CITY ELECTION.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXVII, Issue 3114, 3 February 1871, Page 2

CITY ELECTION.

♦ NOMINATION OP OANDIDATIB. At noon yesterday, in front of the Supreme Court, a very large concourse of electors assembled to witness the nomination of candidates. J. 0. Crawford, Esq, Returning Officer, opened the proceedings by stating that he would call upon the proposer and seconder of Mr Borlnse first, as being the oldest candidate in the field; those of Messrs Hunter and Peurce next ; and of Messrs Bichmond and Travers last, as they were the last in the field. Mr George Crawford then came forward and said he bad great pleasure in proposing Mr Borla<«, a duty which he had per* formed for a number of years. The 'only objection he had heard advanced against Mr Borlase was that he was very lazy ; still, there were very many persons sent to the Assembly who were much lazier than ever Mr Borlase had been ; and on the whole. Mr Borlase's conduct during the last session, wonld bear, he thought, favorable comparison with that of any member of the House ; and he therefore trusted the electors would return him at the top of the poll. Mr W. H. Wallace seconded. Mr Kobert Hart then proposed Mr George j Hunter. The electors knew that Mr Hunter j had been a resident of the town for tho last thirty years, and during that period he had been an earnest supporter of every useful institution, and that he was a man likely to advance the interests of both the city and the colony, towards which he had already given so much of his time and money. They had all heard the opinions. of Mr Hunter fully and distinctly expressed ,* and they must feel that, if returned to the House, he would well and worthily represent the interest of the city. It would be a mere waste of time for him to address them then on the topics of the day, and he would therefore merely propose Mr Hunter as one of the candidates. Mr Snelson, in seconding the proposition, and without reflecting in any. way upon any of the other candidates, thought that the electors in bringing forward a candidate, should not look so much to a certain fluency in speaking a9 to the business capabilities of a man, and Mr Hunter was a thorough business man. That was the qualification above all others most wanted in the General Assembly, which he looked on as a large wholesale business ; and thoy therefore wanted men who were really capable of conducting the business of the colony. In that respect Mr Hunter stood A 1, and he trusted the electors would place him at the head of the poll on next Tuesday. Mr W. W. Taylor said it would of course be impossible for him to nominate a candidate who would be acceptable to all parties, but he was certain that the gentleman he was about to propose stood as high in the estimation of the majority of the eleotors as any candidate standing on the platform that day. He begged to propose Mr Edward Pearce, a Wellington man, a man of sterling sound integrity and perfect honor, a man of sense, and one who had a large interest at stake both in the city and province. (At this point Mr. Taylor was very imperfectly heard). It seemed to have boen that the question was not so much one of principle as one of men, and he saw no necessity for the electors going outside of the town for their representatives as it would be a monstrous thing for Wellington to be dependent on other places and other persons to represent it in the next Parliament ; and he trusted they would show that they felt this by returning Mr: Pearce at the ht>ad of the poll. They must also remember that they would be acting unwisely in returning men holding opposite opinions. If they wanted to. be unrepresented, that was the sure way to do it. If they intended to carry any weight I in the councils of the colony they should I elect men holding the same opinions on the leading questions of the day j and if they dbsired to have publio works and immigration, a large and reproductive expenditure of publio money, aud wanted Wellington to receive its due proportion of that expenditure, the obtaining of it would depend very much on the kind of men whom they elected. He again hoped the electors would place Mr Pearce at the head of the poll. (Cries of We will). Mr Bell, in seconding the proposition of Mr Taylor, felt quite sure tbe electors would place Mr Pearce at the head of the po.ll. They must not have it said that they were in debted to Nelson or Taranaki for a, representative. The Hon. W. D. B. Mantell came forward and proposed Mr J. 0. Biohmond. He thought he had been in the country as long as most of them ; they were aware of his opinion and publio conduct during that time ; and he thought that ought to be a sufficient guarantee that in bringing forward Mr Bichmond he was not doing that which he thought was wrong. He had acted with Mr Bichmond as a colleague, and he had always found that gentleman oonduct his public duties in a perfectly satisfactory way ; and if they elected Mr Richmond they would find that they had elected a man of whom they would be proud. As to the town of Wellington going in search of a member, he thought that the city ought to be rerj happy to have such a worthy man coming forward to represent it. They had already had Wellington represented, but he might ask them, what had those representatives ever done for the city compared with what Mr Bichmond had done ? Who were the members' of Mr Weld's ministry, to whom they were indebted for their city being made the seat of government ? That duty was left for a ministry composed of a Canterbury member, a Taranaki member, a Southland member (himself) and with only one Wellington