PARLIAMENTARY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 234, 14 October 1879, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

(From a correspondent.) Wellington, Monday night Quite a change is observable in the passages of the Government offices siuce tbo change of Ministry. All that queer and indescribable crowd of haugers-ou who were always waiting to see Sir George or Mr Sheehan have disappeared atid^ the atmosphere has become purified, and work ' and business seem now to be the order of the day. A report h in circulation (emanating j from the Opposition) that if the Ministry ! are defeated they will ask for a dissolution, i Ttey also report the Governor as saying that Mr should get a fair trial. .Mr Baliauee is be«ini!;nrr to talk very loosely. He says the Opposition ms;- have a majority of eight, but cert liniy four, and /hat, ilu for himself, he is quite indifferent about office any! ij-ould rather not lake if, but is only anxious ;or i»;<s success of the Liberal party. Tuesday. The Opposition claim io have .secured Messrs McCaughan and Hirst, besides .Messrs AUvright ond I'yke. It is said th it none of the party buoys positively who Mr Macaudrew will lake juto the Ministry, but th: re are about til txpoclunii:. '|hey ullege it will bean entirely new .Ministry, not ansv/eralile for the sins of the previous one, and therefore any damaging revelations that may be | uizie will not apply to them. They boast I dint with iiieir majority they can force the 1 Government into c. yccjioi' in a few days, no matter what tactic they'njay ieewt f n . ■i r/ u . 3lr Hall, after making a Ministerial statement, t;ov e d the lirst reading of the Electoral Hill. Mr Macandrew mo,ve^ an auaendmrnt tantamount to a motion ot waat of cenfi- , dence. The Speaker objected, and ruled that the oii!y cxHtua was to negative every item till the Government v/ere compelled to face the initter. Major Atkinson's statement will bs made to night.