TELEGRAPHIC.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1046, 3 November 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

[PEE PBES3 AGENCY.] INTERPROYIN 01AL. Napiee, November 2. Mr Cliarles Clark had a crammed house last night. He left this morning by the Taupo. He has been highly successful here. The collections for the Famine Fund have reached close upon £BOO. It is expected they will reach to £IOOO. Dunedin, November 3. The Mayoral nomination took place at noon to-day. The candidates are Messrs R. H, Leary and W. Woodlands. The question involved in the election is, shall the Corporation otlicials obey the Mayor, without asking whether he has authority from the committees or the Council. The jury ;n Proudfoot’s case, after an hour’s deliberation last night, came into Court, and the foreman said that he was requested to ask his Honor to again define what constituted attempt to commit rape. He also said that two or three jurymen were under the impression that they could not bring in a verdict of seduction. The Judge said that a verdict of seduction woud tea aeguitts], aad told jury fctefc

he before had pointed out to them the difficulties in the way of returning a verdict of attempted rape. The Foreman then {said there was no probability of their agreeing. His Honor then discharged them, and said thf course he proposed at present to take was t< release the prisoner on the usual bail, to appear at the January sittings of the Supreme Court. It would be for the Crown in the meantime to consider what steps should b( taken in the matter. Mr Denniston said that he had no application to make. The matter will now be referred to the Government to decide what shall be done,

The survey of the Strath Taieri line will be commenced next week. A survey party will leave town on Monday.