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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 205, 10 September 1879, Page 1

At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, the case of Middlemiss v. Aitkeu was heard before Messrs C. Hunter Brown, and John Oldham, J. J.l\ Mr Bunny appeared for the plaintiff. The action was brought to recover the sum of £3 15s lid. The defendant paid into Court os lid and put in a set off for the balance. Judgment was given for plaintiif the full amount claimed with costs £1 Is. Tiie District Court sits on Friday for the despatch of brankruptcy business, of which upon this occasion there will be for Nelson rather more than usual. The cases set down for hearing at present are A. Trautvetterand A. Elliot, both applying for declarations of complete execution of deeds of assignment, and J. L. Morley, J. F, Coonibes, aud W. Grant, who will severally apply to be discharged. The District Court has been occupied the greater part of the day with the case of William White v. the South British Insurance Company, in which the plaintiff seeks to recover .£2OO (£SO having been abandoned in order to bring the case within the jurisdiction of the Court) alleged to be owing under a policy of insurance covering the following articles :—Furniture, £82 10s; household goods, bedding, table linen, &c ' £75; pianoforte, £40; Mason and h ami hi organ, £52 10s. It was admitted on the part of the defendants that the goods were destroyed and that they were of the value represented, but the defence was that the policy was issued on certain conditions, one of which was that the property must uot be insured elsewhere, whereas, subsequently tb effecting the policy, the plaintiff insured with the Victoria for £200, and with the North British for £250 without notifying the same to the defendants. Mr Pitt and Mr Atkinson appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Acton Adams for the defendants. The case, which is one of considerable importance aud involving some knotty points of law, was tried by the Judge without a jury, and His Honor reserved judgment, which we shall publish in full wben delivered. The Wallace which arrived from Wanganui this morniug will sail for Motupipi early tomorrow morning at seven o'clock sharp, taking over about twenty of Mr Gibbs' supporters to vote at the Collingwood election, the result of which will be known here on the arrival of the Lady Barkly on Friday. The Wallace will hurry back in order to allow those of her passengers who are on the burgesses roll for the City of Nelson to record their votes for the three City Councillors to be elected tomorrow. As the poll does not close until six o'clock she will be in ample time for this The annual dinner of the Licensed Victuallers' Association will take place at the Custom House Hotel to-morrow evening The chair will be taken at half past seven' instead of seven o'clock as previously advertised. The following are the totals polled at the Ilokitika election of two members :—Keid, 817; Seddon, 800; Dungan, 561; Barff 4G3-' Cuming, 90. The half-yearly meeting of the Naval Brigade was held at the Port Public Hall lftßt night. There was a fair attendance of members, Lieut. Simpsdn in the chair. The Secretary read a voluminous report detailing at length the operations of the Brigade for the past six months. The balance sheet showed the company to be in a most flourishing condition, the receipts for the above period amounting to £168 Os 7d, and the expenditure to £166 5s 2d, leaving a balance ;n hand of £1 15a sd. The report ar.d balance sheet were adopted. Seaman nunter was elected Sub-Lieutenant, there being one other candidate. A handsome silver cup, and gold and silver medal, to be fired for at intervals, were presented to the Brigade by a few prominent members of the corps, and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded them for their presentation. The cup and medal are now on view at the shop of Messrs Hunter and Son in Trafalgar-street. After the transaction of some routine business the meeting was brought to a close, after passing a vote of thanks to the chairman. A most interesting and instructive lecture, under the auspices of the Young Men's Christaiu Association, was given in the Provincial Hall last night, by Mr Thomas Scott whose well known talent as a lecturer secured for him a large audience. Mr Scott took for his subject " Curiosities of Animal Life," and in his usual happy manner succeeded in engrossing the attention of those who listened to him whilst he dwelt on the pleasure to be derived from a study of the wonders to be found in the animal world, from the zoophyte up to the greatest of God's created works, the creature man. On the wall were a number of diagrams, and there was also exhibited a collection of shells and other curiosities, the position of which in the animal world was clearly explained by Mr Scott, whose remarks were iuterspersed with a number of anecdotes, the whole being permeated by a vein of dry humor which tended to make the lecture a most enjoyable one to those who were fortunate enough to bo present. The evangelistic choir, conducted by Mr Powuall, sang at intervals and the meeting was bronght to a close by the Chairman, Mr Bavin, pronouncing the benediction. Sharp and Pickering will hold an auction sale to morrow at 11 o'clock at the store adjoining that occupied by Mr M. Davis in Bridge-street, wheu a large and varied assortment of English made furniture will