THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.THK HON. GKOKtiK THORN'S MKKTINO.The Hon. Georg, i'horn addrresed a me-ling of flie-lectors of lp.uioh, in lh« Sc'.col of Ail*, on Friday ev-uiug U«t, tkniv l u.g v tvuvAikaldy Urge lt;itt*n!ance. Mr. P. Brown (Mayor •lt;! Ipswich) occupied (ho chair. and mm.rig.1 |h« »,ipp.lt;iUis 01 tbo candidate. on thi. platform, were Mlt;*ar». C. C. CMWon.Jotidh Kiwi. is.U. iC. Wils .u, J. Mnckmuc. John M'Uta.Ui, John Whit. I. R. O'Hullivau. J. Dryadale, A. M. Dry-dole, Kichard Skmocrty. and J. A. K. I’cttjgrcw. li «m plainly -vidort that, though Mr. Thorn - puty nlt;:M up well—and it »*em*d to l» ton M'J.wiaiH.isn one also— Libaral •uppur re r* hkv*i« piuacM in good tonv:; aul ■ t tun,.a cheers. counter pln.fi, -ppUaw. gra*ii», ■nd shout- mingled in stung* confusion. Thin *■» during tha latter p«rt of the nivcling, but Mr, I’Jiurn wns accorded a very good hearing, during hu address which waanota lengthy one.The Chairman having opened the procerdicgs m the usual style,Mr. Tiiukn thanked the m.rtmg far tlie kind re oepliun given him, nod expre.trd hu granHo-tioo at • ■ mg o Urge an ht.vuiai.c-, and ..nd ho hoped that they would go away rrcoiicded to his views. The laxt time he wh* a candidal hero they Hi-i him :ii honour of returning him unxnwnouilv—(ap-pUuke) and, to put it mildly, be did not think h» had given them or the o.-ui.Vry diu-atisf.ioticn Hv wished lint to say a f«w words regarding same re-iimk* witch Mr .Mxcfoilun.thad mule. (Mr M.c-f.iLue; •'Tc-lthe truth, now, George.') Mr. Vjsuf.rlsne had t.kru OMdit for yetting the Ipswich L»u I OtHi'rt no t He. U nt,-at Girls’ SjImoI, hut tn.t g(mlxitiun nslt;l mi inoro to do wj*h olxsiuirg there urn hu (Mr T:i,,rr,j had wivli the lt;uihtiinf «d W*.t imu.Urr Ahlwiy. Mr. Null* Id, wio u i--.hu N ,-cully, had also made souo emuicou- .t.teiii-uU relative to tho prosperity and a »auouin-iit ul Iplt;-with. Tho towu. however, owed it pcog«* to no «xtraneous aid, hut to curtain classes of poo.de in our midst, lo.tihlr the cusl iniiiirs and tot bo enter* prise of such men *. M ».ra fipriugu'l sn.t Frost -nd thu -i».in1.1 riiipri..ioin. The Redistribution of .H*-a's ant AI.Mtinaid M-io'-r-Hill was lllt;* only messuro uf luipuriniiuu p»*«lt;d iait re-siou, while he whs a men,her, I t.i-di-tricl In.d m v.o m.-iutx-rs in aHouse of fifty. ...... but wefr imtiUsJ t» inuie. andshould uow iiavo at l.u.t eight. Hi- upjemtnm lo the Pioinii.r imw from hu o t granting tlir district tio- a Idit onl tn-iuhor tu Which it was just'.y iiititU-d. When li« nalt;v thi- t«ctic* pur iivd hr other member*, imisbty M«-sia. lt;in. an. Wak.tlrfd, I'alerton, nod Wood, m mil lenuiug Ho* Premier oi.d imbuing him to dip West Mori ion,» I round, and give the dntnct «.vco ntumovts oily iinlv.d of night, hv tclv pcrf-eily justified 10 ac’.mg... h had. Hut. it the Premier hud proposed togivs the pi see noly live inutb*rs. s.. ms of the Ipswich and West .Mnrcton representative* would h-vo supported him in it. They had joailult disk pnpulitiou id 7901). and seven members, while the (Jailing D-.wns, with only 200 lourr, h*J right members. When he .i* lie «lnpng duo*. ai at Kmu Creek, above K.k, ami • In where, nil tiio district of which hr »»• blm»t a native so u-.ju-tly