Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-08-16
From our Regular Correspondent
Our European Letter.
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LONDON, Eng, Aug. 2, 1872.
The next act in the Egyptian drama will
be awaited with impatience perhaps, but
scarcely with anxiety. The great desire
Of the English people, now that action is
taken, is to see u rigorous policy adopted
by the government, and also that military
plans are efficient and in accordance with
the serious task in hand. On Thursday
night Mr.. Gladstone state that on Monday
he would ask the House for vote of credit
for the forces; and in the House of Peers
Earl Granville made similar staten ent.
An expedition to Egypt has been consider
ed necessary, and we shall at once send
out an important force, with Sir Garnet
Wolseley as Its leader. Mr.. Gladstone
stated that dispatch had reached the gov.
eminent to the effect that the sultan had
agreed to join the conference, but there
was no reference rs to sending troops 10
Egypt.
Just now when there is a prospect that
we shall be in closer relations with France
than we have been since the Crimean wa-
it is natural that we should watch with
more than ordinary interest the progress
Of events in Paris and the political rival.
ries brought into action in consequence Of
what was taking place in Egypt. Or
Thursday there came the rather startling
intelligence that the cabinet had resigned
and, rs this news came Immediately after
the announcement OF more determined
policy it was considered sufficiently grave
not that it would materially affect us, per
hops, if the French stood aloof altogether
from the Egyptian matters We have the
utmost confidence that we can manage tc
keep Arab and his host ia subsection, but
there are many important reasons why il
is better for this country and Franco 10 90
hand in hand.
Mr.. Bright on Monday. in the House o
Commons, made personal explanation a,
to his motives for rosigning his seat in thu
cabinet. amongst other observations, MI
Bright said that for forty years he hat
endeavored to toach the doctrine of peace
and that the moral laws intended for tn,
guidance of the individual equally applied
to the conduct Of governments. Mr.. Glad
stone in response to the wishes of TIN
House spoke upon the subject, and cx
pressed the deep ragrct he felt that Mr.
Bright should consider It necessary tt
resign. Various rumors are lhoat as t,
the reconstruction of the cabinet; but no
thing is rs yet decided upon. That som,
important changes will take place is prett,
certain.
No time has been lost in placing severa
Irish cities, counties and baronics unde
the provisions of the new act for the pro
vention of crimes. The measure if cf|ectu
ally put 10 force can hardly fail to have
beneficial result; while the arrears hill
will take from the Irish peasantry the las
excuse for agrarian outrages. 1t is hopot
that the steps taken to carry out tho pro
vision of the bill for the prevention O
crime lnay lead eventually to the arrest Of
some of the assassins still at large.
Members are looking anxiously forward
for the adjournment of the house Of parlia-
mcnt. The only likely difficulty is with
the arrears bill, which may possibly not
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