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New Zealander, Volume 13, Issue 1132, 21 February 1857, Page 3

()t;u contemporary, hopeless ol maintaining that character for veracity which he affects, has allowed himself of late the most extravagant latitude of assertion. In every issue there appears some statement glaringly false, which in the next issue is retracted and atoned for. in the meantime the purpose for which it was made has, it is hoped, been accomplished. In a, leading article ol'yesterday there occurs the following paragraph : The Executive, before the Council were locked in, expressed themselves willing to accept the following terms: that Messrs. Dtildy, Graham, and Merriman idiould resign their respective seats for the Suburbs, and that tlie two hitter should stand again.

Nothing can be more entirely contrary to fact than tills statement. Mr. Merriman distinctly informed the Council, in which the editor of the C 'toss was present, that he made the proposition as an independent member, without concert with bis colleagues ol the executive, and, as we believe, even against their wishes; bis object being by this personal concession to an extravagant demand to take away from the (fpposition every shadow of excuse for in tlieir present course ol obstruction to u progress.