NOMINATION OF MEMBERS AT WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 839, 17 August 1853, Page 2

NOMINATION OF MEMBERS AT WEL LINGTON.

Monday, the Bth instant being appointed for the nomination of candidates to represent the -City of Wellington in the Provincial Council, the candidates and their friends attended at the hustings, while a very numerous body of electors assembled to witness the proceedings. Mr. St. Hill opened the proceedings by stating it had been his good fortune as Returning Officer to introduce the Constitution in this Province-, the first act had passed in the election of the Superintendent, and. they were now on the teve of proceedings which were equally important, -and would proceed step by step until the machine was complete and brought "into operation. In the exercise of their fights as electors their responsibilities became more onerous as -they proceeded, and it was evident to all that the Mother Country was looking on with deep concern at the result of the fixperiment which had been committed to their hands. As a settler and from the stake he had in the "Colony, he himself expeiienced the liveliest interest in the measure. As so many persons would have to address them, he would set the example of being brief: it was his duty .to call upon the electors to nominate candidates to represent them in the Pro- , vincial Council, and it would clearly appear by the result of tomorrow's poll which of thecandidates enjoyed the greatest share of their confidence. Mr. St. Hill explained that the nomination of the candidates had been arrang1 ed according ftp the dates of their addresses. N (Cheers). Mr. W. W. Taylor proposed Mr. W. Fitz- < herbert as a fit and proper person to represent the City of Wellington in the Provincial Council. Mr. Carter second Mr Fitzherbert's nominaiion, and praised his political consistency. To-morrow, he said, would be the judgment day, (laughter) and he hoped the electors by their votes would shew that they were desirous i of returning the best man, and would unite hearts and hands in one great cause. Mr. James' Smith felt neither diffidence nor I reluctance in coming forward, and in nominat- I ing his candidate would put him up without I the least reserve. (Laughter). As one of the I earliest settlers, Mr. John Dorset, whom he I now proposed was well known to them, and he I thought his past career would be the best I guarantee for his future conduct. (Hear). I Mr. Jones seconded Mr. Dorset's nomina-i tion. . - I Mr.'Gr. Crawford proposed Mr. J. Wallaceß and said he felt assured no one would le betterj qualified. He was free and unfettered, un-B connected with,any party, and his main objectH would be to promote liie prosperity of th« Colony. - - . - I Mr John M.'Beth seconded Mr. Wallaces nomination, the was an old settler and stoo<™ on hi 3 own legs, not like some, candidates were put in a bag and shaken up with six oH seven others. , -• H Mr. (jibson. jpjposed Mr. Clifford as onH who was above^being bought, he was nH coalition man, he had cut them. (Hear), £^

had taken the pTfedge, and that was why he thought they should trust him. % ~ -'- • My. Allen said,, in seconding Mr. Clifford's nomination, he had undertaken his cause on purely public grounds and believed he. would represent them in a fearless and independent manner. Mr. Clifford was above all personal considerations of place or power, and he hoped they would cordially support him. He (Mr. Allen) called upon them to give the lie to the scandalous passage in the Independent giving an account of Friday's meeting. He thought the public character of the electors in some degree involved in that report. Their conduct to day, their conduct on the previous occasion would give the lie to it. (Cheers) They would give an indignant denial to such false statements, and by the faithful discharge of their duty prove their fitness for representative Institutions. (Cheers). Mr. Schultze proposed and Mr. P. M. HerVey seconded Mr. Kelham as a candidate. Mr. Mackay proposed Mr. J. Masters as a candidate* and Mr. James M'Beth seconded his nomination. Ma. Sellar proposed MivLyon as an old colonist, and it would be for them to "notify their approbation of him as a tried man by returning, him to the Provincial Council. Seconded by Mr. Blyth. Mr. G-. Hunter said he had much pleasure in coming forward and proposing Mr. George Moore as a fit and proper person to represent the city of Wellington in the Provincial Council. The electors were well aware he was not in the habit of speaking in public, but even if he were able, words would fail him in attemping to do justice to Mr. Moore's merits. He .would, therefore, content himself by introducing Mr. Moore to them in a formal manner and by stating that he advocated his cause, because he knew him to be an upright honest man. who would do all in his power to promote their welfare and the best interests of their adopted country. (Cheers.) Mr. Duncan briefly seconded Mr. Moore's nomination,' and expressed his conviction that it would be difficult to find a person better