trtmUd, h- *s- Jus*itl-il in nil ng the Prsmirr last ha was no I oigm- a siu indi -upporUr of Ins, but so indopeodeot member. (Appiu.ss, | lie had always held protectionist views—lt;n fact he was an aatennaSrotsctiouift. Jn 1*70he was sent in. with tho Westlureiou kmnch. to soppoit the I'ulmi'i UovriBuirnt to opposition to .Mr. Maodistci, but, bi.'ore I mg, lo wm in opvo ••pjaominu to Mr. I'ainiur ou the i|uaiiou of tho Land, und with the n.sistanci ol Messrs. Uromn. Kill, and At kin, a tanlf was tisinnj in opposition to tno Oovinnuirut, hut much tu tlx* ail* vantage ol the fann.is id K-st *n I W,-st Muretou. many of whom would ackuuwu-dgt ’.b.tthby nw.d their pri».ni p ,-il.un to llir dutn - Ini i clptd to init on. In Ib7«i. when Minlshr for Work., be mnvrd in fs.iiur at buii.luig luc unntis.w in toe oulony, and three were (urinid • ut, tu Ins time, which would baar ve«y fivouTanlo oomp-n-uii with thosa imported from Kuglsud or Am, no*. * Applause.) He took cr.de also for starting th-foundries in Maryborough,sod h.lpiug to huhud given t urn II) and dredge.. w .ich, from the ohl Oonntrv cou.d be ..I. aim,i n ami it Oiu-t Mr s m- ■III. fi.e- wen UiH' ■-of hi- own C-iiUic' . the Opposition -i I-longcr til, y woul I ItI upcliauci t -I- lt;i II,HillSi. nI, K-I'WII \ HU d .11I important towu- H f tendering for iwrgc me, - ore nSimriidl-rd n m . ... .id ... ,„i m ;11... t. Hi tin 11111*.,ousvhnid—mimbti. us well as -i.m. on u remained in .dlico iron tha oolouy iu a rnnuh better poait.oo than it was hum, liut Is a mil alter isft ihv ci luuy for a tuno, on a trip to tbs old country. He was glad to thiik that, alter the lapso of twelve years, ihu Go« rnnu-ut had cmia round to his way of thinking, and w-re having Ion iswiivsa nude in the ootony. (Applause ) Hu hud Uav.-llod about u good deal dii'mg :1m lu.t few y. a s, -n-l foood that • last di0crer.ee • XiaUid Imlweru Ircr tiadv nud pro-trciioots' ou ,iiiins mil id-mi*, thosi-whiob w. ri-pro-Uctiunist pro-pi ring tur htfnro thenthrrs Hs wsa id Sydnr). nuCvuiviitiy I'ay (J.uuarjr I'tii.xl).and Iosco so many mouths fed on ehsrity undo Idm ashimed of his native sciony—sshnnid that sucli a .uto of tilings shoul i i.at tiiero—-ii I this bo a-ordmd wholly ari l S'd- ly tu t,i • frvo trade policy thorn prevailing. Ho Is. p«rl that th»: unhny would, at n.n rlectiou, sltrr the esisliug .Ulo nf things, and follow ths egampie nf Viotonx which »** l-Kiked upon favourably liy many in Quolt;m-iand. Soino dr and that protection Ud liu-.l the ouusanm. but th*-y wrre Dot I'orrret. Fioo tied was like putting a ■ hilling into one's pock-1 it's one hand and tlt;ki::g l| out with tiie other, With protection herr, and the tie stopping of Iren iniiuigralmu, o different »Ut- of thtog. would soou lw the roiuit. flu wished to see oprnlngi made for thn vlt; ung men, the sous of tradesmen, whom ho would ist mr see following the footsteps of their fa'here than Ix-owming c!t:k« and shopmen. 8ome people ascribed th» gmtnvssbf KugUnd to livr fir*. tr„|e policy, but h- diff.-n.1 from them on thut point Fisnn the repuM of tho c.»ro laws, in England, in I84U. wht-a free trade ru n-insaced it- tecptivo osiucl, t, the time of the discovery of ■.,11 m Australia, things were terribly deprcssr ». ...st, aft. r thf, pro.p. i Jty usmr. This lt;•-suit «**• not ,lu“ t. f«,»' t-ude, lint to the gnlil discovtries in Australia and California, If r.turned, ho sh». 