... (Front the Daily News.) The statement of Sir John Pakingtofi, in movinig the revised Naval Estimates, was clear, frank, and satisfactory. The immediate exigency of the time is a want of men to complete the manning of our homue defences. We must have a Channel fleet in a state reasonably ready for inme- diate setrvice. We have the ships, but as yet we have not all the men. We are still about ...

... LATEST N EWS. nrRALD OFFICE, Monday Morningl; BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. Y ~ AMERICA. e - THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAG E. Liverpool, Sunday Morning. The steamship Africa, from New York on the 8th inst., e arrived in the MIersey at half-past seven this morning, bring- ing 60 passengers, and 187,000 dollars in specie. She was off I Point Lynas at 10.30 last night, but was detained ...

... LONDON, APIUL 10. His Excellency the Count dle Persigny left the ° Fredlll Embassy on Tlhurstlay oveninlg for Paris. The iP Dulike of Malakhoff is expected to arrive in London I ( to enter on his diplomatic dluties on Mollday.-Tiim~es. |5 TrIE LAMARTINIE SUBwS.RlPTION.-In at letter to the! Conrfstittionnel, dated Florence, April 3, Lord Nor- maurby hlas requested that his name be put down for ...

... EXHIBITIC) OF THE ROYAL SCOTTISN: A: ( A D, E I Y. The rooms of thc Royal Scotish Academy were opsned on Monday for reeoptionof the pictures intended for the I ensuing Exhibition;. and as usual, the streets were thronged [ with parties emiployeds-in carrying pictures, all wending- their I way to one cominonitcentre-the Exhibition Rooms. F roln the unhappy habit of broeraestiation to which ...

... A general meeting of the Highland and Agricultural So- Yciet was held on Wednesday, at two 'clock, in the Museum Hanll, George IV. ~Bridge. The Duke of Bucclcuch presided, and there was a very large attendance of members. A considerable number of gentlemen were balloted for and admitted members of the society.-] ELECTION OF OFFICE-BEARERS. The Noble CHAIRMAN proposed the Duke of Atlitle as the ...

... STATIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY ON 21 AUGUST, 1858. 1~~ ?? iA i ?? A - -- -l ?? - . . (From the Edinburgh Gazette.) Wheve tio places arementio'eed, the last named is that at which the DeIot of the Regiment ai stationed. Life Gueards. Poot. 1s, Hyde Park. 24th, (lst Batt.) Bengal--Clhtrn. 2d, Aldersbott. (2d Batt.) Bury. Rtoyal Horse Guarde. 25th, Gibr-altar-Pembroke. Regent's Park. 26th, ernmiuda ...

... THE GLASGOW CEI'IC SOCIETY'S GATHERING. The second grand national gathering of the Glasgow Celtic jin Society was held in the Upper College Park yesterday. 'I'le yost meeting last year gave promise of large encouragement for and future gatherings, but the arrangements were then; as might Con be expected on a first occasion, hy no means matured. This jorit year ample time was takeir for ...

... E N G L R N D. SiLEmBR. LEONE.-The Government. have conferred, a pension of £'200 per annum UpoIn Norman William AMacdonald, for selvices as Governor of Sierra Leone. The office of Queen's Advocttte ii that colony is still vacant, the office having boon declined by Thomas O'Brien, Esq., who formerly was Secretary and Su- preme Magistrate inr the West Coast of Afioiaa.-Givil Servicc G'a;.ette. ...

... How LORD SHAFTESBURY EMPLOYED HIMSELF LAST SuNDAY. -The Record denies the soft imhpeachment of Sabbath-breaking which has been cast upon the evan- gelical-Earl. We much fear that in the excitement of this political crisis many of the leading politicians were found occupying the last Lord's Day in consulta- tions as to the course of action to be adopted on the morrow. Amongst others we were ...

... . Tkere are 100,000 families in this city, more or less; and - of this number probably 90,000 are compelled to live upon less-than $1000 a year. This fact may possibly ?? to thlir lot some of the excellent persons who have written comn plainingly upon the hardships of being forced to eke out: ex- istenme upon $1500 or $2000 a-year. We are all too, much in the habi of looking to those above us ...

... (From the GreenockAdvertiserof Friday.) C Tan MoomS.-The prospects of grouse shooting in this in neighbourhood are at present exceedingly good. The coveys in are numerous although not large (numbering from six to eight birds) and are perfectly healthy. They will be strong on the wing on the 12th. The severe snow-storm in April t1: proved very destructive to the hares. b2 HEERING FisHsNG.-The ...

... isa (From our own Oorrespondent.) se. ?? Monday. be The Committee on this bill miet -again to-day itt tmi6lv6. As O'clock, and proceeded with the consideration of the clai'ses eir prepared by the promoters on the subject of the mooring'a in Ate Mr. LOCH, for the promotez-s, brought up a clause~ em- ?? bodying the spirit of the resolution come to by the Cominiit! ire tee, but with one ...