“EXPRESS” TELEGRAMS.

Marlborough Express, Volume VI, Issue 292, 13 May 1871, Page 7

“EXPRESS” TELEGRAMS.

Per Greville's Telegram Company. — English Telegrams to April 8. ♦ Auckland, via Nelson. The James Patterson arrived from Fiji this morning, she reports several fatal cases of dysentry since the late hurricane. Numerous vessels and several lives were lost in the recent gale. The Thames mines are yielding wonderfully. Several new claims are turning out magnificent stone. Latest quotations, Caledonian £ll2 10s; Thames Gold Mining Co., £22 10s, Cure’s 20s, Tookey’s £l2, Moanatari £3, Prince Imperial’s £4, Otago £2. Hokitika, May 6. The Alhambra, Capt Underwood, arrived at 5 a.m. having lett Melbourne on the 29th, had strong easterly winds for first four days, but south-west since. Passengers for Wellington, Mr and Mrs Gillett; for Lyttelton, Mr and Mrs Bain, Messrs Gee, D. Gill, Heywood, Miss Briggs j for Otago, Miss Chaldwell, Messrs Aldridge, Gunn, J. Shannon. The Christchurch coach, due on Wednes» day, ha* not yet arrived.

Melbourne. April 29th. Parliament has been opened with the usual formalities. The speech promised new education and Land Amendment Bills. The Council adopted the address in reply, but the Assembly postponed the debate thereon till Tuesday. The contractors for the second section of the North-Eastern .Railway have completed their bond, and commence work at once. Dicker Hamilton, formerly of Christchurch, is ordered to pay 10s weekly for the maintenance of Emma Jones’ child. Flour, firm at sales. New Zealand, £l4 10s ; Adelaide country, and Yictorian town, £ls to £ls ss. "Wheat, firm. 12,000 bushels of Adelaide offered at auction yesterday; 100 bags sold at 9s, and balance withdrawn. Oats, dull at 3s 4d to 3s 7d. Sales of new Patna rice, £23. Sydney, April 29. The Council have read the Lands Bill a second time, the members stating that they would propose amendments iu Committee. Heavy rains have been falling since Wednesday night. The Races are postponed until next Saturday. Joseph Dyer, formerly Secretary to the Sydney Insurance Co.,afterwards manager for Greville’s Company at the Melbourne Branch, has been appointed resident Secretary of the New Zealand Branch at Wellington. Adelaide, April 29. The Penola, steamer, broke her shaft off the MacDonnall bar, sent boat ashore, and is now returning to Adelaide under canvass. Wheat advanced, sales 5s 74d to 5s 8d at auction. Kerosiue ex Annie, 2s 6d to 2s 6id. Auckland, Friday,. tM ay 5. The Nevada arrived here at noon to-day, having made a splendid passage of fifteen days. She left San Francisco on the Bth ult., experiencing fair weather until the 30th, when she met with fresh gales until arrival. The greatest distance run in the 24 hours .was 284 miles. The steamer has aocoeamodation for passengers.

She is to leave for Napier' and South tomorrow at 5 p.m. Passengers for Auckland —Messrs Grey, Nathan, Graham, Campbell, Child, Hawdon. Roberts, Kane, Young, Macfarlane, Morro; Miss Webb. Christchurch—Mr Murray, mail agent, besides fifteen in the steerage, and fifteen Sydney passengers, and a large cargo for Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne,

The latest dates are London, April Bth, and the following is a summary of the most important news : The New Zealand Loan is negotiated, and £1,200,000 being the first instalment, subscribed for. The revolution in Paris continues. The Communists have instituted a reign of terror, the guillotine is again erected, all respectable persons have left Paris. 160,000 persons departed in ten days. There is heavy fighting with the localists, and many thousands have been killed. The Prussians are moving on Paris. Bismarck intends to bombard the city unless order is restored at once. Napoleon arrived at Dover on March 20th, and visited the Royal Family on the 27th. The Princess of Wales gave birth to a son on April 6th, but the child died on the following day. ~ COMMERCIAL Flax firm, wool is in good demand. New Zealand wheat 60s to 62s per 4961b5, horns 17. Colonial bonds steady. New South Wales declined, Is 2d. New Zealand 6th March-September declined, ditto, JuneDeceraber advanced 1 per cent, ditto consolidated advanced id. Bank of Otago declined Is 4d. Bank of New South Wales invites tenders for a new Government Loan of £400,000 at 5 per cent. Shipping.—The Wild Duck sailed for Otago on March 21 : The Alice, Excelsior, and General are loading. March 20th. President Thiers issued a proclamation in which he appealed to the reason and patriotism of the citizens of Paris to preserve order. Immediately following this the insurgents in Paris commenced to trouble the Government. In some cases the National troops fraternised with them. March 21. News has arrived that the Insurrectionists are successful. March 22. The Insurgents in reality possess the city of Paris. It is found necessary to remove the bullion of the Bank of France to Versailles.

