SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1069, 9 May 1882, Page 2

SPORTING.

QANIEBBUEY JOCKEY-CLUB.

■ Chkistohvroh, May 8, The Jockey Club's report shows that £4974 was paid away as stakes this year, as against £'4938 last year. Owing to the largely increased receipts from the totalizators (£919) 4he. revenue amounted to £8204, the expenditure being .£6244. The Grand Stand, however, cost more than was anticipated, and the club has at present an overdraft of some £4OO, which it is expeclrd will be paid off in the course of the next lour years. Tho assets of the club are valued at £II,OOO. The number of stewards has been increased from seven to twelve, An attempt was made, to do away with the recently-appointed Handicapping Committee, but it failed by 25 votes to 14. THE GOVERNMENT CENSURED BY A JUDGE. New Plymouth, this day. At the Supreme Court, in discharging the Native prisoners charged under The West Coast Settlement Act, the Judge said,' I understand the Attorney-General has ordered! the Crown prosecutor to enter a 'nolle prosequi' in two Native cases under tne West Coast Settlement Act. I have no right to interfere in tho matter in any way whaleevr, ■ except to oxpress. surprise at suchacourßo as that being taken. That prisoners should be brought up on a seriouß charge under a special Act, thatthey should be kept in prison for six months on that grave charge, and that the Crown Prosecutor should apply to enter a " nolle prosequi" seems a very extraordinary proceeding on the part of the Government, more especially when I see that two of the indictments have been quashed on account of insufficiency on the face nf them." Then addreseing Raugi he said, " The Government have determined not to bring you 10 be tried on the charge for which you have already been in prison six months waiting for trial, nor does tho Government offer any evidence. You are therefore free to go where you will." The Native did not seem to understand the situation but left the box.

LATEST FROM ALEXANDRA,

Alexandra. Tapate, the father of tho lad who was rescued on Saturday last, telegraphed today from Kihikihi, by direction oi Manga to Tawhiao, that he would pay all expenses of policeman's clothes and other costs, It is stated that Gfty Armed Constabulary are to be sent here forthwith. A drenching rain prevents any chance of the korero commencing to-day.

THE ASSASSINATION OF THE SECRETARIES.

PROBABLE RESULTS.

MANIFESTO BY PARNELL,

London, May 7. No fresh particulars regarding the assassination of the Irish Secretary and Under Secretary have transpired. Nothing is known beyond tho fact that their bodies were found horribly stabbed to death in Phoenix Park, and that tho crime was committed in the evening. Mr Parnell has issued a manifesto in which he states that the name of Ireland will be sullied until the assassins have beed arrested.

Cabinet Councils have been held to consider the situation.' It is stated that the leaders of tho Conservative party will support the Government if they proclaim martial law in Ireland.

Both Houses of Parliament will adjourn to-morrow out of respect to the decoased.

•_ _ ■ .Melbourne, May 8. The Victorian Government lias sent a telegram to Mr Gladstone expressing the universal sympathy of the colony in regard to the assassination of the Irish Secretary and Under-Secretary,