THE MINISTRY AND SIR DAVID MONRO.

Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 856, 31 August 1871, Page 3

THE MINISTRY AND SIR DAVID MONRO.

The " Post" of Thtfrsday last says • _." A striking display of "some of the peculiar, and by no means amiable, idiosyncrasies of Mr Fox was made on the occasion of the appointment of a committee to consider the petition a rraJnsi the election of Sir David jfonro. Considering that the Act under which such committees are appointed provides that they should sit from day to day, with no longer interval between the sittings than thirty hours until the business is disposed of, jt-,vasnaturally enough considered that all the Ministers of the Crown, whose time is, or ought to be> fully occupied, should be exempted from sitting on the present one. But this did not suit the Premier at all; he insisted 'upon being made a member of the committee, and was supported accordingly. It is impossible for Mr I'o'x to hide his venom, and the manner in which he pushed himself forward into this'committee displayed not only strong party feeling, but bitter personal animus. To gratify his vindictive nafiiro, he 'will neglect the business of the country, and sit day after day in the committee-room, using his best eflbrts to unseat a gentleman of : the highest standing, education, and ability, who for many years has taken a leading part in the political affairs of the colony, and the loss of whose services would be a public misfortune, for the sake Of bringing in another, who, whatever private excellences he may possess, can certainly neither boast df education, talent, or business capacity; one who would carry just - the samo weight in the House as Mete Kingi—the weight of Ms vote. But Mr Fox has decreed that Sir David is obnoxious to him, ■and must be got rid of, and of course all other considerations must give jji.ee.