YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1046, 1 November 1877, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

[by submarine cable, per press agency.] AUSTRALIAN. The Melbourne Eaees. Sydney, October 31. The Bank of New South Wales has declared a dividend and bonus of 171- per cent. The Torres Straits mail has arrived at Cooktown. The news is unimportant. Arrived—Hero. Sailed—Rotorua. [Per Alhambra, via Bluff.] Melbourne, October 24. The Council insist on their amendment in the Railway Construction Bill, and have appointed a committee to draw up reasons. The Council have referred the Mining on Private Property Bill to a Select Committee to take evidence. A new writ has been issued for Rodney. The Assembly declined to interfere with the extraordinary decision of the Elections Committee, although several members dissented from the finding. At the Stawell National Agricultural Show the Governor expressed the opinion that the Prince of Wales would favorably receive an invitation to be present at the International Show in Melbourne in 1879. Forty-five horses have paid up for the Melbourne Cup. Woodlands is still first favorite, and Chester first favorite for the Derby. An immense meeting is expected. Hospital Sunday and Saturday, so far as the returns have been received, produced nearly £SOOO. The collections are in advance of those received last year. Business is improving. Mr Creswick is still drawing well at the Academy of Music. The steamer Cuazco, which left Plymouth on the 27th September, called at St. Vincent, and resumed the voyage on Oct. sth. Very seasonable rains have fallen, and the crops are looking splendidly. INTERPROYINCIAL. [per press agency.] Auckland, October 31. At a meeting of the creditors of Malcolm and Nicoll, shipping agents, the liabilities were stated to be £1.5,000. Nicoll offered 5s in the £. The meeting adjourned to consider the offer. A meeting has been held with a view to establishing another club, the Northern club not meeting all the requirements. Graiiamstown, October 31. The gold returns for the month are— For Hauraki, 10,2870 z ; Coromandel, SOOoz. Dunedin, October 31. Proudfoot’s trial was recommenced this morning. G. W. Eliott was challenged on behalf of the Crown, and Charles Coote on behalf of the defence. The evidence so far is the same as previously, with the exception that additional witnesses examined show that the prisoner was not under the inlluence of drink when he offered to marry the prosecutrix. A deputation to-day waited upon the Education Board, complaining of the inadequacy of school accommodation at the Middle District school. Professor Macgrcgor said that he considered the Government much to blame for the disgraceful state of the Dunedin sc! tools. [from the correspondent of the press.] Proudfoot’s Second. Trial. Dunedin, October 31. Trains will shortly be run ou the northern lino as far as Biueskin.

The expedition shown by the Government in the matter of the Tapanni-Waiwahi railway is greatly commended. The Land Board to-day reserved the required 45,000 acres, of which 14,000 are on run 212, Herbert’s, the balance being on Poynter’s, Cameron’s, and McKellar’s leases, which expire in 1881-2. The bulk of country runs nearly parallel to and about Iwo miles distant from the proposed line. Great eagerness was evinced by expectant jurors to be excused from service in Proudfoot’u case. The judge was besieged with applications to that effect. The panel comprised the names of two of the Grand Jury who found the hill, and two dead persons. One of the former was compelled to serve through two others being challenged, Mr Reeves is foreman of the jury. The Judge refused to allow Inspector Mallard, who has up to this stage conducted the prosecution for the Crown, to remain in Court, as he was a witness. Thereupon the prosecuting counsel objected to the presence of the prisoner’s brother. Mr Smith said the service of a subpama on David Proudfoot at the eleventh hour was a shallow device. The Court called upon the defending counsel to state if Inspector Mallard was subpoenaed bona fide to call as a witness or merely to get him out of Court. Mr Chapman replied there was reason for keeping him out of Court, but the purpose was bona fde, though he would not pledge himself to call him. So far there is nothing new in the evidence, save that three witnesses swore positively that on the 9th, when the accused made offer of marriage to the prosecutrix’s parents, he was sober. The month’s revenue is £29,551.