NEW ZEALAND SPECTATOR AND Cook's Strait Guardian. Saturday, December 9, 1854.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume X, Issue 976, 9 December 1854, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND SPECTATOR AND Cook's Strait Guardian. Saturday, December 9, 1854.

Axothsr adjourned meeting took place at the Hatt on Thursday evening, which closed the proceedings, if that may be said to be concluded at which, no conclusion was arrived at. Mr. Ludlana, made a long speech in explanation and reply to Mr. Waken" eld's speech, on Monday night, but which, in fact was a dull and tedious iteration of h<i& p»evious speech, mixed with new and irrelevant matter, to which Mr. Wakefield shortly repliedi, shewing a generous and conciliatory spirit, which however appeared to fail of its effect on his honorable colleague. Then came the time for the electors themselves to act, and they found, themselves in a painful dilemma entirely occasioned by the- course.which one of their members had thought pro-* per to pursue, and which proved to them asubject of serious annoyance a^nd regret. They (the electors) were quite satisfied with their members, and believed that each according to his ability and judgment had pursued what he believed to be an honest independent course, that they were the best men they could get,, and they deprecated any difference between them. Mr. Ludlam they valued as a useful neighbour who had long resided among them, and who had always evinced an active sympathy and interest in their affairs; of Mr.Wakefield's commanding abilities and exertions they were }ustly proud, 'and they appeared to regard as a public misfortune the prospect of losing either of them, or that any thing should be done which should cause a division in the constituency, and let in the common enemy. With this view, they wished to adopt a middle course. Mr. Ludlam had said, if a vote were passed in favor of Mr. Wakefield he would resign ; they simply said in return, we don't want to lose you* Mr. Wakefield said, if you entertain Mr. Ludlam's charges, which, after all, are a weak invention of the enemy who are at the bottom of these proceedings, I shall feel I have lost your confidence ; to this they replied in effect, we do. not believe them, for we do not entertain them, or intend to pass any opinion respecting them. With this view, Mr. Renall moved the following resolution :—: — We, the Electors of the Hutt, in public meeting assembled, most cordially approve of the great and laudable endeavours made by our Representatives for the introduction of Ministerial into the General Government of New Zealand. And notwithstanding the differences that arose between our Members during the latter part ot the first Session, and which continued throughout the whole- of the second, still we do not feel ourselves justified in passing any vote, the certain effect of which would beto cause the resignation of either Mr. WakefieJd or Mr. Ludlam. The resolution was warmly urged on the meet* ing by Mr. Bell, and considering that gentle-* man's position ajjiaving beer^pne of the Fit?Igerald ministry, seeing he^isf still a member of the Executive Council of this Province, one of the "Friends in council" with Mr. Fox and Mr. Fitzherbert, we think he would have ex.er-. cised a sounder discretion in, abstaining fromtaking any part in the proceedings of the meeting. No doubt he acted with " the best intentions," but how.- seldom do these " good intentions " come to good effect. One result, however, is clear from the temper of the IJutt elec I tnrs as shown at these meetings, that Mr. Wakefield stands higher than, ever in their esti-. mation, and that Mr. Fox and his party ha^e-not , the slightest chance in that quarter. Our report l of Thursday's proceedings must be reserved to o ur next number. «i

The Supply has brought intelligence of the arrival at Nelson of the Wateruntch from Sydney with English news to, Sept. 10. The allied fleet* had taken Bomersund with very trifling loss on their part, and the Russian soldiers taken prisoners^ upwards of 2000. in number, had been sent to England, A large army of English, French, and Turkish troops* had invested Sebastopol, the operations against which would be carried ob "who. vigour.