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WILL IAMB L A C K W O O D & SONS,EDINBUF jGH & LONDON .


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THE EGYPTIAN PUZZLE." Fine Egyptian cookery!' Antony a d l-ca,


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E G Y P T I A N RED BOOK

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"By heir Egyptian policy the Liberal Government will stand or fall."-LORDSALISBURY.

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" I C O ~ ~ ~ E Rhat every moment's delay in preparing an expedition diminishes Gordon'schances of escape. I think that the Government will ultimately, but too late, send arelieving force, not because Mr Gladstone wishes it, but because public indiglation willcompel him, x o h s vokzs, to do so ; and, little as the Prime Minister may value Gordon,the Prime Minister cares a great deal for Mr Gladstone. The danger to Gordon is owingI to the dawdling policy of the Government, which never carries out today what it can put I

I off till to-morrow. The more pressure is brought to bear upon Mr Gladstpne to compel Ihim at once to commence preparations for an .expedition, the better chance for Gard~&slife. Every &y wasted is one more naiI in the coffin of himself and garrison."

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' I A N R E D B O O K .'. L'hr j u d y~~~en tp III (:enera1 Cfordou's position does not rest upon a single despatch, but it rests u p na ~ E K I E Y F DESPATCHES."-W..G., 2271d April 1884.

Sept. 1882.-Yr Gladstoue's Government invade Egypt at a cost to British Tax-payers of $7,000,000, and 500 Englishlivee and 4000 Egyptia~i. The Mahdi rampant in the Soudan. The G. 0. . all at sea on board the Q r an t d yCaatie. [" They have meddled in Egypt just enough to muddle, and not elrough to cure.'lAug. t883.-Geueral Hicks is oraered to 6 ht the Mahdi with soldiers dragged to battle in chains, '' oitAo@ trampod,money, clothifby, ood, 0, . cut,teis." [#o aid is sent, asMr G. is prepanng a new edition of "Lessons in Maanacre."]-d Nov.-Hicks' whole army destroyed. 13,000 massacred. [The Do-Nothing Government slumber on, as theirChief has a cold in his head.] T H E GARRISONS ABANDONED. -16th Nor.--SirE. Baring, he Gwernment Representative in Egypt, to Lord Granville.--"Fears are entertainedfor the garrisons of Tokar and Sinkat." [Nothing done, an the Premier had a letter to write to the DerbyWorking Men's Gladstone Presentation Committee.]a d Dec.-Another massacrs at Tamanieb. 1000 E ptians killed within 20 milea gf Britislr t r o o p and mr-acsab.[The Qrand Old Mummies look on smilingandyo nothing, an they are unveiling a statue of the G. 0.M. in t l e

I its Liberal Club.]8th Dee.-The commander at Tokar writea :--*&The t a n c e that I be ed for, you 'hve not afforded me. I havereceived nothi but m p t g c r n p l i m . We have done our w o r f ike brave men, but T H ~ Ea ao onr TO

WULVPPORTS. %ere is no use your writin oomplimentary lettern to us if at the end we ard to fa l l into the h d rd the enemy." [Nothing was done, ash8 G. wan presenting a chestnut tree to the Corporation of Brighton.]5th F e k ---Massacre near Tokar. 90 officers, 2250 men nlanghtered within a day's march O f Br i t i ~ I~r o q f ~ .$)thFeb.-The commander at Sinkat telegraphs :-"We are DYING OF BTAEVATION, and our condition is DEWE~ATE.The men are ckwilafl the leaw oj tree8 to allay their cravings." Nothing was done, M bfr Gladstone wrrpresenting a bnst of himaelf to the town of Kirkwall.]r l th F&.-Maaascre at Sinkat. The brave Teafik and 1000men, women, and children are butchered within% rnikrOf the B& a;rrieoR. ["We have been involved in mme amount, at lerst, of moral complicity with theWtmd b l a c L oatragen upon record."-n'. Y.a. on theBulga7ianHosror8.1Gtrnrille to M g , ed Feb. Buing to Graaville, a8tb Feb.

