THE Marlborough Express. SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1870.

Marlborough Express, Volume V, Issue 223, 26 March 1870, Page 3

THE Marlborough Express.

SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1870.

“ Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all other liberties.’ —Milton.

The Council has met, and its proceedings during the two days may be described in a few words On Thursday the members met at 11, and at 12 o’clock adjourned to 2 ; again adjourned to 3 p.m,; after which Mr. Seymour was proposed and rejected on a division, when 9 voted for and 8 against him, two being absent. The proceedings were enlivened by a slight passage of arms between Messrs. J. Ward,, Eyes, and the Speaker, relative to certain papers which Mr. Eyes wished to lay on the table, such as he rightly surmised might affect the inte-

rests of whoever might be elected. These included a letter from the Colonial Secre. taiy. stating that on the reading of the affidavits relative to the Pelorus and Tua Marina Elections; and after consultation with the Attorney-General, the Ministry had decided that in the event of a Superintendent being elected by the votes of Messrs. Rutland and G. Dodson : and an action to be brought in the Supreme Court pronouncing their elections invalid—the Government would feel it a duty to again dissolve the Council, as being the only Constitutional wayof remedyingthe wrong. These papers were refused, and another adjournment took place till next morning, when the Opposition, having got a hint as to their nature, allowed Mr. Eyes to lay the documents on the table, and a perusal of these served to get over the time until noon, when the Counoil adjourned till 2 p.m. On re-assembling, the Opposition moved, as on the former occasions, that a further adjournment should take place till Tuesday next. Mr. Sinclair was dissenting to this, and urging that no further delay should take place, when a missing friend of the opposite side entered. No fui'ther proceedings in public occurred after this advent until nearly five o’clock, when the Council adjourned to Monday. It did however leak out in the meantime that Mr. Goulter was now in the field for the Superintendency, and that a dead-lock had ensued in consequence. It now follows that whichever of the three parties gives way first, that to which it allies itself wlil be the victor. We have no hesitation, however', in stating that the present incertitude will result in the return of Mr. Goulter as Superintendent.