WELLINGTON.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VI, Issue 423, 22 November 1856, Page 7

WELLINGTON.

From Wellington we learn that the excitement of contested elections still continues, but begins to pall. The death of Dr. Dorset occasioned a vacancy in the representation of Uie City of Wellington in the Council/and Mr. Wm. Dorset was called upon to fill his brother's place on the Government interest. He was opposed by Mr. John King. The election came off on the 4th, when Mr. Dorset was elected by a majority of 172 to 131. For the House of Representat'nes, Mr. Ludlam's seat is vacant, and Mr. S. Revaris is brought forward to supply bis place, on the dominant interest. It. is somewhat amusing to.find the ' Independent,' which was loud and violent at the result of Mr. Skey's election, but has now bad a success in the return of Mr. Dorset, begin to deprecate violence and clamour, and hope for a quiet rational adoption of Mr. Revans by the Hutt electors. The following paragraphs are from the ' Spectator 'of the Blh :—

Hutt Market.—The monthly market at the Hutt on Wednesday was attended by a iionsidearbls mimbjr of people from Wellington and the surrounding'districts. INot much business, however, was transacted; a rather scanty supply of stock was in the market, and of * this but a small proportion found buyers. Mr. Hunter offered a few head of milch cows, but. the two first lots were knocked down at such low rates that he withdrew the remainder; two score of pretty good wethers were sold by him at 16s. per head. Mr. Stuart put up some working bullocks, but got no'offer beyond £9 per head : these were consequently taken in at that figure. Mr. J. 11. Wallace sold a few head of cattle at.low rates, and some horses at fair prices, one of the Hutt natives bought at. his hammer a fine 3-year old colt, bred by J. Johnston, Esq.", at Karori, for i' 55." Mr. Homer also sold a fine Cart Gelding for £70, and an imported boar of the Essex breed for £6 10s. ; this latter animal must be valuable to a pig breeder, and was, we consider, sold far below its value. These were \ve believe all the principal transactions that took place. There was an evident scarcity of ' materiel' especially amongst the lurycrs—had buyers been plenty, no doubt the market would have been better stocked. An active amount of

business appeared, however, to be doing by ' mine host' of Whitewood's Hotel, whose cellars seemed to have no lack of bupers of their stock.

In the absence of local matters, we take the opportunity to_ point out to our readers a curious note in the " Sydney Morning Herald "of the lßtb ult., which may not have attracted their attention. In the " gold circular" of Mr. N. Wilson, English soveieigns are quoted at | per cent, prem. No reason is mentioned for this, but it may be assumed that it is their currency in the markets of the world that gives them this value, in the same manner as Spani.-h "pillar" dollars, which are discribed by Mr. S. Davis in the same paper as being " very much in demand at a high premium for the China trade." The wellknown saying that " English gold and Spanish silver are current all over the world," seems thus to obtain fresh confirmation in the face of an Australian coinage. It is to be hoped, however, that the qualities which have given the English sovereign such universal value will equally characterise the productions of our sister colonies.

We have been given to understand that a deputation from the Chamber of" Commerce wai'.ed upon his Honor the Superintendent, respecting the proposed postal communication with 'England. This mater will be again brought before the Chamber on Monday, and we shall probably be able to state the results in our article next week.