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TIIL LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Extrftets from the Morning Papers, July 11. Im011:4ING POST.] The example 'of the Metropolis, we are re joied to see, is likely- to be nobly followed by the country at large ; every post brings us fresh accounts of meetings and subscriptions to attest the genuine sympathy of Englishmen with the feelings of the gallant and insulted Spaniards, and their ardent wishes for the eventual tri umph of a cause in which the dearest inte rests of all nations are involved. Nothing can be-better calculated to stimulate this holy zeal, than the unconscious homage paid by the enslav ed and corrupted Press of France to the com bined energy and prudence which in most trying circumstances have recently characterised the conduct of the Spanish Government. The dis.' appointment and chagrin which this conduct has produced to that Faction in France- whose intrigues led to the war, and whose existence depends upon its issue, may be best measured by the absurd clamour and ridiculous indig nation of its literary . organs. If the Cortes had acted in any respect otherwise than they have done, their conduct would have heen'more tolerable to these enemies of human freedom. ff they had awaited at Seville the arrival of the invaders, and there had yielded up to them the person of the Sovereign, that would have , been well, the death-blow of constitu tional liberty'in Spain would have been struck; or.if even they had . followed up the temporary restraint upon the Sovereign, of which the pressing and Immediate danger of the Govern- Meat dictated the clear necessity and afforded the`' ntl justification, by measures of outrage or*'of cruelty, the general cause of freedom thro6ghout the world would have been weaken• ed nod disgraced. . But that they- should' have equally avoided' these two extremes, that hay-- log obeyed the paramount law of preserving thii id %%qui Government from dissolution, they should then manifest an unabated devotion to' the Mo narch's rights, , sheds so much lustre upon their firmness and' discretion, places them so'far be yond the reach of rebuke, that we behold with'a delight, unmixed with wonder, the fretful impa— tience and the impotent malice of their foes. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] We have been fur some time prepared' for the desertion of Morino.' We can state positively, that since his' appointment t& the command of the 2d Military District; he has never once opposed or checked in any way the move ment of the smallest party of the enemy ; and on the slightest report of their advancing, he always took .care to leave the road clear. Not dne shot has been tired by himiu the cause of the Certek We know that within the last six weeki a largo sum of money reached the Government at Seville from France. With this fact Morillo was pro bably well acquainted ; and he no doubt ex. ppeted that - all would be over with the refusal of the King to proceed toCadiz. liis own-Pros clan - lath/us against the Cortes, because they would not allow the King to throw himself into the arms of the Fi•enchi-can receive but one interpre. tation,--und are ascribable to but one cause. The Speech of Mr. Brougham last night, on the third reading of the Scotch Law Commis.' sion Bill, contains nearly as much pointed sarcasm as wits ever before compressed within the same spate. if vta certainly a powerful appeal to the conscience of the ,Lord Chan. eftil9r, seasoned' with a fevr compliments to his Lordship's own feats, in the way of raillery, at the expenre of the Scots Judges, to make it the more palatable. Mr. Brougham alluded to the Commis. stoners who are about to enlighten the Scotch , as to the beauties and advantages of English special pleading. Mr. J. Williams, whose able exposure of the abuses of the Court of Chancery produced such an impression throughout the country, has given notice of his intention to bring the subject before the House early next Session. We leave our readers to judge how far the statement of Mr. Hume respecting Malt* was answered by Mr. 'Wilmot. But we shall return to the subject.---(Mid.) [Yea Timm] French papers are arrived up to Wednesday last. Their contents respecting Spanish affairs are interesting and important. The first incident mentioned is one of a peculiar kind, and calcu lead, if not to strengthen , the French cause in the first instance, yet to• affect favourably the public sentiment in Spain, and to touch the hearts of the people. The King of France re stores to the Spanish nation all the standards, forty-eight in number, taken by I3uonaparte, in his villanous enterprise against the Peninsula, together with two other standards, the scanty produce of the present war, and the keys of the city of Valencia. It is needless to say that this present of the French is accepted with the most wolound emotions of gratitude and respect by a Itegency,of their own creation, with the Duke of, Infantado at its'ilead. A ceremonial, imposing enough we have no doubt, is devised for the presentation of the colours ; and the scene may be considered, we , suppose, to have been tolerably well played.