TO THE ELECTORS OF THE PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VII, Issue 478, 3 June 1857, Page 3

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

vDT Having announced his' inteijtiqri 'p}" resigning the office of Superintendent of thjij Prpvince, X. have the honoiir to state, that J shall, .present myself to VQiiasra Candidate, for t. when the •pej;iod, of Election, gliall arrive.'" ..It «\ay,perha^ be;thought pi]es.uinptiiQßs ,in nic, fa .take r thisj sfep .with.6,ut Jiavijig, .had!' tjie way prepared by !t)>,e"_, cujjtqiriavy reqiHs f ition, fiqt.tlfe tact th,at! I ghauld be a- candidate,'i;i case Mi% I?jtz,Q^ra i ldv.\dKl..ljiq]b':de,sire i »gain 'i o t>e elepjted, has teen so long and so generally ltnown, t}}?it it would have l)een aifectation Sir; : n?e,to hav.e waited for one. I liave,thought i^t ■ the less necessary. ioo/btH'ause.l/he memis by. j which signa<jpves'lA.such .dpciimfihtsiu-e noAv |ot> ; ofteii obtained have tended to;invest them with almost as much of diWrepute as credit! . ..At' all j events they .^haye,deprived them of ..njucli] of j that, value'in pub'lio. .estimation wjiich such tes- ; tjrnonial|jj once pos^ea^ed. ] t j 'I feel it tp be iny''duty, Glentlt'inen, to state

at the outset, of this address/some of the;considerations'"tfttkh -Hive 'l&d r'me'td'6iM- myaelf •' to' fjovk'iiotPM atf<sNb 'ask'at your Haiicfe the'fifelf-♦ est f:'c'ivil: appointSfnesrVt 'it-' is-';inr"y»'^': jXi^er-'-to'-' aTm\&if'frbiii':^ kpjt 'Wave eV.er('taken a ifaofe* !6r'lt%'aiitJrvtf' p"&ii> JjffUirs of 1 th"e'pi-ovihe'eC It'itf t>6#! tVo yparfr shyee' r'-likd't^e-hotSblir'Af obtaining' g'Se^iin!'tlifeilTv'6vin(!k'"G<iu!!<cJli/ SiWtlten1 m^ ftihe hWitee*'WJtoliyi^Tg^g^'ih'^he/.iptiblfe' sevvic6C{'':'aTi'di 'itih^i-V'.iV sckreeij-'art; o^e'^undisr the ;Prof'iliS'^i Oo^el'niijeiit; if if "e^cepfc thall of 'tH'6SoliMi J aiid^h'dt of theProvttifcikl Eii^ifi'eferl % a'dtits }6f I !h^e Wot l ftft-tee* period ai^cliKi'gka. »'-I!;iiieifi'tidri '■ iM's :rlbt h«& 'ibilnd" anY jdbnsc^ljs How!^ jeat! the'SistUnW'i^*etw6fen;th« teAst1 jSiii^ft^tM'^C -"thie ■' 'alfi^s. '■I*''iiSi.ir«p*'lieill arid "£fiat'ticifWW^'f'n6^^?ffe, r-I bUt'to! ahb1 w"J tliat!:l have, had cpoSidfifiWe.^xjpetiSdcg jti fch'e adttfti'nrs'irat^ii'oF^ih^'affa^s of 'tlife''l^; oyMice J iraHdi'thus, T' )i'h6jjl'.) eyMb.lisfc-'thfe^ pi^sumtitiprif'-th'at1-I 'Mam son?^ '-€)f !the[-*'im ihar^e V6f'- tU^^aaMtli^'fatiiV^^t^ ■yvhich attach tp the office qf Superintendents'" !|7!Yo'iir^l, :fGfeh«e-meh, ;'tirslyibiy expect' from those; Wlvd'1 may prfefeht tMWs'tilvey to; yoUV h'6>jihSs^bc'pision 'some :weheral; exposition('oT 'fb^ T'ieWf they'take of the1 natiire of "the1 office Tor 'wtrfe'h th'ey'^ candiaate^'and ith«: lfeadirrg 'JtfinciTil^ i)j'Which; shbiild 'th; ey:su<3ceedythefr condtibt ■te r aflfaTrfe ]frdiiW{he guidM. ''Td'thafc •p^rth^r^r^Tnow^r^s'^y^elfi' -?