Stewart, Professor Brown, Mr Gibson,
Dr M'Donald, on ditto, 134.
Letter from Captain Boswall offering a
site for new church, 135.
Report of Committee recommending ad-
mission of new adherents, 135.
Speech of Mr Cairns proposing that a
narrative and address be prepared, 135.
Report on the election of office-bearers-
Dr M'Farlan's speech, 136; Mr M. M.
Crichton's ditto, 137; Mr E. Mon-
teith's ditto, 138; Dr Cunningham's
ditto, 139; Rev. Mr M'Farlan's ditto,
ib.; Mr Guthrie's ditto, Dr Candlish's
ditto, 139, 140.
Report, verbal, by Mr Dunlop, on quoad
sacra churches, 140-142; Mr Sheriff
Spiers' speech on ditto, 142; Mr Mon-
teith's ditto, ib.; Mr Crichton's ditto,
Debt of the Church, 144.
Letter of adherence from Mr J. M. Hog,
144.
Letter of Sir George Sinclair, 145.
Donations reported, 145.
Report of Financial Committee read by
Dr Chalmers, 146-148; Dr Chalmers'
speech, 148-152; Mr M. M. Crichton's
ditto, 152, 153; Mr Grey's address to
Dr Chalmers, 153.
Report of Committee on Colonial Churches,
156; Dr Welsh's speech, 157; Mr
Monteith's ditto, ib.; Dr Cunningham's
ditto, 158; Mr Stewart's ditto, ib.
Report of Education Committee, and Dr
Welsh's remarks, 158, 159.
List of new adhering members read, 160.
Statement as to debt of Church, 160.
Dr M'Farlan's speech proposing address
to the Queen, and the address, 161-
165; Dr Buchanan moves its adop-
tion, 165; Rev. C. J. Brown's remarks
on ditto, 166.
Report on Correspondence with Evan-
gelical Churches Dr Buchanan's
speech, 167; Dr Smith's ditto, 168;
Rev. C. J. Brown's ditto, 169; Rev.
Mr Gibson's ditto, ib.; Dr Candlish's
ditto, 170.
Deputation from Edinburgh Tradesmen's
Association, 170; Mr Macgill Crich-
ton's speech, ib.; Dr M'Farlan's ad-
dress to ditto, 171.
Overture on union for prayer, 171–172.
Report from building section of provi-
sional committee, 172.
Report by Dr Candlish on supply of or-
dinances, 173-178; Mr Monteith's
speech, ib.
Remit to special commission as to elec-
tion of elders by royal burghs, 179.
Committee to prepare regulations as to
funds, 179.
Co-operation with dissenters-Rev. Mr
Alexander's letter, 179, 180.
Day of thanksgiving appointed, 180.
Special commission appointed, 180.
Votes of thanks to various individuals,
180.
Moderator's concluding address, 181-
187.
Dr Cook's speech on the protest, 188.
Discussion on retaining the deposed of
Strathbogie on the roll, 189.
Principal M'Farlan elected moderator un-
der protest of Mr Bruce of Kennet, and
amid cheers and hisses, 189.
The Queen's Letter, Commissioner's
speech, and Moderator's reply, 189.
Lord Belhaven proposes to delay ap-
pointing a committee to answer it, 190.
Speech of Mr Dickson of Hartree on
leaving the Assembly-and of Rev. H.
Moncreiff on the constitution of the
Assembly, 190.
Procurator moves to refer report on com-
missions to special commission, 191.
Rev. Mr Moncreiff and Mr R. Johnston
explain their position, 191.
Draft of Answer to Queen's Letter, 193.
Lord Belhaven intimates resolutions on
the part of the Queen's letter touching
quoad sacra ministers, and after some
discussion agreed to receive them,
Meeting for devotional exercises on Sab-
bath evening, appointed, with an inti-
mation that the Commissioner would
attend, 195.
Committee appointed as to church funds,
but with due care not to admit any
liability for existing debt, 195.
Lord Belhaven's resolutions on Queen's
letter, 195-196.
Repeal of the veto act-Dr Cook moves
to disregard it, and seconded by Mr H.
Bruce, 197; Procurator moves to send
it back to presbyteries.
Speeches from Lord Belhaven
Mearns-Dr Ralph-Mr Tait-Mr
Walker-Dr Bryce-Sir C. Ferguson
-Dr Hill-Mr Robertson-Mr Gib-
bon-Mr Milne-Dr Forbes, 198-202.
Mr Storie moves that it is right to re-
scind the veto act, and that an over-
ture be sent to presbyteries to this ef-
fect, 202.
