AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume II, Issue 159, 14 April 1874, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

MELBOURNE. March 31. The startling intelligence was received on Friday evening last, that six of the principal Communist prisoners had escaped from New Caledonia, and landed at Newcastle. Their names are Henri Rochefort, Paschal Grousset, ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Jourde, late Minister of Finance, Ollivier Pain, ex-Secretary of Foreign Affairs, M. Ballier, ex-aide-de-camp to General Rossell, and M. Hillier, ex-Commandant of the National Guard, all of whom occupied their several positions under the government of the Commune. They have arrived at Sydney, but how they contrived to escape, and all other particulars remain a mystery at present. Being on British soil, of course they are safe as political refugees. Governor DuCane is a passenger on board the Alhambra, on his way to visit Sir James Fergusson. The English Eleven have finally left for England in the Nubia. Previous to leaving, Grace entered into arrangements, and played a match in A delaide, although he had given his word of honor not to break the agreement entered into with the Moonta association. This last act of his has disgusted even his closest friends and best admirers. The new opera house is to be built on the joint stock principle in Elizabeth-street. Reports from Adelaide state that the general wheat average is 20,000 tons less than was expected.