Parliamentary Gossip.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 847, 29 July 1879, Page 2

Parliamentary Gossip.

Wellington, This Day, The lobbies are full of rumors, but it is evidently difficult to ascertain anything really reliable. So far as it is possible to depend" on what one hears, it appears that Sir George Grey is exceedingly unwilling to accept the verdict of the House, and warns to fight it out with the Governor fur a dissolution ; but Macandrew and • Sheehan positively decline to be committed to any contest with a majority of the. House, and although willing to ask the Governor for a dissolution, they are not prepared to dispute his decision if his Excellency refuses it. It is reported that Sir George Greysays he will stay m until he is dismissed, while his colleagues' say he may stay m by himself. But that they will send m their resignations. Mr. Sheehan has positively pledged his honor that m the event of an attempt to prolong tlie debate beyond this afternoon, he will resign and vote with the Opposition. • The majority; of the Opposition is now expected to be from eleven to fifteen. Evans Brown has gone South without pairing. Mr. McLean has also gone South, but has paired. « A report' i& current that Sir William. FoxJliaa positively declined to take office, but that is premature. He is not, however, anxious for it, and .the lead has. been offered to Mr. Bolleston, bat that he declined. The new Ministry will probably be made up is follows : — Fox, Atkinson, Johnston or Bryce, Morris or Hobbs, Oliver, Rolleston or Wakefield, or Hall, with Waterhouse m the Oouacil. • In- the cases where the disjunctive conjunction is placed, the first name is most probable, except m case of Fox and Atkinson, the latter being most probable. Everyone feels certain that a division will- come off this afternoon, but it is but it is very questionable whether it will be m time to telegraph to you the result. ' „. ' l The Post asserts very positively that the^Gotrernor has not been souuded on the" qu^tian of dissolution, and that His Excellency has not expressed any •opinion one way or other, but those who kuus him, fcniuk he -will exhaust the . House before allowing an appeal to the country. "^ .'••' ' -„"• ■*