The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-16 00:00:00

MORNING EDITION,
THE NON______......_-INTRUSIONIsy.aj
The following accounts, taken from the: Edinburgh:-
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thing could prove more clearly that the voice of_t.4-..2:-.,..—:=---A ;
people is the last thing they think of ; and that,forit,(is.AaK
is their own professional aggrandisement, or that of
their friends. Would any man who has only 150/. a
year, refuse 800/. a year, without giving any reason,
unless he were afraid of the vengeance of the holy men
for taking this valuable living from one of their favourite
protegees ? As regards the living of North Leith, the
best in Scotland next to Greenock, the parishioners
may rest assured, that now, for the first time, they will
have a pastor forced on them by the vilest intrigues,
and through the most hypocritical pretences of the very
men who profess that no minister should be appointed
in opposition to the will of the people.
If any one," says en Edinburgh paper, " wishes to
know what would be the result of the pretended reforms
of the Non-Intrusion men, let him now attend to what
is passing, as regards the vacancies in North Leith and
the Old Church in Edinburgh. North Leith is the best
living in Scotland, and, strange to say, the stipend of
800/. is going a-begging, and can find nobody willing to
accept it ! So far as we can judge, the Ilightlyers have
taken the lead from the first in the congregation, and
the consequence is, that they can name nobody who is
not completely under the paw cf the central club of
agitators. The latter had set their hearts upon Mr.
Tweedie of Aberdeen, and they have contrived to frus-
trate all attempts of the congregation to get any other
minister. Mr. Main of Kilmarnock was, proposed,
and declined, for a reason plausible enough, but
which might never perhaps have been heard of if
his mind had not been influenced by private advice
from the conclave. Mr. Fairbairn of Newhaven,
who was also named, refused to stand ; and those
may believe who choose, that he was not moved
by private hints, but merely by an impulse of
magnanimity, to prefer ISO/. to 800/. A portion of the
congregation then turned their eyes to Mr. Glover of
the mushroom parish at the Calton Hill—we forget
what Saint's name it bears—but he, too, though sub-
' sisting on a small salary, was deaf as an adder to the
charms of 800/. per annum I. It somehow fell out, that
in whatever quarter, except one, application was made,
it was unsuccessful. The committee, thus held in the
toils of some invisible power, and baulked in their ef-
forts to have a free choice, decided in favour of Mr.
Tweedie. Alter the step was taken, the congrega-
tion, suspecting probably that the committee had been ~
jockeyed, became restive, and the following document,
signed by 400 of the patrons, was sent off to Mr, Twee-
die, who has now refused the presentation, but, it is
thought, may yet be icduced to accept it by the private
solicitations of the clique :-
1. REV. Stra—We, the undersigned, heritors, elders,
and inhabitants of the parish of North Leith, consider-
ing,—That the declared feeling of the congregation is
decidedly against you as being fixed among us as our
pastor : That undue means were used. by your friends
in causing Mr. Glover to withdraw his name, at the
very moment when the people were eagerly signing his
presentation, and to which above one hundred names
were added in the course of an hour : And also the un-
warrantable means which have since been taken, under
false representations, to induce ignorant persons to at-
tach their names to your presentation ; and that still,
with all these means combined, you have but a tithe of
the voters inviting you—Beg humbly, but firmly, to
state, that we cannot believe such a presentation can
ever be accepted, or that you, as a minister of the Gos-
pel, and a declared Non-lntrus'onist, will ever be in-
duced to think that such a settlement, under such cir-
cumstances, can either conduce to the glory of God—
the welfare of the Church—the good of this people—or
your own comfort."
Tire previous proceedings are thus described in the
Edinburgh Observer of Friday :
" When the meeting of the patrons of the parish of
North Leith took place, on the 4th instant, to con-
sider of Mr. Tweedie's acceptability, he being, in
fact, the nominee, not of the parish, but of the Non-
Intrusion clique in this city, a leading Non-Intrusion
azitator of the Presbytery of Edinburgh was in the im-
mediate neighbourhood of the church during the whole
(lay, and progress was reported to him every ten or
fifteen minutes, turd his advice taken as to the means
that were there and then adopted, for the purpose of
carrying Mr. Tweedi(•. He left the parish that day,
touch chagrined :red disappointed at the resolution to
present Mr. Glover. In consequence of this, a lead-
ing Non-Intrusion Elder of North Leith waited upon
Mr. Glover the day of the meeting, and, after
being closeted wag him for a considerable time, prevailed
on him to refuse the precniation. The Rev. Gen-
tleman had previously been importuned to the same
elicet, by a gentleman who has taken great interest in
fore arding the election of i\lr. Twee:die. Mr. Glover
having consented to refuse, the Noti• lutrusiouists then
agreed to present Mr. Tweedie, at a meeting- held for
a totally different purpose—that of presenting Mr.
Glover—and that without the knowledge of the patrons
Slid preipl, eeerrelly. The iilr•galii‘ of this puoceediag
i , tee et see, et 1,. it quite ill; imminent.
the eeiee elope. air stiaooti:: i.,,,ty-nervc to .4ct Mr.
l'Nitt,;litiiii .ii Poisley appeilerel ie the vute:ancy in the
1)1,1 Chreele It appears the( all the acting elders, and
at inajorit ot the members ot the present congregation,
are in favour of :\ Ir. Hamilton Buclialcul. minister of
StratliLl.rne. The congregation, no doubt, is small ;
bus if the Council is to listen to any external influence,
most certainly it should either be the voice of the
congregation, or, what is still better, the voice
of the parish, as exhibited by an actual poll of •
the adult inhabitants. We know that certain busy-
bodies, anxious to make up a case for Mr. APNaughtan,
are going about inducing persons, whose votes they can
depend on, to take seats. In truth, a fair or honest
decision would rarely be conic to, if the election were
to rest either with the communicants or the pa-
risliienci s generally. The living would be considered
a job, which would be intrigued for and voted away,
under tire influence of private friendship, party feel-
ing, or momentary caprice, because the elector has
not interest enough in the result to make him resist mo•
fives of this description. To get considerate and con-
scientious votes from persons in such a curse, they must
pay their clergy man as well as elect him. Men are al-
wa)s serious when they put their hands in their pockets.

