EUROPE & AMERICA.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 972, 20 March 1871, Page 2

EUROPE & AMERICA.

VERY LATEST INTELLIGENCE. New York, February 18. Paris has capitulated.

January 27. An armistice has been arranged for three weeks. The terms provide for the occupation of the forts round the city—excluding the occupation of the city itself.

Paris was allowed to re-victual as soon as the arms were surrendered.

London, January 20. Small-pox is raging in London. February J. Great shipments of food have been sent into Paris,

The JHifies says the conditions of peace which have been arranged embrace the cession of Alsace and Lorraine, a heavy money indemnity, the cession of the colony of Pondicherry, and the transfer of 20 firstclass vessels.

February 2.

The Conference met to-day. Most of the points insisted upon by Russia were conceded. War is not feared. Bourdeaux, February 4. A mass meeting at Bordeaux asked Gambetta to prosecute war to the death. Lyons is favorable to the prosecution of the war.

London, February 4. Several train loads of provisions entered Paris to-day.

February 5. Official duality in France complicates matters.

M. Favre informs Bismarck that he will rescind the decrees of Gambetta.

Hundreds are dying in Paris daily from starvation. The English Government ovens are baking bread constantly for Paris. February 7.

Fifty railroad waggons, laden with provisions, entered Paris on the 3rd, inscribed " London gifts to Paris." Paris desires peace at any price. February 9.

The Queen opened Parliament to-day. In her speech, she congratulated the House on the prospects of settlement of all difficulties with America. She recommended a reorganization of the army. A joint commission has been appointed by England and the United States to adjudicate on the Alabama and Canadian fishery questions. It will meet at Washington. The English members are Earl de Grey, Mr. Thornton, Sir J. McDonald, Sir Stafford Northcote.

February 10. The war contributions of Paris are fixed at one hundred millions of francs.

February 12.

Louis Napoleon has issued an address to the electors of France. The results of the French elections prove that the departments are strongly imperialistic, or else support the Orleans family ; the cities are more or less republican.

February 14

The House of Commons voted £30,000 as a dowry to the Princess Louise ; £6OOO annual allowance.

A draft of a treaty of peace has been approved by Bismarck and Moltke. The Times says the armistice has been extended.

Bordeaux, February 15. The Assembly will proceed to constitute a new Government, to-morrow. DrjoN, February 15.

Belfort has surrendered. The garrison was allowed to march out with the honours of war.

Bordeaux, February 15.

The Assembly met to-day and is engaged in the verification of the election of its members. The electoral reports frpm Alsace and Lorraine were read, and caused warm demonstrations of sympathy for these provinces.

The President announced that to-morrow the Assembly would proceed to constitute a new Government. The deputation, on leaving the Assembly Chamber, was cheered bv the populace.

Victor Hugo received an enthusiastic ovation.

London, February 15.

The Echo says that Prince Napoleon is in' London, and will make that city his permanent residence.

At the election of deputies to the Assembly Victor Hugo received 211,500 votes; Garibaldi, 200,000; Gambetta, 190,000; Roehfort, 163,000; Thiers, 102,000; and liollin, 76,000.

Bordeaux, February 14,

A telegram from Garibaldi to the Government says that he resigns his command of the Army of the Vosges, seeing, he says, his mission finished.

The Government replies, accepting his resignation, and expressing thanks and regrets on behalf of the country. Garibaldi left last night for Marseilles and Caprera.

Berlin, February 14.

The Cross Gazette estimates the French elections as two-thirds monarchal, and onethird republican. The Bonapartists have been badly beaten. The future contest lies between the Bourbons and Orleanists. Algiers is declared to be in a state of siege. Bressoles, the commander of the twenty-fourth corps, has been arrested on the Swiss f - ..- tier and sent to Lyons, and thence to Bordeaux.

It is reported in diplomatic circles that Germany has refused England's request to communicate her conditions of peace. Faidherbe recently ordered the army of the North to be in readiness again, either to fight foreigners, or to check internal disturbances.

London, Feb. 14.

There are continued details of increasing executions of the Germans in the Seine Ivferieure.

A Berlin despatch says the French elections are being carried on pacifically. Bismarck has consented, on principle, to a prolongation of the armistice for a week, and has made a definite agreement dependent on certain military conditions. The Telegraph's Versailles special correspondent says that the Emperor William is very unwell. He persists in his determination to enter Paris,

A resumption of hostilities is strongly apprehended. The monster guns at Fort Valerien will be destroyed.

Lille, Feb. 14

Railway communication with Paris is partially suspended, and trains hence for Paris are stopped by the Prussians, but trains from Paris bound north are not interrupted.

London, Feb. 15

The Paris press is excited ; La Reforrne is opposed to the entry of the Germans, and foresees bloody encounters.

