Parliamentary.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume IV, Issue 316, 18 September 1875, Page 3

Parliamentary.

Wb'LLiXGTOX, Friday Evening, The House resumed at < .30 vesterdav evening.

Clauses five, six, and seven were passed without alteration. A. long discussion ensued upon clause eiaiit. MrMacandrew moving proviso to keep control of Education in Otago in tho hands of tho Education Board.

Mr Atkinson, in disclaiming any intention of the Government to possess themselves of Otago Education Beserves, casually remarked upon tho centralising tendencies of Provincial Governments.

Sir George Grey immediately retorted l)y declaiming: against the persistency of Government in speaking offensively of Provincial Governments villi Iho view of lowering them in the eyes of the people, and generally denounced Government dealing with public hinds and with piddle men. and accused them of a desire to hnrko enquiry into the charges t now being examined regarding their land transactions hy hurrying the Abolition of Provinces*. Ho said that if ho were on the Government Benches ho would at once walk: down from them sooner than ho associated with such charges, all of which lie could prove. 1 1 e stigmatised Mr Luehie a hanger-on of Government, hut was called to order and apologised for using such expression in dhe heat of debate. Mr Bowen said that was not the time to go into such matters; when the proper time came the Government would throw all possible light upon these charges. The clause was ultimately passed, the Government promising to bring down the clause to make Mr Macandrow’s amendment apply generally throughout the colon}'. Mr Macandrew withdrew Ids amendment.

Long’ and warm discussions ensued upon clause 10, which at ono time threatened to lead to a breach of the understanding come to between the Government and Opposition is spooling the Bill.

Messrs Stout and Peid, misapprehending the position taken up hy tho Government, expressed, their intention of preferring to go hack to the attitude they occupied, a week ago. After considerable explanation from Urn Government and leaders of the Opposition, a goodimderslnm’ling was come to, ami clauses 10 and 11 passed, when progress was reported. House adjourned at 12.10. House mot at 2.30.

Not the slightest progress made with the Abolition Bill this afternoon. Still on tho 12th clause. .Messrs Murray and Stout taking a great many objections. A'largo part of the sitting occupied on. a question of privilege raised hy Mr Pitzhcrhort. who said that a Press Agency telegram about Sir George Grey had boon tampered with in the Cross office, to which the lion, gentleman referred in very severe terms.

Air Luckio made a spirited reply, and read a telegram from tho Manager of tho Cross, stilting that the alteration was made in the Echo office. In any ease, ho maintained that all tho telegrams about the same matter wore substantially tho same in moan-

-111"'. The matter was allowed to drop without any motion being made. House rose at -0.130. A proclamation in tlio General Goeernmmt Gazelle notifies tlmt all copper coin of tho United Kingdom in circulation within tho colony si mil bo decried and called in on the 31st January, 1870. A. piece of land on Puysogour Point, Preservation Inlet, lias been reserved for a lighthouse. English Cablegrams. Auckland, Thumlay Morning. Tho .Southern Cross, from Sydney, brings tho following English news : ].ONI)('N, A i.rru-t 28. At the inquest hold relative to the catastrophe by the collision between the Royal steamer Alberta and the yacht Mistletoe the jury were unable to agree to a verdict. Tho Alphonsist troops captured the cite del and garrison of Boode Urge!. Tho Pacha of Servia and foreign consuls agree to meet atMostar Town

ill Europe Turkey, on linn-day next, to mwytiate with 1 ieiwgoviniau insur-

gents. The Lank of California and National Gold Banks, San Francisco failed, causing a panic in San ]• rancEeo. SinuU'ouf, August 28. Nothing is officially known her.) confirming tho news lately received of the insult offered to Mr T. I*. W ade, Minister Plenipotentiary to Pekin, Wade only informed tho Homo Government that ho was dissatisfied with the action of the Government of China, and suggested tho expediency of having troops ready to send to China if required. COMMERCIAL. London. August 2S. W heat is declining under the iuthreueo of more favorable harvest reports. Australian is quoted at 66s to 365. W r ool steady, without, however, recovery in decline of prices. Foreign buyers are operating largely. Copper market steady and pricesaro firm. Ch ile q unted at £B2, and Burra, £BO to £OO ; Wallaroo held for higher prices. Tin market ad ivo. Straits, £B2 to £B3 ; Australian, £BO to £Bl. SHIPPING. Arrived: Lady Jocelyn, from Lyttelton. Sailed May H.