SCOTLAND.
Lord Glenelg was to meet his old constituents at a public dinner in Inverness yesterday.
A public dinner was given at Hawiek, on the 14th instant, to the Earl of Minto. There was a numerous attendance of the gentry and yeomanry of Roxburghshire ; and plenty of speeches. Lord Minto told the company, that he felt perfectly safe in assuring them that Captain. Elliot would be returned for the county at the next election.
We are sorry to say that Mr. Wallace, the public- spirited Member for Greenock, is at present labouring under severe indisposition. HO has been confined to his bed for several days.—Glasgow Chronicle.
A new Liberal paper, the Perth Chronicle, has been established in Perth. It declares itself an advocate of Ballot, Short Parliaments, Extended Suffrage, Peerage Reform, and the Voluntary principle; and boasts also of a considerable circulation to start with.
Attire recent visit of the Commissioners of Church Inquiry to the parish of Kirriemuir, it appeared in evidence that the total number of individuals was 7192. Of these nearly 6000 belong to the Church of Scotland ; whiie accommodation, in all the Established places of wor- ship, can only be provided for 2436. All these seats are let ; and the remainder of the inhabitants must of necessity attend Dissenting meet- ing-hons,ss, or absent themselves entirely from public worship. Is stating this as the extent of church accommodation, it must be borne int mind that the late increase of room is included. And towards the expense of this increase no fewer than 1288 persons have subscribed. Here, then, we take it, a pretty strong case of destitution is made out. Now for the Voluntary system. The Seceders in the same parish have seats for 500 individuals, only 240 of the seats being let. The funds, moreover, are 100/. in debt. The Re- lief Congregation have a meetiug-house that cost 8.50/. Of this sum, 280/ have been paid off; but, be it remembered, not by the unassisted exertions of the congregation, but by general contributions, to which even some members of the Establishment were parties. The case of the Original Seceders is still worse. They have accommoda- tion for 400 persons; but only 123 occupy sittings. The debt amounts to 450/ —Morning Post. [Is this a ease of destilellion 8 Why, eves according to the account of the Post, there are sittings for holf the population, including infants and servants ; and sittings are taken for nearly half. There must be plenty of church-room in Kirrieminr.]
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