—The other event is of a still more forcible character, and more calculated, we should fear, to affect the issue of the war. We will not call amen a traitor, in the broadest sense of the word, who still pro. fusses his determination to defend his country against the foreign enemy : but Morillo has at least deceived the expectations of those who gave him the command in Galicia and Asturia, by declaring against them. He does not acknow ledge the authority of the Regency installed by the Cortes at Seville. He denounces its conduct as illegal, in imposing force on the King's will, and carrying off his person ; and he reprehends the further confinement of his Majesty. However,' he considers the prevention of anarchy and the preservation of tranquillity as his paramoun t duty; he therefore retains the command of the army, in trusted to him tilt the King's liberation, aided . . by a Provisional Junta, which he himself nomi nates, to aid him by its counsels, and to relieve him, we presume, from the weight of his respon sibility. Lie professes his determination not to yield to the foreign invaders ; hut as he is now a friend to the cause which they espousei there is no farther occasion for hostilities between them. He undertakes the internal police of the provinces which it was lately his duty to defend by arms, and the foreigners may go about their business.—ln this' way the counter-revolution would seem to be comiug I to a close, if any thing could be certain that depended on the popular will. Suppose Ferdinand VII. restored to his throne. The Spaniards have already had a proof of the grati tude which he evinces towards those who defend his right during his absence, and open the path for his return. Ire will not, we predict, render I himself more respectable, or consolidate his power, when re-endowed with free agency, and suffered to follow the bent of his own genius.— Quirogb ' . the Captain-General of Galicia, having declined entering into Morillo's views, is said to have lied. [N EW TIMES.] The Paris Journals of Tuesday contain in telligence of considerable importance. Gene. ral Morillo has declared against the autho rity,of the self-constituted Regency of Seville, and made, preparation for convening a Pro visiorial of Government. Ile had also dispatched a Flag of Truce to the French General Bourck, communicating his resolution, and proposing a suspension of hostilities.—lt is stated' in a private letter from Madrid, of the 2J, that in answer to Morillo's proposal of an armi stice, he had , been informed that it could not be granted except on condition of his recognising the Regency of Madrid. Quiroga, not agreeing in opinion with Murillo, had set out for Corunna to embark there for England. ONING ERALD.] The Irish 'Tithe H Bill passes through the Lords with a sort of hopeless acquiescence. Its ma chinery is so complicated that we shall not ven ture to touch its provisions in detail. The gist of the debate—if conversations, Various rather than adverse, may be so called—turns upon the :compulsory clause—that is, a clause empower. ing the Lord Lieutenant to appoint a Commission, which shall impose upon both parties a cer tain composition, where they have not come to a mutual agreement. This clause, it is true, is guarded by a variety of precautionary restric tions. But it is evident, that, with every qua lification which the utmost foresight could invent, this power of compelling is a startling invasion of the freedom of contracts be. tween man and man. But then, without such a clause, the Bill is a nullity -and as an acknow. 'edged nullity it is about to pass. Lord Liver pool himself, whilst he resists the clause, admits that the compulsory power must ultimately be enacted. The motive at present, then, seems' to be merely the gaining of time, by " throwing out a tub to the whale," or, at best,something in the way of experiment. We are far, however, from denying that the Bill does credit to the Govern meta. It is not easy to legislate at once upon p grievance of long standing, and of peculiar diffi culty and delicacy. The observations that have in various stages fallen from the Noble Person at the bead of the Administration deserve particular attention, from his personal and official authority. He has frankly admitted the evil—manifested a sincere disposition to remove it—and by con ceding, or rather contending for, the principle that Parliament has the right to legislate on tithes as on other subjects, he has established the great basis of proceeding. In the course of the discussions on this measure two modes have been proposed and agitated, in and out of Parliament. Tim one is to cleave down the Establishment in Ireland, and thus directly get rid of the burden of tithes in a great proportion. We