THE EVENING POST. MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1865.

Evening Post, Issue 35, 20 March 1865, Page 2

THE EVENING POST. MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1865.

If there has «¦ been any doubt as to the result'of the -fofo(i6Tnltt ! g election, the large and enthusiastic meeting of Dr. Featherston'a supporters on Friday evening, and the overwhelming dhow of hands in his favor at the on Saturday — three to one— must have dispelled it: The Nomination was to us a most pitiable fight. We felt pained and grieved that at the last moment Mr. 'Borlase should have t been deserted liy the very men who have been most prominent in tiding him forward, and thereby compelled to select, haphazard, such a,, very uninfluential settler- to propose him. It w«i proof 1 tff Mr. BotlftS^s falling cane* that the two or Ihree men who have formed his committee should have thrown, him up at the last moment 'but let Mr. feorlnse talcethi9 comfort to himself— evury honest elector in the city hates such treachery even towWdi'a'n opponent j and when Mr. Howard Wallace Comes forward on his own account they will bear in mind his desertion, first of Dr. Featlierstori , for Mr". Borlasej and then of Mr. fiorlase in his mo-, t iccess, but this was owing to a large party bf^orkme'i (oh a contract at the Mun-

g troa taken by a Mr. Skeet), no one of w.iom has a vote, having been induced to nientf of need, and take very good care that whoever may have aspirations of future greatness in the Executive, it certainly shall not be Mr; John Howard Wallace. - ' *-¦- ~ ~ Mr. Borlase has not the slightest chance of obtaining anything tlse but a meagre support in the city; about that there can be no dou' t. Many of the old opponents of Dr.!Featherßtpn bay.c heartily supported him at this election, because they see that at this peculiar juncture a change would be, what Mr. Hunter empatically depicted it would be, a public calamity. Many others of his Old opponents who remain so still have no confidence in Mr. Borlase ; they say that wEile it is true he may be the best man that can be induced to come forward, yet he' is not the man for their votes, and though they won't vote for Dr Featherston, they won't vote against him While there is this feeling among Dr: Featherston's old opponents, there {is the 'amj enthusiastic support, tendered from h's old friends "aa ever there was — an enthusiastic support which has always gained him the day wh never he has come forwird to claim it — five times as Superintendent, and five or six times as member of Assembly. When Dr. Featherston was opposed by Mr.' St. Hill, than whom no more worthily respected candidate possibly could have been brought forward, Dr. , Peatherßton was safely i'ef rimed ; and now there can be no question that Mr. Borlase will be nowhere. But, leaving thetown, let us turn to the country. Mr. Borlase looks to Wanganui as his stronghold, but we can assure him he looks in vain. 1 here are only 250 voters iti Wanganoi, and of those who poll we have good ground for supposing that the majority will be for Dr. Featherston. We don't write at random, nor do we form our conviction from the results of a meeting in which the soldier element^ under Mr. Kelt's whipping up, formed a considerable party; but even if Mr Borlase should gnin every vote in Wanganui, it will not turn the scale in Kis favor. In the Upper Hutt ard Lower Rangidki and Manawatu, comprising alitioWfis' many Gofers as Wanganui, Mr. Borlaae will record but an insignificant fraction at the poll ; and such a 1 so wi 1 be tl*e case along the Porirua Road and in Karori. In the Wainuomata there is not one who will vote for him ; and so much is he disliked in the Lower Hutt, that though he called 'a meeting at the Mechanics' Institute last Friday, his few friends advised him not 1o show his ,weakness, and Mr. Borlase never went near. At the Upper Hutt meeting on Thursday, Mr. Borlase met with apparently better attend. When the poll takes place, the Upper Hutt will scarcely record six out of the sixty supporters said to be in that district. It is in the Wairarapa that Mr. Borlase's chief, and indeed only strength consists. Greytown brjught him forward, and Greytown will do its bust for him ; and we are -free to admit that at Greytown and Musterton his supporters may be even more numerous than, those for Dr. Featherston. We cannot forget that Mr. Bunny , and Mr. Toomatb have long been working the oracle J there! ; but as We know that there are many in the West Wairarapa who will support Dr. Featherston, and that nearly every voter in the East Wairarapa and above Castle Point will do so also, we very much question whether Mr. Borlase will have a majority even in Wairarapa. Success, or want of Buccess, is not to ho judged by noisy meetings, many voters abolutely refusing to attend meetings at all. It is the knowledge of Mr. Borlase's weakness that is the cause of the falling aw.iy of such meu as Mr. Wallace. He has been Mr. Borlase's right hand man, aud knows that Mr. Borlase is putting a good face on the matter just for appearance sake, and not because he has any foundation for success. Mr. Wallace is not now deceived, if Mr. Borlase's outdoor supporters are, and therefore he withdraws into thd background. What with Mr. Borlase's newspaper advocate stigmatising him as " lazy," and his backers for-

