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Dunstan Times, Issue 454, 30 December 1870, Page 3

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(FROM OUR OWS CORRESPONDENT.) Dunedin, Dec. 39, 5 p m. Mr, Dillon Bell has written to the 'Government, stating that English capitalists ate willing to advance money for the loan Coote offers to constiuct the Clutha Kailway on a guarantee, on the most favorable terms. The General Government have invited him to come over immediately. In order to save time, tenders are ■invited for the construction of a portion of the line for cash poyraeut.

ARRIVAL O t THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA. SUEZ. THE WAR IN EUROPE. [by ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] {VROM OUR OWK COBRE3POJ?Dr.NT.) |The followingappeared as a Durutan liiii-is Extra on Aioutlay last: - Loudon, November 23. The bombardment ot' Paris has not ,yel commenced. Armed rioters madeVemonstratiou on 31 so Ocoo w. i'lii Gommitteo of Public Safety proclaimed the members of the Government, prisoners. The members of the Government were suoaequently rescued by the National Guard. order has since been restored. T.io voting ui Paris on the sth of <:)cto >er resulted in four hundred and •forty two th msaiid S ayes, and forty nine thousand noes. Julius Eavresaid the Government had •sworn not to yield one inch oi territory. This announcement wascutnnsiastically applauded. The Prussians capture .It wo Parisian bal.ouus containing live passengers. Thiers received orders from Pari-> to break oif armistice. Negotiations uctween German head quarters and Paris were discoiuiuueu because the Prussians would not allow the reprovisioiiiag'oi Paris. Advices torn V ersailles state that on the, rejection of negotiations, Bismarck otf-red 10 allow the elections to he proceeded with, even in the ocoupieU districts, but without an anmsiice.

.< Tae bombardment of Paris has jm. been ..delayed in coii-equonce of the tlie reported scarcity 01 provisions. Accounts to tli.; iltlth, by ba loon, state th.it Paris is quel and calm, and that it contained provisions enough fur three mouths The spirits of the Fivnch troops were excellent. Prussian accounts, of tho 22ud, state that, Paris shows ilgus of yieldi"g. Everything is ready tor commencing the boinbordineiit, but the preparations are considered siipeifluous. 'J he Tours Government has 01 derail the arrest ot iiazi.iue, if louud in France, for treason. Thiers throws the responsibility of the rupture in the negotiations, upon the impossible demands maue by the Prussians in regard to Paris. Fort Mortier capitulated on the Bth. The Lyons country people are flocking into the City, where defensive preparations are actively progressing. Verdun has capitulated. Heavy lighting occurred at Orleans <m the 9th. The Germans were compelled to evacuate the city. ' On the I'e.-.uiaptkm of ihe lighting, the Germans were diiven back to Tourney with loss of one thousand prisoners and two guns. The French loss was two thousand.

All French attacks \vi re afterwards repulsed, and the Prussians retreated in good order. .New Brisaeh capitulated on the 10th. Four thousand men and one hundred gnus were captured. The bombardment of Thiouvillc was commenced The Luke of Mecklenburg repulsed the army of Brittany along the whole line, near Dreux, taking many prisoners. The French fled towards Le Mans. The Garibaldians surprised seven hundred and fifty Germans near Cha■tillon, killing and capturing all. V ezzieres has been relieved by a successful sortie. The Germans manravering to surround the army of the Loire admit being repulsed at Chatillon. The Crown prince of Prussia has been appointed Field Marshal. A Russian circular dated the Uth •proposes revocation of the treaty of Paris in regard to the neutralization of the Black Sea without abrogation -of other stipulations. England has sent an envoy to Versailles to'inquire Prussian's views concerning "Russian'circulars/ GortschakofTs circular i epudiaf.es' any desire to raise the Eastern question and states that Russia adheres to the general principles of the treaty oi .im.