qualified to represent them. (Hear.) Mr. Allen proposed tiaptain Rhodes as one who had taken the pledge, and was worthy their support, and would look after the state of their roads (laughter); he was a plain man, and would not be found voting on the wrong side. Mr. Bowlbr seconded Capt. Rhodes' nomination, i Mr. Harg reaves proposed Mr. King as a candidate for the Provincial Council. He had fully stated his views and opinions to the electors, and he had no doubt, if returned, he would fully act up to his motto. Mr. Allen in seconding Mr. King's nomination said he had stood to-day political godfather to several candidates (laughter), and was quite, convinced Mr. King was a man who would act up to his professions; they would find that if he was elected, the lawyers would do the state some service, and .that he would be true to his motto. Mr. Waitt proposed and Mr Hunter seconded Mr. Hart's nomination. Mr. Hardino felt .very happy in being able to nominite to-day a working man — one of themselves — to represent them, a thing that could not be done in England. He begged to propose Mr. Carpenter, an old settler, one who had always defended the rights of the working men, and was therefore in his opinion a fit person to represent their interests. Mr. Duncan seconded Mr. Carpenter's nomination. Mr. J. H. Wallace had an honest pride in presenting to their notice as * a candidate, an old settler, whose public and private quali-' ties needed no encou;ium at his hands. All he asked was a clear field and no favor, and as, they had been told to-morrow would be the judgment day, he hoped their decision would be in favor" of Mr Bethune, whom he now begged to propose as a' candidate. Mr. ,Waitt seconded Mr. Bethune's nomination. Mr. Munn proposed, and Mr. Murch seconded the nomination of Mr. James May. Mr. Rhodes proposed Mr. Bradey, as one •who belonged to the working classes, and he thought that all classes should be represented in the Council. Mr. Luxfobd seconded ,-Mr. Bradey *s nomination. ' Mr. George Packman proposed and Mr. Monaghan seconded Mr. Fawcett. Mr. St. Hill asked if any elector hadariy other candidate to propose, when after a short pause — Mr. Fitzherbert said he would not detain them with a long speech. He had been sufficiently long before the public for them to be acquainted with his sentiments, and he was not going then to parade his opinions. He would offer to them the rough side, not the smooth side. He did not desire one elector to give him o. single vote if he had not the fullest confidence in his ability and political integrity. If they thought him able, willing, and faithful they would vote for him ; if not they would withhold their votes. He would not then advert to his political opinions as they had been promulgated in his printed address and had been long before them, but would speak to one or two other points. First with regard to the pledge, he had not taken it and would not take it, even though he should lose his election. With regard to party, he was ready to admit }ie was a pa*rty man, and would ' co-operate with the liberal party with all the power he had to keep out the nominees ; after the election was over if he were returned as one of their representatives.whatever sticks theymight %end to the. Council he should feel it it to be his duty to co-operate with them for the good of the Colony. Henceforth there would be no such thing as party, and he supposed they ■. would have to call them genders, the masculine, feminine and neuter. If asked to which he belonged he should say the feminine gender, ithat he' should have to act as a nurse to young politicians. He had expected to receive a rod of iron, and would repeat a few nursery rhymes, he might call them, as applicable to the occasion — Use them gently they rebel, Rule them with a rod of iron, - t " And the rogues obey you well. He should designate the nominees the masculine gender, while the neuter gender would

represent those mushroom politicians that had i sprang up in a night. A good deal had been said about a coalition, but he had seen that morning ft bill stating" Mr. Hart's .voting papers could be obti#ied and filled up at Mn Moore's committee room, which showed a coalition had been . formed by, the opposite party. He hoped >his friends would to morrow by their votes returnahim to the Council as one of their representatives. Dr. Dorset said he relied on his character, he had been among them .for thirteen years and had always belonged to the liberal party. Ever since lie had been a medical student he had been a liberal, wherever there was a liberal party he had stuck to it. His party was not -a coalition. He had always opposed nominees as renegades and crawlers. He only wanted to be in for one year. The nominees were rogues. He was not like the man and his donkey going to try and please every body, but if elected would do his best to do away with all abuses. Mr. John Wallace said in offering himself to the electors he stood on his own merits. He was and always had been a liberal man, he never did eat his own words, he still