The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-12
LATEST FOREf aH NEWS.


THE PRINCE OF wALEs's ILLHEss-FURTnEH
DISPATCHES REGARDING Ills CONDITION.
SAHpRITaHAM, December 11-8 O. Clock
a. M-The Prince Of Wales passed rest
less night. There hns been further recur-
! renee OF the graver symptoms Of his disease.
| His condition continues precartOus.
II o'clock h.-The Princes condition
and symptoms are unchanged.
| SAHDRINGHAM, December lilo o Clock
p. M.--Tbe Prince did not sleep during
the evening. but his general state continues
unchanged.
SANDR1SeHAM, December IL o Clock P.
M.-The Prince has been restless during
the afternoon, but his exhaustion Is not
increasing.
LONDON, December 11.-An Unofficial tel
egram from Sandringbnm dated today at ]
O'clock Z. NJ. says that it is evident from
the distress there that the lust hours Of the
Prince are approaching. The whole house
hold is thrown into the deepest gloom. 1t
Is reported on good authority that the
Prince has been unconscious since the hist
instant. The Princes children, the Queen,
and other members Of the royal family,
| were repeatedly summoned to bis bedside
yesterday anu to-day.
EXPECTS OF TIE PRINCES CONDITION ON THE
COMMENTARIES FOR HIS RECOVERY
GREAT ANXIETY FOR NEWS, &C., &c.
LONDON, December lin accordance
| with the request of the Archbishop OF Can
! terbury, prayers for the recovery OF Inc hclr
| spDarcnt were introduced in the service in
all the Anglican churches Yesterday. In
the Roman Catholic churches, Jewish syn
apocues, and the Dissenting chapel5, spc-
| cal prayers were offered.
| The feeling Of grie! for the present, anu
Of uneasiness for the future, Is profound
and widespread. Business is almost wholly
SUSPENDED throughout the country.
| The telegraph lines arc blocked with the
multitude of messages sent TO ana lro con-
corning the Prince. The greatest anxiety
is manifested to obtain tho latest news. The
morning and evening papers issue extra
! editions with official bulletins from Sand
bingham, which are too rarely issued. Tue
telegraph limo tn Sandrinaham has been
closed to the general public because the
wire was burdcned with messages to the
| Queen from cbaratans, Quacks, and OH
cious persOus, rendering medical advice.
| Spain.
EXCITEMENT OVER PRESIDENT GRANTS
! MESSAGE, &C.
NEW yoRK, December ia special to
the Herald from Madrid suites that there Il
! tremendous excitement there over that
portion of Grants message regarding Cuban
| affairs. and that the Government has re-
solved TO maintain firm attitude. Kern
| forcements Of four thousand men, two
generals, and four iron-cIads, arc to be dis
I, patched Immediately to Cuba.
SPANISH RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES.
| LONDON, December IA special states
that the result Of a full Cabinet Of the
| Council of Spain. at Madrid, on Cuban ai-
fairs, has been the sending Of an attachc to
| Wasbin gton with dispatches to the Spanish
Minister. These dispatches contain in
structions respecting the attitude OF the
| United States towards SPAN and Cuba, and
are snid to refer to the course of the Amerl-
can Government as likely 10 Affect the Ala
hama claims In general conference by
furnishing precedence in favor of the Brit
| ish Government in the cases OF the Hornet
and Florida.
Several interviews have been held be-
tween the Spanish Foreign Minister and
| the British Minister at Madrid. Dis
patches on the euni2ct have also passed
between the Cabinets of Madrid, Florence,
and BerIin-t the Spanish Government being
| evidently engaged in occurring the neu-
strality Of the United States.
Switzerland.
CIVIL MARRIAGES LEGAL!Zsn.
/ BERNE, December 1.-THE Federal Is,
sembly has passed q bill lugulilins civil
marriages..
| GERMANY
! FRANKFORT, December 1i.--Tho Pleni-
! potentiaries ui France und Germany have
signed al additional peace convention TO-.
day.
! TIE CHOLERA IN INDIA,
| LONDON. December ia dispatch from
| Bombay states that the cholera is raging
with great fatality among the natives Of
| Lucknow aud vicinity.