The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1871. ENGLISH MAIL AT HOKITIKA, VIA SUEZ.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 69, 22 March 1871, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1871. ENGLISH MAIL AT HOKITIKA, VIA SUEZ.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. [Per Greville's Company, Reu*ter's Agents.] We have delayed our publication for the purpose of giving the telegrams by *he Rangitoto, but out of some seven or eight hundred words, the following is all that is new. A lengthy summary of the Queen's speech which we have already published in full would not possess much interest for our readers. The Rangitoto arrived at 1\ this morning, having left Hobson*s Bay at 3.50 p.m. on 16th. Experieucea^'^.E. wind until 18 th, afterwards niickj weather. Passengers — for Nelson, Mr. arid Mrs. Morris Meyers, Miss M. A. Dickson, Mr. Armstrong. For Wellington; Mr. Galley, and E. Clifton. For Lyttelton : Mr. Maclean. For Dunedin : Mr, Reginald Bright. J. M'Kellar, G. Pagson. A. J. Burns, A. Burt, F. Papson, T. M'Kellar, Mrs. Rawd on. For Bluff: Mrs. Calder, Mr. and Mrs P. M'Kellar. Cargo : for Nelson 56 tons, Wellington 60 tons, Lyttelton 30 tons, Dunediu 36 tons. London, February 18. Consuls, 91 1. Wool market firm. Victorian sixes 113^. Copper, £74. Tallow, duli. Wheat advanced two shillings during the month. Shipping: — Arrived — Moravian, Alexander Duthie, . Somersetshire, Ascalon, Bundaleer, Joshua, felnarkshire, Goolwa, via Alexandria. VA Fourth ColodiE^woolsale opened with 76,811 bales. SolcPat half-peuny to penny advance. The Marquis of Normanby has been appointed Governor of Queenland. ... February 14. Favre returned to V^rsaHjes on the 27th January, with GeneraOEeauforf, when an armistice of three wemsNsvas concluded, and immediately extended throughout France. Gijeat republican disturbartoSA occurred in Paris prior to the capitulation. Ducrot poisoned himself \in despair. Bourbaki at^mpted| suicide, and is not expecjed to recoro^Cfiis army, 80,000 strong, with artilJery/Vter being driven to the frontier, entered Switzerland and surrendered to the authorities. A telegram to the Times dated 2nd February, states that the terms of peace announced by \Bikna*ck comprise an indemnity of 10 milliards. The Bank of England has granted £100,000 towards therelief fund. Paris expressesjher cordial gratitude to thgydeputatibn !ftf>ii London. The array iV.to Be increased to 130,000 the increased cost being £2,800,000. A loau Ifoi be raised to carry out the \ plan of defeh^eVaround London, between London arm thetsoast; also for the fortification of Dover and Harwich, and for strengthening Malta. v ,y N FeK£u»ry 18. $ Paris is very quiet and tli^ Gwrernraent of defence has resigned. \ Two-thirds of the new; members are monarchists. Favre i& ejected for Paris, and Prince Napoleon for-poriica.

The Assembly has resolved to appoint Commissioners to negotiate terms of ppace. Thiers has been nomiuated chief of the Executive power. Greatßritain acknowledges his Government, THE LATEST. Bordeaux, February 19. Thiers has formed a Ministry. Dufaure, Minister of Justice ; Thiers, Minister for Foreign Affairs ; Picard, Minister of the Interior; Lambreech of Commerce ; Le Flo of war ; Pathriam (?) of Marine ; Larey (?) of Public Works ; Minister of Finance unnamed. . London, Feb. 20. The Moniimr' o\ Versailles declares there will be no mi utile terms of peace, but those communicated to the French are Bismarck's ultimatum, and if rejected, war will continue. Theirs and Bismarck met to-day at Sceaux. The Conference agrees to open the Black Sea to foreign vessels, and authorises the Porte to admit through the Dardanelles all war vessels except Roumanian and Russian. Turkey hesitates. The proposal is uuopposed by Russia. Constantinople, Feb. 20. The Porte opposes any Powers haviug more than two vessels within the Dardanelles.