The Scottish title of Kirkcudbright has become extinct by the
death of Camden Grey, the tenth Baron. Lord Kirkcudbright succeeded to the hereditary honours in 1827, on the death of Sholto Henry. This is one pauper Peerage the less.
In consequence of an attempt on the part of several coal-masters to reduce the wages of the colliers, the greater part of the men in the va- rious works in the neighbourhood of Glasgow have stopped work. On Wednesday night, the workmen in the neighbourhood of Airdrie, who had refused to join the strike, were attacked wherever they could be found. One of them had his ears cut off, and another escaped with one of his ears much mutilated.
The following is a list of the vessels which have left this port for various parts of America, with the number of settlers taken by each. Those which took only cabin passengers are hot mentioned. The price of a steerage passage is 4/. ; being about 25 per cent. higher than of late years. For New York—Jan. 5, Jane Haddow, 21 ; Feb. 11, Isabella, 40, and Eldon, 74; 26, Camillus, 130; March 13, Joseph Hume, 68;
March 14, Melpomene, St. John's, 9. 30, Phoenix, Chaleur Bay, 132; 31, Nailer, Quebec, 129, and Salus, Chaleur Bay, 27 ; April 7, Science,
New York, 136; 11, Favourite, Quebec and Montreal, 142 ; 21, So- phia, ditto, 108, and Romulus, New York, 186; 14, Francis, ditto, 131, and Agnes Primrose, Montreal, 40. Total 1,373. The following vessels are taking in passengers for the ports mentioned : the figures specify the number which each is entitled to take. Hero, New York, 140; Portaferry, Quebec and Montreal, 200; Iris, ditto, 200; Duchess of Richmond, ditto, 230; Tamerlane, ditto, 300 ; Mercator, l'ictou, 250.—Greenock Advertiser.
On Friday fortnight, a boat left Port Glasgow, on a pleasure excur- sion, with four men on board. They had not proceeded far when the boat upset, and all on board perished. The men had been drinking freely before they left the quay.—Glasgow Courier.
The turnkey of Aberdeen Gaol having gone into the day-room to put the prisoners, under sentence of transportation, into their different cells, a few days ago, was attacked by a party of them, who threw him down,
and having tied his legs, and rolled him in blankets, held him fast, while the others took possession of the keys, and liberated several of the pri- soners who bad been locked up. They raised a flag-stone, and pro- ceeded to smash the window and iron bars, and had very nearly accom- plished their escape, when the cries of the turnkey, and the noise of breaking the window, attracted the attention of the other gaolers ; who secured the prisoners, and placed them in safety.
The house of Captain Macbarnet, of Clury, Strathspey, was burnt to the ground on Thursday sennight.
Previous page