member in it; and he could assure them that making Wellington the seat of Government was a very difficult matter to accomplish ; and they had to thank Mr Richmond for it. There were, of course, other members of that Ministry who might olaim the praise for having had a greater share in it ; bub he thought Mr Richmond's behaviour in the whole affair would challenge comparison. Mr Richmond had committed errors lie would freely admit, but they would find that he was a man of honor, and one who always took a de«p interest in publio reform. Mr Carpenter seconded the proposition. He did not agree with the remarks that Wellington ought not to look to another place for her representatives, as it was the practice in England to take a representative from any part of the country, provided he was a man of honesty, bruins, and ability. This was a very narrow minded view, which, if followed out, would lead to tho rejection of a good candidate, becauso he was not a next door neighbor. The speaker then reoounted the story of how Mv Robuck was first oalled to the British Parliament to represent tho city of Bath, although he had no interest in the place, and merely because he had shown, by two or three brilliaut pamphlets he had written in the in* terests of the people, that he was a man of large ability and an eligible representative. Mr F. A* Krull came forward and proposed Mr Travera as a fit and proper person to represent the city in the next Parliament.

Mr Trucmsa said he felt honored in second- , ing the nomination of a man of saoh great - ability as Mr TrsversVas a representative for Wellington. He trusted that the Reform Association — the twentj-two who had met id the upper part of Barrett's Hoael— which bad . been the means of bringing forward M* Travers, would not die out with this effort, bull would still continue in active and united ezer* tions to oppose all monopoly. . Mr J. H. Wallace, in the absence of M* Martin, begged to nominate him as a fitting representative of the people of Wellington, He was a praoticaifiand hard -working man, . a thorough master .of business, and amen whom everybody admired. As to his fitness to represent them in Parliament, a better argument could not be adduced than to point -^ to the way in which Mr Martin managed* hiVVT^ own affairs. As he had already asked, them to place Mr Borlase at the head of the. poll, he would only ask them to place Mr Martia ' next. ; .. | Mr Ben Smith came forward apparently to second the motion ; but vigorous groans ron* dered his remarks inaudible, and he retired without having been heard. This being the last nomination, . Mr Borlase came forward to thank, the electors. He said - that in coming forward that time ho labored under the disadvantage of having to contend against a strong opposition of men and money, such at he was unable to contend against, and he wai therefore compelled to entirely rely upon their good will and support. Mr Borlase then pro* ceeded to briefly give his viewß on, the leading questions of the day, whioh were a mere amplification of his election address. > He waj in favor of a comprehensive scheme of education in the country districts j did not believe in a system of immigration that could only mean a reduction of wages for workingmen, nor in any kind of immigration scheme, if provision was not made for lands on whioh, to settle the immigrants. Public works, however, the colony was- Badly in need of, and these would not'only provide work, butalso inerease the pries of labor in the market, and be sufficient to induce an influx of immigration that would meet the wants of the country ; it would also, by the opening up of the lands, prove the . most satisfactory way of settling the native difficulty. He did not entirely agree with the present native polioy of the country. We were sirong enough to enforce the law, and we ought to do so in cases where it was required. He was sorry to see that when a Maori had to seek redress in a court of justice, he was unduly favored. There should be no two laws. The strictest impartiality should be exercised, and those natives who would persist in keeping out of the pale of the law should not bo allowed the benefit of it. The necessity for borrowing must be transparent to everyone ; as they must see that without something was done in this way, the country would go lower and lower, and would become a miserable desert. Mr Borlaae then, in referring to the other candidates, did not deny the great ability of Mr Travero and Mr Richmond, but Mr. Travers was not a consis* . tent man, as he had. changed his opinions. That, however, was not always a disadvantage, as a person who constantly turned must some* times be in the right ; in fact, Mr Travers, in that respect, reminded him of the shrewd Yankee candidate, who, after exhausting all his eloquence in advancing what he called hit honest opinions, and finding that did not seem to suit his hearers' views, he made a pause and said— But, gentlemen, iftihey don't suit, they can be— altered. Mr Borlase said he had predicted two years ago that Provincialism must soon become a dead letter, and therefore the people must look to the municipal institutions for the future. In conclusion, Mr Borlase expressed himself perfectly satisfied that he would command all the votes of the people, at they well knew that his sympathies had always been with them ; and that those who would vote tor either of the other candidates would be certain to keep one for the " old man." Mr Hunter was not going to detain them long, as he had already given full expression to his views ; in his case there was no " Hansard" to refer to, to check the opinions