1 i udvr»!ul a sound p.. |,;y »f prutvution for the cl ll» wa» uli-i that the Ie*dtra on either eidu had m i!m ram oj.is-ion, but regrot'o lthat tlicru HVIU It'S d*ti,« l jtlu-ro hviu ri'i —bibepli and , v*utrail, r*. sat bHp ill I Tin from tV grists—(xppla,. me is I In hi the lt;lr.’««. (A • tv,.nee,I LI hi, l.rM( dvflo-d before lung, -n.d si, and d“inucr*t w .. nlv* one who wish d w I lo Into sre th in ■:«, w-II. ( ip p-.luic, dilk-.cl, It-- «lithe true (Inn cratic wished to -h tr*i|“ c-unr fi n might b dirinvl. th- largu 00, air I wmiid h.v had givmi grctt o maul' tVmgh he „ iglu he v hu most say that th- f he prlt; dieted it would I II predicted that it dicing measure, i or £70:0 a ynr.I n ii II K.tf.lll Ir.-lit II»*i« % lo th- iliitim • |iol,utiuni*t. ami ho »HW|,ahnuid « •- pirated .l-d laughl.rf th. pmr V l.„ i 't h-. alx.ni thu If. hi |„--l 1» sen paltisi ..nlnnl lb.i ,it,ni-1..111,1 •uni l.,ii-r-l. tint was f.lin-vile-u n.id del rod WO fil'd tl..,y g..l ,. ul I r,„tl.av..I'U 'Ii n. ; ou t h.lt; p « m- ion and irei-. • m I list tin p«illi-1 , j ill* *111*1. WU- a Very i, in iw o .hed to soon. H’i alion to tho metier, end, ris-ioe with many present, ■sting A«:t was a ladura. as (Applause sod dissent.).d t.rwould not bo a rcvrnus foti-id it wa. nut. It p.uduoci llJOOO while tho snlsnes of tho ,.dici«ls employed n.'u» working *mr»u.»t.d to fully £10 000 a year. 1 ,w ...Og the pil'd... w.H.IJ suhil.lt t such a state if thine- h« -hi not Un.-w. fl.erailwa.s could not be stnp|»-d. mi. lt;« q.K.tioo w*. •' H-,w ar th-v lo l« consrnicie.11' li i »«« oppwau-l t-. land grant railway*, but, tf h-v rvtiinvdlae p.,«oot land ls«s. th-y * -ul lt;It-*- lo • l-.pt ih l.in,l g sys-a-m. JA V-.ioa : N lriboto-oni,iihln« t.w* -I a. «h- |.r.» nt ti .mrat...r. not snl-m t t„ lw in So long a- hlt;. a. opp.s- g.ut r ’I H IWI ........won'* gel inLand Act .I facdltats s. tli.He hid sp.sen al.Ut th ' lhe-r «a* IK t lunch -e.ttle-l I .nd W.1S locko I up in l.mii I ol I hings »«■■ t', in th ii p,« v prove I nf s l.ti.g land m m r-survii.g tie r -t f-«r h-.mosi tlive.muent wished In hr.uk h ive t.. pay anmp-n.4'i--n.tiier-fuie. 'lt;*t t'‘ -u.louy woul l ntaid l.a«i«ig w*. u«t m;flt;a. i.|.,pt ih land gnaul i-C'f I'.a.ieriiv •hi.nldoun I Jlr »*.«t a.I r-1 IIwavs aswa-ll -(..ci. in. nought, woul I re 1) -»vily tna.d for such work, a i,i„iii.!i of th ' H.aiise I. wnul I i | . (A V'W : •' II it ..u . n.-d lint • I them rbat Uic wlt;.« intr-'duccd nsteii*|i,ly tu .n-l bring in * !»'«•' revenue.»uey it yieltel. all I I.t under -t, while the slt; . in-k-ng tne state ..u-ly i-l'*ilug Heap ii,-trste .(iWi.lUy, and • nd sot'leiiM'Ut. If the. Ii • I i~'«, they wiiuld.,. I m- -d.l u-,t think, ...ol I l-i broken. Tha ger -.iliiiilt fi tha Act, el.lc la, I be pi-oplr, wh-ahrwtiier Isvuuro'l f,• . «pllte suae,prop -r direction,* ,lt; th r ti-» - ll i ly mix . ¥ Ip.wmh, lor i -|iS*d It, a» walls liou^ht, ii h aids. I'm' ii, xt I’arhaineut, hu ml Me Aid, und in thU( \pplau “ ) Amende,! it mu-I tie.il.tie or a.ait Atm,i.t ibe , I.. nr o' ii w.