" b e , reqaeat you to knish further informa- "We have Wen the respoRsiWty oftioa r to whether the ~ A K ~ A R YONDITIQRS of Upper t q u i U t y n Egypt; nd fhir tsrlr is imponi-m , , w & .Uoa of r lEaropeua forts being rtrtioned sIposine our Qoop o WEATEPEB BIBICOEEtlxam. mwmcsa I N V O J I ~ . "

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.'The Oraclea are dumb."


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25th March.-Baring to G r a d e . 8th Aug.-Lord Hathgkon sags :-'IQordon ewhht1y expectiingMp from X&m, and has "General Gordon, so far as the Government how ,orderedmessengers to be sent dong the road fromBerber NEVER ADDBEWED ANY REQUEBT to them for the &stanceto ascertain whether any English force was advancing." of a British force."z6t.hMarch.-Tamanieb burnt. English commander telegraphs, "The campaign ia at an end." [Which end?]27thMar&.-Gordon write. :-'cIf Her Majeety's Government do p l o t mt promptly, Graham's victory [at l'amaq willfor naught." [No heedwas paid to thiswarnin and Granvilletelegraphs to Gen. Graham, " TheGovernmentCve no intention of aend i i Bntiah troop to &&r. P r e p t i o n s should bemade for immediateembarkation offorce." So they scuttled rom Suakim, ieaving the g.msons entreating aaaiatance. Apparent victory for theBritiah+l victory for theMahdi.]M March.-Lmd Granville announcas the 5naI ~ N ~ ~ N M E X Tf Gen. Gordon, and aaya :-"General Qordon'a awm-an- fail to convince Her Majeafy'a Government." [Not even a Birmingham affidavit would have conhoedthem of GeneralQordon'i danger-= at thia time theywere bue-y jerrymanderingwith the Franchise Bill.]28thMPrch . -G~v i l l e to Baring.-"The madition of affairsdoennot appear todl or mesmres attended by 80mnchrkk, and en- poMibly a great low of life, and O~TAINLY arge expediture." peace, Retrenchment, and

---especia&y mTBwmram. h r h n aerm E . s. n.1zBthM ~ ~ v i U eoBaring.-" HerJdajea a Governmenthavemotioned the d tah of TWO British Officerabhrber." [At 1% Id. p l e a d perdiem. & ranville at the name time f o r w x a ond-hand Engliah b gbemved u 4 c i d y a* intervple,and a band to play "Rule Britannia"-when there are no drabs in the~mmedi&telc~mty]

MORE APPEALS FOR HELP.M d . Soudm Merchmta to On the ~PP.MCANCE dam of English ttoops depend opr livea, ourfu i l iea , u d our goodn. .May a t hat u* 8ppeamnce ma not ba delayed We .wait hatr id of hdp in qon j to WB the Britiah h g oveehg nowith I& power.*' f h e&t*h &g, &maged in earQnin80, * under Eepsir.1jpthMueh.-Gordon tm BPring.--" I darenot go oat for fear of the tom. Had you& cBcRr ?wwdV&c t d dh eex Us #a& ~ u . " 12th May,Sir M.Hiclrs-Beach ssya :-"The principal danger ,which b t n&ned Gordonh ot hanine, nor even the a t h k ~ fhe himgents o w e , but ~ f i arawAmy d r i n he tosorc.'qMo~lt.-aata Feb. le,W. U.~;$-"EllrPtoqm -ed. What connectionhu mhy . 1 with $heq ~ o f s ~ e f ~ t i o n ?t c d e u k i i E s s c h ~ d & a n .is askadin theEoum of C4mmm:-" L t trne &en t b t Ge~erP1Gordon ir to be left toN o o a a r n r a o a e ~ ~ , a n d ~ ~ d o n e .frd A@-W. E. G. . s 3rd 'Yurh.-Gonl~nto B d ~ g ." B dWe0 i nder no onierlad d m e aon-

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"Doing nothing with a deal of skill."C m . .

