CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3818, 24 March 1881, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

[Eeuteb's Special.]

London, March 22. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales started to-day on a visit to St. Petersburg. Capetown, March 21. The Transvaal. It is announced that Sir Hercules Eobinson will be one of the members of the Royal Commission of Enquiry into the demands of the Transvaal Boers. Telegrams are to hand to-day from Natal reporting that the armistice between the Boers and the British troops, which expires to-day, is to be prolonged for another fortnight. The requirements of the conditions of peace, that Boers shall surrender their arms, is the sole difficulty in the way of a complete understanding for a cessation of hostilities being arrived at. London, March 22. The Terms of Peace. la the House of Commons to-day, the Premier was questioned as to the state of negociations for peace in the Transvaal. In reply, he announced that information had been received by the Government that the Boers have accepted the conditions of peace which were submitted to them by Sir E. Wood. Under the same the Boers will recognise the sovereignty of the Queen vi the Transvaal, but will enjoy complete autonomy, British residents being, however, located in their cupital. Mr Gladstone further informed the House that a Eoyal Commission of Enquiry would arrange the native frontier questions, and would rlso consider whether Transvaal should lose territory to'the eastward. He concluded by stating that the Boers would disperse their forces forthwith, but the British garrison would remain in their present position until complete settlement had been effected, and in the meantime the troops would be stationary. Calcutta, March 22. Intelligence has been received today from Cabul that the Ameer, Abdul Rahman, has despatched a large body of troops to Candahar. The movement is believed to be a measure of precaution against any action on the part of Ayoub Khan. _.