WELLINGTON.
Yesterday.
Prorogation of Parliament.
A proclamation in a Gazette extraordinary issued this afternoon further pro* rogues Parliament until April the 22nd.
Messrs Blundell Bros, forwarded to day the first instalment of £200 in aid of the Irish Distress Fund. The National Bank kindly undertook to forward the amount without any charge for exchange.
The case of McFarlane v. Kees occupied the Supreme Court all day, and is not likely to conclude before to-morrow.
Legal proceedings have been commenced here against the Invercargill Garrick Club for the unlicensed representation of "Hunting a turtle," on Monday last. This is the first case brought under the Copyright Act of last session. The RacesThe latest betting on the Cup :—4 to 1 against Lara, taken and offered, 4 to 1 against Foul Play offered, 5 to 1 taken and wanted, 6 to 1 against Hippo, Laertes and Templetou, 10 to 1 against all the others. Sinking Fund has done no work lately, and is reported to be broken down. Hippo has done no fast work since his arrival. Hailstorm aud Templeton acquitted themselves best in the gallops yesterday. Hailstorm and King Quail did a rattling gallop, the former getting the best of it. Terupleton and Lara had a three mile
sweat.
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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3463, 30 January 1880, Page 2
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208WELLINGTON. Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3463, 30 January 1880, Page 2
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