Speeches from Mr M'Leod-Dr Mearns
-Professor Alexander-Dr Lee, 203.
The Procurator withdraws his motion,
Dr Cook replies-Mr Storie then with-
draws his motion, and Dr Cook's is car-
ried, 203.
Discussion on double commission from
Strathbogie.
Dr Mearns, Mr Storie, Mr Short, Mr
Tait, and others take part; Dr Mearns
moves to declare the sentences ab initio
null, 304; Mr Storie, that it is not
fitting to remove the sentence in man-
ner proposed, 205; Dr Hill moves to
rescind the sentences, 205; Dr Mearns's
motion carried, 205; reasons of dissent
by Mr Tait, 207.
Report on India Mission, and speeches
by Rev. Mr Cook, Dr Ralph, Mr Paull,
Mr Robertson of Ellon, and others in
defence of Missionary efforts, 207, 208.
Quoad sacra parishes, 209.
Resolutions by Lord Belhaven on ditto,
209.
Speeches of Rev. Messrs Cook, Proud-
foot, Paull, Gibbon, Dr Hill, on ditto,
210.
Speech of Mr Robertson, who moved to
find the acts as to quoad sacra parishes
in 1833, 34, and 39, incompetent, and
that the status of those ministers be
the same as before they were passed,
Speeches of Dr Mearns, Mr Walker, Dr
Cook, 212, 213.
Lord Belhaven replies, and his motion,
with an alteration, adopted, Mr Robert-
son and others dissenting, 213, 214.
Reasons of dissent in Strathbogie case
given in, 214.
Address to her Majesty on the birth of
a princess, 214.
Address to parishioners and congrega-
tions ordered to be prepared and trans-
lated into Gaelic, 215.
Paragraph in Queen's Letter as to doubts
respecting admission of ministers, re-
ferred to a special committee, 215.
The Protest of the Free Church, 215.
Speech of Dr Cook and motion on ditto,
215-219.
Speech of Mr Proudfoot, called to order,
interrupted by different members and
by hisses from the gallery, 219, 220.
Speeches of Mr Storie, Mr Stewart, Sir
C. Ferguson, Dr Anderson, and Mr
Robertson, 220-222.
The Deed of Separation read by Dr Lee,
Dr Cook's motion agreed to, and Dr
Barr called to engage in prayer, 223.
Case of Kettins, Mr M'Duff admitted a
member of Presbytery, 224.
Case of Kilmarnock, Mr Rose ordered to
be settled, 224.
Report of committee on passages in
Queen's Letter, 224, 225.
Report of committee for Chapels of Ease
and Parliamentary Churches, 225.
Eldership, committee to inquire into
state of, 225.
Case of Mr Duguid, presentee to Glass,
Assembly declare him a licentiate, 226.
Case of Mr Edwards, ditto, 226.
Lethendy Case-Mr Clark's license re-
stored, 226.
Mr Storie dissents, ib.
Culsalmond Case-appeal against Mr
Middleton's settlement declared to be
fallen from, ib.
Fala Case-Mr Monro to be settled, 227.
North Leith Case-Mr Davidson do., ib.
Killarrow Case-Mr Stewart do., ib.
Glenlyon Case-Mr Stewart do., ib.
St Andrews' Kirk-Session-Proceedings
found regular, 228.
Queen's Letter-Paragraph as to mea-
sure for settlement of ministers, ib.
Speeches of Lord Belhaven, Dr Mearns,
and Mr Robertson, 228, 229.
Report on status of Chapel of Ease Report on answer to protest; the Procu-
Libelled Ministers-Mr H. Bruce's
Speech, 231.
Report on Supply of Vacant Pulpits, ib.
of Colonial Committee, ib.
of Committee on Returns to Over-
tures, ib.
The Practice of Ministers entering into
Parishes condemned, 232.
The Act 1799, forbidding Ministerial
Communion with other bodies, re-
stored, and the Act of 1842 rescinded,
232, 233.
rator's resolutions as to, &c., 236-238;
the subject referred to August Com-
mission, 239.
Pastoral Address read, 239.
Report on regulations for settlement of
ministers, 239.
Stranraer case, Mr Wilson, formerly de-
posed, now restored, 239, 240.
Case of Southend, Mr Campbell's appeal
dismissed, 240.
Moderator's concluding address, and the
Commissioner's speech, 240-243.
Commission proceedings, 244.
Eldership, Committee to enquire into Remarks on the proceedings of the Resi-
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