The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1872.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 216, 10 September 1872, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1872.

ml* Anthony Trollopb. — By the Phfrbe, which will arrive from Wellington to-nighr, ; Mr.' and. Mrs. Trollope aire expected to be passengers on their way v tp Auckland. : ,i /The N.Z.S.S. Company have purchased ihe schooner, formerly the steamer, Ladybird. She is to be sent direct to Sydney where the Airedale's engines will be pqt in /her, and after a thorough overhaul, she 'will return to run on this coast. New Zealand Wesleyan. — Under this title a well got up paper is published | monthly at Christchurch. It is edited by the Rev. A. Robertson Fitchett, and contains much that is of interest to the members of that section of the Christian community whose views it specially advocates. The New Ministry.— A private telegram states that the following gentlemen were sworn in this afternoon as members of the new Ministry:-— Messrs. Stafford, Reid, Gillies, Fitzherbert, Sewell, and Curtis. The offices assigned to each we have not yet heard. Privilege.— A case of Parliamentary privilege is creating a good dear of excitement and interest in Wellington just now. It appears that Mr. John Martin, of that town, had opposed Mr. Andrew, M.H.R., in the purchase of land, in order, as he said, *' to punish him for a vote given last session in the General Assembly, that it was the only way he could get at him, and it should cost him 500 notes." The matter was brought before the House by Mr. Reynolds, and a Committee appointed to enquire into it, whose report was that the charge was fully proved. On Wednesday last, Mr. Fox moved the consideration of the Committee's report, and supposed that the course to adopt was to move that a breach of privilege had been committed by John Martin. Sir D. Monro seconded this, and said that the intimidation and punishment of members for their votes was what could not be allpwed by any Legislature. The motion was put and carried. Mr. Fox then moved without remark that John Martin be required to attend at the bar of the House on Tuesday next. This was carried, sad the House will this evening decide what steps shall be taken to punish John Martin, and to protect Mr. Andrew.