TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5172, 19 October 1877, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Napibb, Thursday.

A movement was commenced yesterday to collect funds to erect a monument to the late >ir Donald McLean. It was inaugurated yesterday by a meeting of Highlandmeu at Kaikoura. About twenty-five were present. Over £SOO was collected in the room.

Auckland, Thursday,

The Steam Packet Company’s Star of the South has been sold to Houghton, of Dunedin. The other vessels will be sold by auction, unless before disposed of.

Contributions for the Indian Famine. Relief Fund are coming in freely. Dunedin, Thursday.

The ship Waipa left Plymouth for Port Chalmers on the 30th August with 214 emigrants. A meeting of the newly-formed Shakspere Club was held last night, when the office bearers were elected. Mr. H. S. Chapman was chosen president. The principal objects of the club are to promote the study of Shakspere and encourage art and elocution. In addressing the jury for the prosecution yesterday in Proudfoot’s case, Mr. Denniston spoke of Dr. Murphy as an infamous go between, and that he must be condemned by every respectable man and woman. - His Honor said, to put a more chai'itable interpretation on Dr. Murphy’s conduct, he had been guilty of extraordinary blundering for a professional man. The jury were looked up all night, and at ten this morning said there was no chance of their agreeing. They were sent back to their room, to see if they could not come to a decision. At 12.40 the jury were sent for, and in answer to the Judge said there was not the slightest probability of their agreeing. His Honor then ordered their discharge. The prisoner’s counsel applied for another special jury, but this was opposed by the counsel for the Crown, on the ground that there was no likelihood of a- special jury drawn from the Dunedin community agreeing, as the panel would j.be khown' a < week before thetrial. V.'lJeLwas willing that a change of venue should take place, or that the prisoner should be tried By a common jury in Duuediu. His Honor thought that a change of venue would be desirable, and granted a special jury. The second trial is set down for the 31st inst.

TIMABU, Thursday,

The South Canterbury 'Times states that Judge Ward threatens the proprietor with an action for libel for an article, published on the 12th September, reflecting upon him, and in connection with certain evidence re the Stamp Act that came out in the Walca Maori case. Ward requires £IOO to be paid to the Timaru Hospital, and an apology in' the papers. The Times refuses to apologise.