Glasgow Courier. — 1850-01-03 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

SCOTCR.—Daring the greater part of the year, the demand was slack; recently extensive sales are reported, at advanced rates; there is a good inquiry for laid Highland, white Highland, and Cheviot; in cross, not much doing. lasso—There has been more done for the home trade than usual; the condition and quality of the fleeces were much better; akin is very saleable, and is easily disposed of, with the exception of very short stapled. Imports for the year Of olive oil are large, being 15,907 casks, but the demand has been unusually great also; from the accounts received of the new crop, the quantity will not be very abundant; this circumstance, together with the deficiency of some thousands of tons of rape, Justifies the expectation that there will be an advance on current rates soon.  Shipwrecks and Lou of Life.—It is our duty in our present number to report a greater than ordinary amount of shipwrecks and loss of life, occasioned by the late gales. The Spinks, Barron, master, belonging to Dundee, left Shields on Wednesday, homeward bound, but during the gales of Thursday and Friday went down on the latter day between Flamborough and Scarborough Head, when all bands perished. On Friday the schooner John, Roger, master, also belonging to Dundee, and the schooner Nelly, Preshau, master, belonging to Montrose, coal laden from Shields, and likewise homeward bound, with two other vessels, names unknown, were wrecked at the Fern Islands. The hands were all saved, with the loss, however, of their clothes. They have been forwarded to their respective homes by the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Benevolent Society. —Dundee Courier. New-Year's Jollity—At most of the manufactories in the town, the "hands" have this year clubbed together, for the sake of economy, and purchased largo quantities of rum out of bond. The quantity already purchased in this way, it is said, is really enormous. In this transaction there is a very ludicrous mixture of Scottish prudence and Scottish folly. The idea of a person setting the '*hole of his wits to work in order to plan the most economical method of getting drunk, is enough to cause at once a smile and a sigh.—Montrose Review.  Stewarton.—The Rev. Robert Smith, who has officiated for six years as assistant to the late William Cuninghame, Esq., in his pastoral duties in the Congregational Church, here, has received a most harmonious appointment to be his successor as pastor of said church. It is understood that Mr. Cuninghame has acted on a very liberal scale in the endowment secured to the church. He has, besides, bequeathed a moat valuable selection of standard theological works, from his own fine library, for the use of the minister. Robt. Handyside, Esq., Sheriff of Stirlingshire, Mr. Cuninghame's nephew, and sub-executor, has most kindly presented to the church, a full length portrait of Mr. Cutunghame, painted by Mr. Naismith in his best style.  We feel great pleasure in noticing the appointment of George John Crawford, Esq., LL.D., of the Connaught bar, to be Chief Justice of Adelaide with a salary of £1,006 -a-year. Mir: Crawford has bet:a known and respected amongst us from his infancy, and as the son of the late Rev. Dr. and Vicar-General of this diocese, and the nephew of our respected Clerk of the Peace; even did he not possess the talent he does, the appointment would be hailed by a host of friends in this country.—Longford JoarnaL  The Murder and Suicide near Lyous.—The Lyons Gar, tte of the 22d Dec. gives some farther particulars relative to th • assassination and suicide committed at the Chateau D'Arey. It appears that the murderer availed himself of the moment when his unhappy pupil was writing his theme at tie desk, t fell him to the ground by a tremendous blow on the cran nm, dealt by a heavy billet. The wretch afterwards cut his 'LI roat with a razor. It was discovered, by the traces of his blood, that he had attempted to carry to the wood-house the billet with which he had committed his crime, and that he had subsequently, having kicked aside the corpse of his innocent victim which obstructed his path, entered an adjoining closet, and there finished the work of self-destruction before a mirror, by means of a second razor cut which penetrated to the vertebral column. The poor child was found almost cold by the servant, who came to call him to dinner. The mother tried to rekindle warmth by friction, but in vain. The skull of her child was fractured, and he only survived a few hours. The dastardly assassin died instantaneously. Melancholy Afair.—The Whedinp Gazette has the following in relation to a most melancholy affair:—" The city was rife with rumours on Friday week, of a young lady of this neighbourhood having committed suicide by leaping from Bridgeport Bridge. Her name was Mary Hughes, a young and beautiful girl of 17, and daughter of Mr. Lloyd Hughes of Ritchietown. That afternoon, while returning with one of her companions from Bridgeport, and when about midway on the bridge, she remarked, lam going to the bottom of the river,' and immediately removed her bonnet and shawl, and raised herself on a railing. Her companion caught hold of her and commenced screaming, but her strength failing her, the determined girl escaped over the railing, and got on the projecting abutment, from whence she made the fatal leap, before a man, who had heard the scream and who was running towards her, had time to arrest her fatal purpose. After she struck the water she floated some distance, and then sunk to her long last sleep. We observed her mingling among the crowd of ladies on the suspension bridge iii the day preceding the sad occurrence, apparently the happiest among the happy who were there.—New-York Paper.