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defendant, and, as she alleged, that lady (although her
name is " Patience") flew into a tornado of passion,
and pulled as much hair off her head as would libricate
a wig—(a bundle of it in paper was produced :it was
beautiful black hair, and would have made a little
fortune for some coiffeur)7-for any lady or gentleman
requiring that adjunct to the seat of reason. She also
tore her bonnet into fritters, and ill-treated her face
with several indignities ; and now she sought redress
for all these 6' divers and sundry " injuries which she
had endured. In reply to Mr. Campbell, who cross-
examined the complainant at length, she denied having
come home one night at one o'clock with Mr. Gay . She
denied having been sees drinking with him in a pubilc
house in Brick-street, or that she ever walked with him
in the street day or night. She admitted that she once
received 'a message from Mr. Gay about a box. These
were the whole facts connected with the case ; and after
speeches from both learned gentlemen, their worships
inflicted a fine of £2 and costs on the defendant, who at
once took out a " long purse," paid the fine, and left
the court, surrounded by several friends.

SYNOD OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

IN ENGLAND.-YESTERDAYS SITTING

The synod of the Presbyterian Church in Englaud resumed
its sitting at half—past ten o'clock yesterday, in St. George's

Church, Myrtle-street.
The proceedings were opened with Scripture reading,
prayer and hymns.
The minutes of the previous da3's sederunt were read.
Before proceeding to the order f the day, it was agreed,
on the motion of Dr. Hamilton, that the Rev. Mr. Frazer

should be added to the commission on Mr. Sandiman's
ordination. Dr. Hamilton stated, that the service Would be
conducted by the Rev. Mr. Frazer, the sermon preached by
himself, the ordination conducted by the Moderator, the
address to the missionaries given by Dr. Munroe, and the
address to the conzregatiou by the hey. Mr. Anderson.
The Rev. Mr. Wright made some suggestions as to altera-
tions in the form of recording the minutes.
The debate upon the question of psalmody was then

resumed.
The Rev. Mr. Ballantine opened the debate. He main-
tained, that the wisest course for. the Synod to adopt
would be that they should let the matter drop, and
say no more about it, in order that the discussion

might not again be revived. Let them he con-
tented with what thew had—it was well to let
what exi6ted alone. (hear, and cheers.) Where, he
asked, was the cry for hymns ? Whence did it come ?

From how many congregations? How many congregations
in the south, the north, or the midland presbyteries used

hymrs?

Did a feeling ienerally exist in favour of hymns

in the minds of congregations who were not using hymns,
but confined themselves to psalms and paraphrases? Ile
maintained that the congrq,rations using hymns were few,
and that there was no general desire tor them. The

impression in the south was that there was a call for hymns

from the north, and in the north that the desire existed in
the south, and both, he contended, were equally mistaken.
He urged that they should as much as possible keep out the
human element, and introduce the divine. (Hear hear.)

Mr. Robert Barbour, Manchester, objected to the time of
the synod being occupied by a discussion of the abstract
question, and moved a resolution to the effect that the com-
mittee La thanked for its labours, and that a copy of the
hymn-book be sent to every member of the court, with a
request that any suggestion be communicated to the com-
mittee before the first of July next, after which the com-
mittee should be authorised to revise the present selection,
and to reduce the number of hymns to one hundred, to be
issued for the use of any congregation which might desire to

adopt them.
Mr. Limb seconded Mr. Barbour's motion.
The Rev. Mr. Spiers argued that they would act wisely
in making their church as distinctively an English Presby-
terian church as possible, 'I hey had, for eleven years,
committed themselves to the principle of a hymn-book, and
it was now too late to deny that they were so committed. It
would be the best course the Synod could pursue to adopt
the report of the committee, and allow the hymnbook to be
used with such emendations as might be thought necessary.
It was utterly hopeless to hope that they oould ever, view-
ing this question from such different points of consideration,
that they could ever arrive at a perfectly unanimous decisiln
on either side.
Mr. Watson, London, could not accede either to the
motion of Mr. Lundie, on the previous day, or that of Mr.
Barbour. The latter would only tend to keep the question
still open, while he thought one hundred hymns would be
wholly inadequate, and the difficulty of making a selectio❑
in reducing the number to one hundred would be such as no
member of the Synod could undertake.
The Rev. Mr. Alexander contended that three of the

