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London, England, 1826-05-31 00:00:00

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For the second motion .
Majority .

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE CHURCH OF
SCOTLAND.

Wednesday, the Rev. Mr. Marshall, of Glasgow, sub-
mitted the following motion to the Assembly:
" That the General Assembly having considered 46e overtures
relative to the union of the office of a parochial Minister with that
of Principal or Professor in any orthe Univenities of Scotland, and
being deeply convinced that such unions are injurious to the inter-
ests of religion, education, and learning, and contrary to the spirit
of our ecclesiastical constitution, resolve, that a Committee be ap-
pointed to prepare an overture to be transmitted to the Presbyteries
of this Church, for preventing such unions of those offices in future
in all cases not already provided for by the Act of Assembly 1817,
and to report to this Assembly : And further, in respect that some
ache theological Professorships are not at present sufficiently pro-
vided foe, the General Assembly resolve to appoint a Committee to
take all suck cases into consideration, with instructions to make all
necessary inquiries, and to adopt all measures that may be deemed
expedient, with the view of obtaining some means or security for
the adequate endowment of these offices, and to report to the next
Assembly."
Dr. COME moved the following amendment:
" The General Assembly having considered the overtures on the
table, And that it is not expedient, under existing circumstances, to'
transmit to Presbyteries an overture for abolishing the union of
offices in the Universities with pa:missal charges, where the law of
residence is nut violated; but appoint n Committee to inquire and
ascertain whether adequate endowments for theological Professor-
ships could be obtained, and what effect the universal abolition of
pluralities would produce on the connection between the Caurch
and the Universities of Scotland." _ _

After twelve hours' debase, k was agreed that the vote
should be fit st tir second motion, and on the wanes being
cilled, there voted :

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A Clergyman has been elected Mayer. and conse-
quently returning officer, of Devises.
TIMATIRICAL report is very preva-
lest in the Oren-roots of Drury-lane Theatre, that Mr. Puce, the
American Manager, will take the lead in the direction of that thea-
atre. It is also said that C. Kuntz retires from his situation at
Covent.garden at the end of the present season, and that Mr.
Baser 'Hams will again take the command of the corps drama-
silos of that theatre. Kean has received an offer of engagement
from both of the above establishments, but it is not yet known to
which of them he will accede. Waage, the eminent composer,
has sn much increased his constitutional complaints by visiting our
chm tie, that he is recommended to return to his native country as
speedily as possible. He is attended daily by an eminent German
physician, at his apartments at Sir G. Sauer's, from whom he re-
ceives every attention in his present feeble situation. He will leave
England the moment he is sufficiently convalescent.
Accounts from Manchester are still favourable. Bra-
zil cotton has advanced id. per pound in the course of
the week, and every other description full id. 15,463
bags have been sold in the week, consumers having been
willing buyers during the whole of the week. The
market closed with a very steady appearance.
Last week, at a public-house in Salford, a female
servant of the house had died, and an undert iker was
sent fur to measure her for a coffin. He was directed
upstairs to the room where the corpse lay, and accom-
pan;ed by an assistant, he proceeded there, and was
taking out his rule for the purpose of measuring her
length, when, to their astonishment, the supposed
c.rpse rose up in bel and demanded their business.
The coffin-msker and his man scampered d6wn stairs,
and told the•company that the girl was come to life
again. They were of course laughed at; and on an
explanation ensuing, it appeared that they had mistaken
their way, and had gone into the bed-room of the
landlady, where she laj fast asleep until disturbed by`
their intrusion.

Saturday, as one of the Oxford coaches was coming
towards London, at Turnham-green, folloated at a shor t
distance by one of the Brenffor d stages, the persons on
the Brent ford stage heard the coachman on the Oxford
coach call out, and upon looking forward, safe some-
thing on the road, but from the distance they were off
the utile,' coach, coold not dirtictly make out what it
was; on the Oxford coach stopping, and the Bientford
stage coming op with it, it was discovered that it was a
fine child, apparently between three and four years old.
under the wheels of the Oxford coach ; the fore-wheel
had passed over its abdomen and one of its arms, and
the hind-wheel was partly upon its body, the coachman
being in pre. act Of backing the coach off the child's
body when the Brentford stage arrived on the spot.—
The child was taken up dreadfully crushed, and appa-
rently lifeless, and conveyed to the house of its parents.
At the last April Sessions at Ballyconnel, for the di-
Vision of Cavan, three civil bills were brought at the
suit of,Thomas Fitzpatrick, Esq. of Killesandra, against
some of his tenants for arrears of rent, when it was
tined by the Lear nedettantatatt. that as M•. Fitzpatrick
(a respectable Gentleman of considerable property) had
improperly given himself the title of &quire," to
which io point of law he was not entitled, he would
dismiss each of the cases. with costs.

MILITARY Foßca 1N Ennort.—According to a cal-
culation published in 1824, in the Mena Gazette, the
military force of Europe then amounted, to 2,500,000
men, incllding all, both of the land and sea service...—
These co,t their Government 91,666.6661.13 i. 4d. ster-
ling ; while the entire territorial revenue of Europe does
not amount to more than 1,800.000,000 francs, or
82,500,0001. About the eightieth part of the popula-
tion of Europe is still under arms, and each inhabitant
furnishes upwards of nine shillings per year, for the
support of this mass of armed mess, whilst Europe is in
profound peace.
Friday and Saturday last, an important inquiry was
had at the Court•hall at Rochester, before the Com-
mittee of the Company of Proprietors of the Thames
and Med a•af Canal, by a respectable Jiffy of the county
of Kent. summoned by the Sheriff, to ascertain the
compensation to be paid by the Canal Company to Mr.
Gunning, Mr. De La Cour, and Mr. Hasted, for ex-
pences incurred by them and damage done to their
estates at Frindsbury and Snood, by reason of the
works of the canal having abstracted the water from
Mr. Gunning's pond, and having introduced salt. water
into the wells of Mr. Dela Cour and Mr. Hasted, and
rendered the waters thereof brackish. The inquiry
excited great interest, and it continued on the first day
from ten in the morning until seven in she evening.—
Th.e.cascs of Mr. Gunning and Mr. De La Cour having
been then 'disposed of, the Court adjourned until the
following morning, to consider the case of Mr. Hasted.
—The claims of the several parties amounted to
1,5261. 17s. 6d. but. were reduced by the verdicts of
the Jury to 9781. ISt. viz.
Claims. Sums awarded.
Mr. Gunning . £548 0 0 . £536 0 0
Mr. De La Cour 361 13 e . 162 12 0
Mr. Muted • 557 4 6 . 580 0 0

Al MI6 17 6 £976 13 0
Mr. Comps and Mr. Thesiger attended as Counsel, and
Mr. Gibbs, of Strood, as Solicitor, for the Claimants ;
and Mr. Bolland and Mr. Adolphus as Counsel, and
Mr. Sendamore, of. IVlaidstone, as Solicitor, for the
Canal Company.

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF CHANCERY, MAY 30.

The Loup CHANCELLOR sat in the new Court at
Westminster to-day for the first time this term. It has
undergone some altetation since last term; the King's
Counsel's seat, and that of the solicitors, having been
extended; and a box h tying been erected for the ac-
commodation of law students.

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