The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-11-08 00:00:00

CU (çt\4j.L .c:;L H Nllll4 HP It SPI/9 SECOND-kPAND :PI4NO4ORTES. HARPS, AND OR GAN, GOOD AS NEW. WATLEN, 13, Leicester-place, begs to submit iti• to public notices Cabinet Piano Forte, not to be ',palled in touch. and tone. usual price sixty Guineas, for 314 Gui neas; an elegant Rosewood Oblique, usual price 73 guineas; for 63 guineas; Square Piano, 13 guineas; a Pedal 'Harp. 43 guineas; a Barrel Organ, for dancing to, with quadrilles, Etc. 3+l ituineas.—N.R. A new Donble-action Harp, cost 1401. for 1;40 outages, late the property of a lady.—Psckir , g cases lent or sold. . DOMESTIC ECONOMY. 'rrilE PATENT PREPARED BARLEY and AL PREPARED GROATS. for making Barley Water and Grnel in ten minutes; ander* highly esteemed as a nutritious • Pood for Infants and Invalids; the Begley makes a delicious Podding. and is superior for thickening Broths, &c.—These Articles having gained the highest approbation of Dangerous hieilical Gentlemen of the first eminence, Matthias Robinson, sole Inventor. has obtained for the mitnufacture of them " HIS Majesty's Royal Letters Patent," is order to protect the Pais lic,from spurious irsisadoes, as the ebrlty of Mi Prepara tions have 'educed anprisalpied persons to pirate his " direc tions for use." and. weed Artie*, fide* dowessinsted pre pared, bat whisk-an totally devoid of •thisloperior and idles. Moue qgalities of the Patina PreparatioW, i -• Soliteilb. Packages at Sd. and Caolstariat Bp. each, which bate adder the Royal Arms the word Patent, aid the signature of Mitts. Robinson. Theism warranted to keep in any Cli mate, and are therefore, well worth theattention of Merchants, Captain of Ships, sad others trailing to the East and West Indies. Ike. Sold Wholesale, Retail, and for Exportation, by the Paten tee. Matthias Robinson, 64, Red Lion street. Holborn, the conger of Eight st(eet; Butler's, druggists. 4. Cheopside, and WO, Regent street, Lowden; Waterloo Place, Edinburgh ; sad tieeksille street, Dublin; and retail by all the principal Drug gists, Grocers, Ate, *r. throughout the Kingdom. VERY FAST TRAVELLING To DCOITN. DUAL. HAND:UTZ. MARGOT' AND CANTERBURY, Foorlaside Coaches. end !tee,' good time, by S. 1 1. MOUNTAIN and Co. SARACEN'S HEAD INN, SKINNER-STREET, ONOW-IrILL. LONDON. • • T HE following LIMIT PUS'F I:OACHES, Malls, &e. pet lit from the above Inn : rim " BoyalTelegreph," Dover. Deal, Renovate, Marra., . Broad Stairs, Canterbury, Feversaan. and Sandwich new . euperior fast Coach, every "morning at a I past 7 o ' c l oc k. —Jo aseargentiev't the decided preference given to the Ti . terve Coatis. the Proprktors are determined no expeme ' Malt he spared to render U the first conveyance on the ' Rest Real. The " Tally Ho." Birmiegham serf fast Day Coach, Morn . irog at i babe. 7 o'clock. through Redbarn, Market Street, Bagetable„ Briekhill, Feeley Stratford, Mosey Stratford, Tow . crater. Weed's. Davestry, Duaehereh. Coventry. sad Stone . &14g.. to the castle Hotel. sad St. George's Tavern. High „Sliest. ,Itinelegbem. to Shirai% Wellington, Beidgroorth, ,Sintl4o,, Shrewsbury, Salop, Oswestry, Neatwich. Bangor, Torperley. nester and Holyhead. Dam through with 2 Comilla.* ally. ' fa emmespeouste of tke decided preference given to the Tally lip plikeii.thw eropripior i ore determined no expense shall he spared to mode" it the lest conveyance on the Birmingham Rood ' The " flotereigo," New light fest Coeds to Falmouth. My eloid's. eloneer. Trete. Rodman. Peaty., Ashbertoa. Totaism, Dartiomith. Wooisaith.: McMaster. and fillisbury. every 'llcrefergot To aweigh floaltrus. Aziniestor,Bridport, Bland fraW, ittotekhog4tt. • germ% Railegtdoke, Hartford Bridge, Illeekwater mid Eastileist. ' • 71g lily Imy eemets S. Iregmenat. (drives through • OM two eastelleams wag) through Baykal. Blackwater, ' Daehsgatates, Overleo. Inge_ hutch, Andover, Woodyeate, • Caalmore. Saitisbary. Bloontlford It Dorchester, at a quar. • leo poet be is the morning, Faeiets/rom Weymouth to Guermsey, hese', CSerbonry, • IR. Malmo. Re. awry Wednesday cad Sabsty afternoon ill *Week. • Bromyhen. Chatham'. Rochester, Gravesend. Strand, • Sittingbourms, Ralishiam 4' Ospringe, Monday. quarter past 7. The " Liston." Bouthampton. Lyniagtoss, Lyndhurst Winchester. Basingstoke, Ilartford-bridye. Blaekwater, • end Bayshot mew four inside Coach, esery morning at 9 o'clock; arrives at the Coach and ilorves, and Vint Inn. ' Besthamyton. by Floe o'clock. This is a most delight/ id conseyaneo to the Lk of Wight. Jersey. (Incense', St. Naha, Owe deGraee, Clurrburg, 10.