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London, England, 1857-09-28 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven 'Clock.

TATTERSALL'S—(This Evening.)

EASTERN COUNTIES HANDICAP.
6to 1 agst Almaviva (taken)
Bto 1 aget Badsworth (taken)
10 to 1 agat Tricolor (taken)
100 to 7 agrl Tarn o'Shanter Oaken)
100 to 8 agst Fright (taken)
12 to 1 aget Border Chief (taken)
HOPEFUL STAKES.
2 to 1 agat Governess (taken)
CESAREWITCH.
7 to 1 agst M. Dobler (take Bto 1)
500 to 30 agat Plush colt (taken)
25 to 1 agat Saccbarissa (taken)
33 to 1 aget Mary
40 to 1 agat Artillery (taken)
40 to 1 agst Martinet (taken)
500 to 100 agat Barber and Saxon's lot (taken)
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
20 to 1 agst Whistling Willie (taken)
20 to 1 agst Rosa Bonheur (taken)
25 to 1 aget Tricolour (taken) •
25 to 1 agat Saccharissa
40 to 1 agat Br to Bird on the Wing
1000 to 35 agat Bird in the Hand
1000 to 30 agst Madlle. Chantilly

DERBY.
20 to 1 agst Longrange
20 to 1 agst eyd.sdale
30 to 1 2.4gst The Hadji (taken)

ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS AT NEWMARKET.
Kestrel, Admiralty, Nougat, Melissa, Sister to Jesuit,
Badsworth, Clarion filly, Impatience, Comquot, Schie
dam, New B:ighton, Hersey filly, Abron, Balman,
Eardrop, 13 Id Bunnleach, King of the F( re,"
Olympus, Blanche of Midulebie, Flyaway, Bald-fac, d
Stig, Lady Cony tigharn, Anton, Old Toni, Unexpected,
Tame Deer, Dramatist, and Rotterdam.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, SATURDAY MORNING.
COVERN.AIENT INQUIRY AT BELFAST.

The case for the Roman Catholic party has been
at length brought to a close, and the Orangemen
are now upon their defence. Yesterday (Friday)
the Rev. Mr. Fianna was produced, and tin& rwent
a long examination, in the course of which the rev.
gentleman was thus intzrogated by Mr. Lynch,
one of the Commissioncrs

" Mr. Lyrea—lf you supposed a riot would ensue,
would you consider it your duty to preach is the open
air ?

"Rev. Mr. Ilanna—l did not think that a riot would
ensue from my street preaching.
" Mr. Lynch—But would you conceive it your duty
to preach in the open air if you had reason to believe
that a riot would ensue 1 .

" Rev. Mr. I.lanna—l would ; our most valuable
rights have been obtained by cot Ilia, and if they are to
be maintair:ed we must not lock to the consequences.

"Mr. Lynch—DJ you know that open-air preaching
was formerly practised in th:s town?
" Rev. Mr. Hanna.--Extensiv,ly, and without oppo-
sition ; on the 12th of Ju y la.t 10 or 12 of my fathers
and brethren in the church preached in the open air
(the report of the General Assembly on open air preach-
ing was handed into the Commissioner.) The General
Assembly was then ladling meeting in B lfasf, and a
tarnber of the country ministers were in Own at the
time.
" Mr. Lynch—Do you know that the proceedings of
!he 12th of July last caused considerable excitement in
the tow❑ ?
" Rev. Mr. Ilanna—Yea.

" Mr. Lynch —That you look upon as temporary EX.-
eitement ? _ .

" Rev. Mr. Hanna—Yes ; I hope that it will not
become chronic. _ .

" Mr. Lynch—Was it not in c,..:nsequenca of that
excitement that the clergymen of the Church of England
desisted from open air preaching ?
" Rev. Mr. Ila ,us—Yes ; I apprehend it was.
" Mr. Lynch—They hoped that this temporary ex-
citement would pats by, and then that they ought to
resume open air preaching ?
"Rev. Mr. Hanna—l have no dcubt that that was
their feeling; but the precedent was a bad one, as it
is always dangerous to succumb to a mob. I consider
that the authorities are bound to protect the right:, of
cit;mens, and as a mob must be put down some time,
the sooner it is done the better.

" Mr. Lynch—What do you cal the mob I
"Rev. Mr. Lianna—l call those the mob who opposed
open-air preaching in particular.
"To Mr. Thompson—Tiaa place that I selected for
preaching is removed from the Roman Catholic district,.
I selected it for that purpose. Tuere is almost no pope•
ration in that neighbourhood, and the people who live
here are not Bahian Catholics. My first address was
published on the 10. h September. That is the address
Nithout a date ; it is the printer's mistake, and I hand
in a copy of the Belfast Daily Mercury of the 11th,
which states that the address was posted up last
night. I ant aware that an attempt has been
made to shox that the address was published before
that date, but it is incorrect. I preached in the Corn-
Exchance previously. I refrained from preaching in the
open air after having had a conference with some dis-
tinguished ministers of my church, I am right, and I
will always be right.
"Mr. Lytich.—Would it not be better to allow the
excitement to pus by I
" Rev. Mr. Hanua.--That is a thing that I deny.
I deny that there is anything that produces a riot in
street preaching ; and I do not say that, notwithstand-
ing existing excitement, I am not at present justified in
the discharge of my duty, which in its nature has no
clement to produce a riot. The remedy is to correct
the source of misrepresentation.
" Orcs-examined by Mr. O'Rorke.— I am not an
Orangeman, and have had some political difference with
the Orangemen. lam awara that the ship carpentas
have the name of being connected with the Orangemen.
Some Orangemen have ceased to be connected with my
church. I consider it my right to preach in the open
air, and I will never yield my rights either to a man or
a mob.
"[The expression of this sentiment caused an explo-
sion of applause in the court, which was greatly
crowded. The Commissioners endeavoured to pot a
stop to the applause, but it continued notwithstanding
for some minutes.]"