ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume XLI, Issue 6118, 28 April 1885, Page 3

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

£BX , " TSLBOBAM—CorXBieHT 3 fßrorart vbjkbubl} Eecelved April 17th, lLlfis-m. LONDON, April 26. The Now Zealand Shipping Company's E.M.S. Bimutaka, from Lyttelton (March 15th), arrived at Plymouth last evening, with a cargo of meat in excellent conArrived—Waipa, from Lyttelton, and the Ganymede, from Timaru. Received April 2Sth, 3.40 »m. CAIBO, April 27. In view of the rupture between France and Egypt in connection with the suppression of the "Boephore Egyptienne," the French Minister and Consular officials left this city to-day ostensibly for the purpose of returning to France, but for the present they remain at Alexandria, pending the conclusion of parleying which was proceeding In political circles it is believe 4 iat a compromise will be effeflfced and diplomatic relations resumed. Beceived April 27th, 11.16 am. OTTAWA, April 25. Intelligence is to hand from the scene of the rebellion, Saskatchewan district, that the Canadian force under General Middleton, while advancing against the position held by the insurgents under Louis Biel, found a large party of Batouch Indians (allies of half-breeds) lying in ambush in a ravine. Severe fighting took place, with the result that several Indians were killed and fully fifty wounded. Middleton afterwards surrounded the ravine, in the hope of capturing Batouch, but a force of rebels came in relief to the latter, who were thus enabled to retire from their ambush.

The New Zealand Shipping Company are in receipt of cable advice from London, dated 23rd mat., which contradicts the report that the BJULS. Kaikoura is chartered by the Admiralty. The steamer will leave Lyttelton for London ou 10th May, carrying her Majesty's mails, as advertised.