apprehend that urging this coarse will only retard the passing of any beneficial arrangement. It will excite alarm and animosity, which must shackle and impede the Government and Parliament. The other is sug gested with remarkable brevity and clearness by Lord Ellenborough. " In Ireland," says his Lordship, " a hilt of commutation is wanted-- not a bill of composition." Now time equity and "legality of commutation are fully contained in the principle above alluded to, and urged by Lord Liverpool, respecting the right of Par liament over tithes to and all that remains b e considered is its expediency. Nothing appears to' be more easy of proof—and indeed, the above mentioned principle admitted, there is scarcely any matter for controversy remaining. It wilt be allowed that a complete equivalent could be given to the Clergy in land. But ad mitting the right of Parliament, what more than a complete equivalent can be demanded ? Next, it will be admitted that the commuted equiv i alent in land would put an end to the lode. corous wrangling, the ruinous litigation, the so canary scenes of perjury and drunkenness, which take place periodically, as we are informed, twice a year. Surely the tithe owners in Ireland, Laymen or Clergymen, cannot have so strange a taste as to prefer an income wrung in mites and scraps 64 from the hard hands - of peasants" to the tranquil and secure enjoyment of such an equivalent. If they say this i s a n illegal tam pering with the title by which they hold, it is a conclusive answer--AG repeat what has al -1 ready been observed—that the right has been asserted in Parliament, and is practically dicated us the pending Composition Bill. pnEss.] The. French Papers of Tuesday reached our office late yesterday, by express, Their con tents are important. MoriHo has hoisted the banner of independence in Gallicia„ and defied alike the Regency in Madrid and the temporary. Regency in Cadiz. In one of his Proclamations, from his headquarters at Lugo, dated the 26th of June last, he declires " lie will peetierve command of the army; and, aided by a junta of Government, lie Will take such measures as' • ettcumstances require,owniiig no other audio. `ray, until the King and Nation establish the sort of Government w hich ought to rule the country." The determination of Morillo, in the present crisis of Spain, if his army be efficient and sup port him, may be most important. A large ma jority of the upper orders of the Spaniards, though they may dislike the Government of the Cortes, are yet more strongly opposed to an eh.; solute monarchy. All reflecting men throughout that country must remember the humiliating de gradation and misery into which Spain Miff sunk, previous to the revolt of the troops in the Isle of Leon, and the subsequent proclamation of a Con stitutional Government in 1820; nor can they wish to see a state of things so debasing and melancholy restored. Morillo is decidedly an able and fearless soldier ; his sanguinary but skilful career in Southern America proved that : without exalting him to as high a pitch as a contemporary of outs, who the other day made him a western Hannibal, we believe him to possess great abilities as a military leader, and to be capable, decisive, and daring. All now will depend on the constitution and temper of his army, and on the way in which be meets the first attack directed against him. Our private letters say, that by the latest accounts from Spain, Bourck, who was at Astorga, was mov ing on Lugo, while Albignac and Huber moved On the same point from the Asturias. If Mo rillo has an army of near 15,000 men, as re presented—one halfof themdisciplined and &ten mined, he may defy their united attack. We should be sorry to see the Constitutional Govern meat of Spain overturned by any military leader; but it must be confessed that the successive Mini stries of the Cortes displayed an utter incapacity to defend Spain when attacked. Nothing could be weaker and more imbecile than the re sults make their plans appear ; every thing almost, with the exception of the fortresses (many of them, we fear, badly garrisoned and provided), was left defenceless ; no armies were collected—no arms provided—no strong or com manding positions occupied ; the very passes of the Sierra Morena, where a single guerilla corps, during the night-marches of the French troops, might have acted with such effect, were left naked, and almost without a single soldier. The issue has been, that the invaders are now at the very gates of the lust refuge of the Constitutional Government, and b e f ore C a diz, in st r ength.