BRITISH SPEAKER AStfDRE.

HELP SENT FROM SUEZ. ( Prom our OoRaaspoirDKirr ). Suez, Friday. j The British steamer "Helen Rickmers," { with a full cargo of rice, has gone ashore in the Suez Gulf, near the Ras Garib lighthouse. Assistance will be sent to the vessel from Suez. i

Cairo has been the scene of tyo further fires since the large outbreak in ;the Darb-el-Ahmar district, but happily the. results have not been so disastrous as on (mat occasion. It appears to be the season of fires iu Cairo, and indeed in the provinces, for the frequency with whifch they have occurred during the last few weeks is quite alarming. Only a few days ago we had oocaaion to report a fire in the provinces which caused tho doetraodon of over 300' houses and the loss of twelve- lives, and also two other fires which were oftainly not so serious, but at the same time assumed considerable proportions and from one of which a fatality occurred. A few days later came the news of the fire which we have already mentioned and which involved a loss of over £lO,OQO to the inhabitants of a poor and orowded district To add to this tale of woe and destruction we have to record that a fire broke out on Wednesday evening in the Haret Darb el Ziont, Clot Bey-street, and was only subdued after an hour's bard fight by tho members of the Fire Brigade, whoso effort* prevented the dames from spreading to the neighbouring houses, and thus limited tl e destruction to bat a small area. A few hours later the brigade received another alarm; they , were informed that a fire was raging in Sharia Kasr el-Aini, and arrived at the soene of the conflagration to find the house of Mu e Zsnab Hanem in danger of being gutted Here, too, the Fire Brigade waged its war against the deadly (lames with their accns tomed energy, and confined the damage done. to one spot It is estimated that the damage in the case of the first fire recorded amounts to £600 and in the latter case to £500. Cairo can indeed be congratulated on the smartness and efficiency of its Fire Brigade. In the 166 days which have parsed daring the present year the brigade has received the call of duty some 120 times, and ou each occasion has done the work roqaired of it in a manner worthy of the bast-trained London brigade. The work of the men speaks admirably for Captain Blake, who governs and trains them, and for the men themselves, who never fiinch'ln the performance of their perilous task.

A telegram from Peru states that arrivals in Turkish ports from Suez undergo disinfection and from Alexandria the destruction of rats on board. The measures against Port Said have been suppressed.

A correspondent writes :—"The forcible representations which you have made against the acquisition of a large area of land in the Abbassieh Desert Oasis by two private individuals are receiving wide-spread sympathy and support in Cairo. Everyone to whom I have broaohed the subject is disgusted at the action of the Government in this matter and is eagerly waiting to see if any explanation, satisfactory or otherwise, will be forthcoming. It is indeed astounding that a concession should be granted on soch terms, and without, any stipulation as to what prices may be asked for the houses which are to be built, to any two private person^- . I also understand that i another certain well-known individual in Cairo > applied for the conoeesion at an earlior date than those to whom it was granted, but was refused it If this is the case, and I have no reason to dodbt its being so, is the Government prepared to answer why ? What prior right have the two successful gentlemen to the land over any othevndividoal or company V* Another correspondent writes : — "Like the rest of the world 1 am fall of astonishment at the sale of tirndat Abbassieh which the Govern r meat has made to Boghos Pasha Nubar and l M. Bmpain. Who are responsible ! and where ) are they t Lord Cromer is on his way to i England ; Mr. Corbett is already there ; Mr. i Mitchell-1 ones is not yet back. Is this last-named gentleman to face all the indignation wheu he retoms, alone ? Or are all the officials conscious of such spotless purity, that they ' are ' rendered fearless, and only expeoting 7 public approval of their latest effort at just government t"

' The following is the menu of the dinner to 1 be served to-morrow evening on the oocasion of the grand ball

MIRES-SUARKS.

The marriage of Miss Jane Suares, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clement Suares, to Mr. Miss, the engineer, was celebrated at the Green Synagogue, Moharrem Bey, at 5 o'clock yester-day afternoon. The Gratfd Rabbi of Alexandria, assisted by a number of clergy, officiated, and the choral parts of the service were given by the members of the Jewish Musical Society. The synagogue was filled with a largo and fashionable crowd. After the religious ceremony Mrs. Suares held a reception, which was attended by all the leading represen(atives of Alexandria society.

