, 1875-12-11
THE SUEZ CANAL.
Particulars Of tho Great British
Territorial Purchase,
The Political Results Which May En-.
Euc-Turkish Interests IN
the Bargain.
Will England Uphold or Desert Tx
Sick Mani
C7rrsspanrenef Stn York i5tr1td.

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LoIDoH. My, 21.-rae iswa Of the purchase
bv tho Eapi,h 0uvorn1ea. f,r Et.0oo, 700 OF
l77,1lo tharea Ia Tie Sucz Canal was made
known to the country yesterday ,norn,bg aud
creatof an oxcitcnan: snong Al cIassts such "a
has not beou known TOT many yeare. II wns AZ
great aurIriss TO Englsnl A. It appears to bayo
boon for Franco. Germany and Kuasis, though
very naturally tho anHoaac smont crsatcd very
thlforent feelings In tao m ,nds at tho different
r'.7nle.. Tne English, 70 long tho ac2rn At
European statesmen. lAunscd with thor iudiifer-
ct'co t, foreign politics. their Bsl1shpess TO all
interests tuhi do not concetn their mercantile
prosperity, arc nor very ]usttAsol5 pro ii OF the
etlergcsIc a2:ion taken by the Ministry, which
once moro assorts tho right Of England to pro-
Iccs hsrBclf. and 10 assest tho position she
means tn occupy ~ tho expected solution OF the
Eastern question. No one expsctsd aucb quick
.ci1on and cleas-hea dcd craftsmanship; no one
thought for nomcnt that England would DO
tho first 10 Indicate 80 decidely to tho European
powa.H hes .ntont.on Ct csAt.ns her tnftuenee
and authutl- y IN tho ecGlo III fxvor Of Iurxey,
and taxing. as It weze, a vital lntereAt in tLa
existence OF her old aIly. Far it l.lust MT be
supposed Tor q moJeat that in lsyug her
clut:Aea cn tho Auez Cauat.
ENGLAND iSTESBa 70 HEEtGN TCnKEY
t to fate she go we'll dcAerycd, rather thu meaa-
nfe ahe haA taken proves tnAt sire will cnlraror
to snAtntA.n Turkey io ier present potitiofI, il
ouv fur tue pusnose OF having an ally aud
friend to hs1p l1or protect her great hignwsy to
her indian Empt1c.
For samc ttu,o past tho eolflcla1r-nspired jour-
nuir, n,oto e1poclalty the I'aA Mall Gdzete. hare
been eonudiuy the tutl,c Al to tha feaAltiltty
aud trobabln advantages Of annexing ErYpt to
| Tho British Empire, though tho idea did nut
tzko any very titm root. Nevertheless. 1t Vas
! evident that. In casa the European flowers
! should have pushed On the distno.ubermout Of
| Fursey ~ force. England w5ull as once haTo
tue spo,ls. Dut England has no denite 10
| Aee Turkey d1vou out Of Fnfopo: has m
| Jeelko TO rec NussIs commanding the Eates Of
| the Uoaphlri1; sutl. Russia nat Wishing 70 seo
tho 6c;arc PIovncos annexed 10 tAo Austrian
Empire. thaTc 10 ,nB every reason t. 6nsiere that
| tho Eastern WOUND would be patched W once
! mure. to break out again A. iatoE date. AZ
usual. Wo have still to $50, however. ahe.ber
or not this step 90 tllo part OF EagI9nd will uot
I PROVOKE Russia 10 ACTION.
The telegraph is sitens fr1n Ifuos.a this morn
lug but only few DAYS ago Russian Jositnst,
III discussing tue view put 1orth bv tic Pail Mat
| i1zekta ~ to tile importance OF Egypt to
| England, "bcEsod to ask whether Russia, Ans
| tria Italy, Fsauce, Greece, aud Spain surround
| ing, 10 they do, tue Mediterranean, have uo: q
| rgnt. tJo. 10 vinti.cAte their interests on tho
! Sio:" No" tho Pdn Mdt4 Gdzeate replies thus:
:. fhe answer IA short AUD simple. Tuey LAro
a porto:t tight. EugIand. in sindicatus her
osu inteto4ts On shs S.lo, viollcatss .A,Ir ater-
csss. ZOO. Our Interests differ from theira in do
Eses oulf Aul not ID ul."
Ino cIaArest exposition OF England's views aud
her rretrns position in regard to thu Eissern
question IT, tlllnk, to be found i'll tho editurial
columns OF to-s1Avs Morning Post which must
oc looked upon A. ut least, lasJirci. T1o rratot
BkvH:
.. Harm. NOW = national stake, bona lid.
material Interest in Egypt, 1t WI 1a opou to lts
To Taxa ncAsusea fos rio psoto: on Of that stake
and .n.os est such ~ may be bvst caicuhtod to
| tnoet auY Au4 every danger that N. gtt uenaco
| thsm.h
! More saRacious etil ID the vis~ promulgated
| by the Post. :llat tnsndsbsp with Turkey mssna
assistance 10 lnda, The dAuge' 10 Englnnt IN
| ler Indian territory ia 1lore from within than
| Without.
| Snre!y, The cAso has never been put Ia clio ar
| er and moro telling fashion tukn this. Mono Of
! the London dad on speak out O. only on auy poa-
| a.o d.eettl oI TulkcF, thou4h tue geu sral
fpeltur ,o,uts in m oppoe,te direction. The
ne ~ Of tho purchase Of tho canal cld not have
| the effect Of oaecklug tho
DECLINE or 7uRKfsu sEcunIrrys.
! Indeed, they bayo fallen RAPIDLY hlnce. fact
| winch appears 10 chow but lRtte confidence
supporting Tho dd AsiIl., EmDlre OF ths CaIIp!,s
Iue Pod HAL Ga1epes&ys: 'Ws lauuk uus.
m roovpr. sLa: wllou sbos:sp lust taaeu ~ Tho
| UritlotI GYycrauont cotncs to bo calmly eonsid-
orad by foreign nations In tho light Of Tho oxss-
| lug Eurouoau situation, t4ny will d ID 1t rea.-
! satiug rather thsu tho &c lefso It ought to bo
reasanstue, both ks masI,ng in wy too Pain
| 70 10 mistaken tue Limits Of our policy with ro-
gard 10 Egypt a'nl as tes.ifyiug to or des.fo 10
| tursuo tint policy In tue most straigh,forwa, i
/ sud posceab,o wny. We nAye, in fact, antlct.
pa.ed The nour of pol,tlc Il necessity. and tavo
| deliberately chosen tu OBJECT by n,g0:iAtson aud
| purchase IN obioct which we KIT, Ut soma
time Ia or have boen compelled T., oiIoct by somo-
tl,iny ycry ike for.e. Iiatrpt oyen.s mi recent
.ualoFa7Ior tho snom,ns much e1agseFssed. 10
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