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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2495, 14 February 1871, Page 2

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(FROM A COURESFONDENT.) Lawrence, February 11. Air Macamlrew addressed the largest meeting ever held in Lawrence last O • evening. Mr Bastings was in the chair. It was expected to be a rowdymeeting, but was quite the reverse. Air Macaiulrew spoke for two hours and a half, carrying the meeting with him. A vote of confidence in the candidate was proposed, as was one of no confidence. The motion was not put bv the chairman, great dissatisfaction being caused thereby. (from greville’s telegram comranv, reuter’s agents.) Auckland via Thames, February 11. Arrived. Janet Dalgleish, from Newcastle. She brings six of the crew of the brig Caroline, which foundered on the 28th of January in 15Gdeg. 11 min. east longitude, Mo deg. Momin. south latitude, through springing a leak. She continued filling for eleven hours, capsized, and sank in a heavy easterly gale. She was bound from Sydney for Hokianga with a general cargs, to load timber, Thomas Lowry, the cook, was drowned. The remainder escaped in the bouts. February 12, Arrived. —Lord Ashlev, from the

South ; James Patterson, from Sydney. Departures.—Novelty, for Sydney; Crishna, for Newcastle. Captain Wynard, son of a former Governor, died suddenly yesterday from cancer of the liver, A portion of the following was published by us as an “ Extra,” to-day : ARRIVAL OP THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA SAN FRANCISCO. BOMBARDMENT OP PARIS FOR TEN DAYS. NO SERIOUS DAMAGE. ASSASSINATION OP MARSHAL PRIM. THE GERMANS SUFFER GREAT DEFE UTS. FRENCH VICTORIOUS. BOURBAKI PLANNING AN INVASION OF GERMANY. GERMANS LOST 9000 MEN AT CAPUNNE—FRENCH 4000. FRENCH DEFEATED WITH THE LOSS OF 10,000 MEN AT LAMOGEN. GERMAN LOSS AT LE MANS IS,OOO. —FRENCH LOSS VERY SERIOUS. Tag hang A, February 14. The following message has just been received by special messenger from the ; liames, forwarded by Greviile’a agents per special overland express ; The City of Melbourne arrived in Auckland at 1a m. this morning. Her dates are —London, Jan. 13th ; San Francisco, Jan. Kith ; Honolulu, dan. 27th. Passengers for New Zealand. - Saloon : Mrs B. Bell, Messrs IV. James, A, Stevenson (mail agent), and Mcndeison. Second Cabin : Mr J. W. Atkinson ; and five in the steerage. The bombardment of Paris progresses. Die Germans have captured several forts. Shells have been thrown into the city and houses set on fire.

General Chaucey has been defeated under the walls of Le Mans Reinforcements swell the German array to a million.

The Pope has been offered a residence in Ireland.

The Germms have been repulsed near Malmaisoii. The victories were claimed by both sides.

Xo serious damage has resulted as yet during the ten days bombarbment. The garrison of Paris is clamoring for a decisive attack.

Austria is to initiate a movement for

peace. The Committee of tlie I’ost Office department at Washington, have recommended an annual subsidy for the New Zealand Steam Service of a half million dollars. Thirteen trips to be mrCc in the year. The ATi/vi of the World pa vs the enterprise of New Zealand is much appreciated. America approves of the action of Mr Ncilsou in couclmPng the contract. January 14.

Flax (juiet early in the month ; later met with good demand, and high prices. Sales of 2870 bales New Zealand Has were made at LM and bod 10s. Kauri gum is cjuiet. Wool active. The Agent-General of South Australia has negotiated the sale of the whole of his bonds. New Zealand Consolidated, IOOj. The bombardment of the north-east of Paris is heavy from newly creo' cd batteries. The Prussians have bombarded forts Boissy, Vanvres, Moutroupc, and the intrenebmonts of Ville Juif and Point Jour a Brns--ells A despatch says no serious damage was done by ter days bombardment. Mouldoron was captured by the Prussians ; it was afterwards swept by the French tiro and abandoned. The guns of Clainnont reached to the Invalidee. Baron Von Beust, in a despatch to Bismarck, says Austria has received satisfaction in the restoration of the German empire. Marshal Prim was shot at when in his carriage at Madrid. The assassins escaped. Prim died on December 31st. The Cortes passed a vote to repel the Duke of Aosta. It was enthusiastically received at Carthagenia. Chichester Fovtoscnc is to succeed MiBright as President of the Board of trade. The Eastern Conference has been postponed, awaiting the arrival of Jules Favre. The Prussians have sunk British vessels on the Seine. Bbmarck apologises, pledging the necessity for so doing, and is offering indemnity, 'I he Champs de Mars has been shelled. The shells fell on the I uxemhurg gardens, Montmartre, and theClnrch of St Sulplice, killing many people. January 12. A great (ire raged in Paris, on the north side. Fort D’Jssy was sealed. None of the large foi ts have been readied. Their capture involves an open advance to Paris. They may fall through hunger and weariness but never by artillery. The Englishmen concerned in the Marathon massacre have been surrendered.

