25 AUGUST 1860, Page 10

DOCR Y ARDS.

Belfast,

Sra—I do not see how any man possessing a common ,

sense can fail to recopize the necessity of putting our doe. of defence; but it is not so clear, that we ought to have yards to defend. We ought, I think, to concentrate our dockyar,. yard defences at not more than two or three places, say at Por, Milford Haven, and Cork.