Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1885-02-14 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THROUGH REUTERS AGENCY.) _ C.ARO Feb 9 _ . . . _  The first Battalion of the Highland Light. Infantry, and the second Battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, the latter now at Gibraltar, have been ordered to Egypt. tire second Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment, and the first Battalion of the Yorkahire Regiment will leave for Sonakim.  The following is the composition of the expeditionary force which the Government have resolved to despatch to Berber, Iris Sorrakim. It will include three battalions of the Foot Guards the let Coldstream and 2nd Scots Guards (both at Wellington Barracks), and 3rd Grenadiers (Windsor )-2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment and let Yorkshire (both now at Cairo), 2nd Royal Dublin Funnier., 20th Hussars, 3rd Battalion Ritle Brigade, let Devonshire, with other regiments not yet named, besides Engineers, Artillery, Commiesariat, and Transport. In addition, the placers of troops despatched to the front from Malta, Gibraltar, and Lower Egypt will be taken by reinforcements despatched (rut England. It is stated at Ottawa that Colonel 4 illlams, a member of the Dominion Parliament, has tendered his services, and those of a regiment uOO strong, to be se:ected from the Canadian militia, for garrison duty in England. Replying to a resolution of the Peace Association urging a specific settlement of the Soudan question, Mr. Gladstone assures the Society that Lord Wolseley has taken every means in his power to make known that hie aims are friendly tothat country. A Cairo correspondent reports that the Italian troops landed at Massowah will march to the relief of Kassala and Senhit, in on operation with the English expedition, l'ooo strong, that will advance upon Berber from Souakim. A council of war has been held at General stephenson's quarters in Cairo. It is understood that the Italian Government has consented to occupy with it, troops Cairo, Alexandria, Souakim, Suez, l'ort Said, and Ismailia, in order to enable all the British troops in Egypt to proceed booths with to the front.  A epr.oooMe from Gibraltar states that the Catholic Vicar-General there has teen murdered in the eacristy of the cathedral by a butcher, who is believed to be mad, Fr is stated that Portugal has four war vessels at the mouth of the Congo, which elm hoe occupied, in spite of the protests of the Dutch and other houees established In the vicinity. Two Englieh gunboats are off the covets.  Thorson SMITH, cabinet-maker, 148, Brompton-road, , has been charged at the Wastrel. ster Police-court with the manslaughter of Mrs. Eli,abeth Wardle. the wife of a photographic artist, at the same address. Mr. d'Evncourt committed the prisoner for trial on the 1 I charge of manslaughter. Tax members of the Royal Naval Club of 1765 celebrated Founder's Day and commemorated Sir John Duckworth's action off St. Domingo, Feb. 6, 1806, by dining together at Willies-rooms, King street, St. James's, on Wednesday evening. Admiral of the Fleet the Lion Sir Henry Keppel G.C.8., wee president, and the guest waa General Sir Frederick Haines,G.C.B. JOSEPH MOOItE has been sent to pawn foes month for cruelty to pigeons at a shooting match at Derby. CONFEHHMix on Funeral Reform has been held in Edinburgh, Baillie Clarke in the chair. Among those who took part were the 1- I..thop of Edinburgh, Canon Jackson, the Rev. S. M. Meredith, and the Hon. Secretary of the Church of England Funeral and Mourning Reform Association. The Bishop of Edinburgh said he was of opinion that the dismal hopelessness which characterised the funeral processions in the public streets MRS not creditable to our common Cbrirtianity. . , .  Stu Roma PHILLIMORE, formerly judge of the Arches Court, and subsequently of the Admiralty Division, ha died at his seat in Oxfordshire. He was in his 75th year,