Affairs continue quiet in Paais. Battalions of the Nationals are encamped in the Place Vendome, to the foot of which traffic is allowed. There all carriages are stopped. Cannons threaten the Rue de la Paix, and the Rue de la Castiglione i» isolated.

At one o’clock this morning great excitement was caused by a false alarm that the Prussians were coming to-day. The Journal Official publishes a proclamation in the name of the public and the Garde Nationale, deprecating acts of violence.

The Paris Deputies published a manifesto to electors, of which the following is a synopsis: “On the lllh instant the people of Paris insisted on the removal of the Assembly to Paris, as that city only possibly could be the capital of France. It is necessary to avoid agitation while an invader is camped on the soil of France. Because of their presence it is necessaay for the Assembly to hasten the delivery of France and serve the Republique.”

There was a terrible scene for five minutes; then the crowd broke, terrorstricken, and retreated. At least thirty persons were killed and wounded. Baron Nathan received two wounds in the chest. The Nationals in the Place Vendome have since been reinforced.

The orderly National Guards have generally been called to arms, and fighting is aprehended to-night. The affair has created a great constemaamong the people of Paris.

Jules Favre read a letter from Bismarck who says : —Events in Paris do not indicate the execution of the convention entered into with the German commander, which forbids any approach of lines before the forts are occupied by the Germans.

Bismarck claims the restoration within twenty-four hours of the telegraph leading to Pantin, which has been destroyed, or Paris will be treated as an enemy, and shoald there be any more proceedings in violation of the preliminaries of peace, the fire of the forts will, be opened on the city. Favre stated .to the Assembly that he had replied to Bismarck that the insurrection in Paris was a surprise to the Government, but that it would .be repressed. If there wu say delay in ito it was

because the Government was still hopeful of avoiding bloodshed. The Government had ho means of repairing the telegraph, but would ask the reinstatement by the Mayors of Arrondisaements through which it passed. ; Several Paris newspapers have removed to Versailles.

The Paris insurgents have obtained from the Bank of France a million of francs against the deposit of a formal treasury bond. A requisition was made by them on the Rothchilds, and was refused payment.

A Daily News special dispatched from Versailles says the letter, of Bismarck created a sensation in the Assembly, and Favre in his remarks thereon hinted if Paris holds out the Government will cooperate with the Germans, It is reported that Favre is endeavoring to oust Thiers from the office of Chief Executive. Washington, March 23. The Naturalization treaty between the United States and England has been confirmed by the Senate. Great Britain acknowledges the right of her subjects to renounce their allegiance, and Americans wishing to become naturalized British subjects may do so. Stunner made a powerful speech against an annexation of San Domingo. The Commissioners appointed to investigate the San Domingo business have reported favorably to the President. President Grant will visit California immediately on the adjournment of Congress. r • ,■ March 23. Crowds of apparently peaceable persons have been fired upon by the Government troops in Paris. At least thirty were killed and wounded.. More of the orderly citizens have left in large numbers. The Observer reports that the health of the Emperor Napoleon is good. The oft repeated statement that his agents are distributing money among the insurgents in Paris is false, and it is represented that he is passively awaiting the final and legitimate decision of the French people, March 24. A violent scene occurred at the meeting of the Central Committee. A member of the committee differed from Gen. Lultier, commander of the National Guard; Lultier became violent, arid threw a chair at the head of his colleague, for which he was dragged out of the meeting and immediately deposed of his commandeiship. Signs of dissatisfaction have been shown among the adherents of the Central Committee. Five hundred of the National Guards have been disarmed. March 25, The Statesman says Napoleon is personally communicating with the managers of the London papers which were always devoted to his fortunes. March 27. The Revolutionary element appears as though dominant in Paris. Several other cities of France, noticeably in Marseilles, this is also the case. Bismarck has informed Thiers that unless the indemnity is paid before the 16th instant, [1 prox.] 80,000 Germans will re-enter Paris, suppress the Revolution, and remain until the money is paid. In the House of Lords to-night, the bill legislating the marriage with a deceased wife’s sister was rejected. A London Telegraph special says;—The Government at Versailles has ordered Garibaldi's arrest on his appearance on French soil. Leflo retires. Chermbaalt,. a late prisoner in Germany, succeeds to the Ministry of War. It is rumoured that. Thiers will ho made to resign, Aumale succeeding him. Thiers says privately that when he has 100,000 men he will attack Paris. The Debats says Lullier is insane, and is cared for by his, colleagues. The Insurgents seized a gunboat on the Seine, : captured her crew and important documents. r V , ' ' A deputation of Parisian rrierchants have held a consultation' witri President Thiers. A bill has been intorduced in to the Assembly to accelerate the action of courts-martial, apparently for the purpose of enabling the commander of the Versailles army to com- - pletely invest the \ capital. The lines are ’ already established on the left bank of the ■ Seined- 1 -> ;■ Bagneux has boeri occupied, and it is expected that' the ■ occupation ofL’Hoy and Choissy 5 Crio will soon follow. : > r The Nationalea have been ordered to retire behind the forts, and remain on the defensive.- r ort;j .rj.ili "i, .vp .•&ii ] ifs Bergerct claims that, five forts-have-been dislodged of Governin*nt troops from their

