ARRIVAL OF THE RANGITOTO

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2526, 22 March 1871, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE RANGITOTO

AT HOKITIKA WITH THE SUEZ MAIL.

Hokitika, March 22,

The Rangitoto arrived at 11 a.m. to day. She left Hobson’s Bay at 3.50 p.m. on the IGth ; experienced strong S.E. winds until the 18 th, afterwards thick weather. Passenger List. —For Nelson : Mr and Mrs Morris Meyers. Miss M. A. Dickson, Mrs Armstrong. For Wellington ; Messrs G. M. Galley and E. Clifton. For Lyttelton : Mr MLean. Fur Dune fin: Messrs Reginald Bright, J. M'Kellar, Geo. Pay son, A. J. Bums, A. Burnt, F. Pagson, Thomas M'Kellar, and Mrs Bowden. l"or Bluff: Mrs Calder, Mr and Mrs P. MTvellar.

Cargo.—For Nelson :5G tons. For Wei* lington :GO tons. For Lyttelton :30 tons. For Dunedin : 3G tons.

London, February IS.

Consols, 90. Wool market firm. Vic* torian sixes, 1131 Copper, 74. Tallow dull. Wheat advanced 2s during the month. Arrived.—Moravian, Alexander Dutbie, Somersetshire, A. S. Calon, Bundaleer, Joshua, Lana kshire, Goolwa via Alexandria.

The fourth Colonial avool sales have been opened; 70,811 bales were sold at a halfpenny to one penny advance.

The Bordeaux delegation ceased. Arago has since been appointed Minister of the Interior and War. On the 13th, Prince Joinvillc and GeneralChaugarnier also arrived at Bordeaux.

Tho Marquis of Normandy was appointed Gfovcrnoio I Queensland on Feb. 14. Jules Favre returned to Versailles on Jan, 27, with General Beaufort, when an armistuo of three weeks was couelu led and innne liately extended throughout France. By tho simulate H- of the armistice Baris capitulated, the army remaining prisoners of war inside the Capital. It was further agreed that the army should bo surrendered, except the National Guard,one division beiugnecessan tokeeporder in the City ; that Pans shall pay a war contribution of two million francs ; that the Germans are torbidden lo enter Paris during the armistice, and that Paris be allowed to be revictualled, (lie City remaining Jin vested ; that grass be allowed, and pas.al coinrnunicatiu], re-opened; the entrance of foreigners to be restricted ; the enciento of Paris to be di„armed, and armies in the field to retain possession of the country occupied. The armi-tice has since boon prolonged. All the forts of Baris have surrendered.

To pi event immedi te starving, three million rations were supplied by the Germans. 11l * railways and bridges are being repaired to faeditafe the transport of provisions. The British ships Medusa, Buffalo, and Lalorous loaded at Woolwich two thousand tons of provisions, and twenty-four ovens for biscu!'-baking, for Paris.

There were great Republican desturbauces inside Paris before the capitulation. Genet al Duerot poisoned himself in despair, Bonrbaki attempted suicide, and is not expected to recover. His army, eiglry thousan i strong with artillery, after b mg driven to Ihe frontier, entered Switzcrlmd and su> rendered to the authorities there.

A Tints' t leg-ram, da ed the 2nd, states that the terms of peiu announced by Bism;uic comprise an indemnity of ten millions of francs, equal to four hundred thousands sterling ; the cession of Alsace and Lorraine, Metz, Belfort, and Pondicherry. The extreme conditions of peace caused glooipy anticipa'i< ps at Lnn’oi the next day. A telegram on the sih states tin- conditions of peace published in London and Bordeaux are inaccurate regarding the cession of Lorraine and twenty war vessels ; also that, the indemnity is three, and not four millions. A g. cat controversy between Gambetta and Favre continued several days after the arm stice was signed, (dambetta protested against the peace as dishonourable, and eventually resigned. Bismarck stated Prussia would only recognise freely-elected Deputies. The Bank of .England granted one hundred thousand pounds towards the Ifreneh Relief hand. Paris expresses cordial gratitude to the deputation from Loudon. At this time warlike feelings prevailed in the south of France. Matters are approaching a crisis. The Spanish, Austrian, and Italian ambassadors at Bordeaux i limated their being accredited to the Paris Government only, and if order was not maintained they would leave Bordeaux. Emanuel, Arago, Gamier, Paget, and Pellet an arrived at Bordeaux on the eighth, with a decree annulling Gambetta’s decree, wherein he disqualified the Imperial ministers, senators, prefects, and official candidates Jas representatives in the National Assembly. G,imbe:t,i then re. igned. Aft r Gambetta’s resignation, the elections proceeded, and immediately members of the Bonaparte family were declared ineligible as representatives. '.Napoleon issued a proclamation to the French people, which the English Press condemn. Garibaldi was elected for A ice, but resigned. The feeling in Paris favors the Orleans family. The National Assembly met at Bordeaux*. Three hundred members w ;re present. The elections proved largely in favor of the monarchists. The war party is losing ground.

At the conference, Prussia, Austria, and Russia united in wishing Prince Charles to remain on the Romanian throne.

The correspondence relating to the Black Sea treaty, is published. The papers seen by Mr Elliot, Minister at Constantinople prove that within three years after the date of the signatures, all the powers except England manifested a readiness to sacrifice the principal element of the treaty.

The Queen’s Speech' dwells' principally on foieigu topics. \\ ar, it says, may be renewed in a few days, unless moderation and forethought prevail on both sides.

The revenue is flourishing. The Speech announced better regulations for the armv necessitated by “ lessons of war.” and says • “Your patriotism will not grudge the increased charge. The condition of Ireland is gratifying, but the Queen refrained from proposing any question calcuiated to excite conti Iho army is to be increased to IoU.OUO men, at an increased case of L‘_ S )0,000. A loan is to be raised to carry out the plan of defence around London and between London and the coast, also for the fortification of Dover, Harwich, and the strengthening of Malta. laiis is very quiet. The Government of Left nee resigned. Two-thirds of the members elected to the Assembly arc

monarchists. Favre is elected for I’aris, and Prince Napoleon for Corsica. _ The Assembly resolved to appoint a commission to negotiate terms of peace. The volunteers are to be more carefully organised—regulars, volunteers, and militia, br.nging the strength of the army up to 431,00(i men, Thiers is nominated chit f of the Executive power. Britain acknowledges the Government. LATLST. Bourdeaux, February 19. Thiers has formed a Ministry, consisting of the following :--Dufaurc, Minister of Justice ; Favre, Minister of Foreign Affairs ; Picard, Minister of the Interior; Simon, Minister of Instruction ; Lambrecht, Minister of Commerce ; Lc Flo, Minister of V\ ar ; Pathciam, Minister of Marine ; Larey, Minister of Public Works. The Minister of Finance is unnamed. London, February 20. The Monifmr at Versailles declares there will be no middle terms of peace but those communicated in Bismarck’s ultimatum. If rejected the war continues. Theirs and Bismarck meet to-day at Sccaux. The Times correspondent telegraphs ou the 20th to Berlin that the London Conference agrees to open the Black Sea to foreign war vessels, and authorises the Porte to admit through the Dardanelles all war vessels except Kournaniau and Russian. Turkey hesitates. The proposal is unopposed by Bus-ia. Constantinople, February 20. The Porte opposes the Powers having more than two vessels within the Dardanelles, .