LATEST FROM EGYPT.

Auckland Star, Volume XVI, Issue 3825, 13 November 1882, Page 3

LATEST FROM EGYPT.

London, Oc'oter 16. The strong reaction in favour of Arabi twrsonally.in England, has beea very mucu intcpiticd by the refusal of the Egyptian Minister* to allow Kng'iab. counsel access to their cliont. AraM has been promised

tliat ho should have such assii'ance, but it has been persistently denied him. A genuine sensation, therefore, was created en the 15th, when a letter appeared iv the " Times " from Arabi's personal friend and sympathiser in London, Alfred Biunr, with a copy of a letter of his to Arabi, which bir Edward Malet had betn instructed by the Jforei<m Office tj intercept, ai d another letter from Mr Blunt,to Mr Gkd»tODe t ac. using the Foreign Oflue of bad faith, and the Grvepment cf having actually giveu up Arabi to be executed. A despatch from Cairo, October ICtb, fays Sir Edward Malet announced that t'uo trial e>f <,rabi and bis as<ocia*.es will not probhb'.y proceed übliss tbey are defended by EmJisu counsel. Tho Egyptian Mini-tiy has informed Sir Edward that it will not be responsible for the government of the country if tho Knglish counsel intrcduces a method of procedure unknown to Kfjjptiau Courts. Arabi persiß'ed iD declaring he would defend himself, if deuiad English counsel at hi* t.i.J, Tac evidence ofhia complicity iv the June mass, ores at Alexandra will ik 4 be obtanKble, al hough it i-» said Nincl, tbe Swiss, can prove niauy Bedouins were shot at Arabi's order, for looting. In legard to tho defence of Alexandria, Aiabi avers he acted under tho orders of tbe Kh'dive, and continued the war after the bombardment by order of the JVativo Gouncil at Cairo. CAIKO, October 19. Tbe <3iscussi«n in regard to counsel ended to-day, when tho Kpyptian Ministry allowed Broad ley and Napier to deftnd Arabi, provided ths witnesses undergo a preliminary examination. The trial will not take place till after the Feast of Batram.

Sultan Pasha has been appointed Enigbt Commander of the British urder of St. Michael and St. George. LONDON, October 19. "fhe Household Cavalry retarned at data, and were ■Welcomed by crowds. The Duchess of Teck and the Duke of Albany visited the ship, Admiral Seymour has been directed to send a vessel to El-Arnisto, to search for Professor Palmer aud comradet. They are supposed to have been murdered by the Bedouins,

CAIRO, October 20.

The chief counts of the indictment against Arabi Pasha are—(l) In violation ot the rights of nations, he hoisted a white flag m Alexandria! and under cover thereof retirod with h's troops, and gave up the city to iiro and pillage. (2) That he excited the Kgyptiana to arm agninst the Khedive. (3) That he continued the war, dtsoue the news "of peaon. [4) With having incited civil war, devastation, massacre, aud pillago in Egyptian territory.

The Council of Ministers Lai adopted the preliminary scheme of Baker Pasha for the reorganisation of the army. The field officers lo h» half British and half Kgyptiiiu —the staff officers to bel divided in the samo way. The estimated expanss of the nrmy will be £368,000 yearly, and the f jrco will amount to 11,000 men.

Caieo, October 21

little documentary evideuco bai been adduced in the examination of the rebel prisoners beyond a file of Arabi Pasha's official journal published in Cairo daring the campaign. Arabi has admitted nothing, nor has he imitated his colleagues In seeking to throw the blame on oth&r?. According to the agreement betwetn Broadley and Napier, Arabi's coonse], and the Government lawyers in regard to the course of procedure, the English coun«el will be permitted to have cccess to Arabi, and the right of recalling wiiiussc* for the prosecution for cross-examination, the tight of calling witnesses for the deffnep, and of examining the eudencs given during the preliminary investigation. Counsel expect that the Egyptian Government will appoint several additional members on the Court-martial, who will be able to speak XtogHsb, and will gtnerally take tteps to rai-e the proceedings, to the dignity of a great State trial. A later despatch says the Ministry have ratified the agreement botween B>rreJlie]y, the Government lawyer, and Arabi's English counsel. Broadley says all the elements of a fair trial have been secured.

Cairo, October 21,

Ninel, Arabi's Swiss advher, declares he has received no reward, and can prove Alexandria was evacuated and the defcuea of tbe ountry ordered by tho Khedive and functioned by the Ministry.

The state of the natives ia most unsatisfactory. Underlain? a thin stratum of fsar is a deep hatred among them of Christians.