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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1095, 22 October 1879, Page 2

Tme Hon. John Hall is a disappointed man, and m such is 60 he greatly pitied. During » speech in the House of Representatives yesterday. th& Premier stated plainly that in moving the no-cooSdeiiee motion on which Sir George Grey waa defeated, his party wactuated ty a deair« to have a strong coalition Government formed one that would eon»ißand the confidence of the country. Ho bitterly regretted that the Opposition had prevented so excellent a conaammatton Wng brought about. He seems to have had the hardihood to blame the Opposition for not assisting him in working oat so delightful an end ; hut lie does not appear to have the honesty or the dignity to acknowledge that, having failed to bring; ahoot the result be desired to achieve, or to form a Ministry capable of doing anything worth doing at all. the proper course for him te> adopt L* to resign, and place the task of forming a capable Ministry in other hands. The majority he secured u|k,;i his 110confidiT.fe motion against the Grey (Government can t.'j v i :, e easilj acco»i.ited for., Independent rnemlwra Were induced to vote against Sir CJ*orgc Orey in the hope that a strong coalition Ministry might be formed. Stjch a Ministry lijw no* been formed, hut in tU stead we have a Cabinet composed chiefly of tncapai>Lcs. Mr. Hall therefore stands convicted of having got into office by means of false pretence*. He knew that he had not a majority, and bsgw'led members into voting with him in the hope of a coalition twing effected. Having secured a seat on the Treasury Benches, he is apparently determined not to relintiuiaa it if the further practice of trickery ami mean j»uLtcrf;i,'e can help hini. Truly wc are b.ii;g treated a wonderful specimen ot constitutional tp—jrnmcnt.