a6o* GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 



I'uefdoy—May 24. 



Came on tlie caufe of the united paridics of TiiUich, Glen, 

 muick, and Glengiirdtn, wheriin James Faiquharfor^, Efcj; 

 of Invevcaiild, and others, were appellants from the fenterces 

 of the pre fbytery of Kincaidine O'Neil, and the fynoJ of 

 Aberdeen, and the Earl of Aboyne patron, and Mr George 

 Blown prcfentee to the faid parifbes, were refpor.dents. 



There appeared ascouiilel for the appellants, Mr John Mi',-, 

 ler, advocate, and the Rev. Mr Machardiefor hirafi-lf, who 

 was iikev/ife an app-rllant ; for the rtf;jor.dent5, Mr Allan 

 Maconochie and Mr David Willi;imfon, advocates ; for the 

 pre{bytei7 of Kincardine O'Neil, Mr Thomas Gordon ; and 

 lor the fynod of Aberdeen, Dr Gerard, Profeiror Thomas 

 Gordon, and Mr Thomas Gor.ion of Craig. — The only ob- 

 jedion to the prcfentee was, that he was not acquainted with 

 the Gaelic language. 



Parties being heard, and a good deal of reafoninj^ having 

 laVen place amonj,' the member?, a motion was made by Dr 

 Walker of Colinpton, and fecondtd. That the Afllnibly fliall 

 affirm the fentcncc of the fynod of Aberdeen, and ordain tlie 

 prefbytery of Kincardine O'Neil to proceed with the fcttic- 

 menfof Mr George Brown in tiie united parifhes of TiJIich, 

 Glenmiiick, and Gleng.iinlci', with all convenient fpecd, ac- 

 cording to the rules of the church. 



Another motion was made liy Dr Lament, and fecondcd, 

 'J'hat, in refpeft there has not been proper and fatisfadtcr /, 

 evidence produced to the Aflcmbiy, that the knowledge of 

 the Gaelic language is not neceffary in the united parifhes of 

 Tullich, Glenmuick, and Glengairden, and as it docs not ap- 

 pear that the prefbytery has taken the neceflary fteps for ob- 

 taining that evidcjice, the General j* fie mbly remit this caufe 

 to the preibytery of Kincardine O'Neil, with an inftru(ftiot^ 

 to take the inoft proper and expedient fteps in order to ob- 

 tain a juft knowledge of the real Itate of the parifli, and re- 

 port to next AiFembly. 



Tiie ftate of the vote was Affirm, or Remit ; and the roll 

 being called, and-votes marked, it carried jffirm, 74 — Re- 

 mit, 49. 



It was then moved, and nnaiiimoufly agreed to, That as 

 there are few peifons in the above pariihes who have not the 

 Englifh lanijuage, the General Aflembly fhall inftrudt the 

 committee on the Royal Boimty to appoint an itinerant, hav- 

 ing the Gaelic language, to the faid united pariihes, with all 

 convenient fpeed ; inftrudling them at the fame time to pro- 

 vide Mr Grant, the prefent raiffionary, in a lituation equally, 

 comfortable. . 



Wednejday — May 25. 



The Affembly had under contideratiou the contefted fettle- 

 ir.ent of Mr M'Lean as fiiit Miniflcr ol Dunfermline. Mr 



