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Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2607, 26 June 1871, Page 2

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(FROM GREVILLE’s TELEGRAM COMPANY, reuter’s agents.) Nelson, June 25. The s,s. Taranaki arrived here from the Manukau shortly after midnight. THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL. The Moses Taylor arrived at Honolulu on the sth with the mails for the Nevada. During the passage a sad accident occurred in the fire room by the collapse of the fine of the starboard boiler. The hot water and steam escaping rushed upon the doomed men, killing first the engineer, and thou five others. Their bodies were buried at sea, an the steamer came on with one boiler. This delayed the Nevada. The Nevada arrived at Auckland on the 23rd hist making the passage from Honolulu in 15 days. She brings a cargo of sugar for Auckland, Sydney, and Melbourne. She experienced moderate weather until the 21st, and after that date to arrival a furious S.E. gale. Passengers, —Mr and Mrs John M*Nenzieand family, Miss Jane Guest, Messrs Harper, Fomeale, Richards, Vivian, Paine, Andrews, and 12 for Melbourne.

GENERAL SUMMARY.

The Red Republicans in Paris have been thoroughly beaten, and Pans is captured. The Commune has entirely collapsed, and 80,000 Versaillists have entered Paris. Many of the Communists leaders have been taken. Thousands endeavored to escape from Paris, but were driven back by the Prussians. The head quarters of the Prince of Saxony are to be removed to Compaigne, and the Guards have returned to Germany. Thiers intends to punish vigorously the Communist leaders. The Germans notified to the Commune that they would bombard Paris if the U.S. Minister Washbourne’s residence was attacked. The insurgents have abandoned the Place de la Concorde, and the Versaillists nowoccup/ the Place Vendorae, the luilleries, Hotel de Viile, .and lesy. Dombrowski, the Communist loader, is wounded; ho tried to . scape, but was prevented by the Germans. There was immense enthusiasm among the population on the entry of the Versaillists, whose flag now floats over Montmartre. A battalion of Friends of Order a 1 e re-organ-ising in Paris. 'There arc 10,000 insurgents prisoners in the TuiHei'ina. Rochefort has gone to Brussels ; he narrowly escaped being lynched. Great excitement exists in the Commune.

Bismarck met the request of the Versailles Government in a very liberal spirit. By the treaty of peace, he agreed to a reduction of the wap indemnity hy half a milliard francs, equal to L20,000,00(}. Immediately on the ratification of the treaty, a majority of the German forces were to leave France, on their return to Germany. The French prisoners in Germany will return to France as rapidly as the railroads can transport them.

ENGLISH NEWS. London, May 23, In the House of Commons, an amendment was offered to the Army Regulation Bill to make no exception to the restriction on the sale of commissions. Mr W. H. Smith attacked the purchase system, and Mr CardweU defended it. The debate ended in a ministerial majority ,pf thirty-nine. In the House of Lord.*, the Umvprsjity -posts Bill was sustained by a majority of five. A B}lj. was introduced for the confederation of the Leeward Islands, West Indies. The debate on the Army Purchase Bill closed with a majority of ten. Sixty-three voted against purchase. Mr Mi all, member for Bradford, moved in the House of Commons for the disestablishment of the Church of England, Sip Eouipclell Fajmep opposed him. Mr Disraeli wished for a plebrgcptum oil the subject, and Mr Gladstone sustained him.’ Lppn <* division, the:e was a majority against dig? establishment of 285. A steamer left the Thames on the Ist to attempt to repair the Atlantic cables. Napoleon is better.

