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AEEIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL ■■■• AT HOKLTIKA. '-■ r--^ WAR BETWEEN" FRANCE AND PRUSSIA. .. _; [The following was issued as an Extra on ~ Friday afternoon] : — ' : , ■ ■ ..- ■ Hokitika; Sept.; S>. nr> The Tararua arrived here last .night bringing the English mail, with' most exciting news.' '■'■■■■■-.' < . - ; - - / The Prince of "Wales visits India next year. ■.<-,..•.-.<:.. ?■■■ v - ' The yacht Cambria arrived in ' 'NewYork on the 27th, winning the luternational ocean race by one hour. Messrs Featherstone ... and Bell are endeavoring to get the Government, to make New : Zeal and a, distinct naval ' station. War was declared between France and - Prussia on July 15th.- > : :. ;<. • /^ The Prussians immediately entered France, destroying the railways. . ; '■ V In several bloody engagements the; Prussians were victorious. ' . J England, Italy, Belgium, and Holland, . : remain neutral. . ; ■United- Germany is 'flocking to fight for-JPatherland. - .,._—. -_-^—^...^,..__,-« The King of Prussia, has disclaimed 'the responsibility of the war.~i;; ; >*/ • > .* The German Parliament declared on ; the 20th. that Germanyjwas uncpn,cerneif ;in Leopold's ■ candidature, and compared : Napoleon's disregard of peace to that of the first Napoleon, who gratified pergoiud . passion . by ; exciting national sentiment. Gtermany was. desirous of. a durable peace, but being no longer divided s,he was able to repel aggression. ! :i Napoleon addressed a stirring' proclamation to the people, recalling 3ris conciliatory policy^ and declaring Prussia to be the aggressor,- and the cause of European armament. In the Commons, Disraeli advocated an armed neutrality. Mr Gladstone objected, saying that ; England was perfectly impartial, but I would take precautionary"- military- and i naval measures. ' ■• Supplementary war estimates, amounting to two millions, have been submitted. ' In. England, public opinion is against '' France. .. . . .'.;.■; A monster meeting had been held in Dublin in favor of France, and was ;the result of Fenianism. '. ■■ " . .- ■-...-. The Crown Prince has assumed the command of the Southern army.
The belligerents have promised to respect the neutrality of Holland and Belgium. Austria and Italy, both armed, have agreed to take common action regarding neutrality and future negoeiations with the South German States. Saxony and Hesse have joined Prussia. The French merchant vessels are not to be subject to capture, and France notifies her conformity to the rules of the International Congress of 1866. Prussian vessels, with French cargoes, are allowed a safe conduct. The French Chambers voted four hundred and ninety millions for the army, and eighty millions for the navy. The Prussians massed 300,000 strong near Luxembourg, and are prepared to retreat to Carling. The French Emperor is at the head of the| troops on the frontier, with the Prince Imperial. On the 31st, Prussian official accounts say the French were repulsed in an attack on Saarbuck. On August 2nd the French troops meeting, assumed the offensive, and crossed the frontier, when a serious engagement took place, the Prussians being dislodged from Saarbuck. The Emperor and the Prince were present. The Prussians numbered 10,000, and the French lost 11 men. (?) Latest advices give Prussian accounts of .a brilliant but bloody victory. -The Crown Prince's army crossed the Rhine, and stormed "Weissenberg. ■The French were repulsed, losing 500 prisoners. The French General Douay was amongst the killed. The Prussian loss was severe, the effect of the new French cannon, Le Mittralleur, being very murderous. .A Prussion squadron of four irondads left Plymouth on 14th July. A French fleet of seven ironclads passed Dover northwards on the 25th. The war has a most depressing influence on the markets. Discount rose from 3| to 6 per cent. Cotton, tallow, and corn advanced. "Wool fell 2d, but partially recovered on its being decided to close the sales. Australian meats are being largely taken by the Admiralty. Flax is in little demand. At last sales the most offered was withdrawn, only 550 out of 2343 bales being sold. Partly cleaned fetched £12 10b to £14 ss; medium, .£l6 to £21 ; good, £22 15s to £24 ss; best, £25 10s to £29. ,New Zealand butter sold at 84s per cwt. THE VERT LATEST. Opinion is divided as to the probability of England being involved in the hostilities. Belgium has 100,000 troops ready for the field. After the skirmish at "Weissenberg, £he Crown Prince continued to advance into the French territory without resistance. Four Paris bankers have been arrested for exporting specie. General M'Mahon is concentrating his forces in a -strong position, and a great battle is imminent. "War with China, consequent on recent massacres, is inevitable. Trade is much affected. Teas are ranging high, and large purchases liave been made for Australia. INTERCOLONIAL. Victoria has placed her volunteers on a militia footing. 300 at a time are being drilled, and accustomed to barrack life for a fortnight. The workshops are busy putting the gun carriages in order. A despatch boat has been sent to Galle $o bring direct intelligence should England become involved. The Germans throughout the colonies are subscribing largely for the relief of the wounded. j . Wellington, Sept. 12. Mr Yogel has withdrawn the Bill [authorising the collection of the new -Customs duties until the end of September. The Bankruptcy Bill has been cut down to four clauses, remedying technical difficulties in the way of transferring estates from one trustee to another. It is rumored that the Volunteers and Militia in both islands are to be placed on a war footing. •Tanirau, a notorious murderer, was captured, but has been released. ■ — -The -Natives at Taupo have stopped fiie erection of telegraph poles. The Comorang has arrived from Fiji. The papers speak of a massacre at Bau, on the N.W. coast of Viti Levu. : The mountaineers of Navosa came down upon Nalata, and massacred 370 o Nalax people. s ''■'" Mr Norman, late of Sandhurst, Victo--ria, was killed, cooked, and eaten. Dtthedut, Sept. 12. ' - Tne workmen on the Port Chalmers -railway have struck for 8s per day j the -contractors offer 7s, which the men refuse.
