DEVONPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1392, 28 July 1874, Page 3

DEVONPORT.

The election opened at this place quietly, and so proceeded till about noon. As each' >>oat arrived a few voters' came to the ballot 1"* there was nc excitement. Still "tiiderable amount of qtiiet box, "uisfru.J_■ '■'■'• :"'r u '■ S.s" paid agents, there was a-co*., i "^--ts. The personatiion, and " J&i, ... ; . "-»<», were indefatigable in theif env- - ._^ Baron De Thierry was to be seen every^«»^ surrounded ever by a small knot of x»l»ok fellows, to whom he was expounding the great principles of the franchise, and our swarthy but noble brothers exhibited their ability ,to appreciate the rights of British freemenj and laying aside their own names from time to time performed with great ability the duty of representing absent friends, who from death or other unavoidable cause were prevented from being present. One of them Eingiora; he that figured in< the Upper Queen-street prostitufcion-o'Hm- "* %?*&£ case, was bowled out at the ballot °f: and retired to obtain an explanation •* fc 9 .unegpected contretemps, ■ But bless £ oulsoul the stoppage ot one or two HL^bing, aadthe proceediogs at Devon* *°*titofp£& mwsn w.Wmttag

sens* of the wisdom of .h&tijig.yalaed our sable brec'ruoit to thepiattb^ofJliebrfasfcedßritish frorroau. KJaiS. i^el^cteditwillevidentlybe .by Maori votes, and he will fittingly appear in Wellington as the choice of the Maoris of Wttifccniata. As -the day advanced proceedings became more animated, and each boat -arriving brought larger numbers of the free and independent. It was almost possible to divine from their locks for whom they wr,rf> goirg to vote, all the ill-looking scoundrels bting as sine as a shot to be going for " Jai S., J> and with scarcely an exception all the respectability expressingitselffully for Mr Yon der H.eyde. The contrast between the supporters of the two candidates" was such as to cause remarks from iminterested bystanders. The two candidates j appeared on the scene about noon. "Jai S." i appeared to merely content himself with ! Seeing that his agents were at their several | posts, relying on the power of the golden j key, and retired to carry on his lawsuit in. ' the Supreme Court. Mr Yon der Heyde i mingled among the electors, and continued i hereto the close. The great obstacle to_ Mr ' Vftn der Heyde's success was that he is so ! little known. Many said "We don't know anything about Mr Yon der Heyde," bur. when asked "Do you know anything about Mr J..S. Macfarlane," replied, "Oh yes. a great deal too much," and voted accordingly. Towards three o'clock proceed--1 ings became very animated, and although | every one felt confident that the province i had not yet gone so far as to j. be represented by Mr J. S. Macfavlane, the extent of personation gave some grounds for alarm. ; • The following were the polling places : — I i ' Yon der Mac ! Beyde. farlane. ! Devonpprfc V \...\ \J.. iIGO ,-. 91 ! I StoW Point 11 18 ! Bivdrhead ... .. 4 35 , Hwia ... ... ... — — Wfaau 23 4 ; Henderson's Mi 11.,. .. 3(5 1 \ Wade 10 20 j Lucas' Creek ... ... — — Eelensville .... ... — — Total 253 169 I Majority for Mr Yon der | Heyde .- ... 84 —