PARLIAMENTARY INCIDENTS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1019, 1 October 1877, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY INCIDENTS.

THE NO-CONFIDENCE DEBATE.

FORECAST OF THE DIVISION,

(from the correspondents of the press.) Wellington, Suptember 29.

The debate yesterday was more interesting than previously. Mr Stafford and Mr Stout spoke well; Mr Stafford’s speech, contrary to Ins usual manner, being light, jocose, and satirical. Mr Stout replied, but addressed himself more to the question than to the preceding speech. Mr Stafford produced this effect) however—to draw Mr Stout beyond

the line the Opposition had laid down for themselves, and lie addressed himself more to the general policy of the Government than any preceding speaker. Some thirty members have now spoken, and I hardly think the debate can last over Monday. The members of the Opposition are convinced now of there being a majority against them, and wish to make an end, but with as good grace as possible. I expect to sec division list in this way : FOR THE GOVERNMENT. Atkinson, Baigcnt, Ballance, Bastings, Beetham, Bowen, Burns, Button, Carrington, Curtis, Douglas, Fitzroy, Fox, Gibbs, Harper, Henry, Hunter, Hursthouse, Johnston, Joyce, Kelly, Kenny, Lumsden, Macfarlane, Mandors, Morris, McLean, Moorhouse, Murray-Ayns-ley, Ormond, Reed, Reynolds, Richardson, Richmond, Rowe, Russell, Seymour, Sharp, Stafford, Stevens, Sutton, Tawiti, Tcschomaker, Wason, Whitaker, Williams, and Woolcock. FOR THE OPPOSITION. Barff, Brown, Brown, Bunny, Delatour, Dignan, Fisher, Gisborne, Grey, Hamlin, Hislop, Hodgkinson, Larnach, Lusk, Macandrew, Montgomery, Murray, Kabo, O’Rorke, Pyke, Rees, Rollcston, Seaton, Sheehan, Shrimski, Stout, Swanson, Taiaroa, Takamoana, Tole, Thomson, Travers, Wakefield, Willis, W. Wood. The remaining six members of the House are made up of the Speaker, and Mr Cox and Mr Reader Wood, absent; Mr Kennedy, probably disqualified; Mr Bryce, seriously ill; and Mr Brandon, possibly not voting. There are two members I have given to the Government of whom I am not quite certain, which might reduce what I have given as a majority of twelve to eight.