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(From the Glasgow ."Irgas.) •
The General Assembly have at length reached the crowning
point in their mad career. On Thursday they proteeded to
depose the seven clergymen of the Prebbytery of Strathbogie, •
and on the following day they deprived Mr. Edwards, thy‘air .
nister of Marnoch, of his license.. The seven churches 4eitAL
also declared vacant, and intimation of the sentence was or-
dered to be made from all the pulpits in the Presbytery, the
Moderator being likewise directed to intimate the vacancies to
the patrons, that they might in due course be supplied.
Never, in the history of the Church, has she appeared in
the helpless attitude in which the folly of the dominant party
has exhibited her at the present moment. Never before, in
her annals, were men seen fulminating decrees in this childish
fashion, which they had no power of carrying into effect. An
anxious longing for additional power, and a desire to strike
down all who stand in the way of its attainment, has been
made abundantly manifest; but every onwaid step has only
helped to plunge the clergy deeper in the mire, and they have
now reached a depth from which they will find it almost im-
possible to extricate themselves.

The movement throughout has been based upon an untena-
ble, as well as a dishonest, pretext, and the defeated jugglers
are, theretore, deprived of the sympathy of ani numerous por-
tion of the community.
(From the Aberdeen Herald.)
We are neither surprised nor disappointed at the step taken
by the wild party. Four weeks age, we stated that they must
go on if they did not wish utterly to stultify themselves ; and it
is much better that they should have brought the question to a
point at once, than that they should hang it up indefinitely by
the adoption of a temporizing policy. That many of thee.'
deeply regret having placed themselves in a false position,
do not doubt, the backing out on the patronage question is
proof of their secret misgivings ; but they could not for ye.
shame, after so much boasting and bravado, refrain frcm n
erting the extraordinary powers which, as the dominant par' \-
in the Church, they lay claim to.
If we are pleased with the resolution come to by the majoril-
of the Assembly, we are much more so by the undisguised
avowal of the principles on which they are proceeding. Dr.
Chalmers does not mince the matter. He comes forward and
avows frankly that the end aimed at by the deposition is, the
assertion of the power of the Church, and her determination to
enforce her will, right or wrong.
So far the doctor is consistent. From first to last, the
c'aim he has chiefly urged has been the right of the Church to
do as she likes. His are real priestly motives. Clerical domi-
nation—ecclesiastical power is the great end of all his efforts.
As he said himself, secure the independence of the Kirk, and a
very small share of Non-intrusion will satisfy him. The
rights of the Christian people, the unscriptural character of
patronage, and the headship, in any other sense except the
supremacy of the Church, do not trouble him much.
(From the Inverness Cow ier.)
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.-It is apparent that the Veto law,
which did interfere with and abridge the rights of patrons, as
laid down by statute, and received by the Church as the dictate
of civil law, was beyond the power of Ecclesiastical Courts, and
could not be enacted by them, any more than they could enact
that a man should pay half his property to the Church, or that
he should violate all the duties which he owes to the Go-
vernment under which he lives. It was, consequently, not
obligatory upon the members and office-bearers of the Church,
and their disregard of it could no more be punished by the
Church than it could inflict punishment upon those who would
not, at its bidding, commit crime. Mr. Cunningham spoke
violently in favour of the motion for deposition, and con-
cluded with the following emphatic declaration :—" The sell-
tence of deposition is already virtually passed on them, and I
do believe that vou will pronounce this night on earth a sen-
tence which will find a latent echo in your own bosoms; and
which will be ratified in heaven." Language of thisl
savours 'err much of profanity, and Should never be adopte:l
in party contests. To the honour of at least two members of
the Non-intrusion party, a more merciful and just course we..;
proposed, by which the present difficulty could be got rid of,
until the whole question was brought before Parliament.

