Untitled

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 277, 18 November 1873, Page 2

A raca between ibe Ladybird and Paterson frpm .Wellington to Lytteltoa was won by the former by two hours." The G. i?. Argus of Friday laat, says:-r Mr O'Conor, for the second time, .addsessed the electors of Cobden last night, : in the school-house. Notwithstanding the boisterous night there was a good meeting the room being filled. Mr TiudalL was Voted to the chair, -Bir "''O'Conor made ja long speech, principally abusive of ihe Press of Nelson and Westland for the part they were taking in the election, and some of his late colleagues in the Nelson Provincial Council. 1 Ps-zing tp the late houjr at whioh the meeting terminated, and the , arrival of late English and Australian telegrams, we are compelled to hold over our report until.oqr nest issue. .At the conclusion of the proceedings, la vote. Qf confidence in Mr O'Conor as Superiutao^ent of the Province of Nelion was passed ; pn ihe motion of Mr Stone, seconded b^

• ;*j\ __'________ : ilEfae Chiarlest^i^k^^^fl^^ Curtis and Q' Color l(^f c ai^jUrejp|b l^e^ pjSt i pet Kennedy] frojn Ne!ibo|^nd||he-r 4 honorable Oswald. wi-lLaddre|9 tli|%ledfQi*s the<'|iiatr^efe , • ll'Si^wng clasp upon his heels may be expected Mr Eugene O'Conor, and, if rumors from Nelson as to the proceedings there do not the actual f^cts levers of a T| f action fiky expect^^eiiii^elyypaaaage^ c?f §l% a between the rivals,, all of which, if tempered by discretion, may do some : good^rjtiff in-sucfcmnmettt^fchatithe^esJb temperament and disposition of mankind a^ert^i||^^ r q4 Jfp electors would not object to see either candidate stripped for the- moment of hia .mask .of . jeourtesy^^and^ speaking the words that might~beaceepfe3 jjas thb actual jreflex of' %is mind. The probable result of the voting cannot as jset ll^/Jaihtly-suVniiaeQ. We hear of com-j t-mittees forming throughout the i-io Mr 'd'Cofibr'd!* favbii- oflothetßWsq forking quietly for Mr Curtis, and also oj . s. Xi/i i- l^'.iAilJL : .Tt J _ti,, *.' -.~, , i' many expressions of indifference us to the . iasae of events. The time intervenind -between the nomination day and the day of election will be a time of unrest, of perplexity to some, of annoyance to many; ■