THE EGYPTIAN ''EXPEDITIOX.:~

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Lord Kimberley, Ssc. for India, House of Lords, W. E. Gladstone, House of Commons,4 a A@ 1884. 21st April 1884."Ever+xi muathe awarethat the poeitimr of General I' The pnsition of GeneralGordon is,m far anwe h ow ,-on maatL riliro~ t K--." a po&m of secuzity."$h ApriL-The Marquis of Hartington ao~s,;-


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2@ Ayi1.-W. E. G. is asked whether the garrison of Berber may meet the fate of the garrison at Sinkat. and replies,We have no reason ta believe there is any risk at Berber of an y such thing." [The Ministry have no "in- / {.elligence "-and never had.1- ~ ~ U L T-10th JP~.-Major Kikheahrto Sit Evelyn Wood.-"Berber was surprised nioe daysago, and every one massacred.!he Governor, and all his family, and all soldiers, and many merchants killed. The Paaha'a family are killed,and men, worn, and children maemred in the streeta." 3500 lites lost.112th May4-The 43.0. . mi&:-" We declined to send troops to Berber and other places. Tlwe wm no one tocdPPquer at x%?~bw."-But plenty to slaughter.]"Five milfiolts of Bulgarians, hardly venturing to look upwards even to their Father 111 Heaven, have extendedtheir hsndr to you ; hey have sent you their petition ; hey have prayed for your help and protection."-w. E. . on BuZg (~~~nntrocarocaties,th May 1877.

KHARTOUM ABANDONED.tttb Agiil.-Bfr Power, brother of the English Consul a t Khartoum, says in The Thee:-"It should be clearly under-stoodby all, thsi hose in Khartoum have been abandonedby the pwmt Cfoaec.9lment, and further, the Government,

m no devot~ngheae three brave men to death, have done so KNOWMOLY, WILLINQLY, and HB~RIZBSSLY."- - W e n to Pkring.-"I,a~n~~EAVE TOU [i.e. th e a.0. l. & Co.1 TEZ IND~XBLE ISQIULOE om ABANWN-IkQTHIOAI~R~~OAEI,r rB TEE CERTAIWTPTEAT OV WILL EWNTUALLY BEm m O snsn UP THE M A ~ INDERQBEAT DfmcuLTnw, XS YOU WOULD BETAIN PEACE N &YPT." [March 886.-The GladstoneOovernment. havinge b d 4 he garrirna, proceed to smssh up the Mahdi at a coat of thousands of lives and millions of money.]


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~ 2 n d pril, W. E. G. says :- I 10th March, Lord Hartington says :--" I t may be the o inwn that General Gordon is in "We are anxious that General Gordon should returninn inent hager. fn au view that is an mtirdy I from the dangerous and critical pei thn which, of course,err0l~on8pPnion." we are aware he occupieaas long ashe is in Khartoum."aand April, Lord Grmvilie says :- ~ 1 s t pril, W. .G. says:-*' The Government h r no fear NOW of the p m n d / I


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"Jerrymanderingthe despakhea."

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a y d June.-A Conference on Egyptian Affairs is summoned, meets, and-[2nd Aug.--collapses. March 1886,&gland ultimately surrenders to Fm~ce.1apd unc-;;W E G. aa s :-"We have agreed with France that our occupation of Egypt shall terminate on 1st June1888. iIf I f r d &olneley's pic-nicparty hse reached Khartoum by that date.]zqth June.-Marquis of H a r t i w n states :-"No decieion kas &macome to with respect to an expedition to Khartoum."P o eoision v m come to till March 1886, when the God. was morally defeated in the Houaebf Commons.]Lord know-nothin Fitmnanrice ststas :-" Nothing haa been heard from General Gordon since the 10th of! [On account ohe noise u d y the Franchise Demonstrations.].-Messrge from Gordon :-"Tell the messen ers where tlrc reinforce- me , Mcd &hat is their nuder."' fk~swxu-N& qfuddieru, lS7.632. Place, &tgland-until mething turn8 up.]

