CABLEGRAMS.

Clutha Leader, Volume IV, Issue 192, 15 March 1878, Page 6

CABLEGRAMS.

London, February 28. Pope Leo XIII, in an interview wit'i the French pilgrims, discountenanced Ultramontane tendencies, and recommended moderate zeal. March 2. Treasury war bills for £2,000,000 have been subscribed for — three months at 99 2-sths, and six months 98|. The amount tendered for was £6,500,000. March 4. Austrian occupation of Bosnia and the Herzegovina is imminent. The Prince of Wales visited the Paris Exhibition on Saturday. The various Colonial Commissioners now in Paris were presented to him. March 6. The Sultan and the Czar have exchanged compliments on ihe conclusion of peace. The Arabs of Aleppo have revolted. The Russians are removing 1 obstacles to the navigation of tbe, Danube. Only the preliminaries of peace have been signed. The definite treaty will be drafted at Si. Petersburg*!. Erzeroum will be restored to Turkey. The question of the passage of the Dardanelles is reserved. A fearful colliery accident occured at B lan tyre. j Sir Thomas Chambers has been appointed Recorder of London. j Consols, 95§ ; bank and market rates of discount, 2 per cent.; wheat still unchanged ; tallow dull ; Australian and New Zealand securities unchanged. Since the opening of the wool sales 65,000 bales have been offered, and the bidding was strong throughout. Inferior qualities slightly in favour of buyers.

(Special to Melbourne Argus.) London, March 6. General Ignatieff takes the Treaty of Peace to St. Petersburgh for ratification. Meanwhile it is thought its publication will be deferred. The leading articles are known. The conditions menacing British interests bave been withdrawn ; Bulgaria will be made autonomous under a Prince chosen by the assembly of notable, but not to be a member of any leading reigning families. Bulgaria is to be occupied by Russians troops for two years. March 7. Russia has fixed -the war indemnity to be paid by Turkey at 1,410,000,000 roubles. It is expected that the European Peace Congress will be held at Berlin, and will be presided over by Prince Bismarck, instead of the conference at Baden-Baden. March 9. A. meeting of the Swiss Guard at the Vatican demanded three months' pay, a concession usual on the death of a Pope. A disturbance arose, but was quelled. By a colliery explosion at Kilsyth, Stirling, sixteen men were killed. The Oamaru 7 per cent, loan of £60,000 has been taken up at above minimum of 102|- per cent. Australian- securities are resuming their usual activity. Consols have risen |- per cent. The wool sales are proceeding satisfactorily ; prices remain without noticeable alteration.