THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
The resignation of the late Ministry was officially notified by Gazette extraor dinary on Saturday afternoon. The ap pointment of the new Ministers was also announced. The Government will, it is understood, be ready to-morrow to go on with the business of the country. With regard to the vacant portfolio nothing definite has been done. The Government are anxious to obtain the services of a North Island member, but there is ap parently some difficulty in the way of their doing so. A rumor has been going the rounds for the last day or two to the effect that Mr Sheehan was to bo offered a seat in the Legislative Council and the portfolio of Native Minister. This report is contradicted authoritatively. It has been pretty generally understood that an amendment will be moved on the motion for the Address in Iteply, but it is quite uncertain whether that course will be adopted.
The folio wing civil cases are set down for hearing at to-day’s sitting of the Supreme Court :—Beavis v. Anderson, Guthrie v, Howden, Bume r, Stuart,

A r.pecial meeting of the City Omlncil U to be held this eVenihg for the consideration of the Te Ah? Reclamation question; We under stand that the Mayor has so far rec'overfcd his health that he will be able to attend this mefefc iug, which Was to a certain extent agreed to in deference to his Wishes.
