The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-09

WAS extremely fond Of asso'nion with Euro |
pcnns. whose manners and habits h" hnh
adopted in his private life. with t'ic exception |
of ms hnr,m arrangements Tire stranger |
who alton led ono " the entertainments which |
che vmerov gave on Il sale Of gr'nt mag
niii. .nnre. AMI who fnu"icd nm Etst 'rn prime |
,pust bn "A spccins Of Othnllo with a " snoty |
vsn,r." was eyer surprs Il ~ Ma | , counter
mart vi tn, portraits NJ Henry VIII. " En- .land
in h.ruddyromplexio r .dlish beard ami hair.
and frank. open face and hurly form of $ MI |
pisha Mr.. d, Loon tells VA th,t thr sini-
nrIty in temper mion. and character was
equally striking. though the blun manner
WAS subiucd and soft'ncd on public
occasions in the viceroy by II consume
mate polish. His eyes. though small. w'rc
bright and he did not. like most Turks, keep
them habituay half closed; neither did he
avoid n direct glance ut his intcrlorutor. after
the Eastern custom. but looked straight in your
face. Generous to u fault, and pacablc to weak
ness. he was deceived and proved upon by
many whom he had enriched and trusted. until
I'm his Inter DAYS he grow somewhat sourcd and
distrustrul Our author. who enjoyed long
and intimate ncoualntance with him, afIlrms
,hnt in a vnried cxprricnce of men and roun-
,rins no has novhnre met "A nohler and manlier
rature md TINT in enrly prime before disease
and disgust had warped higher traits Of char
meter SAID pnsha was every inch a king by ma
,ure's nntcnt In regard to his people. the over
,vorknd ov.rtnNcd and hnlf-fed Fnllaheen san
wns fond of repeating the wish ascribcd t. Henri
Oun,r.. TINT every peasant in his dominions
mieht hive A fowl in his not on Sunday. So tar
as he could. the Egyptian Prince carried out
,bisssntimnnt Reversing. moreover, his pred
e.essor's policy Of isolation. he encouraged
Immigration. and under his reign the European
...l,.,., moro than doubled It's numbers. increas-
,r,, from o. oOo to go 600 We may here mention
lin, n, rrneen, /, falls hut little short Of a hun
drcd thousand To enmplc'c n summary Of the
work done in the nine years Of Said Pasha's
r.irn we should poiut out that he employed for
time the famous French engineer. Mougel
Rev IN carry forward the great brcakwater
known as the Barr.ge Of the Nile. at which we
will ,lnnce presently He caused numerous
now channels 10 be cut for irrigation. sum
rnonod Robert Stephenson and largo corps Of
| r,tlish engineers to construct several lines Of
railway. and he adoptcd the telegraph. extend
inc the wires not only from city to city. but high
unthe Nile. He introduced steam pumps and
machinery Of all kinds for agricultural pur-
noses and the annual revenues OF Egypt from
its exports and imports rose under his manage
n..nt 10 thirty million dollars. And finally II
WAS the same Prince who. when VI. 4" L'ss"ps
returned to Alexandria after leaving the French
diplomatic service took the hitter under his
protection md patronage gave the concession
Tor the Sucz canu and supplied such suhsian-
tlal aid n Insured the happy issue Of the enter
prise. Against these credentials must he st
the fact that SAID pusha revealed to Egyptian
rulers the fatal facility Of borrowing. and began
A system Of finance which has eliminated IN
collapse ana in impending bankruptcy At MI
D. Icons las, interview with the pasha. ne eX-
that hp hpI lDuIpt tho