—The Proprietors Of the above Come* hope to receive a andinlinee of that supper{ which has hitherto been experienced since the corn afilltitla of the `• Union." New Light slay Coach (a Dorchester la 14 hours oat y , through Boyahot. Bfisekwater, Ihmingstoke, Overtos, Whit— char* Andover. Snlisbary, Woodyeats. Cashmere and • Ikaaelford, at a bast b and 7 o'clock in the morning. • BMA and Bristol Past Coaches. throng!' Chippeaham, Caine, Maratorligh, Ilaxgerford, Newbury and Reading, every Afternooa at One ; arrive at the Greyhound Ina, Balk, the Imams Tames, Thomas Street, and Swan, Bristol, early seat morning. Coaches to Wstia, Bridgewater,Tammlon, cad Ptymoslth at reduced Pares. ' 1 The " theriee," a new Liverpool light Coach, only Om Night MI Use had, •Moirritteg Fear Inside, sets out Ddily •it One; arrives at jAlerpoot nest A ft ernoon at 6, tium'l i fts , ta, LaMar/. Norlikampten, Wilford, Lutterwortk rel. Atherstane a , Litchfield, Stone, Newcastle, Kismet- Warringtes alit rrescot. ' • Eiremettery, Welliagtom and Sh(rnal Light Post Coachte• Mel Morning and Afternoon. Guarded. • " . Ryrastapie. Sonthomotton. and Credits.* New Light fast VOW*Neelkmery Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings, at . 1 .. The "Rockingisans." Leeds Light Post Coach, sets east Afternoms at Two ; and passes through Baldest. . fi erztbes . Eaton, Buckden. Stilton. Wansford, Slam- Grantham, Newark, Thrford, Markham, leaer,Re(ford,hawley, Doncaster, aid Ferry-bridge, ae rie** at the Golden Lion /au. La ds, next Afternoon, at 3 treleek, In Ume for the trrac(ford, lial(fax. ! . klpton and BmideVeld Coaches. at reduced Fares.—Driven through edillfenr coachmen entc.—Luggage and Packages only ed. for lb.—Notwithstanding the UNCOMMON expedition of 1 418 Coed, it is allowed to be the most agreeable and eenpieirblic conveyance on the North Road, being melds is by any ether. gate and Ripon New Light Post Coaches every 'iliermon, at 2, 4. II la the Morning. Gluten. Longtown, Greiner-Green. Annan, Dumfries, Brelikill. Thornhill, Sanqnhar Kiln, Camotock. Kings 'wilt Mid 11l Parts of Scotland, a Light 4-inside Post- Cosa Daily. Inc. Walsal. Shrewsbury. Salop. and Holyhead ne. Light fast Coaches, every Morning will Afternoon. rti "Tally Ho," Coventry Light Fast Day Coach, every ', .'"falit at a quarter before 7 o'clock. through Redburn, Dun .. ,Irlible. Stoney Stratford, Towerster. %Vernon, Daventry, and .7•Mereb, to Warwick and Lesmington. int " Express," to t ork. Scarborough, Whitby, Shields -1,.,,, ad, Newcastle and Edinburgh, a New Light e Four- Post-Coach, with a Guard throughout ; sets out . 7 4 , ir, hieeislag, by way of Newark. Retford. Doncaster, er Zteid9_e., 7'adeaster. Darlington. Northallerloa. Bs Morpeta, and Berwick, and arrives at York the "rt h reeitie9. AT REDCCED FARE..—Driven through with . easehmen only.—Passengers finding Menu:ek des fatigue on the journey, may rest what lime they please, and the* Potted without any acid ilionat fare. M F riborough and Swiadoa eurar Inside Day Coach, thro Aldbourn, Reading. Landmark:. Parton, Lydinyton, r !'ree:/, , Wootton Basset. Ilantshurg. Iluneerford, New "rl tbui Maidenhead.—Drieen through with one coach non oats The Nen Ro.wal Patent Mail, Cotton and Louth, tiro' wpm pg . at ti'4 sad Oki "oe 01.0 0 -"• - - , . I'M Cent. • ‘ 1 .% . .z . : ~, . ir 1 , o•k. ° l / 4 .Klik\t' ii-ii t V • • • ...ii‘i .1 ,, '- . • o• .