ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPEAN TELEGRAMS VIA SUEZ.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1067, 13 July 1871, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPEAN TELEGRAMS VIA SUEZ.

Greymouth, July 12. As the s.s. Omeo, with the Suez mail telegrams on board, could not be tendered at Hokitika, owing to the rough weather, she came on to this port, arriving here last night. The p.s. Despatch went out this morning and tendered the Omeo, but could not return to port until the evening tide. Adelaide, July 2. The branch mail steamer Alexandra arrived at Glenelg at 11 a.m. yesterday, having left King George's Sound at 4 a.m. on the 28th June. The H.M. s.s. Geelong sailed for Galle on tlie morning of 25th June. The R.M. s.s. Ayoca sailed from Galle at 11 p.m. on the 12th June, and after a fair passage reached King George's Sound at 9 p.m. on the 27th. London, May 28. The following is a summaiy of the circumstances connected with the final collapse of the Paris insurrection. Severe engagements took place on the 20th May at Auteuil and Passy. The Versailles troops made several attempts to scale the ramparts by means of ladders. The ramparts round Montrouge were abandoned on the 21st of May, when the Federalists commenced entering Paris in great numbers through the gates of Orleans and Chatillon. Sbarp engagements occurred in the Place de la Concorde, and also in the Place Vendome, in the latter of which Dumbroski, the commander of the insurgent troops, was wounded. Jle attempted to escape, but was prevented by the German soldiers stationed outside the city, who also prevented the escape of any other insurgents that crossed their lines. M. Thiers announced on the 25th May that the Government troops were masters of Paris. All the forts have been captured with the exception of Bicetre, and that has since been occupied. During the fight for the possession of Paris, a very great number of insurgents were killed, the streets being strewn with the dead. Besides this, over 20,000 prisoners were secured. A furious cannonade continued during the whole night of the 25th May; the insurgents' batteries at Chaumont having kept up a heavy fire. The Government troops have captured the Hotel de Ville and Fort Montrouge with 1,200 prisoners ; meanwhile a furious battle raged in the neighborhood of Pantin. On the 26th May the Versailles troops captured the Mozais, Lyons, and Orleans Railway !3tation ? and the barriers at Aitale, besides taking 6,00 Q prisoners; but the insurgents sill remained in occupation of Charon la Villette ? Belleville, and the Heights of Chaumont, from whence they threw petroleum shells, causing serious conflagrations. The "women assisted in firing the houses and acted in a most demoniacal manner. Qn the 2gth May the insurgents evacuated Fort Ivry and blew it up ; and the Versailles troops captured the freights of Chaumont and Belleville, taking a great number of prisoners. On the 28th May there were no insurgent bands remaining, and the insurrection was entirely suppressed.