-!,„;:«, :K'!Ha*HhJs >e(Wi flfeeßbii: pf Superin•|en^ent, tiii^ t^liwoyld; haVe'Wett oiitf'bf very 1;:'IV»-nofpart' is'ihe Coif'st^iftion' !Ac't 'irlot fe defective than ;whei»e- it deflii^'s 'the. 1 Wit%; Sii^nnfenclfen't/ ■ It- wbiild ilino^t; stpi/ejir'a.?, if -the-frattie^ of that Act, 'iirilible't^ detyhniri^^th anythin^ii&e p-ernici ; r th^bta^ 'tn^'S'iipenhteiideiit Shottid' occup^iL fh^'Govel-nni^ntof the coilhtry arid^ thefunction's Ti^ had confinedI'themselve^'t^ ■^nnply dennTn'^'riis1 legislative -diitife, lealying it tiJ tiim'e1; an,d, ''circuwstantJeis'^o' develop th fe ianlouiitbf Mec^ive power he s'hduid exerctsei' (preritTeiiieh, ,th^aii which the •'©imstitutiori-Act left so.yaette^pd unsettled','tiriiie'and'experience iiaye; to"a! 'great exteiit deternitn'edV-^Th&SupeU-ihtehdertt: is ' i}6w "rpcognfeed ', iibij Merely as the Vat also1 £ls the^exebuttve^head of the >prcl'vjnc^;,'';erido\vre'd with: very 'power's. hlsyjiirisdiction the, Empowering; Ordiiiance' -hafeV in &6me cases definitely, 'in ofchei^j •prbvisionaHyv investetl him k'larweJ pvopqrltion of th,e executive authority of' the (jfovevnor hmi^lf; 'and the recent legislatibri'of• the Ge"ri^al Xvhile it appearis tb'leaii tbwhrds a'te^ti'jction'of Jhis legislative; shows no disposit'ion'to'interfere witht his executive functions.; , The necesfeiijie^Uvhich-'have IBd totihe investiltur(s fof the Supeiintendent yritH these important powers.'have al^o Suggested the ih^ans'bywhit'h lie should be guided in their exei"eise. ■ Thus, in this' Pj-oVu'ioe'as in others; an Eiectitive Goyenatment Ordinanpe has been passed by ■wh&ji ihh ■Saperiht^ndeht is'bbunxi' tb have an Executive "Gbuhcii, by whose advice he i's'tp be guided iA caiTying oh Government qf the province,'!-• " :I do ndt:'cbris'ider'it necessary in this place tb discuys at length the advantages'or otherwise of this biIder; of things. I simply lay before yon tlifi n'atui'e: of the office, as I'fihd it/and the cii^umstaiices. that have led to its present form idf'de^ejQpni.ent. " ; -'• " :": , !flr ' ' ''

' 'Neyei'tlielessi I will not shrink from avowing niyooijion ? that not only theoretically is the existing aiTangement to be approved and defendes, Vit thai, ,'in practice also, it supplies^ tinder the present physical peculiarities of New !. Zealand/the scantiness of its popula!tiqii, and the (iiipcuiiSieS; of inter-commuWicatiori, the best awl TJiost'efficient means by which the affairs of the yairiojtis'provirices can be at.'present admin: |s_ter|B'(i- ; ,In-i^ tp<v the great' pr\iltiple of self government',is fully recognised.!'': The po\ver you posses^, and which' you have periodically toexercise', of, gleetnjg } rour Superintendent, ou^ht fosebuie you Jth4 services of aii active and/intelligent' bfißcer.' That officer lias the assistance qf anV'jfeiecutiye Council Whoso acts imist be