Glasgow Courier. — 1847-09-04 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

DISPUTED. SETTLEMENT AT OIRVAN.  The last minute of this ease having beet.; read, A. WGEORGE, Esq., agent for the presentee, requested the Presbytery to delay consideration of the case in the absence of Mr. Logan, presentee% counsel, who had been prevented from attending in consequenee of being engaged elsewhere in an important case of life and death—a murder. R. ROBERTSON, Esq., agent for the objectors, confessed that his clients had not been altogether taken by surprise at this request, his learned friend having given notice last week that he meant to prefer it. At the same time he was disappointed that Mr. M'George had seen fit to make it, not merely on account of the arrangements that had been made for this meeting, but from the great bulk of the people being left, to a large extent, destitute of spiritual instruction. No doubt the case of murder in which Mr. Logan was engaged was one of the last importance to the parties implicated; but still he thought Mr. Logan had scarcely consulted the convenience of this court in foregoing the arrangements entered into. On these grounds, his clients could not be a party to tying up the cue; though he left the matter in the hands of the Presbytery. Mr. AVG EOROE replied that he could not admit that his request, if complied with, would occasion the slightest inconvenience. True, there were parties present from Girvan ; but why they were here he could not tall; they had received notice that counsel would not appear; their reasons for attending, therefore, remained with themselves. As to the spiritual instruction of the parishioners there was not the slightest ground for supposing that the delay craved would increase it.  Parties were then removed, and on the motion of Dr. M‘Quhae, seconded by Dr. Auld, the Presbytery agreed to adjourn farther consideration of the case till the 19th October, being the fie* Tuesday after the meeting of Synod, when they shall meet At Ayr, at 11 o'clock forenoon, to take up the case wp.eMN, Mr. APGEottos then represented that in consequence (Allis delay it was probable that the presentee would lose the benefit of two or three important witnesses, and requested leave to substitute others for these, giving, of course, the opposite party sufficient opportunity to precognosce them. Mr. ROBERTSON objected to this, on the ground that the list of witnesses was foreclosed. The presentee had no fewer than 600 witnesses, and surely he could find sufficient out of that number to prove his case if it were proveable at all. Mr. APGEoaos then proposed that if the court were unwilling to grant his request, it should be left open to the Presbytery, if they see fit for the ends of justice, to examine any other witnesses they might think desirable; and with that view he should lodge with the agent for the objectors, a list of the additional persons whom he wished to have examined.  ... On the motion of Dr. 11PQvnes, this proposal was agreed to. The Presbytery shortly afterwards adjourned.  Evangelical Alliance—Auckland, New-Zealand.—A public meeting, in connection with the Evangelical Alliance, was held on Monday, Bth March last, in the 'Wesleyan Chapel, Manners Street—the Rev. J. Watkins in the chair. Ad. dresses were delivered by the Rev. J. Inglis, Rev. J. Ironside, and Rev. R.Ward, on the advantages of Christian union, and other kindred topics. During the proceedings, the meeting engaged in devotional exercises, which were conducted by the Rev. J. Duncan. The attendance was numerous and respectable, and composed of Christians of all denominations.