... 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 ...

... d BEQUESTS BY THE LATE MR. WHYTE, BOOKSELLER. a -We understand that the late Mr. William Whyte, cl bookseller, has left some valuable bequests to the a Free Church. He leaves a sum of £7000 to found a a church at the Cowgate-head, £5000 of which is to be ft devoted to the building of the church, and £2000 for Ii an endowment for the minister's stipend. He has also fi bequeathed about £1500 to ...

... (The following appeared in or trdte -dition of Mondia,7/:) BN - Q U T. TO T -DU. OF . AL ?? BANQUET TO THIE DUKE OF M~ALAKHOFF. (From the Times,) Another of these cordial reunioans which mark- the real sin- cerity with whbich the Anglo-French Alliance is preserved in this country in all its truth and spirit took place on Thurs- day evening, and the officers of the two services who are members ...

... its~DD NAVIGATION B L . -- I. LYDi)E N-AVnIGATION B1ILL. - of -- ~~(From our own Correspondenit.) 'fioceee~itteree'tcdi~s-ten. tis London, Tuesday. Ir- ll~commtte resmedits-ittlgs hismorning ait 12 o'clock-.: S90 IIr. -ELLaASIS .said, before less learned ?? Andrewvs,I ?? tihe case of Greenoek, lie wished to say that the i - Clyde'Trieetecs were wvilling to reser-e all the rights of the GresdK- ...

... GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE ESTABLISHED I C~~~H URCH. I THuRSDAY, MAY 27.--EVENING SEDERUNT. b THlE PARTON CASE. ?? The Assembly; on resuming, tok pth apalofM Young against judgments of the Synod and Free bytery, find- I ing him guilty of certain couitts in the libel. I C Mr. WATSON opened the case for the appellant. He fully it admitted the gravity of the charges as affecting the character I + of ...

... ?? I ji _ A. r A _ 7 . _ . it - - , ?? tube Editor of the Glawyoi Beraed. Glasgow, 15th May 1858. ti SIR,-A Dumbarton Citizen, inhis answer in Friday's Herald to my letter in that of the Monday preceding, as- , sumes that my statement as to the limited extent of the ex-f emption from dues here on Dumbarton vessels prior to the 11 Act of 1825 was not from time immemorial, as I stated, a ...

... - THE IMONSTER NUGGET AT THE CRY-STAL ?? . ' ' ?? I PALACE. .. . The object which (From the Times.) I SC L Tie~ob~eetw 'hchon Saturday excited the most general and d sustained hiterest was the Blanch Barkly nugget-that mon- bt F |dstrous Cef virgin ore about the size and value of which In so many: tales have reached this country. It is displayed in 1 1; the centre transept in front of the ...

... RIVETS TRUST PAOCEEbINGS. fYefe2'day, aspecf ?? of the Clyde 'Tust; ZSs held for the purpose of re'~ising the report of the dpdtation wirhiliad been sent to Londqn tC wvatch overtlje progress of fhe ilibw Clyde NavigmAibf BilT-the Lord Prwot' iet the chair, Mr. Tfther read the reporitp as follows RMRT'-ny TieffsErtnTOA., Agreea~ffy to the appointment of the committee, this 6114. tation ...

... -MR. LAY ARJD ON INDIA. (Fronm the Times.) (Froin the Timecs.) When a man of intelligence, position, and experilsen- c n- pairs in person to a distant scene of insurrectic~a 4tv stsrifs0 Dand brings back for the information of hiscon'ma e results of his observation on tbe spoit, his cnnsiain wviil naturally be received wv 'ith great interest and atnia Nobody can he surprised that the address ...

... THE PARLIAMENTARY IMBROGLIO--LORDS ELLENBOROUGH AND CANNING. - - - - - - - S4At USS IJ.4N ,iN ff. (From thq Spectator.) Truly England is draining the cup of legislative humiliation, anarchy, and confusion to the very dregs. The history of the past week has no parallel in our Parliamentary records since the revolution of 1688. There certainly have been times, before the present hour, when ...

... THE DUMVL RTON EXEMPTjIONS. -1* a e . 1 Z t , To C &fdkr' of the Glasyow HenHei Glasgow, 15th uay, .185e. SIR,-A Dunmbatex Citizen, in his answer n Dridzys Herald to my letter inithat of the Monday pnieeding as- iumes that my staten.wt as to the limited extentof the:ex- emption from dues here-on Dumbarton vessels prior to-the Act of 1825 was net l'hiom time iminmmorial, as I. statel, ...