New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-29

he mastered all the dark and intricate mysteries
OF Egyptian finance and took leading part IN '"e
work of the subsequently appointed Interha,ioh''
Committee OF Inquiry, the revelations Drougn. "
light by which resulted in the deposition OIL n"
dive Ismail II was about that time that he ma
the Opportunity of saving the lie OF hidH ao"'
who has just been appointed as Prime N'ii,''
and who Is indebted for his safety IN those perou'
times 10 the exertions and vigorous ac'loh VI ms
old friend Barring For Riaz ran the RISK OF oe'Ds
subjected by Khcdive Isinail TO the same fate as
Mustapha Sadyli Pacha. who was s'rahgleu ny
Khedivia orders in 49,, for having responded 'oo
frankly 70 the inouirie, Of the international COM
mittea above mentioned There were TWO hri'
chamberlains of Khedive Ismail. who ana th'
s,rangling OF Sadyk Pacha. cne Is unanimous
Sahmi, a near relative Of the mother oil !ou"7
Khetive Abbas, and now in captivity III ceH'o','
while the other, whose hand was Di'o'h ''''o"7"
By the dying man, and who wears a glo'' " WV
oo,I ,b. senicrcuar scar left by his teeth, orcu-
pied seat in the Egyptian Cabinet up to the da'e
Of the infantie coup detat perpetrated fortnight
ago by young Abbas.
After the deposition Of Khedivc Ismail, Eveiyh
Barring. who had meanwhile been promoted 10 '"c
rank Of a major of artillery, was appointed one OF
the two newly created COntrollers-''ch'Ial v,
Ecyptian finance, his cOlleag" Deih9 'he lr'h'"
diplomat NJ de Blignercs. Had MAJOR Barring re-
t,;ned This office in 1852 il is probable that tn"
Arab instruction and the bombardmeht oi "i'N-
andria would never have taken place. But, unior-
tunatcly. he left Egypt for Calcutta III or'i'r 10
accom-, tho most of Minister Of Finance OF lndla,
and hi. PLACE as Controller-Gencral was taken by
an Anglo.Indian official of far inferior caiIore-
namely Sir Auckland Colvin. Nor was IL uh'li
after the occupation of Cairo by the British troops
that Major Barring who had meanwhile become oir
EVELYN. was summoned from India IA IN" only
man possessed Of sufficient experience, tac' t"rc"u
ness ygor and administrative power TO occupy the
position Of one who is the practical fuller oil Esyp,
in all but name. >,
II il unnecessary for me 70 describe here IN de-
tail all that Lord Cromer has effected FOR the pe'ic
n of Eeypt during the last eight or nine years.
Iet il suffice TO say that Egyptian Government
bonds which were at A. when he came TO Egrb'
in ss3, now al 9s. and even aooN" par INV
taxation of the unfortunate feliahren has bean
reduced 10 a minimum The lash OF fh" konroaS"' |
tlc bastina,o and the corvcc." forced labor have
all been abolished Justice il longer admins |
tered in accordance with the caprice Of the facHa
or with the Interpretation which the can chooses
10 nut upon the texts Of the Koran. bnt IN acrori-
ancc with a regular and lesazed code. III"
rights Of property al" for IA" lr- time r''o'u""
by law. and the slave trade has been 'h'lt'N |
,toppcd All these things are set forth al I"hS'h |
in III. numerous official and unofficial work. VINO"
have been recently published on Egypt. IL j.
however. for his qulckness and penetration III
preventing AZ the las, moment the omission OF
certain very important CLAUSES in III" sultan mr.
man Amounting young Abbl> ~ khedive OF EI>P'
in succession 10 his father that Sir Evelyn larinl
was rewarded with that highest prize Of the British
seryon, of the crown-namelv. a seat in the House
- Inrds EX.ArTA'IlE.