General News of the Month.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 383, 7 June 1866, Page 2

General News of the Month.

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS. Thk ■nomination of candidates for the representation of the Town of Napier in the Provincial Council, iu the room of J. M. Stuart, Esq., resigned, took place, according to adverlhemcnt, in front of the Government Buildings, at twelve o'clock on Thursday, the 10th inst. At the hour of twelve, there being no attendance, a boll was rung, which had the effect of collecting an audience of seventeen person, when The EBircsiyo Oiriczu read the writ. Ho then asked if any one present had a candidate to propose Air \Y. Elmrdon proposed Thomas Kennedy Newton, Esq., as a fit end propur person to represent the town of Napier, ia the room of J. il. iStnait, Esq., resigned. •Mr »V. rliiLEic seconded (Iso nomination. Mr P. fcj'VKLes rhea proposed William Coler.so, Esq., as a fit and proper per.-oa 1j r.-present (he t own of Napier in the TroTi.iri.il Council, iu the room of J. AT. Stnari, Esq., resigned. Mr T. T.d\v.*.;:ds feccmkd the nomination. 31 r kv. lieareunr was then relied upon by an elector to speak in favor of ilr Newton. The Kexcnnikg Omen:: Have you nothing: to say ia favor of your candidate, Air Reardon ? 2.1 r !U':,vr; : lie, thank you. The ItExritNiNG Orncni -. Perhaps Iris seconder may have somethirg to say. Have you anything to savin fa\ or of your candidate, Mr Miller ? Air Miller : I don’t think it is necessary. tilr T. SrAicLis said that it was not ncccssaty for him to say much. Mr Colcnoo was well-known and respected by the electors; arid as for Mr Newton, ho was only too v/ell-known to them. The ItatmtiXG Omen: called fur a show of bands, with the following result: —Newton, -I; Cclcnso, 2. Ho then declared the show of hands to be in favor ci Thomas Kennedy Newton, Esn. Mr P. S>£Ai:i.i£3 and Alt T. EinvAi-os then demanded a poll on behalf of Sir Coleus;-, which was granted, to take place between live hours of 9 and on Friday, when the state of the poll to be declared at its close.

the eoelxsg-. The polling, as notified, took place on Friday, bet wccn the hours of V and 4 o'clock, aud, at its I close, the Returning Officer stated tjio numbers to be—Colenso, Si : Newton, 27 ; and declared William (Jolenso, Esq., to be duly rlccScd. Mr ?. SibiEnrs (hen, as tho proposer of Mr Coletisw, briefly returned thanks on bis behalf. He said the electors would foul him, us they had i found him before in that Council, “ ihe right man in the right placet’ The proceedings then terminated.

The nomination cf candidates for the representation of the Town of Napier in the Provincial Council, in the room cf W. Oolouso, Ksq-, resigned, took place, according to advertisement, in front of the Government Buildings, at 12 o’clock on Tuesday, the 22nd May, when a good audience had collected. The IIETUEHiKfI- Officsu read (ho writ, and asked if those present had any candidate to propose. Mr F. Sxjtxcs proposed tho nomination of Thomas Kennedy Newton. Mr M. iJoTi-AH seconded the noiiiination. Hr T. If. ILaiidi>'G proposed Henry Charles Holjohns as a fit- and proper person to represent the 'Town cf Mapier iu the ITuviiichd Council. Mr 11. J. Co'itkkell eeconded ihc nomination. Hr T. 3C. Hi-Wlott then came forward and said that many had supposed that after being twice defeated he would not again come forward, bat when ho i cully intended to tio anything ho did not bo lightly abandon the pursuit. His experience in elections, especially since the 10:u ir.et., had taught him th.it it was not always a candidate’s act sons cr opinions that ensured his return. They had then seen a man returned who had played fast and loose with his seat —throwing it ut) in a mere fir. of childish petulance, and again assuming it—returned by means of an active canvass and a successful fluke. Ho had heal’d certain object ions made to himself by some of tho electors, and lie would endeavor to set these right. The first was that ho was not a townsman. Ibis was true, but Lo hud a considerable stake in die town. Moreover, his interests were those of die small farmers, ami these were identical with those of the town. They were so closely combined that it was imposs.tde lo separate thsin without injury to both. The second objection he bad heard was that lie was a Government man. Ho was not. He was an independent mar., unpledged to any parry. He might be disked why the Government were so anxious-lon his return. It was because they preferred a rmjucrsto and imlcpcnueui man to an uvowed opponent. He would not conceal ins admiration ■cf and sympathy with the present Govornnu-fif. They hud earned tho province safely through a w-ry crhieai period; and u was m-t Ircm any supineness on tho wart of the c-i tiny U:at- the seiners bad not had them ct their iiC-cis. He must anoiegne- lo the fleetorg ior Ins 3. 0r.-aifoud.ir.ee ct tho nor..illation on (he 9(h. He would have been there if possible, but his absence was unatcidablc. Mr liiAi-iti-s: Tcu spoke just now of Mr Ccb-uso playing fast and loose with his seat. Sir iSiiWios ; 1 did not mention any names. Mr F.xiWai.,l s : lou mentioned Mr Ctdenso as having playi-u last and loose with bis seat j why cut j ou'resign, m.d afterwards put up again ?

life Kewton : I do not approve of a man throwing his seat at the heads of his constituents, as was done— Mr Eowaeds ; Yon have not answered my question. Air Newton': The Government forced me to resign. Sir Edwards : You took a Government contract. Sir Newton ; I was only surety, not contractor. Sir T’. B. Harding said that, os Mr -Robjohn’s proposer, ho would address a few remarks to the electors. Air Hobjohna was well known to them, and was in possession of their confidence, and they had already shown what they thought of Mr Newton by rejecting him at (ho lust elocl ion Tho El turning Ojticer then called for a enow of hands, which he declared to be in favor of Mr Robiohns. Messrs ik Hutton and D. E. Lindsay then demanded a poll on behalf of Mr T. K. Newton. The Returning Ofi-icee granted the poll, to hike place between tho hours of 9 and on Wednesday, tho stats of tho poll to bo declared at its close. tits polling Took place as notified, between the hours of 9 and 4 on Wednesday, and at its closo tho Tli> iuhnikg Oeeiceh declared the state of the poll to be as follows : Newton ... ... ... ... 63 liolgohas ... ... ... ... hi Majority for Newton ... ... Sv lie then declared Mr Thomas Kennedy Newton to he duly elected a member of the Provincial Council, in the room of IV. Colenso, Esq., resigned. Air Newton then said that he was highly gratified by the electors returning him by such an om-wh-itning majority, and that ho thanked them for doing so.