The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-07-18 00:00:00

HOUSE Or COMMONS.

I. the Home of Commas. Kr Oomph*ll-Bannerman
declined to mower a qnsetton by Si, Jelin Hay as to the
truth of • rumour that two gone as the Alexandra bad
split duriag the bombardeseet at Alexandria. Replying
to Sir Henry Tyler. Yr. Gladness maid a telefoon bad
been received anaouncing that the Khedive had returned
to Alexandria at four o'clock enterithe afteriscoo. having
secured the loyalty of the guards left by Arabi to watch
him. He had east for Mttad Padua and would summon
all the leading Pashas and try to reestablish order in the
town and country. This annoumernont was received
with cheat. In asking Mr. Maclver to give mace ef
• question with respect to the Sues Coed, Mr. Glad-
mom said it was not to be assumed that no meartires
hail been taken for the security of the Canal. Warm
the opportunity for debate come he would be happy
to Mote the reasons that had actuated the Government in
the recent scion in Egypt. Mr. Chamberlain Wormed
Sir Henry Peck that Mere we. no confiroutUon, either at
the Foreign Olio, or at the Admiralty, for the statement
that the Glenlyos had hem Looted in the Sees Canal. Mr.
Cerapheil-Bennerniaa laid the maim °Moor at Port 8.14 had
been authorised so maim gunboata toagoontOon7 British
vases meting through the Canal if it should ho found
necessary to do ex 'the Secretary to the Admiralty
added that information had lite reechad the Ainstraity
that the Glanlyon had paged through the Canal, an
aaneurecoment received with load cheers. In &mere- to a
vodka from file Sidon Nortoote, Sir Charles Ditto
meted that laformation had been received at the Foreign
Moe to the effect that Arabi bad fled in a boat •loag
Caaal, end that his troop' were eatri to be die-
persists ; but this, the hoc. baronet added, " le eosin-
whet hypothatioal information." In reply to Mr.
Amused-Bartlett, Sir Charles Nike stated that
medlar Sir Beauchamp Seymour nor Mr. Cart-
wright made use of the word " triamecre" in relation
to nowt events In Alexandria. Several persons were
mated to be killed, but no mention was med. of •
mammas on • large scale. Mr. Condon informed Lord
Lather Cecil that there was no trutio in the stme
meat that five thousand mules hare been curhosed in
Spain and Alders on account of the Government la
answer to Sir Wilfrid Lawrie both Sir Gnarls. Ditto and
Mr. Carapholl-Bannermon disclaimed any knowledge con-
enema y of the statement that hem been published to the
lint that on Tuesday moraine a deputation of Turkish
diktats waited upon the Admiral olefins to dismount the
guns and give satisfaction to the British Government, and
were Informed ghat the time for negotiation had peened.
The House then resumed Committee on the Arrows Bill.
The C nunitles bad reached Cisme 6 whim program' was
reported.
The Home of Commons sat oe Saturday. Shortly after
the Speaker took the chair, Mr. Lowther asked a emetics
on the sub Mat of the reported resignetlon of Mr. Bright
and Mr. Caszeberialn, in reply, said he lisd name to
believe there was soon fonadattoe for tha remain oaths
subject. Replying to Baron de Warms. Sir Charles
Dille said he saw no reason to qualify what he said thet
week as to Germany sad Austria haying declared out
action at Alexandria to be pesidily legitimate. In meow
to interrogauons relating to Egypt. it was stated Admiral
Seymour was orgenisiag a police forte at Akozaedria,
and that Kr. Cartwright hoped t, rally by Menet all the
iofioential mans round the Khedive. The Tamar, with
1.000 menses on board, had been ordered to join the
Scot. Nearly all the looting in Alexandria had bees
stopped, and the Are was not spreading. Of the where-
abouts of Arabi absolutely nothing was known. In the
course of • debate on the Electric Lighting Bill, doubts
wore expired se to the desirability of giving the Board
of Trade power to grant lienses for electric lighting, or to
intrust load authorities with the power of using rate-
payers' money for purpose a specinistion. Mr. Chamber.
lain. in reply, pointed out that the power given by the
Bill to the Board of Trade was limited to fin years, and
that the liberty proposed to be granted to teed authorities
wee eafetuarded with prodsioas to tumble aay oppolitiom
on the part of the ratepayers heard in the proper quarter
Tho Home subemoently went late committee on the Rill,
sad the whole of the clamed were agreed to without
alteration. The Scotch Zdocationel Endowment/ Bill
having been read • second Ulna the Has.. adjourned.