The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-07 00:00:00

T 11-1 v, SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 7, Isll.

derible make-Wes, as eas the a. i .; 11;, Cook ha.
eiertied his motion to dismiss the overtures relating to patron.
age by a majority cf 6--the numbers for dismissing the_ over-
tures being 139, and for abolishing patronage, 133. ill the
people yet open their eyes to the game which the clergy are
playing with their Scriptural rights ?
(From the Edinburgh Evening Post.)
The proceedings of the General Assembly, or rather the ma-
jority of that body—for it is important to discriminate between
the parties who compose it—have, we are sorry to say, contri-
buted still further to sink them in the estimation of the coun-
try. On eAturday aid Monday the subject of greatest interest
and importance was the reception of the interdict granted by
the Lord Ordinary against the Moderator and office-bearers of
the Assembly, or their agents, in carrying out their measures
fer deposing the clergy of Strathbogie. Ihe majoriity seemed
to have been in the last degree perplexed as to the mode in
which they ought to deal with this matter, although
nothing short of judicial blindness could have pre-
vented them from foreseeing that such a step was
ieevitable on the part of the seven ministers. The
feeling of the majority was evidently to resist the serving of
the interdict; but they had neither the courage nor the abi-
lity to meet it in this way. They accordingly received the
interdict ; allowed it in short, to be served upon the Mode-
rator ; but, at the same time, pretended ostensibly to disre-
gard it, by refusing to examine its contents, as if any such
subterfuge could take effect, after they had acknowledged re-
ceipt of the legal document. Never was there a more cen-
-temetible proceeding. The majority affect to despise and
deride the civil autherities; but here, when they were offered
an opportunity of carrying their views into effect, they at
once back out of their position, only showing their disposi-
tion—" willing to wound, but yet afraid to strike " To all
who wish to see the Behadils of the Assembly reduced to
their real dimensions, we recommmend a perusal o the report
detailing this part of the proceedings.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE s.—The Belterephon, 78, Capt.
C. J. Austin, C. H., was paid off to-day.
The Nautilus, 10, Lieut. Beaufoy, was paid off yesterday.
The Lapwing, packet, Lieut. Coghian, arrived at Falmouth
on Saturday from the West Indies.
The Firebrand, steam-vessel, Mister S. B. Cook, disem-
barked her ltoyal Highness the Duchess of Kent and the
Prince and Princess Leirtingen at Ostend on Friday, and re-
turned to Woolwich on Saturday.
The Salamander, steani frigate, Commander Hastings Regi-
nald Henry, arrived at C►onstadt on the 17th instant, where
,he disembarked the Hon. Mr. Bloomfield and suite. On the
21st she was visited by the Grand Duke Constantine, who was
received with all the honours due to his exalted rank, On
,the '22d his Excellency the Marquis of Clauricarde em-
barked. and the vessel immeiiately sailed for England,
and arrived at Woolwich at eight o'clock p. m., on Saturday,
the `.:9th, when his Excellency immediately left for London.
The Alban, steamer, arrived yesterday with the depot corn-
panics of the 32d Regiment on board, from Dublin ; she will
sail on Monday, with the depot companies of the 82d from this
garrison for Dublin.
The Rapid brig, Lieut. Tryon, was lying at Hastings on
Thursday.
Ibe Netley, tender, sailed on Tuesday for Plymouth ; the
Emerald, arrived yesterday from Guernsey, and the Adven-
ture. naval transport, from Deptford.
The Spitfire steamer arrived on Thursday, from Woolwich,
and having received the necessary repairs to her machinery will
sail to-morrow for the West Indies.
The Ida, Curry, from Calcutta, arrived last night, and passed
on to Newcastle.
The Montreal, American liner, arrived on Tuesday, in nine-
teen days, from New York
The Heron, cutter yacht, Mr. Ponsonby, owner, was at
Gibraltar on the 17th ult.
In Harbour—Queen, Victory, Excellent, Dublin, Royal
George, Bittern, Fair Rosamond, .Spitfire, Echo, Alban,
steamers ; Diligence and Adventure, naval transports.
At Spithead—Monarch, Indus, and Vernon.
APPOlNTMENTs.—Commander—Arthur Morrell, to the
Calcutta.
Lieutenants— It O'Brien, to the Belleisle, vice Need, to
the Monarch; C. R. Newman and C. Butler (Supernume-
raries), to the Cornwallis.
Chaplains—Hugh Salvia (1838) to the Living of Alston;
S. Slight, to Winchester.
Mates—M. Burrows, to the Excellent; G. H. Hodgson,
to the Cornwallis.
Volunteer ( first class)—W. F. Congreve, to the Bittern.
Assistant •Surgeons—W. J. Gruggen, to the Queen ; T.
Wallace, to the Caledonia ; F. P. Pascoe, to Indus, vice Hobb,
dismissed the service.
Clerks—G. Shambler, to the Cornwallis; H. C. Pool, to
the Queen.
Acting Clerks—James J. Rutter and John Retallick (Su-
pernumeraries), to the Cornwallis.
Clerk's Assistant—C. J. Martin to the Cornwallis.
Boatswain—J. Hall and G. Pendlebury (Supernumeraries),
to the Cornwallis.
Carpenters— W, Tucker and G. Pain, to the Cornwallis.
PLYMOUTH, JUNE 3.—The Trinculo, 16, Commander H.
E. Coffin, was paid off last Saturday. The Jaseur, 16, Com-
mander F. M. Boultbee, was taken into dock on Monday, to have
her 'defects made good. The Savage, 10, Lieutenant J. H.
Bowlrer, was also taken into dock, to get a new deck, The
Pelican, 16, Commander C. Napier, passed down Channel, on
Tuesday, on her way to Lisbon.