CAVERSHAM ELECTION.

Evening Star, Issue 4002, 22 December 1875, Page 2

CAVERSHAM ELECTION.

'J lie election for a member to represent Caverebnni in the next General esomblv took place yesterday. The Committees of emh candidate left not a stone unturned to socuie the return of the man they supported. Placards and vehicles were numerous. r Seaton -demanded votes so as to support a local sell-government; while Mr Cargill’s placards told the doctors to “ vote for the nominee .Seaton if -they wanted the South Island saddled with three-fourths of the colonial debt; or, if they were content to lie made _ the football of a political clique;’’ while, “ if they wanted the district respected they were to vote for the man of intef ligence and integrity, who dees not seek a billot, and vote for Cargill.” At about 4.30 p.m. Mr Street, the Returning Officer, stated the result of the Cavershatn poll, which gave Cargill a majority of fourteen, and his supporters were jubilant. The courier from Green Island arrived within a quarter of an hour, and when ist was known that Mr Seaton had there a majority of seventeen, his touters declared that the (election was decid d, and Seaton the man. Indeed since Mr Koberts’s resignation. Green island had been generally regard'd an Cargill’sstronghold. The following are the totals : - • Seaton. Oargill. Onversham ... 308 —. 122 Green Island 4o ... 28 Anderson’s Bay 41 .„ 33 Nonh-east Harbor 28 .... 2 Portobello 56 ... 9 'lolals 278 184 Majority for Seaton ... 'A4 Mr Cargill, in thanking those of the electors who had supported hm. remarked that notwithstanding lie had to contest against a power- * ful political organisation, which had brought its whole influence to bear on this election, ho ha I a'; majority in Cavershxm, which had induced him to cmnu forward. His defeat was not one of which he need be ashamed, and on another occasion he hoped to be more successful. Mr KATON briefly returned thanks, Tim oilicial d-clar-uiou of the poll will be made at the Schoolhousc, Cavcrshnm, on Friday, at 4 pan. CRIFSTCHURCH ELECTION, [By Tkt.v.oiui'h ] Christchurch, December 21. r ;Lc following is the,j.result of to-days do’ 1 : S' -vons ... ... ... i prjq ichnrd on ... ... ... ... 994 Mo-.rF.o- so 605 V'druy.-t.; 532 -a ; elu-'d ... ... ... ... 042 >eadwe;l „■ ... 22 kai ikl :cti\. ••• •>. m aw Bdawfck ... aw

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S GOP in. Wepneday, Dloejideu 22, (Before J. Bathgate, Esq., E,M.) Cha] man v. tho Corporation of Dunedin His Worship gave judgment in this case as fob IOYV f.- I* 3 this caso tho plaintiff is assignee of a creditor of the Corporation. If the order given here is to be treated as an assignment, then, as U is infomal, and not a deed, he should have •uecl m the name of the assignor, and not in his Ai l ' j I \ it 18 ? e considered as a draft upon defendant and thus entitled to tho privileges M a bdl of exchange, no liability can arise on the part of defendant until acceptance. lam of opinion that acceptance has not been proved; the pUmtiff will, therefore, be non-suited. Banbury v. N. E. Valley Road Board.-His Worship gave judgment in this case as follows: 1 am of opinion that the defendants in con Btructing the road * ight, with proper care and 0 avoi ded the injury which the pl&intiff has sustained, at least to a great extent. In theoiioumstauces I hold tho defendants liable for the negligent execution of their a .hd for the want or skill and care in their w*xs Dg P reCHUl lons to avoid damage to tho pJftlnt ff. I assess the damages at Lso.—Mr for defendants, gavenoti e of appeal. Judgment went by default for plaintiffs in the foUowing cases :-Eoas and Glendining v, B. Willet, claim L 7 6s, for goods supplied ; H. Wise v. K Johnston, 1.4 13s 8d ; Fastings v, Meyer, L 42 8s lOd, for dishonored promissory note ; Brown v. Gardener, L 8 16s 3d, for goods supplied. R* Wallace v. C. Monday.—Clrim 1.5 os. Mr Lewis appealed for the plaintiff, for whom judgment was given for tho amount claimed, with costs, J. Lewis v. J. Smith.—Claim L 3, cash lent. Defendant admitted the debt, and w.s ordered to pay the amount in weekly instalments of 10a. D ta "° Harbor Board v. W, Goldie.—Claim L/ 13, tor berthage dues on five lighters, from July to December of the present year. Mr Stout appeared for plaintiffs, Mr Maeassey for defendant.—Mr Stout said th fj case was brought Under the Otago Harbor Board R-gulations, published hi the ‘Gazette’ of July 2, 1575 J. L. Gillies, secretary to tho plaintiffs, said the wore for berthage of five of defendant s lighters, viz., the Don, Commodore Result, Cork), and Rob Roy. The Board charged owners of lighters a quarterly rate Lr the use of the jetties, instead of charging for each time Cross-examined; He did not know, from his own personal knowledge, that these particular lighters had used the wharves or jetties.- W. B. Marf.li, collector to plaintiffs, said he knew the five lighters in question, which were tho property of defendant, and they had all used the wharves or jetties between the months of July and DeccraberV The y were employed in coaling or ballasting. Cross-examined : The lighters used the wharves when coaling, but not always when ballasting,—Mr Macnsiey rubnutted, first that the regulation of the Board levying a berthage 00 “ all railing vessels and steamers trading in the Port of Dunedin ” was vAtrn vires, inasmuch as it enabled them to charges dues whether the wharves or jetties were used or not; second, that the Board could not. under tho Marine A ct, make such a rate, ami it was unreasonable.—His Donor took time to consider the case : and a number cf other actions brought by the same plaintiffs were aojourned until judgment was given in [Left sittkg.]