-. ......... (triviock!iFq T L,0,1V D 0 N, S AI. ij,4,'P ,A. Y, -N ON Ebiß E R 8, 1823. . .... . . " The Cans* for 4 14114130,0101 fell ist.ihe Agitil, Aid :EYDNRY died on the Scaffold !" ' ' • PRICE SEVEN PENCIL ---.:Nems ~ . Royston, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Stilton, eterboro'. Beeping, Spalding, Spilsisy, Alford, Grimsby 4 Hull, Keening, at kalf-post 7 o'clock, Sunday, at a quarter before 7. Tke "Express," a Nem Light Pour-Inside Post Coach . to Carlisle. Pexrith acid Whilehasen; with a Guard all the way ; posses through Appleby. Brough, Bowes, Greta- Bridge, Richosoud.Caiterick, Boroughbridge, Perry-bridge, Doncaster. Newark, Hawley, Grantham. Starnfor4. Gree tham. Stilton. Biggleswade and Baidock. Sets out in Me Morning, and performs the Journey with the greatest Fa cility. AT !EDUCED PA RIM Passengers detained ox the road, by business er plea sure, Aare the peculiar advantage of their sea's being se cured to the next Coach. THE ONLY DIRECT COACH TO CARLISLE. • deference to this genera; priocip!e and practice of the Church. In the General Asseusblv, 1576, " Ale. Robert . Hamilton (Principal of the New College, St. Andrew's) it ordained to region with the Ministrie, and to leave the Provostrie of the New College, as an impediment and nine drance to his calling. of the. Minis'rie, under the pain of the censure of the Kirk " "In 1577, during the time of Principal llovd, he and the missi4ns mrt, and drew up a minute, which stated, in rthstence. that having found, by long experience, joined to the admission of Mr. Boyd, that however diligent Ors Principal may be, he could not consistently with the full discharge of his duty in that office, be minister of the parish Govan; for these reason's, therefore, the Principal a ecessors are exonerated in all time coming front reaching in Govan, that he may attend solely to the interests of the College. This was not surely to snake that office as' • re, bat - it was to enable him to discharge his itnp uties more properly." 6 . Dr. Fiadlay, the predecessor of Dr. ill in the Divi•• Illy Chair, sacrificed hi. living of thee. WlG:whore Church, after .his appointment in the College ; and Dr...Voi* Massif, whose splendid and powerful talents, if tffiente, could enable any man to do the duties of two offi•es, would almost have excused a retaining of pluralities in his person, gave up the Tron Church, upon accepting the Divinity Chair. These instances, to which nt in others might be added, are qUite sufficient to prove what hes Imo the feeling of individual ministers of the Kirk up to this period, as to what was their duty when placed in similar circumstances to those of Dr. Macfarlane. 2. Are the Acts of Parliament and the Acts of the General Assembly favourable or unfavourable to Dr. Mac , farlane's admission? _ leach all sties- Then he was, in fact, jack of all trades, and master of none. Isit uisheil to pull down the lislrersity, and bring it bark to this half Lai-tarots state ?" What the people of Scot'and will think of this method of supporting Dr. Macfarlane's presentation ye cannel tell. If. at the period of Knox and jlrlviilr., their !athletes and. martyrs were only •' half endosed" fools and knaves, no doubt the better endowed ministers of the present times ate wiser, awl much more virtuous characters! It is somewhat curious, that in this instance there were three siecial reasons, that could not appertain to otberplu ralities. First, the parish of the High Church is one of best endowed livings in Scotland—second, the PrincipilPf the College of Glasgow is the best provided for of Av. Professor in Scotism! —and third, the psrisb of Sr. Nlang4 is the Isrtest bat one in Glasgow. The argutuelits o ths: would arise from these Circumstances must be present to the minds of all one readers. (To he concluded next week ) Tke New Royal Patent Mail, Cambridge thro' Ware, nuntingfo.ll, linekland, dr Royston, Evening, at half-past 7 o'c ock. Sunday, at a quarter before 7. Kendal, Lancaster, Preston, Kirby, Lonsdale. notion, Morley, Ornukirk and Garstang Light Post Codeine, eves y Morning and Afternoon. The "Royal Expreu. New Light Aar-Inside Pks Coach, to .Liverpool, to 34 hours only, We Warrinolom Prescot, Cony:etas. Lawton, Newcastle, Rudy!". Kinds. ford. Stone, Stafford