arst July.-Lord H n sapa :- -Lord HPrtington says:-16~edi&was~venaso=ePmcipolwlylona 6cGenle%i!E$~ndoeanotap t o h a v e l u o ~ u n .for not sending THE TROOPS ASKED FOR BY GENE- REQUEST for Britieh troo p to E s m t to KhartoGORDON." [And yet the Government had peraiatently General Gordon never suggested the employment"tsPdenied that Gordon had ever asked for troop.] Britieh tr oo p for the relief of Khartoum." I)lznd Jfiy.-Egerton to Granville.-"S10,OOO might be offered for bringing General Gordon out of Khartoum." p u tlt wasn't.]July.--Gotdon tq, =.-"petreat is impoaaible. I mmm end, as a mute fur troop, Wady Halfa, but FIUBFT III TOO LATE. lt m8.131& July.--Gordon to Boring.-"You a& me to atate csnae and intention of stayin a t Khartoum. I rtsy s t Khar-bum beecrwa A& have shut us up and toil2 not ld w out." [23rdPeb. 1886,I$.. G. aaye :-"We believe thati t was in the power of General Gordon to have REMOVED himaelf."]31& July,-Conad Powerwriten :-"For the laat five months tlrc siege liae becn very close." [ll th July, Lord Harting-ton 8aid :-IL The ntelligenae doea not point to the fact tha t G e n d Gordon hpr berm cloaely besieged. On th ecmhwy, it r & h r points in tlra qppo8itc direction,"]@ July.-Gordon to Baring.-" Ifwe get out, it is in -er t opye r . "@ An .-The Mini begha to make up its mind (if i t hao any); andaab for a Vote of Credit for "prepamtiona."[L yditZ car got.]I# -.-The 0.0.M. sys n the Queen's 8 eah :-"I mtinne to ful6l with fideli the d k hiob growout of the presenoe of my troop in the v S y d the N&. [Q~ i t cre G l a d a t m i ?

HOW T H E NILE ROUTE W AS SELECTED."v-n%%n toG t n d Stephurson at Cairo.-"I am advised [? I;ord W o k k y ] bat the tramportof ao m n -8, such as were employed by Lord Wokdey (!) in the Bed R k bpedilion,would not presentany imper sbl e di5culties."11thAug.-Stephemon to Harthgto~~-"Smallboats proposed not suitable.":leh Aug.-Har;Sington to Stephema.-" Ecp i enced o@m here ( i e , Lord W o k k y ) confident of prrotioability ofboat p h .Notwithstanding the adrnrue opi- of Captain Molymnx, Commander Hammill, and Admid Sir JohnHay, who d ated,to examine the 01bmta of the Nile, Lord Euthgbn +m= to hir omCchat.~ ~ t r u ~ w ~ w l e y .. n d t b e rw f e ~ ed~ eba t c hma , o l b e i n e " t o o l . t e .-


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~ 1 s t ug.-Stephenson to Hzrtington.-" Small boahosts impracticable. Naval opinionhere ia in this sense. I am sf i l li17favo~irof rYt~akint-Bwberoule." [In 1874 Gordon !eft Snakim on 23rd Feb. at 10A. M. , and reached Khartoumon 13th March at 6 A.M.]

zand Aug. Hartington to Ste henson.-" I am still of opinion that smali boat expedition in practicable." [Opinionof Canadian boatmen on%rdH d W a oats : The boats were too rail, while the keels were obatmctivetonavigation on the ahallowpact of nver. The men actnally tore the s tem ont of them, and ten of the voyagCUr8were drowned."1 R ~ U L T-26th Aug.--General Stephenson is shunted in favour of Lord Wolaeley, although, aa the 0.0.M. said on 23rd Feb.1885, 'L For some month0 the b a h c e of evidence appeared to be in favour of Suakim-Berber rode." Ba t thePendulum Govement swing on, end the Woheley "real water ''theatrical scene is enacted.

MORE DELAY. 1a d ug.-General Wood to Egerton.--" Men who swam out of M u m ay that that place is in greatah,being long inweated." [2lst April, W. E. G. aaid that the enemy were near M u m , forming more or lese of achain around it . I draw a distinction between that and the town being mwozcnded."] [More Uladetollcdc.]

MORAL.-"My right hon. s e n d (i.e., W. E. U.),as we all know, is the eateat maater thatever existed of distinctions and differen-"-W. E. FORBTER,7 g Feb. 1886.23rd Aug. -Gordon to .-"En lish tmop mmt be aent to the Sondan. If the rebela kill the peo la, y.0~willhe reapnaible for%ves." bathing rudone, aa W. Y.G. waa engaged in editing" for pu%fioataon the-ban despatchw, and Lord Granville waa malting fnrther conceaeionato Germmy.]yth Aug.-Uordon wri? :-Ic We are vmy crowwith yon all. The Fdls of our country hos not been very noble inEgypt or Sondan. [Or in.the Tmmwal, New Gumes, Angm Ppiqnena, or elsewhere.]31st Aug.-E to GM.itic--'' Q w a h f ime aa to General Gordon's relief appeamueriow." [More delay, osthe G.w- in a fog on the top of Ben Macdhui.]jrst9 4ordqn t? Baring.-" b t right thot I Bhould have been seat to Rhartonm, and no attantion ptid tomo o m m u x u m ~ ere cut?"-(Egypt, 3b. 5, p 98.)

