New-York tribune., 1885-01-01

first vroolsmations hs pr9msed that nS TC1iSa fS: ~
interfere With slavery. and recognized sne
tho Sultan q KoTdOa1 His Sfsn Of Rhar
ton but ss nodded Is Cairo they loft him fee 70
oroanse some form of native government oeIItS .s
leaving the county, pD1s. S.na a: he
became law unto himself subject only 70 tns TO
sraints Of his own conscienCe BY tho moute IN IN
Khartonm. but taken the field against tho nostlIe
Soudanese In his Arst battle ne was GnsucIIs'; % 10 IN,
owing to the treachery Of two Pachas whom no t
Iedstsy me- Of Sultan Of ns
gated hostile movement OF the natves veIhoh vahnh
Gordon besoqght the MnSy as 70 tbe only native
chief possessing sufficient authority 10 i nf
government that would survive the withdrawai S on
this and decided against immediate efforts to relieve
KhsStonm General Gordon was left to his own re-
sources He cut of from communcatd'oGh H. WIN .hn
reheI, Khartoum was invested early In April ana
one-half of the population went over 70 tno hnff oof
General Gordon issued bills whcn d .do IN his Wav
had money for soldiers and for supplies lie ralseu
an army by promising freedom to negroes. ITO piO.
tected that army from the Assaults sm Of hs nes He
converted river steamers into marine iortresses w
plating them with iron and building lowers .,n Oh
them In various ways he waged war SO energetic
IIw that the siege was raised after three months
Descending the river he set fire to 'roer anu son'
Colonel Stewart in steamer 70 as Ol'f reocherously
nrSsrsJ tUrS bv sheikh before he could reach Don
COLA General Gordon is now cut on m i,p %o aSain
mnnicatons and Khartoum Is supposed 70 DO aSain
invested An expedition for the relief OF the garrison
is now at Dongola, and Lord Wolseley e1Psets 90 10
reach Khartoum by the end Oh MafGn; n,nncod DELAY
and has shared the fate of all the previous llltheh
and ill.advised measures taken by the Brtish MIN,
istry in Egypt. What will he done with Gencrai ne
Gordon or what disposition will be made of Khar-
toum, if Lord W0scey succeeds IN reacn,ns @ as .mo
place are questions which nobody IN Engiaho seoi'
The British Ministry have been subjected to con.
tnuous criticism by their ingorlous pocy III EsyP..
The first motion OF censure was ueiea.ou . on ~ and
the second III zion March by vote OF 3Vo 10 40
Mr. Forster a,l other Liberals abstalning from T9t %
ing and the rarnetef }Da"ss sas sns Steadily
worse and the Liberal Government nave oo'i s u,i-
able obtain the consent of Europe TO lnouc a.
tion Of the Law of Liquidation. The Conference ol
the Powers proved futile after Illuminating con
cessions had been made to France ana tne recent
proposals If the British Ministry nave aeu 10 e s
cure The attention OF the Powers. Payments 10 tue
Sinking F?nd under the Law of Liquidation ceaseu
on September Il. the Egyptian treasury PAYNE @ ,iie
guaran .eed interest instead OF allowing we InSso
70 nSe certain revenues for the benefit Of the bond
holders The Powers have protested against @ tn,s
innovation, and England is hampered IN every way
by Europe IN restoring financial Oruer III EsSP''
OTHER COLONIAL DEPENDENCIES.
The Rritish Government have also had serious
trouble in dealing with Europeans and natives III
South Africa The Beers are both restless and faith
less and are constantly instigating dlssenslons De-
yond Their frontiers. On the side OF Lululand they
are aiming to reach the sea and are encouraging me
settlers beyond the reserve to assert ihePehueic9
of the British Crown ON tue side of Bechuanaland
the Beers are secretly abettng hlbustcilng ann
marauding and opposing the authority ol ~"
Wrn,yn The Cane Ministers having failed to settle
this controversy peaceaby. the Home Governueht
have sent Sir Charles Warren with small eA-
pedition to restore order. , - ..
In Australia the same want of stcadness IN BTU
,sb policy has in yolvcd vaclation aud dciav III tlc
annexation of Ncw-GuneI aud enabled Germany 10
secure foothold on the island and on the adjacent
groups British prestige has been impaired IN every
Guarier of the world by fant-heared cOunseis ana
a lack of vig0r and resolution
In India Lord Ripon has given place to Lord
Duiierin Viceroy after well-neant but lutle AZ
temnts TO institute reforms that are obnoxious 10
the British residents The movement in iayor o.
Australian federation is rapidly gaming ground;
The Dominion of Canada mas had N uncV'htihI
wear marked by bitter political prosecutions, UoV
ernment railroad transactions Of remarkable magn-
tude and session OF the British Assoclatioh-the
first ever held outside the United Kingdom.