The French reserves have joined General Chancy raising his force to 150,000 men. The Prussians have retired to \ cndomc. The French defeated 10,000 Germans at Jnmige, and occupied Bonrgachcrd and Bourg Thironzoa There is a delay in the Eastern Conference, owing to the hesitation of France to send representative?. '('he Oh.-tern-r says they meet before tbc end of January. The released Fenians—Generals Bosa, O’Connell, Bcvey, M'Clure, and Millroy—have left for New York.

Bourbaki is believed to he planning to raise the scige before invading Germany. He has marched on Nancy and Belfort.

The Prussians have occupied Auxonne. The French entered Salines, the Germans withdrawing to the northern departments. The German residents in Marseilles sent a letter to King William, protesting against the barbarous character of the war,

General Faid Hei’be claims a victory over the Germans.

Tiic reds in Paris arc creating dis-tuiion. In a battle at Capurnno, the Germans lost 901)0, French i< K)0.

The Prussians were repulsed twice in an attack on Ikdbek.

Bismarck express's his r luet.aneo to accept Granville’s denial of the violations of neutrality. The Geimans occupied A pay and Montville and attacked Villo Chancre, A ille Portehev, St. Cyr, Gault, and afterwards forced the enemy’s lines to Xoailles. Tire French right assumed the offensive and reoccupied their former po.itioa and entered Annand.

The Prussians have been repulsed beyond Niinte Rom-due.

The advanced column of Germans in the valley of the Loire have reached Nogeut Fauiguy La t'harte. Mr Monsell, M-.P. for Limerick, offered a residen c to the Pope on his estate in Ireland.

An immense meeting at Greenwich demanded haul Granville’s resignation. German telegrams report the defeat of the French by You Werder, and the capture of 200 men and two eagles at a battle fought at Bougeumut, in the department of Doubs.

The French claim a victory. German accounts report the. defeat of General Ghauccy. The. Duke of Mecklenberg reports a victorious batt'e at Lamogen La Chapclio, and the capture of 10,001) French. The Berlin correspondent of the London Times says the Prussians have abandoned the idea of a general occupation of France. Portions only will be held.

The*, general battle of Le Mans, was fonglit on tlie 11th. The Germans attack? 1 the French army of the Loire, along the whole line. The French maintained their position. The Piussian loss was 18,000 men ; the French loss was serious. The Germans claim the capture of 5000 French. London telegrams say Chaucey was completely defeated. Vou'Wenler is folio .ring up his victory. The bombardment on the 13th was very heavy ; there were several lives within the French lines. The French are erecting new batteries.

A German telegram reports the supply of ammunition in Paris to he only sufficient for eighteen days, The surrender of Paris is believed certain before then

General Chaucey had two corps engaged and 00,000 men in reserve. A Vienna despatch of the 12th says Austria will initiate peace proposals. The preliminaries arc that Franco shall surrender and pay one thousand million thalers, strip the country of fortifications for four miles broad from the left hank of the Khiue, and destroy all forts twenty miles from the Rhine. Prus ia is to guarantee two millions of rations for Paris daily. There are mines and countermines on Mont Valericn in close proximity. A collision is imminent. Bourhaki telegraphed that he was driving the Germans from Ville Leirtxel and Lille. The army of the north is advancing. Th t news is very contradictory. SHI PING. New York. —Loading, Annie for Dunedin and Adelaide. Loudon. Sailed on Dee. sth, Crusader for Canterbury. Loading for Nelson, Bisli ahau For Wellington, Lochiel and Edinburgh Castle. For Canterbury, Norma. For Otago, Roslyn Castle, from Glasgow. Sailed, Dec. 11, Agnes Muir.

