On Monday afternoon, the Sth instant the Justices of the Peace met in St, Andrew's Hall to nominate a member of the Legisla~ tive Council, the term for wh P. Chater was re-elected in 15 on the ith instant, Sir Than: proposed and the Hon. J. J. Keswiel seconded the re-election of Mr. Chater, and there being no other candidate t to the meeting and carried unanimously. Mr. Chater in returning thanks for the honour done him in electing him four times to the Council, enid that if spared to coinplete the present term he would then have represented them for nineteen years, a large slice in a man's life, and he could promise them that he should then ask them to nominate a younger and more energetic man, There always came " time when the seniors should step aside and give a chance to younger men and fresh blood. The ho member added that he could truly say hie had tried his best to serve the color whose interests were identical with his own. He resumed amidst loud applause.
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