THE COLONIAL MINISTRY.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1343, 18 November 1872, Page 2

THE COLONIAL MINISTRY.

Mr Pearce, one of the members for Wellington, when recently-addressing his constituents, said: — "It was true the personnel of the Government had since been changed slightly, but who are its leaders now? (Voice; Yogel!) Wellj and his name will be honored in time to come. Take Mr Waterhouse. He came to our Colony with' a high ■ reputation gained elsewhere in Colonial politics, where he bore the character of a deep thinker, and a man of energy. (Voice: He serves us for charity.) He is a conscientious politician, and only took office from a sense of duty ; and there was every probability that he would increase that reputation ; and Wellington should be satisfied she had one able to look at questions affecting the whole Colony from a broad point of view, though he was not likely to ever overlook her true interests. With/regard to Mr Yogel, he would merely say this, that he had thoroughly earned the position in which he stood (applause). He only attained that position by the display of great abilities and an indomitable industry, and in spite of a large' amount of prejudice which had been fomented aginst him. But some of those who were once his bitterest opppnents are now his warmest admirers (applause). In one respect he might compare him , to the great; statesman of England— Mr Disraeli— (laughter)— who, when ho first entered Parliament,^ qould not obtain a hearing because members had a prejudice against him.: Yet he told them that the time would come when they would listen to "him, and many years had not elapsed before he was Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Ministry of Lord Derby and leader in the House of Commons. He shortly afterwards became Prime Minister of England. This also might be said in. favor of Mr - Yogel, that hia bitterest engmies. were those who gave him credit for talent and the most thorough honesty of purpose." ! Mr Hunter, the other Wellington member, thus spoke of the late Premier:— He was bound' to say that Mr Fox had exercised a very great amount of praiseworthy, self-denial in abandoning the high position he held, because at the time he came to that resolve he had a fair right to believe, and events afterwards justified the belief, that his colleagues would b.e returned to oipce antl that he might have resumed his former position with them. But there were reasons which made it seem probable that Mr Yogel and Mr M'Lean would riot regain office if he did not retire, and he magnaminiously. gave way when this circumstance was made known to him. Mr Fox was a man New Zealand had a right to be proud of. He was one .of their greatest orators, his great ability was acknowledged by his strongest opponents, and it was creditable to the colony to spe one of their leading men act in the noble manner in which Mr Fox had done