hymns in that collection taught the doctrine of the personal
reign, which had never been avowed by the church. He
denied that the demand for hymns came from the general
congregations, but from a few ministers. Moreover, he
contended that they were not to be ruled by the congrega-
tion:, but the congregations by them. They were a Pres-
byterian church, and the congregations were not to do as
they like, but were to be governed by their elders and their
Synod. Were they prepared now to tumble together a
few hymns selected hastily, and without judicious selection
or arrangement, and put it forth with their authority, and
say to the cosereo•ations of their churches, "here is your
hymnology." congregations
hymnology was very often the theo-
logy of a church. Give him the making of the hymns, and
he would give them the theology of the church. They
might pat forth% profession of faith, but the people would
not read it. But the people read the hymn book—the
hymn book was constantly in their hands, it became
wrought into their feelings and the sentiments of
their hearts, and as the heart thought the head
thought. He warned the Synod against taking any
step which would, before a generation had passed away,
cause the old time-honoured hymns to be superseded
by modern compositions. He denied that the hymns con-
tained more of Christ than the psalms, and contended that
the character, spirit, and attributes of Christ, although not
the name, were even more in the rsalms.
Rev. Mr. White said his deliberate conviction was that
the psalms, as now used as the exclusive psalmody of the
Christian church, was radically and essentially defective.
He was free to admit that the psalms were full of Christ
from beginning to end. But it struck him that the
exclusive use of psalms in singing in their churches
presented something anomalous,, for while in prayer and
preaching they were filled with Christ as a work, and the
work of the spirit in phraseology conformed to the New
Testament, he respdcaully submitted that the prophetic
phraseology in which Christ was presented in the psalms,
' did not come up to the recognised terms in which he was
indicated in the New Testament.
Rev. Walter Smith supported the motion of the Rev.
Mr. Lundie. He did
.not see how, by diluted hymns, they
were to elevate the standard of the people's spiritual
taste. It would be a loss to the people to whom they
ministered, and to the English people, to have them
singing these diluted hymns. Where did musicians go to
get their highest iaspirat ons ? They did not go to
Shakspeare or to Milton, but they went to the Bible,
because its words were so filled with sacred and inspired
meaning. He did not approve of the Bible being resorted
to for the purpose of music alone, but he knew that such
was the fact. He called on the meeting not to sanction the
hymn-book.
Bev. Mr. Speen suggested that Mr. Barbour should
alter the term of his motion to 150 hymns, instead of 100.
The Rev. Mr. Welsh proposed a motion to the effect, that
the Synod commend the diligence of the committee, and
discharge them, and in consequence of the difference of
opinion at present existing, that the preparing of the hymn-
book be allowed to drop for the present. (Hear, hear.)
Rev. Mr. Ballantine seconded the motion.
Dr. Hamilton supported the sanctioning and revising of
the hymn-book.
Mr. Glover, Manchester, was also in favour of acceding
to the wish for a proper selection of hymns. He thought
it a most ungracious act to ellsmiss a committee which had
devoted so much time to making a selection of hymns.
Finally, and on the general expression of opinion to that
effect, the motion of Rev. Mr. Lundie was withdrawn, and
that of Mr. Barbour amended, by substituting 150 for l 00
hymns and paraphrases.
- Rev. Dr. Munroe objected altogether to the committee
being authorised to bring forward such a number as 150
hymns and paraphrases.
The ex-Moderator, as convener of the committee, briefly
replied.
The motions then before the house were those of Mr.
Barbour and Rev. Mr. Welsh. The Synod proceeded to
vote upn the motions. There appeared for the first motion,
sixty-seven; for the second, forty-three. Mr. Barbour's
motion was accordingly declared carried.
THE CONGREGATION OP G A.TE 41 FAD. -SERIOUS CHARGES

