(ennoven RevrER's agency.)
London, 9th January.
The President of the Egyptian Council of Ministers has resigned.
Nabar Pasha is forming a Cabinet. 10th January.
A now Egyptian Ministry las been formed under the Presideuoy of Nubar Pusha.
Mr. Clifford Lloyd has been appointed Under Secretary of the Interior. 1th Inuunry, The second instelmeut of reinforcements has started for Tonquin.
The submission of the Malagasies ie not confirmed. A French protectorate is insisted upon.
12th January.
The Egyptian Goverment have decided not to abandon Suakim, but the evacuation of the civil population of Khartoum is ordered.
12th January.
The Gazlois states that the British Government have ratified De Lesseps? convention with the shipowners with regard to the new Suez Canal.
14th January.
Colonel Monorieff lias been appointed Under Secretary tothe Egyptian Minister of Pablic works, replacing a Frenolman.
LATE TELEGRAMS, Paris, 11th December, The Tonquin credit' voted by a large majority. Vote of confidence passed indicating that the Chamber will accept war with China if necessary.
17th December.
The Ministry asks for further credits for Tonquin, twenty millions, which will no doubt be voted, Tt is intended to send reinforcements of 6,000 African troops with Generals Millet, Négrior and Bridre, General Bouet returns to Saigon, 19th December, Credits and cables voted.
21st December.
The Tonquin sub-marine cable project adopted by the Senate. The Company announces that the steamers Kangaroo and St, Calabria have passed Suez and will arrive at Thuan-an on the 23rd January, Will telegraph detailed instructions, yesterday in the Senate by 215 votes Tonguin exedit of twenty millions voted against 6.—Saigon Indépendant.
A Correspondent in the North favours us with several interesting details of matter i that after the issu it has been finally decided that Liis to remain in Chihli, while Tsbn Yo-yi Tso in the Liang Kiang. We give this for what it may be worth. Another piece of news is to the effect that Chang Pei-lun, the well-known, Censor, has joined the tsung-li Yamen, and in that capacity has alrendy held inter views with the British Minister. The Empress is said to be much incensed a¢ find-that the arms and men-of-war, on which such largo sums have boon spent, in so good a condition as she ha expect, and has expressed her di tion in round terms.
'Themistes' has replied with much ability and at considerable length to our article upon his previous letter. 'The following considerations will, however, we think, be found to cover the principal points he raises, In the first place, Bl. 'Tricow acknowledges having made the serious mistake of attributing disavowal' instead of disapproval,' merely, to the Viceroy of Chihli, This implies a vast difference, which must be taken into full account, In the second place, what was it of which the Viceroy disapproved? Not the presenta tion of an ultimatum, but the publication of certain despatches, by the Marquis Tseng. In fact it has been urged in some quarters that the Marquis has not presented any ultimatum to the French Cabinet at all; ho is said to have informed a reporter of the Daily Telegraph that an attack on Baoninh would be regarded by his Government asa casus Lelli, but that was not an oficial utterance, and therefore not within the official knowledge of Li Hung-chang. It we accept this view of the case, then, there was nothing for the Viceroy to dis-sow; while supposing, on the other hand, that theultimatuin wasaetually and officially made, it was still not this, but the publica tion of the despatches, of which the Viceroy disapproved. Of one thing we may be quite sure; that the very inst thing the Viceroy would have dreamed of doing would be to place so formidable a weapon in the hands of Francs as M. Teicou claims to have received from him. It is beyond all bounds of probability that the Viceroy should have said anything which he in-
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