The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-11-07 00:00:00

Egypt.

I By Tdo7rapit. )

CONSTANTINOPLI. Mund y. Aaitution prevails at
Philippolie. owing to the Russian Consul h ilia in tort, reel
in the election for president of Asiembly ; thus . enuring
Vie return of a Russian cindidete.

Cams. Friday.—Sir Archibald Alison bee decided. with
the approval .•f the authoritiee. t despatch three officers
Immediately to the Soudan in order to repost upon the
whole military system in that peovinoe, to obtain infix-
motion respect:us the roads to Khartoum, end the
possibility of placing that place in a state of defence.
CAIRO, Thursday Night —A veritable Reian of Terror
lase prevailed in the provincial district, eve r since the over-
throw of Arabi. This had been due n.t to the B. itish
occupation, but ii the system of promiscuous arrest'
which has commended Itself to the new-born seal of those
official, who have psi-eluded the Khedive that they bays
all along been loyal. These indiscriminate wrests the
Khedive bas ordered to be discreet mind, Sir E. Melet hay-
ing at last p wounded hint to issue a decree to that effect.
Hence, a very large number of respectable Eryptians
now in orison will loon be liberated. In official circle
the mission of Lord Dufferin, t seedier with the dread
lest all sorts of ugly disclosures will be made in court
when Arabic trial is heard are alone talked about.
Great personageo are now willing to s-ek a rapprocAment
with Constantinople. The Turks and Circassian., who
just now form the official ploy in Cairo, do not accept
with sot slacti in the suppose I British programme of
et-forma The old ayatem, which was so good for them,
w d never have broken own but for Arabi's rebellion.
They believe that Mr. Gladuune means to carry out the
doctrine, " gavot for the Eiyul labs," and they dislike the
prosy ci. N study seems to care what the Boding of the
coast will be. Its Uplifts ince hat been disc ,unted long
ago, for the accused assert, end their assertion is very
generally believed, that they can now prove by document-
ary evidence that their judges were as deeply imillioku'd
In the rebellion as they themselves.. Keay of them. it is
said, ectualiy signed ---.
About 1,5,0 sailors, soldiers, and marines, recently
returned
irted from Burnt were entertained at a banquet by
t
habitants of Portsmouth on Friday night Vice-
Admiral Dowell, who has just returned from &Sent
responding to • toast, said the men who fought the battle
of Alexandria were worthy successors of those who won
the victory of Aboukir elglry veers ago.
A bang met to the Royal Mu-toe. and Engineers of the
Cluthato barracks lately returns I from Rant took Ow°
on Friday night. About 600 officers and men sat down.
Sir Evelyn Wood and Admiral Brandreth were present.
Sir A. Otway responding for the House of C 'mumps,
said the House was unanimous in one thing—vis..
Slut all branches of the service bad dorm o thdr duty
admirably.
A banquet was given at Shornellas camp on Friday night
I. the troop. recently ',monied front Exypt, oompriving the
A and 13 bitteries of the Royal Artillery, a portion of the
ISth Royal Irish Fusiliers, and two troops of the 4th
Drage in Guards. . .

t7an—a"po-7t'Cansdian. with detachments of the House-
hold Cavalry and 4th Dragon Guardi. milted at Porta-
mouth on Friday.
The 4th Dragoon Guards were entertained at a banquet
at Brightm on Friday main,.

The Gold Medal for Pianos exhibited at the New Zeit.
land laternational 'inhibition held at Christglarch this
rear hes boon awarded to Wan. John lkWapiti sad
sok 04Low4es.—Norsixe P.a.