LATE CABLE NEWS.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2716, 22 December 1882, Page 3

LATE CABLE NEWS.

The following cable messages appear in the Melbourne “Age” : LONDON, December 13.

It is probabl e that the Czar of Russia will visit London during the coming spring. Victor Hugo was present at the funeral of Louis Blanc, which took place in the Pore la Chaise Cemetery to-day. The route to the cemetery was lined with troops with the view of preventing the occurrence of any disturbances. The disastrous nature of the fire at Kingston in Jamaica has been much exaggerated, and the damage sustained is not nearly so heavy as was at first supposed. News from Cairo states that the Khedive is greatly disturbed at the prospect which awaits him on the withdrawal of the English troops from Egypt. He is also dissatisfied at the idea of ruling by the support of foreigners, and he has therefore determined to abdicate in favor of his oldest son Abbas, who is only eight years of age, having boon born on J uly 14th, 1874.

The Sultan is greatly alarmed. Giving to the growing discontent which prevails throughout his dominions. The recent Ministerial changes have also added to the general unsettlement. It is believed that the Sultan will now assent to the reforms proposed by Said Pasha. December 15. The extent of the damage sustained through the fire at Hampton Court Palace has not yet been accurately ascertained. Fortunately the picture galleries, containing a superb collection of paintings, were saved from destruction. The tapestry in the State rooms was not injured by the fire, but has suffered considerable damage from the effects of the water thrown on it for the purpose of preventing the spread of the conflagration. The cook employed in the Palace was suffocated before he could be extracted from the burning building

The question of French aggression in Tonquin has been discussed in the Chamber of Deputies, with the result that the Government have abandoned the idea of 1 prosecuting further conquests in Anam. It has been ascertained that the recent fire at Kingston, in Jamaica, was the work of an incendiary. Intelligence has been received from Cairo that the annual financial statement has been prepared, and that the Egyptian Budget discloses a deficiency of .£-100,000 in the amount required for the service of the year, including the payment of the various amounts due to the bondholders.