Star.
London, England, 1825-06-09 00:00:00

BAPTISM

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Mad' • •
Mayville •
elm • Camay
Raseassasea .
Tiferarl •
Vv"eaterford .

Ditto
Litt*
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Phi*
Ditto
Ditto

Westmeath .
Wezford .
Wicklow .

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The following statement is given by the Edinburgh
Weekly Journal, Journal, in its report of the proceedings of the
Committee of the General Auembly of the Church
of Scotland:
The next case was that of Alexander Bremner, who petitioned
the Assembly against the refusal of the Presbytery_ of Caithness,
to order Mr. Gunn, the Minister of the parish of Walton, to bap-
tise bis child.
It was urged by Mr. Munro, for the Presbytery, that there
were grounds for delaying the baptism until Bremner should sub-
mit to a rebuke from Mr. Gunn. These grounds were, that he
bad kept a public-bou' se was a smuggler, an encourager of drun-
kenness, and a sewer of irreligious opinions.
Mr. Hasorstee, Advocate for the Petitioner, maintained, that
the keeping of a public-house was no competent reason for with-
holding church privileges ; and that, as to the other accesations,they
were not true, and ought not to have been acted upon unless proved.
It was agreed, on the motion of Dr. luaus, to remit the case to
the Kirk Session, with instructions to snake the necessary inquiries,
to bear Bremner in his own defence, and to decide definitely that
Mr. Gann shall or shall not baptise the child.

FORTY SHILLING FREEHOLDERS.
..-....-.
There have been printed, Returns of the irreeholderg
of Ireland, distinguishing the 40s. voters. The following
appear to be the results:— •
.Antrim . Number of 40$. votes
Armagh . Ditto ditto
Carlow . Ditto ditto
Cavan . Ditto ditto
Clare Ditto . ditto
Cork . Ditto ditto
Down , . Ditto ditto
Dublin . Ditto ditto
Fermanagh . Ditto ditto
Kerry . Ditto ditto
Kildare . /kiwi ditto
Kilkenny • titto ditto
King's County Ditto ditto
Leitrim • Ditto ditto
Limerick • Ditto ditto
Londonderry Ditto ditto
Longford • Ditto ditto .
Louth—(b this county there are 5,000 free-
boiders,but the amounts of qualifi-
cation are indiacriminately mixed
in the books).
Ditto -"

GASS
6,002
3.073
7,104
. 13.033
. 14,966
. 13,324
2.941
3,333
/ 5,357
761
389
377
5,950
10,793
4,213
4.871

19,987

1,080
8.734
4,483
8,685
6,180
8,779
11019
8,1/3
8,194
1,p86

Total number • . 171,363
The above la exclusive of Galway, Donegal. Sligo, and Louth
Countim, the Returns front which have not been made. To sbew
the dlipropeetles, or rather the appalling preponderance of these
405." bethlosur and fraudulent votes," as they were termed in the
Nouse of Commons, it is only necessary to quote two counties. In
Ma there are 314 501. (and above) freeholders, 157 291. free-
sod 19,947 forty shilling freeholders. In Armagh there are
6,802 forty shilllne freeholders, 129 201. freeholders, and 145 free-
habits./ of SOL and above.

A deputation of the merchants trading to Jamaica
waited on Mr. IP/MIMING, the Secretary to the Post-
office; on Monday la7it, in order to learn the cause of
the precipitate departnre of the Jamaica, packet. ItJ
bad been intimated on Saturday, that letters would be
in time on Monday, but the, merchants were informed.
on taking them to the office, that an order had been
sent off on Saturday for the sailing of the packet. Mr.
Panorama explained, that this had been done in conse-
quence of a message from Mr. Secretary CANNING, of
whose motives in doing so he had no knowledge ; but
he would take care to represent to him the inconvenience
the merchants had thereby suffered.
Tuesday, the Slit ult. the Annual Meeting of the Scot-
tish Missionary S9ckty was held in the Assembly Room,
George-street.Edinburgh.Georgeßoss,'Esq.in the Chair.
From the report it appears that the society his now two
stations in the East Indies, Bancoot and Severndroog. At
the former place there are eleven schools under the care
of the Missionaries, containing 454 children, at the lat-
ter. there are twelve schools,. containing 'about 600
children. In the West Indies,* new mission• bas been
lately begun under very auspicious circumstances. The
Depots in that part of Jamaica where it has been esta-
blished, hailed with delight the arrival of the Missionary.
In Russia, where the Society has laboured for so many
years, the aspect of missionary affairs is becoming
darker than ever; and the Directors have adjudged it
necessary materially to abridge their operations in that
country, by withdrawing the Missionaries from Asua-
dte it'd the Crimea. The other statitni, Karass, it is
in' en ded. siiceld be continued. The Society is now direct-
ing its efforts chiefly to the British
ti Colonies, which have
- Brsh Chris tians.
lransfetred
house of Mr.
Aon, having
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discovered the
the various
Mummery.

with the afr'
face is well
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and caning

P ing iis you.. —._.., -
obviously A peculiar claim on British Christian
AbreAass Charles Mowery, who has been tt
4'4 to Morpeth gaol for trial, for robbing the hot
Hal, at Shields, is not propetly a clergymai
"Attained his ordination of the Archbishop of
*sled testimonials; but when his Grace disec
1 % imposture, he stated the same in circulars, to tl
0 dioceses, of a caution against the arts of Mr. N
—tyseMertury.
**Ayes is a very small thin man, wit
- VILA= of great personal' activity ; his fa
! formed, bat furrowed with fatigue and stud
fire of his quick black eye is very remarkable.
large mustachios, and Otis hair is dark-an
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