. Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time, comprising the development of social instititions and the story of all nations . that city a riot broke^ GREAT BRITAIN.—BATTLE FOR HOME RULE. out, induced by a quarrel in tlie street be-tween au Arab and a Maltese, and followed bya massacre, in which many Europeans, includ-ing some of the officers of the city, lost theirlives. Meanwhile, the new Egyptian Constitutionwas published iu England, and popular sym-pathy in that count
. Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time, comprising the development of social instititions and the story of all nations . that city a riot broke^ GREAT BRITAIN.—BATTLE FOR HOME RULE. out, induced by a quarrel in tlie street be-tween au Arab and a Maltese, and followed bya massacre, in which many Europeans, includ-ing some of the officers of the city, lost theirlives. Meanwhile, the new Egyptian Constitutionwas published iu England, and popular sym-pathy in that country was directed strongly tothe National party. Up to this time, the rev-olution had gone no further than a revoltagainst the foreign, that is, the Circassain, of- Foreign Afluirs, and M. Gambetta, at thattime iu the ascendant in the French Govern-ment, determined upon an exactly oppositepolicy. Instead of supporting Arab!, thestatesmen just referred to sent a joint note tothe Khedive announcing their intention to up-hold the existing order in Egypt, and speak-ing iu a tone of menace and dictation againstthe popular party. The Khedive was assured,even against what \iere, perhaps, his own se-cret wishes iu the premises, that his Govern-. OK Tllh KHFIUVK. ficials, who, in both the army and civil affairs,had used and abused the authority which theyheld from the Khedive and the Porte. Arabiand the revolutionists looked to England andFrance for the support of their cause, and, inthe beginning of 1882, there was popular ex-pectation that the Egyptian National partywould be upheld by the intervention of theWestern Powers. For some reason, however,the nature of which has never been fully di-vulged. Lord Granville, English Secretary for ment should be maintained against all revoltand danger, whether from without or within hisdominions. The meaning was clear, and it wasat once perceived by the National party, thatthe Khedive himself and his whole officiarywere in the way of furt
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