suppb'rted^ :iJy!' the approval of the iWpfti'iijfal epuiicil.' ' l*lMr;oiigh.out the whole arra^geme^t' the pi-inciple of responsibility is brought to hear. : The Superintendent is responsible, to thepro-: yiuce, the Executive Council to the Pro;nuial. Council, and the Provincial Council in its turn to the people. : Whilst then' the Constitution Act remains unaltered, I am unable, fo imagine si systoin 'of Provincial Government under it;

more of simplicity ,efe«;eii^ ifs oian-esave intep^ced it canp^b^ by Gunmen* *nd eW^|£ S'&et^^ touroc&n:confprrai^,wiU il^ad( vice^.^y:| Jiijnse ti;d%ma%^otv,pn^W«kts?*)#!'f :{ S^ to#oduce^hafeis ; , M^M #! ISl^P^P^ide^^ te^ ■ miav,; at que : tyae, |be j? e^oiis /?* 1 "opinions, a^^^l^^i^pe^^^:! J^npit,heWst^^e|;^ten^fe!t?:(f}M^ ; a#e^§^ftql)f fflW! ca^es gan placiue before,y.oft s a iE?Ij?J-i#P-•■■ »Bi W.Ew I ; Jar ■su%cts, v^,^g! ;])O^, :^^^.randj. ;^- : Yavtanee'jvity n?.^pirit;of pw;,.pr^sei^Jaj^jl; jfi^v-on ispn^ i?J#a#s s of" gmm tyti^tWr! tauWcinaMe j»,%tate, ,tl»fit tee are,,?owej ; pei> j spns;\v%9 do, vi# ap.pwjve ofi :^np% ] Uia f t ; .has ■< beW :fi^ed oiv^^^c.^and^ian^: :;i w^l | makWit^jP/sn^ct-Qtia^e^^'w^ftv--)',: ■ -gT.. ? ■/ It.mu^fe.be.iiimjpgessary, %u.tleiuep,; .to ,}ysisp ; 'ioq. the'fact that .^otlnog can^e.mpw.c^ectiona.- ; bje^ anioiigstioqx-.owft.selYps, .Qrnjoi;e t;«4c^t^d > ite.'^ificoaTageyiß^ons. ,iii -.othei; cp}]Tjtrifs from ; iettnng!heTethai>.,ujicevtaKkio^.ts>M^ t s^a'i^ati^ l vouH J b.e^eiv.^.asdr.; . a -*o:an,ar^angen^pTii haYrng..same;iTTfiper^ec r: : tiqns .'ilirit aoian : % .frequent chang^ tp^creftte s tJ^, jinipres^ipn, that no settled > .;l r aw;,-pn ) iiiiis.^ub- < 'ject;^iUjkv;e^erey:a!irurapn^t.usj-^B^,i.; j ' torp^to 7 ass€^ithat the qHestion ( ha^, ) ajf-eadj'Ar^ T : eg^ r as^a^ple'#ib.^icin: any^ ; of land ; was" under deliberation,m i^ thgr|egis% - ture of, this pravince, pvery; rea3onaj)le' | .sum,jand , tijpoW^ef^ rtrm^nrthieiripcle pf pajmeM'^as p^pwed:ip|i)^^unpiVah^.disCuss<id:;:l^Kpuld * W>\oZ iJft wiirm,ttie Vnavlf we ( T f»^Ms more 'than' ■».' 'cfoz"e.u',aivißions took "pMce.'b)i 'this sixW'shjllinj?s wf^e" all. s|paratel>; advpc^;1 alid ,p)ppMa.; i t'Tfe ;^p^e#.p^meii^ ■■^o^wli'etWr--lV Vupnev ?dpwn'."pr by /mstalineiits,'%as'-ectjaaF]^ • t©syt>jeofc'of ;!dis3yeTice of opriyon tlWisipn T^iyersat'.fipnc'uiTence,;'the! present r £2 pjjr'^re^pcoippV.pay^eu^) was^fceruiined ]m\; ■ -■■ifyMi"l?vYce.%ka' Jipt; jet :beeiiHri||l'( r irioW;thany4 tw(;lwinoji^ arid: ..evpn i if.,#Vß'v^ : nVexj^r-, t' : ]oe^m,seii4}^KeXtp (^ian^eV ;^But I iJiin'K '."fre;...expei^iieV'oT'ihe brief^ne dunii^ r£*3.fiii.is b'e^i^l^estja^^edptice maylie 's^ifty^p^e^Jfep 1 in '!its sujip>H: .'- r s!he £$&» pf. '■■■ lajVd^itifput be'irii>!iri,^ny- way.fp.rced> have be<?n. frf(e"^id ; \jpn^|n!u(^s^e^(?r liiiicuj /fCoir'is tliere'atf p'^!^;\l)y/ii^!ckii™''pf: IMii/gv .off. .And ' siv^.l^f nerjj be no. njj'off, ,tjie , estimated' re'y v(?i) norbjn this source f!u,rjii^ ; t]i e ,poniiiV^ year is' dJO'Mu. vßi^ wli^'appear> 'to" me to be; the ;

