CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4323, 8 November 1882, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

[Retjtkr's Telegrams.]

London, November 7. The Cloture.

The debate on the Premier's resolutions for the reform of procedure in the House of Commons is slill proceeding. Sir Stafford Northcote has moved the absolute rejection of the rule for the adoption of the cloture, and discussion on the motion is now going on. Great Colliery Disaster. [ A disastrous explosion occurred to-day at the Clay Cross Colliery, in Derbyshire. So far as is at present known thirty miners hare been buried in the pits, and their escape is deemed hopeless. The Occupation of Egypt. Sir Stafford Northcote has given notice in the House of Commons that he will on Friday next, 10th instant, ask the Premier to fix the date for the debate on the question of the occupation of Egypt by the British troops. Capetown, November 7. Zulus Beating 1 the Soers. Intelligence is to hand from Zululand that active hostilities have been proceeding for some time past between the Boer forces and the Zulu tribes under Chief Mapoeb. Two severe engagements have been fought, and in both the Boers have been defeated with heavy loss. \ A iexandria, November 7. Sari Dufferin in Eyypt. Earl Dufferin, British Ambassador to the Porte, who has been commissioned to conduct negotiations for the settlement of affairs in Egypt, arrived here to-day from Coastantinople. ' Alexandeia, November 7. France and Egypt. In reply to his request to be informed upon what grounds the Egyptian Govern*

ment refused (o permit him fo resume his seat at the Council of Ministers, M. Brediff has been informed by Cheriff Pasha, the President of the Council, that ag Sir Auckland Colvin, British Controller General of Egyptian finance, now abstains from -taking his seat at the Council, it is deemed inexpedient to admit a French representative to the meeting of Minis'* ters. The Health of the Troops. The health of the British troops now stationed in Egypt is at the present time far from satisfactory. Fever in various forms is exceedingly prevalent in the ranks, and a number of men are on the sick list, which is daily increasing. London, November 7. Baroa Wolseley of Cairo. It is officially announced that Sir Garnet Wolseley has been raised to the Peerage of Great Britain under the title of Baron Wolseley of Cairo. [Special to Press Association.] London, November 6. . Ldrd Jlandolph Churchill, in a letter to the Times, urges the Conservative party to force an appeal to the country on the cloture question. The Prince of Wales has declined an invitation to distribute the prizes at the Bourdeaux Exhibition of Wine. Russia is strongly urging France to unite with it in an unfriendly policy towards England. The Soudan Prophet has repulsed an attack made on him at Abugerad, and is now I reported to be advancing on Khartoum. ' ' London, October 31. Beports have been current of the maltreatment of Arabi Pasha and some of his immediate followers, who are now imprisoned awaiting their trial. These reports have been confirmed. It has been ascertained that the prisoners were nightly [ subjected to cruel ill-treatment.