SCOTLAND.
At Inverary, on Friday, Mr. Duncan M'Neill, the Lord-Advocate, was elected Member for Argyllshire, in the room of Mr. Alexander Campbell, of Monzie, who had resigned. There was no opposition.
A case has arisen to try the working of Lord Aberdeen's Act.. The Rarl of Seafield has presented the Reverend Mr. Henderson, minister of Cullen, to the parish of Banff, in the room of a minister who has seceded; and divers parishioners have entered several objections and reasons why his appointment "would not tend to the glory of God, the greater good of the Church,, the salvation of souls, or the edification of the parishioners"; but, on the contrary, " would cause the utter deser- tion of the Church." Some of the objections are exceedingly curious- " That the Reverend George Henderson's approaches and manners are not considered to be such as to attach and endear his congregation to him. • • ." That the Reverend George Henderson is reported to be subject to an oeca- atonal exuberance of animal spirits, and at times to display a liveliness cf man- ner and conversation, which, though not sinful in themselves, and perhaps not objectionable to some congregations, would be repugnant to the feelings of a large portion of the congregation of Banff, and calculated to lower the standard of the Christian walk in this place. " That his illustrations do not bear upon his text; that his whole subject is incoherent, unconnected, and ill-deduced; and the subscribing objectors con- scientiously feel that his doctrine is not such as to edify them or to advance their spiritual interests. " That the church of Banff is vety large, and peculiarly constructed, with an unusually high pulpit to suit the high galleries, and stated by ministers to be difficult to preach in; and the saia Reverend George Henderson, from a na- tural defect of utterance, is incapable of being so distinctly heard as to be fol- lowed or understood by a large proportion of the congregation, (particularly in the galleries) ; this defect increasing as the reverend gentleman extends his voice, which is of a harsh and grating description. "That besides this natural defect, the said Reverend George Henderson is con- sidered to be destitute of a musical car, which prevents the correct modulation of his voice ; and his speech and manner in the pulpit otherwise is extremely disagreeable, and not calculated to arrest the attention necessary for edification. " That if the Reverend George Henderson had not had a greater desire to increase his own temporal means, or, in Scripture language, to gain filthy lucre,' than to advance the glory of God, the welfare of the Church, and the good of souls, he would not have so ardently desired to exchange his present
charge for the more lucrative benefice of Banff."
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