CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1291, 31 January 1883, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAFH—COPYRIGHT. -. Reuter's Telegrams. MELBOURNE. , January 30. Up to the. present time, claims amounting to £94,000 against the Government have been laid by persons who were injuiecl at the Hawthorne railway accidbnt in December last. The number of writs served is 51. ' / ' Received','January 31, 2.10 a.m.' The greatest! Surprise' was occasioned to-night, when it was announced that Sir Bryan O'Loghlen had advised the Governor to grant a dissolution and that his Excellency had consented to such a course, The official Gazette confirms the announcement and'states that the Minister presenteda memorandum to .the Governor representing that the future prospects were not encouraging for the transaction of business in the Assembly after the recess. They set" forth'firstly that there exists an evident intention to impede; by con-certed-action- anv measures presented •to Paliament especially the Land Bill, secondly judging hy the past conduct of the Opposition, Ministers ..forsee the succession of iptiong . arriving at no definite result, saye -'the explusion of legitimate- business. Thirdly, that the same members, instead of adopting an open policy of obstruction, count on defeating:, .ftgshi' .disparaging: the,.. Government,' Ministers reviewed: the proceedings-of the. Parliam'ehtbeforeili'e and shewed' tlfat pix motions that led to votes of

of oonfidonoo were disoiissed, tho ; occupying twenty-five /days, I Further/ tliirty-six |:Adjpui'nm|it-were brought in anawe ititentioii tf? ,'bbstyuct the | of * facta set'forth, "ttfe Ministers hayii come to the conclusion that it would;be useless to ask the 'Assettiblytci proceed ': wiffi"business? The memorandum concluded bv adducing further reasons in support of the advice that Parliament should be dis'sotyed. replying, says lie is of opinion that the Government are entitled to a dissolution, and -that, he recognises that an Assembly is un]ikely to,,trahsact any business, His j Excelleni3y : therefofff accepts'tlio advice of the Government, which has not been defeated in the Assembly, and. is istill in.- exeroise'iof"all responsibility, The Gazette; announoes that Parliament has, been prorogued until February 15th. Dissolution • will take place on Saturday, vWrits|for the new election will be issued on Eebruary Sth. Nomination |fprthe lSth. the polling takes pllce* oh the 22nd. - The new. Parliament- will meet on the J 27th ; lebruary.

SYDNEY, j ;i. Wednesday,

Ecceived January 31, 12.30—The Hon Ivo Bligh has thtwyn down the gauntlet and challenged the, best team Australia can tW Watch to take place in Sydney in. about, three weeks. time. > The; English; wicketers have gone to Queensland to play several matches in that colony.

MELBOURNE. < ~ • Wednesday.

Arrived—Arawata, last evening. It lias, transpired that Sir . Julius Yogel offered to,undertake to float the balance of the loan recently applied for in London, The government,'however, declined the offer. '

Berry litis issued; a circular to his supporters asking them to meet to-day to discuss the political situation.:

The Argus to-day declares that the Government has obtained n dissolution on a sham issue and' under false pretences, and assarts that the real cause of Ministers, asking for a dissolution is a certainty that they would have to face a vote, of want, of confidence, after the bungling of the loan, and declares that it is unfair to take : the country by surprise.