AGAINST TILE MINISTER

The next business vas amemoiiaFfrom certain Presby-
terians of Gateshead, in the Newcastle presbytery, praying
for enquiry into the cause of the falling off in the attend-
ance
of worshippers at the Presbyterian Church there.- The
memorialists stated that in 1845 the congregation was then
worshipping in an old and wholly unsuitable building, and
that, with a view of advancing the Presbyterian communion,
a new and commodious building was purchased. The pur-
pose was not attained, as only depressing and apparent
decay followed. The memorialists complained that they
could not attend with profit at the ordinances there, and
that the numbers attending the communion did not exceed
fifty, and the Sabbath attendances were only about seventy.
Some discussion took place as to the propriety of entering
into the questions involved in the memorial before the
public court. It was, however, finally decided to go into
the case in public court.

The case containA the proceedings of the presbytery of
Gateshead, before which the minister of the church, the
Rev. Thomas Knox Anderson, was charged with some very
serious offences. The libel, which was read, contained six
charges against the rev. gentleman, which may be thus
summed up. First—That on the night of Sunday, the sth
November, 1854, he so conducted himself in his own house,
in a state of intoxication, as tO compel his wife and child
to leave the house, and take refuge with his mother-in-law.
Second—That he was guilty of the same offence on the
night of the 2d December, 1854, when his wife and child
had to leave the house not fully dressed. Third—That he
was in the habit of drinking to excess at a public house in
Gateshead, called the Dun Cow. Fourth—That he was in
the habit of drinking to excess at the house of one of his
congregation, on Saturday nights, and up to Sunday morn-
ings, and without engaging in prayer. Fifth—That he had
been in the habit of so conducting himself by chinking to
excess in taverns in Gateshead, as to cause a general report
that his habits were those of intemperance. Sixth—That
several families had in consequence felt themselves bound to
leave the congregation.

The proceedings before the presbytery of Gateshead were
read, and occupied consi ierable time. They contained the
enquiry made into the above charzes, and the whole of the
evidence adduced for and against the charges.
The reading of evidence had not concluded when the
Synod adjourned to the afternoon sitting.

ST PETERSBURG, Monday.—By an Imperial decree, the
organising of the militia is suspended. Count Orloff is
appointed President of the Council of Ministers, and orders
have been given to, re-light all the lighthouses and re-place
all the buoys along the coast.

THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' DEFENCE

LEAGCE

The first annual meeting of this body was held yes-
terday, at three o'clock, in the Clarendon-rooms. The
meeting was most respectably and numerously attended
by the _trade• The chair was,taken by Mr. J. Atkinson,

the president of the society.
The Chairman sail, alth,ugh the meeting- was Large
and respectable, yet he expected, perhaps, there would
have been a larger attendance of members. He sup-
posed, however, that the members who had received
copies of the report and statement of accounts, which
would be submitted to the meeting,- felt fo satisfied on
the subject, and had received so much information by
the documents, that they did not deem it necessary to
attend. (Hear, hear.) He would ask Mr. Carter to act
as secretary pro teen to the meeting, and requested
him to read the report and statement of accounts now
produced.

Mr. Carter then read the following

REPORT,

The Committee of the League have much pleasure in
submitting their first annual report to the members who
so liberally contributed to a special fund, having for its
object,:first—litepeal of Mr. Wilson Patten's " Sunday
. .