and Litchfield. (oat y.Oise Night on the Road.) every Afternoon.; arrives at the Saracen's Head Inn, Dale-street. Liverpool, nest Evening. The advantages to 7'raVellers who honour Mir coach with their preference arefar superior to any other on this Road, as the- "Royal Express" is driven throughout with 4 coach men only (3 fess than any other coach to Liver flool)—a sa ving to Passengers too evident to require comment ; besides the additional' advantage, especially to commercial Inter ests, of peiforming the. journey to Less time damson!, other coach ; aid. notwithstanding its cheapness aid expeditious, .the Proprietors pledge themselves that for tafet,y and ac commodation it is equalled by few and shall be surpassed 'by none. Staffordshire Potteries, a new Light very fast Coach, every Afternoon, to Lamm d. Stoke, Shelton. Borsles, Tanstall, Lawtoe, Minty and Holmes Chapel. This is the only Coach direct to the Potteries. THE LATE DREADFUL EXP ,OAION lii TII.; DAINTON COAL Pll'. A Coroner's Inquest was held on the body of Thos. Go lightly, one of the sufferers by the explosion of er , r-damp in one of the Marquess of Londonderry's collieries. in the neighbourhood of Rainton, near Durham. as mentioned in oar Paper of Thursday, took place at a public house, near to th scene of the fatal catastrophe, before PETER ILV;LLY. E.q . Coroner, and a very respectable Jury. The evidence that was 'defaced was not of a very interesting nature, merely extendin,r to shew that the explosion took plate about six o'clock in Ors morning ; that when the danger was apparent, the overman and persons in authority in the pit exerted themselves to the ut most to avert the dreadful consequences that followed; but it could not be acertained by what means the inflammable air became ignited ' • and that previously to the accident the pit had been considered nerfectlyeafe. ' Mr. Buddle, the Marquess of Londonderry's principal viewer, attended the inquest. Ile said he Could not form any correct opinion on the subject; but the probability was, thst the foul air had been forced out of some of the old workings. by the falling io of a part of the roof, and ltsd in its progress, which, he said, could not by any possibility exceed the dis tance of a yard In a second, become ignited ; but whether trona carelessness or accident, it was impossible to say. It appeared from the testimony of the witnesses, and Mr. Budille'e statements, that if the overmen had had sutfi 'lent time to admit a current of pure air, the danger would tiny.. beet relieved. Ali the overmen were killed ; one whilst pro ceeding to acqualathis superior of the state of the mine, and another whilst proceeding to an sir door to 'Willa fresh air, but haring nearly half a mite to traverse, the explosiau had taken place before he could effset his object. 't was proved that Davy-lamps were the °illy lights ales{ In the pit, so that ;:ra blame can be attached to any individual for the use of a ii;nt of any other description: The COaoese havitig gemmed Op the evidence. the Jury. without hesitation, returned . for their tardier—" That the de ceased. Thomas Goliglstly, buffet() his death in consepteiiee ear a quantity of inflammable air taking fire; but what caused that air to take fire they could not say. The extent of the calamity Is greater than our Correspond ent at first understOod, fifty three men and boys having met an mitimely death; instead of the number mentioned on Thurs. day. At the time of the explosion there *ere about eighty trvsn the pit, so that twenty-six or twenty-seven escaped. Of theto, *boot ten, who were in a different part of the mine fr dn that where the explosion occurred. were altOtethrl anhurt ; Ant of • those who were injured, five or six are out 'expecte I to live the remainder are out of danger. The loss of titers will he se- • verely felt, many Of the sufercrs Metal left fatuides of fr 3 tt r er to eight c dldren. , . . - In the year 1569, it was enseted by the General Assem bly, that*" each as have plorality of benefices be compelled to demit all save