... 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 ...

... ?? 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 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, ...

... (From our own Corrcspondent.j Wednesday, 10th May. LARGE SnIPrING ARRIVALS.-On Monday last the wind, which for a considerable time previous had blown from the north-east with great steadiness, elopped round to the south- west, bringing with it the arrival of a great amount of ship- ping which had been detained in the channel. On the day named upwards of 200 vessels from foreign ports arrived ...

... !TRAGICAL OCCURRENCE OFF THE DURHAM ] G COAST. I d A painful feeling was occasioned in Shields on Monday vhe it was known that a most tragical accident had oc- ed furred off the Durham coast on the previous evening, and to fiat three young men belonging to the town had been or 4rowned. It seems that Mr. Alexander M'Donald, shop- Ty nan with Messrs. Philipson & Hare, booksellers, in North b ...

... It is possible that her Majesty may pay a marine visit to the Emperor and Empress, on the occasion of the Emperor's visit to Cherbourg, without landing in France. It is said the elevation of Sir Cohn Campbell to the Peerage was not suggested to her Majetybut pa l t~oothneo Peerage ,les~u asponaneous action of the Queen, showing her h art apreciation of the gal- lantry and ability of the ...

... I THE PUBLIC SERVICES OF GENERAL OUThAms (Continued from Private Memoranda written In 1853.) NO. V. SERVICES AS POLITICAL AGENT FOR THE WHOLE OF SlED AN : . T~~IE 1LOOC~iIRTAN.-184142. ?? Mr. Ross Bell died in August, 1841. Hisdeathhadbeenfoi somile'time expected;and, as his offibe wasn a qtate of great confusion, and our relations with Khejat pres sed for-in- mediate settlement, Major Outram ...

... FROl. OUuIR PARIS CORMESPONDENT. I ?? 16th may. The Monielcr- of yesterday publisheaarcsum6 of the finan- fal position of the Governmniit, in order, it says, to dissi- sate fears and contradict rumours. AceQrding to the figures i iven, the excess of receipts over expenditure for 1859 will .be p3,750,000, of which £SOO,ooo is to go to- the sinking fund, £1,160,000 for exfalaordinary works, and ...

... ?Ove - ?? the Times.) ne- By the arrival of the Calcutta mail we have received our thle private correspondence and files of papers from, Calcutta to her the 10th of April, and from. Hong Kong to thle 29th of the March. The following is the letter of our Calcutta corre- the sodn: hut ?? tta, April 10. e-upon tsems clear that we have a~ hot weather campaign *theupo our hands. The Sepoys, som-e ...

... A'tery numerously attended meetig of the teachers of Glasgow and neighbourhood was held in the Religious Insti- tution Rooms, on Saturday last, at eleven o'clock A.M. Joseph Douglas, Esq., Rector of the Normal Srininary, on the motion of Mr. Sun, seconded by Mr. Wylie, was unani- mously elected tathe ehair. A letter hiving been read from ..Dr. -Bryce, apologising for his absence, and ...