— Morillo, on declaring his intentions, demanded, at first, an armistice from the French Government, which was refused, unless he recognised the Ma drid Regency. Abisbal's fate is a sufficient warning against such an alliance ; and Morillo, by his conduct on the 7th of July, during the revolt of the Spanish guards, sinned in the eyes of the furious Royalists more deeply than even Abisbal, The Gallician Chief will therefore fight resolutely, both against the Regency and the French, giving thus, not a neutral, but a decided support to the cause of In dependence. The French ,declare Cadiz to be closely blockaded both by land and sea ; we much doubt the efficiency of the French force before the city for that purpose. The Constitu tional Generals, Lopez Banos, Riegai and 7:awls, were said to be in the Isle of Leon, at the head of the Constitutional troops ; the Spaniards were fortifying every accessible point; events are therefore again thickening in Spain. Cadiz we look upon as still impregnable ; and we cannot think the Government suffered it to remain de pendeut on the coast of Barbary for supplies. Morillo appears energetic and fearless, with the strong promise of Gallicia as his field of warfare; Mina is in full activity, and Ballasteros-pre serves his army unbroken. With such leaders and resources, Constitutional Spain ought not to fall before a few thousand invaders. LA%Y INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 10'. POLK' OF INSURANCE. NEWHAM v. STAGG. Mr. Bc/tut:Err (with whom was Mr. Campbell), silted that this was a policy of insurance on the coasting ship xi, of Sunderland, for twelve calendar months, from the 23d August, icy 7001. The ship having grounded near the harbour of Sunderland, by Which ,it was . found impossible to extricate her with any advantage to the owners, they gave notice of aban donment as fur a total loss. Upon a survey it was estimated that the repairs would cost 8001.; but, upon taking her up, all that she fetched was about 201. more than the expence—and the qu'esti'on was, whether this Was a total loss? tieverid witnesses were called who proved the abandonment of the vessel, and her value when got in and broken up. Mr. Coltman addressed the Jury for the defendant, and con tended this was a very suspicious case, the plaintiff having in sured with two clubs of underwriters. The question was, the shi whether this was an average or a total loss ? Why was not this vessel worth repairing lle should call witnesses to the state of p at the time. Ile submitted. there was no case, where the vessel was safe in the hands of the owners, in which there was a total loss. His Lordship said he agreed, where the ship was safe in the hands of the owners ; Put not as ,a mere mass of broken timber, which would cost mor e to repair than the vessel was worth. Mr. Anthony Stafford, a coal-fitter, and agent to the Scar borough Club, went to see the Proxy . when stranded ; saw Newham, the plaintiff, two days after seeing the ship ; saw no d. titlenity,nf getting her off whilst the weather continued fair.— Newham was always against getting her off; she was six or eight feet above the water when the tide flowed in. Considers MU. a very high estimate of repairs; witness appointed the surveyors; sa w her after she wet got in • if they had kept the Materials of th e s hi p toget h er s h e mi ght have been repaired; she would have sold for m ore . if , she had - not been sold by piece-meal. , . . Cross-exatnined by Mr. SCARLETT "—.Witness was agent for the club. if the storm had re turned or continued, she would have heat to Pieces. Witness employed men to bring the stores on sh ore . Mr, Gray, one of the Scarborough club, sold the, s tores separate f rom t h e hull. Witness took in the ma. - the vessel, aerials of the to prevent their being beat to pieces with The -1 40 fin (' um) , JtirricE observed, thgt these stores were not sold separate by the act of the plaintiff, but by the act of the assu re d. w he l :n ea a a r ti ette n r ; v h e a ss a el n William Feeten a ship-builder at Sunderland, and one of the surveyor s employed 2 get the Proxy into harbhur, to survey and conceives the, vessel might have been repaired for 5771. and sent if repaired she would hive t e h t a l n ou b b e t far of e l i f e a ccident. 31r • 'ScAHLETT in reply, said that the best proof of the goodness of the pudding was in the eating. Now the man L who bought h e wreck was the best judge whether she was worth repairing, and he thought prOPer to break her up. This was the best evidence that she was not fit for repalis, and there fore must be taken as a total loss. The Loan eigirp JuoTtcr, in summing up, observed the question was, wh et h er this vessel could be repaired and sent to sea again ?....in th a t case this would be an: average ; other. whe a total loss, If an un i nsure d owner would have repaired her, then the defendants were . 