Glasgow Courier. — 1847-11-23 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

MANCHESTER, FRIDAY EVENING.—A second meeting of the creditors of Mr. David Ainsworth was hell on Thursday, at his counting-house, for the purpose of receiving the report of Messrs. Caw, Ormrod, Cross, Morris, and Cheethatn, the committee of investigation apppointed at the last meeting. A large number of creditors were present. The debts, it was stated, amounted to .£30,834 7s. 4d., the assets to £28,781, or about 14s. 51d. in the pound. We have the Whole of the items of the balance-sheet before us, M detail; it will, however, suffice for us to state, that the total amount due to trade creditors, which are 172 in number, is £16,000; the remaining £23,000 is the greater part of it owing in two large amounts—one of .E. 10,009. A proposal was made to pay 13s. 4d. in the pound, which was accepted by the creditors in the following proportions in three months, from the first of December; .ss. in six months, from the same date; and 3s. 4d. I in uine months; the last amount to be guaranteed.  The Weather.—There has been a good deal of variation in the state of the weather during the last few days. Although at intervals of a somewhat settled and agreeable character, its general aspect continues as the season advances to become more and more strongly marked by the asperity and boisterousness of winter. Saturday was for the most part clear, with a tendency to frost, Sunday gloomy and threatening, and in the course of yesterday afternoon a strong breeze from south-west sprung up, accompanied by heavy rain. Attempted Suicide.—At a late hour on Sunday night. a young woman, named Agnes Buchanan, residing in the Old Wynd, described by the police as "a street pest," threw herself over the Custom-House Quay at the Broomielaw, apparently with the intention of drowning herself. She was under the influence of liquor at the time, and it appeared she had been impelled to this attempt upon her life by a quarrel which she bad had with some of her companions on the streets a short time previously. A raft of wood happening to be lying on the water immediately beneath the spot where she threw herself in, she fell upon this, instead of into the river. The attention of some of the Clyde Police having been called to the occurrence by some individuals of her own class, she was lifted up and convoyed to the office, apparently much hurt. Dr. Fraser was in I attendance, and on examination found that she had lug- I tamed no material injury. She was accordingly restored to her friends. Robbery.—Yesterday a cattle-dealer from the neighbourhood of Barrhead had his pocket picked of £2O in the cattle-market. The money was in a bag, which he took out of his pocket while bargaining with another dealer, but] soon afterwards returned it to the pocket. After the lapse of a few minutes, he found, on again placing his hand in the pocket, that the bag and money were gone. No trace of the offender has been discovered. Assault—Serious Case.—Yesterday a man named John M'Kee, residing in Market Place, was apprehended by the I police on a charge of committing an assault upon his wife, from the effects of which she died. The case is under investigation by the authorities. Serious Occurrence.—On Friday evening, about eight o'clock, while a man was standing for a few minutes in a close in Prince's Street, a large dog, which appeared to belong to some of the shops adjoining, came suddenly upon him, and bit his hand severely, lacerating it very much, the pain of which caused him to scream aloud. Several persons soon collected, who had him conveyed to the shop of a surgeon in the vicinity. It would certainly be doing the community a service were the Police to keep a look-out after such vicious and idle dogs, and either cause their owners to keep them muzzled, or have them otherwise summarily disposed of. Opening of the Caledonian Railway.—We understand that arrangements are in progress to open this line from Beattock to Edinburgh on the 20th December—which will complete the through communication between this city to London via Carlisle. We believe that the branch to Glasgow will be opened for public traffic at the same time. Caledonian Railway.—A correspondent of the Times says' it is stated that 4300,000 have been borrowed by this company at ten per cent. The estate of Colqiihoun Guinn, in Stirlingsliire, was sold in Stevenson's Sale-Rooms, Edinburgh, upon Wednesday last, for £ll,