The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAY, JULY 10, 1882.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4219, 10 July 1882, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAY, JULY 10, 1882.

Afteb the delivery-of the Public Works Statement to-morrow night, the question of moving or not moving a vote of want confidence in the Government will be finally determined. Up to the present time no such determination has been arrived at, although it has been generally understood that the Opposition would make such a movement some time during, the: session. What fate such a motion would find is doubtful, as is the fact of who would move it. Many persons who were supposed to be staunch Government supporters dislike the Land Bill, and others have no love for the assurance scheme, but no vote can be taken on these measures.as the Government, it is. said, would withdraw any or all of their measures to retain th^ir seats. Thus any motion that will suffice, to turn them out must be a direct vote of want of confidence. There are still many things in Ministers' favor. The Opposition are divided, and are like sheep without a shepherd. "I am of Paul," cries one; " I of A polios," another; while a third declares Peter to be the only true head. Again there are too many office seekers among the Paulites.and, as for the followers of Apollo, they have an itching palm for official gold. Sir George Grey stands on one side, and lets them do and say what they please, content to watch the stream of events adown, which be atnot unfrequent intervals launches his paper boat. He would, perhaps, vote to put the present Government out of office, but he would so move for the sake of making a change rather than anything else, except, perhaps, to show plainly the incompetence of the Montgomery following, and the incapacity of their brains. Cards as usual are ticked off, and the guidances talk glibly of majorities in the same manner as warriors do of wounds

who never felt a scar. Meantime two months of the session hare passed away, and no business has been done beyond the passing of second and third rate measures, and only now are the Government bringing down their political bills. Of these there is no lack—lnscribed Stock, Crown Lands and Bating, Bond Boards Bating, County Amendment, Loan, and a shoal of smaller fry, work enough for the next ten years instead of for five or six weeks. From all which matters our readers can well understand bow satisfactory is the state of affairs at Wellington; and bow the men there are playing at politics and are in a most unprofitable manner passing away their time.