Correspondence.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VII, Issue 456, 18 March 1857, Page 6

Correspondence.

To the Editor of t7ie Lyttelton Times., Sib,—-In requesting you tp give publicity to the following letter, it is perhaps 7necessary for. me to state the reasonfor which it was written to me, which I will, do as briefly as possible. My signature was i solicited for, a requisition to a.Candidate for: the Superintendency. I en-, quired who were the parties spoken of as Can-; didates, and was informed Messrs. Ollivier, Moorhouse, and Brittan; but-that between Messrs..pilivieiv and' Moorhouse there was; an understanding that either of them, finding him-; self in a minority, Would endeavour to give all possible support to the other, in order to insure his return.' Mr. Moorhouse was the first of the Candidates with whom I had any opportunity of conversing on the subject, and, in reply to my question, Whether it was'his" intention to act in that manner, or to make a ' fair fight of it,' Mr. Moorhouse wrote- me,the following letter, which as it is a matter of general interest, and is calculated to remove'any false impressions or reports on the subject, the publishing of it will be alike useful to the Electors and Candidates. - I remain, &c, . E. TURNBITLL. Dear, Sir,—ln reply to your.enquiry as to "whether I seriously intend going to the poll as a candidate for. the office of (Superintendent,'-' I beg to say that I shall go to the poll, standing entirely alone'(as a candidate). - I never have made and never will make any, compromise with any mau or party to secure my own electionr;•'neither' will I, in any case, retire;for the purpose of giving another candidate a position to

which,his own credit with the would j not'entilleVhirh. .7 - : .. ', ■■■„.,'■ : i \--> i -r ■" I I iltalVnbt'attempt to put:iri practice wlvat-I look upon as an unfair "trick, b\it intend leaving the! constitutional method of election r to its^fair and le-r j "gitimSte'^ype'ratitih, "Should Mr.Tßrittan'command j tlie confluence*"b'f the m'ajorir.y,let him be returned, > r'so "also Mr: Ollivier,:joir" any _ other gentleman, ; (providedI=he be tlie ;free? choice of 'tlie . greater | number.

I consider thata'proposal tp'deprive any one man j ofhis:majorityhy'unfair combinations is a decidedly! immoral 'and unworthy proceeding, and one noti at all "indicative of that dignity of character so; essential ma maii who proposes to occupy a'leading i political standing. I am, dear sir, Yours truly, W.S. MOORHOUSE. Mr. R. Turnbull, Lower Lincoln Road, Clfristchurch. PS. I am not aware .that any gentleman who has yet been talked of as a candidate has reason to calculate on my retiring in his favour. I- certainly would not seek to hurt the self-respect of any one by proposing to him such a course for my own advantage in the coming contest. . W. S. M.