§ MR. J. W. SIDEBOTHAM (Cheshire, Hyde)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether an infraction of the law has been committed by officers of the Scottish National Church in debarring the Rev. James Mackay, a lawfully appointed and ordained minister under the Presbytery of Edinburgh, from his sphere of duty and his income as minister of the Scottish National Church at Manchester.
§ THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. A. GRAHAM MURRAY,) ButeshireI am given to understand that the Rev. James Mackay alluded to in the question complains of the action of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. In matters spiritual the General Assembly is the supreme tribunal of the Church, and 35 not subject to review. If Mr. Mackay has any claims of civil right, he can prosecute them in the civil court.