The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-03 00:00:00

font tb Vbition

LIVERPOOL RACES.
(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH).
(Continued from our Third Edition.)
THE GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE.
Miss Mowbray
Maurice Daly ...
Sir Peter Laurie

24 ran. Won easy.

EGYPT.

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We have accounts from Alexandria to the 9th ult.
Abbas Pacha had received some days before a notifi-
cation from Constantinople that his demand to be
allowed to continue to exercise the power of capital
punishment was definitively rejected, and that mea-
sures had been taken for carrying the tanzimat into
effect in Egypt, with a few insignificant modifications.
Although this had been expected, it caused great
irritation to the Pacha. He immediately convoked
the consular body, and communicated to them the
news he had received. After expressing his astonish-
ment, he dwelt at some length on his reasons for
demanding the maintenance of the power of life and
death : it was, be said, not only essential for the due
carrying on of the Government, but for the safety
of travellers and Europeans. He concluded by
declaring that the pretensions of the Porte were
incompatible with the government of Egypt secured
to him by treaties, and that be was resolved
to resist them by all means in his power. Abbas
Pacha evidently expected that this declaration would
cause great effect on the consuls-general ; but they
received it with calm. The Pacha then asked their
advice, and they I,nanimously expressed their opinion
that before all ne should obey the Sultan, his sove-
reign, but that they would refer the matter to their
respective Governments. It is said that, dissatisfied
with this, Abbas Pacha declared that he could no
longer answer for the safety of Europeans in Egypt.
On this, some of the consuls addressed him in rather
severe terms, and he gave explanations which satis-
fied them. The Pacha, according to his custom in
all cases of difficulty, subsequently left Cairo. He
proceeded to Upper Egypt, and was accompanied by
Mr. Murray, the English Consul-General. At the
date of the last news he had arrived at Beni-Souef,
where he had been obliged to stop for a few days, in
consequence of some accident to his steamer. It
was there that the news of the fall of Reschid Pacha
would reach him ; it arrived at Alexandria on the
Ist ult., but did not produce the sensation which
might have been expected. It was thought, indeed,
that it would not materially change the position of
things. As to the question of the railway, it re-
mained in the same state ; the English engineers
terminated their plans for more than a month, but
neither materials nor workmen were supplied them.
The numerous Turks of the Administration threw
continual obstacles in the way of the delivery of
wood and stone, and the woudirs (chiefs of provinces)
said that the fallahe, taking advantage of the tanzimat;
refused to work without being paid. It was evident
that all this was only done to compel England to
relieve the Pacha of te,2 demands of the Porte. The
English residents anti .Ir. Murray complained that
Sir Stratford Canning did not sufficiently second
them at Constantinople. A petition, to he signed by
all English travellers to Lido), praying the British Go-
veroment to support 01.4 Viceroy, was being got up ; it
represented that lf he were (1,-pzi:ed of :he power of
life and death, the .Bedouins could not he kept in order.
The Duke Charles Bernard of Same-Weimar
hid arrived at Cairo from Batavia. He had be en
obliged to leave Batavia, where he held the post of
commander-in-chief of the Duch forces, on account
of the pernicious effect of the climate on his health.
When he left he was dangerously ill, but the journey
had done him great good.