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 term expired. He was, however, re-elected soon after, and retained his seat till July 30, 1878, when he resigned. He was last elected to the Council on May 29, 1882, and was a member of that body till his death. He first took office in 1865 as Commissioner of Public Works, and retained the same position, notwithstanding rapid ministerial changes, until May 1867. Although not a brilliant orator, Mr. English was essentially a thoroughly practical man, and his opinions were of a very liberal type. Though not a Protectionist, to use his own words, he believed "we ought to have a sort of protection and free-trade tariff for the encouragement of colonial industries." The first elections under the new Municipal Act were held on December 16, 1861, when Mr. English was elected Councillor for Gawler Ward, and in the following year was a successful candidate for the Mayoral Chair. He filled the position with credit during that and the next year, and several reforms conducive to the general welfare were undertaken and carried out. Mr. English was a member of the Friendship Lodge of Freemasons, and some years ago an active member of the Order. He left a widow, four daughters, one son, and a brother. Captain English, J.P.

Hon. G. W. Cotton, M.L.C., S a colonist of about thirty-seven years, and has seen some of the rough work of the early days of South Australia. In 1881 he was a successful candidate for the Upper House of the Legislature, being one of the six elected by the vote of the whole colony, chiefly, it is believed, on account of his constant advocacy of the essentials of the Real Property Act being maintained intact. Conservative in views, he has, since his advent in Parliament, upheld the rights of the masses, or "fifth estate," as they have been called; and he claims, in order that these, like other classes of the commu-