Beer and, secondly, the organising of an opposition

• .
to any legislation having for its object the throwing open
of the trade. • With respect to Mr. Patten's bill, the com-
mittee have much pleasure in saying that, aided by an
overwhelming ruhlic opinion, they have been eminently
successful—a bill having bien obtained shortening the

lours of labour to the licensed victuallers, without mate

rially interfering with public convenience. With refer-
ence to throwing open the trade, and the introduction of

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more stringent laws, as recommended by the resolutions
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of the select committee of the House of 'Commons, which

were first promoted by the Liverpool magistrates, your
committee consklered a duty imperative upon them to
endeavour by every means in their power to organise the

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whole of the trade in tl

,e United K

gdom in opposition to

measures so injurious to their interests, which, whilst
they would confiscate the prooerty of many thousands of
tradesmen, were not called for by any national require-
ment, and the evidence given before the committee of the
House of Commons proved that, as a body, the licensed
victuallers of this country conducted their business in the
most creditable manner. Your committee, with a view to
uniting the trade and bringing their strength to bear on
the legislature, first turned their attention to the forma-
tion and union of local societies, and, in conjunction with
the Manchester Association, they formed the. Lancashire

League, which has been joined by no fewer than twenty-
three towns, reps esenting upwards of 5,000 licensed vic-
tuallers. Your committee have also actively participated
in the formation of a National Defence League, which
already includes all the principal :towns in the United
I,ingdom, and has given to the league an amount of influ-
ence, as regards Parliamentary legislation, that, for defen-
sive purposes, must prove eminently successful. Your
committee are glad to observe that, notwithstanding the
fanatical efforts of the Maine law awl other theoretical
agitators, there Is no intention on the part of the present
Government to introduce any measure that would mate-
rially interfere with the rights, privileges, and property
of a large and respectable class of the community. The
expenses have, no doubt, been considerable ; but, when
the magnitude and iniportance of the position acquired is
considered, it will be found to have been attained with a
due regard to economy. As there is a considerable
balance in hand, your committee recommend that a-strict
watch be kept on any party whose objects are the inflic-
tion of injury on others without, in any way benefitting
either themselves or society, and which, if carried into
effect, would eventually create so large an amount of
immorality as to prove seriously detrimental to the well-
being of the whole community.
The balance sheet made, up to the Ist of :April, 1856,
shewed the total receipts to have been 4451 10s. 7d. ; the
expenditure 4208 14s. 51d., leaving a balance in the bank
and in the hands of the treasurer of 4242 16s. lid.
The Chairman in proposing that the report and state
ment of accounts now read, be adopted, observed that
lie would be very glad to answer any questions that .
might be put to him, as to the various items in the
' account now presented. After a pause, and as there
was no observation made by any one present. he con-
tinued to say that he hoped all felt satisfied with the
documents. (Hear, hear.) He then gave a brief his-
tory of the league, and alluded to Mr. Wilson Patten's
bill, and stated that amongst other objects in which the
exertions of the league had been successful, they had
obtained a repeal of that act. (Hear, hear) It was
owing, however, to the great inconvenience felt by the
public in reference to that bill, and by the united exer-
tions of the public, that the act had been repealed. He
was of opinion that the majority of the licensed
victuallers, would be as glad to make Sunday a day of
rest as any class of people in 'the community—(hear,
heat,) but it was the public whose necessities
demanded that there should be accommodation—(hear,
hear.). He then alluded to the central committee in
London, and said the league had now received
the assistance and co-operation of the trade in
every large town in 'England, and also !of Dublin,
Cork, Glasgow, and the west of Scotland. (Hear, hear.)
So far, the league had been enabled to remove measures
that were injurious to the trade. (Cheers.) He then
alluded to measures to do away with drinking, and
said he did not object to, the advocates of temperance,
for purely temperate men were the best customers 'the
licensed victuallers had : they all abhorred the drun-
kard, who was, not only not a customer, but a nuisance to
respectable houses. ( H ear, hear.) In conclusion, he'
proposed the adoption of, the report.
Mr. Sykes seconded the motion, and it was passed
unanimously.