professed the same liberal sentiments, and would not alter from them. The settlers had ob tamed a great and important charter in tjie i New Constitution, and it would depend on j their votes to-morrow whether that charter was carried out in a constitutional manner. On their votes would depend the general interests of the community, they should therefore be careful for whom they voted, as the members they would elect would be returned for four years. The act, however, placed it in the power of- the Governor to dissolve the Council if they acted to the detriment of the community. He concluded hy hoping his friends would by their support shew that he possessed their confidence. Mr. Clifford stated, it was not without some nervousness he came before them, not from the fact of meeting the electors face to face, but from a sense of the responsibility which he should incur, if elected as one of their rerjresentatives. He feared lest any act of his might give occasion to the opposite party to say their prophecies were fulfilled. This feeling would increase his .watchfulness over his own conduct. It had been said that as a large flockowner he had different interests from the rest of the community. But in New Zealand whatever interest suffered, the other interests must suffer with it. He wished to see the stockowner encouraged, he would also encourage the small freeholder in the occupation of the land. If the fertile plains of New Zealand were opened up to industrious settlers and our wandering population once became freeholders, neither the love of change or gold would induce them to leave New Zealand (hear.) He would wish to see the hills covered with, sheep, and the rich vallies occupied by industrious farmers, He was sorry to find religious differences had been brought forward on this occasion, and he had been told his religion disqualified him from acting as their representative. He held the same religion with the Alfreds, Edwards, and the greatest men that English history could boast of. The' barons who jvith a Cardinal at their head, obtained the Magua Charta, held the same religious tenets as himself; and yet it was said he was unfit to legislate for them, A great deal had been said about party, he rejoiced in having been a party man, he had straggled for Free Institutions, but the instant he took his seat he should forget former differences, and would neither ask nor take employment under the present Government (hear.) 1 1 had been said in, the. Spectator he had repudiated the pledge, because his name had been put forward with certain -other candidates, but this he denied in the strongest terms. Mr. Kelham observed the electors would not be guided merely by the professions of the candidate but by his past political conduct. He would say nothing in disparagement of other candidates, and if he referred to any thing connected with them, he wished to dp so in a fair spirit. With reference to Mr Moore's answer to the question, whether, if he accepted a Government contract while he held a seat in Council he would resign; he thought his answer either uncandid or not sufficiently explicit. He should have told them that a contractor could not sit in the Council, and if he held a seat he would be rejected, and this was constitutional law. An.attempt had been made by another candidate to connect the Constitutional Association with the opposition to the Land Regulations, because one of their number was nominal plaintiff in certain proceedings ; but he .might as well take the names of John Doe and Richard Roe as the person to whom he alluded. His political opinions were before them, and his knowledge of political economy, and experience in commercial affairs would, he thought, qualify him to represent their interests in the Council. He would not go in as the delegate -of, any portion of the electors, but, if returned, would endeavour to justify their confidence in him. Mr. Masters had nothing to say against any other candidate and very little to say for himself. He advocated cheap land and would support the land regulations in thsir_ present form. He was' for a land tax, and considered taxes judiciously expended in making improvements, for the benefit of the country. Above all he desired to see a district of small farms, that they might, have plenty of produce in the shape o£ bacon, eggs, butter, and cheese. He desired economy and considered £500 a year sufficient for the • Superintendent's salary, as the province was not in a condition to afford more, It was better to begin with a small salary at first, and increase it gradually as the Province became more prosperous. (Hear). Mr. Lyox came before the electors as an old colonist. He was no "party man but would pledge himself tb use his utmost exertions to promote all measures that had for their object the good of the colony. Mr. Moore said — Mr. Returning Officer, and Electors of Wellington — I hail with pleasure this opportunity to offer to }ou my congratulations on our being assembled here this day to take, our part in the introduction of the largest and most liberal measure of self government which has ever been accorded to any British colony. T^jb tone and spirit of this'meeting, and the tone and spirit of our great meeting of

