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Tho Couucillors, however, after hearing the evidence I produced, unanimously passed the following resolution, viz., I'roposed by Councillor Sanson ; seconded by Councillor Snolson, ] "That in the opinion of this I Council, tho minutes of the i ] proceedings of the meeting j held on the 30th Mny last, have been correctly entered i in the Minute Book ;' ' Thus practically condemning Mr Loudon, and fiom the tenor of the remarks previously made by Councillors, it was tolerably evident that in their opinion the issue must result in the resignation of the wrongdoer. Mr London then resigned. It was not till the sth August, or j twenty-eight days from the time of< committing the act,that hia "conscience did not allow him to remain longer without making this confession." j Tho offence was of tho gravest! description, and was unacknowledged ; itntil proved against him, a month after the occurrence, and it required that the admission should be retained as County property, in justification of the previous action taken by the officers of tho Council ; and I certainly can see no reason why it should be supposed that I wished to Lavo the lettor " to hold as a rod over Mr Loudon." I think my own letter to him is sufficient evidence to the con* trary. Since Mr Loudon, at Jiis meeting, endeavored to shield his action by ! endeavoring to lead others to think that I had not only irritated him into tho commission of the wrong, but had also prevented him having a fair opportunity to explain his conduct to the Council, I feel now more j than ever satisfied in having insiste I j on the retention of his " confession," I and that the whole matter has been j brought under discussion; other- 1 j wise, for his sake, I would rather it j i had been kept as quiet as it had previously been. ; Mr Loudon, on calm reflection, will, I trust, hereafter acknowledge that any action of mine has been to offer him every opportunity to, firstly, apologise, and afterwards to prevent his much-to-be-regretted act from being publicly-noised abroad, and I am confident that this will be fully borne out by those who know the whole of the facts. I have the honor to be, i Gentlemen, | Your obedient servant, i ERNEST S. THYNNE. [Advertisement ] CAUTION. ! FELLOW ELECTORS — Your votes have been solicited on behalf of Francis Loudon, both by himself and his supporters ; but in many instances they have, when asking yonr support, studiously kept back the tru'h from you — well knowing that if they told you tho truth, tho wholo truth, and nothing but the truth, they would not get your votes. It has been dragged from them piece*meal, and at last Mr Loudon has been goaded or stung into publishing his confession ;—" a most abject oon-ees-sion of one of the grossest offences againtt society of which a man could be guilty." In publishing it, howevor, he has avoided, no doubt purposely, giving you an account of tho circurnstnnces which led to his ''forced" resignation, and to the making of that confession ; and also of the most important matters in connection therewith. Till you have these in their naked ugliness beforo you,, and you shall havo somo of them next Friday, I ask you not to bo mislod by the falso or colored statements of any unsc:upulous candidate it partisan to pledge your Totes to Francis Loudon. Fuxton, 30th October, 1878.