-r- , l« w i.h-.ul ,-t ., Hie l-ll.li -ll H«ll,lo I. U|* .is t' D J, id Ul, 40,1 Mr. Drake, t isliuut the only Libera! candidate in the Rrishsno district who favoured it. . Ho was not in favour of a land tax. It had been said that a certain gentleman owned IKO.OOO ] acres nf hnd, but he would not pay as much, io iha war ol tax, s. oil* Ipawirh l«dy. who owned t»,r-e allotments in iiri-bar,e. Outside tho towns and tht-ir imme-1 into noignhourhooil th-re was liitlo no- ' earned increment, and ho thunght that farmers in this district would h*«o to p«v as much on their ■mill holdings as those on the !wnt with 8000 or10 WO acres. There *»■ nt present ■ occo-sity for thm taxation, hut, should the «co«*)»n arire—a w.,r j conn-, for instance—property should b“.ir its share. It would al«) he unwi-o now 11 tux laod, there being s-» little, comparatively, alirnstad, Ifrovooos were i w.toled, let them put a h*avy tax Oil abseotees, mortgagee-. Ha. —10 p*-r emit, no Ul* former would lie oiioo tin much. He was ijuito sound cm the it-.loured Ut»u quostiun, and thoaghl that, as far as the Chinese were anticaraod, a settlement of it might he brought about iK'twri-n the Iniperial authorities and China He w.,uld b in favour ol having on more introduced, and sending those alien.ly hereabout their hwaitress, though, whtli they wire hnte. th-y must bn piop-rly treatod. A nut her matter that would orop up, in the next I’niiamrnt, was fedi.rati«o He would o. vnr ad-vo.iti Imp rial federation, and. it he thought that th- uaral dsfraue auheius of tho Prsmirr would Und to buUtcr up such, he wnu.-l u-it hv a party to sup jvirt I|i was, however, a a.ipportcr „f ihc Naval11 fo *c^ Hill, ami thought the airangcmciit w-»« agisad on1 f«r th» euluny. They had • largeeommrror ami a Uuglhy s'l-ti.iard, th* prio-aak*d was not great, and tn-.y -houl.i nut u|i»w th- p«w tux payer- at linmn ti piv I r tire defence ol th' clonus. (Applause,) lie w-ia i|lllln aatisHil, HI hi* own mind,thu I .) f«il«'itiiiu of t'-o oalonit'* would *'ik« pi me until th lanff* »f nil sne \»*imilrt*d. New South Wale- I'lo. k. d tho w.y to tiiis, and w. uld nut, Imi tli-iilvht. come to leim» '• itl. the oih-rs unless they adop'c I fre... trade, and that most of them were op pos-d to. O' uhl ilny only “gree on thi* point, fedri .lion might be t-r -oghi atmul within th - nexi dl-ca-iv. At on.. cimo Ii*' advocntcd payment of iiicuitxiTS und puymmt of nio.nWrs’ espensre, and u »w he would not obj ct to tho— who cinre fiom uny dintRuci* Is-irg paid . npunsoa tl.ough he lt;Hd not think tho*.- living nwr lliisha.-,e should he paid (Applause.) Parnimit destroyed a membi r’s indlt; pcndci-.ctf, as ho hud seen during the last session. If returned, Ire would not vot' for any payment bring msdn 'o m*tr .poliUn or Miimi-metropolitan meiiibers. He approved of tti“n,nsl PwilUin-ntr. 1 hrrc enrr. wits long enough, and lie dldnotthiik th»t luenitrer* uou’d too often meet their con-tito.intr Ho wa« sorry th-t tnc nreamre was not mad- I .w last -outon. Th y should h .vo an elective Ufipcr llnnse. and he hailaske.1 tho Premier why s mereiiro providing for this had not he»n ir-uplcd with th KedWtrihation of Heat* Bill. Huch would he more io keening with the views of *be people, and in Victoria it succeeded vrry well. H* should advooat* on* oo a bisi* a little higher than f..r th- Assemldy, He