Star.
London, England, 1828-06-12 00:00:00

EDINBURGH GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Ju .

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• A Memorial from the Clergy of the Canadas was
read, exist essing their desire to be formed into a Pres-
hyteey -of the Church of Scotland, and also an anxious
Wish that the Assembly ii•otild u 4 every means to
-genie. a permanent provision for the Scottish Clergy
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in these Frovinces. This subject Wait taken up w ith gteat
-4rnestviess, and treated with match feeling, there
b ing a unanimous wish to secure for the Scottish
Clergy- and people in Canada all tit:• advantages which
could possibly accrue to them from their connexion with
our Nation:a Church, by obtaining a permanent pro-
•n for the maintenance of the Clergy--a relief from
disabilities emanating front local authority, particu-
larly in reference to the celebration of marri ige—and a
closer main with the Church of. Scotland. On thistast
point some difference of opinion existed as to the means
ny which it should be obtained, but all agreed that,
sooner •or later, it must take place. There was an over,
tote from the Presbytery of Paisley, relative to the,
Church in Canada, which was also taken ; and a motion
embracing the general feeling of the House, as above
stated, was agreed to unanimously.— From the Scotsman.

BOULOGNE, JUNIt 6.
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Although the season Kai nut yet properly commenced,
the it of British has alreAdy been considerable. The
4.le:course between Dover and this place has been al-
most interrupted by stormy weather for more than a.
'week. No packet has arrived horn Dotrer.. except by
the way of Calais, for tar days past, °ain't° contrary
and high winds. • 7' • • • .
Ti e mackerel fisiiing,•urinOrksnurce of gain. to'
the Boulognoi., has been a glersues failure this se-maul
Nearly 1.006 men, and littltAsoccof gra &Jung vessels,
a e employed in this. osaally profit**fidiery; avid will'
,suffer scei rdiogl,rs .
On Monday. the 42d inst:M.'Versial, the proprietor of.
'the Bathing and 'Assembly Rooms, gave his annual
.:soiree Aromatic gratultbusly Lochs Eaglish, which was

well attended.
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It is ieported that a gang of swindlers from Paris are
ready to make their appearance at this place, it they.
'can meet with a good harvest amongst less knowing
'gamesters trbm the other side- of the Chaonel, to
~give de II a reasonable tucourageinent of success in
'their calling. • • . • 1
A shout time ago an English smuggling boat, will',
eight men, in escaping from a vessel belonging to the'
Preventive Service, was overset under a press of sail',
and one man drowned. The test were saved by the,
crew of a fishing boat belonAing to Boulogne. who also.'
picked up the corpse of the drowned man, and. would
have brought it on Awe for hiterment, had not certain
formai laws and regulations presented difficulties to,
their good intentions, and induced them •to adopt the,
more tacile alternative of committing the body to they
deep in the usual manner. Toes* risen were offered.,
but nobly declined any reward for their humane exitl
croons. No doubt there is no want of exertion, courage
and humanity on the part of the French sailors in as-{
silting or rescuing distressed mariners, whenever they
have the opportunity of so doing; but. instances of i
daring intrepidity, and contempt of imminent personal
hazard, on such trying occasions. are not so commonly'
met with oo the French as on the English coast. 'There'
is also something. apparently colJ, and too
.rigidly
formal, in the regulations of France, in respect to sl)ir
*reeked sailors, whick was- eitemprfied two or three,
months ago at' this place. An English vessel was
wrecked near Boulogne in the night; the weather was
cold and stormy, and the crew
.reached the shore in
safety ; they were obliged, however, to remain upon the
-beach, cold and shivering. all night; or sintil the autho- '
rides of the place. had formally come and investigated
the circumstances of.the,shipwreck;• after the comple-
tion of which process, shelter and all other Comforta.
were, of course, liberally supplied to these unfor-
tunate men. • .
M.Roche, Head Cure, and a Dignitary of the Church
at Boulogze,.died.bere lately, very much regretted by
all who knew him. His ht-feral was attended by• a
more numerous body of friends than was ever !einem-
hoed z a proof
,this, that, surrounded by many disad,
vantages; private worth is iecogoized• and respected by
the most unequivocal tokens of general and post-
humous regret.
Amongst the company now at Boulogne-Or-Mir
are, Sir Jonah Barrington, late Judge of the Admiralty
Court in Ireland ; Mr. Martin, late Member for Gal-
way; Lieut.• Gen. Sir W. Hutchinson, &c. &c. • •

Mr. MARTIN. of aalway, some time ago, in digging
for copper on his piopeitt of Cunnainara, discovered a
quarry of one marble, of which several beautiful specis
niens have been brought to England; some of them re-
sembling the Verde Antique. The quarry :is four loiter
horn the sea; from,which it is
,separated by ti "Wit,
I brough which is noww formed a fine road, leading to a
harbour, capable of admitting vessels of 2 and 300 toss
:II low water. The marble of this quarry, Mr..lVinarry:
,
can deliver in London at 20s. the cubic foot.
HALT MOURNING —A little girl hearing hermothet
say that she was going into " half mourning," inquired
it any of her lelatiuns were " halt dead ?"
The clerk of a Church nut far froni Derby,' a few
Sundays ago, gave note of the parish 'rate in the fol•
lowing manner lam desired to give notice .that
the third levy is assessed fivepence in the pound," (and
without pausing added) " Let us s.ng to theforaise.and
glory of Goo, ... • .
Dna what a wretched land this is,
That yields us no supplies.'"
We unJeitstand that the Portugge" re"' *cl-
'Noblemen about to return home in ilia 's team 'vesselil
'chattered for their esclusitre use, previonili tbAisitling
Loodun for Falmouth, Where It is eiliectedahey.*lll
assemble on Friday evening, signed a declarmion,. ex-
pressive of- their Adherence to the It-geney established
at Operto in the name of Don Peon° IV. It is added,,
that the Brazilian Ministet. in th‘ interests of hisitoyal
MAster, and ooshe private aceouttt of the 'latter, in
character of King of Porhigal. and in no wise binding
on the Imperini Government of Brae 1, *ith the greatest,
iliac, icy, not only advanced 2,5001, sterling for the hire
of the steam-vessel, but has also aothorised the Oporto
Regency to draw upon him. it necessary, for 30,0001.

mere.
Tag LAU LORD tigNIIY razaolr.-The death of
Lord HIL.NitY FITZROY, brother to the Duke of Gkeq•
TOW, which event took place on Saturday last, wilt be
telt as a great loss, not only so his personal friends, bUt
t.s a Large circle of Connections,. especially such as are
interested in Ow affairs of the turf. His Lordship was,
perhap.. the best judge of horse-racing and matching
to tne kingdom, and, in addition to supersor judgment.
'he was as honourable a man as ever betted a wager.—
His celebrated match between Hampden and (~ntaur
will long be ienktubeied as one Wirt has nut been sur-
passed since the days of Eclipse. He was a man of a
remarkably kind heart, and the affection *hair sub•
silted between him and his Noble brother was a trait
highly honourable to both parties, for • fit may truly be
said that that affection wits RDb01104:d&
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