WELLINGTON GOSSIP.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 367, 20 June 1884, Page 2

WELLINGTON GOSSIP.

, [By TelegkaphJ _ P :' /' (From our own Reporter.) jVEti-LiNGtoN,' June 19^ 7&0 pWT ..'i The, defeat of ..the Ministry is tiht, bepoming anin&days' woade'r.' ' fe'trony; Ministerialists'' iU.l^s, Liot stunned by their defeat,, b.ut Oppositionists are gorged with their victory. The Urt^v. st&ubii soein determined to 'Push matters a& far as possible, if only to 'show their po\yer. A committee -was formed yesterday representing the, Opposition^ They met yesterday and again' to-day;' it is said tneys decided . :to refuse pup.-; plies until the Ministry resigned, but it is rumored 'that Messrs Montgomery and Macandr^w did; uo,t wish to. go so far. Tuis'aijiernoon i.t is reported tKat sup'pli'es 'will not jbe refused, and that Major Atkinson Will make a brier' Knariciall (Statement to- . night. IJhere is _ almost sure to be a dis- , cushion.. |lt is not quite settled that Parliament will ' be dissolved. ' ; ".'"" Sir J. Yugel will most' likely stand for" Te AroanU tae returned, Mr C. .Johnston not contesting, pv .Newman \.'ili'pr6bably not be opposed atjThorndoii. Air a. Wisher, Mayor of Wellington, will stand fur couth Wellington and be returned against all comers. Mr Buuny- |s expected to fight Wairarapa again^ftlr Buohannau, au^ i\i r Lowe is to contest with Mr. iJeetham for i'ariiamentary. honors. ;I think the silting members wiii again' be returned; botn are locally pOpUlar.' ' ■■.:.'!' •: ..,. • , . '• ; ■;; Thg> report of the surveyors on theNqr.th Island T^unk railway line' has been iaid on' the tabl^ of the- House. It •is very slotipy and inaccurate,- i- aui, told the .Gontral line will not? 1 cost' LI ;4uO,UOO, but '16 *h tlia'n' l a :,-■■;> There! has been another strychnine .poisoning. ;,case.'.;. At „the. jiuque^t ( fUis morning the police stated "they nad'aaked all . t.JUe , cheijri&ts in'WellingJ,Oii i 'who sqict atj iandf j^li dehyj it. The vfeather is very cold and rainy and stormy. i ■'■ •..• ..'; ' :.'.',y;<'iO] l i [ ; wy/i'? ■i .^here is great sauabbliag at theG ear Frozen Meat Ocjmpaiiy. ■ Tfcte'diapute : ia -n"6r sib'tlea yet. I .-•_, •- .. „., , .Mr ,j^itzgeralo(, editor ' of L the .* Tinies,' staids again for Hokitika, and Mr Bryce for Waitotara. Mr flolleston will contest Geraxdine. Jt is generally ' thought 'the t,wo last are quite safe. Mr Eolieston's prop&i^y is ,at Geraldine. An influential Ministerialis^is coming -forward for Aybn. . •' '".'£''' To-n%ht's debate will probably be hot "and long, j . V ;. -. -?\ ) Bothlladies'; and the ; other .galleries , were crowded with'Tisitors, 'and the^'was 'a' full ( attendance of members. Mr -Bracken presented petition, from the Dunedin Manufactureps' Association, asking : tnat' f; ill G&Vernnienfr. stores . required, be: - puiM chased I ..of ; colonial. - manufacturers it capable of being supplied as cheaply br evein' if ;i only a' ; little' dearer -than the im;p.Qi I te4 .a^ticle.-n-Mr Shrimski moved the second reading of the. rensipnV jiill. Major iA^Bison, who spoka'"in a : feebler voice thaiiusual, suggested an adjournment of the debate on this bill. Mr. Bhrimski declined,!but on being put the adjournment was carried oriv. the voices. — The Premier movedthattheflousegqinto. Comaftttee of Supply; but Mr! . O'OaUagnan moved an amendment to the ; effect that nothing be done until a change of Miniotry ia effected. ,Mr Q.'Gallaghan was speaking when the tele.'graph office $pse;dv ;x ; . i : : f ' ',: '"■u< >.