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; THE ELECTION, :« v'- "
TflfiVelefition of a member of the Legii-
lanveGouncil for the District of Poit :
PhUlip/' ih; "the roOtti of Thpmas Elder ;
;BdVi3/ Esq;, resigned, took place oh . Frit/
day, the day appointed for the npmiha.r
\tiofl -in - the" writ of election. The cer- 1
tainty which the Port Phillippians now
feel of a speedy separation from Sydney
rendered the people so perfectly indiffer
ent on the subject, that it was actually
at one time contemplated that the vacancy:
should hot be tilled up, and though
eventually it was thought proper that the
-province should .'not- be unrepresented:
during: the interval which; must unavoid
ably elapse before the separation of the
colonies can be ; consummated, there was:
scarcely, h, score of people, in attendance, ;
hut . three ;0f whom (including the Re
turning Officer) were electors. At twelve
n'-clock. thp proceedings commenced,, when
Mrr Verner having read -the writ and
openedtthe proceedings/ Edward Jones
Brewster; > Esq., barrister-at-law, was-
.placed in nomination by Mr/ D/ ;S. ;
Campbell/ seconded By Mr. Fennell, and
there beiftg no other candidate proposed,
Mr. Brewster was declared duly elected,
and having briefly addressed the meet
ing, a vote of thaiiks; presbhfeid tb
the Returning Officer, and te prpireed-"
ings terminated, jbayingA occupied about!
jten. minutes../ 1 : :,?cA ;..-i v- ,-!;.
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