Free Church of Scotland.

The General Assembly of the Free Church, met in Edinburgh on the 24th May. The Rev. Dr. Mackay of Dunoon was elected Moderator. Owing to the very depressed state of the country, the sustentation fund had slightly fallen off; it amounted only to £87,000; last year it was £89,000; but the other funds of the church seemed all to be prosperous; and encouraging reports were read of their Missions, Heathen, Colonial, and Jewish; reports were also read of the prosperity of Collegiate instruction, popular education, and other objects. The Rev. Mr. Bannerman of Ormiston was elected page 211 professor of Theology, in room of Dr. Candlish who had resigned. Mr. Bannerman is thus successor to the chair of Dr. Chalmers.