New-York tribune., 1884-01-13
EUROPEAN DEPENDENCIES.
egypt PRACTICALLY AN ENGLISH FNo'
10i' 1NCE-THE TONQUIN WAR-CLOuD.

TnY CABLE TO TRIBUNEl
,-Dox Ian. 12.-Englishmen begin to see more
.,sar,v the character of the policy which mas oeen
.dootsd with regard to Egypt in the recent Caohe'
Connc;,s Cherif Pacha played too bold game Ill
-, Cir Evelvn Barring. He counted too little
,ho determination of the British Government ana
,oo much on the support of France offered through
n Rarrere Briefly the French intrigue had more
+o do with the recent crisis than any particular ue-
sire on the part of Cherif Pacha to develop a Ma
,;onal policy The first step in the new departure
,os ,od n the abandonment of the SOudan and the
ooDplete responsibility of England for the admins
tration as well for the military defence OF Egypt
The withdrawal of Cherf Pacha was fortunate lie
was not only ethargic and obstinate, Dut 'no
centre of French intrigues, which JeoP"rui|eu
tbe position of the Khedive and paralyzed EhgliSn
action. Englishmen now know that seVeral odSs
ooo ord Granville recommended the evacuation oI
Khartoum and the adoption of measures.1or inc IT,
lief of Sinkat and Tokar. Cheriis holding u 'ilf
tory which he could not defend has riskeu 'no
lives of these garrisons. the European popuiatioh
of Khartoum suffer, Cherifs obstinaoy may pro"u'0
grave difficulties with the Powers. NuDar r"cn"
hos accounted office on well-understOOd conditions
He cynical ayowal that his colleagues are the pup
NETS Of English agents exactly defines the sltuaton'
and if Egypt be not already i'll the hanuS oi al
English Cabinet at Cairo it is but one remove lIohi
srcb an arrangement The secret hostility Oh
France at Cairo has been openly reproduced III
the Paris papers, but beyond this there is no acioh
op the Continent unfavorable TO the Engnsh
no,icv. II is understood, however, that France
will oppose the acceptance by Turkey OF the Eng
,isb invitation to reconquer the Soudan; II the
Snltan thinks of such FOOLS errand England
will continue to hold the Red Sea ports in order to
stAe the slave trade but the ultimate fate of the
Soudan is very doubtful
CHINA MORE wARLIKE.
The latest declaration of Chinese policy in Ton
nuin is A letter from Marquis Tseng dated January
2, published in Germany. He declares tha' INC
capture of Sontay has only increased the strength
of the war party In Pekin, and that Ii Hung Chang
is now ready to head the antioreign forces OF the
Empire. This is notable conversion, and shows
that China is as bellicose as France herself. Mar
ouis Tsene expresses great disappointment that the
and threatens that the whole cost of the campaign
shall be taken out of European trade. The propo-
sal 10 Law torpedoes in the Canton River and at other
ports of which the public has previously heard, con-
firms all this Meanwhile the French Admiral pro-
poses to advance on Bac-ninh to-day Recent events
at Hanoi may, however, counsel further delay.
TROUBLE BREWING IN MADAGAsCAI.
,e--.4:o., L., I,oo,, rooa;vad +bot isb oCeuts
in Madagascar are collecting information of the
damage caused by the French to English property
and commerce. Therecent operations of the French
navy promise to produce moret trouble than the mad
acts of Admiral Pierre.
THE sUEZ AGREEMENT.
Thearrangement of NJ de Lesseps with the British
sbipowners Is again before the British Government,
parties bar gaming on one side for Government
loan and for the Khedives sanction of new works,
and on the other hand for larger representation
of England on the canal directorate. Mr.. Childers
is prepared to recognize in the budget the arrange
ments for loan.
THE TRANsVAAL SETTLEMENT.
The reports of last week respecting the Transvaal
settlement were too confident. 1t is true that Lord
Derby adheres to the exclusion Of the great trade
routes from the Tlansvaal. On the other hand the
delegates demand the whole countries of their
friends, Massow and Mosette, through the heart of
which the trade routes run. To cOncede this would
be vital injury to Cape Colony. Public opinion
consequently demands that Lord Derby shall stand
firm more especially as the Beers have got every
thing else for which they have asked.
HENRY GEORGES APPEARANCE
Henry George has opened a crusade of conisca-
ton. His FIRST lecture has ruined him with the
Liberal Party. The PaH MaU Gazette denounces his
policy of naturalization without compensation
no better than picking pockets and the Liberal
Club at Liverpool has cancelled the invitation to a
dinner given before the speech was delivered.
Irish National papers revive Mr. Parnells criticism
of the naturalization project, and declare in the
teeth of Michael Davitt that Henry George is un-
worthy of association with any patriotic Irshman.
ROYAL JOURNEYS.
The Queen will spend a considerable part of the
spring the Continent She goes at first to Baden
Baden and afterwards to Darmstadt to attend the
wedding OF her granddaughter with Prince Louis
ofBattenburg The Prince and Princess of Wales are
also expected to be there after making long STAY
in the Riviera whittier they go shortly
THE NEW OPERA.
Princess Ida is a great success at the SAVOY
the music especially being excellent and creating
great hopes of Sir Arthur Sullivans grand opera,
which is now in hand The composer himself is
better. G.w.s.
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