SIR JULIUS VOGEL.

Evening Star, Issue 3856, 3 July 1875, Page 3

SIR JULIUS VOGEL.

Writing from London on May 3 to hia brother in Timaru, Mr Jne. Stndholme, late M.H.R. for Kaiapoi, aaysVogel has been laid up with the gout ever since his arrival in England, and I doubt very much whether he. will be able to return for n zt session. Last time 1 called to see him I found him confined to his bedroom, biit immersed in business. He had just arranged a contract' for a. submarine sable to New Zealand on yery advantageous terms. Sir James Fergnsson says that he works too bard for his health. The raising of the four million loan, through Rothschild is regarded as a great success The Crown agents had failed to get the money on anything like good terms. Sir James Ferausaon (!ate Governor of New Zealand) informs, me that Rothschild told him that his interview with Vogel had given him so much confidence, that he tendered at a price much below what he had intended. We have now-got all the money we want to complete the railways authorised. Vogel says that he does not intend undertaking anything new until the present works are completed A let of Vogel’s enemies—who style themselves friends of the Colony—had, by ntwpaper and magazine articles, done all in their power to ruin the credit of the Colony, and had not Vogel returned opportunely the credit of the Colony would have been seriously injured. As it is, they have done a great deal pf harm.” We presume that even the most inconsistent denouncer of the Premier will not dare to question the veracity of the writer of the letter from which the above extracts were obtained; but the literary jackals of this portion of er Majesty’s dominions will, no doubt, chew the end of 'bitter disappointment, and make frantic efforts to put a wrong construction on the above items l of news.—* Waitanei Tribune’. >