xnost satisfac^M^nn^rl^ those l*t\mrrr&*V^ large i^^^jg ' Says of ,ffie.'^w%- Afe S SLK'e^ Mtsideity original (Dattterbury Sk, How much Mjorth l^^o^ i have been left MS ,ayfr esP^*J" h^ ; .ypur i^W.. I 6osid<sWfe-4«ioil l of price.'^n ;&* SbSef that it indefinitely;settled:a very S^pr^f puvsuitalAnf o^l! c i QSur? an:d thf Go^me« feed tp its , that the order ofittogs^n^iv^ch tttft capi- >, tal was invest^* th* 'stbckowners induced , W enteVV^til^rWpavate e^erpmes shouldiiot, be'^le^Mquerit change. But I am disSsed to maintain^ jbiiafc r^ar^r pur own -in-1 jshpuldr.gronipt V&H&Pmtfcl^ f;s*:\ \lsUs«a&) ]The ; pro^ce^;Q^W^ri|^ !'S"oomm«S" present, languishing, and itspvospectsiare much clouded, .= I the pastoral interest,is haj>P# flounshuig.as .W^d4,d«rTmttin-e*:porti4he clip; of! ; 1856 being lV alu e d^^7o s OOaf!aM in^»^ea^iit,wni acquire a uiagnitude that will abundantfygusUiy ; sino- its growth. Nor'is this all. . Pxde, ; the,| pastoratinterest is coutributingtoihe-progre^ j of the country, .as. jeyer^- f iflterest does which ] V^creaseXVifc^pprtirad^^i? jJ^J I v WMO W "'& *>t 4W' tliev i-entfe Jidfe'rlvuble frotn \ that source will be.alone, tfttffidait,'-iiot only'tb j pay the bSg^.^iMbu^if-.J Wually required | froifor'tbis- province- towards the extinguishment' of "thertfeHr Zealand Gompany;s d^^.will; lea^i^sider^blfefelanbe^vailable for the use j of the, v^s^ie-^eMQnt; ! png^ oy^, ! Gentlemen; cbnstituj^s , ; th; ?t ; niaip, - almost\ the , only protectiqn of the pastoral ;Merfst; and 1 j aslj-j/w serio^# to:r§flect'wli|ther it is expe- ! '■d(en!k'^wiilih^awili^iwhetUer/rtis...wi«e.tQ^U;;

the 'goose* ibs the. golden egg, f anef f interrupt tuis ; steady for'the sake of i a linkdHeti. -inflttx of -aioney into' the .Treasury, : which our:,'reso^ces^.l!,ibo : upxTOa ( y'Tiot permit us protitiabiy "to/pspend r ,ar}d v the possession ot which might tempt us to extrayagance^ _My ■Wh o:on'vi'ction?is'tSat-it wbuldri^t. ■>. ■-.■>'-• ,'W Another subject on which>l:.: desire>t6 say.fc. few more words is our ifovm pt'fOoyeEiiment. Tljjere.afeiSOinelii.ersoiiS who regfird the^pxesent mode of administering the? vffxivai'pf M&, province as too curabersorae and- too:>pretentious, and who talk of •.condufetui^vthe / ;.Q: &.yeW'traent after thp.niodei.of:a corporate:ifcowh-ia.England, of which a Mayor, Aldermen, aiid>GoWi.cil are the p^sidiiig ( g#i)mses Al , (^^ver, ha^in|;^hee,n a ; memoer of one of^thosesolefct societies, I am perhaps unable to "appreciate properly .the advantages .:of •suGfca^c^e-of|G,t)yer^iiftejitjv i! -^' ■ i's, ''however; lipi'. long'since 'thattlie'jobbery, peculation, and'c!otru^fcsbrii'i Which > had grown : oiit; y p|jtke.p|d cprp.orate lecl to a