THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1755, 4 October 1879, Page 2

THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

r ßr Telegraph.] £feom a special cobbebpondent.] WELLINGTON, October 30. Sir George Grey's morning organ here fays the rote of last night " compels Sir Geo. Grey to reconstruct his Ministry." It also says that" the House will not meet again until Tuesday at 230 p.m., when the Premier may have another unpleasant surprise in store for some of the hungry office seekers. There will be a caucus of Ministerial supporters this morning at 11 o'clock when future action will be determined on." It is quite possible that at the said caucus meeting Sir George himself may come in for an "unpleasant surprise," as many of those who voted with him yesterday, and wish to let him down as easily as poesible, have no idea of serving under him any longer. The whole article in the " New Zealander" this morning is of the most abusive and wild character, saddling the leader of the Opposition with the most ridiculous charges, and is evidently inspired by Mr Shoehan. The following is a specimen : —" One vote the leader of the Opposition obtained by,. to> use a familiar phrase, *' putting the committal on an unsophisticated Native Ohief," in plainer words, the Hon. John Hall went into the lobbies, sneaked about in holes and corners, threw conscience to the wind, forgot for the time being all his gentlemanly instincts and training, and hobnobbing and rubbing noses with a Native_ representative, made reckless promises, sacrificing figuratively his own political soul for a pasting present gain. The Premier may well treat them and their peurile scheming with disdain." 83 much for the evident temper and intentions of the Premier and the Native Minister. The "New Zealand Times" this morning says :—" Thfc chief difficulty before the constitutional party will be be to secure a good working majority, and to recruit their ranks from amongst the least violent of their late political opponents. There will be no diffi culty about this, if carefully managed." Whatever this may mean, or however it may be inspired, there is not the most distant intention amongst [the party to amalgamate with the Greyites in any construction, and Mr Sheehan's gratuitous information about the determination of his colleagues not to serve under Mr Hall might safely have been reserved until he or bis colleagues bad been asked.