7 NOVEMBER 1835, Page 5

We have conversed within these few days with gentlemen who

have visited various parts of England and Scotland, and they are unanimous in describing the general state of the country as prosperous beyond any thing known in the course of their experience. All our staple ma- nufactures in cotton, woollen, and iron are, in full activity ; new work- shops, mills, and other buildings are rising up on every side, the work. big-people are universally employed ; and as wages, when compared with the expence of necessaries, are higher than at any former period, the general condition of those classes, who compose five-sixths of the whole community, is more comfortable now than it has ever been.— Seas/son.

The Catholics of Glasgow petitioned the Town-Council to put an end to the silly celebration of the 5th of November, by letting off squibs and ringing of bells. Their petition was not presented in time for the Council to pass any law to prohibit these offensive displays this year, but the Provost and several of the mendters expressed their disapprobation of such tomfoolery; and next year, we dare say, that it will be stopped at Glasgow, as it Might to be everywhere.

The Municipal Elections for Scotland took place on Tuesday. A Glasgow correspondent of the Courier says that the Liberals have been triamphant. In Glasgow the Tories only polled about a fifth of the whole constituency. A foolish Bailie was turned out for second:ng one of the resolutions at the O'Sullivan meeting.

." One of the Dailies of the last year named 3litchell, was ousted in the third district, avowedly for the support he gave to O'Sullivan in seconding a reso- lution at one of the Orange Chaplain's displays. The Bailie made an effort during his canvass to explain away his unfortunate connexion with tile Exeter Hall orator ; but his eloquence se:mid not avail; and to Master Muttagh he may justly attribute his loss of his Bailie dignity and honours. After all, it is believed that Mr. Mitchell's error was rather unintentional than otherwise; for the fact, as explained by himself in his canvas, was simply this, and it is worth mentioning, as being illustrative of the fact of these itinerant Protestant Association alias Orange Lodge men. The Fsailie went with scale others to the O'Sullivan meeting out of *curiosity ; but he was soon discovered, and the impoitance of a Bailie on the platform was not a thing to lie overlooked, and to the platform Bailie Mitchell was forthwith most courteously forced to go. Onee there, the progress of events was easy—the Bailie in due time had the honour of being requested to second a resolution, and, surrounded as lie was by Doctor this and the Reverend that, how could a mortal Bailie refuse? He has suffered, however, so much for the unfortunate oversight, that he will no doubt wish, like Bailie Nicol jarrie, ' that his boots may he fu' o' boiling par- ritch ' the next time he seconds a resolution in any way connected with Mr. Murtagh O'Sullivan."— Correspondent of the Courier.

The Glasgow Courier gives the following account of an attempt to blow up a shop occupied by John Arthur, a druggist, at No. 31, G lowgate, Glasgow.

" About a qnarter to ten o'clock!on the night of 1Thureday week, the w man on the beat observed, from beneath the street-door, a light in the eirep; and knowing that it was usually shut shortly after nine, he Was afraid thet the premises might be on fire ; and sounding an alarm, a message wag despetei oef to the dwelling-house of Mr. Arthur for the keys; which, after steer little trouble, were forthcoming ; and the astoniehmeat of those who enterea

ding, among others, Captain Al'ilt■OLI and Mr. Robertson, Superintenolteit of tire- engines), on perceiving the extraottlinary scene, and witiwooilig the desien ee

the guilty wretch (whoever he is), may be imagined, but it battles diewript:em The shop is a large one, with two windows and a couple of comiters; arol teen: immediately behind the door there were laid two ortins of gunpowder, each Ile et ten inches broad, and traced along the outside of both (murders, round the ha ee into the wiuthows. In a corner at the end of the right hand couriter, as yr,: en- ter from the street, there was deposited about six pounds of pawder, ,a it quire or so of wrapping-paper thrown loosely tover it ; anol below one of the windows there was finite, a barrel full of balsam of capivi—a very intlaantothic composition. But this was not all. Connected with the front premises there is an inner apainnent, or what is calks(' a hack-shop, which is entered by a flight of steps. Into this room another train of powder attached to one of doer already alluded to, was introduced ; and, to make the explosion more fearfelly and awfully destructive, at the far end of the apartment a hand originelle coo- tabling 1211b. of gunpowder, but from which a small (plant ity hml been t :Lee for preliminary purposes, was partially broken ; and to this deadly deposit let:ci was carefully attached. In another corner of this roman, euel immeoliately eoljein- ing this barrel, another was found full of that very conolmetible material, the oil

of tar, a large quantity of camphor being diseovered iu another place, nhile

round and round both front and back slops, counters anol all, TAN.Te pleetifidly strewed with lucifor matches, turpentine, and almost every other descriptiao

of inflammable matter. In fact, the shops presenteol one of the most horrible

appearances that it is possible to conceive; and had the fiendieh intention of the miscreant been effected, there is no guessiag tloe extent of damage that

would have been done to the property, and tlw consequent loss of life. The

land consists of three stories, with garrets; and haol the explesion taken place, there is no doubt that the whole property would have been destroyed. 'The match used on the occasion, in consequence of the powder at the beginning of the train being much saturated with turpentine or some other liquid, had burnt out without effect ; and as on entering the shop, there was no appearance of it, it has been conjectured that it was composed of camphor, %%Ida burns (net without leaving any trace behind. The flat above is occupied as a breeh. warehouse by one of the most extensive manufacturers in the kingdom ; while right and left there are extensive shopkeepers in differe.nt branchee tof triale. We

believe that it has been ascertained that Mrs. Arthur himself was present ,tt the shutting of lime slop, about half past nine o'clock, but th it she olid not go directly home; and ashen the keys were sent for sl:e was found in the ho, af a frienii in Galloowgate. Mr. Arthur, on the other hand, it is sail, h ft al at

seven o'clock, to attend a social party ; and at the menu neat ef the dieoeyere was enjoying himself at the Coesack Inn : bet what is startlingly singeolere

was observed in the neighbourhood of the shop—it is rumoured even patearieg it—not many minutes before the alarm was give'; anol his exeiteol a? roamer. during the evening is said to have been the subject of tenteek amene aa boon

companions. [Ile was perpetually dancing in arol out of themnorr.J During the whole of yesterolay, the authorities were engegeol with a precognition of the circumstances connected with this mysterious ceee; al we understand that it has been learned that Arther, on the Rich of Lot month, purehaeed a (wide of

barrels ofgunpowder, each conteinine 1lbs., from at neigh ',tiring ironmeager.

An empty gunpowder berrel wa-o, durinee the searela found the shoop ; aut! to show the quantity strewed nbout the floor, and too oineosing the treble, besidet that in the stoved barrel in the inner mom, on being gathered up by Captain. Watson, it nearly filled the empty ca,k. We tinders+ if the: .1rthur had the pre- mises insured for P2001. Conneeteol with this ailar, the persons taken iutes custody are Mr. Arthur, Mrs. Arthur, Neil A eolereuo, Neil Dowel, • Duncan Glass, the two porters, and thin shop boy. [Tino! twin parters hie. been discharged.] Arthur huts ii nutarried only a few weeks."