'entitled to this being considered .onlY an averag e inn but if +the Jury thought an uninsured owner would have broken the vessel up, as was done in this case, they. would find for the plaintiff' aifar a total loss: Verdict for the defendants as for an average loss. SCOTLAND. The respect which we feel for the Sister Island, and the importance of the subject of the follow ing article, as well as the candour and ability with which it was discussed, induce us to present it to our Readers : PRESBYTERY OF GLASGOW. At an Ordinary Meeting of the Presbytery, held on 'Wed nesday se'rinight, after some routine business of minor import ance, Mr. (humor moved, that Principal M'FtRLANE be inducted in the High Church in the usual form. Dr. Bunxs rose and stated, that he had the very highest re spect for the worthy Principal, but he had on a former occasion conscientiously found it to be consistent with his duty to move that the presentation lie on the table for deliberation; and the more he considered the matter, he was the more deeply impress. ed with its paramount importance. He wished it to be parti cularly understood, that he did not by any means call in ques tion the right of the Crown to make this presentation, and he was not in the lean actuated by personal motives. He acknowledg ed and admired the great talents and perseverance of Dr. M'Far lane, and would frankly acknowledge that his promptitude and activity were such that he might do as much business as four like him could do ; nay, be might do as much a s ten like him could accomp lish ; but still Dr. M'Farlane . would find the important duties of the two offices far beyond what even he could perforin. The Principal of the College is a member of the Presbytery; the Minister of the High Church is also a member of the Presbytery, .and by confirming the presenta tion and uniting the two offices in one person, the Presbytery is deprived of a member, which is,a great loss, for a high au thority has declared that " in the multitude of counsellors there is safety." He decidedly disapproved of a person hold. ing a civil charge, while he had an ecclesiastical office. He concluded with stating, however great the talents of the Prin cipal might be, they should take more time to deliberate before they Inducted him to the High Church. Dr. TAYLOR said, great as his esteem was for his Reverend Brother who had just spoken, he entirely differed from hhn on this subject. Among the reasons he had given, he saw none sufficient to induce them to delay the steps necessary for ad. mitting Dr. M'Farlane into' the High Church. He was greatly disappointed when they did not proceed last day, and he trusted that, these cavils, it they might be so called, would have no weight on the good sense of the Presbytery ; but they would instantly receive this able man, this' stranger, with open arms, and induct him into the High Church. He considered this double charge quite agreeable to the law of Scotland, and it existed in a variety of places,. in St. Andrew's' and Edin burgh, for instance. There was much trouble in a dia.. charge of the duties of a minister ; but the office of Principle had very little trouble—it is a mere sinecure--a matter of amusement to a person who has other duties to dis charge. They all knew with what fidelity the late Principal had discharged his pastoral duties. When people have much to do they become active and attentive ; but when they have ' little to do they torn slothful and careless. He would go out of the Church and instance Lord Karnes as a proof; he would I come back to the Church and instance Principal Robertson. He trusted the Presbytery would on the present occasion do their duty with their usual justice,•liindness, and urbanity, and delay no lOnger to induct the worthy Principal into the High', Church. Dr. RANKINE said, they lied a presentation on their table against which there was no objection from the lieritors, magis-- trates, or frOm any quarter, anti why should it be longer on the table ? The law is, that p l uralities may exist within boroughs. Glasgow might indeed be properly excepted, as tire Professors had all good livings fully adequate for their maintenance. But seeing there is a law, and that the gentleman had not thought proper to decline one of the offices, he would re6ammend that the Presbytery delay no longer, but proceed forthwith to the settlement of the minister. Professor M‘GliL next rose, and, In an able speech, ob served that the present subject of discussion was one of the highest importance to Religion, to the University, and to the Church of Scotland. 'When he saw a parish of great extent—a parish in which provision, - far above what was usual in other parishes*, was - made for the support of the Pastor i . when he saw duties which could hardly be discharged by two men laid upon one ; when he, as a ntemberof that Presbytery; was called upon to give effect to a measure at once fraught with consequences hurtful and dangerous, it would be Contrary to' his principles, and the labours of his past.life, if he ware to attituesce or sit silent, while he firmly believed that the Presbytery have the ' power to prevent the evil, and by their decision gave a tone to the Church of Scotland so as to prevent Its repetition. The duties of public men were frequently not only disagreea ble, but painfhl ; but were they not to proceed on that ac r count ? It is their duty to