The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-17 00:00:00

THE KIRK

VETO ACT.—WC understand that, at a very numt;
trans meeting of the Aberdeen Society of Writers, LOA
on the 4th instant, resolutions were passed, with only
three dissentient voices, strongly deprecating Ilia prin-
ciple of the Veto Act, and the presumptuous and y'o-
lent conduct of the majority of the Commission cf the
General Assembly and their party, in endeavouring to
enforce their illegal measure.—Aberdecn Hcra!t. •
ARBROATIL—ANOTHER CASE OF COLLISIC)N.-.-4
few days ago, a case of encroachment 1)y tie e:vii
upon our Ecclesiastical Courts occurred vri:ln the
hopnds of the Presbytery of Arbroath. A p
frOm one of the country parishes came lately
in One of the town parishes.. He applied to tL•
Sersion of the parish whence he came for a 4,:r.'iti;4:e
to admit him to the communion in the el,:•"
he presently resides. He has not been refuse, certi-
ficate, but in all llkelihood it was not a suit ohz..
He has, in the meantime, applied to a lawyer iior the
purpose of compellicg the minister and eldcits of tha
parish in which he now &veils to admit him to fhe
Lord's Supper ; and the lawyer has Iritten to the
minister, T.( quiring him to admit his tto thNt ordi-
nance.—Montrose Review.

[Our English readers—many of them at least—ray
not perhaps be aware that in tne Kirk there is Lo suet.
thing as open communion. The Kirk Session, that is,
the minister and elders of a parish, claim and often el-
ereise the right of admitting to, or excluding from ti's
ordinance, wl oa.soc.4r they please. Whether this be a
lawful right or one of those usurpations which ecclesi-
astics of all sorts and profe,ssions are so prone to win-
mit, the result of this suit, it the complainant pa-
severes, will decide.]

Addresses to the Queen, to Prince Albert, anj
o
to the Duchess of Kent, have been voted by the county of i
Caithness, n congratulation of her Majesty's marriage. The
spetitioned Parliament to nettle the discussion
n
the subject of what is called '° non- in-
trusion. " An amendment praying for the total abolition of
same
prevailing erity also
on
patronage negatived by a majority of eight.
DRUNKENNESSII" AND SUICIDE.—On Friday,
an inquest was held at the London Ilds..pital,
eveninglll
r.liakur, the Coroner, on view of the body of Hallplke,
who died in that institution, from the effects of a wound in-
flicted on his throat by a razor. The liver and lungs of the
deceased were desclibed to be in so shocking a state fi em the
effects of ardent spirits, that it was impossible the deceased
could have survived many days, but the wound inflicted by him
was the immediate cause of his death. The Jury returned a
verdict of " Temporary derangement."
A CALF KILLED BY A RAT.—Last Ftidav
week, a lively-looking ealfyfive days old, belonging to Reesda,le,.
of BoltotiPerey, was left for the night, when in the morning it
was found quite dead ; upon examination of the circifmstances
a rat was discovered feasting on the body of the calf, which it
had succeeded in destroying.
ABORTIVE DUEL.—A Correspondent requests
-tlst,,, state that a meetin, took place at 'Wimbledon-common,
On Friday, between 'Flower and Air. Brown, both of, t:'.
I -.;ity of Bath, wi en both parties fired in the-air, and then let
the field perfectly satisfied. We thiok this a very harmless
'"'tit{ a very rotorraiway-cfsettingit-dispnre:

YEN NG EDITION

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS, iliaacxt 16.

The Hoy.se resumed at Five o'Clock.
The Dike of WELLINGTON took his seat just be-
fore the entrance of the Lord Chancellor. He ap
geared-to be completely recovered from his recent ill-
ness, and looked as well as he has done for years.

CORN LAWS.
Lord Bt-N.LP.A" presented a petition from a place in
Berkshire against any alteration of the Corn-laws.
SUPILY OF WATER TO THE METRO-
LIS.

The Marquis of WESTMINSTER presented peti-
tions from different parts of the Metropolis complaining
of the insufficient and expensive supply of water at pre-
sect afforded, acid of its unwholesome quality, and
praying for a legis'ative enactment to improve the

BEVERLEY A D DRESSES.

The following are the written replies of her Royal
Highness the amiable Duchess of Kent to the addresses
from Beverley, inserted in The Sun of Friday last :
" To the Inhabitants of the Borough of B,vertey.
" Gentlemen,—l thank you most sincerely for the cor-
diality of your congratulations on the marriage of my
beloved daughter, and for your kind and affectionate ap-
proval of the fulfilment of those interesting and import-
ant maternal duties which devolved on me.
" I beg that you will be assured that all sense of the
cares and anxieties of those duties is effaced front my
mind, by the gratitude so kindly expressed to me by
you and the other loyal people of the kingdom,"

To the Reform Association of Beverley and East Riding

of the County of Turk.
" Gentlemcn—l receive your congratulations on the
marriage of my beloved daughter with emotions of sin-
cere satisfaction.
" I shall ever remember the kindly expressions you
have addressed to myself with lively gratitude ; and I
beg you to believe that all my mlternal responsibility
and care are forgotten in the happiness of the Queen,
and the gratitude of the people."