snking him in the way they have done, he has reason for praying to be saved from his friends, and must be convinced by this time that he has not the ghost of a shadow of a chance of being in any other position on Friday^next than^ in . a most insignifi- i cant minority. But with Dr. Featherston's success thus tlienei tically secure, it behoves'every supporter to use his utmost endeavours to make it so practically on the polling day. It is not a mere majority that should be aimed at by Dr. Featherston's friends, but an overwhelming and triumphant one; such a majority as will encourage the Doctor to continue for us, at this critical period, those exertions which ate culminating in prosperity on every hand.

The City of Dunedin,. p.s,, left Port Chalmers on Wednesday last for Nelson and Okitiki, with 300 passengers. A large number of vessels was laid on for the diggings, and the passage money reduced. , The Temperance Messenger has merged into the Southern Record— a monthly family paper, for the spread of religious and temperance principles. It is cleverly got up, abounds in sound, wholesome reading, and will no doubt prove a welcome visitor in ,the family circle. All matters relating to the spread of temperance are carefully collated and presented to the reader in a pleasing form. The Record is printed aVthe^ Press office, Christchmch, Canterbury. The abolition of the penny stamp on newspapers takes effect- to-day i At a meeting, in Dunedin, of Messrs. A. G Fisher and Co.'s creditors, it was reaolved to wind up the estate under assignment, a portion of the assets of the '.estate realising more than was anticipated. It is expected that a material difference will be made in the result.— Mail. / Mrs Wolfe_haß,_ through the columns of the press, returned her thanks to those who so generously responded to the appeal made on her behalf ; % also to Miss Gougenheim, Miss Aitken, and the members of the dramatic company, for their efforts on thai occasion. We understand (says the Canterbury Press) the commissioners have determined to retain the building of the Cathedral in their own hands, instead of putting their work into the hands of a contractor, and we do not see how they could adopt- any other course under the peculiar circumstances ot the case. The subscriptions are only, payable over !a term of years, no contract could therefore be made with a builder except on such terms as would render the work unnecessarily expensive. For one year, therefore, the work is to be carried on under Mr. Speedily f the resident architect. From the same source we learn ihat the tombst ne as a memorial to the late Yen. , Archdeacon Mathias, from a design by Mr. Speechly, has recently arrived from Sydney, where it was sent to be executed. It is now erected in the cemetery. < 'We hear several new comers complain that they are unable to procure sittings iv- the churches here. Surely with the ever-increas-ing population of Wellington, increased .church accommodation is needed. To-morrow at , two p.m. several building allotments will be sold at the auction mart of Mr. J. H. Wallace. These building siteß, from their fine position and the very beautiful view they command, will be. greatly in request as sites for private residences. At a special meeting of the City Guards Captain Fisher tendered his resignation, which was accepted. A proposition was then made that Lieutenant Oleve and Ensign Matheson do also resign, which, on being put to the .company was negatived by a vote 19 to 5. Lieutenant Cleve then tendered his resignation, considering that such an important resolution should be cttrried nna'nim ously and Ensign Matheson followed suit. Sergeants Limbrick and Mills, and Corporal Hislop tendered their resignation. . Tuesday, the 21st was appointed for election of officers. — Otago Mail. - His Honour. Mr. Justice Richmond stated to the Profession in Chambers, that in cases of insolvency, if a bona fide meeting of credi. tors of an insolvent, although not held under an order of Court, recommended trustees to be appointed by the Court, his Honour would at the first hearing, if there was ' no opposition on the part of other ci editors, order an assignment in iavor of the trustees so recommended. His Honour had no doubt that bis

brother Judge would follow the same course By the adoption of this practice, the course of an insolvent through the Court would, if everything was straight, be shortened by one or -wo months.— Otago Daily Times. I The s.s. Lady Bird arrived last night ; ; she called in at Tura'nga, and Mr. Williams and several of the passengers went ashore } j the nativesstill held possession of »H£ Europeans who were captured at the time of Mr, Volkner's murder. We have yet to learn what steps will be taken by the Government i to rescue our. countrymen from the of the fanatics. ' * "- The lovers of billiards will be glad to hear that Mr. Osgood is having a room fitted up for a subscription billiard- room, which will be open to subscribers as soon as the table expected by the 8 s; Hero arrives from Melbourne.