sweeping measure of re for in,'by which I Miewiioje of those model Gp\:|nnrient's,. exc^pting' of iitiridiiriy' we're•;^ept'wa^!1-? : Ah<| no.w^'it'spp^s'tiiatttie dayi?of'tneWporation of "i/On&iV"1 ;ifefelf 'are v n^nAeredt ■ ;Bxperienc'e^ therdb^,' ti&' ' no^^p^' '^6;: V*H 'f^~ ieVi^;sHb'wn'f6r .cßrpjirpbn MeVandV.pteii6nalß.licW^^'fiut'ljttlfe'atiach^e'rit foil systen^ /^But'in'h^tl?'; ilie^^riffair .at.alßgy.j'betwe^i^^ CffcnM-/ s:4,ncek' nof ;a municipal corpb'ratibn'iri .EngEtid' atfd'r^';|rov^nce'in. Ne\V Zealand! ;'-!0o rioieorias' tl\ei^ 'ever lie6n corn'mitte,a aii|-^ thiiWiitce; 'thy.'p:ower ednfeyred;on Jilie'Superiii^ tfendlnts ana/Pro^tn^ai Cfouncils;:o'f^liis coiuitr^,' .lfameh^ thV: p6wer,"to legislate'lfbij'^e1.; eritir^ '. pVop)/''6'r •'words 'of'the1' CSnltitution' 'Afet—" to' nValce 'and ordain ml ■ s\ic!flaAv;s ''k'tKl'ordiiianCfts ! 'as?,niay l)e! requ'ftvecl : fovithfe;p^V;Wvderran(|''I'go6cl1' 'government' :o.t the.provinco." . TUib 'Aloiie "cxestvo^'s ! dli pai^lel

i It is said, hov^fevk/thut 4v«^n if the unalogr S fails^jtwUlbe, w^jmiowvpMWWim We existing depav^ents^d h^a%W sJ«f* k the abVernm^ qohdiivted by ,|^e Pf^ii^i diuncii Jaiyided'into cownitt;ee3, ;; ,X i muat^ay that ? Xdis%V«^eviiV,thiaalto{s#er ; v i It assumes that%ese commi^Mll' do their^qrlc^^ out remuneration; I'lcn'ownoion Mmt iigfoupds be expected to devote their t;me to the pubUc,seryi.ce \vitlioutr.e|urn.j Sr JNor do I think the' Jufec' akii^hjlt ' tli% shouUtdp^ ®m\MO i'nd I' wa^^^r*elibvin^%li^k|r Mbn* could hi tKwidLAvhoWomwm ,■ yinl^thdfpractice^tVtlie Proyinciitl 4buiiml'«t; the '^reseufctime^desiiibt justify the expectation. Every member residing beyond a Certain'dis-i tancefrom Chrisfcchu«(!h'ji?.!p^iia sum per^^dre'ih&rr^i^f^^'he^t^ud's tile Gounoil. i If, tlien> the meinbevsJbE^pnilniitteeSiarc'all tbl I be;pafa their expenses; merelyVthie^y^terti-will I not only be cumbrous and, clumsy, but more ! expensive than Mis '6ne. If they are naifto, be, Eaid,, ray ifjf i^ttia^Ue ftitteiidaiJiee iwiU 6e\sQ^iri,;kular tigs r ;;t^ o inake,tb^ syj^ein ob'lfcructive of Hie'business of Goyenxm^ntj { „ I i yield, gentlemen, to no man in a desire t ,t;p/see lntrpdiicedjinto; all; £he, deparjtm^nts of Govern-ment'^Tigici-ecoj^o^i i^tmyst, :^e^r/ be. one consistent witli efficiency. It is not economy else:-- #Iy co^yietionj is, tl[^t' 4 theiplan;|>Ut->ifor-ward iV as,fatal botlx, to ; efficiency and f ec^noMj '"^k t^( I 1 Tliere is one further subject to '.winch Twill allude, for though it a6es\i ftbt" Y coip ? e within pur cofcili^ aivlKis* >riolj : a -qixeMon 'vof domestic policy^^iis^he^ineverthelessiJoiiwMcfc"^ cienti Government of the province is so dependent as in .my^ijppinipncto deniand notice in tliis place. - I refer.', tQ the seat jof :,the ;/ General ■%J£' expei-xence. shows $wr iM\^y*o' Mii)in^iva|ibfi :W^c(ixVr $$$* is enibarrasW''%^^ General Gpyernmp^t ( lam -ankiou* th^i:e'foW !to^ ytaW-iiiy'1 desii-eV m whatever ppsi■.ticml may be placedI,}' $6^ eo*6perate^with I:those who; -will strive to: bnng it to a~ more central vspot. ;: .': '' <: '' ■. if.