him, and intimation is made at his own church, when the congregj
tion is met, that he is to be holden as confeffed, fince he refufed tJ
appear before them ; and accordingly he is depofed from his officJ
When I was in Caithnefs, an inftance of this took place. A certaiil
minifter of that county was reported to have a ftronger affeftion fof I
his maid than his wife. He made frequent excurlions with thil
g ir l; and although no proof of criminal converfation could ba
brought, yet there was great caufe for cenfure, as all the country tool«
notice of the affair. Upon meeting of the Prefbytery, his brethreJ
candidly advifed him to remove from his houfe a fervant with whon«
the public report had fcandalized him ; that her longer continuancB
would increafe the fufpicion ; and as it gave offence to his parifhioi
ners, if he would not immediately difmifs her, they muft confide®
him as an enemy to his own intereft, if not as guilty of the crimi
laid to his charge. They remonftrated with him in the gentleffl
terms ; but he was itill refradtory, left the country, and carried his j
favourite maid in his train. The Prefbytery confidered this as f l
confeffion of his guilt, and depofed him from his office.
n u m b e r !
N U M B E R III.
G A L I C P R O V E R B S .
I, J JZAGHA IDH a Choir am beul an Anmhuimr.
Juftice itfelf melts away in the mouth of the feeble.
k. ’S laidir a theid,, ’s anmhunn a thig.
The ftrong fhall fall, and oft the weak efcape unhurt.
3. 'S fdda Lamh an Fhiumanaich.
Long is the hand of the needy.
4. ’S laidir an f Anmhunn an XJchd Treoir.
Strong is the feeble in the bofbm' of might.
J. ’S maith an Sgdthan Sitil Cdrraid. ■
The- eye of a friend is an unerring mirror.
r Cha bhi ’m Bochd fogh-ar Saibhir.
The luxurious poor fhall ne’er be rich.
?• Far an tain’ an Abhuin, ’s arm as miigha a fuaim.
Moft fhallow— moil noify.
Cha neil Cleith air an Ole, ach gun a dheanamh.
There is no concealment of evil, but not to commit it.
9' Glbbt na Cloinne-bige, bhi ’ga tbirt ’s ga gradiarraidh..
The gift of a child, oft granted— oft recalled.
10. Cha