BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2598, 15 June 1871, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(from greville’s telegram company, rkuter’s agents.)

h a r i;am:a, June Id, The schooner Tauranga brings the following news from Auckland : - The publican Harley, charged with a breach of the Arms Act, was found guilty; and sentence was deferred. Chief Justice Arney raised a point of law, which will materially affect the present and other cases under the Arms Act. It is whether the prisoner could be convicted under the indict-

mrnt, as the Act of 2866 had been repealed, and there had been no revival of the section of the Act of' 1860 as it originally stood. The po nt has been reserved for decision by the next Appeal Court. Tho Caledonian Company held a meeting on Saturday last, when they declared a dividend for the last fortnight of Ll2 per share. Tho total paid in in dividends since February last is L.343,200. The Thames Investment Company paid a dividend of L2 per share. The Thames news is satisfactory. Up to Saturday the Caledonian Company had locwt. of specimens taken out Tho returns will be higher than expected, probably 14,000 ozs. Good stone has been taken out of the Albnrnia and North Devon claims, and very rich specimens have been obtained from the Una mine. The Company lodged 551 ozs with the Bank. The Queen of Beauty claim retorted 106 ozs. gold. Caledonian shares are inquired for at LI 75 to L 177 1 0s ; Tookeys at L2stoL 27 ; Thames at L 57 ; Golden Calf at 45s ; Central Italy at 355; and Una’s 20s to 225. LATE SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. (From May 8 to May 15.) The insurgents’ position outside Paris is very precarious. Nearly and Asnieres are destroyed. The sanguinary struggle still continues. The losses of the insurgents at Issy and Clamart was 1000 men. There .arc dissensions in the Commune by which its authority is weakened. A committee of public safety has been appointed, to consist of five members, including Fyat. The Archbishop of Paris was released through the intervention of Bismarck, he. having informed the Commune that if the Archbishop fell a victmi to the mob, tho Germans would intervene. The railway comp ini n s are paying the large sums demande I by tho Commune. There was a violent cannonading to the west of Paris on- April 30. The Versaibists .vivaned to the neighborhood of Issy. A panic seized the garrison, and the fort was nearly destroyed. The garrison have since abandoned it. General Chueret sent fresh troops to tho scene. On May 1 Oluseret was dismissed and arrested ; next day he was released. Resell is provisionally appointed his successor. General discouragement exists among the insurgents. Eoscll complained bitterly to the Commune of want of support, and tendered his resignation. A council of war will judge Resell, who was arrested, hut escaped. Delacluze has been appointed his successor. •v. The secret committee of Paris maintain an easy ascendency. Blanqui is the supposed leader. Foreigners are allowed free egress, but no IT. nchmen are allowed to leave, Tiiroe-eiglits of the population arc gone. It is found that of the rebel prisoners, 12 in the 100 are felons, 14 are fighting from conviction, and 74 are taking part involuntarily. The Versailles troops are sparing rebel prisoners lives, except in the case of convicts, thieves, and f reigners. Tho conflicts rage daily from daybreak till nine at night. Great warlike preparations are still being made in Russia.

The Bombay Government have received news of Dr Livingstone’s safety, hut he is destitute of provisions. There is a violent agitation against Mr Bruce’s licensing measure. The Women’s Suffrage Bill was defeated in tho 5 ouse of Commons by 63 votes. On the first discussion of the income tax, the Government had u- orl fcy v(SrTf -omly -*>n Miall’s motion for the disestablishment of the Church of Epglapd was rejected by 374 against 89. The Oldham operatives have resumed work.