Friday evening last, are a rich reward to me for what I have personally suffered in the coiirse I which I have considered it my duty to pursue. For I have suffered, gentl'pnr^H.and deeply too, more than I am able to describe to you ; when,because I dared to act independently, and 1 will say conscientiously, I have^been attacked by imputations of the most unfgir and ungenerous kind, by those who oughts to have respected I constituted authority, and to have given their aid to it when properly called upon to do so. I You have heard one gentleman- tell you "why all we wanted was to bring the Government to a dead lock" — but,. gentlemen, did he venture to tell you what he wculd have done then ? No. Nor do I believe he coul.J tell you. (Cheers.) J. saw Resistance to the law and constituted authority, and I lent them my aid then, as I trust I ever shall-r-and it is with ncsmall prjde and satisfaction that I regard these late proceedings as testifying that "I have not fallen in public opinion for having done so.^(Cheers.) I have been taunted with having .become aripminee under Sir George Grey's government jfrom unworthy motives, and against ]'the wishes', of my fellow colonists. GentlcroenVthts-is jst so. - "\Vhen I saw that Sir G. Gjey offeredjetb'^h^-very men who had opposed him, a fafp--?Mre of the government, whenl[ knew that the very leader of all the opposition took ' four*- days to consider his proposals/ when 1 knew'that during those four days meetings were held to consider such proposals, arid that three out of, five al one of those meetings had accepted them"; (hear) when during the same period numerous conversations were held, and at all the^e no serious remonstrance was made, it is not fair now to say that the persons accepting did so in opposition to the wishes of their fellow colonists. It was only after we had accepted our position that every means, fair and unfair, were tried to bring the name of nominee into contempt. (Cheers.) Into nil our social institutions was this feeling carried. I was unfairly voted from the committee of the Savings Bank, (hear) and at every turn we were met by unfair, uncourteous, and ungentlemanly treatment At race meetings, at j horticultural committees, the same course was adopted. (Hear.) One of our institutions — honour to its name — the Athenaeum, resisted the attempt to make that a political arena ; theTe it stands, an honour to our town, let those who would have destroyed it , answer to their own consciences. (Cheers.) You have no race meetings row, no horticultural shows now. (Hear.) Still the nominee did his duty, and often when he was disposed to fail and give way under this social persecution, he was only sustained by a consciousness of having a large amount of moral suppoit and sympathy amongst his fellow colonists. (Cheers.) Do not think that I incurred this position without having foimed some idea of the policy of the Governor-in-Chief ; I believed it to be founded on a wise and beneficent basis, and I confidently now believe that I was rii,'ht. (Cheers.) Look to the results : he found us at war, he leaves us a solid peace; the most fierce anJ warlike chief, Rangihaeata, who sent word to Col. Wakefield that he would serve him if he came to Porirua as he had served the whitemen at Wairau, is his fast friend and ally, and has actually made a good road through his own natural stronghold and fastness, which was before all but impregnable to British troops. (Hear.) He found us with the worst paper currency a coun'ry ever had, and little enough of that', Governor Fitzroy's debentures and our own shinplasters almost the only money we ever saw ; and the poor man who was then lucky enough to get a £1 debenture for his week's work 1 could only get fifteen shillingsworth of bread, or tea or sugar for that — he leaves us with the best paper currency a country can have, no lack of gold or silver, and a Bank of I=sue which is not only a great public benefit, but a public profit which we all share. (Cheers.) He found us without a title to an acre of land, he leaves us with the best title we can have to every inch of it. (Cheers.) He found us with conflicting claims to land in the most inextricable coniusion, he has settled all these claims on a firm and satisfactory basis, and has done justice to all. He has extinguished the native title to vast tracts of land, and has at the same time made his name a talisman to the hearts of the natives throughout the country (hear.) He came among us when the very name of Governor excited mistrust, suspicion, and almost hatre y d, — he leaves us with a larger share of the hearts of the people than I believe ever fell to the lot of a colonial Gover- # nor before (loud cheers!)' It was for honestly and conscientious^ supporting such a Governor that j I was to be laid under, a ban, and if it was a I crime I am ready to admit that T am a very great offender indeed,^— l seek a verdict at your hands. (Loud cheers. J And now, let me touch upon a point or two that has been raised to day. What is, and why is, this combination of the mighty six or seven to crush one poor nominee ? One would bring you to a dead lock, and T suppose leave you there, for he did not condescend to inform us how he would carry on the Government. < Another tells us he won't take the pledge because it's a badge of s'avery; if so, then is your Superintendent the veriest slave, for the constitution gives your representatives the same power', jover him, which the pledge seeks to give you »over your representa-tives.