... The New York correspondent of the Times gives the following account of the debate in the Senate on the proposal to increase the navy ?? The Senate the day before yesterday bad under consideration the proposed increase of the navy, and during the debate several senators took occasion to modify their pre- viously expressed opinions. The debate arose upon the proposition from the Government to ...

... TmUESTr, Saturday.-The greatest part of the naval forces has proceeded to the Peitro River. However, the foreignr envoys have not yet made any progress. Apprehensions of an outbreak and attack have continued in Canton, and the greater part of the population leaves the city. Exchanges on bank bills-London, six months, 4s 8d to Is 2d. The natives of Delhi are beginning to get in- solent again. ...

... MIARariLLxs, June 26.-Marshal i;w:ae- , Is. a speech on the state of Algiossi statas-U-D ai- conquest of Kabylia would be immkrecin51Pei:3-- lowed by a system of railways thxowae-, ;v e- colony. The Jl1oniteuw of Sanday coutains% a. tion of the speech of the Earl of - on the affair of the.Regina. Coali. Marshal Randon embarked on Sat-m-d ta-v on hoard the Tangier, from Algiers, for :Franez -- ...

... AGENTS FOR TILk CA'LDOXVNX MERCURY. Aberdeen A. & R. 21ihne-Glasgow - . Love. St Athenzuum I Enoch Sqsuar Do. ?? & J. Smith. Greenock .._itrs Owen. Do. W. Pauton. lladdingt;n ..J. Millen. Do. --D. Wylie l Do. -G. Smiles. d Son. Hawick --R. Black. Aberlaldy .. r F. Mitchell. Do. --J. Dalgleish. Alloa - J, Lothian. Invoresk T. Gordom. Arbroath ..James Srsth. 'luverkeithg..Jmiss Campbhl. Do. G. ...

... STJMMARY. SUMMA~RY. I In the House of Lords last night there was little business transacted On the motion of Earl Stanhope, the Government consented to certain alterations on the Church of England Prayer- book. In the Commons the Clyde Navigation Bill and the Universities Bill were underconsideration. in a very thin House. Ofthe latter, clauses 4 to 13 were agreed to; not without opposition. ...

... TIME OF TRAINS LEAVING EDINBURGH FOR UNDENEEN'TIO1NED PLACES. JUNE 185S. * 21e abbreviations witsin patenthesis-(Cal), (S. C.), (E. and G.), (N. B.), (E. P. Rad 1D.)-signify Caledonian, Scottish Central, Edinburgh and Glasgow, North Britiih, and Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Railways respestively. and intilmate that tlh.e trains start from the tern'ni oa these railways in Edinburgh at the hours ...

... fretaei~ tttpct. RUSSIA. BERLIN, June 25.-A despatch from St Petersburg states that the Emperor Alexander was to leave this day for Archangel. AUSTRIA. Letters from Vienna report that the forthcoming budget will be an unfavourable one, exhibiting a de- ficiency of 40 million florins. News from Piaceisza mentions that the Austrians are hastening the construction of new fortifications. SARDINIA. ...

... 6, z it r t a it b 'If, a ? 4 i 3 it. Mr Rtarey, accompanied by MIr Goodenough, had tlhe honour of exhibiting before her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, the Ring of tile Bel- gians, their Royal IHiglmnesses the Duke and. Duchess of Brabant, the Count of Flanders, Princess Alice, Prmicess llelena, Prince Arthur, and P'rince Leopold, and the ladies aand gentlemen of the ...

... TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICTIMON WITH INDIA.I The following appears in the city. article of the Ua Tsimes of.Saturday-- ear The cbhie oratorioal function; of the present: Mo Ministry. seems to be- to boast ofze Vbe things they mac have done. It would be well if they would occa- sionjally. refer to the things they have, not done. No. 1one wi'. dispgte that at tbe time of their taking. :office the ...

... I BY ELECTRIC TELEGtRAPHI. HOUSE OF LORDS-MONDAY. Their Lordships met at five o'clock. THE STATE OF TSE THAMES. Lord RAVENSWORTH, in bringing up the re- port of a Select Committee on a private Bill, took occasion to complain of the impure state of the atmos- phe;re in the committee rooms. The Duke of GRAFTON asked if the Govern- ment intended to take any immediate steps for puri- fying the ...

... GG rrt 5; g it ? -e it ft. I TI{E BATHING AND THE BEACHI OF pOR. TOIBELLO. TO THE SDITOR OF THE CAtEDONIAN 3iERCURy. SsLa-I have been requested to address to you a lew remarks on this subject. Some letters have already appeared in your journal with regard to it and the charges brought ~in two of them, on the score of impropriety, seem to me to be utterly unfounded. For years past I have been a ...

... | TOWN (COUNCIL OF EDINBURGH. I A _ _ St , -. . .. . Yesterday the ordinary meeting of the Town Counn cil was ?? Blackadder, in the absence of the Lord Provost, in the chair. ELECTiON TO ruE CITAIR Or CUEO5ISTRY. The CLaRRC stated that a. letter had been received from Dr Douglas Maclagan, with a request that it be read to the Council before proceeding to the election of a professor to fill the ...