LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 289, 14 October 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.

{PISH miss AGENCY,) —9 WELLINGTON. Monday. parliamentary. At an Opposition caucus on Saturday night there were forty-one present, including several members of the Legislative Council. Grey, Swanaon, and Reader ood wore absent, and Hutchison sent -ill excuse. Pyke attended and is reported to have said that lie is heart and soul with them.

Ballance made a speech at the Opposition banquet in the course of which ho lefenecl to his quarrel with Groy,"saying he would let by-gones be by-gones, and would work amicably with Sir George Grey for the success of the Liberal party. The Opposition consider if they succeed

in obtaining Allwright's support they will have a majority of two, and if the Government can fill up the spare portfolio from the Opposition ranks parties will be equal.

The Opposition consider that they will not find much difficulty in forcing 011 tho want of confidence debate, even should the attempt be opposed by the Government. The Ministerialists express the utmost confidence in their power, though very reticent. It is stated tho Government will allow Maciiudrew to bring on his " No-confi-dence motion with as little delay as possible, though they consider they should be

allowed a fortnight in'which to prepare the measures they intend to bring forward and to enable them to lay a plain statement of the financial condition of tho Colony before the House, If, after tho disclosures they make there is a majority against them, they will accept tho position, and loyally assist to carry on the business of the country. It is rumored that the Colonial Treasurer's Financial Statement to-morrow will show a tevenuo seriously short of expenditure, and reveal enormous extravagance and reckless outlay on the part of the late Government in all public departments, Native office especially, James Shearer was acquitted on the charge of indecency, owing to a female witness declining to give evidenco.

Prank Nicholson, collecting for Puncli was charged with embezzlement and re manded.

Morton Quin, on bail charged with embezzlement from the Foresters' society, was discharged, the Crown Prosecutor not being prepared to proceed with a fresli case against him,

In the case against the Gisborne Maoris to-day, Rees raised the question that in such cases Maoris ought to be on tho

juries. AUCKLAND. Saturday. The Union Company has issued invitations for a trip round the harbor in the Rotomahana,

The Pakuranga Hunt Club had a successful race meeting. The Steeplechase was won by Don Juan, but was disqualified owing to a foul with Waterloo, the second horse, which was declared the winner. I u the Maiden Hurdle Race Young Sledmero was first, and Tramp second. In the Members' Hurdle Race, Harry Mount was first, Don Juan second, and Shaughraun second. NAPIER.

Sunday. A meeting of the unemployed was held on Saturday evening in the Theatre Royal at which there were a good many present, but there did not appear to be much spirit in the affair. Those that got it up had their resolutions ready cut and dried, and the whole proceedings did not occupy quite half an hour. One speaker stated that there are 300 men or more unemployed in the place, but the statement is doubtful, Resolutions were passed drawing the attention ef the Mayor and Borough Council to the number of unemployed, and requesting that all necessary works should be proceeded with without delay, declaring that the time had arrived when free or assisted immigration should cease, and that representations to that effect should be forwarded to the Government ; that the report of the meeting be forwarded to the Minister for Public Works, to the members for the district, and to the leading papers in the United Kingdom.

NELSON. Saturday. ■At the inquest on Captain Buffer Superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum the jury returned a verdict that deceasei died from fatty degeneration of the heart death being accelerated by a kick from : Patient, while in execution of his duty,