At length Mr. John. Williamsons address is before the public ; and it is, take it alto- , gether, about as strange a production of the kind as we have ever read. In the first place, it is not addressed " to the electors of the pro " vince of Auckland," but " to the gentlemen " signing the requisition," and the public are left in profound ignorance as to who or what the requisitionists are. We know nothing of their numbers, of tbeir standing, or of their views beyond this, that they inform Mr. Williamson that they have the " fullest con " fidence" in him, whilst he, on his part, intimates that he reciprocates the feeling, seeing thattherequisition is numerously signed by gentlemen " holding various political " views." But the peculiarity of this address does not end here. One would have expected some thing like an indication of policy from Mr. Williamson. There is, however, nothing of the kind to be found in his address. To be sure, he says something of " the fruits of in " dustrious co-operation " at " no very distant " date" being "realised in restored pros " perity and increased development of the " great resources of this highly-favoured " land," whatever that means. For our own part, we fail to discover any meaning in this passage in his address, which is the only one bearing on a policy for the province. Knowing Mr. Williamsons practical ability, we cannot suppose that this is pure clap-trap ; but we confess, had we not personal know ledge of his sound sense, we would set it down for nothing else. Does Mr. Williamson suppose that the province will be prepared to recognise in this address any proof of that administrative ability — that far-seeing political sagacity for which his friends, not undeservedly, give him credit ? We ask, is such an address what ought to emanate from a leading politician, who aspires to take the helm of affairs at this crisis in our history ? Is it respectful to the constituents % Does it manifest an apprecia tion of the requirements of the public ? In what way does it prove that Mr. 