Those men who bad bad to do with that production called the Echo were a disgrace to society, and no man who bad any regard for bia character would have allowed Mmseli to bo trampled upon by such persona. (Applause.) It was only got up to scan* dalously vilify and asperse his (the speaker's) character. In conclusion, be bad no desire but to further the interests di the district in which be had made bla borne. (Applause.) Hβ thanked the Be* "turning Officer for his many acts of kind ness, and bad no regrets except for the treachery of those persons who ought to have known better. (Applause.) - _ Mr Eden Geobge, who was received with applauae and strong marks of die approbation, explained that he wrote the whole of the Echo himself. (Jeers and groans. Mr Oixivteb—" More shame ft* you, th?n.") He had endeavored to show that nothing personal was meant. A bill that was rotated in the Lytteiton Times office contained state ments more uneentlemanly towards him self than anything in the Echo waa to Wβ opponents. There were, perhaps, things in the Echo ungentlemanly towards Mr W. P. Reeves, who had not treated him (Mr George) as a gentleman should. He intended to fight Mr Reeves with his paper. He claimed that under the Hare system, which was opposed by the LyUei ton Times, Mr Ollivier would have Been elected, as the protectionist votes gained by him (Mr George) would have gone to swell Mr Olliviers quota, so that he would nave been returned. (Dissent.) Bβ could take a licking like a man* — (dissent)—and felt more sympathy for his brother defeated candidate than for himself. He would have retired in favor of Mr Ollivier but that he did not mean to be put down by the hyttdton Times. He did not intend that this would be the laefc time of asking. He intended to try again, and he had decided that the next trystfag ground would be St. Albans. (Laughter and prolonged cheering.) If Mr Keeve* took up the sword to flghthlm, be was not going to run like a cur. (Dissent.) He had twelve months before him to prepare for the fight, and claimed that those pro tectionists who had-voted for Mm were those who bad been responsible fox the recent Protectionist Conference held in Christchurch. 