-(Hear.) Another says, he is only going | in for one year, just to, make a clean sweep of i-all abuses and have done with it : that must be i a clever man — let us try/to secure the services of such an able legislator a little longer, we may ; need them ; indeed, it "will be a pity to lose such valuable services. (Laughter.) Now, some of you may remember how one of the nominees, who shall be nameless, talked about a bone knife for young legislators some four or five years ago — whether he was right or wrong, it does'nt become me to. say : however that may be, I did hope that during these four or five years we were making some advancement, some progress in political life,- and yefc at the meeting we heard one candidate declare that we had gone back and had become mere babies — political spoonies—- and £o forth ; and he kindly offered, to present each with a wooden spoon for his political pap. (Laughter.) He has said to-, day, too, somethingjabout political genders, and admitted that he belonged to the feminine gender. Well, I admit, that he would make a very respectable old woman — but Heaven defend you and me from such£a nurse,, say I. (Laughter.) Now, to be serious ; I would^ say take nothing upon trust. My politicaropinions are recorded by my former votes in council. I am ready to

answer for every one of them. (Hear.) I could not have voted otherwise had I gone to the Council with every man's vote in the colony. It has been attempted to insinmite something ahout a coalition from the fact, that one of the handbills contained Mr.-'Hnrt's name. Now I must tell you howittii^eam'? ahout. About ten days ago my committee\listinctly and fairly engaged a room at the hotel opposite for their use during the election — two or three days afterwards Mr. Roe repudiated the engagement, and when pressed by severe remonstrance said, " Well, he could' not help it, for Mr. Clifford insisted upon having the whole of the house." This was a fair specimen of the liberal party. (Hear.) My committee were therefore driven to fit up a room were they were now sitting, and had offered to Mr. Hart, who had no committee, such accommodation as he might reqnire ; but if a fair and candid statement had been made, another handbill might have been referred to in which it was clearly intimated that any elector might liave his voting paper filled up there for any candidate he pleased, and that had been the intention of my committee throughout. (Hear.) Now with respect to the great question of cheap land, I consider the recent land regulations as a most wise and beneficial measure, the benefits. of which are but just 'beginning to be felt, I shall consider any man or set of men who may attempt to disturb their successful operation as enemies and traitors to the public good (hear,) an'J here 1 may remark that for the first time during the existence of the colony we have a Land Fund, not large it is true at present — but no doubt it will increase — this? land fund remember is our oton, not like the Parliamentary Grant, wrung from the hardly worked and heavily taxed people at home who wanted it more than we did ; but a portion of our own fair and free inheritance, to be used for our own benefit, and the benefit of those who come after us (cheers ) I have always lent my humble aid to support the cause of education, I need then hardly say I am favourable to its extension ; but I do not admit that any amount of secular instruction fulfils the purposes of education. While, therefore, I would advocate the application of a large portion of our revenue to the purpose of education; looking to the peculiar religious piejudices of the time, and the necessity for the cooperation of the clergy in the matter, I think those funds for the purpose must be apportioned according to the numbers, exertions, and requirements of the various denominations—-un-til Christain charity should more abound between the various sects, and admit of a more general and comprehensive plan. I have already said and I now repeat that I shall vote for the strictest scrutiny into the claims of the New Zealand Company. I regret that certain parties who assume to themselves high public authority should have so far committed themselves to this debt as to have practically admitted £150,000 of it (hear.) But lam detaining you too long, and others have to address you, and I will therefore ask you to decide by your votes to-morrow whether I have your confidence or not (loud cheers.)

