SCOTLAND.
On the present :tspect of Church politics in Scotland, we have some authentic in torm,s in: in a private letter— Time NV iid pa: t or at least a portion of them, seem inclined to give in. De. Hill of Deity, the nominee of the old Moderators on the Moderate side of the Chun a is sa oat. it i- i esent to the Chair of the Assembly, was to Lave leas , ese Guurdian (GlaF,;,-ow chrical lieu shall') and Wit/o4s ( E a ,..! t•,) s; rout:settled this; and in several Presbyteries the elect,:., -Ha: a,. th 1 •!..•aint. A reaction, however, is going mt. Dr. Patrick :■:••■ •• ;rt.. ■,, a•!: am puld.,lied a letter in favour. Adhe- re:1.CE to t!. e.t : nottliitatiog in turn, is advised : the danger of' widening 1•.. ma • a ;e: et •,:ac, the Nioderates and the Tories Is dwelt upon. The recent ,i; !..;•-- .therdeen, wi,titi some months ago would have been met. d • ••■ -1e. me Low dwelt upon it) time Guardian as favour- able iraticatisn- r ila• ;afire of the Clanch : the Veto-law is said never to have been l.a,s• ad the Wild men, but merely cue of the means to- r:ants a part:cut": r.ay be attained in Vatic:LIS other ways. It is even understocd tt:at !,.I,•I taels they have gone too far, but is fettered by
las • Est i ; • s .1 • , Notaithidanding this declaration, I am
satisfied t: lans,• s•sy ,s• s c!crgy do wish to retreat. heater their counsels er tdose a t!. a.:, 1,7 ;, I 1:P..% a:i at the ensuirm Assembly, it is Mists-
sitb• L•a:. oa !bat is I. at. sort of middle counm mill be ;Mewed.
trmt 1.1 ia.t. •••• ;;; ;a,, data cmv to help then out of the scrape They, as ( ' !' a conape1atal to obey the law of the land."
It is KW; :Sat :tits Nlordson the haberdasher, and M. P. for liver- nest, is it -eats nar the purchase of the Marquis of Iluntley's Glen- garry esto,---.
Mr. C. 'a N, La, Advoeste-Dspette, Lord Jeffrey's nephew, is to be Sherif:- oh' Peeldesshire, imm the room of Mr. Wood, resigned,
Lieu:en tst-fseimiel Sir Alexander Burnes, of the Indian Army, has
trans-milted to the I'm f at Montrose 100 guineas, With a request that
tho it b•re-a may dis- applied he procuring prizes ha mm' the en-
couragement of the scholars in the :Montrose Academy. Tile gift is act:mammas. t "sy a strong espression of' the donor's gratitude fur the be- nefits he derived front the Academy, where he received the whole of' his education.
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