Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-02 00:00:00

1171RKROUbE FOR THE UNION.

Mr. ROBINSIN, Chairman of the Bu 1 ling Committee,
report4d that after a careful e'nsideratioa of tha matter.
the committee had agreed to recommend the erection of
a wo, klaeuse fit for the recep'ion of 1,001 inmates,
instead of of e for 890, as had been originally contemplated.
'They had come to this conclusion after c)nsu!ting with
the architect, becausi a w ,rkhous.; is an edifice which
requires to be nnple'e iii i s arrangements for elassifi-
cati n, wha'ever number of itatnates it mly contiie, and
any fal are extension of the buil(!ing would consequently
in,olve a eaniparativEli much Urger ou lay than i the
building had been male suit,ible at first. He concluded
by moving that the report be td .pt?cl.
Mr. ALrAss seconded the mo i n, which was carried.
REGISTRAR FOR TAR DISTRICT.

Mr. CLEAVER, the clerk, gave formal notice of the
death of Mr. Thomas R 03141, registrar for the distri t,
who del on Wednesday morning. Mr. Cleaver, in
nswer to qu3stions, said the • molum,nts of the office,
which were derived from fres, amounted V) about £250
per annum ; that the election of his successor moat be
within fourteen days of his death ; that there was
nothing. to prevent the election from being made at once.
Mr. But.coa moved that the election of registrar, in
room of the lare Mr. Roskiil, tike place next Thursday.
Mr. MERCiIt see9ncled the modal).

Mr. B.lmrictv said, as there was no legal difficulty in the
way of their proceedings, he should move that the board
at once pr( teed to the el!ction. He was prepared at the
moment to nominate one of their o'vn officere, as most
deservin7 of such an appointinen% He meant Mr.
Potts, who for many 3.(irs has ben an efficient officer
of the hJaid ; he conclultd by moving that Mr. Potts be
app&Gtel.
The CliAlftlf.kN add he was afraid it might apse ir
discotrteous to the hoard to ask them to proceed ai'h such
precipitate m.
Mr. ALP.ISi ssi l th" name of Mr. Pitts had be in very
nicely introduced ; but he alsi hid a natno which be
should like to b:ing• firward ; he meant Mr. Eiger, who
had actel an Mr R as,istanf.

Uititnately it was resolvel to proceed w:th th'3 election
on Thursday, bn' nor to advertise for cindliVes.
APPOINTMENT OF A PAY-CLERK.

Mr. CLEkvea r.ad a communication from the general
poor-law Krard, r -fusing to sanction the a?paintment of a
pay-clerk to the uni: n.
Mr. 8., TrEN said it oppeared a most singular thin, that
whenever a bird of Gairdiaus rcel umanded anything,
which was in reality for the good of the union which the
Board represented, the Commissioners refused to sanc-
tion it,
Mr. ALPASS said, althou4ll the Board ht 4 not had
experience of the benefits stcured by the app dritment of
such an officer as nanab.ots of the Tox'eth Byard, yet,
as members of the West airby U..ion, they hid had such
experience, and fund its benefit. Io fact, oa their
r commendation, tte Grn•teral B iard had sanctioned the
P p poi!' tun: t of M. Potts. as pay-clerk to the Toreth Park
district—the same officer they now wished to see c intinued
in that uffiee.

'I hi clerk was instructed to wiite to the general board;
explaining this.

APPoINIMENT OF MEDICAL GFFICERi.

Ater anise discussion, wt,ic ) arose in referenc3 t) a
letter from Dr. Whitt'e, the board unanimously resolved to
er h re to the regul ition which c impels each of Vie medi-
cs! officers of the union to reside an I sleep within his dis-
trict. They also agreed V-14 the appointment sh tuld be
for twe!vemon'hs. Ater this they re-eleced respectively
Messrs. Stev,ns, Whittle, Gilmore, and B.rratt as medical
cflArs
b atd then separated.

