New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-07
GREAT BRITAIN AND EGYPT
THE POLICY OF ENGLAND IN THE soUDAN.
RESULT or TIE CABINET CoNFERENCTs-oFFIcIAL
DISPATCHES SENT OUT

RESULT or TIE CABINET CoNFERENCEs-oFFIclAL
DISPATCHES sEyT OUT.
LONDON, Jan. G.-Tho decision reached by the
Government yesterday as to the policy 10 DC
adopted toward Egypt final and complete
The Cabinet spent the entire week DIS
cussing the situation in a series OF conferences
and Investigations. On Saturday four con
ferenCes werc held; the first a. Inc
Foreign Office, the second at the Office OF the Al
miralty and the third at the War Office. General
Lord Wolseley and the Duke of Cambridge, Com
mander-in-C Llef had three hours conference WIN
Earl Granville, Foreign Minister, and Lord ilartihg
ton, Secretary for War, immediately after a lohE
consultation with the Lords of the Admiral'y'
At the conclusion of the War once meeting
the Cabinet resumed at the Foreign Office the
session which was broken of earlier in the day. for
the purpose of inquiring into the nations
military condition At this session there
were present Earl Granville. who also acted for Mr..
Gladstone the Right Hon. Hugh c. Childers, Cham
ccnor of the Exchequer; Lord Northbrook FIRST
Lord of the Admiralty; Rt Hon. Joseph Chamberlain
President of the Board of Trade; Lord Edmund &.
p. Fitzmaurice and Sir Julian Pauncefote, Under
Secretaries for the Foreign Department; Rivers
Wilson. ex- British Commissioner for Egypt, and
Sir John Stokes
After prolonged discussion it was resolved to
adopt the policy heretofore outlined by Mr. Glad
stone. and which SirEyclyn Barring present British
agent in Egypt, strongly urged in the long cable
conference which the Cabinet had carried on with
him during the day. Three Official dispatches are
known to have been sent out at the conclusion of
the session.
The first assured the Khedivc that England would
maintain her position in Egypt. The second guar
antced the Khedve that England wodld undertake
70 81 at nm at Lower
Egypt by III Mahdi, but stated that this guarantee
meant no more than that England would assume
to confine FL Mahdis operations to the
Soudan and must not be construed as
promising any assistance in resisting these
operations. so long rs they were not an actual
attack on Egypt proper
The third Instructed the British Consul at
MaSsowah to inform the King of Abysslnla,that
Eu.laud would not approve any military opera
tons bv Abvssnan troops i'll the Soudan, and
would resent any attack upon Egyptian troops
winch might be operating in that region 10 MAINTAIN
tie authority of the khedive as an attack upon
England
Inc correspondent of Renters Telegram Company
M Cairo denies that British fleet ~ 10 he sent 70
the Red sea- and says that beyond her previous
orders to protect Egyptian interests England has
taken 40 further measures The correspondent
adds: The Khtdve received ST Evelyn Barring to-
dav. The latter read the reply of Great Britain 10
the recent Egyptian note. England insists upon
the withdrawal of the troops at khartoum to the
Second Cataract Oi the Nile
PARIS. Jan. 1.-THE Justice says il learns that
Tonmp Boy, the khcdiycs Master OF Ceremonies,
has arrived in Paris ntru,tcd with special
mission.