The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Ressurexi. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1884.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4882, 2 September 1884, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Ressurexi. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1884.

Thb country has been entirely kept in tbe dark during the last few days as to the operations of those endeavouring to form a Cabinet, but conjecture has not been idle in surmising what has been going on. Anyone with a knowledge of what " lobby rumors" are worth, will at once allow for tbe many straDge and contradictory com> plexions put upon tbe true state, of affairs. As a rule there is some foundation for the various statements made in a semi authoritative manner, but where matters seem to demand so much obscurity as is shown here, there is something behind the scenes which is not altogether satisfactory. We hare been informed of Mr Stout being; sent for to form a Ministry ; this occurred two days ago. yesterday there was a caucus and a caucus ; and it seemed at one time that no coalition could take place ; while, according to further intelligence, there was every probability of an alliance. We are almost on the " teDter hooks of despair" as to a settlement ef the much-vexed question as to which party shall eventually occupy the Treasury Benches. Unless some agreement be come to between at least two of the contending parties, there is little likelihood of the present warfare and the struggle for office being at once terminated. Should the perplexing points of the situation prove too much for His | Excellency, and another dissolution be granted by him, the colony will be " up in arms," and notwithstanding that it may have been justifiably demanded and constitutionally given, the people will demonstratively demur to an expenditure of their funds to —in reality—gratify the personal ambitions of certain men who would go in for tbe " honor and glory " business, as well t as the emoluments attached to office in the State without undertaking the responsibilities of the position. It is apparently of no moment to those who provide the sinews of war for selfish politicians; and is—according to the views of leading politicians—a second* ary consideration, what the movements of representatives may be, hence we know not what dark and deep plots are being hatched in the incubatory in Wellington. Bomor hath it that the names of the coming Ministry axe those of tbe i Hon. G. S. Whitmore in the Upper House, and in the popular chamber Sir Julius IVogel, and Meani Stout, Ballance,

Tola, Laroach, and RicliarJson, but w doubt if this is the result of a final selection. The division,as regards the Grey and Vogel parties' seems equitable when the strength of both is considered, but we fear that the matter of differential calculus will rrop up, and tend to spoil the general harmory of a party formed on the foregoing lines.