PARLIAMENTARY ITEMS.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1691, 22 July 1879, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY ITEMS.

[By Teleobaph.] [PEOIt OUB COBBBSPONDBNTB.] WELLINGTON, July 21. The latest propos.il is a reconstruction of the Ministry, with Mr Macandrew as Premier. I need not tell you that this does not Canterbury members, and that there is no danger of the idea being entertained. Mi. Macandrew is inclined to admit outside the House that tho finance is in a great mess, hat the Premier maintains a sullen silence about the position or necessities of his new department.

The Opposition are quite willing to vote any money that the Premier can show to bo needed by the country, but they will not vote large sums blindfolded, as ho seems to wish the House to do.

The Government are disposed to make every delay possible. It is said that Mr Sheehan will take np a whole evening himself. No Middle Party proposal, or ruse to divide the Opposition, has the slightest chance of success. They are far too uuited for that, and too earnest in their fears of the consequence of any more Grey Government, '1 heir opponents, on the other hand, are hampered with Sir G. Grey, who refuses to be set aside. Thera are, also, amongst them such a Tameless number of aspirants for office that wo have begun to think that there is no membei - of tho House who does not believe himself entirely qualified to act as Premier. “ Each thinki his neighbour makes too free, yet likes a slice as well as ho.’' The Government party are cudgelling their brains to hit upon some idea that will help them in their sore distress, for they no longer make a secret of it that they are in a bad way. They have made tremendous efforts to secure the Wellington Press. It was first tried to bring about an amalgamation of tho “Times” and “New Zealander,” but the opportunity was allowed to slip, and will never return, as the Opposition have contrived to infuse new life into tho old paper. The “ New Zealander” for a while was speaking its mind pretty freely, but it is now bound hand and foot. An attempt has been made to induce the “ Chronicle ” to support Sir G. Grey, but it was futile. While nlmo-t red Republican in its tone, the “ Chronicle ” will have none of Sir G. Grey, whom it considers a perfect humbug and charlatan, and that his talk of shedding the last drop of hia blood in defence of the liberties of the people is the wretchedest bunkum. The move now is to try to galvanise Greyism by appealing to tho public at mass meetings. > Tho first experiment is to bo made in Wellington, by holding a monster open air meeting, which is to be addressed by Sir George himself, but there is a strong feeling that it will result somewhat differently from his famous arcade meeting. People here are perfectly sick of Sir George and his balderdash.