he had advanced. He had been told, however, that on one point he had been a little ambiguous, and that was, as to supporting the present Government. He begged to state, therefore, in order to remove any doubts on the matter, that he wonld support any Govern, ment who would- carry out the great measures proposed in their [integrity, because he believed they were calculated to advance the best interests of the colony. For that reason the present Government deserved to be supported ; besides they were the first' Government who had fairly faced those great questions so much needed by the colony. With regard to certain immigrants which were expected here, he was told that it was intended to send them up the country in order to locate them on land, which they would be allowed a certain time to pay for} and that there was no occasion to fear that they would be found competing in the labor market. He was of opinion, however, that the same, boon should be extended to those in the country now. (Hear, hear.) They would, recollect that ten years ago he had supported the selling of land on deferred payments. If elected,' he would endeavor to do the best he could for the interest of the electors, feeling consoious that in doing so he would be best furthering his own. He realised the great necessity for reform and retrenchment, as the Government of tho colony had, upon the whole, been carried on most txtravagantlj, and it was time that a stand was made against it, until such time as the finances of the colony were more able to bear it; and he fully agreed with those candidates who said that reductions were required in the matter » i salaries. He would not prefer any claims upon the electors, nor, like Mr Borlase, express any confidence as to the position he would be plaoed in at tho poll ; that was a matter en* tirely in the hands of the electors, and he would bow to their decision ; but if they - chose to return him he would do his best to | advance the interests of Wellington. He had been here from the first, and he dared to say he would be found here at the last. (Applause.) Mr Pearce then came forward. Sinoe he had become a candidate, be had taken several | opportunities of addressing the electors on the principal publio questions of the day. They had heard his views on public works, and immigration policy, on native affairs ; and they had also heard his remarks on the land question, on the subject of education ; he had bean equally unreserved^in the matters of free trade and protection ; and he also told them hia mind on the mrtter of the Sun Francisco Mail Service — all hnd been dealt with. He would therefore limit himself that day to a few general remarks. First, he wished them all to have faith in the resources of the country ; he did not mean suoh faith as was attributed to our members last session— faith without works. They would have the works. They must banish from their minds the idea that the Goverument proposals had anything speculative or extravagant in them, as the Government was only proposing to do things for the country by means of guarantee what was done in other countries by means of ; private enterprise and private capital ; and ! they would find that these propositions if fairly carried would confer as great and invaluable publio benefits on this country at similar works had been found to confer on countries. And if there was one district more than another where these works would be found of immense advantage it was the North Island. By these a spirit of enterprise and activity would be roused and the natWP difficulty would be dissipated, so that they would banish from their minds all thoughts that there was such a thing. -The last session was the first in which such, a feeling ' was made a prominent feature. No doubt that was partly due to the fact that; Mr M'£eanwasin charge of thd Native Department, and that the country felt that itwas in f>afo hands, and chose to leave It so unquestioned, On financial matters, he was .Very , muoh struck with the fact, that the veryjm* portant matter of the estimates was left until :;

the fag end of the session. The practice feemsd to be that the first two or three months of the session were entirely occupied by party squabbles and party debates. This Arose in a great measure from the presence in the House of so many professional politicians. Although he was far from underrating party debates, he thought they should not be allowed to monopolise so much of the time of the session as to cause the most important of all matters— tho voting of money and appropriation — to be left to the very last moment; ye> that had been the practice. In sending representatives they ought to send men who would narrowly watch the real bnsiness of the House, and take care that the estimates were brought forward in such time j^wto ensure that they would be properly disAnother cause for dissatisfaction, and thut called for an alteration, was tho fact that a great many useful returns regarding the 1 resources of the revenue were hardly read by many " honorable members, and very often not understood when read. They should send men to the House who understood figures, so that; they might ■ee that the money was properly spent. If ha had, the honor to be returned by the electors, he wouln make ft special duty of looking into matters of finance, besides clolscy watching the interests of the city and province of Wellington in particular. 