Captain Rhodes remarked that so much had been said by the other candidates there whs little left for him to say. He had been a member of the Constitutional Association, and when the constitution was received, that body ceased to exist. lie would, if elected, advocate the erection of a light house. £[c had bpen taunted about the Chinese, He believed he had always been a «*reat advocate for his own countrymen, but if they could not be had they mu'-t try and get other labour. Mr. King appeared before them to solicit their votes at the coming election. It had been said that his object in trying for a seat in the Provincial Council was to seek for place, but this he denied, and if he received any appointment he would resign his seat in order that they might confirm it by his re-election. Mr. King referred to the Constitutional Assoc"ation which he said whs dead, but out of it had sprung a coalition which sought to obtain th<ir ends by unjustifiable means. They say we will not give a pledge, shewing their object was political power, which they were deter- ; rained to obtain at all hazards. They one and all denied having entered into any combination, and yet in the bill put forward by them they pledged themselves to secure the return of the six persons named in it. With respect to the seventh man proposed as a candidate, they said he was brought forward as the representative of the working classes, but though a good deal had been said about the working classes, their interests were identified wiih those of the whole community. Mr. King then adverted to the pledge, and amid much cheering commented in severe terms on Mr. Fitzherbert's conduct with respect to it. He also referred to the course pursued by the Faction as to the Land Regulations, and concluded by hoping the electors would support him at the poll tomorrow. (Cheers.) Mr. Hart had hoped that after the explanations given the other evening, no one would have reverted to the past for the purpose of raising a party cry; that their opponents would not. have a^ain provoked an examination of their position for the last five years. But the cry had been raised, and he (Mr. H.) hoped to deal with it that day, so that they should never hear of it again. He (Mr. H.) was one of ihosewho had been called "crawlers," that is, of those who «had supported the Government of Sir George Grey, ami he now stood forward to defend the course he had pursued. Under the same circumstances, he would do the same again (hear.) He then briefly adverted to the critical, importance of George Grey's policy, and the constant opposition to it on the part of those who would have been placed in authority by representative institutions. He (Mr. H.) had been and was thankful that power was not placed in their hands (cheers.) One of the candidates had at the previous public meeting described their proceedings as a struggle for power. He (Mr, H.) would shew the electors that so far. as related to that gentleman and his friends, it had been a struggle for power combined with profit (bear.) They, had voted for the continuance of the New Zealand Company, because one of their number was receiving £1,000 a- year under the Company (hear). He then referred in strong terms to the conduct of the liberal party with respect to the Provincial Councils Bill, shewing that it would have been accepted as a step in the ri<?ht direction, had not Sir George Grey declined to legalize by an

ordinance conveyances by the New Zealand Company, whereby £5.000 or £6,000 wpuld have been put into the pockets of another of their friends (h<-nr). whereupon the nfeasure was denouncp'l as a " sham ami a delusion," (cheers). When they met with such palpable instances of self-seeking 1 in the popular leaders, was it too much to assume that there had been other occasions upon which Sir George Grey had received intimation of the terms upon which the services of those gentlemen would have been at his disposal, and thus have been justified to an extent of which the^ electors might be little aware, in describing the settlers as placehunters in the passage which had been quoted from his despatches at the public meeting (hear.) With respect to the Superintendent, if, rising from the successful partisan into the statesman, he consulted the interests of the whole community, he should receive his (Mr. H.s) earnest support. But if, instead of,being the Superintendent of the Province, he became the Superintendent of a party, to his party measures he (Mr. HO would offer his most determined opposition (cheers). His opinions on the land question and education were now well known. He had not solicited their votes. He considered their votes and the position they conferred not a matter of gift, but a solemn trust to be resigned to them when the repre- - sentative ceased to possess their confidence. He concluded by stating that the attempted use of the old party cry, and the result of it, would remind them of the story of the countryman who, returning home late at night, saw an apparition in his way, and summoning courage to approach, discovered that it was only a hollow turnip with a light inside. (laughter.) Tearing down the sheet which enveloped the support, he found a very good stick wherewith to belabour - the rogues who had tried to frighten him out of the road (cheers and laughter.) - Mr. Carpenter in' an address, we regret our limits prevent us from giving, advocated the rights of a working man to appear as a candidate for a seat in the Council, and de» nounced the conduct of the coalition in strong terms as an insult to the working classes. Mr. Bethune would not detain them long. He had been consistent throughout, aiid would continue so to the end of th^chapter. He was an advocate for all liberal measures, and desired a clear stage and no favour. Mr. May had so fully explained his views on a former, occasion at the meeting on Fiiday evening, that be would not say much now? He considered it most unwise, impolitic and dangerous, to give undue power to a few persons, that one person should be returned for the Provincial Council and for the General Assembly. He thought the power should be more diffused, and that all classesshould be represented, and that they should transmit the Constitution to- succeeding generations unimpaired. If elected he would endeavour to serve them well and failhfullv. (Cheers.) '• f Mr. Buadey, Sen"., stood before them as one who for many years had been a working man, and would if elected serve their best interests. He would vote for that side the majority would dictate, and thought they had better vote for him than be made a tool of by others, Mr. Fawcett addressed the meeting, after which the returning officer called for a show of hands which he declarer! to be in favour of Messrs. Clifford, Moore, Dorset, King, Hart, Masters, and May. The state of the poll on Tuesday, at its final close, was published in last Wednesday's Spectator ; Messrs. Clifford, Dorset, Fitzherbert, Moore, Wallace, Lyon and Bethune were declared to be duly elected