VERY LATEST IN EUEL. BijlMiKAi s, Jan. IT

A general IntUc was fought on the 11th, under the walls of Le Mans, The Germans attacked the French army of the Loire along the hole line. The French General, Jauroziburg, held a position on the right hank of the Savthe; and Genera! Coralos the left centre. Both sides fought desperatily for six hours. The Prussian loss s are estimated at 18,000 killed and wounded. The French losses are unknown, hut were serious. A letter despatched says the Prussian forces ongag d are estimated at i 8,000, instead of the Pruss'an losses being 18,000; but General Chaueey is said to have had an army of *200,000, so that to attack the whole French line a great force was required. The correction is therefore absurd. OKKMAN ACCOUNT. Vkj?sailu:s, Jan. 12. Fighting has taken place near Le Mans. The Geimans captured the suburbs of Gampcigue and Chateau Arche, together with seven pieces of artillery. The number of prisoners is believed to be 50,000. London, Jan. 15. The army of General Chaueey was completely defeated near Lo Mans by the second German army. The Germans occupied Lc Mans, capturing large quantities of supplier and aval* materiel. The French arc being pre s:d. Reinforcements arc on the way to join the Gorman armies in France. 'J hose in readinc s to go number 200,000 men, raidng the German force to 1,000,000. Vicusatllks, January 12. Yon Werder is following np his victory after the battle of \illascxcl. The bombardment of Paris was heavy < his afternoon Several (ires Avero seen Avithin the French lines. The Prussians are crowding the front of Glarvarte (? Bis] Mcudon. General Yinoy lately reviewed troops outside the Avails. The soldiers cried "La Paix.’ : A despatch from Brussels says peace negoeiations are pending at Versailles, and will be discussed at the ' ondon Conference. General Ghaucey, in the battles of the 1 OLh and llth, had tA\ o corps engaged, and 00,000 reserves, London, Jan. Id. A Vienna despatch, dated the )2th, says Austria initiates the peace proposals. The preliminaries arc that France shall surrender twenty Avar ships, pay one thousand million thalers, strip the land for four miles broad on the left bank of the Hhinc, and destroy the forts Avithin twenty miles of the Rhino. Prussia guarantees two millions of rations to Paris daily. A terrible explosion occurred at a colliery at NoAveatle, Staffordshire, by which 20 persons Avere killed and injured. No further troubles at Chinese ports. The Dean of Canterbury died suddenly. Extraordinary efforts are being ma le to place the entire British navy in a sea Avorthy condition. Bordk.u .v, January 14. Bourbaki commanding the army of the East, telegraphs that he passed on Tu-sday night, driving the enemy from Villereu.x ami Lille.

The army of the North _has advanced beyond Boileux. The bombardment of the fortification of Paris in the north-cast and south is being vigorously kept up. The French return the tiro. Pcrorue lias capitulated with 3,000 prisoners. General Werder defeated Bourbaki. He took 80i) prisoners. Fort Nugent recommenced tiring. Fort DTssy with 'fourteen guns has been dismantled. San Francisco, January 15. The present boats continue on the line for two months. Lon don. '•be British Government have assured the Porte of its intention to maintain the fidelity of the treaty of 1850. It is proposed to increase the British army as follows : —Artillery, 5000; cavalry, 2800 ; engineers, 300 ; infantry, 1200. The London Conference is postponed, probably until the fall of Paris. Tlie T’unis in au article on the Alabama claims, says England only desires air concessions. A frank allowance will bring about a settlement. COMMERCIAL. Nkw York, January 13. Kerosene, quiet but firm at 31 cents. Gold, IJLOi to 111 sterling. Exchange, 1091. London, January 14. Australian sheep, 45s to 45s (id ; beef, 42s to 42s 3d. Colonial securities well sustained at previous prices. New South Wales, flOOij. New Zealand Consolidated loo,j. Gueouslaud, 109 3, IlOjj. Victoria 0 per cent., 1111. Victoria 5 percent., 103$. Flax early in the month quiet; later, good demand at higher prices. Sales, 2,870 at Ll4 to L 36 10s. Wool, steady demand. Colonial wools active ; last rates. Dec. 13. The Agent-General of South Australia negotiated the sale of the -whole of his bonds lately offered for public tender. L 150,000 were allotted at and above his minimum price, LIU-i ( x January Coupon, the balance at a tritle below.

Sax Fka. '.'cisco, Jan. 15,

Flour, ."idols. 37 Ac. to (idols. 50c. to Gdols. 75c. Wheat—Market quiet ; superline, L’dols. o.i. to 2dols 271 c. Barley, Idol. 35c, to Idol. 45c.