CIIAMA8S-TAMBAY. The marriage of Mr. Alfred Chamass ami Miss Emily Tombay was celebrated at the resideuoo of the bride's mother at Bulkoley, Ramleb, yesterday. Both the bride and bridegroom baloug to well-known and respected Syrian families and a large number cf local notables belonging to the Syrian and European colonies at Alexandria attended the wedding. The exterior of the house was brilliantly illuminated, the facade beiug adorned with hundred of lamps, which presented and most pleasing and artistic effect. The religious ceremony began shortly after 9 p.m. and was conducted by His Holiness Kyrilloc, the Greek Catholic Melohite Patriarch of Egypt, assisted by a number of high ecclesiastics. At the close of the religious ceremony the bride and bride groom received (he congratulations of their wedding guests and afterwards all adjourned to a most sumptuous buffet which was served by the Nungovich Hotels.Company under the personal superintendence of Mr. I^andaueiv manager of the San Stefano Hotel Casino. The buffet was placed in the garden, which had been roofed iu with curtail^ and formed a delightful coup JCnil.

The presents were numerous iud costly. The bridegroom is the manager of the Agricultural Bank of Egypt for the Galioubieb Province. Rostovitz Bey, President of the Greek com inanity in Cairo, acted as best man.

The second of the most enjoyable open-air ooheerta which are held periodically through out the summer at Kasr el-Nil Barracks took place on Wednesday evening,and was even more largely attended than the first one at which we assisted. The audience thoroughly en joyed the varied programme which Mr. Watson-Ramsay, bandmaster of the 2nd Royal Innis-killing Fusiliers, had arranged for them. .After the playing of "The Merry Monarch" by tha Inniskilling band, CoLSergt. Grant led off with the humorous song iu Devonshire dialect Farmer Giles" and evoked an encore by his excellent rendering of it This was followed by a duet, "The Veteran's Toast," by Corporals Conyers and Gilbert, both of whom have good voices and sang exceedingly well. Mr. Holmes, too, scored a great success in the comic song Where I am lodging now," and was also encored, as indeed was every item. "Signor Jackson winski" and his three comrades greatly amused the audieace with 1'Dicks' Private Band." The second part was opened by Buocalosi's "Hunting Scene," admirably played by the hand of the iimiskillings, andjMr. S. H. Trimen then sang "I'm Tired" in such a realistic manuor that he soon had nearly all the audience yawuing in sympathy with him Lieut. G. C. Adams, who is always a favorite, sang "The Little Irish Girl" and as an enoore "Off to Philadelphia," in the chorus of which the whole audience joined, vying with each other as to which should sing the loudest and the longest. The performance was concluded hy the sketch "A Lunatic Asylum," the parts being played by Lance-Corporals Mulhall, TrowelC Lilburn, and Jordan. The various characters were excellently portrayed, espe dally that of the new warder by Mr. Jordan.

Mr. Russell and Mrs. Sl John, society euter-tainers, who are making a tour round the worlds and have come to Egypt from South Africa with an excellent reputation, gave an entertainment at the British Reoreation Club, Cairo, on Wednesday evening. The audience was not so large as it might have been, no doubt on account of tho fact that there was a conoert at the Kasr-el-Nil barrack* the same evening, but those who were present fully appreciated the performance and gave every encouragement to the artiato?. The first part of the programme consisted mainly of 6oi>g.^ and Mr. Russell fully sustained hi* well-earned reputation with his humorous rendering* of Up in the World," "The Way to Sing u Song," and other comic items. Mrs. St John, who.is known on the st^ge as "Carmen, is able to sing in two distinct voices, a full tonqd soprano and a mellow baritone, and changed from one to the other with marvellou; ease. The two songs by which she scored her greatest successes on the evening ot which wo write were "I'll leave my happy home fo' you" and "Hiawatha," and in these she showed admirably the wide range of notes ot which Bhe has command. Mr. Cooper drew forth roars of laughter Dy his rendering of "Laugh ing all over my faoe" and his humorous recita tion of the "Light Brigade," whilst Mr. Ru* sell's imitations of Sir Henry Irving and other prominent actors fully deserved the applause they evoked. The sooond half of the programme wa* composed of two sketches, "A Study in Black and White" and"Robbing a Burglar," both of which were exceedingly well acted and oaused much amusement. Tho whole entertainment was an immense success and greatly enjoyed by all who were prwent, and we feel sure that when the Rusfell* and 8l Johi troupe pay a visit to Alexandria, where thqy will arrive on the 25th of this month, they will meet with the appreciation which they deaem,