ADDITIONAL MAIL ITEMS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 14, 29 April 1871, Page 9

ADDITIONAL MAIL ITEMS.

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[per greville’s tel. co., betfter’s agents.] HOKITIKA, April 21. Australian preserved meats are largely used in revictualling Paris. The mining journals have comments on the mineral resources of Victoria and the coalfields of New Zealand.

The personalty of the late Mr Brassey is sworn under six and a half millions.

Bishop Winchester carried a resolution in convocation excluding Unitarians from the Bible Revision Committee.

Mr Purchase, the Brighton Ritualist, has been condemned in costs by the Privy Council. Bourbaki is recovering. Except in Paris and some southern towns republicism is unpopular. Theirs powerfully argued in the Assembly on the question of protest against the cession of Alsace and Lorraine, electrifying the members by his appeal. Trochu has retired into private life. Cardwell’s army reorganisation bill met with unexpected success; the abolition of purchase will cost the nation eight millions. A Ballot Bill has been introduced by Forster. The principal is applied to municipal and parliamentary elections. It provides severe penalties for personation, abolishes nominations and declaration of polls, prohibits public houses as committee rooms, and levies election expenses on constituencies.

Granville promises a bill for purging the House of Lords of bankrupt peers. The bill legalising marriage with a deceased wife’s sister, has passed the second reading. Mr Gladstone scouted the report that the United States had offered to purchase British America.

The Emperor and Moltke were desirous of gratifying the soldiers by a march through Paris. The Crown Prince and Bismarck opposed it. Greece. The Greek legislature granted £IO,OOO to Mrs Lloyd, Spain. —The husband of ex-Queen Isabella has taken the oath of allegiance. Circumstances connected with the

assassination of Prim are discovered. Queen Isabella is implicated.

Italy. —The Senate voted to transfer the capital to Rome. Several European Cabinets advise delay in transferring the Royal residence to Rome till after the Pope’s death. ' There is a Catholic negotiation to transfer the Holy See to Belgium, also for an armed intervention on behalf of the Pope. Commercial. —Exports for the last month are the lightest on record. Trade prospects nevertheless favorable. New Zealand decrease, £ 12,540.

Colonial Securities. —New Zealand fives, 1891, 99f; ditto to sixes, 1891, March, Sept., 109£.

Money Market.— Considerable outflow of gold, but money abundant at discounts 21- to 3. German and French loans in active demand.

Numerous mercantile failures. Wool Report.— The tone of sales is animated. Superior commands an advance of lid and 2d. The opening of communication with the Continent will increase the demand. It is expected 150,000 to 180,000 bales will arrive in time for the next sales in April, and prices will relapse.

Ceylon. —Galle, March 22nd. —Communication between Singapore and Batavia is interrupted.

The barque Palmerston, from London to Colombo, was wrecked in the late gale. Sir William Grey is to be Governor of Bengal.

Gold and coal has been found at Mysore. The Indian ipcome tax is reduced 10s.

The revenue still shows surplus. Bombay, March 16th.—Australian coals are firm at 20 rupees. At Calcutta not one ship disengaged ; freight very high. Madras.— Freights are scarce.

Hongkong, March 7th.—Australian coal sold at eight to nine dollars; demands light ; prices falling ; freights steady.

Foo Chow.— The North Star sailed with 73,000 lbs of tea for Melbourne. Shipments-to the colonies this season are 20 per cent less than during the previous season., LATE TELEGRAMS. On the 18th Oriental Bank shares were quoted at 41|- ; consols, 9lf. . The reserve notes in the Bank of England amount to £13,000 ; bullion, £21,750,000. Disturbances occurred during the ' German peace celebrations at. Zurich; the German flag was tom down, and the troops fired on the mob. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. Napoleon’s deposition is formally ‘ voted by the Assembly. Due de Broglie is appointed French ambassador to London.

The proposed vote of gratitude to England Was rejected.

The new Russian loan of twelve millions was unfavorably received.

The London School Board decided to admit of reading of the Bible under certain restrictions.

. The wool sales are fixed for the 13th of April. Stocks are all cleared out, and prospects are favorable. March 20th.—Army Reorganisation Bill, after five nights debate, passed the second reading in the House of Commons.

London, 21st, forenoon.—The insurrection in Paris continues. No pillage taking place.

A central committee has been installed in the Hotel de Ville, and communal elections decreed.

Thelnsurgent movement is attributed to Bonapartist agency. Forty thousand troops are concentrated at Versailles.

Prussiim occupation is feared with restoration of Napoleon. Consols 92. French scrip fell three per cent. Wheat advanced Is. The National Assembly met at Versailles on the 20th to consider the state of France. They declared the Departments of the Seine in a state of siege. The bridge at Sevres is guarded by the National Guards, who occupy forts Issy, Vanvres, and Bicetre. The Central Committee respected the preliminary conditions of peace, and will lay down powers after the Communal elections to-morrow (22nd.) The Prussians occupy St, Denis.