one." In IJel, an Act of Parliament was passed, which states, " It is statute and ordainir, that every perish Li, he, and sa umeikle bounds as sail be found to be a sufficient and competent parechin, sail have their awin pastor, with a sufficient and reasonahle stipend." By the decision of the General Assembly in 1814, the Church fully and unequivocally declared," that no union of offices ought to exist, when the duties of the two are found in compatible." A number of other Statutes and Acts of Assembly might be brought forward, hut we shall conclude this Lead of the argumen., by confining ourselves to an extract from Dr. Burns' speech, which has not yet appeated in any Newspaper. The statutes on this subject have been already noticed by former speakers, and it is not necessary for me to advert to them again. There I', however, out very important resolution of the General Assembly iu which has not been alluded to. In the Assembly of that year, ' the Kirke thoaght it meet that the Pryor and Town of St. Andrews, nominatesie ane of the brethren whom they have the best liking of, to save the cure,' &c. and they give commission to certain pees ms to give assent thereto, and to plate bins there, provided they rind no lawful impedi• ment, or that they,' the persons to he appointed, be not of ane of the colleges, whom the Kirke ex erns fur consider ations therefore." From this enactment of it is plain, that the Church at that time did consider time holding of a collegiate °fare, as a proper ground of exmaptiou Loa tkg , labours of a postural charge; and that it reserves to itself the power of judging in all cases where the (fustian as to enioo of offices comes under review. 3. Would Dr. Macfarlane's admission more benefit or injure the Church of Scotland. This is the most important question that arises from the proceedings. The Kirk of Scotland is now upon its teal before the whole Christian world, and upon its decision or this subject, we verily believe not only its prosperity, but its existence, depends. Scotland is especially looking anxiously on to observe whether the Ministers of its national Church do really wish to have themselves, or that they will allow any of their number to possess plu ralities, and enjoy exorbitant incomes. We have seen the vast secession from its communion which the mete appro. hension of danger from larpatronage occasioned; what will be the result, should this far more important question be answered by the vote of the General Assembly in the affirmative ? The particular way in which the admission of Dr. Mac fatting is contended for, cannot fail of making a strong impression upon the public mind. All parties unite in describing this union of offices as an evil. The counter motion in the Pre-bytery, to proceed with the presentation, was concluded with the words—" At the same time, they (the Presbytery) express their decided disapprobation of such union of offices In the person of any individual 1" and yet this presentation, which called for such " decided dis approbation" from its own friends, is to be supported.-- , - Why ? " Because," says Mr. Patrick Robertson, Advocate, !et:Hoed and feed for the purpose. time law that was passed to disqualify other cases of pluralities, did not include that of Dr. Macfarlane,"--" Because," says the Reverend Mr. Lapslie of Cempsie i " at the battle of Langside, it was time clan Macfarlane that made the principal charge,"—and, " Because," say all the cringing sycophants, (and some may be called so) when his Majesty, the Kipp gives the presentation, it would be disrespectful in us to make the least delay in complying with the royal mandate"—to be sure, one whom they are in the habit of characterising as their " Prophet, Priest, and King," and whose " kingdom is not of this world," has unequivocally given his mandate to the contrary—but what of that:—lie has little to do in time matter. In all the benefices which the late Lord Thur• low, as Chancellor, had to bestow, there was only one be said, that ever came recommended to him with the name of the" Lord of Hosts." There