PEACE PROCLAIMED.

Dunstan Times, Issue 470, 21 April 1871, Page 2

PEACE PROCLAIMED.

[We published nearly the whole of the following summary as an “ Extraordinary” on Wednesday afternoon last,] M Nklson, April 17, 7.33 p.m. The City of Melbourne arrived at three o'clock p.m. to-day. She left Honolulu on the 28th ult., bringing twelve passengers for Auckland, eleven for Sydney, and also a large general cargo for both ports The latest dates were, London, March 19, San Francisco, March 18. The East Lothian had left New York for Auckland, •■with a cargo of kerosene, &c\ . \ ' ' February 24. A crowded meeting was held in London last evening, in favor of the disestablishment of the Church of England. In the House of Commons, Mr. Disraeli made a most powerful speech in relation to the Russian question. Mr. Gladstone replied, denouncing his interference, and assured the House that the Conference would treat Russia's case in all fairness. General Duff laid before House the Budget for India which is a highly favourable statement as regards the finances of the country. Washington, Feb. 27. The Joint High Commissioners on the Canadian Fishery and Alabama Questions met to-day, at the State Department, for the first time From Versailles, King William has telegraphed to the Queen “ With deeply moved dieip-t, and, with great gratitude to you the preliminaries of\eace‘ have been signed. The Bordeaux Assembly must yet ratify.” At Berlin there is great excitement. Paiis, Feb. 27. Sunday being the anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic in 1848, the Reds held a noisy demonstration. A police agent who attempted to interfere for (he preservation of peace was seized by the crowd, tied to a polo and thrown into the Seine, where he was drowned. On the 28th, the Bordeaux Assembly ratified the conditions of peace, and voted a denunciation of Napoleon and the Empire. The German troops were to enter Paris on the Ist of March. Exciting crowds had gathered at Montmatre and Belle Yille the night of April 30, to listen to incendiary speeches and l shouting .defiance to enemies and aut\priaies. \ It has been decmeitasafer-to throw up barrecides at crossVtreets on the line of march. t

At an early hour in the morning preparatinnswerecomplete. The streets were nearly deserted and occupied by strong bodies of French troops to keep order. At the appointed hour the first representatives of the armyentered within the enceinte under the eyes of his His Imperial Majesty. The French troops vacated the streets as the Germans approached The 11th corps advanced in columns one by Porte n e Neuilly, the other by Porte De Jour.

As the troops paraded along the line the artillery took position from Porte de Neiuily and from Point de Jour to the Place de la Concorde. The German hussars gallopped down every avenue leading to Champs Elysees to search streets branching therefrom. She staff rode down the Champs Elysees to the house of Queen Christina, where their head quarters were established. Behind the Staff came a battalion of the 88th Begiment, the Blue Dragoons, and detriments of Bavarians and a corps of artilleiy. There were no disturbances and the people behaved admirably.

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There -was much agitation in several quarters of Paris ]WvioVsVight. King William Aei\ses td enter Paris. Vj \ \ March, 2. A New York Herald despatch says that some of the troops entering Paris were mobbed and there were cries of “ wait till we enter Berlin.”

The war instalments are to be paid in three instalments, the first, one milliard francs in, 1871, and the same in 1873.

The preliminaries of peace provided that the evacuation should take place on the ratification of the treaty by the A-ssembly, that the Germans make no

more requisitions, and that prisoners are to be liberated immediately upon ratification of the treaty. The Germans will hold the departments of Marne, Ardennes, Meuse and Belfort, until the payment of two milliards. Berlin, March 3. The Emperor in a despatch to the Empress announced that peace had been finally arranged, Berlin is mad with excitement. Paris is completely evacuated to day. In the House of Commons, Mr. Gladstone was ill, and retired early. Mr. Dilke gave notice ot motion regarding the Government assent to the l conference on the condiiions dictated thy Gortschakoff. Sir Robert Peel Lord Lyons’s conduct in verting the British population as cowardly, and extolled the courageous behavior of Washburn, the American Minister. The Times , referring to Mr. Childers, says that it will be impossible for him to resume his seat at the Admiralty Board within twelve months. The University Boat Race comes off on the Ist of April. Washington correspondents aver that counter-claims by Great Britain, foi damages done to property of Englishman during the War of Rebellion and to citizens of the Dominion of Canada during Fenian raids, will probably be insisted on being presented by the British Minister of the High Commiesion on the Alabama Bill In the Assembly' atßordeaux, Favre proposed an abrogation of all laws restricting the right of the people to hold meetings and foira associations. March 4. The German forces have received orders to retire behind the line of the Seine. Paris has resumed its ordinary appearance. The barricades have been removed, and tiuvdiolevards are filled • with promenaders. A restaurant on the Champs Elysees has been gutted by' the people for receiving and entertaining Prussians. March 5. All the members of the Joint High Commission dined together at the residence of the British Ambassador on the evening of the 4th inst. In the House of Lords the Marquis of Salisbury attacked the foreign policy of the Government showing that foveian powers were all contemptuous in their manner towards England. Prussia had declined England’s aid in the reestablishment of peace with France and Russia had repudiated her obligations solemnly agreed to at ■- the end of the Crimean War. He urged an early reorganization of the army. Lord Granville protested against the attack, and the discussion ended by the adoption of an order for reprinting. In the French Assembly Louis Blanc, Victor Hugo, and Quiret (1) demanded that the members of the Provisional Government sh uld return and account for their acts up till the capitulation of Paris. Delescuse demanded their arrest on a charge of liiadi O O treason. New York, March 7. A contract has just been signed by Vogel, W. H. Webb and Bon Holladay for the establishment of a four weekly mail line between San Francisco, New Zealand and Australia. The pioneer boat will leave San Francisco on April Bih Speed is to he such that the mail is to be delivered in London from Sydney and vice versa in forty eight days London, March 7. The Times announces that Goschen will succeed Childers as first Lord of the Admiralty. Stansfield succeeds Goschen as President of the Poor Law Board. Baxter succeeds Stansfield as one of the Secretaries of the Treasure, and Tiptreas Secretary of the Admiralty. March 9 < Napoleon addressed a communication to th« President of the French As-embly, protesting against the vote by which that body declared his dynasty had forfeited the throne. March 13. In the House of Lords, Granville announced that the Conference on the . Eastern qm stion had closed, and that the treaty had been signed at the Fo%G®gn Office abrogating restrictions on The admission of foreign war Vessels into the Dardanelles. March 15. The Assembly has granted Thiers 3, 000, 000 francs tor the immediate expenses of the Government. The Czar sent a deputation of distinguished army officers to salute the Emperor of Germany on his way to Berlin. The removal of Sumner from the Committee on Foreign Relations is the topic ot the hour. It is rumored that the Princess Beatrice will marry the Marquis of B'y. Violent storms Prevailed throughV- out England, occasioning many shipwrecks. v’. V • -,V

