Mr. Allen at North East Valley.

James Allen addressed two meetings of [unclear: edin] East electors last evening. The first [unclear: held] at Opoho, and there was so large [unclear: tendance] that many people were unable to [unclear: n] admittance, and the windows were own open in order that those outside might [unclear: the] candidate. Mr Isaac Green occupied [unclear: hair], Mr Hamilton proposed and Mr [unclear: Chap-] seconded the following motion:—"That Mr [unclear: es] Allen is the most fit and proper person present this constituency in the ensuing [unclear: ament]." There was no amendment, and [unclear: notion] was carried amid general cheering.

[unclear: The] second meeting was held at the Council [unclear: bers], and there also there was a large [unclear: dance]. Mr Allen's supporters received [unclear: most] enthusiastically, and carried him [unclear: der] high into the hall. Mr Green again [unclear: ded].

[unclear: The] Chairman, in introducing the candidate, he bad very great pleasure in so doing, [unclear: nuch] as Mr Allen was a gentleman who, if [unclear: ned] to Parliament, would reflect great [unclear: it] on the Colony.—(Applause.)

[unclear: Mr]r Allen would ask his hearers to pardon [unclear: if] he was not heard as well as he should be, [unclear: he] had already spoken for an hour at [unclear: ho], and that had taken a deal out of him. [unclear: had] the unpleasant duty of saying a few [unclear: ls] regarding the letters from himself to Sir [unclear: ert] Stout which had been published in the [unclear: rs]. His explanation of these letters was [unclear: e] seen in that morning's 'Daily Times,' [unclear: he] asked the electors, if they had any doubt [unclear: o] the interpretation, to read the report of [unclear: t] he said the previous evening at old Knox [unclear: rch]. He would not say any thing as to the [unclear: of] those letters—it required no [unclear: expla-on]; and as to the second letter, he would [unclear: h] on one portion only, and that was the [unclear: ence] in which he said "We are all looking [unclear: ard] to the result of to-night's debate, I send you my good wishes that [unclear: may] succeed." It was on the 10th [unclear: May] that he wrote that letter, and it written in reference to his appointment as [unclear: member] of the Otago University Council, [unclear: en] writing that letter he was under the [unclear: ression] that the Representation Bill was to [unclear: brought] down that day. Sir R. Stout had that he would loyally accept seventy-one [unclear: abers], and he (Mr Allen) wrote and wished success. That was all he meant. His letter had been twisted to mean that he wished Sir Robert success in the Financial debate and vote of confidence; but the truth was that he (Mr Allen) had no notion that the Financial Statement was coming down that night. As he had just said, he simply wrote wishing success to the Representation Bill with seventy-one members carried. The principle of this Representation Bill was a good one, and if he had to write his letter over again he would again wish this measure success. These two letters had been freely used to his detriment, for Sir Robert Stout had given them to the electors of Dunedin East to read, and had allowed a false interpretation to be placed on them. He had two more proofs that he did not refer to the Financial Statement when he wrote that letter. One was that on the 19th of May, nine days after he wrote to Sir Robert, he attended a meeting held in the Chamber of Commerce to discuss the Tariff proposals of the Government, and long before he had announced himself as a candidate for Parliament. The resolution arrived at, he might say, was an adverse one—he opposed and would continue to oppose such absurd proposals as were brought by the Government, and they might see by referring to the papers that he moved one of the resolutions in opposition to the Tariff. There was yet another proof, in the letter itself. It said that they were interested in the debate which they supposed was coming on that evening. Now, the debate on the Financial Statement never takes place on the evening the Statement is delivered. The usual thing is to adjourn the House, and the debate generally lasts for some time. Therefore, in saying that they were looking forward to the result of "to-night's debate," it was evident that he did not refer to the Financial debate. The letter itself contained proof of that. Sir Robert Stout, as a lawyer and one accustomed to picking things to pieces, should have known this, and if he had been a man and a gentleman he would have said right out: "Mr Allen did not wish me success on the Financial Statement." He was sorry to introduce personal matters, but was compelled to do so for the reason that these letters were being used by his opponent, not openly and publicly, but in such a way that one could only know from rumor what was said and thought about the matter.