ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 108, 24 March 1871, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

CAPITULATION OF PARIS. The Phoebe arrived at Nelson at 10 o'clock on Sunday morning, bringing the English mail via San Francisco, which reached Auckland, per Wonga Wonga, at 8 a.m. on Friday. The Neilson mail contract has been repudiated. The Hon. .Julius Vogel took his departure from San Francisco for Washington on the 13th January. New York, Jan. 28. Paris capitulated on the 27th. j A three weeks' armistice hns been agreed ! upon. i The terms provide for the occupation of the j forts round the city, but not of the city itself, j It will be re victualled immediately on the arms : being surrendered. j London, Jan. 29. i The small-pox is raging in London. ' Feb. 1. I Great shipments of food have been sent into Paris. The ' Times' says the conditions of j peace arranged embrace the cession of Alsace [ and Lorraine, a heavy money indemnity, the j cession of the colony of Pondicheiry, and the j transfer of twenty first-class vessels. ; Feb. 2. j The Conference met to-day. Most of the I points insisted upon by Russia were conceded. War is not feared. Bordeaux, Feb. 4. At a mass meeting held in Bordeaux the feeling was unanimously in favor of war, and ' a resolution was passed calling upon Gambetta j to prosecute it to the death. | Lyons has also declared for the prosecution : of the war. j Several train-loads of provisions entered 1 Paris to-day. ' i Feb. 5. ■■•Official duality in Fr.mce complicates matters. Jules Favre has informed Bismarck that he will rescind the decrees of Gambetta. Hundreds die in Paris daily from starvation. English Government ovens arc baking bread constantly for Paris. Feb. 7. Fifty railroad waggons, laden with provissions, entered Paris on the 3rd, inscribed " Lon lon gift.* to Paris." Pans desires peace at any price. London, Fob. 9. The Queen opened Parliament to-day. She was greeted with miuglei cheers and hisses, the latter predominating. The cheer* were chiefly given by Germans. Extraordinary police precautious prevented disorder. The Royal speech congratulated tiie House on the prospect of a speedy settlement of all difficulties with America; and recommended a reorganisation of the army. On the return of members to the House of Commons, M!r. Gladstone rose and gave noticeof a BiU altering religious tests. Mr. Cardwell gave notice of a Bill providing for the reorganisation of the army. Mr. Disraeli spoke on the Address in reply, and criticised the policy of the Government. He advocated an armed neutrality, and such a final pacification as would exclude all germs of hostility. He regretted the inertia of the Government last July, when it could have ha-1 influence. He was severe in his comments on the course which England was made to take on the Black Sea question. Referring to American topic?, he denounced the hostile attitude of Senator Sumner and others towards England as unlike the attitude assumed towards other Powers, and recommended itshould be encountered with forbearance and c nitempt. The excitement occasioned by these speeches can easily be allayed ; therefore he hoped for a resumption of negotiations for the settlement- of all questions between England and America, and in the meantime, in view of the state of foreigu ail'airs, he opposed an increase of the military forces of the kingdom. Mr. Gladstone made an abiC speech in support of the Address. He denied there was any nceil of an armed neutrality last year. To advise Prussia against the tiohcuzollern candidature was going to the extreme limit of international right to interfere. The neutralization of the Black Sea had lost its importance to England since the Crimean war, and its maintenance had been abandoned by b'ranee. He believed that England's true policy was non-intervention abroad, the study o domestic questions, and the observance of neutral rights and obligations. He begged the House vvould not fetter the Government in its liberty of action, or doubt for a moment its desire to secure poace with honor and safety to the country. The Addi'ess was agreed to, and the House adjourned. 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 appointed are—Earl l)e Grey, Mr. Thornton, Sir J. M'J)ona d, and Mr. Stall'ord Northcote. Feb. 10. The war contributions of Paris are fixed at a liundre 1 million of francs. Feb. 12. Louis Napoleon has issued an" address to the electros in France. The result of the French elections proves that the department's are strongly imperialistic, or else support the Orleans family. The citizens are more or less republican. l<ob. Ik The House of Commons voted a dowry of £30,000 to the Princess Louise, and an annual allowance of £6OOO. Bordeaux, Feb. It. In a letter from Garibaldi to the Government he resigns his command of the army of ,

the Vosges, seeing,, lie * 'ys, his. mission id finished. The Government, replied)-accepting his resignation, and expressing than Irs und regrrt on behalf of the country. Garibaldi left, last night, via Marseilles, for Caprera. Lifto, Feb, U. Railway communication with Paris has been partially suspended, and trains hence for Paris have been slopped by the Prussians, but trams, from Paris bound north have not been interfered with. Berlin, Feb. 11.. The 'Cross Gazette' estimates the French elections as two-thirds monarchical and on<«third republican. The Bonapartists have been badly beaten, and the future contest; lies b tweeu the Bourbons and Orleanists.. Bressolles, commander of the 24th corps, has been arrested on the Swiss frontier, and sent to Lyons, and thence to Bordeaux. It is reported in diplomatic circles that Germany has infused England's request to communicate iier conditions of peace. Faidherbe recently^urged the army of th©> North to be in readiness again, either to fight, foreigners or internal disturbers. ** London, Feb. 1,*).. The Paris press is excited. 'La Reform? * is opposed to the eniry of the Germans, and foresees bloody encounters. A majority of the journals counsels, the citizens to remain indoors, and display mourning emblems during the pussage of the troops There is still a meagre distribution of pro: visions, but. the distress is decreasing. Sealed letters are now being posted for Paris. It is said that the Paris Government will publish minutes-of its sittings from the I.4th September to'tUe-iConclusion of the armistice, At the election of deputies to the Assembly Victor Hugo received 2115 (?) votes; Garibaldi, 200,000; Gambetta, 19,000; Roc)11ort, 103,000; Thiers, 102,000; and Rollin, 70. >O. The ' Echo' gays. Prince Napoleon is b, London, and will make that eity his permanent residence. Bordeaux, Feb. 15, The Assembly engaged to-day in the voriiScation of the election of its members. The electoral reports from Alsace and Lorr.ince were read and caused a warm demonst ration, of sympathy with those Provinces. The President announced that to-morrow the Assembly would proceed to constitute a new Government. j The deputies on leaving the Assembly ehamI bcr, were cheered by the populace. Victor Hugo-received ani enthusiastic ovation, | T>ijon, FoU I."). ! Bolfort has surrendered. The garrison hiw- ' been allowed to march out with the honors oi" , war. | The Germans have occupied the. whole of" the outer forts of Paris, aud will enter the city I on the 19th Feb. . Vessels have been dispatched from all the. ! chief, ports in Europe and America with con-.', i tributious of provisions for Paris, *' j It is undcrstoo I th.it Mr. Vogel his. made a j new contract with Mr. Webb for t,ie mail l,c. I .New Zealand. | The ■" Southern. Cross' exifa says that Hall's. ■ 'line is to lx: eon.tin.ue 1.