YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1021, 3 October 1877, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

INTERPROVINCIAL. [PER PKESS AGENCY.] WELLINGTON, October 2. Mary Leonard Mudgway, charged with child-murder, and also with concealment of birth, was found guilty of the latter. She will not be sentenced until her mother, Mary Ann Truman, who is also implicated in the same crime, is tried. The prisoners were indicted separately on the application of Mr Travers. ' Frederick G-illon, who pleaded guilty to the charge of committing rape upon a little girl at the Hutt, was sentenced to eight years'inv prisonment and twenty-live lashes. DTWBpix, October li. True biila were returned against (Teorge Proud foot and G-eorge Jones, In respect to Proudfoot's trial, it is intended to make application for a special jury, and Mr James Smith, who is expected by the incoming mail steamer, which is due at Auckland this week, will be retained for the defence. In the libel case, as some members of the Ministry and heads of departments are to be called %s witnesses, application will be made for tjie postponement, of the trial until next session.

fcure," and " Panagathos," to the Government for approval and for the selection of one. It is understood that in neither is provision made to allow shingle to pass. It was also resolved that the rate of commission on any plan carried out should not exceed one per cent., and that tenders be called for 1000 tons of Portland cement, to be delivered in seven months.