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Extract. "About the Suburbs there is considerable doubt in my mind about the chance of my success, I took the opportunity of a Cattle show yesterday at Richmond to sound a number of the Electors and I find many of the best men pledged to vote for Route if he comes forward, which I think, from what I can hear, there is little doubt of - he will only give way in the case of Barnicoat coming forward, who would be the more formidable opponent, in fact one who it would be useless to stand against - In the case of Route, although in my absence he has secured some of the best working men who did my work last time, there perhaps might be a chance, but I think a poor one, besides it would be very costly and in the event of my being beaten it would shut me out from the Legtive. Council - do you not think therefore it would be better to urge upon McLean to gazette me as soon as he can, in order that I might retire with a good grace as early as possible, and in order to allow Wells, or any other Candidate to come forward, and canvass the District (which