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London, Feb. 18.
Consols, 91%. Wool market firm. Victoria sixes, iI3J, Copper, 74. Tallow dull. Wheat has advanced 2s during the month. Arnyed-r-Moravia, Alexandra, Bondoleer, Joshua, Lanarkshire, Goolna, via Alexandria. The fourth series of Colonial W9OI sales opened on the 7tb. 871 bales were sold at an advance of from half-penny to one
penny. The Marquis of Normandy has been apointed Governor of Queensland.
The armistice has since been prolonged. All the forts round Paris have surrendered.
To prevent the immediate starvation of the city, three millions of rations were supplied by the Germans.
February 14.
Favre returned to Versailles on the 27th January with General Beaufort, when an armistice of three weeks was concluded, and immediately extended throughout France by the stipulation of the armistice.
Paris has capitulated, the army re* maining as prisoners of inside the capital. It was further agreed that the army should surrender, except the National Guard, and one division to keep order in the city ; that Paris should pay the war contribution of two millions of francs; that the Germans should be forbidden to enter Paris during the armistice, and that the re-victualling of Paris should be allowed, jthe city remaining invested ; that egress should be allowed, and postal communication reopened; the entrance of foreigners to be restricted ; also the en denies of Paris .to be disarmed ; the armies in the field -to retain possession of the country already occupied. Thrre was a reported republican disturbance inside Paris, before the capitulation.
Ducrot poisoned himself. Bouvbaki attempted to com mitt suicide, and is not expected to recover. His army, 80,000 strong with artilery, after being drawn to the frontier, entered .Switzerland and surrendered to the au ilioritif s.
The railway bridges art; being repaired to facilitate the transfer of provisions. The British ships Medusa, Buffalo, and Valorous, have loaded at Woolwich 2,000 tons of provisions and twenty-four ovens for biscuits for Paris.
A great .controversy took place between Gambetta and Favre, which contidued several days after the armistice ■was signed. Gambetta protested against a dishonorable peace, and eventually eesigned.
The Bank of England has granted £IOO,OOO to the Belief Fund.
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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 974, 22 March 1871, Page 3
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