THE MINISTRY.

Evening Post, Issue 213, 13 October 1865, Page 2

THE MINISTRY.

Up to the present moment nothing is positively known as to the names of the successors of the Weld Ministry, farther than that Mr. Stafford has undertaken the formation of the new Government. The House of Representatives stands adjourned till Tuesday next, to afford Mr. Stafford an opportunity of forming a Cabinet with any probability of permanence. The House assembled at twelve o'clock to-day, when hon. members explained why , they were absent from division on the occasion of Mr. Vogel's resolution being put, after which the Hon. Mr. Weld informed the House that on learning the result of the division on Mr. Vogel's motion he advised his colleagues to resign, and placed his resignation with theirs in the hands of his Excellency yesterday. The course of events (said the hon. gentleman) seemed for some time past to be going against the present administration, and they did not possess sufficient support from the House to carry on the government of the country t They felt, however, that there was no existing difficulty but they would have been | able to 'overcome, if the means proposed ¦{-the financial means suggested — had beenj placed at their disposal. But in absence/] df this, they could not conduct the affairs, of the colony; and feeeling that such would not he awarded, he thought it. better to send in his resignation. He then proceeded to thank his colleagues for the assistance they had rendered him, and to etate that until the hour of their resignation they had been perfectly agreed on every question. Mr. Stafford said that he had been asked to wait on His Excellency yesterday with the view of forming a new administration. He did so, and had a lengthened conversation on several subjects having reference to the well being of the colony. After a second interview he it his duty to accept the responsibility of forming a new Ministry. And as he had not yet had time to do so, and as this was the last day of sitting for this week, he therefore would move that the House adjourn until Tuesday next, when his plans would be made known. The motion was agreed to, and the House adjourned at thirty minutes past 12 o'clock noon.