The Tuileries, the Concil d'Etat of the Ministry of Finance, the Hotel de Yille, the Palais Royal, and other public buildings, have been entirely destroyed by the fires which the insurgents kindled by means of petroleum. These acts, instigated no doubt by revenge, were committed during the entrance of the Government troops into the city. The Luxembourg has been partially blown up, and the Louvre almost entirely destroyed, though all the collections of paintings and antiquities, except the library, have been saved. The National Library has also been saved from the wrecks The insurgents, before they were finally routed, took revenge upon the hostages whom they held ; of these they shot ten, including the Archbishop of Paris, and fifteen of the chief members of the clergy. M. Delascluse has been killed, and Gen. Dumbrouski was amongst the number shot. M. Thiers has proposed to give the Chamber the right to pardon the insurgents. On the 30th May, Paris was quiet, and the inhabitants were resuming their ordinary occupations. Arrests of insurgents are now made without any resistance whatever on their part. The disarmament of the National Guards has been ordered.. Great numbers of insurgent prisoners have been executed at Versailles. M. Grousset, one of the insurgent leaders, has been arrested in Paris, whilst M. Felix Gyatt has been taken in Switzerland. The Belgian Government requested M Victor Hugo to quit their country. As he refused to comply with the request, the King signed an order for his expulsion. He has since arrived in London. M. Jules Favre has instructed the representatives oi France in foreign countries to request the authorities to arrest all persons who have escaped thither, who were guilty of complicity iu the late insurrection of Paris. He urged upon these gentleman the argument that the acts of the insurgents were crimes and not political offences. Mr Bruce stated, in reply, that the English Government could not prevent the entry of refugees, against whom ordinary crimes have been or can be proved. The reply of the Spanish Government was that they would not prevent the passage of fugitives across the frontier, but that they would rigorously carry out the provisions of the Extradition Treaty. The Paris journals declare that the Legitimists and Orleanists have come to an understanding about the succession to the Seat of Power vacated by Napoleon, and the prevailing opinion amongst the journals is that Count Chambord (a Bourbon) will shortly be King of France. There is a rumor current that the Versailles Cabinet is about to resign. Paris is now divided into four military districts. The power of the police has been transferred to the military. The Gendarmes of Paris have had their number increased by 6,000, and the Republican Guard by 12,000. The question has been raised as to the desirability of constructing forts in the interior of Paris to prevent the outbreak of any fresh insurrections. The Prussians who occupied St. Denis are returning home. Communication with Paris has now been re-opened. Measures have been taken to prevent a pestilence. M, Rochfort has been arrested - f his trial commenced on the 3rd May. GENERAL NEWS. The peace negotiations have been completed at Frankfort. The triumphant entry of the Germans into Berlin has been fixed for the 18th June. Gladstone has announced his determination to pass the Army Re-organisa-tion and Ballot Bills through the House this session. H.M.S. Galatea is being dismantled at Plymouth. The Duke of Edinburgh is visiting the Queen at Balmoral. The freedom of the city (London ?) has been offered to him. Prince Arthur is recovering from the effects of a severe fall. Slir Henry Rawlinson has been appointed to succeed Sir R Murchison as President of the Royal Geographical Society.

The London Chartered Bank of Aus? tralia has declared a dividend of 8 pes cent. The examination of the claimant of %he Tichbourne baronetcy has commenced, The evidence as to his identity is increasingly strong. Ten thousand engineers have struck at the Tyne. The French journals ask for a cessa-* sation of the summary executions, and for a trial of the prisoners. Attention has been called in the House of Commons to the reported capture of the " IJecate," and to the Russian move? ment in Central Asia. The following appointments have been made of the Bath, Knight Com? manders—rGeneral James Alexander, J. Fowler Bradford, F. Haines, and Chariest Beid. Companions ~rr Edward Kaye, Charles Vivian Cox, John Blick SpurgeoD, Thomas Wright, Charles Henry fattison, and Walter Fane. The Duke of Argyle has granted a pension of <£4OQ to the widow of Sir Henry Duraud. The Indian Finance Committee is sit-, ting at Westminster daily, making elaborate examinations, which are likely to last two years, Several appointments of natives and Englishmen to the order of the Star of India are gazetted. Obituary.—Sir John Herschel, who. was interred ju Westminster Abbeys Thalberg and Auber, the French composers ; Mr Mason, the Confederate Envoy of the Southern States during the American war ; Major-General Douglas; ; Admiral Arbuthnot; Mr J. Yates, advocate; Bev. D. Paterson, Lord Byron's, tutor; Major-General Steel; Mr Halket, keeper of the Advocates' library in Edinburgh ; Professor Purcbert, of Jena ; Sir W. P. Seward ; Colonel Bogers, R. A. $ Lieut.-Generals T. H. Williams and F. Graton ; and Lord McGregor. Shipping.—Sailed : Queen of Nations, Kent, Abbey Holme, La Hogue, Greafc Britain, Marpeosia, Spence, Western Empire, Lancashire, City of Paris, Geo. Thompson, Borealis, Aun Duthie, City of Adelaide, Suffre, Dorr, Beltana, Sarafy. Bell, and Peace.