'Ihere could be HO doubt, that if they and their representatives were unanimous in their wishes, and determined to have railways throughout the proTince — they would have them. He could not help looking forward to see Wellington continue to remain the seat of Government, bu*. also become a great commercial centre and town ; and he thought no more fitting thing 00-uld be done than for a commercial city like Wellington to send two merchants to repregent them in Parliament. He hoped, in all the speeches he had inude since the election commenced that he hud never said one word, or done anything that would oause heart-burning and bitterness to any one. He had endeavored to avoid doing so as much ne possible but if unintentionally he hud done to, he hoped ho would be forgiven j. for if not returned, he was anxious to return to private life with the feeling that he had given no offence to any man. If returned, . he should do his best to show that he was •worthy of the confidence with "which he had been entrusted. He was desirous of advocating those measures calculated to advance and improve the whole country j but above all things he desired to see that happiness, truth, and justice should be established amongst up. (Loud applause.) Mr Bichmond said they hod heard from some quarters that an impropriety would be committed in obtaining a candidate from another place ; but he thought the people of Wellington would be very unworthy of the capital of New Zealand if they ullowad themselves to bo carried away by any such narrow theory. However, he put no claims on them ; he simply can?e because he was invited by a large number of the electors. If he did put forward any claim to their suffrages, it would be on tho ground that when the proposals of ■ the Government were brought down before the Legislature last session, and when they were all, ub it were, confounded by tho startling scheme — which he would call a gigantic bribe — he dared to say and believe that the electors of tho colony would not swallow that preposterous bait. He had always thought that one of the fige3t stories iu .Roman history was one that told how the Roman Senate and people tendered their thanks to one of their generals who had been worsted in battle, because he had not despaired of the republic He did not despair of them. It had been said that this scheme of immigratien and public works had been grasped at eagerly, and was warmly welcomed by the Legislature ; but he thought the session would derive a celebrity, an unhappy celebrity, from the fact ; and it waß publicly aunounced for the first time, it was received with dead silence ; it'fell upon the Legislature like a disgrace, find it was a disgrace. He would say why it was a disgrace. He hud told them that he had made a very careful inquiry into the financial condition of the country from year to yoer, and stated his deductions in other parts of the colony, and Mr Vogel had nover denied his figures — they were indisputable. The colony, assuming that the apprapriafcions of last year were expended, was going into debt npon ordinary expenditure at the rate ot no less than £200,000 per annum, and it would possibly reach • £280. 000. If £200.000 was the outside limit of the ordinary expenditure, they must, in addition to this expenditure, reckon £180,000 for extraordinary expenditure j and even that, if a war should break out at Waikato at the present time, would have to be largely increased. But as it was, they bad an excess of expenditure over increase of £180,000 per annum. Messrs Hunter and Pearce had not shown any appreciation of the abyss of bankruptcy staring us in the face j but the abyss might be avoided. One of the first movements should be to cut off the contributions to the provinces, and let those who wanted to spend the money first raise it. This would save £120,000 a year. The abolition of sinecure and useless offices might also effect a saving of a large sum ; not by little soraping and niggling of men's salaries, it wanted the knife deep into they must also fix provincial loans on whnt was left on local estates. This would nearly make a balance, and , then, our house being in order, we might talk of gigantic schemes of public workß. If Meßsra Hunter, Johnston, and Pearce had acted in private matters as fche Government they supported proposed !to act, then their stake in the colony would be as email as hie own. It was useless to talk of immigration until the land laws were recast so fts to enable the people to settle on tha land. This could be done by daferred payments, by a low price, as the dollar and a half per acre in America, by a tax or by some other way, but some such means must bo devised. We dare not flood the country with immigrants. He yielded to no man in his desire to see public works undertaken, but the present Government was tied to the substance of its own scheme, and its proposals were absurd, uncalculating, and ill considered. Mr Eichmond* then jiroceeded to contrast the relative proposals in which relative proportien in which fche loan scheme stood to the population of New Zealand as compared with the population of the United States of America at different periods and at the present time compared with tho system of railways ; sumed np by stating that our expenditure on railways in proportion to our population of the country would be something like nine and a. half times as much as that of the United States of America ; add that by 1880 the colony would require to show a population of considerably over a million of peopla or they might dismiss all thoughts of the scheme. What we proposed to do so was, in proportion to our means, infinitely greater than anything that had ever been proposed in either Victoria or America, both distinguished for their large lines of railway. The Government schemes were utterly wild, uncalculating, and mad qo tho last degree. At