GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 26 1** 



M'Lean bad received a prefentation from the Crown, whicli 

 the prtlbytery of Dianfermliae fuftained. The fettlement was 

 oppofed by Mr Eckford, and an appeal from the prefbytcry 

 was lodged to the fynod, and irom the fynodtothe Aflembly. 

 Mr John Miller advocate appeared as counfel for MrEckford, 

 and Mr Robert Hamilton for the patron and prefentee ; for 

 the prefbytery, Mr Smith of Kinrofs, Mr Balfour at Torry- 

 burn, Mr Primrofe at Dalgety, and others ; and for the fynod 

 of Fife, Mr Swan at Scooni-^. At'ter hearing the counfel for 

 the appellant, the other parties declining to take up the time 

 of the AITembly, a motior! was made, and unanimoufly 

 agreed to, That the Aflembiy, cunhdering this appeal as un- 

 founded, frivolous, and vexatious, difmifs the fame, and af- 

 firm the fentences of the fynod of Fife and prelbytery of 

 Dunfermline. This motion became the judgment of the 

 Court ; and the Afiembly ordained the prefbytery of Dun- 

 fk-Tmline to proceed to the fettlement of Mr M'Lean on or 

 before the 15th of July next, according to the rules of the 

 church. 



The Aflembly proceeded to confider the petition of James 

 Ritchie, Efq; of Bulbie, and others, heritors of the parilh of 

 Govan, appealing from a fenten'ce of the fynod of Glafgow 

 and Ayr faftaining a prefentation to Mr Jv)hn Pollock, who 

 had been preferred to the above parifh by the Univerllty of 

 Glafgow, the patrons. There appeared for Mr Ritchie} Mr 

 Morthland advocate ; for the Univerfity o! Glafgow, Mr Mil- 

 ler and Ml- Davidfon advocates ; for the prefbytery of Glaf- 

 gow, Dr Porteous and Mr Taylor jun. and for the fynod of. 

 Glafgow and Ayr, Dr INIeek. Parties being heard, the Alfem- 

 bly, without a vote, agreed to the following judgment : Find 

 the appeal frivolous and vexatious, and therefore difmils the 

 f.ime ; affirm the fentence of the fynod, and ordain the pref- 

 bytery of Glafgow to proceed to the fettlement of Mr Pollock 

 with all convenient fpeed, according to the rules of the 

 church. 



Mr Hapch Hay, who had obtained a prefentation to thv* 

 parilh of Ruthven laft year, but whole fettlement was delay- 

 ed by the prefbytery otFcrdyce on accountof alledgedfimo- 

 niacal praftices, having infof mcd the prefbytery, that as he 

 had got a prefen^tion to b^^ one of the minifters of Aberdeen, 

 he renounced the prefentation to the parifli of Ruthven ; this 

 being reported to the AfTembly, they inflruded the prefby- 

 tery of Fordyce to inform the patron of the above event, that 

 the vacancy may be fillt-d up without delay. 

 Thurfday, May 26. 



The report of the Commitec on the teft adt wa^ read, to- 

 gether with the minute of laft AiTcmbly on that bulinefs, 

 which the Aflembly unanimoufly agreed ftioukl be recorded. 



