Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-02

CAIRO, november I.-Cherif Pasha Presi-
dent of the Council and Minister of The In
terror OF Egypt, has informed the diplom tic
agent of the French government that Euro-
pean control being JOINT institution, and
| the Euglish controller of finances being in
| structed not to attend the ministerial conn
Gil, the French controller would not be
invited TO attend either.
LORD DUFFERINs MISSION.
CoNsrANTTNoPLE, November Earl Duff
ferin, British Ambassador, leaves to-morrow
for Egypt. He informed the Minister of
Foreign Affairs that he will return on the
18th of December with the treaty entered
into by The Khedive, in which the rights OF
the Sultan IN Egypt will be affirmed II ia
reported here, and believed by-f6auy. thai
Eoglsnd will convene European conference
early in January, if Duffern's mission is
brought to a close by that time.
AraDI-s View OF The Egyptian Troubles.
London Daily Telegraph Correspondence.
'None of you," said Arab, "can under.
stand Egypt or Egyptian politics. We in
many ways resemble Mexico. You call
yourselves the champions of liberty. and
would send us back into the most abieet serf-
dom. You are great and powerful: bot I
cannot respect yon. This Tewfk, in whose
cause you have made so grand display. il
utterly temptible-well-meani posi-
bly,, like Louis XVI, but prev to
the worst advisers. He is not so bad
as his father, 1 admit, nor SO silly and
useless as his brother; bit the wickeduess
of his counselors makes up for such defcien-
cies. You restore Tewfk in spite of the
unanimous desire of country TO the con-
trary. On your head be our misery, then. /
do not like you, but am obliged TO respect
your power; knowing what now know. see
how vain were my hopes, and can only be
proud to think that miserable Egypt could
stand against your strength for nearly sixty
days. If you great European powers choose
to dictate, we have no option but TO obey.
Then Egyptian liberty is but dream. Yes,
alas since the so-ealled champions of liberty
side against the oppressed. Two DAYS before
your bonbardment Tewfik loaded me with
honors, and called me friend | have not.
nor ever had, any personal hate against the
Khedive. The Khedive is nothing in him
self, bat always the servant of another. II
you like to give him a tutor who will
whisper TO him all may 20 well,
but if not the Turkish and Circassian
regime will be re established and the
bastinado be rampant as of yore, and it will
be your doing. What would / wish to do?
l would wish 10 be bsnishee from Egypt
forever. My heart is sick of Egypt 1 would
live quietly in Europe with my family, and
trouble no one any more, for my dream is
ha? How could L live otherwise? Liars
say that L filed my pure while in office. /
am very poor man; have only one little
house near Zagszig, where l was born; my
palace at Cairo is not mine-was only let 10
me minister. L very poor, indeed,
and il you set me free / will have TO work
tor my living and my family. But you will
give US up to our enemies-I feel present.
ment of that" he concluded quietly, land it
will soon be all overall over"
"When we declared war, did you think
we were in earnest?" / asked idly.
MOP replied Arab, with emph asis, "and
that was one of the most dreadful moments
in my life. Your Seymour sent me mes
sage that he would lombard the city of AL
exsndria at s o'clock next morning i
laughed, for 1 thought, half the wealth Of
Alexandria is English, and they will surely
not week their own property. l lay awake
all night4thinking, growing surer and more
sure; and dawn came, and s o'clock struck,
and there was no unusual noise, and /
breathed freer and turned to sleep. At $3.50
o'clock / heard the first gun, and it set me
shiveripg, for | heard in it the knell of
established hopes, and wondered who would
win the victory. You are a great nation"
he repeated. "You can sfford to be generous
and great TO Cetywayo-a savage-and surely
should be TO me. Treat me az you treated
Cetywayo, and l will be satisfied"