is another ground of supporting Dr. Macfarlane's ptesentstien, which will also have its effect upon the public Wind, six. the one urged by Dr. Taylor and others, that what ever the Presbytery and Synod might do, the General Assem bly woe ld decide in Dr. M.'s favour. Now, how. let us ask, does the Rev. Dr. know this I If the reason of Dr. Nl`.'s op- , ponents be sufficient to convince the Synod, why will they lose their weight when brought before the General Assembly T—' Does his experience of that learned, reverend, and august body, lead him to conclude, that no arguments, however potent, • will stand in their estimation against the commands of a King— that, however decided may be the disapprobation of its own friends in Glasgow and Ayr to " this union of offices," the assembled Church will sanction and support It? If so, what sort of language would he advise us to use In describing the character of the General Assembly / Again, this presentation is contended for by ridiculing and abusing the " good old times" of time Scottish Mar tyrs,, when such anions were expressly forbid. Just after the Popish and Episcopalian usumnieties, with their ulekednes., bad been established, an act was passed to prevent Ministers (outwitting gross and enormous crimes; and,uvs Mr. Patrick Robertson, Advocate as aforesaid— " The Presbytery had been told much of ti e g mud old times of the Church. This Act gate but a sorry picture of those goo I old tiines,"Sz^.; and that Reverend ane witty Miniver of the ChriNtian M'Greor of Bonhil, says, ume stata'ca we have referred to applied to times that were " rude acrd barbarous—when the country wan half enligLtened, half civilized —when the church was only half endowed—when the professors were rot qualified —when they had to teach all knowledge hiiinan 11 , 1.1 divine —mien they taught what tm.ey v..ere not rindifir , l to tea.:l.—o hen a 31tnistor had to Intkefieta 4-inskle Post Coaches, every Morning and .ifterAooll, AT ILICOVC SD PIRGS. • Cheater, Newport, Whitechatrch, Tarporley, Nantpt wkk, Northwick and Middiewich Light Coaches, every Morning aid Afternoon. Stamford Ligla Post Coaches every Nfiroing and Afternoon. throagli flatclock. Rigglesmade, St. Neots, Buckden, Alan- Wry, Stilton, ap 1 Wand•ford. Sunderland, Stockton and Yarns Light Post Coach every Morning, to the Georye /an, Sunderland, er asauceu PA ABC - Mountain's " Express. Umpire and Tally Ho," to Man cheater, Winslow, Congtclon, Newcastle, Walsal, Waiver itamplo* Knadeford, New Four Inside Post Coacher, Three Timm a Day. Oisly One Night on the Road. Shefetd and Rotherham new Four Inside Post Coaches every Morning, called "The Express," and also " The Rockingham," every Afternoon, AT ltitDUCgD PAILS. The "!loyal Express," new Birmingham Light Fast Night Coach, is lb hours, sets out every afternoon, carrying 4 inside only. passes through Warwick. Leamington. Southans, Weedon. Daientry, Stoney-Sts atArd. and Towctster, to the Saracen's Head, Butt Street, Biresiaghaos. early the next morning.—Driven through with two coachmen only. The " Express" a Nen) Light Post. Coach to Hull, Lin cola. NortAcare, Howden and Doncaster, every morning. at eight o'clock to the Cross Keys. Market Plate, Moll, and also the " Rockingham" in the afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Mer(ford. Ware. Haddad,* and (eshnat Camels. Tottenham and Edmonton Conches daily at eleven, half= pad. tiro. Pe. and eight o'clock. ••• At Reduced Fares. to Leads. York. and Doncaster: Luggage and Package 4 at only two-penes per lb. B. A. MOUNTAIN and Co. respectfully acqnsint their Friends and the Public, that they will not be accountable for any Parcels, Passengers' Luggage, Writings, Plate, &e. of more than Fire Pounds value. if lost, stolen, or damaged, unless entered as such, and the Insurance paid for accord ingly, at the Saracen's Used inn, Skinattr-street, Uslcle Loadoa. FIVE FEMALE PILIPERS StJANT TD D2tTIT. A c'oroner's Toone!, was yesterd sy Wit on the hodies of the five unfortunate persons *ho perished by the work-lulus-8 in the parish of St. lieerzel in the