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people, he may call you, full of years and of glory, to the pof- 

 fcflion of an heavenly crown : and that he may grant to your 

 race, through future generations, to fill with dignity the Bri- 

 tifti throne, and to promote the intereft of his kingdom on 

 earth, are the fervent prayers of, may it pleafe your Majefty, 

 your Majefty's moft faithful, moft obedient, and moft loyal 

 iubjefts, the Minifters and Elders, met ia this National Af- 

 fcmblyof the Church of Scotland. 



Signed in our name, in our prefence, and at our appoint- 

 ment, by R. Small, Moderator. 



The AfTembly then appointed the following gentlemen to 

 preach before the Commiffioner, viz. The Rev. Mr M'CulIoch 

 of Dairfey, on Sunday the 21ft in the forenoon ; and the Rev, 

 Mr Hamilton of Gladfmuir in the afternoon. The Rev. Mr 

 Taylor of Glafgovc, on Sunday the 28th in the forenoon ; and 

 the Rev. Mr Gordon of Sorn in the afternoon. 



Saturday was chiefly employed in examining contefted 

 comKiiffions. 



Monday — May 23. 



The AfTembly took under confideration a reference from 

 the Prefbytery of Langholm, refpedting the relevancy of a 

 libel given in to that prefbytery by fome ot the heritors, 

 againft John Telfair Ichoolmafter of Langholm, acculing him 

 of feveral irregularities. There appeared for the prefbytery 

 of Langholm Mr John Ruffd and Mr John Laurie, and for 

 the heritors of the parifh Mr Robert Hamilton advocate ; Mr 

 Telfair fchoolmafter for himfelf, and Mr John Hagart advo- 

 cate as his counfel. 



After reading the minutes of the prefbytery of Langholm, 

 with the libel and anfwers, a motion was made and feconded. 

 That this caufe be remitted to the prefbytery of Langholm, 

 in terms of the decifion of the Commiffion ot" laft AfTembly, 

 with inftrudions to them to proceed without further delay, to 

 the beft of their judgment, according to the rules of the 

 church, which were agreed to. 



An overture from the fynod of Lothian and Tweeddale, and 

 another from the fynod of Merfe and Teviotdale, on the fub- 

 jeft of the Slave Trade, were read, and ordered to be confi- 

 «Jered on Saturday following. 



Sir H. Moncrieff-Welwood reported from the committee 

 appointed to con lider the augmentation of minifters flipends, 

 that they are not yet ready to lay a proper plan before the 

 AfTembly, but that feveral things had been fuggefted to the 

 committee which may promote the objeft in view. The 

 AfTembly approved of the report of the committee, the thanks 

 of the Houfe were given them from the chair, and a com- 

 mittee again appointed. 