A majority of the journals counsel the citizens to remain indoors, and display mourning emblems during the passage of the troops. There are meagre distributions of provisions, but the distress is decreasing. Sealed letters are now posted for Paris.

It is said that the Paris Government will publish minutes of its sittings from the 14th September, to the conclusion of the armistice.

Bucharest, Feb. 14.

The excitement is considerably decreased, and the settlement of the difficulties is probable.

London, Feb. 14,

In the House of Lords, Lord Granville said that the mixed Commission was without power to settle the Russian question, and was only authorised to frame a plan of adjustment, in which members must be unanimous for submission to their respective Governments. There were riotous demonstrations in Cork on the receipt of the welcome news of the release of the Fenians. The mounted police cleared the streets with drawn sabres, and the mob were scattered.

London, Feb. 9.

The Queen opened Parliament to-day, and was greeted with mingled cheers and hisses, the latter predominant; the cheers were chiefly given by Germans. Extraordinary police precautions prevented disorder.

On return pf the members to the House of Commons, Mr. Gladstone rose and gave notice of a bill, altering religious tests.

Mr. Cardwell gave notice of a bill providing for the reorganization of the army.

Mr. D\sraeli made remarks, on the address, and criticised the policy of the Government, and advocated an armed neutrality, and final pacification, which would exclude all ground of hostility. He lamented

the inertness of the Government last July, when it was able to influence the belligerents. He was severe in his comments, on the course which England was made to, take in the Black Sea question. Refer-, ring to American topics, he denounced the hostile attitude of Senator Sumner, and; others, towards England. It was unlike the attitude assumed towards the other powers, and he recommended that it should be encountered with forbearance and con-. tempt; yet, a passion might be arousedwhich could not easily be allayed; there-, fore he hoped for a resumption of the ne-. gotiations for the settlement of all the questions between England and America. Meantime, in view of the relations of England with foreign countries, he was opposed to the proposed increase of the military force pf the kingdom. Mr. Gladstone made an able speech in, support of the address, and denied that there was apy need of an armed neutrality last year to advise Prussia against the candi-. dature of the Prince of Hohenzoliern. Eng-. land was going to the extreme limit of international right to interfere. The neutralization of the Black Sea has lost its importance to England since the Crimean war, and its maintenance had been abandoned by France. He believed England's true policy was non-intervention, a broad study of" domestic questions, and observation of neutral rights and obligations. He begged that the House would not fetter the Government in the liberty of its action, or doubt for a moment its aim to secure peace with honour and safety to the country. The address was agreed to, and the House adjourned. SUMMARY OF EVENTS. The Germans have occupied the whole of the outer forts of Paris, and will enter the city on the 19th February. Vessels have been despatched from all the chief ports in Europe and America* with contributions of provisions for Paris. A mass meeting at Bourdeaux has been called for the prosecution of the war to the bitter end.

A mixed English and American commis-i sion is to assemble at Washington for the consideration of the Canadian fishery trou-. bles.

It is understood that Mr. Vogel has made a new contract with Webb for a mail service to New Zealand. The Southern Cross states that Hall's line is to be continued. The Hawaain Government have guaranteed a subsidy of £25,000 per annum for two years, commencing to pay from January Ist, 1871. The general impression of merchants in San Francisco is that Webb's line will not start at all; if it does it will be only as an experiment. LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS TO GREVIIXE AND CO. London, Feb. 16. The principal points of Mr. Cardwell'a Bill on the re-organisation of the army are —a fair system of seniority, and purchase to be absolutely abolished. The Horse Guards are removed to the War Office, thereby abolishing a dual Government. The appointment of Com-mander-in-Chief will be in future limited to five years. The forces are to be fixed at 100,000,, with a strong militia reserve. SHIPPING, New York.— Sailed : Annie, for Dunedin on the 21st January. London.— Arrived : Ramsay, from Lyttelton, on the 2nd Feb. Sailed: Hochles, for Wellington. Liverpool.—Loading for Canterbury —Speedy. Glasqow.—Sailed : Yokohama, for Dunedin, on the 3rd Feb. Loading —Helenslie, for Dunedin. COMMERCIAL, San Francisco.— Flour, Oregon brands $7-27 per 196 lbs. Prices are so high as nearly to have stopped its export. Wheat/ $2 20 to $2-36 per sack. Barley, §l*42 to SL4S per cental. Oats, sl-55 to sl*7s per cental, Liverpool, Feb. 15.—Wheat, lis 9d to lis lOd. New Zealand Flavin good demand; fine white samples, .£3O to £35. 900 tons have been sold at £l6 ss; 30 tons at £2O. New Zealand six per cents., 106 to 108. Consols, 9 BJ. Tallow in good demand ; for mutton, 33 s 3d ; for beef, 35s 3d to 43s 6d. A good demand prevailed for wool; market hardened, and a slight advance is expected.