Foreign

The number killed in the Egjptian riot increases. It is now reported that 250 persons lost their livos. The powers give notice that they shall hold a conference with or without Tur kef 'b paiticipation, Egypt is to ba provided with a new ministry. The Suez canal is to be guarde! by British troops. Tiio Hunter, Rosefe Co. publishing company Toronto, was damaged by fire on Saturday to an estiuiated loss of 75,009 to insurance companies. The pólice made a raid on a atable in Clerk enwell, London, and seized 100,000 rounds of ammunition packed iu boxea ready for removal to Ireland. Four hundred rifles witL bayoneta and (wenty-fire boxes of revolvers were sleo captured. La Minerva of Montreal has three libel suits on haud for haying announced that tbrtte ean didates were Freu Masons. Hoag'Kong is to have a Chinese daily news paper; the first on record. It is proposed in the Spanisïi chamber of depcties to grant liberty and civil rights to Cuban slaves. Wiudsor CaBtle is Boon to be lighted by elec tricity. It was stated in the house of cominons tna the arms seized at Clerkenwell Saturday wer manufacture! by or for the eovernment. It was Intiuiate-.I that Mr. (ladstoue wouli be askid Thureday whether the United State governmr mt rfused to agree to the expulsión of American suspecls lrom lwland as a con dition for their release. ■ In the commons this aiternooa, Dilke, unde foreign secretary, stated that the confrence o the 6ix grta', powers wll meet at Constantino pie Thursdar without the consent of Turkey. The mayor of Dublin appeared in h's officia robes and presentad the petition of the cor yoration of Dublin aainst the repression bill. He aituuipted to make a speech summai iziug the petition when he was called to order and was reumred to merel} rtiad bis petition. Th London Tiines says the lord lieutenant of Irelaad and his suoordinates, after careful mvesti){atioB, are conviaced that crime in Irelaud is not sporadic, but its machineiy is deliberataiy set ia motion turough organized agencies, cominauding large resources and obeyiüg impulses of foreign origiü. Dispaiches from Alexandriu state that thousaads o( poor Christian iamiliea are fleeing from Egypt; that ihtty ar leaving all their posneesioas and will be destitute, and asks the lord mayor to oreranize a f and for their relief. Another dispatch says even the nativea talk of leaving the couatry. Next year's crop3 are ruined and it is difficult to see what can prevent famine. The khedive has assured the president of the chambor of notables that be will speedily return to Cairo.