NEWS. The treaty was signed by tfi.o Joint High Commission on the Bth, at the Department of State at Washington City. There ape to be two boards of arbitration—one for national claims, such as those of the Alabama ; the other to take cognisance of miscellaneous claims, such as those preferred by British and Americans for losses during the war. TJig Senate was very indignant at the premature disclosure of the terns of treaty, and i,S taking all ' Incan s jo discover tj]f? informer. The S.ap juan question ‘will be rejcmd to the Emperor of Brazil as arbitrator. ' In regard to the Alabama claims, the British Government expresses its regret that the privateer should have been allowed to escape from British ports, and expresses its willingness to submit the question of damages to a committee of arbitration. The treaty meets with general approval except in Canada, although General Butler has taken up ground against it, u The Woman's Suffrage Movement is making way. Butnos Ayres is almost depopulated by yellow fever. Business is quite suspended. Captain Hall’s arctic expedition will sail in about two weeks. Efforts will be m■ de in California to got women recognised as citizens by Government. The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce held Up npnual meeting mi May 9th. Many complimentary all unions were made in the President’s report to the Hon. Mr Vogel and Mr W. H. Webb in regard to the estabjich: ment of the Australian and New Zealand steam service lino. It contrasts the liberality of the New Zealand Government with th® niggardliness of the United States, but states tjjat confidence is felt that a suitable subsidy would be gpapted next year. COMMERCIAL. London, May 19. W001—121,831 bales have been sold since the 13th. 'ibe competition is steady, and increasingly brisk ; flax, fine cleaned L 29 to L 33. tlpod piedium, L 25 to L2B ; half clean, L2O to L 25. Coqimon rough, Lls to Ll7; Jraw, LI I to Ll2 JOs. Some large transactions have been carried but in the scrip of the new loan, and the market presents features of improvement. Livkkpool, May 17— Wheat, 12s 4d. SHIPPING. Nkw York. Sailed, Belle, for Dunedin, with 4,500 cases of kerosene and sundries. Loading, Sunny Region, for Melbourne, and to sail on the 25th. The barque J. S. Miller, has been chartered for Melbourne and Dunedin.

VERY LALEST UNPUBLISHED TELEGRAMS. London, May 24. The Tim s thinks the settlement of the Alabama claims, proposed in the treaty of Washington is honorable to Eng'and. Outside Tarts, May 24.

The barricades of Belle Ville hold out, but the insurgents are discouraged. This is the only point they hold. It is expected everything will bo over to-day. VERSAILLES, 24th. The Louvre and Tuilkries have been set on lire by the insurgents with petroleum. Panama, via Jamaica, May 18, The insurgent rebels are within three miles of Panama. The American consul declares that the seizure of the United states steamer Montijo by the rebels is an act of piracy, and calls on the captain of the British war vessel Chameleon to recapture her. There is real excitement at Panama. Business is at a standstill. New York, May 24. A parting banquet was given to the British High Commissioners by Mr. Cyrus Field. There were 100 prominent gut sis. Speeches were made by Earl de Grey, Messrs. Cullen Bryant, Sir Stafford Northcote, General M‘Dowell, Lord Tenterdeu, Henry Ward Beecher, and others. Versailles, May 24. The insurgents have fired the palace of the Legion of Honour and the Council of State. The fumes of petroleum pervade the City. Berlin, May 24. General Fabrics demanded that the Commune should give up the guards who attacked Minister Washbumc’s house. Grousset ordered a court martial, but the culprits fled. He could only express his sorrow and indignation at the outrage. London, May 24. The following is the result of the D rby : Zcphy’s Colt, I ; Albert Victor, 2; King of the Forest, 3. Seventeen ran. In the Derby there was a dead heat for the second place between Albert and King of the Forest. Outside, Paris, May 24. A terrible explosion has just occurred in centre of Paris; probably at the Hotel de Ville. Nelson, June 26. The yield of the Caledonian plaim for the fortnight, is expected to be 14,000 ozs. The manager reports on Friday, that finer specimens are to hand to-day ; but the show of stone in the face of the slope is magnificent, there being a seam of solid gold in sight. Shares sola on Friday, as follows :—Caledonian, LI 12; Thames, L 43 ; Piiuce Imperial, L 5 ; Tookey, L3B to L4O ; Nonpareil, L 5 ; Vulcan, Lls ; Ballarat and Rising Sun, 20s ; Una, buyers, 22s ; sellers, 255. The tributors of a section of Tookey’s, crushed 8 tons, which yielded 102 ounces of melted gold; 15 tons of stouo from the Inverness tributors, yielded 31 ounces. The Morning Star stuff gives a show of 3 ounces all round. Auckland, June 24, All mining stock still rising. Caledonians are selling at LI 12 ; Thames at L 42 ; Moanatiri at L 4 ; Belfast at L 7 10s ; Tookey at 1.40 ; Otago at L 4 ss. The Caledonians declare another dividend of Lls or L2O to-day. The Nevada leaves to-morrow for Napier. Ar rivals : Magellan Cloud, from Oamaru ; Australiud, from Lyttelton. Sailed : Napier and Star of South, for Napier. A fire broke out at Houghton’s Dining Rooms, "Queen gtrpet, three this morning, but was promptly extinguished hy the Fire Brigade, The loss is very trifling. The New Zealand Insurance Company held its half-yearly meeting on Wednesday The report is very satisfactory, ami a dividend was declared of 30s per share, leaving a balance to the next half-year of L 4,156.