Mr. Wilson Bell proposed a warm vote of thanks to
the committee of management, who had devoted so much
valuable time to the interest of the trade, and who had
been so successful in their exertions for its benefit.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Hargraves, and
passed unanimously, amid applause.
Mr. Sykes, and Mr. McKenzie, as members of the
committee, returned thanks, and the chairman (as head
of the committee) also thankad the meetiim, and bore
ample testimony to the• increasing exertions of the
members, who had sacrificed a great deal of valuable
time, and no little of their own private means, for the
benefit of the trade at large. (Cheers )
. Mr. Howe alluded to the very objectionable system of
billeting soldiers on the owners of publichotises. He
trusted that at no distant period, this subject would be
taken up, and that the obnoxious system would be
thoroughly got rid of. (Hear, hear.) The resolution
which bad been committed to him did not bear
upon the subject, but still he had great pleasure
in proposing it. It was then •read as follows :
" That the future management of the Defence League
be transferred to the trade committee of the Licensed
Victuallers' Association, but that the balance remaining
on hands be appropriated solely to promoting the objects
for which the league was first formed."
Mr. M'Kenzie objected to the resolution, as it came
on him by surprise, and besides, he was for allowing the
league to remain just as it stood.
A disctssion took place on this point, and as one of
the reasons, urged for the adoinirion of the resolution was,
that the league being formed for a . special purpose,
and that purpose having been accomplished, the neces.
sity for. the resolution had arisen ; and it was also stated
that a majority of the Licensed Victuallers' Association
committee belonged also to the league committee.
Mr. James Atkinson seconded the resolution, and Mr.
M'Kenzie moved a direct negative to it.
After a brief conversational discussion, the original
motion was carried by a majority of eleven to three. A
vote of thanks was passed, amid loud applause, to the
chairman, and several gentlemen bore strong testimony
to the zeal, ability, and the ceaseless exertions he had
shown in behalf of the trade ; and also the sacrifices he
had made both in time and of his own private means.
The Chairman thanked the meeting, which then
broke up.

VIENNA, April 21.—The Austrian correspondent empha-
tically denies, as without authority whatever, the reports
raised by foreign newspapers, as to the augmentation or
withdrawal of troops in the Duchy of Parma.
SEBASTOPOL, April 13. —Pelissier reviewed the entire
army of the Crimea. General Luders, a considerable num-
ber of Russian 'officers, and Generals ofirington and De La
Marmora, were present at this military fete. The epidemic
has ceased in the Crimea.—lifoniteur.
It is generally apprehended at Vienna, that the return of
the Sardinian army will increase the general ferment in
Italy. and hence the military precautions taken by Austria.
The King of Naples is said to look with intense suspicion
on the Anglo-Italian Legion at Malta.
THE TELEGRAPH.—The Turkish telegraphic lines were
opened to the public on the 11th. There are telegraphic
stations at Roustchouk, Schumla, Varna, Adrianople,
and Constantinople. The price is, from Giurgewo to
Roustchouk, 1 fl. ; to Schuinla and Varn 3 fl. ; to
Adrianople, 5 fl; and to Constantinople. 6 11;a,
MR. JACKSON'S CASE.—The ,costs incurred in the defence
and subsequent appeal to the Home Secretary, in the case of
Mr. John Jackson, the Doncaster pawnbroker, who was
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Malta mentions that the Marquis of Dalhousie still con-
tinues- there in much the same state, his health tolerably
good, butbis leg Continuing so seriously bad as to prevent
his moving about without assistance. It is intended that
he leaves about the 18th in H.M.S. Tribune, for England
direct. Part of his suite will have to go in some other
way, the. Tribune not having accommodation for all.
Tug -TIPPERARY BaNa.„--The official manager of the
Tipperary Bank writes to the Freeman's Journal to correct
a misappreherision to which his own list had given rise.
He says I have returned Mr. W. Kennedy and Mr. V.
Scully as directors, because in the books of the company
they appear to have been such within the last three years.
and it was therefore necessary so to designate them in the
list without reference to the date of their ceasing to be
directors. I think it right to add that these gentlemen
disposed of their shares, and had the transfers registered
in the books of the company in the months of March and
April, 1855, from which periods their names do not appear
in the books of the company.

