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THE2 ELECTION.
On Wednesday last, at tnwelv? o'clock, Robert
William Pohlman, ,Esq., presided as Returniing
Olficer, for the Electoral, District of.Port' Phillip,
in the porch of the Supreme Court, for the pur
pose of nominating'a succe'sor to Dr.'Lang, who
forfeited his- seat -in the--Legislative Council, in
consequence of his .absence therefrom :for two
consecutive sessions of -the Council. About
thirty persons were-:present, and after the writ
was read and the usual formalities gone through,
James Simpson, Esq.,.Waiden of the county of
Bourke, proposed John Moore ,Airey, :Es ., of
Geelosg, as a fit and pioper person to fill the.
vacancy in question. He considered him to be
a eiitlemnian In every way qualified for the office
of Legislator, of sound business hablits arnd able
tothink for himself. Mr Airey was present, and
would most probably explain his political views;
he therefore, concluded by putting him in niomi
nation. Major St. John seconded the nomination
of Mr Airey, both because he knew'him from his
boyhood and he had ever shown himself to be a
man --of business in a variety of situations-as a
stockholder, a bank' director, a resident, &c. He
would not recommend him to the electors did. he
not cobnsider him to be the person best', calculated
to represent the interests of the Province at the
present time. Theie being no other candidate
proposed, Mr Airey was declared'duly elected.
i?r Airey then presented himself, and begged- to
return thanksfor the honor conferred upon him
that day. -- He thanked all, present sincerely, as
well as the electors and his friends, for the proof
of confidence and trust which they had just given
him. - He considered the present to be the proudest
moment of his life, and deemed the honor con
ferred'oni hini greater tlhn if it had halipened at
any other.lperiod, because when he first arrived
in Port Phillip he beheld the sheep grazing on
Batnian's Hill, a few scattered huts about, &c.,
yet in a few years a city spread out before him ;
te vast capabilities of the province developed
thieiselve6s; her resources were explored, and she
became favored with all the elements. of wealth.
IIHe 'repeated 'the pleasure his present' position
gave him. He was. delighted at being elected a
member of the Legislativc Counicil, and he'con
sideied liiiilselfmore distinguishedl b y it than if
returned to the Imperial Parliament. It might]
be expected that he should give expression of liis
politicail senitimnentp, which are, hliowever, ilaii;
a' member for the district of Port Phillip had"
but' one coirse to pursue,-namely, to be
the uncompromising assertor, of Separation as
soon as pqssible. " Iin'ancial' Separation in the
first instance, and TOTAL SSPARaTION, then. With
regard to the question of Immigration, lihe begged
to say that lie was in favor of every means likely
to tend to promote a doutinuous system of immi
gration to these shores, because lie firmly believed
that without it the rovince would
,
Bei g thus prepared to advocate immigration by
evey means, he should ever offer his determined
opp ition to everything likely to subject this
col y to the pollution of convictism (cheers).
He. as already deeply impressed with these sen
tim ts. He would offer every encouragement
to t establishment of sound Christian and.moral
pri iples, wherefore the question of Education
wou be an object of great attention to him.
Sue were his principles, but he was prepared to
rece 'e any suggestions which might be offered
tohn from any quarter. For himself he had
notng to require, but he was anxious to iecord
theshs opinions in the first Legislative Council
of th colony; and trusted, when he returned
from iis duties, to find that his conduct should
have iven satisfaction to his constituents. He
reitented his ackiowledgments, arid especially
to* h Geelong friends, from- whom a-requisition
was..out to.be. got up for him, but which for
certa reasons had not been. carriedrinto effect.
He.hd not as yet paid his respects to the electors
of Po tland and Belfast, but he should take an
.earlyto portunity of doing so, and .begged to
assurcem that. he should 4ver be fouid a mem
.ber-fo-'W -wf61ie districtL-df t't Phil iS-Wa-1
prepdaire to: advance the general interests.as far
as he might avail. True, they might find a per
son to represent them possessed of more talet
and eloquence, buthe, yielded,to no man in zeal,
in energy, and in integrity. The hon. gentlemen
concluded- byi expressing his thanks,. and was
loudly cheered... vote of tianks was thefi moved
to the ReturningOfficer, wliicl was passed with
applause, aftdr which the Court.of Election dis
solved.-Heriald., . .
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