.e French press is very hitter and

insulting to England. March 17. The session of the Joint High Commissi "'n on the Alabama claims is to be held daily. Nothing but rumors as to results. In a discussion on the Army Bill, in the House of Commons, there was a vigorous onslaught on to the purchase system. The Empress and the Prince Imperial are at Dover, awaiting the ar. rival of the Emperor. A reported Spanish proposition to sell Cuba and Porto Rico to the United States has been confirmed. The Montmatre insurgents remain in possession of a number of Government cannon. The Emperor William arrived at Beilin amidst great rejoicings. Mr. Robert Chambers, the Edingburgh publisher, is dead.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Disraeli violently opposed, and Mr. Gladstone defended the abolition of the purchase The Bill was read a Second tiin% VT \ In the\Lmsp Lord Carnarvon related that, oStof three hundred thousand barrels nf powder in the Government arsenals, all but eisjht thousand had been proved worthless pebble powder. • March 7. The Steam ship Nevada isannounced to leave San Francisco on the Bth of April for Honolulu, Auckland. Wellington, Lyttloton and Port Chalmers, in connection with a steamer for Sydney and Melbourne. The vessel following—the Nebraska—will proceed to Sydney direct, via Auckland. English Shipping. Arrived—Excelsior, Argyleshire, and Mary Shepherd— Auckland. Sailed, Roslyn Castle, Otago, Berkshire, Nelson, Canterbury, Alexandra, and Auckland Loading Excelsior Auckland. Cornitia, Canterbury, Garrick Castle, Otago and Wild Deet for Port Chalmers. LatestCommercial.—Flax veiy firm. Wool on good demand throughoui. Nelson, April 17, 1871 The third contract made by Vogel on the 7th March with Webb and Halliday differs from Stewart’s chief ly that it extends over a shorter pe riod, and the boats wjll not go to Sydney, if they have to .run down the New Zealand coast for the same subsidy. The Nevada will lea-e the Bth April and will coast to Dunedin—The other vessels will do the same if practicable. The American Congress refused a subsidy. w TheCaledoniaCompany have lodged for the fortnight 13,605 ounces inde pendent of specimens now in the bank containing-five, hundred ounces. A dividend of £ll per share was declared. Messrs. Harris and Bird the cham pinn pedestrians were passengers in Phcebe for Canterbury, where they will perform. Hewitt will follow by the Taranaki, and the trio will perform in Dunedin. The Queen’s Birth-day demonstrations met with general sucoess in Auckland. ADDITIONAL SUMMARY. Nelson, April 18. Bismark has offerred to abandon Alsace and Lorraine if an (additional) indemnity iff a milliard and a half ot francs is paid, The French Government will meet at Versailles. Great agitation prevails in Paris. The National Guards threaten to dissolve the ■ ssemb'y, and General Vinoy ;threatens to put them down by force. A long train of carriages full of wounded Germans was run into on March 9th by a goods trains on the Versailles railway, and nineteen of the passenger carriages were broken to pieces. The number of men killed is unknown. M. Rochefort is said to be among the number. The Reds propose the establishment of a new Republic with Victor Hugo as president, Garibaldi Minister of War, and Louis Blanc and Guttave Flonrcns as Minister. Marshal M‘Mahon has left Wiesbaden to return to France. America. The Irish exiles received an address from the Irish Americans at Boston, accompanied by a gift of £1590. The subscriptions in New York on behalf of the suffering French people, amount to £196,000. The captain and first and second officers of the steamer Kuropa, from Glasgow to New York, were lost overboard dining a gale on the 4th March. Owing to the fearful sea running, ro boat could be lowered to their rescue.