BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2864, 30 May 1882, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[ReOtbb’s Agkncv.j Cricket. London, May 29. A letter appears in this morning’s issue of the “ Times,” reiterating, with circumstantial details, the allegations against certain members of the English Eleven which recenlfcy visited Australia, with regard to their conduct in connec* tion with their last Australian match. Adjournment of the House of Commons. The House of Commons stands adjourned to Thursday next for the Whitsuntide holidays. Sending a Threatening- Letter to the Queen. A youth named Albert Young, aged 17, formerly employed as clerk in the railway telegraph office at Doncaster, who was arrested last month on a charge of sending a threatening letter to the Queen, with the object of extorting money from Her Hajesty, has been found guilty and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. A DenialJames Lilly white, who accompanied the last team of English cricketers to the colonies, has written letters denying the truth of the reports recently circulated regarding the alleged conspiracy between the Englishmen and certain Anstralian betting men affecting the result of the last match played at Sydney. Egyptian Affairs. Since tlie resignation of the Council of ministers, the Khedive has issued a a proclamation announcing that ho has assumed the supreme control of the Egyptian army. Many of the Generals are, however, openly urging the deposition of Tewfix Pasha, and have sent a demand to His Highness that Arabi Pasha should within twelve hours be reinstated as Minister for war. The Khedive has resolutely refused to agree to this demand- The position of affairs is deemed most-critical.

The gravity of the political situation continues to increase, and great alarm prevails on' account of the state of anarchy which now exists; The Khedive, yielding to the prayers of the Notables, and the threats of the mili tary, has now consented to the rein statement of Arabi Pasha as Minister of Wa f.

Preparations are being made for despatching an Imperial Commission to Egypt, with a view of effecting a settlement of the present crisis. It is believed that the object of the Porte in interfering is to secretly support the military party in Egypt as against the Khedive.