YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1048, 6 November 1877, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

[reutee’s special telegrams to the PRESS AGENCY.] Another Russian Success. Bombay, October 31. The Russians have captured Telchie, on the road to Orchanie. Seven companies of Turks, a Pasha, several officers, and three guns were taken. Mukhtar Pasha telegraphs that the Russians are encamped at Azas, three hours’ distance from his position. Resignation of the French Ministry. The Penge Murder. Bombay, October 31. The French Ministry resigned for the purpose of leaving President McMahon free. Alice Rhodes, convicted of participation in the Penge murder, has been granted a free pardon. Staunton has had his sentence commuted to penal servitude for life. The Tasmanian Cable. W ellington, November 5. The Tasmanian cable is again interrupted. The weather in Bass’s Straits for the last few days has been of a fearful character, INTERPROVINCIAL. [per press agency.] Napier, November 5. Richard Winter, solicitor’s clerk, was this afternoon committed for trial on a charge of forging a cheque for £3. He was clerk to Mr Lee, whose name he forged. The prisoner is the same person who some months ago was charged by a man named Schultz with robbing him of £4O in bank notes while Schultz was drunk. The charge was not proceeded with, and Winter brought an action against Schultz for malicious prosecution, but lost it. Wellington, November 5. A special meeting of the City Council was held this afternoon to consider Mr Napier Bell’s report on Mr Climie’s drainage scheme. A letter from Mr Climie was read, stating that Mr Bell’s objections were founded mainly, if not entirely, upon misconceptions of the circumstances and of the scheme, and asking that the committee should adjourn for a week, in order to give him time to prepare an answer to Mr Bell’s report, and promising to show that the objections are either unfounded, or answered in the report itself. The Council adjourned. Nelson, November 5. Fifty thousand salmon ova received by the City of Sydney arrived per Wanaka last night in splendid condition. They were placed in ponds at once, and, from appearances, are expected to hatch in about ten days. Dunedin, November 5. It is stated that a change of venue will be asked for in Proudfoot’s case. Young Gately, convicted ot rape at the recent sittings of the Supreme Court, received i his second instalment of twenty-five lashes this morning. | [from the correspondent of the press.] i The Proudfoot Case. | Dunedin, November 5. j In Proudfoot’s case, ten of the second jury before whom it was tried were for conviction and two for acquittal. Application is to be made to change the venue, and in support thereof some strong allegations will be made ■ on affidavit regarding certain members of the , last jury.