Taranaki July 18th. 1853 My dear McLean, The Election terminated on Saturday and C. Brown beat Halse by 35. The numbers were Brown 173 Halse 138 Wicksteed 323 out of 353, leaving 30 non voters. This was entirely managed by a dodge, and as Halse said on the Hustings we are , not Wicksteed, finding before the election that he had