the same time, ho did not despair of the colony, or believe that it was going to be given over to spendthrifts and gamblers. (Oh ! oh !) He felt the peopie of New Zealand woald show this ; in fact they were showing it daily as the election Beturns eo far as to hand showed a clear majority against the Government schemes. (Cries of disputing the aßßertion). They had been told they were not to have professional politicians ; ' h*yUhe could tell these men of figures to apply twPp?ly the ordinary rule of arithmetic that they used in casting up their ledgers to those facts he was trying to bring before them, and see what their calculations would show them. He thought the Assembly would modify and curb the scheme, and reduce them to the limits of our means, and put a check upon those who were to administer them. If we patiently and earnrsHy endeavored to build up the State, Now Zealand might one day, by the blessing of God, hold a respectable place, as we now held a most singular and marked place among tho nations of the world. In thanking the

electors for their patietice, Mr Kichtnond said that he had hesitated long in doubt as to whether he should retire from the contest, which was bringing him many kicks and very few half pence ; but, if they returned him now, the die was cast, and he would be there as long as they chose to command his services. (Applause.) Mr Travers wished to say a few words on a personal matter before approaching political' topics, and to do so without ruffling the feathers of any of the cocks that had been pitted against him. Unfortunately, he had a little Irish blood in his veins, though English and Scotch blood would also rebel against a wrong just as well — and that occasionally led to a little ebullition of feeling that one might be sorry for afterwards. However, in what he hud to flay then' in explanation, ho would endeavor to avoid introducing anything into the controversy of an unpleasant character. The Hon. Mr Johnston had yesterday evening at the Odd Fellows' Hall, in advocating the cause of Messrs Hunter and Pearce, stated point blank of him, that on one occasion, after making a gushing speech against the toad of despotism, which should be crushed by the heel of liberty, he had the next day taken the office of Attorney-General under that very toad of despotism. He (Mr Travers) contradicted thestatementaspointblankasitwasmatie and stated that he never had been appointed Attornpy-Q-eneral bf this colony; and further that he never held nny office whatsoever; but the newspapers did not report his words quite correctly. He had occupied the position of district judge under this Government, and for a short time position of Provincial Solicitor in Canterbury. What he stated was this : — " I never occupied any office whatever under the General Government of the colony." He repeated this now, notwithstanding that an " Advertiser" extra was being circulated that morning amongst the electors in which there was nn extract from a G-ozette, dated 31st August 1854. He had never aeon that Gazette, but he had every reason to believe that the extract was perfectly true. It would appear, according to that extract that he had, in company with Mr Forsaith, Mr Wakefield Mr Macandrew, were gazetted as members of the Executive Council of New Zt-aland. But although it was perfectly true that he had been gazetted a member of the Government there was a broad distinction between the two classeß of men who sometimes composed the Executive. In the one case mernber3 held office with a portfolio and salary ; in the other case, members held the position of members of the Executive without portfolio or emolument ; and such a position had been held by the Hon. Mr Johnston himself in the Executive Council of New Zealand ; but he defied Mr Johnston or anybody else to 6ay that from the time he landed in the colony up to the present time that he had ever occupied any office under the General Government of New Zealand. Ho must also remind them that the language used by Mr Johnston on that occasion coupled his name with that of Mr Eichmoad, to the effect tnat although Mr Travers and Mr Richmond were men of great ability, were in fact philosophers, yet they ' were not of the stuff reformers were made of, and were not earnest and single-minded, aud were likely to be deterred by prospect of place or profit. Now, he could tell them that he could nor only have taken office in the Stafford Ministry, but thic he was offered office in the present Government with a salary of £1000 a year, if he chose to. accept it, but he declined ; so that, after making this explanation of the whole question, whether his hearers acquitted him or not, he felt that his own conscience absalved him. He could say to those who made those accusations that in making them they were doing a wrong, not merely to him and themselves, but they were doing a wrong to society at large. In reply to the attempt, for electioneering purposes, to fasten the charge of falsehood und jobbery upon him, he would ask had any such charges ever been brought against him in his private life, or could they point to a man whom he had injured or whom he owned a sixpence to, or to a client who could say he had ever neglected his duty by him. If eo, he would endeavor to do what he could to compensate for the wrong. When they spoke of a political untruth, they were doing a wrong. It was as Mr Eichmond had said last night: there was no difference between a truth in political life, and a truth in private life — there was only one kind of truth (applause) ; and he felt in his own conscience that ho stood absolved from any such charges. But to turn