( From the AyrObserver.)
Never, perhaps, since the institution of that venerable
Court was it the scene of more intense excitement, or of events
mere fraught with danger to the Establishment. It is trulj
painful to contemplate what may be the ultimate result of the
schism which has now been consummated by they deposition of
the Strathbogie ministers. The Assembly has fio doubt acted
consistently with itself ; so has the Court of Session, by ex-
tending the arm of the law in behalf of those whose obedience
to its dictates have incurred the pains and penalties of the Ec-
clesiastical Court. Both judicatories are putting forth their
strength in their respective spheres, but the struggle is an unequal
one, and all who value the existence of a religious establishment
must regret that it should be placed in jeopardy by a stubborn
and wrong-headed contention with the civil powers. Little
hope can be entertained of the passing of the Duke of Argyll's
Bill; and should the Moderate party adhere to their protest,
by continuing in communion with the deposed ministers, the
natural and inevitable consequence will be the deposition of
the whole minority ! The effect of such a disjunction, however,
we have no inclination to anticipate. Rather shall we trust
that the fate of the Church may vet be averted by some happy
turn in the tide of events, not the less likely to happen that it
cannot be foreseen.

( From the Paisley Advertiser.)
Our Edinburgh papers of yesterday have not come to hand.
and as far as we can learn, no others have reached Paisley.
We are, therefore, unable to give the proceedings of the As-
sembly on Thursday. We observe that the Glasgow Chronicle
of yesterday has met with a similar disappointment. It states,
however, on the authority of the Edinburgh Observer, that
the Assembly had deposed the seven ministers of Strathbogie,
by a majority of 97, and that" the minority had taken a so-
lemn protest against the validity of the sentence, declaring
that they will still regard the deposed ministers as brethren
in the sacred office, aril will continue to hold ministerial and
Christian communion with them as formerly." What, then,
will this lead to? The 97, by resisting the decision of the
majority of Assembly, and holding Christian communion
with ministers who are deposed, become just as guilty
as the Strathbogie ministers, and if the Assembly carry out
its principles, the 97 must next be deposed. From this fearful
extension of th.- schism, it is scarcely possible to see a door of
ese ape. The Duke of Argyll's Bill having been spoken of so
favourably in the Assembly, and having had such a large ma-
jority in its favour, hopes might justly Lave been held that it
would be &itained, and the divisions thereby healed ; but we
fear these hopes will be scattered to the winds by the decision
above referred to, and the restoration of peace to a distracted
1 Church further and further removed.
Since the above was in type, we have seen a private letter
I which gives the division at 2211 to 12.5, making the majority as
above.

(From the Dundee Chronicle.)
The Anti-patronage Veto-Non-intru,ionists are at a dis-
count this Session, instead of carrying their motions by consi-
derable majorities, as was the case last year. Dr. Cook has
carried his motion to dismiss the overtures relating to patron-
age by a majority of 6—tho numbers for dismissing the over-
tures beinr. 139, and for abolishing patronage, 133. Will 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, nr 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 Saturday and 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
for deposing the clergy of Strathbogie. The 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 haye pie-
vented them from foreseeing that such a step was
inevitable 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 alai.
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 con-
temptible proceeding. The majority affect to despise and
deride the civil authorities; 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 dispQi-
tion—" willing to wound, but yet afraid to strike." To all
who wish to see the Bobadils of the Assembly reduced to
their real dimensions, we recommmend a perusal of the report
detailing this part of the proceedings.