The Commune is making, requisitions on the shops for arms and ammunition.

March 28,

The Commune was proclaimed in the Place Hotel de Ville, at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. The speeches of the counsellors were inaudible. The platform was draped in red. The approaches were enormously crowded with Nationals, who often raised their caps with .the points of their bayonets and zealously cheered the republic. Sixty guns were planted in the Place. A letter from Cremier repudiates connection with the committee.

The bank has again advanced 50,000 francs to the insurgents. {

A News special from Brussels says the Arab chief Mokrani, with 40,000 troops, was within twenty-five leagues of Algiers. He has .declared war against France. In Paris there are no Courts ; the Judges have fled. Thirty-five hundred law cases are in abeyance. More Germans are entering Paris. The French are incensed proportionately.

The Queen of Sweden is dead. Chaplains are ordered to cease mass in the prisons. • 0..' March 30.

In the House of Commons, Simso gaVe notice of a motion questioning the right of the House of Lords to negative the Bill which bad been passed by the House of Commons, and expressing the opinion that such on the part of the House of Lords is inconsistent with the representation of the people. London, April 3.

The Commune (of Insurrectionists) have issued a decree, arraigned Thiers, Favre, and the leading members of the Government to appear before the tribunal of the People.. Their property is ordered to be seized. .

Another decree pronounces the separa-, tion of Church and State, suppresses all religious bodies, and abolishes National property. A special Paris correspondent telegraphs on Sunday evening ;■ “ There was a serious engagement thisj morning between the Government troops! and Communists. About two thousand! National Guards marched on Gourbevoie,j and were met by gens d’armes and GardesForestieres. A captain oi the latter gal-r loped rip and waved bis cap, intending to; address the Communists, when a; Zouave) with that body shot him dead. A general action followed, in which the gens d’armes: took five prisoners, who were immediately shot. ;The guns of the Fort Valerian swept the road, when the Communists fled. 1 Twenty-five Insurgents were killed, and many wounded. The engagement was over at 1 o’clock.

“The Nationals still hold Porte Maillot. Battalions of artillery are hurrying up; the rappel is beating, and the ramparts are being manned. The greatest excitement prevails.” The same correspondent telegraphed from Versailles on the evening af the 2nd

“ The crisis is at hand. Two batteries are in motion on Paris. The road and ambulances are all ready. Bismarck has given permission for any number of troops to be massed near Paris, and says if order is not restored in Paris by the 15th inst., the Germans will enter. This news is reliable.” The Paris Commune have summoned Colonel Schottlein to surrender Fort Valerien. He refused.

