" PRO BONO PUBLICO " AND MR MITCHELL.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2989, 13 September 1878, Page 2

" PRO BONO PUBLICO " AND MR MITCHELL.

. (To {he' Editor of the Evening Star.) [ I Sib,—l have just read in the column'sr bf the Thames .^.dFJertiser'a letter* qf //'Friday's/' 'addressed.' to '"P.rp ; Forio .Publico;'' it is. such a letter,', a$ ."nught- 5 hare, been; expected from.Mr Mitchell, and, what, I expected, before I entered into thia' controversey. I' knew how capable he was of abusing or slandering anyone who opposed him, but I had no idea that Editor of jtlie Thames Advertiser would have permitted him to tnake'sfich an exhibition of himself as ■ he', has donfe. ' He, reminds me very much of an enragejd bull who has.become blind by being pcicked by the darts and squibs of the .■killed gladiator, as.be gores With the,ait 1, bellows at the sun, and with too; t • tojbe: expected from a fishmonger,, seeks fehrald himself from the ; ey«*> of j th&ipublie. Sir, in my present letter I-will! qiioie from a^ letter of Mr Mackay's, which appear*' In r \ the : same "'' column '^as Mr Mitchell's. * Ititends to; prove more thain I asserted, and refers to Mr Mitchell?g" raibpna. store, and .says—that as for m* c having any sympathy 1 witli' Mr 1 Mitchell jip,-)^ master, x X,cah only, say that when h,e,.(jij v pne, bpca'sipn brought me bfdersTfe'p'r'eseriling 'one thousand three 'hundred pounds, I would only recognise them io the'extent Of four 1, hundred: and tw«ntythree pounds}! ,3)he. public can draw their Jnjerence from this without me disturbing any more dirt.—lain, &c.,~ ' j

THE BOROUGH ELECTIONS. . (To.tV* Sdifco'*'Vt. t!ie Ereuing Star.) j.. „9jfß,«—The. ingratitude,, of, ,th# , age In which we lire was' so forcibly sliOjWl m , the,? results of .yesJterdayX, election,, fpr ■ Borough Cpur,pillorß . that you must excuse my'saying Jla' few 1 words'-oh"'the subject. The rejection! jof.<our.,old and ■tried, friend Mr JRenshMt^abow.at that; no matter what Wficesi^Wa^renders^w'hkt exertions or pertonat} sacrifices he makes to forward the interests'of his conslituenfjs, ' the absurd' balderdash land xprpmjiesLof i a> Jew,..!!!)tried representatives can .easily upset, as shown ,bj ,'thV resutts 6( th|e • election, yesterday.; j for. I. will defy Mr Rerish'aw's'wors't enemy* tb 1 deny^ that he has'not-taken more pains, given! ntore time, and personally assisted more miners to hold on to -ihpirchances of success,., thatt any other, setHer.aJ ;the'.Tha^; > a m£ j,,prsud.tp own..t^at / he < bias i .risjpn withy. and ij«,|»r i ypared,'lo' ; j;i:]udjby». the Fiefd ) thoughjVl Uftf^ciuaiw'ni, fljodf.whfljCfa? 1 even ( effordiflp bay.©} hk b-st/^l?^,»"* -represented aud • denowaate^i tr^iinjg^ lw's\iai&) t ,&6.}~>\' J —\\ 'hi t;i"!'.i"» ! — .*f,f't O r>K/.d iv 7 Joi-ri.V -AlP'iißldKbQßJ