THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
SECOND EDITION
WELLINGTON, August 3. Yesterday, but especially yesterday ovemng, Sir George Grey appeared in the House in an entirely changed character. All the defiance was gone from his eye. He spoke like a moderate, sensible man, and told the House three Ernes that ho might die before the elections were over. Ho even admitted that the elections might go against him, and, what is far more improbable, that, if they did, he might consider it bis duty to resign before tha House met, so as to give his successors time to prepare their measures. The change was so markeejihat it seemed to change the whole atmosphere of the House, and all was hushed to peace. It is said that the dressing down that ho got in tha House on Friday night, was followed up with a severe wigging from the Governor for having so early attempted to violate the conditions on which a dissolution was granted, by propos : ng important Bills and attempting to carry on as if nothing had happened, to alter his position in the House. Even Mr Bees made quite a mild conc'hatoiy speech on the Loan Bill, though Dr Wallis had previously made a wildly mischievous one.
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Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1703, 5 August 1879, Page 2
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