April 5., A World special,dated Versailles, April 5, says notwithstanding their defects, the Communists have rallied all their forces in Paris, and a desperate conflict will'take place before the Government troops enter the Capital, The Commune has ordered all citizens between 17 and 35 years of age to enter the ranks, and this decree is enforced with vigor. Massy, Blanqui, and Gambon have incurred the suspicion of their colleagues, have been arrested and are in danger of execution. Prince de Join ville has fled to London. -- j

The rebels (insurrectionists) were defeated in a great battle on the 3rd, and again on the 4th by, the Government troops. Many thousands of prisoners were taken. The churches of Madeline and the Assumtion have been pillaged by the rebels. The Archbishop of Paris has been arrested charged with complicity against the State. , r :April 6;

Thiers has commenced negociations with the rebels, offering to the Commune to con cede the main of its demands. Bismarck informs Thiers that he consi ders that all restrictions concerning the re-ocpupation of Paris have been removed, and that he may occupy the city with ,150,000rjb&opgaccessary. \ , ± rlii j The Rebels have been dislodged from the Bridge DWeaUfr.

A nun who escaped from Paris has-arri-ved with the report thdt the churches havebeen sacked, and the priests insulted and maltreated. - ' A Timet special from Paris says; A levy is ordered of men between seventeen and thirty. c . Versailles, April 7. There was a violent; cannonade last night and this morning in the direction ef Courtsevoir and Chatillon. Official telegrams from Paris say that at a funeral of the killed yesterday, a most extraordinary scene was enacted. There were three huge hearses with black palls covering the dead, each decorated with 16 red flags, Following them were 8,000 National Guards, and double that number of citizens ; women marching in hundreds past and along the Boulevards at a solemn pace. Many members of the Commune joined the procession. As they arrived at Pere la Chaise, each hearse contained thirty three coffins, and these were joined by 23 hearses filled with dead from various hospitals. It was an awful scene. One huge grave for all the bodies, which were lowered one at a time, amidst shrieks of women and shouts of men for vengeance on the assassins of Versailles. Pere la Chaise was one mass of people swaying with passion, and, screaming “ Vive la Republiquc /” and “ Vive la Commune /” The loss of-the Communists creates great grief in the city, mixed with bitter animosity. London, April 7. Cannonading is going on on the South of Paris, Several shells have burst in the city. A party of conciliation are trying to reconcile the Communists and the Government, r . It is, believed that the Communists have 100,000 men under, arms. An official announcement is made of a great victory [for the Government troops. Bismarck has received the rank of Prince, and Moltke is invested with the rank of the Iron Cross. Sir iHenry Bulwer is elevated to the Peei age. The marriage of the Princess Louisa was celebrated with great brilliancy on March 21st,. by the Bishop of London, ' assisted by the Bishops of Oxford, Winchester, and Worcester, performing the ceremony. In the House of Commons, Seeley gave notice that he would move for a reduction of Trans-Atlantic postage to one penny. The weekly returns of the Bank of England show an increase of £BB,OOO in bullion. The Commune decrees the arrest of all persons accused of complicity with the Yerailles Government, and a jury of investigation will decide who shall be detained as hostages. Every execution of national taken prisoners, or civil partiians of the Commune by Versailles officers, will be immediately followed by the execution of a treble number of hostages. Special despatches to the Daily News, report that all officers and professors of the. College of Jesuits in Paris have been arrested by the Communists. April 8. The Government troops have made a vigorous attack bn the ihsurgeat nationals. At Heuilly the combat still continues. The nationals have everywhere abandoned offensive for defensive works. A large force of Insurgent Genvilliers was surrounded by the Government troops. A bold attempt was "made by them to force the lines of the Versailles army, and return to Paris," was utterly futile. All shops are closed, for men to work in the organisation The situation is hourly becoming morq alarming, the forces of the Communists growing bolder. Thiers proposal to treat has inspired the Commune with fresh hope. ,;| j., , , ~. _, , ... ;; ,: ■ A battle is raging in the fields between Ohatillion and Vanvres, Crowds of women and children frantic with grief searching each ambulance as it arrive, for the bodies of their husbands and fathers.- .: _ . . , ; The slaughter on both sides is fearful. Churches, and the houses of aristocrats are pillaged, and all the priests- imprisoned. A great many murders have taken place. On Good Friday there was no religious services held in Paris. German intervention is the only hope. Minister Picard announces the complete success of the Government? forces in a hard struggle. General Bisson is killed. • The boat race, Cambridge and Oxford, was won by the former. ; i A large; French ship of war went ashore on the Goodwin fvfil;of j ;£63,000 has been granted for the relief ■HtPmwi.'