Wihn the last we ‘lt's prnic hal broken out round the
do ,rs of one of our banking ho !ses, the cpritagion reached
the del ks and tel'e•s, and each one was seen with a blank
chick ready to draw out his Wince before the old trap
closed on them. One of then ciphered away at his account
with great diligince and nervous haste, till, on striking a
balsnce, he found he bad overdrawn his sEI try two dollars
and a half. His con 6 fence in the institution was imme-
diately restored.—Cleveland Plaindealer.
Sr ICE ISLAND CONVICT Dap a.-1,..5t week one of th
sub srdinate &Bars of the priso was dangerously assau'ted
by some of the convicts, ft-cm the eff c s wtich he lies
in a precarious state. This is unly the na'ural result of the
rni placed leri y Which actuated the Executive in pildun-
ing .hose partie• who were f. nod g i!ty of the murder of
the unfortunate warder Reddy.—Cork paper.

The Rev. Hugh Hanna having announced his intention
of lapin setting the authorities at defiance by holding
forth in the open air on Sunday. the Belfast Presbytery
met on Friday with the spacial view of taking the reverend
disturb r's case into serious consideration. The Rev. Dr.
Cooke was present at the sederunt, and after four hours'
solemn deliberation with closed doors the public were ad-
mitted, and Dr. Cooke rose and proposed the annexed
resolutions, which were seconded by De. Edgar, add passed
neon con , after which the Presbytery adjourned, a com-
mittee having been formed, consisting of Des. Cooke,
Morgan, Edgar, and Mr. INlseneuetteu, to confer at ten
o'clock next day with Mr. Hanna on the subject of open-
air preaching :
" 1. That ihe preaching of the gospel in the open air,
as well as in our eharches, had been customary during
the entire history of the Presbyterian Cnurch in Ireland.
2. That this custom we holi to be founded oa our
Lord's commission and on Apostolic practice.
3 That we are resolved, by all legtimate me ins, to
maintin for ourselves, and transmit to nosterity, this
right, which we have hitherto uninterruptedly enj eye 1.
"4. That, while we are resolved, we nsvertheless feel
conscientiously bound, as ministers of the gospel of peace,
to do all in our power, even in the exe vise of our rights
and the performance•of our duties, so to live as e.Y.ng ne
offence in anything, that the ministry be not'biam id.'
(2 Cer vi. 3, &e.)
" 5. That, under the existing circumstances of this town,
we do affectionately entreat our brother, Mr. Ranee, as a
matter of Christi an expediency (1 Cor vi 12) to desist
from open-air preaching till, in the mercy of God, a
reasonable time be afforded for excited passions to cool
and subside, an event w:lich we hopefully anticipate,
because, until within these few weeks, no °Tanked
obstruction or annoyance was experience.' by any of our
ministers during their Open-air services in any part of the
town or country.
6. That we mostearnestly remonstrate with our brother
as to the language he has occasionally employed in letters
to his Excellency the L n.d-Lieutenant, and to the local
magistracy.
" 7. That a committee be appointed to confer with Mr.
Hanna in reference to these resolutions; and that they be,
and hereby are, authorised to take such measures as to
them may seem desirable, for maintaining by appeal,
either to the Executive or the Legislature, the constitu-
tional privileges of this Church. This committee to consist
of the Moderator, Drs. Cooke, Morgan, Edgar, and Mr.
Macnaughten."
Undaunted, however, by Presbytery or public epTnion,

the Rev. Hugh Hanna stin seems cietera-tined to show
fight. In a brief note addressed to a friendly local journal
he says :
Trio meeting of the Belfast Presbytety has complicated
the question of open-air preaching in Belfast. What I
may specially do I canno', ja:t now say. Tue re:4olutions
of the Presbytery ate entitled to a respectful considera-
tion. I have not yet seen them; but I shall act accord-
ing to my own sense of duty, locking for Divine light to

guide me."
"Divine lien" to guide a man to create riot and ill•
will—if not w tree—on the Sabbath-day! Mr, Hanna,
however, on second thouOts, adopted the wiser course,
and made no attempt to repeat his danprou3 experiment,
leaving the field open to M”. Matico, the gmtleman who
has alr-a-ly gained s)rne little nitoriety as one of the
apostle 3 of street preexhing. There was not, it a2pears,
the aliglrest disturbance on Sundry.