was quiU sure thse, if they elrct-d him. they would never regret their ehniae. (Applsnso.) He hadhrrn their representative in th-» psst, they had known him for a long I mr, and h- would do nothing Inimical to thsir iDtcr.su, wlixh ho would go in t prntrot. If re-tun-d, ha would voter the Honoe as an Independent member, hi- motto being ** Measures, not men t” and lie would go in deterniinod in do what was r-ght. If ho did what was wrong, they had only to a-k him t. resign, snd he would »hev instantly. Tnis concluded ihu address ; but Mr. ’’hum stated that he mwnl to m*n’. the electors agaio before ths polling-day,Mr. M. J, Dx*!*a ssksd Mr. Thmn if. iu tha ov-nt ol his l-'ing rrt-.rnod, he would «otc for a bill to provide for tb« district school I.jards. and to give thrs- h.Mid. the right of lootl option” whether th Bit.Io -h-uld he read in thoir achoola nr not?Mr. Tbokji replied that ho thought religious instruction should ta|p. place in the borne* ol tho people and in th- Hnndsy school*. (Applause.) The pr.*Mt'. Aot g*v, «Trgymen of all dominations prr-mi.mi.in t vi-il schools and impsrt religious in struction ftn- ordinary le-soo-. Many people. Ion. did not 'hnroughlv Iwlieve in th lb hie, and it would i t .-’o to enfi.ro.. the reading of it.M». Drank who s.id ho respeoied Mr. Thorn f.-r his bouest ao*wrr, asked him ll would opposo all Hum support to sectarian schoola *Mr. Tnonir repliod, •• Yea.”Mr. Drank th-n a-ked tbs candidsti if ho would vr-t. for a lull t repeal the Party Procresloo-Aor.Mr. Thokn said he “did not understand it, and tho qui-stinn was rrpntnlMr. Thoiiv i I hav- not read the Party Prooee-sions Act; hut I don't think religions sreu should march. I- there such an Aol in li-lireco Mr. Drank i There is : and 1 am sorry I am not a legislator myulf It prohi’.iU any Protestant ■•Ction nf ih community walking In pahlio procee-»i«a with their haooeia, while ritr iwrso arc per-n.ittcl ” |- omn littio nnlsn occurred bers, butcriea of •' Answer it wrev plainly to be heard.]Mr. Tuan* atld ha would look np thaAot, and give an answer xt the n«xt n.rating, but he supposed that, if it prohibited Pmt—tsots marcblof, it likewise prohih.ted Roman Calhnliea.Mr Dasoa r n.a,kvd “Noi you know belter. and Ivlt the plstfm ni.Mr. AMUii'ixR J K.a/ra a-ked Mr. Thom if he was in fai our * f re’aining the ex. ting loc»l option pro-visions nf the Lic-n-ing Act ?M“. Tunny said tha*. hlt;- was ; hnt there shoold he run pen-ation paid wh*ro lic-n-o- w ore taken away.Vf r KnoTK -sited if h* was in favour of the repeal of the 3d. per gslloo duty on colonial be-r •Mr Two-!, -aid th»t that was a m»t«er for the Onvcrnmeot, who had imposrd that duty for revmn-p..rps. H thought hs voted lor It. (Lxnghter.) II-did not licliev in impoaing dntiea on lonal manu-fartores. but would advocate a double duty on beer coming from abroad.Mr. Poot« : The oaestiou is not answered. Will you v«.re for it or not ?'Mr. Tho** : •' I have no cbano of voting fur it unless «h*. Gove^nm'nt briog It up.”Mr. Flt;*T» i 'ill you. nr will you not?”Mr. TlloRN : “ My vote is onthing at all j It depend- on the Premier of the «lay.“Mr Foot* : “ What arc you going in for, th-n f* A good deal of noise rre.ilt-d here, and Mr. Thorn made a remark shout “a f.