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| The Preshytery Of Winchester NE;
IA this village on Thursday the 10Th of
/. April and adjourned on the afternoon
Oi the Saturday following. The Slin.
I-teE pTcseat weTs. Rev. DR. Wilson,
Messrs. Williamson. Scott. Foo,c, Lo-
der, Wilson, Simpson, fusion Kerr,
iiargraye, Royall Raymond. Harrison
aud kilpatnck. The representation OF
the EldeFShip was full. Rev. Sarue
! Is. Wilson. ID. ID and David Gibson,
Elder, were appointed Commissioners
20 the next General Assembly. and the
/ Rev. SepIimus fusion and Jas. II Fitz.
! gerald, Elder, altenates. The pastoral
, relation existing between the Rev. j.
J. Royal and the people OF Winchester.
was dissolved The Rev. VIM. liz
/ FOote having accepted the agency OF.
;he e. b. +. NJ. was also discharged
! from his pastora. connection with the
Church in Romney. The Rev. Mr.
/ Footc having offered his resignation OF
the Office OF stated. Clerk, resolution
aas adopted, accepting the resignation
Of said office aud expressing entire APP
/ probation Of the manner IA which he
had discharged Us duties. and the Rev.
/ Mr.. HaTrison was chosen 10 succeed
him. During the conversation on the
state Of Religion within the bounds Of
the Presbytery. noticed with peculiar
/ interest the statement of facts made by
d.. Wilson respecting the Orphan \.
sylum IN Frederick sburg, and the &C.
count given by MIR. Hargrave Of a re-
cent work of grace IN has congregations.
| The debates on several important and
exciting subjects were conducted with
great good feeling and with that for
I bearance and frltcrnal affection which
( should ever characterize the followers
OF Jesus Christ. There was number
/ Of excellent Giscourses delivered during
/ the progress of the meeting, and 1t will
I be long before the impressions made by
them, as we'll As by the personal con
verse with the members OF the PreSby-
| terry, shall be eiilced from the memories
and hearts Of this people. The Presby-
terry adjourned TO meet in Winchester
on the "Wednesday week preceding
the meeting Of Synod Eai,Nigeaeer.
Robert Emmett Hooc, of the L. s.
/ Navy, who was tried before the Supe-
rior Court OF Glynn county, Georgia.
on an Indictment for voluntary man
Slaughter, for killing DR.. George w.
. u a Il Il. l.
/ found guilty. 4 motion Tor new tri-
: al was made and granted. The yer.
dict is said TO Eave excited much as
constituent.
MLSAGFRIE AND CURCUS Losr.-
We learn from the Cincinnati News OF
the Both ul,. that Raymond and Co.'S
Menageric and Circus, which LETT that
place few DAYS since, has met with a
most melancholy accident. In crossing
bridge over the river at Franklin, the
bridge gave way, and several teams
were precipitatcd into the stream. Five
men and eight horses were lost. No
further particulars given.
Yesterday morning, after the inside
OF our paper had been worked of, the
pressman took the great form, contain
ing the types Of both pages. from the
press, and hooked it TO the block and
tackle, TO lover 1t into the composing
room, when some part OF the machinery
gave way. and the whole form came
down from the third 10 the second s:oi3
ofthe office cutting ,he iloc5 ',s
der ooli; bat so well had h"
ed up, that not type y .uI.
u. S. Ga=e'". X
The Ohio Eagle states that orc hun
dred and thirty packages Of wheat pass
ed through the pos, Office Of that place
a shor, time since under the frank Of a
memjer Of Congress. The packages
were duly marked Pub. D,cl'"
We did forclbly object to members
Of Congress serIng sheets Of ginger
bread home ar young children
( through the mair,a a. public documents
considering 1t breach Of the ranking
privilege bat If any thing can go by
post routes TO ir-prove the crops 10 ans
scctlon--io give seed 10 the sower and
! bread 10 the ef'er-it Is a blessing -
infinitely pre- bic 10 the thousand
long sr'cches. inflicted ~ delegates
! Ippn cOnstil, s-and Lic reasons for
which ate "a' a grain Of wheat 10 a
bushel Of chat, Ike Gratianos IN the
/ Piiladeiptia Gazette.
A,the AIIegany County Court Ma.
ryland. now N session, three men
have been found guilty Of MURDER.
SLks Twice, for killing 4 man by the
name Of Hamilton IN souillc, appl-
rendy without design en- his lie. Yer
/ DICT, murder 10 The second degree.
| His BROTHER was brought 10 guilty 10
the first degree Tor killing Mr.. Robin
son, respe ctabie inn.keepcr Who bad
/ ordered ban out Of hi' house e.. III
7 conduct The third. a man Nv The
name Of SuAEpE. Tor '.illing sn ir,.h-
man by the name u Deyiuc. near Old
/ Town Was found guilty iu the second