ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Wellington Independent, Volume XV, Issue 1338, 14 June 1859, Page 3

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

(To the Editor of the Wellington Independent.)

Shi, —Old Mother Rumour has set afloat the astounding news, that the "Provincial Council" is to be dissolved, one reason is Said to be owing

to the " Blue Book" that should record the procneedings of Council having been published by mistake, the Clerk of the Council whose duty it was to attend to the matter left it entirely to his Deputy and by some mishap or another, the measures that transpired at the " Crown and Anchor" have been published as the proceedings of the Provincial Council of Wellington. .- :' It is also said that some ofthe M.P.C's. are mentally and morally.unfit to legislate, one instance came under my notice a-few days ago, that supports tbe impression, viz, buishess calling me to the neighbourhood of the Waiwetu. A gentleman settle- there pressed me to look over his estate, he took me to a dirty hovel (which he described as Butcbelors Hall), he then travelled through fruit tree 3of endless variety, or at least of endless names, we thus entered a nondescript building, which my quondram fiiend called " the works." A young ■steam engine was the first thing that be led me n>. and he introduced himself to it with how are you my friend Watt, nnd continued to talk to it ju a mo.it free anil ecccentrio manner for near half mi hour, whether he had forgot that I wis there or not 1 dont know, but I thought that I had been no impatient ]istn<r to a senseless tirade, sol stopped out and pursued myjotirney. A couple of hours sufficed to complete mv business, and as "The Works," lav in my'way returning, I was led to call. Ju-t'as I approached the door the gentlemnn was delivering himself of a "great hoarse laugh," I entcre I the room bat could see no person, himself excepting, who was busy still talking to the engine. I stood some ten minutes and then placed myself iv such a position that be could not help seeing me when he merely turned towards me exclaiming" now do you understand,'j nodded assent, and wished him good morning, he followed me out and invited me to his mansion. I proceeded to the hall door where he met m 3 with an apple and panakin of cold tea, I declined his hospitality and Walked on. So he ate the apple aud drank the tea himself, as he walked by my side along the' pathway, spluttering out something between each mouthful as to wheiher I could suppose a man like him, was worth ''fifteen thousand pounds," I smiled him an assent, and left him at ihe gate swallowing the last pippin, and Sir. as an elector of Wellington may I ask my felluw electors at the Hutt, if such a person thus briefly described is a " fit and proper person to represent their interest in the Provincial Council," even supposing'that be is worth " fifteen thousand pounds," or any times that sum which a disordered imaginatioa may create. *.;.- ; . I am Sir Your's Respectfully • ' ■ Facts.