LONDON.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3500, 25 September 1882, Page 3

LONDON.

September 17. An Italian naval officer was captured at Benha-el-Asl in Egyptian uniform. . It is reported in Stamboul that Arabi will be removed to England. September 19. Arabi now states that he was compelled to take up arms against his will. The Khedive is about to proceed to Cairo and review the British troops. The Indian troops are to re-embark at Suez on the Ist Cdober. An Indian loan of two and a half millions is required to meet the expenses of the contingent. September 20. The Parisian Press now urge the English Government to agree to continue the joint control with France in Egypt, and favor what would practically amount to the establishment of a Protectorate. Palakieh has surrendered to our troops. .... The Ulemas have promised to use their utmost influence to allay the spirit of fanaticism which has been aroused amongst a large section of the Mahommedan population. All telgraphic and railway communication with Moscow has been absolutely suspended, The date fixed for the Czar's coronation is kept absolutely secret. A serious landslip has blocked the St. Gothard Tunnel. The weather on the Alps, from St. Gothard through the Tyrol, has been lately of moßt unusual severity, and many dangerous landslips have occurred. The river Drave has been flooded, and its overflow has devastated the country through which it flows into the Danube. The Porte exhibits the utmost disinclination to committ itself to auy definite policy in Egypt until England has announced what its intentions are. Italy has withdrawn from the protectorate of the Suez Canal on England ✓ <555-!imating that it is quite prepared to "provide for its protection. September 21. It is intended to raise Admiral Sir Beaucbamp Seymour and General Sir Garnet Wolsely to the Peerage, in acknowledgment of their Egyptian services. A riot has occurred in Damanhur, in which the mob attacked and beat the Governor. The rioters were arrested by British troops. The Khedive hesitates about his intended visit to Cairo. Arabi is reported to be ill, suffering from dysentery and fever. The European factories at Tantah have been looted by the rebels. Thirty thousand men are stated to have surrendered at Kafr-dawar. The Bedouin tribes continue to exhibit the utmost hostility to our troops, and do not appear disposed to submit quietly. The number of rebel officers in custody is 335, Ramleh, Rosetta, and Aboukir are now occupied by British troops. The Corporation of the City of Dublin has voted the freedom of the city and a eword to General Sir Garnet Wolsely. A mass meeting of extreme Radicals has been held in Westminster, when resolutions were passed calling on the Government to prevent the introduction of Chinese labor.

A consignment of ostrich feathers, per s.s. Liguria, have sold at excellent prices. The Press commends Lord Dufferin's diplomacy in excluding the Turks from Egypt. The jurors at the Bordeaux Exhibition report that the New South Wales wines are very satisfactory. It is reported that the rebels looting at Tantah have teken £200,000 from the Treasury. The public journals on the Continent express a more favorable opinion as regards England and her Egyptian policy, and express satisfaction with the moderation displayed. Bismarck is reported as having expressed a friendly feeling towards England. September 23. Abdellah has surrendered to Sir Evelyn Wood. Large numbers of the rebels who deserted from the enemy have plundered Damietta. The Grand Cherif of Mecca has been deposed and imprisoned. Russia is concentrating her military forces in Armenia, apparently with the view of influencing the settlement of the Egyptian difficulty.