SCOTLAND.
The Municipal Elections took place in Scotland on Tuesday. In Edinburgh, the usual division of Whig and Tory was somewhat con- founded by the other division of Nonintrusionist and Anti-Nonintru- sionist The Whigs, however, won in every instance, returning all the 14 members. At Glasgow, the election leaves parties much as they stood before, 15 on each side, with two doubtfuls. The Glasgow Argus, however, reckons that the Liberals have gained one ; and says that the Nonintrusionists are reduced to a minority in the Council.
At a meeting of the Presbytery'of Edinburgh, on Wednesday week, Mr. Cunningham, on the part of the Committee appointed to confer with Mr. Marshall, 'reported that he adhered to his determination to withdraw from the Scottish Church— Mr. Marshall had not stated the grounds on which he was led to adopt views in favour of Episcopacy ; so that there was no necessity for the Presbytery to defend or maintain their own. The sum and substance of what be said was, that Episcopacy was coeval with the da.yipof the Apostles, and consequently it must have had the sanction of thtfounders of the Church. If Mr. Marshall should at any future period give to the world a statement of the reasons which had induced him to become an Episcopalian—and this he thought it was his duty to do—then the Presbytery would be called upon to examine those rea- sons; but not now.
Mr..Cunniugham thought that the Presbytery should do more than merely accept Mr. Marshall's resignation— It had been the practice, in cases very analogous to that of Mr. Marshall, to add to their acceptance of the resignation, a declaration that the individual was 00 longer a minister of this Church ; that they even went the length of de- claring that he was not capable of receiving any presentation or call to any Church, and forbidding all their ministers either to employ or to be em- ployed by him. Out of respect to Mr. Marshall, he did not propose that they should go the whole length of these declarations and prohibitions ; but he did think they were imperatively called upon to declare that he was no longer a. minister of this Church.
A discussion followed ; some members of the Presbytery recommend- ing a more stern, others a more lenient course. In the debate, Mr. Cunningham stated that before Mr. Marshall's resignation, application had been made, with his sanction, to a Bishop, for his reordination. Dr. Brunton admitted that Mr. Marshall had inquired whether it was possible for a person in his circumstances to receive ordination ; but he had received no very encouraging answer. Mr. Cunningham's mo- tion was agreed to.
The number of destitute in Paisley is still on the increase. The total amount of those receiving assistance from the Relief Fund on the 16th October was 4,795; on the 30th, 5,982; the increase in the two weeks being 1,187. There is as yet no prospect of improvement.
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