GENERAL NEWS.

Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 855, 29 August 1871, Page 2

GENERAL NEWS.

The following telegram was receive! from Mr Vogel; and read by tha Premier to the House of Represents tives :—rßefore leaving. London, agree] ment With Messrs Brogden was signed! Three of their representatives hava come out with me; and Mr Alexander Brogden will follow by mail after next] Mr Carruthers, the engineer, has coma by Nevada. Mr Stewart is passenger! lie.cornea on behalf.of,Mr: W"eb,b,.wbq will himself come by mail after next] —Julius Vogel." We understand thai Mr Vogel has had to leave his famihj at San Francisco on i account of m health, and that he is himself far from well at the conclusion of his lengthj journey. The great want of the colony (sayi the " Auckland Morning News ") is a wholesome public opinion. I There is, strictly speaking, no public opinion whatever. Each | settlement, has j its own leading, or misleading, views on colonial matters; but there is no strong clearly expressed opinion throughout the colony, on any broad question of policy. This is a misfortune." . A melancholy accident occurred neai the College gardens, Christchurch, on the 15th instant. It would appear that two young girls went to gather watercress in the river, when one o! them, Dr Patrick's daughter, seven years of age, fell into the water. Hei companion gave the alarm, but too late to be of any avail, for when the body was recovered there were no signs of life,'and although Drs Turnbull and Barker, who were early 01 the spot, used every endeavour to re store animation their labour was 1 vain. ..,.,. Mr J. D. Baird has been appointed Wellington Provincial Engineer. Ha is to receive a salary of £4OO per annum. ' , . ~ , , ~, ■ About fifty prisoners are now : employed in the work of making the road across the mouth of Anderson's Baj, Duuedin. The work is being gone on with from each, headland, but, is considerably more advanced on the Vaur , hall side. An iron tramway, with trucks running upon it has been laid down on each side to expedite the filling in. Everything in connection with the,work is being done as quiclly as pos«ible. Hewitt, the English pedestrian, w run half a mile at Christchurch in 1 min. sec, which is the fastest time on record. He bet £25 to'£so that he would accomplish the distanra iu 1 min. 55£ sec. ' The event came oq on Thursday last, .