LATE CABLE NEWS

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2625, 5 September 1882, Page 3

LATE CABLE NEWS

[Bx Tblbqhaph.] [Per B.s, Botomahana, at Bussell, j ALBANY, August 30. The Indus, with the English mails via Suez arrived to-day. Passenger to Lyttelton, Mrs Lanris.

LONDON, August 26. Order is now fully restored in Alexandria, where Lord Charles Beresford commands. The marines and sailors are acting as a police force.

A large fire broke ont in the native quarters yesterday. It is tupposed to be due to incendiarism.

The Khedive is now regularly installed at the Boss Froseltiue Palace, and has constant communication with Sir A. Alison and Admiral Seymour, commanders of the lan d forces and fleet.

Frequent rumors have been current the last few days that Arabi is about to offer battle, but the reports are unconfirmed. It is stated, on the contrary, that Arabi has fallen back upon Damanhour. The English troops have strongly fortified the position at Bamleb, and have advanced a a quarter of a mile nearer Arabi’s outposts. The English guns are placed on rising ground commanding the enemy’s approach, the English flank being proteotad on one side by Lake Aboubir and on the other by Lake Mareotis, It is feared Arabi may execute his threat of flooding the country by lotting out small canals communicating with the Bile, thus covering the country with one sheet of water, and rendering the English advance impossible. Six thousand soldiers and marines are now in the rear of Alexandria. The troops bear the heat extremely well, scarcely any sickness occurring among them. Arabi’s force is variously estimated, but probably it is not less than 15 000 or 20,000. Some reports speak of thousands flocking to his standard, and there is no doubt that Arabi impresses every able-bodied mau to reach that. Some accounts make Arabi’s army reach 100,000, but this probably is a great exaggeration. The expeditionary force for Egypt is fully organised. The regiments composing it now include the 3rd battalion of Ooldstreams, and the 3rd battalion of Grenadiers. The cavalry comprises 150 men, eaoh from the Life Guards and Horse Guards. India sends 50,000 men under General McPherson. They will probably be assigned special duty, and will not be amalgamated with the main force. After four nights debate, the House of Commons last night passed a vote credit of £2,300,000 by 275 against 19 votes. Opposition speakers regarded the amount as moderate, and accused Government of not recognising the gravity of the crisis. The speeches of the leading members of the Opposition generally were of a feeble character during the debate. Mr Goshen delivered a remarkable speech, in which he converted several Liberals who intended to vote against the Government, and strongly opposed the policy of looking to the Porte for any oo operation to the establishment of peace and order. Egypt urged the desirability of England acting alone. Immediately England headed the expedition to Egypt, Turkey expressed her readiness to accept the long standing invitation of a conference. In view of the fact that England was thoroughly earnest, the Porte also consented to send troops to Egypt. It is believed, however, this is simply intended to avert English intervention, or at least create a fresh delay until the rising of the Bile. The approach of the autumn season will render the operations of the European troops in the Bile Delta dangerous, if not impassable. Mr Gladstone has declared that Earl Dufferin had been instructed to declare to the Porte that England would be glad of the co-operation of any Power, but the Sultan must be called upon to state the date of despatch of troops. England has also required that before troops are despatched a proclamation shall be issued upholding Prince Tewfik, and denouncing Arabi a rebel Setting aside the problematical Turkish cooperation, it seems certain that England will ret alone, even for the protection of the Suez Canal.

The French Minister of Marine only asked the credit of £400,C00, the expense of sending some 5000 marines to assist in guarding the O-nal, The Canal committee, however, ra jeoted even this small demand, and M. De Freycinet yesterday announced that in view of the Sultan’s consent to send troops, the debate on the credit be adjourned till tomorrow.

The greatest distrust exists amongst the Powers regarding the Egj pliaa question. The Italian Press display a most virulent anti-English feeling. The Austrian Press is cold, if not unfriendly. Some Russian papers hint that Russia will have an opportunity of carrying out her projects in Central Asia, evidently supposing that England will have her hands full. The German Press arc also cold and critical, very few papers writing in a friendry strain towards England.

The German Government maintain a very reserved attitude upon the Egyptian question.

Most of the European Governments seem to be considering not so much the Egyptian question as what it may lead to, and are very cautious.

According to debates in the French Chambers, it is certain that France fears to commit herself to extreme operations in Egypt from the uncertainty of Prince Bismarck’s designs, and will not take any part in the protection of the Canal without the approval of Germany and Austria, whose alliance she has so closely cultivated since the French occupation of Tunis.

Colonel Braokenbury has resigned his appointment as Assistant Under-Secretary in Dublin.

Lord Kimberley, provisionally replaced by John Bright in the Duchy of Lancaster, retains the Secretaryship tor the Colonies. Mr Gladstone yesterday announced he had been compelled to relinquish the Corrupt Practice Bill.