AUCKLAND NOTES.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2151, 25 November 1875, Page 2

AUCKLAND NOTES.

FROM OUE SEECIAL CORRESPONDENT

This day.

General Dulness,

Yesterday rain cast; a damper on business and politics, and as a consequence matters in both respects are so so.

Sir George G-rey

is not likely to stand for the Thames; he will very likely go in unopposed along with Mr Dignan for Auckland City West. A silly rumor that Tom Russell and Julius Vogel "contrived" ,to get the Home government to induce him to go to the mother country to get returned for a constituency and take a seat in the Cabinet as Chancellor of Exchequer, is the latest canard put about by government election agents and their friends. ; Mr Whitstker. " v Speculation is very general as to whether Mr Whitaker is to row in the Government boat in the coming struggle. I could hazard, [perhaps/; the reasons which have actuated his abcepting the Waikato requisition, but it is better not at present. It is, however, quite evident that he is not looked upon as a Government opponent. That there are "wheels within wheels " is fully developing itself. Something in the Wind. The Premier going so suddenly South: has taken everybody by surprise. His mission to the Thames on account of Mr Cbarles O'Neill and others cannot be looked upon as satisfactory, whilst the stoppage of Mr Mackay at Nelsou to ;

meet and return with him to Wellington* shows that the speedy departure had something beyond mere official duties attached to it. lam very much inclined to 1 the belief-that a storm is brewing whidh may fall on the devoted heads of these gentlemen rather suddenly.