T H E NIL E EXPEDITION.I Ang.-dt bsa, the WoMey pic-nic party leaves Englad to tmpe.rmle Genaral Stephenson (whomppmW the&&h-Berber mute), andu imed to r w h Khartoum too&.wak defeated with heavy lw. Om of our t&mmwa k rof recurif ," mording to W. E. Q.-who wosnot on declr.]

S qL , Gordoq &tes:-"H a any tima hwewe+dttead x h g or re.-infonwmenta, your wrioas&a&mto~&md ra t N o ~ ~ s t d l h u c o m e t o ~ ~ p ~ ~ t h ~ b a e ndddad in the nut+, a& the'hmrh a. ~ y a ~ n o m ~ f i w*ah 9 u l w ~ o fietwbw

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17th Sept.-Lord Ha+ngton, abwing Her Majeat 's Englieh, w n h :-" In ar r iv ix a t this deaimon, Her Ma'enw'sGovernment desue to rem~nd ou that no Xeaiaion has been arrived at.'-( gypt, No. 1,. 97.) [dainfplgrammaticalresult of the Government's firat arrival a t a decision.]18th Sept-Massacre of Colonel Stewart, Consul Power, and French Consul Herbin near Merawi. "The bodies werethrown into the river." [Sth Sept., Gordon to Baring :-"I have sent ColonelStewart bemuse you have beensilent all this while, and FIAVE NEOLECTED US, and lost time w r r ~ o mOING ANY GOOD."]17th Sept.-Harthgton to Wolse1ey.-" Yon are fully aware of the vie- of Her Majesty's Government." (miehknum than they are thewdvee).18th Sept-Two telegrams from General Gordon c o m p l a i o ~ flasknessof W e f Expedition, and saying that thenumber of rebels wan increasing. [Brd Feb. 1885. W. 0.aaid :-"We hsd no proof that General Gordon was

DANGEE WITHIN THE WALL8 OB KHA~TOWM."]18th Sept-Gerdon to Baring.-"I asked that I might be helped with dnforaements. Hitherto they have notcome. Having sooftan promised the people that ksaistancewould come, we am nno as liars in their eyed. I amat Khartoum aa a hostage, and it may cost me my life." [27th Feb. 1885, W. E. Forster ea s :-"ThePrime Minister evidently believesthat the delay in the %endingof the expedition did not causeGodon'a death.He ahmat m a t 80far aa to q p o a e that the Aslay p*ol.onged his We."]loth Sept.-Baring to Granville.-'L Gordonnhas@vanStewart erdera to burn Berber. I have informed Stew& thathe shonldmt allow Berber to be burnt. [Smce it may become useful to the Mahdi, as i t did.]&I O&-Baring to Grslroille.-Enelosing deapatah from General Gordon, who writes :-" We mast 6ght it out withOW own mazw. If blewed by God we shall maae8d. If not His will, sobe it.'' [lst Sept., W. E.G. 68~s : -"We have not known ar muah as we could have deaited to know of all Egypth daira The blia out ofdoom naturallJ [very !I have known still leaa *dcaruaethe had been aKq/cdy " oetored ''$be irsarc.)

MORE "EXPEDITION."&b oCt.-brd W o F e y rmves.at ?'ady E8lfa-d delaya for fotlr da a waiting for a freahmp ly of Ol.dstone jam,m e , ia~ea , pkm -, +thpi+ d y atah?, d ~ n emp ( e m +&), and anglingtwkl4 "to aapture floundern in the Nile, where the only fiah is the crooodile.'13thOc+-Annonnwment that th!,Madhi, having heard that GeneralC+rdon wasnanningshortof provkiom, uar--n i n s d t o d w c c o u t t h e ~19thW - T h e Madhi advmoingrapidly om Kbarbum-brd Wolseley net advacoingrapidly on Khartoum.24th W -W to H & i u g k ~ - - ~ ' ub rd tWady Ealfa for another fortnight to p d n applies, .ad.g c p l d y ~ g ,keq i* W I oUfng.* II.b.Birsphu~.]

