A VERY PRETTY QUARREL.

Otago Witness, Issue 1834, 14 January 1887, Page 9

A VERY PRETTY QUARREL.

(Reuteb's Telegbams.)

Sydney, January 7. In the correspondence between Sir Patrick Jennings and Mr Dibbs, the latter begins by a contemptuous reference to the extent to which a Premier can descend whose administrative tactics and diplomacy for many weeks has been confined to a single object — viz., bunting his colleagues out of the Cabinet. He adds that he is not, disposed to have a concocted resignation forced upon him, and will choose his own time for resigning. Sir P. Jennings, in reply, informs Mr Dibbs that he cannot act where and how he pleases, nor remain a member of, a Cabinet simply at his own discretion. The dispute will'probably lead to the downfall of the Government. "

The correspondence between Mr Dibbs and Sir P. Jennings is at present the principal topic of conversation in the city. Mr DiObs further accuses the Premier of holding a brief for the Chief Inspector of Accounts, and says : " You have for months past been engaged, almost to the exclusion of all your duties as Treasurer, building up the office of Premier out of the attempted wreck of that of the Colonial Secretary, with the result that everything is now in confusion and disorganisation.