A man named Brown has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for wounding with intent. A considerable rise has taken place in brandies, and heavy parcels have changed hands at an advance. An action for libel has been laid against an M.D. and the Daily Times, damages £1,000. Special telegrams, per Greville and Co., state that the Crown Prince of Prussia, after the battle of "Weissenberg, penetrated France, and found the villages full of wounded. The Germans in France are ordered to report themselves to the police. Passports are enforced. "Wheat rose 2s. Sydney advices state that the Germans , there, in large numbers, contemplate I returning home. • j "We take the following telegraphic summary from our exchanges :— "Wellington, Sept. 3rd. Prior to the departure of the Galatea, a court martial was held, by which SubLieutenant M'Kenzie was dismissed the service for drunkenness. The marine, Tomlinson, who was recently arrested in Otago, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for desertion. Sept. sth. The Legislative Council have passed the Immigration and Public "Works Bill with several amendments, one of which limits the amount to be spent on immigration, up to the 3lßt December, 1871, I to £150,000, the amount to be spent after that date to . be voted by • Parliament. The other amendments are not very important, and Mr Yogel has intimated his willingness to accept them with one or two slight alterations. The prorogation is not expected to take place until to-morrow week. The business transacted in the House to-day was unimportant. The municipal nominations to-day caused some interest, two out of the three seats being contested. Shares in the Caledonia claim, which were selling at £10 last week, are at £20 to-day, it having been reported that the Golden Crown reef had been struck in the claim. Sept. 6th. Mr Rolleston's "Water Rightß Bill has been thrown out. The amendments made by the Legislative Council in the Immigration and Public "Works Bill have been accepted by the House with a few modifications. Mr Macandrew complained that the Traquair and Stuart Hundreds Bill, circulated in the Legislative Council as having passed the House of Representatives, was totally different from the Bill actually passed by the House, and contained four more clauses. The Speaker said that his attention had justbeen called to the fact of other Bills having been similarly tampered with. Mr Stafford,Mr Creighton, and others, expressed great indignation and alarm at the discovery. No one being able to explain the matter, Mr Fox, at the Speaker's suggestion, moved the appointment of a Select Committee to investigate the affair. Mr Jollie and Mr Richmond protested against and opposed the second reading of the Public "Works Loan Bill. On a division, however, the Bill was carried by 36 to 6. Mr Yogel explained that the Government could not consent to give the Imperial guaranteed Million Loan priority over the Defence Loan, or the money now proposed to be borrowed for other purposes. As they did not know the exact terms of the Imperial Act, ! they could not say what course would be adopted, but they would ask for power to negotiate the matter with the Imperial Treasury, and hoped they might get the guarantee at a lower rate, or for a shorter term, or for the interest only, over the four millions. . . Mr Hall opposed the guarantee being accepted at aIL \ Mr M'lndoe has given notice of a motion in favor of holding the next session of the General Assembly in Dunedin. Auckland, Sept. 2nd. Via Napier, Sept. sth. Judge Munro and a large party of suitors and visitors to Ohinemuri, proceeded thither in the steamer Challenge on the 30th, to open the Native Lands Court, but returned to Shortland next day. They landed the chairs and other paraphernalia for the Court, but Mere Kuru and her women reshipped them, and requested the parties in charge of the steamer to leave at once. They waited over night, but Mere Kuru was determined, and the Court consequently could not be opened. Great disappointment and dissatisfaction are felt at this result. The chiefs whom the bailiffs are after for debt, are still at large. A Native meeting is to be held at Tokangamutu shortly, and is expected to be a very large one. 200 Arawas as well as Tito Kowaru, with a party of followers, will be there. It is reported that King Tawhiao has left it to the Ngatimaniapoto to decide whether the telegraph shall be allowed to pass through Maori land or not. Long Drive shares, which were at £9 yesterday, reached £11 to-day, but a downward tendency is again visible. Cheistchttech, September sth. The criminal sessions of the Supreme Court opened to-day. Margaret Todd, for obtaining money under false pretences, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment ; Frank Heston, for stealing a mare, &c, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment; Edward Smith, for stealing from a dwelling, was sentenced to 18 months* imprisonment ; and William Freeman, for larceny, was sentenced to ' two years' imprisonment, '
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