CABLE TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume I, Issue 3, 17 May 1873, Page 9

CABLE TELEGRAMS.

Lassos, May 6.—The vintage in the South of France is wholly destroyed.- -Gang Forward won the Newmarket Two Thousand ttumeas Stakes ; Kaiser, second ; Suleiman, third. The One Thousand Guineas Stakes was won by Cecilia ; Angela, second ; and Windermere third.- Gang Forward is the favorite for the Derby, the betting being 9to 4--— M. Thiers,asks for the confidence of the Republicans, and declares that though the situation is difficult it may be iurmounted. —-— Gibbs, Bright, and Co.'s proposed Cape Steam Company has been withdrawn. A motion in the House of Commons, in favor of the Government views regarding local taxation, was negatived without a division. The Germans are preparing to evacuate Belfort A stormy conflict is expected between the Radicals and Monarchists in tne French Assembly. The Vienna Exhibition was opened on the Ist May. The Prince of Wales and Prince Arthur were present at a grand banquet given at the Palace to the Commissioners. The liehborne claimant asks the Crown to supply means to defend him, as his funds are exhausted, The Woman Suffrage Bill has been rejected. Fire thousand bales of wool have been sold. French competition was brisk. Scoured remains unohangei, but greasy ha B improved. The Russian forces have advanced to Mamasootau. The fourth milliard of the French war debt has been paid to Germany. — The Dublin University Bill has passed through Committee in the House of Commons. New Yoek, May sth.— The British Government propose a mixed Commission to meet at Washington to consider the Canadian frontier question.