iNyaMressing tlie' electors "of ißaiigiti' , .keis ,betore jleaying^tLe; ©o'lony^tue (HonL ;&F|Eox has, stepped'out;; of \ /his^usiial 7 course^ and* perfumed/a duty<over.which lie has not often thought it worth while to spend tiuie^ ;and| i underTthe circum: stances, it somewhat surprised .ub that the attendance was not larger than it

appears to us that tlie lion, putleman took up „, good deal of time that tlie praß? tf tWOolony had been too«istou« : -abbttt his reflation, ahd Wegret to find that he Availed Uiiiisdrf 01-the opportunity of bllce Him-e casting a slur on a gedtldnian connected with the press, against whom we thought he had-alveMy exhausted'himself. • Mr L< ox nas occupied a prominent position lphcjlouse,.and...if_ on. that account there was ft ccmtilL.■.amount of specula tion Q& to when he would resign, or W would succeed- himj he ought not to:have Been surprised. "We are afraid he only brought the subject before the meeling..iii-oitoto dolfyel* lmusclf: of the sentiments already alluded to. It matter bnt little what reports were spre&il.about his intended resignation; He had announced, his iiiteiitioii of leaving the (Molly: Wltlißut saying whether lie Would resign or not, and; on thai account there was doubtless' more curiosity felt than there would other wise hare been; ' The"electors can have no interest in the course he adopts in resigning, whether it is dolic iliontliS before, lie IeJLVeS, or pit the eve of Ins departure—oiy to' use his" own words, when he puts his foot on board the TOSsel-thatis to ! take him away—pro vided he does not leave them, unrepre sented during the ensuing session of the General Assembly: In giving a re sume" of the difficulties' 'the Colony has passed through, Mr Fox was only telling -the "electors what -nearly all of them knew, and we can see no other- object in going ;;back to' the past than this, that lie wished to impress upon his hearers the impor tance of the services he had from time to ■ time : rendered ; tof the Colony. In taking- credit to himself for having as sisted in inaugurating the public works policy at present pursued by the Gov enimieht/Mr Pox took a' view that was so onesided,.and so much calculated to, reflect: credit oh himself/that his hearers must have seen through it long ere he concluded that part of his address. 