go forward and leave the event to an all-wise Providence. Pluralities arc evidently contrary to the whole law and statutes of the Church of Scotland. In the progress °Peva, country livings cone to be joined to Professor ships, and some noble-minded men arose, who honourably and boldly brought' thb'lliatter before the General Assembly ; they were unsuccessful in their first attempt ; they were ordered to fix on some particularly strong case ; they did so, they were unsuccessful a ga in ; b u t th eir di scuss i on exc i te d general interest, aroused the attention of the people, and even tually produced that act to whi c h D r . R an ki ne h as Abided, and of which, in my opinion, he has given a very erroneous ex planation. For it does not declare what particular cases are compatible, and what are incompatible, but leaves every particular case to be exclusively argued on its own parti cular merits. Here the Professor read the various clauses of the Act in question which bore on the point at issue. The plurali ties at Edinburg hl had been mentioned, but if there is a scarcity of funds in that city, ft would be much better that money sufficient were raised by the people, than that the funds rais ed for ecclesiastical purposes should be seized, and applied to the aggrandizement of a Professor. The important dunes of a Minister arehis attention, and diligence, are necessary in the important de. talents, and all an t 1 1 1 4 energies y sufficientof u his occupy soul Look hisw what holc cline, exertion, ' pertinent of public instruction, that they be enabled to ad monish the young and encourage them in the ways of well doing : Look to the no less important duties of visiting, catechising, instructing, and comthrting the sick, and pour. ing consolation and hope into the minds of the dying. And arc those important duties to be neglected or omitted for the sake of more secular concerns? They had been told that the office of Principal was a sinecure,—nay, it had been said it was a mere matter or amusement. Here the Reverend Doctor read the duties of the Principal as they were lain down in the charter. It had been said that those who opposed the present presentation were actuated by adisposition to oppose the wish of the Crown ; and here, continued the Professor, in a strain of' great eloquence and animation, I would at once ap peal to the history of my past life, and confidently ask it' ever I have been considered a factious person, or ever in the least stood opposed to the intentions of his Majesty's Government.— But is it to be supposed that I shall on any account tamely forego my right as a British subject—as 4 free-born man, to declare my mind on an important question ? and I am firmly persuaded that his Majesty's Ministers will think nothing the less of those who do not silently acquiesce with them in every measure. After some farther observations, he concluded by reading a motion framed by Dr. Burns, the purport and object of which was, that taking into consideration Dr. M'Farlane's presentation laid before them, they were of opinion, that to in duct him into the Iligh Church would deeply injure the inte rests of both, the College and the Church. The Presbytery, therefore, considered him as an unqualified person ; and di rected that this their decision should be transmitted to the Crown Officer, in order that a new presentation might be made out. Mr. LAPVLIE spoke for a few minutes with great warmth. He stated that he had opposed pluralities with all his might ; but was overtuled,,,and he must submit to the law of the land. He was certain the General Assembly would confirm the pre sentation, and Dr. 111,`Farlane hid good grounds for an action of damages against them for delaying to put the presentation in force. Mr. Dow moved that the Ptesbytery express their decided disapprobation of a union of officwi, and proceed to the settle ment of the Principal with all convenient speed. Ile concluded with reading a motion to that effect. Dr. Ginn thought the Presbytery should go on, as delay might occasion many evils, and could not possibly do any. good. Dr. Cita', lit En s said, they could not support plurality with out giving up a portion of their own usefulness; it was in fact doing as much as in them lay to bring down the priesthood in public estimation. In the fulfillment of the duties of minister, every man would find full scope for his talents, and all the energies of his soul. It had been observed that variety acted as' a stimulus to exertion ; he had lived all his life on an island, covered with solon geese, the Bass. It was said The flesh of these birds promote appetite--a certain person to whom this was ob. served, said that it could not be true, as he had eaten a wing and a part of the breast of one of them, and he was not a wit more hungry when he had done than when he began.