On Saturday an inquest was held before Mr.
Payne, at the Newcastle Coffee-house' St. Mary-at-Hill,
Thames-street, on the body of Mr. Charles Farrer, aged 31,
an artist, of 25, Oxendon-street, Haymarket. Mr. William
Jenkins, pianoforte-maker, of No. 70, London-street, Fitzroy-
square, stated, that having engaged a boat, he rowed the de-
ceased on Sunday evening as far as Battersea-bridge ; en their
return, at deceased's solicitation, witness allowed him to row,
but in a short time advanced towards him for the purpose of
taking the sculls again, when the deceased, by rising too
hastily, upset the boat, and they were both immersed in the
river. Witness got on shore, he did not know how, and
there saw the deceased, who had also escaped. The boat 558.3
secured by some watermen, but as one scull had been lost,
witness and deceased were taken in another boat over to the
White House, Chelsea; several persons advised them
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home at once in a cab, but witness thought a row back to W t
minster would prevent their taking cold, so theY started' per-
fectly sober, and reached the Penitentiary
in safety; but the
,
deceased then suddenly rose, for some unknown purpuse,,,
in
~rid
* strl
thus overturning the boat left them a secoad.ti
me ugg g
in the water. Witness clung to the boat, which was keel in-
ward, and when almost exhausted was rescued bhyiese
a barge, who however " took from Inewattnihel3anul
his guard," and then put got into a cab
him
The deceased un-
fortunately was not found.
h Witness
agitated that he could
and went home, but was so im .7horeh.
he informed his father of
ceated until the next morning, when e
th White House, Chases.
not answer any question as much
the absence of the de-
the occurrence. When they left
ite sober ; it was moonlight
after the first accident, they e
the barge did riot reueor
in the centre of the liver
inreeptusernt.ing4haenuldweietresq•aus
h rowed to witness thec
very eh were boating, ar,d
hats and coats wine
thatthethcowe
bcetorizevte assistance
stopped to pick up two
ha revelled on them to look for
it was with great difficulty p
waterman, stated that he found
deceased. John Lynch,
; before t ey
on Thursday , and while towing
the body off Billingsgate, it
ashore, a boy who was with him searched the deceased's pockets
.and a watch ; witnes t
and took from them four .
erty, and hillgavein i s
tn his. Jenkins. Mr.s to
nos.
charge of the prop. sty,
said he had at least seven pte‘t
Purer, father of the
rime of the accident, and it w *-
in his pocket at thek. a._ a sui t
iialone had fallsout;
suppose that the go. n he would not
the reward for finding the body until the money was product.;,
and he would moreover prefer a charge of robbery against this
persons suspected. The Coroner advised such a course. N'er..
diet—Accidental Death.
Patronized by their Majesties the King anti
Queen of Hanover, and their Royal Highnesses the Princcvsss
Augusta and Sophia, her Serene Highness the Princess Esterhazy,
the Princesses Mary and Rosa, her Grace the Dowager Duchess.
of Bedlbrd, and their Graces the Archbishop of Canterbury and the
Dukes of Norfolk, Devonshire, and Manchester. In addition to the
above distinuished patronage to the newly-Invented Spectiec
Lenses ant linisible Operative Voice Conductor, the Messrs. S.
and B. Sol inane, opticians and aurista, 39, Albemarle street, Pic-
cadilly, and 76, King William.street, Bank of England, feel great
pleasure to state that their valuable inventions have also gained the
sanction and unqualified approbation of above four hundred of the
principal members of the medical profession ; as also of nemerous
individuals of high distinction, who have been greatly benefited by
their use. Immediately these improved Spectacle Lenses
placed before ex trem.: Imperf,ct vision, it is at once brought :Alt:lz to
Its natural and original state, every object becomes clear aue (tic,
inlet, and the most minute particle is seen, either by day or ca';ule-
light, with ease and distinctness. Their Voice Conductor; by
which thousands of deaf persons have been greatly benefited, is not
the least perceptible, not more uncomfortable, than having a pielee
of wool in its place, and the faintest whisper at a public suseinbty
is heard with exact distinctness.-39, Albemarle.street, oppositt,
the York Hotel, and 76. King William.street, Bank.--No cox
notion with persons of the same name.

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A considerable sum has been just raised in Seve-
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reuses of removing the remains of Weber, the distinguitheJ
German composer, from the Roman Catholic Chapel in Moor.
fields to Dresden. It is also contemplated to erect a mo•.iv-
ment, in every tray suitable to the memory of so rez,t, music an, so soon as funds are raised sufficient for com-
mendable object.

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