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Otago Daily Times, Issue 233, 18 September 1862, Page 5

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..y ~ 4 -1 •'dock pan. BmnorUMrwere tift this mornini? of a serious split in the Ministry,.; ami that the Hon. T. EosseU bad : reagped his seat jfo^ tho^lwet (without office) :At this latter pi^se oC niews eveiybochr said.land *eotA I lob^too"—yeij few of the mo^beiß^ having «y&c

tionfbr hhm -cause, is not known; ->ut it -is generally reported to Jbs~thi£: Yesterday Mr. Fox gave "notice of-a question to the Govfirmaentasto whether Mr, Seweli was to havcsAseat in the Cabinet at the dose of the session—a late regulation oi the ifcrase leaving it optional Mr. UnsseU is said to be hand andsgbve with-Sir.. Wluttaker. and fearing that Mr. "Bewell's admission to the Cabinet wonla keep" Sir. WMtt&ker out,' had resigned .so soon. as it was determined that Mr. Seweli should have a seat. To-day Mr. Fox mentioned. In asking'the question, that since tabling it; Mr. Sevreli h2d shown him a note from Sir. Domett offering Mm & seat, and therefore it was only for the information of thelioose that he asked the question.^ To" the surprise of every one, Mr. U&mett Btated that the cffer had besn made to Mr. Sewcll, bat circomstauces had since occurred, which (rendered it an opsn question, and he would reply definitely oa Monday; on which-Mr. Sewdi, who was sitting on the benches appropriated to members ot the Legislative Conndl, jumped op, turned very white, looked very angry, and bect&ninsr to ■Mr. Fox, spoke vehemently in his earr Mr. Fox, thereupon, announced that Mr. Seweli wished him to say that he should immediately tender his resignation^ and certamly no one with tha feeliags of a gentleman irr.Bomctt was domg. r What the reason for Mr. Domelt thro acting a, no one seems to know. m ß? nxt* madi,,«at«ment and alt sorts of &orS^£- * 11$™* 0Q a priT<ite mh ' ■Bd» te Captain Khodeawas not in his place to ask the An addres to the Qaeen has teea carried, very diflerent to the whining ope £wt proposed. It is the "?»?! »?* Committee appointed to fuse it with Mr. Fitzgerald s. Captaia Fraser** case ,v?as brought on by the bpsaker. His seat for Hampden is void at the end o the session, but no fine is to beinfiicted for contempt, as it is not qnite clear that it could be enforced, even if so ordered, on a person who has ceased to be a member. n^f. Hon3B will sib this evening to receive some Bills from tne Council, and meet for prorogation at eleven o'clock on Moaday, shortly after which the Governor goes up the coAst. The Airedale, with the Auckland members, sails on Tuesday. ' I send jcu a copy of the Governor's messa"© above alluded to, and also of the address.