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ALABAMA SYEoD.-The Synod of the Presby- terian Church of Alabama, assembled on the Fist ult, at Tuscaloosa, and adjourned on the 25th. On account of the absence of the Rev. Mir. Wtherspoon, the Rev. R. s. Gladney was chosen moderator, and the Rev. J. N. Carathers and K. H. Chapman, clerks. The Rev. Robert Nall, of Marion, was elected stated clerk. We have no account of the proceedings of this ecclesiastical body. From the Tuscaloosa Monitor, we extract the following com plimen. to the delegate from this city.

 "These we took pleasure in, and have seldom heard more interesting discourses from any pulpit, particularly those by the Rev. William T. Hamilton, pastor of the Government street Church, Mobile. This gentleman occupies high rank in the ministry, and his masterly and eloquent efforts here In the cause of souls, excited only admiration, but what

 is still better, the serious inquiry into the lemn truths he announced. We did not hear his ser- mon in the Methodist Church on Sabbath, having gone to another, where he was expected to preach; but we are informed it was among the most eloquent ever delivered in this city, At seven o'clock we

 listened his last discourse, in which his appeal to the young reached many throbbing heart.

 ''There were other clergymen of the Synod who preached excellent sermons, and gave very genera pleasure. We ought not, perhaps in justice to hav0 singled out any superior to the rest; but the wide reputation of Mir. Hamilton, and the fact that his mind ranged in sphere beyond the capabli,y of most men, in any pursuit, seemed to justify dspar ture in his case, which hope will be received by all in kindness, in such spirit we have refereed to him."