—(l,oud laughter.) —lt might be just so with the College of Glasgow. Some thing had been said about the capabilities of the Presbytery for taking up this case. There are many things relating to the Church, not regulated by the sta tute book ; on the same g round as they could reject any person who was totally un fi t for the duties, so could they reject an unqualified person, though nominated by the hand of patronage. With all due respect for the' talents, qualifications, and gentlemanly accorn. ,plishments of the Principal, actuate d solely by a sense or duty, he gave his most cordial and unqualified support to the mo• tion of his friend, Professor Dr. Al`LEart disapproved of the union of two offices when the emoluments of each were fully adequate to maintain one man. Dr. BURNS, of Kilsyth, also disapproved of the union of offices, and considered that he could not do his duty without giving his negative to this presentation. SMITII, of St. Geoe's said, he was intimate with Dr. M'Farlane and family. lie knew he was possessed of great talents and a wonderful facility in the dispatch of business; and he came there firmly resolved to support his presentation ; but by the able speech of Dr. M'Gill he was convinced that the Crown, in laying two such offices on the shoulders of Dr. M'Farlane, were Investing him with duties which even he could not perform. With a sincere sense of public duty, and the deepest anguish, he went into the motion of Dr. MbGill. The Presbytery then divided, when nine voted for the mo., tion of Mr. Dow, and thirteen for the motion of Dr. M‘Gill. The following are the precise words of the two motions on the High Church question, and also the state of the votes : ruin MOTION. " The Presbytery, having considered the peculiar circum stances attending the case of the presentation to Dr. Dun can Macfarlan, Principal of the College of Glasgow, to be Minister of the High Church of Glasgow, Find, that the parish of the High Church of Glasgow contains a popula tion of inhabitants requiring the undivided time 'and exer• tions of the most active Minister. That the duties of the . Principal of the University are of great extent and importance and, if faithfully perfinmed, also require the undivided talents' and labours of the most diligent individual. That the union of the office of Principal with that of the Minister of the High Church of Glasgow, while it is injurious to the interests of learning and religion in the University, is incompatible with the full and successful discharge of the duties of Minister of the High Church parish. That both o ffi c e s b e i ng we ll pro • vided for, and having ample funds, from which an augment ation may be obtained if judged to be necessary, and no want existing in this church of rninistets and preachers to fill each office with respectability and success, there exists not the slightest plea of necessity for so injurious a union of office in the same person. That farther, the Minister of the High Church is one of the three visitors to-whom the superintendence of the finds, and conduct of the College of Glasgow is entrusted ; the only visitor not elected by the University appointed to be a clergyman, and more especially interested in its spiritual and ecclesiastical concerns : that therefore to induct the Prin cipal to the charge of the High Church is to destroy this imp portant provision, as no person can superintend his own ad ministration ; to render the meetings of visitors generally nu gatory ; to deprive the College of its only ecclesiastical super intendent; and to remove one of its most important secu rities-. That though the late Principal was in possession of both offices, it is to be remembered on the one hand, that the Presbytery had no controul over his admission into the College, and on the other, that it would have required a much more diffi cult process to have made him demit a pastoral charge to which he had been previously inducted, than to resist a presentation for the same charge when it Is legally vacant. And farther, that this is the first time on which the Presbytery has been called to carry into effect a measure which in their opinion is dangerous to the interests of both religion and learning. On theseFrounds, joined to a deep sense of the general danger arising from pluralities of o ffi ce in thi s Church, the Presbytery judge it . .to be both inexpedient and incompetent to proceed on the pre ' sentation laid on their table to Dr. 3lacfarlane, in respect tl7 at he appears to them in hoc datu an unqualified Presentee ; and they did and hereby do refuse to proceed on the said presentation, and appoint intimation to be given of this sentence to the Officers of the Crown, that a new presentation may be issued in favour of a qualified presentee. • SECOND MOTION. " The Presbytery resolve to proceed in Dr. Macfarlane's settlement with all convenient speed according to the rules of the Church. At the same time they express their decided dis approbation of such union of offices in the person of any indi vidual, and that it shall not be considered as a precedent to au thorise any such practice in future," On these two motions the Presbytery divided, when the first motion, refusing to proceed in Dr. Macfarlane's induction, was came(' by a majority of four votes—that is, 13 against 9. FROM A CORRESPONDENT.