LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1100, 14 June 1882, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

(prom ouk own correspondent.} London, June 10. The Earl of Granville stated in the House of Lords that England had gladly consented to a Conference of Powers proposed by France, and said that Government considered the ironclads despatched to Alexandra adequate protection for the European population. The safety of the Suez Canal had been provided for. England was pigged' to uphold Prince Terofic, and $a4.re*q^t&iNhe Sultan to summon ilxabi Bey to Stamboul. Government were not aware that the Sultan was intriguing, as had been alleged. Davitt and Dillon, recently released suspects, have sailedto America, where they intend to confer Avith the American branch of the Land League, with a view to further co-operation. • The Russian Jews who have taken refuge in America have been totally unable to obtain employment in New York, ard have been reduced to a miserable plight. The refrigerating apparatus of the Potosf has collapsed. The vessel landed her consignment of fresh stock at Plymouth. Alexandria, June 12. The recent disturbances in this city lasted for several hours. Many Europeans were attacked and maltreated, and as a precautionary measure in case of fresh outbreak, all European women have been taken on board the men-of-war and other vessels lying in port. ' Enquiries which have made into the cause of the emute, which ocenrred on the 10th instant, elucidated the fact it originated from a street quarrel between some Greeks and Egyptians, and, owing to a strong ill-feeling prevalent in the city against European residents, the natives attacked, some of whom present. The disturbance increased until it was found necessaiy to call out the military. A statement that the British Consul was seriously wounded during the emute is fully confirmed and it is also ascertained that the Italian Consul was likewise wounded, and that twenty persons were killed on the occasion.