-w jtrkal- in front,” and of th-**- ret .-t-d with the word •••fcu„k. Mr. K.urrr. - id he had plenty of time, si. I cm Id wait fn» Id- -i swar. sitting down on tho platform Ss he SlidM. Thorn ultimately remirkrd that, if the iirer propos'd to repeal thu duly on colonial he would vot** for it,K.»*TK : Did you t-ll anynm- living nnsr • villi* that you war- a supporter ol Mir Thomas I «m an Indrpcodrnt, and a sup-i.”Tbit's not an an-wrr lo my qnra-T-ui-brer.Mr. ttnrr!M II-,Mr Tu win: p. -irr ol no insi Mr PirtVTR t * tlon.”Hoinn of Mr. Thorn's supp-trt -rs advised him not to tak« any further notice of it. and he replied that he had given an ai.sw-«r j but. tha huhbuh cnotinu-Imr. h« said, If I go io, it is it nil Independent ms'nb'. and a snpporirr of mratures. not nieo.'1 A Voire: •• He’s shufBing.Mr. Wlatsrhottnm Taylor hare cam- on the platform, apperentlv with the inteotion of a-kiog a qoestion; but Mr. Tiiovn said that Mr Tavlor not an ellt;ct‘.r of Ip-wtoh, and hu would not an-wrr any queilion put by him.In th- mCl«t of a lulls more i.oiae, Mr. A. J. Fo,.rr rrtnrnrd to tha pl.iifnrm. and —cminglv with Mr, Taylor’- qur-ti m. f r he ask-d Mr. Thorn. Ihd you (rll Mr. Btilchnnr 'hat you were a sup-partsr of Hir Thomas M II wraith ?”Mr. Tunny - “I dM nut; and, what's mure, Mr. Iiriichnr won't siy I did.Mr. TaVLon i • I am quit- sure h« did.Dr CTlANM'H N'BIU, ask'd il Mr. Thorn was prepare i io -ssi*t in mfmclog the Vaccination snd I’u'-ltc He 1th Aets *Mr. Tiii.rv -nd Im did not thick h- should slm o*i'. caimpu'x.ry vaecinst.onMr. T Haki’.m'K, j in., a-ked if Mr. Th rn would suni»rt s m.-a»ur.' f.-r doing swav with plumping ’ Mr. Thorn »»id h« wnubl not, as h« thongl.t ihst electors shoul.I h*v- the option of plumping if they 11. •*.-,Mr. Hani'-N'R ask-d if Mr. Thorn would favour ths elo’ing -f public hoUS- nn p dlu.g-day 'Mr. I'houn -aid 1»* «„ nni in f.i-our ul th.il j but ln.trU -Imuld '-e .trictlr cl'.sed on Surd-ys.Mr. !». It O'dVLUVA* : II- Won't be u rnemher on 111 palling- Ut : wh.t sUiotdMlng anils?Mr. Haximi'K, Who said I,a onul,I vIim Ins mills on poll lug-day. asked if Mr. Thorn would -dvnoste th- dredguig o' the river, with the view ..f making it navigable ?Mr. Tit., » I ih.ii would, an I ih.t hr hi Iii,,. ti.. -r- ' tin-, rivf. w.cild mr ... bo•il l. d - ni y.„,..iid|i, i-. thv wool I luv..f.ij ve-s.-l i.moa up It, ■■ »nt the case w.tii theYana, iu MclLiuroo.Mr. Atruxi) 8ki nnrn asked i “Why did you lsave th* Fsssifern elcct-irste r*Mr. TuoaN : “ I ha! • very largo rei|Uisitioo pro-s.nUd tu niv. asking m- to ouutest !p«»ich, snd was ul*o iov ire d hy -ovcral d-pjtstioos, tod 1 thought it only right to cumply, and lt;incs more represent the Iiwo in which I have lived aa long.A vnto of confidence in 3!r. Thorn, sia fit aod pr.per prnon t rvp oseot Ipswich, wa* proposed l.y Mr C. C. Cameron und seconded by Mr. Josun Fbancis.No amendment was nruposed, though there was n considerable show of hands against the motioo as w 11 ut for it. but the Cbairinto deolsrsd il carried by a luig majority.Cnwrv war* given. In cumpllancs with calls from the front, f..r the o.n-li.lato, for Sir 8. VV Urifflih. for .Sir Thoma- M llwrxitb, some towards ths baoB inu.gbug thm. with ch-rrs for Messrs. Maofarlans and Utrlow, Tha meeting tblt;n ooncladed.