POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7984, 30 September 1887, Page 2

POLITICAL GOSSIP.

MEETING OF THE CABINET. [per pbess association.]

Wellington, September 30. — All tho members of the Government, except Mr. Tole, have arrived, and a Cabinet meeting is to be held this (Friday) afternoon. Mr. Richardson came up from the South contrary to expectation. No further information beyond that telegraphed yesterday is available this morning. ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEMBERS ATTENDING PARLIAMENT. The s.s. Hawea will leave Onehunga at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, calling at New Plymouth, Nelson, and Pieton. She, will reach Wellington about 2 p.m. on Thursday. A special train for members leaves New Plymouth at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, arriving here at 10[p.m. A ROW AT THE DECLARATION OF A POLL. Auckland, September 30. — The declarations of the polls at Auckland North and West and at Ponßonby were made yesterday. At the City North Mr. Vaile made a trenchant attack on the Press for its action towards him in connection with the election, and made a grave charge as to the manner in which the contest was conduoted. He refused to shake hands with Mr. Thompson when the latter offered him ' his hand. ! SERIOUS OHARGE AGAINST A i RETURNING OFFICER. Invercargill, September 30. — An unusual scene occurred at the declaration of the poll at Invercargill. Mr. Hutch said that the clerks at the chief polling booths bad distributed papers to the electors whioh had been marked and folded, and names had been placed on tho roll which had no right to be there. Mr. Hatch distinctly stated that the Returning Officer was no more fit for the position than the dogs in the street. The Returning Officer admitted that the poll clerk had issued one or two voting papers, but only when he had to leave the booth for a few minutes.

Amongst tho incidents at tho late election in town there is one related respecting a young man who had saved up a lot of rotten eggs to have some fun in the evening. It appears he filled his pockets with these rather unsavoury missiles, and went with the crowd into the pussu^u of the Town Hall to where Mr. Paul, as Mr. Samuel's substitute, was addressing the oloctorß. He wobso closely jammed that he could not lift his hand, and someone near him feeling the eggs in *he man's pocket, quietly broke them, r man has not been able to wear jair. , >