F. 'IL STANDISH, ESQ.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sik,—Several paragraphs having appeared in various
public papers, relating to the supposed disposal of the
estates of the late Frank Hall, caring himself Frank
Hall Standish, it is only necessary at
,present to state
that he had no power to will the estates, he having
only the adverse possession of them, which he held
against the lineal descendant, and r;ght male heir of the
late Sir Frank Standish, and that proceedings are now
in prcgress to recover possession of the valuable
property. ROBERT BAMPTON,
I, New Church-street, Edgeware-road,
Feb. 15, ItA 1 . St. Marykbone.

TIIE NON-INTRUSIONISTS.—WC have only
room to call attention to the proceedings of a public meet-
ing held hare last week. The exposure and defeat of the
Non-Intrusionists was complete. But for their agitation
there is no likelihood that the Dissenters would have
moved; and we have only to look to the respective num-
bers who attended the two meetings, and the different
complexion of the proceedings, to sec on which side public
sympathy and sentiment preponderate. After nearly a
week's notice by placards, and intimation from the pulpit,
only about 300 mustered to hear Mr. Crichton, the knight-
errant of Non-Intrusion, and these consisted chiefly of
females and children, with not a few Dissenters. The
other meeting, called on the spur of the moment,
after
public notice of only a few hours, was att.endefd by
whom were
ma n named
aci
cuetmhsbet
eatnAac, Corneliusteetesen.r it
'lb:lac:- nv
dai Rymer,
of a thousand people, the appealed to,
male adults, and the sense of the meeting
of the proceed-
and triumphantly obtained, atereuv
great majority
was
se7ortlpie speeches to our
ings. We recommend the
.p
readers, and especially Mr. M a egoilnl
eCersi zihntlo nu
easntd
hasthe
Aiti.u—RfeEllsitti:;gbourne, near Wallingford, on
NoNn7linLtrFusuioLai
anliyaniirhesiding in the
just been held at Basting
having
Cease
named Grace ; and that on the day l
same parish
boeneny
cal in good health. lie called in Mr. Breech,
armed
earriedd
man, who, presuming he was labouring under
bptwhee• I ifeaoorrebe ddo
hdaitoieyhsnn.ddadoat ciflual 1 if
insriahledi sqei
l'ci' Irairetbcni
nt'.
labouring
rnsstq et
uter :cos kronur eusseCtlerit) sql:
iceAcurti xo:e'c'ouni . leikCsci teceheidopei iolran
the effects of dysentery, prescribed for him accordingly.
The next day, however, the man died, and a jury was
immediately summoned to inquire into tho cause of his
death, suspicions having been entertained that the de-
ceased had been murdered, in consequence of his wife having
refused to suffer any of her neighbours to see him during
his illness, and it having been ascertained that shortly be-
fore she had purchased some poison. —Mr. Breech de-
posed, that, assisted by another medical gentleman, he had
opened the body of the deceased, and that, upon analysing
the contents of the stomach, large quantities of poison were
discovered, which had clearly caused death. The Jury,
after a lengthened inquiry, returned a verdict of " Wilful
murder against Hannah Rymer, the wife, as principal, and
against John Grace, as en accessory before the fact."
The Coroner immediately issued his warrant for their eom.
'natal to 'inkling gaol, to take their trials at the next as-
sizes for the county of Bales, which will commence on the
`24th inst.
Tit E LATE SIR ASTLEY re-
mainsCOO of this distinguished surgeon will,
it is lt—
expected,
interred beneath the chapel of Guy's Ilospital, the de-
I;E.reheed, be
ceased having
expressed a wish that his remains should re-
pose within the walls of that institution, with which he
was so long connected. In this event, it is likely that his
ov
giveed at there
opportunityer
e the day
tpor etvhieous professiont o its in inter-
ment,
d-
,
friends of the deceased to testify their respect to his me-
moo'.
A Post morlenz examination was made on Saturday
evoiirig by Mes:rs. Cock and llilton, in the presence of
Dr. Chambers, Dr. Bright, Mr. Key, and Mr. A. T.
n bodyi
ent , willi
in order b e
r c
ro
Balderston, of the remains of the deceased, when it was
ascertained that effusion into the chest and pericardium was
the immediate cause of his death.

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