ARRIVAL OP THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA BAN FRANCISCO.

Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 726, 20 October 1870, Page 2

ARRIVAL OP THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA BAN FRANCISCO.

Weetpoet Times Office, Thursday, 8 a.m.

THE GERMANS at COMPEIGNE ON SEPTEMBER 10. THE FRENCH WILLING TO MAKE PEACE, BUT NO TERRITORY TO BE CONCEDED. ALL FRANCE ARMING FOR A DEADLY STRUGGLE. AMERICA RECOGNISES THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. NEUTRAL POWERS STIPULATE THAT FRENCH TERRITORY BE HELD INVIOLATE. ESTIMATED FRENCH LOSS AT SEDAN, 140,000 MEN, 2,G00 CITIZENS KILLED IN THE RUINS OF STRASBURG. GREAT DEMONSTRATIONS IN ENGLAND AGAINST THE ROYAL FAMILY. FRENCH GUN-BOATS HAYE ASCENDED THE RHINE. THE KING OF PRUSSIA INSANE. PRINCE CHARLES'S CAYALRY ANNIHILATED AT COURCELLES. [Owing to the defective working of the line the news occupied nearly five hours in transmission from Nelson, the message having been completed shortly after 5 a.m.] (BY ATLANTIC CABLE.) (fkou our own coe respondent.) Nelson, Oct. 20. Atjckland, Oct. 17. The s.s. City of Melbourne arrived at 4.30 p.m., having left Honolulu on September IS, at 6 p.m. The mails and telegrams are to September 12. Experienced fino weather to October 12, and from thence S.S.E. winds and violent weather Passengers Saloon: Sir George Grey, Miss Mathews, Messrs J. Doitsh, Howard, Forsythe, M'Evans, Jones, Russell, Clarke, Paulet, Chang, (giant 12 feet high) Bland, Mrs Chang and infant, Mrs M'Donald, Mr and Mrs Fosbrook; second cabin: Messers Jackson and Joins, and 21 steerage passengers. For Sydney Messrs Alexander, Burke, Colyer, Captain Smith, and 11 steerage passengers. Cargo—Auckland, 455 bags sugar, 10 cases pulu ; Sydney : 1G67 bags sugar, 100 bags pulu, 100 barrels, 300 cases sahnon. LATEST COMMERCIAL. London, Sept. 12. During the past two or three weeks the wool market has undergone no substantial change. The prices are low, and holders are indisposed to meet the market. Under favorable circumstances there must be a large accumulation of stocks for the November sales, and the depression, caused by the war, must prevent any improvement on closing quotations, and the prolongation of hostilities will result in further depression. The following are the quotations : South Australian wool Is to Is 3d; Sydney and Port Phillip quoted—greasy, hand-washed, and scoured 6d to 2s; Tasmauian, 3d to Is 7d; New Zealand, 5d to Is 9d. The arrivals for October and November will be unusually large. Tallow is in good demand at an advance of 3d per cwt. for better qualities. Speculation is rife on a large increase in prices generally, occasioned by a partial cessation of manufactures in France and Germany. Wheat is expected to rise considerably. Flax is slow of sale. Several lots at auction have been bought in or withdrawn; 400 bales sold at £5 12s to £l2 per ton. Gum, medium quality is quoted at 455, good at 50s per cwt. Hides, common to superior, H to sf. Colonial securities are dull, the following are the closing quotations :

Queensland 108J to 108f; Six per cents, 107 to 109; New South Walea Five per cents, 109|- to 101$ Liverpool market quotations are aa follow:—Californian wheat, 9a lOd ; flour, 235. There is an active demand for Californian flour for export; superfine, 4 dols. G2-1 cents to 4 dols 75 cents; extra ditto, 5 dols 62£ cents to 5 dols. 87 £ cents. For wheat thjro is a fair enquiry; sacks, ordinary to choice, 1 dol. 50 cents to 1 dol 70 cents. Barley is in moderate request at reduced rates; for new the quotationa are 1 dol. 5 cents to 1 dol, 10 cents. In oats the transactions have been light, aud present prices are from 1 dol. 10 cents to 1 dol. 30 cents per 100 lbs. Potatoes are in active demand at 1 dol. to 1 dol. 50 cents per 100 lbs.