MR MERVYN M.H.R.

North Otago Times, Volume XV, Issue 572, 11 November 1870, Page 2

MR MERVYN M.H.R.

A correspondent of the " Tuapeka Times " gives a very amusing account of this hon. gentleman's appearance before his constituents a week a#o. There was a difficulty in obtaining a chairman, but that diilioulty removed, Mr Mervyn commenced and for two mortal hours preached the gospel according to •' I say I." He consumed bucketfuls of water during the piocess, and succeeded in driving, away one-half of his audience and sending the other half to sleep. After carefully boiling down his address, I arrived-afc the following result, premising that I hare retained all the ideas : — " I — yes I, myself — faithful, vigilant, enortfetic — I, gentleman — I — I — I — I — I — I — boon to the district — people's causa — I, gentlemen — I — abuse of hireling journalists — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I — I." In fact, the performance was I — dyllic. When the torrent of words ran itself out, and the meeting had yawned, stretched itself, and recovered from the evil effects of the infliction, two brilliant members of our Teetotal Society, proposed and seconded a vote of confidence in Mr Mervjn. A. pause followed, people took a Ions* breath at so preposterous a proposal, while Mr Mervyn benignantly smirked approval. At last Mr Bei^hton rosa up, and in a masterly address reviewed the conduct of Mr Mervyn in Iho House. He had a eood brief, and although he tempered justice with mercy, ho literally demolished the unfortunate, M.H.B. Ho wound up by proposing a vote of thanks to the chairman, which was carried by acclamation, the vole of confidence being contemptuously ignored. Thus ended what I shrewdly surmise will be Mr Mervyn's last appearance in public in this district. He retires into private life after doing as much injury to his constituents as was in the power of a creature devoid of brains. I believe he keenly felt the contemptuous manner in which he was treated, and I know he had not sufficient dianity to conceal his feelings. Ho amused himself after the meeting by indulging in a public place in all manner of invective against the " rude barbarians " who refused to appreciate his great qualities.'