared to be a large oval ring, open at one side, such as might be put round the wrist of a female. A farther search disclosed five more, of three different sizes, and all having much the appearance of the letter G. On being tested, they were pronounced to be pure gold. The whole weighed nineteen ounces. The Roman encampment at Maiden Castle (on Sta.inraoor), that at Rokeby, and the large one at Gatherly Moor, with its large tumulus, might all afford matter for archaeologists to investigate. The three encampments are nearly in a line with one another, and all adjoin the great street or Roman road which crosses Stainmoor. Determined Suicide by Charcoal.—On Friday forenoon, Mr. Henry Arteria, proprietor of the Hanover picture gallery, 33, George Street, Hanover Square, committed suicide by means of the fumes of charcoal. For some weeks past Mr. Arteria has appeared to suffer from despondency, but he continued to attead to his pursuits. On the previous city, (Thursday), before the servant left the gallery, Mr. Artena asked him to purchase some charcoal, observing that he was desirous of drying a room in which he was going to place several cabinet pictures. On Friday morning the same servant, on reaching the gallery, observed his master's coat and hat lying on a chair, and having instituted a search, he discovered the unfortunate gentleman in a lifeless state in one of the rooms on the first floor. There was a brasier in the apartment, and the medical gentleman who was called in stated his opinion to be that Mr. Arteria had died from the effects of charcoal. An examination of the room took place, when it was observed that various parts where any escape of the fumes of charcoal might occur had been fined up. The deceased was about 50 years of age, and was, by marriage, related to Mr. Hayter, the celebrated painter. .Boat Upset and Four Persons Drosonod.—On Saturday a fatal accident occurred at the mouth of the Devonport harbour, by Which four persona lost their lives. The cutter of her Majesty's steam-ship Stromboli, Captain Lord A. Beauclerk, was proceeding from the vessel in Plymouth Sound to the harbour, and when, at about ten minutes past two o'clock, she was coming in under ma press of canvass, between St. 1\ icholas Island and the main, the weather being rather boisterous, with a strong north-easterly wind, a large quantity of water was shipped at the lee bow, and the cutter immediately sank. The crew, consisting of 13 persons, were all immersed. The doctor and two other officers were among the timber. Four persons were drowned, via., a midshipman and three sailors. The accident was seen irom several quarters, and boats from her Majesty's revenue cutter, and a small boat with Colour-Serjeant Wynne, of the 92d Regiment, one man, and a boy, and a garrison boat manned with soldiers of the 82d Regiment from St. Nicholas Island, put off to render assistance. Through the prompt and united efforts of these parties 10 persons were rescued from their perilous position, but the midshipman and three of the cutter's crew were not recovered.  Death of a Miser.—On Saturday Mr. H. W. Waklev held an inquest at the Rose of Normanby, High Street, biarylebone, on Sampson Scares, aged sixty-three. The deceased, who had lived for twenty-three years in the garret of the Rose of Normanby, was allowed by the Servants' Royal Oak Club Ss. 13d. a-week. Although possessed of £l,BOO in the funds he scarcely allowed himself the necessaries of life, and his room, as well as his body, presented revolting evidences of voluntary starvation. Two years ago a relative gave him some flannel shirts, which at his death remained untouched in his box. The Coroner expressed it to be his opinion that the deceased had starved himself to deoth.—Verdict, natural death. Scotchwoman inquired of a gentleman, in broad Scotch, the road to Claremont House. He desired her to follow him, and asked her how long it was -since she arrived from Scotland. "Sax weeks, your honour." On their arrival at their destination she very coolly inquired—"Noo, Sir, wull ye just tell me boo ye kenned I was frae Scotian?"