East catching fire, fast Wednesday morning. The bony of the Man who in our re port was said to be missing has since been found, tett in 4..1 shocking a state as scarcely to be recognizable, the lesser ex tremities bring actually consumed. From the evidence cf Charles Portloek, the overseer of the persons employed in the oakum shop, it appears that he want into the shop between flue and six o'clock oe Wednesday morning ; that then every thing Wes perfectly right and proper; that he week a light aeteri:-. log to his custom, and that some of the burning brimstone from the match fell emoegst the eakum,which instantly burst into a flame beyond his power to check. It was the practite. it seems, to keep a fire In this shop during the day, and the witeekt de seribed the oakum as lying within half a yard of the fire place. From the evidence of the aurae' it Would appear, that the wards for the sick and the imbecile were placed directly over .11's workshop ; and it is rather surprising that so many escape out of about one hundred, than that so easy perished. 034 of the victims, Agnes Sadler, seems to have suffered by her own fault. She escaped in the first instance, like so many othere 4 but afterwards returned to tzteh her pocket, and was sniT icatecl Two other of the victims, viz. Rebecca Cook end Catherine Oates, were ideots, and Pritchard, the man, was Ivlnz sick in bed. Every exertion, it appears, was used to extinguish the fire after it broke out ; and Jackson, one of the beadles of the parish, particularly distinguished himself. Some of the pari-i t °Meer' present seemed to regret that say sleeping wards. more partitulatly those of the sick and the helpless,should ever hay been placed over an oakum shop, end they seemed iletermine , l that in future this work should be carried on in a want., building. After hearing the evidence, the Corontr sail he hoped this unfortunate event would be a caution to people how they carried lights amidst such en iolitmmahle material as o kuse.—TiteJury returned a verdict of " Atthlental Death by burning." On Friday evening last, George Palmer, the driver of the beds up waggon, was passing through Buckden, he was asked by a man of the name of Travel to let him ride. Being a stranger to him, he inquired of the landlord of the Falcon, what was his character ; it being out of Mr. Gilby's power, who knew the frau:7 well, to give hint a good one, he was told be might go into the hay bag, hut he should not ride in the body of the waggon. They were seen drinking to.;ether at public house in South(); but when the waggon arrived at the White lior e in' Eaton, the driver was miisiog. Mr. 1'1,4n. the landlord, immediately sent oil people in search of hint, who could learn) nothing ; burfoun4. Tro wel in a public house in Eaton, kept by his fbro.lter in law. On being questioned as to Whet was become of the driver, he said the fell over the bridge into the water, and was drowned. The body has since beemfound near the bridge, without exhibiting any visible marks of a;oleoce upon it. Travel is sent to Bedford Gaol, on suspicion of having murdered him. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT BY FIRE WORKg.-0•1 Wed nesday last a deplorable accident happened to Master Kennersly, the son of ,a Yorkshire lieptiem in, who ig rs the Westminster School. The scholars on Gag Faux - a day, purchased a qnantity of fire workt, which tuey wer r i prohibited from letting oil except on their own Green, ifs Dean's laid. Master K mnerdy, wl.en they were win"; them, held a roman candle in his hand, when onfortnnetaly a spark fl •ty finite it into his packet, .chic 4 was Bleed whit crack. rs an I other combustibles, ail of them iustantl,e exploded. Ilia clothes were liter (Ey burned hiA side and chest burned in so dreadful a manner, that his life is considered in manger. An eA p t ,s, was i 05 i, 41 •1.. sent oil to hi• father. rile same day .11a.ter Breslow and Mast r Dildwin, two of the adjul f irs. in a sidii:ar manner lint their e.,.a hot oiwst. .aa.l :t when the church was only half endowed—when! side and ch.st burned in so dreadful A man are, ha 1113 ars were rot malilied —when they had to leads ! life is consi.lesed an (!anger. An e.ipress was iust,drf.