The Westport Times AND CHARLESTON ARGUS. MONDAY, MAY 4, 1868.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 236, 4 May 1868, Page 2

The Westport Times AND CHARLESTON ARGUS. MONDAY, MAY 4, 1868.

The memorial to the Assembly, praying for an enquiry into Mr Kynnersley's recent conduct in connection with the Addison's Plat disturbance, has been prepared, and is now going round for signatures. As might be expected, a large number who condemn his policy thoroughly, are scrupulous through personal motives, in affixing their signatures to the document in question ; notwithstanding this timidity on their part a large number have signed it, and at least twice as many more may be depended on. We have not the slightest wish to re-open the question, but wait for legislative action which is pretty sure to take place. In reference to the report, however, it is satisfactory to find that the press, almost unanimously, condemn it, and even Mr Kynncrslcy's special Nelson organ—the Examiner, admits "that in the estimation of some persons the letter contains passages which should never have appeared in print, and the Superintendent is blamed, for not having returned the letter to Mr Kynnersley with a request that it might be re-written." At the same time the Examiner defends the style, and thinks that " Mr Kynnersley, on the contrary, puts the whole proceedings in very forcible and intelligible language, and the publication of his letter has put us in possession of all the facts." After commenting in equally eulogistic terms on the Commissioner's conduct, the Examtier concludes with the following. "The people of Westport are talking, we

perceive, of memorialising the Government to institute an inquiry into the Commissioner's conduct. We imagine nothing could give Mr Kyuuorsley greater satisfaction." If this is the case, he has every Certainty of being satisfied, for the memorial will be prepared this week for transmission. We do not yet know through whose hands it will pass in presentation, but one thing is certaiu, that Mr Gallagher will hardly care about undertaking the task. The memorial sets forth the entire circumstances, commencing with the 17th March, and the above gentleman will have the advantage of being present when it is read, and be able to explain those portions having personal reference to himself and the Celtic Committee. It will certainly be rather an anomalous position for Mr Gallagher to be placed in, and it will be the first time in New Zealand, when a member, on taking his seat, has been called on to justify his assisting at a meeting where the speeches were admittedly seditious* and his exertions as secretary to the Celtic Committee.