LATE TELEGRAMS.
London, September 30.
The St. Leger Stakes were won by Heslop's Hawtliornden j Lord Fnlmouth'a Kingcraft and Wheeler being second and third. Obituary.—General Henry Cooper, Col. Cameron, of the Highlanders.
THe Oriental Bank dividend is 12 per cent. Mr. Morton has accepted the post of American Minister to London.
On the 13th, eighteen of the survivors of tVie warship Captain arrived at Port sinouth, reporting that the vessel capsized and sunk in three minutes.
On the llth September Victor Emmanuel ordered his troops to enter the Roman provinces ; the Pope pretested, but offered no resistance. On the 16th, General Cialciini requested General (Dangler's permission to ente Koine; the latter refused ; the Italian troops were enthusiastically received at Civita Vecchia ; the siege of Koine commenced on the 16th, and on the 20th the troops entered after some resistance from the Papal troops. The Pope was Bent to Civita Vecchia. The plebiscite for the Bonian States is fixed for the 2nd of October; the Royal troops are preparing for a long stay at Rome. The King has written to the Pope, stating his reason for the entry into Piome was to prevent bloodshed and to preserve order. The negotiations of the neutral powers resulted in an armistice to be continued till the middle of September, which is exciting hopes in Paris.
Prussia refused interference, considering the new French Government prevented the guarantee of a durable or any peace. M. Thiers undertook a mission to London, on the 12th, and saw Earl Granville and M. Bernst off, but his mission was fruitless. lie afterwards proceeded to St. Petersburg, and was received on the 19th by Prince Gortchakoff, and not by the Czar or Czarowitch. Julius Favre issued a circular on the 18th, declaring the watchwords of the last French election, "Peare and Liberty," and that the majority of the Corps Legislatif do not represent the country in plunging into: war. He proceeded to the Meuse, and had mi interview with Bismarck on the 18th. Prussia demands st complete indemnification of the oost of war, the demolishing of the fortifications at Metz and Strasbourg, and the surrender of a portion of the fleet. Bismarck also demanded the cession of Alsace and Lorraine &s a material |guarantee against, further French attacks on Germany. He says he is not desirous to interfere further with Franco, and is indifferent as to the mode of government. The negotiations fell through On the 13th September the Prussians established postal arrangements in the conquered province of Alsare. The German Gnzette declares the province to be German in ideas and language.
The OrleuLS Prince quitted Paris on the 12th Se tember by request of the Provisional Government.
The Empress Eugenic is staying at Hastings
The Emperor is said to be preparing an address to the French people; the French Government was transferred to Tours. Creviei;x, Minister of Justice, is empowered to represent the Government there.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 254, 1 November 1870, Page 2
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