—" The above decision of the " Presbytery is certainly very popular with a numerous class " in this city and neighbourhood, who have access to what " they reckon the most competent and accurate sources of " information. When the Presbytery broke up, an elderly " person in the dress of a tradesman, pressed through the. " crowd, and addressed a Reverend Member with.. Sir, ye " maim gk me a steak o' your hate—this day ye hae foughten " the battle o' Me Lord—l'd gie jive pound inyser to ItAI6E " MONUMENT fent Yott.'"—( Glasgow Courier, July 8.) ROME CIRCUIT.-HERTFORD, JULY 9. Tw il lra l st a k ica e n 7f G o in r dv a icn in enn sPiracy, and in pursuance thereof,, t l h n e Tch i l i ird d s w i ci t t m h e a nt st c ro ha n r g ged ha t n h d a , t they did, violently, 2 O th indictment It a n ga SO in N st AND johAnNßOTaitErn4on and: of April,. break and enter the parish church of Kneb i worth, in this county, and being there, unlawfully and irre verently made a great noise and disturbance therein, and there assumed to celebrate, and did in mockery celebrate Divine Service, to the scandal of religion, and against the peace. A second count omitted the charge of conspiracy, and alleged that the defendants forcibly, violently, and irreve alBn2d2;rreverently, renily broke and entered the same church, concluding as the first count. Another count charged a conspiracy to expel a person named Hart from the _office of parish clerk. Other counts varied the offence. Mr. Baron GRAHAM, after hearing the evidence, observed, that if the motive of the defendants wiss perfectly innocent, they might with more propriety have rehearsed the pseudo parish clerk in their own houses, without resorting to the. very unusual, and, he must say, indecent expedient of breaking open the parish church, and gaining admittance by clandestine means. It was for the Jury, however, to determine the case upon the evidence. The Jury deliberated a considerable time, and acquitted the defendants on all the counts which charged a conspiracy ; but found them Guilty on the second, which alleged the unlawful and irreverently breaking open the parish church. We are sorry to bear that some lawless pro ceedings have taken place in the neighbourhood: of Barnsley, and that certain houses have been entered by men with black faces, during the night, who have destroyed the property of such of the weavers as have returned to their work on the terms prescribed by the masters. Of the folly and danger of these law less proceedings, the fate of the Luddites in 1812-13 affords an awful evidence.—( Leeds illeretus.) B 1 On the Gth inst., at High Wycombe, Bucks, the Lady of Mr. John Brough, of a daughter. On Monday last, at Stockwell, Mrs. T. L. Stanger Loathes, of a son. On Wednesday morning, at Great Berkhamstead, Mrs. NV. Walker. of a son. MARRIED. On Wednesday, the sd instant, at Afelksham, by the Rev- Mr. Smith, Mr. Richard Russell, of London, to Mary, third daughter of the late Mr. Reynolds, of the Crown inn, Melkeham. On 'Wednesday, the 9th inst., at Hurst church, by the . Riv. Dr. Wise, Mr. J. Rolls, of Aldersgate-strect, to Hannah, only daughter of the late Mr. Eisdell, of Colchester, • On. Omit/dr inrt. at . College..bill 'church, by the Rev. It. R. Bailey, Chaplain of the ,Tower of London,owrge Pretiopick Preston. of Aix-la-Chripelle, to Martha Feilde Buncombe, of Charles-square, London, Yesterday, at St. George's, Hanover-square, Thon gs Moly-, neux Montgomerie, Erq., of Garboldislun, Norfolk, to Ma rianne, second daughter of the late 'Abraham Robarts,'Esq.,' Lower Grosvenor-street. DIED. In Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, Charles Freeman, En.* formerly Secretary to the Government at Madras. On SatUrday last, at Wisbech, in the (list year of his age, Mr. John White, bookseller, of that place. On the sth butt., (at the house of her brother-in.law, the Rey* Thomas Kidd, Lynn, Norfolk), Mrs. Chabert, wife, of Philip Chabert, Esq., of Penton-place Pentonville. On Sunday last, at Elm Fiel d, near Doncaster, Jan' StittgeS, Esq., formerly of Bowling Hall, ncar Bradford, one of his uMa jesty's Justices of th e P eace an d a Deputy Lieutenant' for the West Riding of the county of York. On the 30th ult., t in St. Peter per Mountergate; Norwich, in the 60th year of h is age , M att h ew Joy. 'rm. poor man was known by the appellation of tho « Walking Baker," who for the last eleve n y ears o f hi s lif e used to carry a Ilarlie basket with bread, about eight s t ones weight, upon hitt shoulders, front Norwich to several villages, walking not less than 20 Miles per der; making in all about 681 . 640 nti/es • • Printed and Pubßetted for the PooPiwiltionli% at the Su •• • °Prier, 112, Strand, by ti t a CAurtlaus