WEST DERBY UNION,

The usual weekly meeting of the guardians connected
with this union, was held at the board-room Mill-lane,
yesterday. The chairman, the Rev. Wm. Badnall, pre..
sided. The other guardians present, were Messrs. Sid.
deley, Wilson, Pickup, Johns, Evans, Craig, Harrison,
Leyland, Edwards, Wenslev, Clark, T. Edwards,
Mawdsley, Sagar, Medealf, Pitts, Curtis, Abrahams,
Lunt, Whitty, and Morris.
, Cheques to the amount of £204, were voted for the
relief of the out-do n. poor, within the several districts
connected within their union. _ _

The vmaster.of the workhouse reported that last week,
there were 698 paupers in the workhouse, since when
22 had been admitted, 1 born, 38 discharged, 2 deaths;
this week 681, and for the corresponding week of last
year 666.

The master of the hospital reported that, last week
there were 97 inmates in that establishment, since whets
7 had been admitted, 4 discharged, and I death ; this
week there were 99, and for the corresponding week of
last year 67.

A letter was read from Mr. Lister, one of the medical
officers of the union, in connection with a report for-
warded from the Liverpool police authorities, charging
that gentleman with having neglected his duty, in not
attending to a poor man who had a relief ticket, when
called upon.
The letter having been read, it was unanimously
decided, that Mr. Lister's explanation exonerated him from
all blame in the matter, and it was suggested that in
future in such cases, the chief constable would but per-
form his duty. by referring such reports to the medical
officer, instead of sending them to the board.
It was then decided that a copy of the letter should.
be forwarded to the Liverpool chief constable, by the

.clerk.
A circular was read from the Bolton Union, request-
ing the guardians to adopt the form of petitions annexed
with regard to the vaccination bill, then before the
house. The subject was referred to the finance com-
mittee, who were requested to report on the merits of
the bill at a future date.
The bye-laws for the conducting of the business for
the ensuing year, were passed, provided they received
the sanction of the poor law board.
The sum of £lO was voted to Mr. Cleaver, the clerk,
for his indefatigible exertions in conducting the late
elections of guardians, and also the amount of the
expenses of the late contested elections.
An assistant was appointed to make up the hospital
accounts, which had got in error in consequence of the
indisposition of the master of this establishment.
The general business of the board having been dis•
posed of
The dhairman said he had a matter to bring before
the guardians of some importance, because the character
of the board was somewhat implicated. One day in the
course of last week, Mrs. Kennedy, the wife of the
porter, called upon him and complained of her husband'.
conduct in not permitting her to be at the lodge with
him. There was no disputing the fact that she had nor
been living at the lodge. He did not think that the
guardians should set the example of permitting their
servants living separate from their wives. He had under•
stood that the porter had not seen his wife for the last
seventeen weeks, although she lived within ten minutes
walk of the workhouse. He concluded by saying that
he thought it was a matter that they had a right to take
into their consideration.
Mr. Lunt stated that he had frequently seen the porter
and had asked him why his wife was nut at the lodge,
and the answer he received from him was " I can't get
her to come—she says she will not come."
In answer to a question put by a guardian, the clerk
stated -that the accommodation at the lodge had been
augmented, with a distinct understanding that the
porter and his wife were to live there. He was appointed
with that understanding.
Mr. Callis moved, and Mr. EdWards seconded, a retie-
lutton to the effect that the porter be immediately called
before the board.

The Clerk suggested that the proper course to pursue
would be for the board to write to the porter, and
request him to send an answer by the following week.
Alter some conversation, on the suggestion of Mr.
Harrison, it was decided that the matter should be
referred to the visiting committee, with a request that
they would have each party before them, and make a
report to the next meeting. This suggestion was agreed
to, and the board adjourned.