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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2596, 3 May 1877, Page 2

By a majority of 211 the Rev. I)r Wallis has been elected for City West over Mr R. Graham. The electors of City West were of course free to choose for themselves, and if they wish to sec the House of Assembly filled with those who on any and every question will be at their, posts to pour forth blatant nonsense, create as much dissatisfaction and do as much to retard progress as they can, they are, of course, right to add a unit to. the number of those of this class already there, in the person of the Rev. Dr Wallis. Dr Wallis' chief claim, according to his own showing, to a seat in. Parliament is, as is reported, that if Mr Graham was " Grey," he waa " the ' Greyest' man of the two." Perhaps the learned doctor meant to, say ."■ Greyer,of the two," or if not; doubtless, he would be. prepared to admit that had another candidate arisen, who was " most Greyest of the three," he would, have had a prior claim to himself. In his eyes it is quite evident that Greyite has degrees of comparison, and in his haste to be thought a superlative Greyite he has overlooked the fact that there were only t jvo candidates. Theiaddress of Doctor Wallis was illustrated by incidents of his own experience, and the experience of others, and contained useful information, if it be useful for the electors to know that Dr Wallis' father was a ploughman, and he (Dr. Wallis) attempted to ride on two horses—whose " sterns " were not in accordance—at one and the same time, and so came to grief; or that when haggling with a fishwife for a sheskate he.was informed that.the skate he wanted was the " she-er " of the two (the fishwife unlike Dr Wallis did not say " she-est "of the two). From the report of his speech it will be seen that Dr Wallis caused roars of laughter, and if so it is rather a matter of envy to notice how very easily the electors of City West can be amused. Dr Wallis dwells

largely cm the subject of economy, so it is to be Hoped that he will not carry his penchant for low comedy inside the walls of the House, as it doubtless will waste time, and time means mono}:; I)e Waljis; has already shown-His skill in creating disunion where all should work together for good; he has .now a Jarger field to show how he can abuse his talents.