- lze hi: wan a , i.l divine—worn the v taught what sent ° lf in big father ' rhe same 'I4Y A1..0t,r ilia:lo3w rot qii‘litie , l to tract. —w!ken a Mcnist...r hold to wad lslit r liildwin, Iwo of the scholars. in a siaiilar ; manner had their ey•s hal til- , 1 mast lrealf..iiy, aa.l :t is 2r. 7.l'o:lis s2zi , c!il.efore the Synch'. I, feared they will 1 ise th it sight. • i...: • . , . . I i- ON THE KIRK OF SCOTLAND. AS •//ICTED DT THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF raisespAt. MACFARLANS AND TILE DIEM cmeitca OP tiLASORW. (Coutiatted from the Marrow Free New. ) "At a Ventry Meeting ►eld at Cork, act Friday sennight, this Ma r of t►e City stated that the R,v. James Mears, the View of that parish, bait who ►ad ant visited It tor tbit last six years, possessed no less than Affeen Vicar ages, Ante Rectories, one Piebendary, • elobc-house. with MI acres at Mad, and tale or Am( Chu rches."—(Cork Paper.) " To Ws complexion would they COMO at last. "-.SIAILS We shall now proceed to view this subject under the there following heads - Ilas it been the policy or practice of the Scottish Kirk to allow its ministers to reeeiVe more from the church than what is absolutely necessary to maintain them and their families in a state of simple respectability? Y. Are the Acts of Parliament and the Acts of the fie oval Assembly favourable or unfavourable to Dr. *Far. lace's admission? . _ 3. Would Dr, M•Farlane's admission more benefit or injure the Kirk of Scotland ? First, then, has it been the policy or practice of the Scottish Kirk to allow its Ministers to receive more from the Church than whst is absolutely necessary to main tain than and their families in a state of sint.ile respects ability ? The best and most conclusive answer to this question is, that there neither is now, nor was there ever, at any previous period, livings in the present Established Kirk of Scotland amounting to more than what might decently keep a Minister and his family. The fact of no such & livings having ever been allowed, is proof positive tha the Church, in the true spirit of Christianity, never in tended its Ministers to become opulent by their sacred offices. llotvever, as this is a general position, we will try if the same cannot be demonstrated by individual acts, In the year 1569, it was enacted by the General Assent— bly. "That such as have plurality of benefices be compelled to demit all save one." In 1586 the General As-embly or daioeil." The Commissioners of Counties to try within their bounds such of the Ministers as have plurality of benefices and offices, to report their names, that the Kirk may take order for the removing thereof." Quotations from many other Acts might be made; but the Act of 1317, so much alluded to as beine ftvourable to Dr. M'Farlane, clesrly shows that not only sloes the Church reprobate the holding of incompatible offices, but that site equally repro- bates exorbitant stipends. Now, one of the chief arguments of Dr. M'Parlane's ad vocates is, that the duties of the Principal of the College are so small, the oilier is a sinecure. tiratrine . tits to be true, (ivaieli all who we acquainted with these duties know it is not), what does it amount to? Why, that the Kirk of Scotland not only allows, but sanctions, the acceptance of sinecures by its Ministers; and that the Principals of Universities, who are supposed to have something to do with the sacred charze of educating, preparing, and look. kg over the conduct of a future Minis•er of rite Gospel, and those principals bring too Ministers of tit- Gospel themselves, shall he supported in their unblushing attempts to severa!ly enjoy 51,01. or 001. per annum, for doing what they ronfe-s to be nothing? If 0143 1111 l morons ' •trine be n ow supported, what become: of the practice and pdliey of the Church up to till. proud ? .tlane instaoers might be adduced t m eei. ficing their and a portion of their lacoate, in , . • • --~ r