LONDON.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3508, 4 October 1882, Page 3

LONDON.

1 September 27. Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Wjlie Norman, X.C.8., 0.1. E., Bengal, is likely to be left in command of the forces at Alexandria. September 28. Sir Garnet Wolseley is expected to resume his Home duties as Quartermas-ter-General on the Ist of November. The Corporation of the City of London has resolved to present its freedom to General Sir Garnet Wolseley and Admiral Sir Beauchamp Seymour. The former will also receive a gold casket, and tha latter a sword. Lord Dufferin has, on behalf of England, replied to the Porte" s note, and has given such assurances as have entirely satisfied the Porte as to the intentions of England in Egypt. Tantah has been garrisoned by two companies of English troops. The ordnance and hospital establishments at Cairo were totally destroyed by an explosion, which was caused by sparks from a locomotive falling on the amunition. The explosion was terrific, and caused the greatest alarm in the city, the inhabitants imagining that they were being attacked by some new enemy. Seventeen persona were killed, The whole of the 60th Regiment were in the immediate neighborhood and had a very narrow escape. Notwithstanding the explosion, traffic is still maintaiued on the railway. The Porte has abandoned its note asking for the withdrawal of the Britieh troops from Egypt, and appears now willing to wait the course of events. The Turkish troops are now being withdrawn from the disputed frontier, as the Turco-Greek difficulty is at an end. The natives around Alexandria are hostile and menacing. Sir Garnet Wolseley and Sir Evelyn Wood are reported to be better. " Fraser's Magazine " has discontinued publication. A supurb comet has been seen at the Paris Observatory. The Daily News says that the Australian cricketers have taught their Home brethren a useful lesson, and have completely humbled them. News from the Cape states that the native chiefs of the Transvaal have refused to submit to the taxation imposed by the Boers, and have ordered the collectors to withdraw from their territory. Russia has seized the control of the Kilia, one of the branch mouths of the Danube, and has occupied the town, which is fortified, situated on the left bank of the river in Bessarabia, about twenty-five miles N.E. of Ismail. The land agitation in the Isle of Skye is assuming serious aspects, and a military force is now being used to enforce the interdicts. It has been decided to leave 12,000 troops in Egypt, and a portion of this force will consist of Mahommedan Indian troops. The shipment of frozen meat, ex Mataura, from Dunedin, has arrived in excellent condition. The mutton realised 6£d per lb. Salesmen express themselves delighted both with the condition and quality of the consignment. At the banquet given to the Australian cricketers, nearly 300 guests were present. Sir Henry Barkly presided, and proposed " The Guests. ,, Mr Murdoch, the captain of the Australian team, amidst enthusiastic cheering, rose and responded, concluding by proposing the health ot the cricketers of England, coupled with the names of Messrs Hornby and Thornton. Mr Hornby responded, apologising for the absence of Lord Harris, and Messrs Besborough, and W. G. Grace. Sir Charles Ducane and the Agent-General of Victoria were present. The ceremony of consecrating the Czar as Alexander 11., Emperor of Rusßia, was secretly performed during his recent visit to Moscow on pretence of opening an exhibition. Six cruisers for the Australian Squadron are being fitted out, and armed at Chatham dockyard. A young man'named Beehag, the son of a Sydney medical man, was one of the passengers by the Potosi, but on arriving at Plymouth he was found to have been attacked by small-pox, and was accordingly taken ashore to the hospital there. The steamer was then admitted to pratique. Several Arabs have been arrested for firing on Turks. Henry Edmund Knight, Aldrman for Cripplegate Ward, is the Lord Mayor elect ot London. He was Sheriff in 1876. September 30. The Khedive was present at the review of the garrison troops, at Cairo, which numbered 18,000. The appearance of the British and Indian contingents excited universal admiration, on account of their splendid physique, the latter especially eliciting praise. Over the Khedive's pavilion flashed along with the Egyptian Standard the Royal Ensign and the Union Jack. The diplomatic members were present in full force, and the crowd was immense.