(Cheers.) He only trusted that the other side would cease to use a term which had now become hackneyed: they talked of honest men, and paraded Mr Wilson's honesty by a freqnenfc use of the word, but he could assure them that thoro were other people in the" place who were quite as honest as Mr Wilson, politically or otherwise. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) He would ask them to do away with the use of that word ; — (hear, hear)— it was no use to express it so frequently, and apart from ita uselessness, it was unpleasant and must reflect on somebody or other. As to Mr Wilson, h« believed he was as honest a man as he (Mr Williams) was, or anybody in the place, and no one could doubt that he was a plucky man. (Hear, hear.) In conclusion, he begged to thank those of the electors who had bo kindly promised him their support, and he should have accepted their invitation but for tile reasons he had stated. He had now very great pleasure in proposing Dr Donald atr a- fit and proper person to represent the Heathcote district in the General Assembly, (Loud laughter.) : ; Mr W. Parish seconded the nomination, and Dr Donald, of course,. deolared that ho would not Btand. / The Rbtttrning Offices then asked if any other elector had a candidate to propose. No one responding, Dr Donald declared Sir J. Cracroft Wilson duly elected. (Loud cheers.) ■ •, , Sir J. 0. Wilsok was received with cheers on coming forward to addresß the electors. He said that those who had watched his public career in. this colony. would know per fectly well how he should act when he again went to the General Assembly. He had stated the other night that almost any man could know for a' certainly how he'ehould vote. Everything that he had said in the General Assembly had been repeated to them in print. He had never voted systematically or fae-, tiously against any Government. (Hear, hear.) He had been deceived by both parties in the House, and he hoped his friends of the press would put it in large letters. (Hear, hear, and cheers). Hod honesty prevailed in the General Assembly, Canterbury and Otago could have had their railways made first, without becoming, security for insolvent pro vinces. 