Parliamentary Gossip.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3300, 19 July 1879, Page 2

Parliamentary Gossip.

(FEOM OUB OWN COBEESPONDENT.) j

Wellington, This day. i Opinion of the Debate on the No-Confidence Motion. \ Fox's exhibition last evening wa» little better than that of a pantaloon, and he never rose to a statesmanlike position or apprehension of the materials he had to deal with. His speech was marked: throughout fay more than his old bitterness and total disregard and practability or truth. •;.,.■ „■ .- - - y.,-: : . • - G-rey's answer to what there was to reply to was.absolutelycrushing'.'in '&& distiuctivenes, and rebutal of the usser-

tions^ made impeaching the Government adminstration. Eolleston's speech was only a defence of the Canterbury land ring. Mosi spoke well and effectively, defending jthe.lllative policy.' It is \ unlikely a division will be taken ■ before Tuesday. ; 'Moss.compared the wish oMhe 1 Liberal party to sacrifice Grey to the action of Te Kooti throwing overboard his father .toupropitiate the,fisheß«r« »>. r =- = - Hobbs has completed his political apostacyi : The present Governor has adopted a different ruling loathe Marquis of Nj>rmanby with regard to the money bills last jsesiion. The Imprest, Supply Billpassed 'b'ejior'e'the Address in.iieply was carried. The Premier only knew at two p.m. ion theilay of tHe motion f jthat the' JGroan Bill was coming on that day, and that tjhe Goverp.or objecte^ ; to the. course of action proposed by the. Ministry. Major liichmond wrote a most abject letter >td the ' Premier < asking 'for the Sp'e'kk'ership in' Couh'cili • ' |