 After representing Mudgee in four Parliaments, he served only one term for Rylstone, and was defeated by the Free-Trade candidate, John Charles Lucas Fitzpatrick, in the elections for the 17th parliament in 1895.The first result for the 1895 election in Rylstone, held on 24 July, was disputed.A by-election was then held on 14 October 1895 and although Fitzpatrick was again returned, it appeared that Wall was correct in his assertion that the original count was irregular.