LARS OF THE PARIS RIOTS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 4165, 19 December 1870, Page 3

LARS OF THE PARIS RIOTS.

i Versailles, November 3. —In consequence o£ the terms proposed yesterday by lhiera, and accepted to-day by Bismarck, the latter^ offers to the Preach an aimisticeof twenty, five days, to allow the general elections to be held throughout France. The armistice to be based on the military status m quo existing on the day of signature. Tours, November 3.— The conditions of the proposed armistice are the following: '• The duration will be of t«'enty-one days ; the inhabitants will be at liberty to bring m food during the interval ; free elections will be held in all the departments. London, November 3.— The armistice has been concluded. Totjrs November 2. —On the 31st ultimo all the Government officers were detained, as prisoners by the National Guards for some hours. Arago and Ferry were the first released, and soon afterwards Jules Favreand Gamier-Pages. When order was restored it was found that communists and adversaries of the armistice were the authors of the troubles Trochu immediately issued a proclamation, showing the advantage of an armistice. On November 1 Paris was entirely November 14,-Thetwo Prussian Army Corps recently operating around Mete have commenced the bombardment of Thionville Bombardment is going on vigorously. The Laudwehr are still at Saarbrucken. A despatch from Buzonville, November 3, says the Prussian flying columns are active against the Francs-Tireurs. Several skirmishes had occurred. . London, November 4. — TheCabmet was in extraordinary session to-day in Downingstreet. Earl Granville received a despatch announcing the acceptance by Trochu of an armistice on the basis proposed by Bismarck. The protocol of armistice ia signed by Trochu, Favre, Arago, Ferry, Gamier-Page's Pelletan, Picard, and Simon, on the part of the Provisional Government, and by Count Bismarck and General Yon Moltke on the part of the Germans. . The election of Paris on the question ot maintaining the powers o£ the Government of National Defence resulted in an overwhelming majority in favour of the GovernThe National Guards marched inbattalions to the polls and deposited their votes, all of which were "Yes." The armistice commences on the 4th of November, and ends on the 28th. London, November 4,— The Examiner notices that Bismarck assumes a much more friendly tone toward the United States than Great Britain, and comments with bitterness on the contrast. London, November 4.— The Foreign Office ia informed that the relations between Austria and Prussia have grown threatening i within a few days. When Bismarck's last circular was read to Yon Beust he replied in i a highly-uufriendly manner, and a rupture appeared imminent. Prussia is now drained ! of her last division of Landwehr, having at home only 80,000 soldiers, who are doing garrison duty aud guarding prisoners. Bazaine's surrender was made known, however, at Vienna, and caused Yon Beust to adopt a I milder tone.