CHRISTOHURCH.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 864, 15 August 1879, Page 2

CHRISTOHURCH.

''- This Day. Overtures were made oh VVednesday by the Conservatives to run Mr. Stevens and Sir J. Richardson with Sir G. Grey, withdrawing Mr. Moorhouse, but the offer was not accepted. . At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Shipping " Company, held on Wednesday the report and balance-sheet were adopted. Hon. E. Richardson was elected a director m the place of Mr. Revans resigned. The other retiring directors were re-elected. The chairman denied (the allegations of the AgentGeneral that the Company had not been fulfilling thbir engagements with the Government by providing tonnage space for cargo as wanted. ' : Several -deputations waited~"on "J. Evans Brown, pressing him to. stand for Ashley, and stating he would be nominated and probably elected' whether hd liked it or not. At first he declined, but ultimately said he would serve once more, if his friends would release him from the , promise he made not to go again into Parliament. At a t CJ onservative. meeting, last night, Messrs. Richardson, Stevens, and Moorhouse spoke. Mr. Moorhouse said he would withdraw from Christchurch to give Sir G. Grey a chance. lit is understood that Mr. Moorhouse will stand for Ashley. . Mr. Ivess is not going to stand for Coleridge. The candidates for that electorate, Messrs. Wright and Hart, are both anti-Greyites. The Hon. John Hall announces him- j self far Selwyn. The Dunedin Grand Lodg^^^^^^f Templars has issued a manif^^^^^^H ing themselves to support candidates who will support t^^^^^^f of the order. It is probable that John brought out for Caversham. Mr. De Lantour is ann^^^^^H Mount Ida. : ■]■,:- D. L. Simpson has decidec^^^^^^| Roslyii with Mr. Driver. It is said that James M^^^^^^f oome forward for Dunedin.