THE ELECTION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 202, 1 August 1862, Page 5

THE ELECTION.

The election yesterday was a very tame affair. Pew beyond Mr. Cargill's personal friends voted for him. Numbers abstained from voting either way, not approving of Mr. Cargill's policy, and not knowing Captain .Baldwin. It is very clear that if a Separation candidate better known than Captain Baldwin had entered the field, Mr, G'argill would hare been beaten, even on his own ground, Bunedin. As it is, the election will be very close, as Captain Baldwin is sure to have a majority in the Tokomairiro and Molyneux districts, the returns of which have not yet come to hand. Indeed, it is not unlikely that Mr. Cargill is defeated. At the Taicri, Captain Baldwin had thirty-two votes out of forty-three polled. It is exceedingly fortunate in any case that Mr. Cargill was away the first part of the Session when the Postal division came on. It will be seen that Mr. Ward's hostile policy towards Otago was markedly rebuked by a large majority of the House. Mr. Cargill, according to the doctrines he has publicly enunciated, would have had to join the ranks of the opponents of Otago. However, we must postpone further remarks on this and kindred subjects for the presant. If Mr. Cai-gill is really elected, it is to be hoped, in deferance to the opinions of his constituents, that he will abstain from urging nis peculiar notions.

The result of the poll at the Court House yesterday stood thus : —Cargill, 55 ; Baldwin, 11 ; and from private information, we learn that at the Taieri, they were:—-Baldin, 32; Cargill, 11.

Doublinq-up a. Judge.—Ottiwell Wood, witness in a cose at the assizes, on being sworn, was asked his name, and gave it. The judge puzzled with the unusual Christian name, which probably he had only imperfectly beard, requested the witness to repeat it, which was done with no better success; and the jud^e somewhat testily &tid : " Have the goodness to spell your name, sir." To this request, the witness responded as follows: " O double T, I double U, E double L. dotfbfi U, double 0, D." This " doubling " upon the'judge completely overcame his lordship, and he gave up all efforts to spell the «am« in sheer despair,