October.
31. Riots at Paris, and arrest for some hours of the members of the
Provisional Government by the insurgents.November.
of the North German Confederation, at Versailles, to treat for an armistice, proposed by the British Government.
2. Plebiscite of the inhabitants of Paris, declaring, by 557,976 ayes against 62,638 noes, confidence in the Provisional Government.
4. Bill for the election of Prince Amedeo of Italy as King of Spain laid before the Cortes.
6. Rupture of armistice negotiations carried on at Versailles.
8. Capitulation of the fortress of Verdun, the Germans capturing 108 guns and 5,000 prisoners, including two generals.
9. Presentation of a despatch of Prince Gortschakoff, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, to Earl Granville, declaring that 'Sa Majesté Impériale ne saurait se cousidérer plus longtemps comme liée aux obligations du Traité du 18-30 Mars, 1856, en tant qu'elles restreignent ses droits de souveraineté dans la Mer Noire.'
10. Repty of Earl Granville to the despatch of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, stating that 'it is impossible for her Majesty's Government to give any sanction, on their part, to the course announced by Prince Gortschakoff.'
10. Evacuation of the city of Orleans by the German troops, under General Von der Tann.
11. Capitulation of the fortress of Neu-Breisach, with capture by the Germans of 105 guns and 5,100 prisoners.
14. Defeat of the French Army of the Loire at Toury by German forces under the Grand-Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
16. Election of Prince Amedeo of Italy as King of Spain by the Cortes Constituyentes.
16. Treaty for the entrance of the Kingdom of Bavaria into the German Confederation signed at Versailles.
17. Defeat of the French Army of the Loire at Dreux.
18. Proposal of Prussia to assemble a conference in London for deciding upon the claims of Russia to cancel parts of the Treaty of 1856, referring to the sovereignty over the Black Sea, accepted by the Governments of Russia, Austria, and Italy.
22. Occupation of the city of Rouen by German troops.
23. Capitulation of the fortress of Thionville, the Germans taking 180 guns and 4,000 prisoners.
24. Opening of the Reichstag of the North German Confederation by royal
commission.