to the political situation of the colony. That wns the question now in every man's mind — how to raise the colony from the slough of despond into which public and private extravagance had brought it. This could only be done by radical reform in the institutions of the country, and by a strict course of economy. It might suit the few to uphold schemes of extravagance, but the many would have to pay for those schemes in increased taxation. Personally, he had no ambition to serve by a seat in the Assembly, and he only considered the present election as a matter o( importance. He had no personal ambition in the matter. His standing, aa far as social position went, both here and elsewhere, was enough to place him above all such paltry ambition as merely to keep a seat in the Legislature of the colony. He might say he had been elected fellow of some of the leading societies of Great Britain — not at bis own request, but proposed, unknown to himself, by men of European celebrity $ and lie occupied a position in some of those great societies that was fur above all that could attach to him as a member of the legislature of New Zealand. Therefore he was absolutely careless upon the point except in so far as it indicated what feelings the people of New Zealand entertained in regard to the course pursued by the Government. If they did not send men to represent them who would take care that the expenditure was brought within the means of the colony, they would find they would be made the victims of a taxation of which they knew very little. It was not Mr Pearce or Mr Hunter who would feel the taxation ; it was the ninety-nine who had no escape from the burden ; and he would caution the ninety- nine to be careful not to allow themselves to be deluded into increasing an already intolerable burden of taxation on the people of Now Zealand. What Mr Johnston said last night was a very fair indication of what the Government intended to do. The Legislature passed an act in the sepsion of 1865 which gave a bonus towards the establishment of distilleries. It was supposed that that measure would confer a large advantage upon the community by keeping in the country a great portion of the money which was being sent out of it to the agriculturists and malsters of England. Well, several persons had come to ask his udvice as to the expediency of establishing a distillery in this very town. He told them that as sure aa they established a distillery and got it properly in to work, so sure would the Government say they could not afford to grant them your immunity any longer and mtike them pay taxation. A grosser or more infamous trap never was laid for any men than the Go vernment laid when they took away the bonuses on the payment of which men risked all they had to sturt them in the business. Then with regard to the tax upon imported corn, what did it mean but to raise the price of of the loaf a little more. If they looked back upon the history of England in regard to her corn laws, would they allow a duty to bo placed upon corn for the benefit of a few ogricultu riets of the country ? They must beware of what they were doing, for it meant merely an increase of taxation j and if the Colonial Treasurer did not intend it to be euch an increase of taxation why did ho not take something off some other articles. (A voice : So he did.) Will the gentleman refer me to it? (The financial statement.) Financial fiddle-do-dee. X never could see it. As to the cry of a stake in the country, had not he and *Mir Richmond a stake in the country ? Had not every man here a stake in the country P Even the laborer had a stake in the country. His labor wns his stake, and ho looked to the Government of the country to enable him to find profitable

employment. Every man, woman, and child in the colony had a stake as great as Mr Pearce's or Mr H«nter'a in proportion to their means. The real want here was new blood. Had Meßf rs Pearco and Hunter, who had been in publio life here for years, done anything to establish docks or to erect a patent slip ? Where was the steam company they were once at the head of? Would one of them risk a penny to run the Wellington on the coast? Would they invest a Bingle penny in any scheme, however beneficial to the interests of the place, unless they saw a probability of direct benefit to themselves? No. Therefore what was now wanted was new blood ; men who would strive for the welfare of the place unshackled by the feelings of old identityism. He believed the electors would conscientiously elect the men they , thought best qualified to represent them, and whatever their choice he should be satisfied. After stating that if elected he would endeavour to amend the Ballot Act by striking out the provision as to the numbers, Mr Travers requested the Eeturning Officer to explain to the electors the mode in which the election was carried out in ordor to show them that the secrecy of the voting was not to be penetrated by any one but the Eeturning Officer himself. Mr. Crawford did so, and declared that it | was impossible for any man except himself and assistant, to know how any other man had voted ; and as far as he was concerned he was not likety to take the trouble. Mr. Crawford then called for a show of hands, which resulted as nearly as he could judge : —

The Eeturning Officer declared the show of hands to be in favor of Eichmond and Travers, and the announcement was received with cheers. A poll was demanded. Mr Borlase proposed a vote of thanks to the Eeturning Officer, seconded by Mr Traverß, aud tarried by acclamation.

Borlase 20 Hunter 50 or 60 Pearce 50 or 60 Richmond 100 i Travors 100 Martin 6