The Patea Mail. PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAYS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1876.

Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 150, 16 September 1876, Page 2

The Patea Mail. PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAYS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1876.

Siu Junius Vooui. now reigns so AgentGenend, cud ills appointment has been endorsed by the .House ol’ Repreacutalives, tl would be absurd to further criticise ids apoatacy, or to take exception. to its ...possible consequences. After troubles of one sort or other, after negotiating loaned millions, after spending thousands on thousands in doing so, after doing the “ grand r-cignonr” throughout Europe, after n successful career that lie could never have hoped for some few years ago—lie lias subsided into the pleasant position of Agent-General, with .£1,500 a year. ■Welly, all things considered, lie was perhaps worthy of such a resting place; ; but at the same time, it would have been better had lie aeon the brunt of the contest through, and not deserted Ida colors in the heat of the battle. Be that ns it may, he has abandoned the field, and now rests on his somewhat inglorious laurels ■ —inglorious now, though honorably earned in years gone l >7- "ills defection and resignation of the 'Wanganui seat lias caused some little commotion amongst our neighbours. It was thought that Mr Watt would bo the elect this time, and, though some half dozen candidates wore mentioned as probable starters for the honor, it was deemed almost a certainty that he would be elected, Strange to say, however, in the moment of certain victory, he has yielded the palm, and retired in favor of the lion. W. Fox, erstwhile Premier, and now apparently again about to enter the, political arena. It is somewhat odd, however, to say the least of it, that the Wangaimi people are so fond of famous absentees. The errant Sir Julius found a scat already warmed for him on his return from In's famous trip—the Hon. W. Fox, apparently, will have a legislative nest for him to coil in, in the same way. Wc should have thought that the knight would have been sufficient for Vv anganui, but it would seem ns though honorable itinerants had sonic charm about them that Wanganui cannot resist. At the same time there, appeal's to he no certainty as to the great colonial cold-water apostle consenting to stand, and there is even a still greater doubt, providing that ho would offer himself, whether the majority of the c-OMfitiLuciioy will c!*jcL liiuu J-iniG Will. tell this amongst other tilings, and will , decide 'who shall sit-in the seat of .Sir Julius. If the Wanganui folks are dazzled with foreign glitter again, in lieu of accepting homo substance, we shall be surprised. The matter, however, is their own, ami the electorate there will have to decide it.