The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-23
FOREIGN.
The Egyptian Revolt.

LONDON, June 22.-A dispatch to the Tele-
graph from Alexandria says:The Sultan is urg-
ing the Kledive to return TO Carlo, and several
Americans, including Stone Pasha, give him
similar advice. The Ministers have ordered all
Europeans in the employ of the Egyptian
Government to return to Carlo and begin
work.
The News says it believes that Lord Duffer-
in has been instructed to contine his action at
the conference to effecting such settlement as
will provide for the maintenance of the rights
of the Kbedive, the preservation of the liber-
ties of Egyptians, and the observance of
Egypt's international engagements.
The Standard says there is reason to believe
that there are differences in the Cabinet in
gard to the Egyptian question, and that the
retirement of Right Hon. John Bright, should
active intervention be decided upon, is proba-
ble
The Standards dispatch from Alexandria re-
ports that she Khedive has written to Arab
Pasha, entrusting him with the entire COM
mand of the army.
ALEXANDRIA, June 22-The exodus Of Eu-
ropeans is diminishing. Much sensation has
been caused by an official violently denounc-
ing Europeans at reception given by the Khe-
dive 1t IS understood that Sir Edward Malet
and NJ. Sienkiewicz, the British and French
Consuls General respectively, refuse to hold in
tercourss with the new Ministry.
Another Arctic Search Expedition.
LONDON, June 22.-Capt Sir George Mares
IL b 1s
went to Gravesend yesterday to bid farewell to
the officers and crew of the steamer Hope,
which sails to-day to assist in the search for
Leigh Smith and the crew OF the Ezra. The
Hope will first go to Hammerfest She takes
five officers ane 80 men, Four of the officers
belong to the Royal navy. The Hope will take
two years provisions also years provisions
for the crew of the Ezra. The committee hav-
ing the matter in charge have instructed Sir
Allen Young, the commander Of the expedition
-, Ia fta i'm fhnxr
feel mat it would be unjustiiable to imperil the
live # the crew. Sir Henry Gore Booth, who
is ais searching for the Leigh Smith Arctic ex-
pedit N in the yacht Kara, has reached from
Swift Retribution.
Advices from Sherbro, an island near Sierra
Leone, May q, state that natives of Mortio
having plnndered boat belonging to Bunthe
Island where the British Government officers
are stationed, and having fred on the police
who went to arrest them, the Governor of Sier
I'd Leone proceeded to Mortio with a force of
blue-jackets and inflicted loss of 200 killed on
the inhabitants.
Restrictions on Petroleum.
CALCUTTA, June 22.-The Indian govern
ment is resolved that petroleum which fails to
satisfy requirements of the act OF 1881 shall be
refused admission, and the condemned cargoes
must be reshipped within 72 hours. Further
consideration of the bill modifying the petro-
leum act have been indefinitely postponed,
Depression in the English Silk Trade.
MAcCLEsFIELD June 22.-The silk trade is
more depressed than it has been for a quarter
of century. Hundreds of weavers have emil
grated to America.
Foreign Notes.
The magistrate of the Cerkanwell Po-
lice Court has received q letter threatening
him with death if he does not release Walsh
on bail.
An official dispatch from the Philippine
Islands report cholera has appeared in Japan
and the 500 Loo Islands.