-i *. '"' '.". -: ■, ■■■'.■■■ .'i;:-.'" ■ \ _T;liQve;are;ma,^j r other subjeets.f gentl)em;e^'|a 'w|ic^l'''might'direet ,a.ttention, M but |li\s 'aa^ress has already ? 'l fear,',exceeded cpnv^ii«jn| length, pppoi^uiiities,'however, will douV^ess bj? .presented in r v^ s" •eMs'etfiJeWeen 'us~: .if^wilj^bQiUjy j^u^mess^ so far as may be praeiicabl'e, to wait up'pn you: ■■ r ;"t^iih^eaard^. ho^v,ev;er,^o/a%;,jeanYass J ,J[ xsyvs -express '^my gi;e,a^ { reg;;ei£.' v t%t s one 'should be necessary, not oii:; the' sdpre1 of trouble^ noi; $stese] it "mtvy^eispos'e a:can^idate< to"iticon'ven|eia : questioning, but be.cftU?e;)lventertain -a;.: sir6i>g convifitipn that the highest office of thJB p^pyiwee shouldl?e ffQftl'e^dbythejpeapleratherthan won from:them by the-prdm^^^ eering canvass. Motives more or less impure will be- as;rjb;ul^d./ty:^ not fail' to diisturb', those feplings, of deference and regard- which should attach' to' the persoii so^hipifaifoffice. >-'$Sfs6nie 'b'e 1 looked upon aa.,an ■•'ad veiftuwripra^tisiiyg'oiv^tfi'e confidence of his fellow-citizens -for soinet; 'uriWcflihy objeet-f by.. isomfe as.'.stiisiuil^Ml'*- by inordinate vanity and arnbitionH-and-by>oth"ers' as impelled by a love of official power ; whilst^it can _hatpjy be^'po'ssjble'. in an &tiVe caiiva'ss 'tb'-ayiM voXmiig feejuigs, of animosity a,ndr hostility; whijih1. Mfip rrios't aesjmbUy/shouldj'not^e^at. • X.cai^o/ily \^J for'rht^elf tlitCt it"\yill be, my anxipus. d'etre; to k^p %he''cakiyass' as' ilpar .of'^lese 'evils,as pops '• iiiv3 nowj'ge'ntleiil'enV it only.'remams fp.r..in^ t6'';i^sure yxiii 'tn'Kt,.'^TValever''the \ ref;uli' qf;,'jbliis ■•'■api^al, x;I- sball bV;perfectly satisfied vwith/lypux d'e^sipn.^vWliil^. I f^mW most fre'elyjiat fe?, 6ffifc'e lot^ijei|iA^ndeiit;|)f; !tliis'province may well be, re^alxieVras an ■dm'ieV^of.laiidjjble.ambi^ tion.'yet' r.f'^liW :c6ns(Mous o? the'lab'our, anxiety, ; and^reßlionsffiiliiy of the office, as to regard it with much .mor'ept^.apjpreheusioq.'-th'an .-desire. I have, however^ 'etfdVaYoured to>.siiow that the i GftYei'iuftenfe .willAtiot'.rtisi! .sdfelyion-.the'S«"pe^i-

tcmU*it/,but{Qn Jinn; jj* p ojojj \i {1 (i^ibi 1 withiadviaSri"^itl^tlusj'view:^, t,Ke, : ?i^tuj?ejpf>tl»<^\ofii_6e,.'lend ;\ylt)i th^fftopi^&a^,)^^^ upott good and able adviseftvi, respectfully ou'er my's.eli!,ljp, f yc(^.as it.; <;'^-., raw ;;>''T. '.;.- :Vn<s> . !'.liliave>tfe.lt6nourto be,"''l^ ;' i!! p,'. ■■>■■■■■ Gentleirieii, .:.!"'fV.i i''j!!tI!-f :'"','.'•'"" ..-} Tovir veryv: obddient aiid 'hu«il>ie sifffvjitft*'. ,■.-;•"■>;:<'•*■ -T ■=> ■ J^SEPll'ljßi^T^N:;/^;;^ Ili^ood, April 3, 1857. - ll:"!';' >"':'' "