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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 189, 11 October 1872, Page 5

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(From our cwn Correspondent.) On the Btb, Mr. Sevvell, in the legislative Council, announced the resignation of the Ministry, and laid upon the table the various memoranda which had passed between the Governor and Ministers upon the subject. From these memoranda ifc appeared that Mr. Stafford had applied to His Excellency for a dissolution on the ground that neither party possessed a working majority in the House. Information was asked of Mr. Stafford by the Grbvernor whether he (Mr. Stafford) felt assured that, in the event of a dissolution being granted, the House would vote the necessary supplies, to which Mr. Stafford replied that Ministers" had no reason to doubt that such would be the case.

The Governor, in a very able memorandum discussed the whole aspect of the present crisis, and said that there was no public expression of opinion throughout the country in favor of one party or the other, and that he regarded rhe present differences between the leading public men as being of a personal rather than of a political character, as being on abstract matters rather than on general principles. On great questions of .principles lie was .willing to refer the question to the constituencies. Under the present aspect of affairs, however, he felt anything but sure that, in the event of a dissolution, the House would vote supplies; neither did he see why a new Ministry might not be formed which would conimimd the confidence of the House and the country. On these grounds he must decline to grant the application of Ministers for a dissolution. If, however, lie could be fully assured that the House would vote supplies, he might perhaps be induced to re-consider the matter.

Mr. - c '"rr:fFrr w l I 7 ten nslceri-for-, a positive promise ot a dissolution- .if the supplies were voted. This promise the Grovernor refused to give, upon which Ministers resigned, it I the same time..." expressing dissent his jhxetl-"' lency's views. An explanation similar to that of Mr. tieweii in the Legislative Assembly was given by Mr. Stafford in the House of Representatives.-.. lii reply to a question iVorn .Mr. Fox, Mr. Stafford declined to say whether or not he had advised the Governor to s(-ud for anvone, -wnm- the view to tlie formation of anew■ .Ministry. ■ ■ Yesterday Mr. ytai'ford, at Mr. Vogel's request, moved an adjournment until Friday. Mr. Vogel stated that he was .sent for by the Governor, and had undertaken to form a Ministry. The notorious convict Piiimmer was sentenced to four and a half years' imprisonment for escaping from prison, and thefts.