THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6489, 14 December 1881, Page 5

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

_ We find from the Wellington papers that Mr T. Mason was elected for the Hull, not Mr Jackson as hitherto supposed. Tho votes were 400 to 848. Mr Mason is a Ministerialist. {BY TELEGRAPH,] AUCKLAND, Deo. 18. The scrutiny demanded in tho Franklin Notih electorate, in the intereiU of Mr Sues land, did not alier the result. Major Harris was declared elected. The declarations of the poll wore made at Pity West. Eden, Parnell, and City Bast today. In the first three electorates the defeated candidates did not appear. Sir G. Grey made a lengthy speech at the City East declaration, stall* g it would probably be found that a majority of the men in the now Parliament would be Liberal. Several gentlemen put down on the lists ae Ministerialists had sent him telegrams of an opposite character. He regretted the defeat of Messrs J. T. Fisher, and BaUanoe, and thought a dean sweep would have to be made of the Ministry before the country could r>sp>sr, or justice be done to the people. Mr M. Clark bitterly referred to the attempted personal violence to himself at the close of the pdl by a section of Sir G. Grey’s followers, but he acquitted Sir G. Grey of sanctioning or approving it.

HAMILTON, Duo. 18. The official declaration of the poll for Walpa to-day, gave a majority in favour of Mr Whitaker of 38. All tho candidates were present. TAUBANGA. Duo, 18. Tho complete returns for Tauranga electoral district rive Captain Morris a majority of ton over Mr G. V. Stewart. NEW PLYMOUTH, Dio. 18. The official declaration of the poll for the town of New Plymouth to-day, was as follows Kelly, 828 j Brown, 179. Mr Kelly, the only candidate present, duly returned thanks. WANGANUI, Dio. 18. At the official declaration of the poll today, no alteration was made in the return, Mr Watt being elected by a majority of four. FOXTON, Dbg. 18. The official declaration of the poll was as follows Wilson, 879 1 Hard. 248 j Bussell, 227; Bailer, 212 -, Newman, 199; France, 62.

MA3IEBTON, Dao. 13. The declaration of the poll for North Wairampa had to he postponed to-day, till noon to-morrow, in consequence of double voting. A number of the electors voted for their candidate in the country, and then rode into the town, where they voted again. The double vote* must have been numerous, as the Beturning Officer has been at work from daylight, comparing the rolls, detecting the double votes, and examining the voting papers. The announcement from the hustings has created a great sensation. WELLINGTON, Dio. IS. The first information under the Corrupt Practices Act lias bean laid against the Hon Charles Johnston Pharazyn, M.L.0., for plural voting at the Thorndon election. The alleged offence is that Mr Pharasyn voted at both the Thorndon booths, and the Bstnrning-Officer, as authorised by the 30th clause of the Act, instituted proceedings against him. The cose has created great excitement.

DUNEDIN, Die. 18. The following is the official declaration of the poll for Moomki district, giving Mr M'JKcnsie a majority of 299, instead of 291, ae previously stated. The returns are:— M'Kenrie, 464; Williams, 165; Muroott, ISO.

INVERCARGILL, Die. 18.

The declaration of the poll for Wallace has been postponed. Yesterday’s scrutiny was apparently in favour of Mr Hirst (Ministerialist), Mr Daniel (Opposition) being put second by one vote. Evidence was produced to-day that the persona supposed to have voted twice on one qualification are really distinct persons, and are named twice on one roll. [VBOM OUS OWN COaiiESPONDHirr.] AUCKLAND Dso. 18.

At the City East declaration of the poll, Sir G. Grey said they would all remember they bad been told in that room that Greyism was either dead or dying; but what he told them was that they most not be led astray by statements, for there was no such thing as Greyism. These and other like terms hod been attached to persons and to parties for electioneering purposes, but what was meant was that Liberalism was dying. Throughout the country it was wortn while to observe where men had rendered themselves obnoxious to the Liberal party by their attacks upon Liberal principles or by personal attacks upon those who upheld in Parliament these principles; in almost all such instances these persons bad been pat out of the House. The country waa indebted to the Liberal party for the Licencing Act Amendment, the Factories Act, and the Education. Act, which was the first result of Liberalism and the glory of Hew Zealand. He believed at the present rime transactions were in progress similar to that of Fatotere and others of a like kind, tending to rob the people of their patrimony; and they were being done under favour of that continuous Ministry which bad consistently encouraged all such things. Mr Clark said tbo contest bad left him neither sore nor sorry. He had come forward for the special purpose of showing if Greyirm woe not dead it was dying, lie did not mean Liberalism, because so far os he could see they were all Liberals, though they might differ in detail. He maintained Greyism existed at one time as the result of the last general elections in this Province showed, when all the representative! but two were pledged to follow one man; now, they had ire pronounced Ministerialists, and about as many more independent men. There was one thing that bo could not forget, and that was the personal violence offered to him at tbo close of the poll. At first he had been disposed to put it down to the excitement of the lour but upon subsequent reflection, and after he had learnt that at City Xtorth the successful candidate hod bad to be carried away by a body guard, and Diet something of the same kina of thing had transpired at City West, ho had seen reason to blame it upon the system. He exonerated Sir G. Grey and his most respectable supporter* from all sympathy with anything of the kind; for be believed it bad been done without their knowledge or consent, and some of them had even been very active in protecting him from riohmeo Bat be did say to some extent Sir »• w«y the Sge brLlim ol Sicb be romplained. If ho wished to bo bitter be should only wish Sir G. Grey long life to enjoy of those friends he was training. He thanked the electors who bad voted doing so ho claimed them a# " !j bint in the endeavour to put d**» tyranny which was the most odious of any—the tyranny of the mob. «