To the Editor of the Colonist.

Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 416, 18 October 1861, Page 2

To the Editor of the Colonist.

Sir—Mount Heslington has brought forth a mouse, or rather the ghost of one; Mr. Hildreth says he finds the few remarksi'he nvde in your issue of September" 13th have elicited several replies which he did not anticipate,. and from what he can understand from them he has not explained something with sufficient clearness. Does he of Mount Heslington think when he opens his mouth to declare a thing, that every one else must be dumb? Shades of Forty Line!! If such degeneracy were to take place in Wai mea South I bhould expect every massive sleeper in, its substantial bridge to wake up and individually denounce the wrong. ; The several replies Mr. Hildreth mentions resolve themselves into.our cat and another, from whom it appears he is in great dread of a scratching. He excuses himself from giving ■ any explanations or going into those letters he mentions ; besides, he tays it would be taking up too much of your valuable space (if his communications were as illogical and mythical as his last there certainly, would be a great deal of truth in the assertion). •■ ; '•''.''•■' •'"' ' r \ Mr. Hildreth then goes back to the meeting, gives you a twice-told tale of what happened there and the share he took in it, hinting by the way the omission of several remarks by the, Secretary in his report, which Mr. Hildreth acknowledges were not of interest in the matter, so he very wisely takes, the .coarse the Secretary pursued by omitting them. = . , . ;v i - i

After this hop, skip, and jump, Mr. Hildreth reads the public a homily how future: discussions are .to be carried on, a copy of which I should advise the fabricator to send to William Long Wrey, Esq.,.and his supporters, for his and their guidance at the forthcoming election for dency; and if he wishes it, I will endorse it. 'Now the man must be a great novice at writing letters to a newspaper on public affairs not to expect answers in return, requiring explanations; nor do I think he should have refused an explanation, or have made his escape in the manner he has done. . "'■■...': .'.■■"'". .'.. ' ■.'.' .' '.".

In parting with Mr. Hildreth, I would' advise him not to get out of his depth again in letter writing, which he evidently has done this time. The homily. Mr. Hildreth has given us does not rebut arguments or give explanations. :■• \ "'< ■■ ■■ :■■•■■■•. - ■-•■ Xio.ure^&c^J:. .^ ;. ~;• •; EDWARD GEORGE HENNELL. Spring Grove, October 10,1861.