The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1869. ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF NELSON.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 2, 4 January 1869, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1869. ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF NELSON.

The election for the return of a qualified person to serve as a member of the Pro- ' vincial Council for the electoral district of j the City of Nelson, in the room of W. Akersten, Esq., resigned, was held at tbe Provincial Hall to-day, at noon. There were about 20 electors present. The Returning Officer, T. Brunner, Esq., having read the writ authorising the election, called upon the electors to propose a candidate to fill the vacancy. Mr Pitt said he had great pleasure in proposing Nathaniel Edwards, Esq., as a fit . and proper person to represent the City of Nelson in the Provincial Council. He would not make any lengthened remarks, as he considered the thin attendance and the absence of opposition a sufficient guarantee that the public had every confidence in Mr Edwards as their representative (cheers), but he would observe that if a practical knowledge of the province, of its resources and wants, were required in a candidate, Mr Edwards was the man. Coupled with an intelligent mind and sound judgment, he possessed ample leisure to attend to their requirements. Being a man of leisure and sound judgment, he would be a useful man in committees, where, he need not remind them, most of the Council's work was done. The past year had been one of great commercial depression, not only in the province of Nelson but throughout the colony generally, and this depression found a corresponding index in the revenue, and he was afraid that such would prove to be the case with the province of Nelson. In framing the Estimates for this year they might have to make reductions in certrin departments, and he felt sure the electors might trust Mr Edwards to do his best in that direction (applause). Mr Batchelor said he had great pleasure in seconding the nomination of Mr Edwards, as he had known him for a number of years, and had every confidence in -him. No other candidate being proposed, the Returning Officer declared Mr Edwards duly elected. ; Mr Edwards ih returning thanks observed that he felt happy and grateful tp fittilthat hie had:; been returned without opposition. ; H^yjpg: so recently given an exposition of : htis political opinions, there was no necessity for him to reiterate them on that occasion. He would give •! every

.attention to forwarding the interests of the province. The Superintendent and members of the Council being chosen by the same electors, and by the same electoral laws, it was tight that they should be of accord, but, nevertheless, he should oppose atiy measure which he conceived to be detrimental to the interests of the city or the province* He considered that public education, harbor works, opening up the country by way of roads or if necessary by railroad, developing the goldfields, aud coalmines, and more particularly the Brunner miue (applause), were all subjects which should engage the attention of the Council. He should enter the Council as an independent member, giving his best attention to the in terests of the province. He again returned them thanks for the renewed proof of their confidence in him (applause). Mr Batchelor asked Mr Edwards whether he had any matured idea as to the Brunner raiue, to lay before them. Mr Edwards replied that he had not. Some time since he had determined to go into the affair as a private speculation but he found they were trammelled with so many conditions that he gave it up. A vote of thanks to the Returning Officer proposed by Mr Edwards and carried by acclamation, terminated the proceedings.