SIR JULIUS TO LEAVE ENGLAND IN SEPTEMBER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XII, Issue 4270, 21 July 1875, Page 3

SIR JULIUS TO LEAVE ENGLAND IN SEPTEMBER.

A LETTER TO DR. POLLEN UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS ABSENCE. [prom our special correspondent.] Wellington, Tuesday. The following letter from Sir Julius Vogel to Dr. Pollen, dated 13th May, has been laid on the table :—" I have the honor to inform you that since I reached Europe my health has been exceedingly bad. I have had frequent attacks of acute gout, and have during their intervals been in a very crippled condition, and only able to move with great difficulty. As you are aware, illness considerably delayed my arrival iu England, but after completing the loan negotiations I thought I should be able to attend to the other matters entrusted to me, notably that of immigration and the telegraph cable negotiations, in time to enable me to leave during May. Immigration matters have proved much more arduous than I anticipated, and have involved the examination of an immense mass of correspondence and many returns. Indeed the heavy work I have undertaken, has, in the opinion of my medical man, Dr. Garrod, very much retarded my recovery. I found that the latest time at which I could leave England, with any hope of being in New Zealand for the session of the Assembly was June. Seeing how precarious my health was and how strongly "Dr. Garrod expressed himself as to the necessity of taking means to .restore it, I thought it desirable to call into consultation Sir William Gull. He and Dr. Garrod are considered the highest authorities in diseases such as that from which I am suffering. I enclose the joint certificates of those gentlemen. I represented to them most strongly how great my anxiety was to be in the colony for session of the Assemb'y, and the very berious personal disadvantages I should labour under consequent upon my absence. They, however, held to the terms of their certificate, and I think you will agree with me that in the face of such a document I could not with justice to myself or family incur the risk of leaving England in June. I propose, therefore, remaining in Europe until August or September—probably September, unless you telegraph that you wish me to leave in August, when I would endeavour to do so. In these circumstances it is right that I should place my resignation freely at your disposal, or, rather, that I should empower you to tender to His Excellency the Governor, if my colleagues should think such a course necessary. Copy of certificate: ' We, the undersigned, have medically examined the Hon. Julius "Vogel, and consulted on the state of his health. We find Mr. Vogel free from organic disease, but so much prostrated by gout and overwork that we are of opinion it would be dangerons for Mr. Vogel to .undertake a journey to New Zealand as proposed for June next. Wo are further of opinion that it is on all grounds desirable that Mr. Vogel should remain in Europe during the coming summer, and that he should follow a course of mineral waters at one or more of the German springs. We desire further to add that it is our opinion that by the rest advised and a due medicinal course, Mr. Vogel's health will be satisfactorily restored. —Willtam W. Gull, M.D., Alfred B. Gakrod, M.D.' " SIR GEORGE GREY'S RECEPTION. Sir George Grey was introduced by Messrs. Stafford and Katcue, and loudly cheered from all sides. THE ADDRESS IN REPLY. Mr. George McLeau it was arranged should move the address in reply, but not having arrived, Mr. Inglis therefore does it, and Mr. Ballancc seconds. AUCKLAND PETITIONS. Mr. Swanson presetted a petition from Messrs. Cruickshank and Co., agents for the Hero, complaining of a fine inflicted for the carrying of too many passengers ; from Mr. Heal, in referenco to the Piako land ; from Mr. Pitts, in reference to penalties on some coutract, and Mr. O'Neill presents one from the Thames, for increased representation.