POLITICAL INCONSISTENCY. (To the Editor.) Sin, —The notorious speech of one of our Franklyn representatives, Mrliobks, attack ing the Grey Government, and particularly the private character of one of its Ministers, Mr Sheohan, has been well and becomingly followed up by an artful defence in the shape of a long address to the electors of Franklyn. In this clever address Mr Hobbs gives him self credit for declining the prollered situa tion of Native Minister, and argues earnestly to prove that the twelve " rats," the rene gades from the Grey party, like Billy Kowc, of the Thames, ami himself, who voted at a most critical juncture, not for or in support of Sir George Grey, but directly against him, and by whose votes he was defeated, are the true supporters of Sir beorgo Grey and the advocates of Liberal principles, while Sir George himself jincl the thirty-two respec table members who voted with him are not to be taken as faithful supporters of Sir George Grey at all. 'jo be sure not. Men like Mr Howe and Mr Hobbs are the true Grey ites of course, and we. the simple people of Franklyn, have cinly to use Mr ilobba' advice to us, to get "Hansard ami see that such is really the case. Mr Hobbs is under calculating the. intelligence of the JU'ranklyn electors, 1 am afraid, to think he can so easily delude them as he thinks by such cant as this. Many of them who heard him*speak at the last election now call to memory his words and promises. Ho most decidedly asserted and re-asserted that lie sought to be_ elected on the Groy'ticket, aud it was precisely' on that account that he got returned as member for Krauklyu, and lie well knows this. Now, at this election, will he inform the electors that he has the approval and recom mendation of .Sir George and the Liberal party ? Can ho tell the.electors that he has. 