THE COMING ELECTION.

Otago Witness, Issue 1559, 24 September 1881, Page 19

THE COMING ELECTION.

Mr John Bathgate, whoso name has been mentioned in connection with Dunedin, will not, we understand, bo a candidate. The Bruce Herald hoars now that Mr W. A. Murray will seek ro-aleetion tor Bruce if a requisition is presented to him. Mr G-. F Richardnon is mentioned m a prob able candidate for Mataura at tho forthcoming elections.

The Oamatu Mail states that Mr Slirimski is tho only gentleman about whose inteutioon in regard to the town of Oamaru anything definite is known. Mr John Reid ha? beon mentioned, but is more likfly to stand for a country constituency. Mr Duncan Sutherland is announced for tho Waitaki «eat. It is probable that Mr Jonea will content the Moeraki seat, but thora is Home talk of asking hua fc« stand for Waifcaki.

The Victorian Government intend to carry out Sir John O icd*:'* Bohecrw for opening the G-ippsland lakes, which will he carried out in its entirely. A small tonnage charge will be made on all vessels enleviaj? the lakes to iief ray the interest ou tue money expended. Hulks will be dropped into the channel to dam back the water at Jeuiaiy'a Point.

Muddles in law m&Mers are not confined to Now Zealand. The High Court of .Tniiticiary at Edinburgh ban vacantly given a proof (; f it. A. prisoner wao convicted of perjury on Decomber 24fch lasfc. The clerk in making tho entry called it the 23rd, and «ji finding out-, the mistake he had made, altered it to the 24th ; and, in the opinion of the High Court of Justiciary of Scotland, the fact of a perjurer after a nolenm trial bwtng found guilty of the crime char^ea ftgauirfi. him is rendered mill Mid voiJ by a clftitf having <!i\fu3 6 r erl ft figure, i,f 3 \V t; % -<ii. *> i.i>*. .'■■Nin t'mji'.ip >, i:~ 'l-r'.i. to Jiij iiT-j %i. ■" Mi-'-ri" 1 , 1- '•'(> o It mv* ', >.o ink'tam'.:" , T .-.- -V <<'< >' ; ■.""]' i f '!"• y couli hoar the coavlct'd candid vpimuu of th^ir decision.