5thN~r.-Roop embark on the boa& The ' q d t i o n " goes up theWile--a, das Bd. an the Income Taz.13th Nw.-Lord Wobeley rmmhsllB.oL, 0 Wdy Erdfa-60 h..ba. ir a d 9 . n ~ ~n Khartoum." O n r o a l ~ g s n e n r l , h e ~ ~ t h ~ d m s n ,~ l e d t h e m ~ t b e ~ ~ r p d l e d t h s r m d ~ ~ ~ a g t & ~


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"I cannot get him out o' the Howe!'

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16thDee-LordWolse1ey at Korti-where be rteys, bnd offem a prize to the Grst regiment that ieffihea Debbeh,rfh Dec-Axrangementa for an Pdvanes wry w d y oompZeted The troape .will *hortly move forward to ssie MrGkwlstane and gain a hundred pounds.

HOW THE DESPATCHES WERE "EDITED." .31at Dee.-Wolseley telegra ha+ Barin ( re~ived y Granville. Iat Jan.):--"The measeager to General Gordon haajuat retarned here. &e bmga on$ a pmce of paper the eize of a pohge- tamp, ~ which io written :-' Kbar-toum all ' ht. C. G. Gordon Dec. 14, 1888;"'~ o ~ n ~ t i o n ,ideat9 intended b hnlafa s enemy in the event of th meyengeri capture, rup t ~ iahed, but the following,~~r twdd f b rd d q and the Pt&c, waa auppresaed by Granv~lle-I"&d& told the nzes er to giw ms th ohuing 9neanuge:-' We are besieged on three sides. Fightinggoea on night and day.%emy sre numerous. Our troops are d e d g m ack of p~wviaione. Food wesfill have is little. &an.? grain cvnd biacffit. We wu& yw to unm q%i&y. Do tbh without .!&hag rn-8 ~f-Pp*cod &ad.' "[N. -Germ& Gordon's Disriee are edited in an equany aatistsctory manner by Messra Gladstone & Co.]11U1J.a 88$-Wokeley to Hortitlgtoa-''I rewhed Korti on 16th Dec. . . . A amallcolumnwould robsMybeable to fipht i b wsy d o h m r b u ~Paihl it might flght it . way o u t ~ i n ,ut it could not trnga-7Qsneral Gordon and his gsmkm." [But it mi& nOOC p e w & d trsaehery, a mved G h e d Brndrn'8 we.]I Jaa-Battle of Abu Klea 188 British killed and wounded, including CdonelBurnaband Lord St V i t .19thJaa-Bsttle of MeOarmneh. 124 Britiab killed cmd wounded, including General Stewart, Mr Cameron, ImdMr 3erbert. FALL O F KHARTOUM.a@ Jan.-AT LAST. A+ 3 mmtha'w , k CharleaWilson uivancea on ghutaun, ord WoIaeley renminii .tKorti. . Letter fro111 G d ordon, dated I& Dec. 184.''hS UP. 1 BXPBUl! A OAT IX T.TT DATE' TDa ITWOULD ROT HAVE -A 80 IF OUS -PI9 HIDxwr y. B.TIPL INFO- or THIIL om. MY Durn TO ALL" C.G . GORDON."

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T H E G L A D S T O N E ALMANACK, 1885 .F I F T Y - F O U R T H T H O U S A N D .

" Mr Gladstone has too much coufidenco in the good 'LStupid cartoons and turgid attempts at fun "- T h ;i$sense and fairness of the public to Imagine they will be Fife Herald (Radical).misled by the gmss miarepreaentatlons whch the Almanackcontms, and the glaring vulgarltles which charactenae the pohtlcal controversies of the day."- ~~1~~ ,,[( .it."-Letter from Mr Gludadatow's Secretary.taken much labour to produce."-Bloba.

"There is hardly a l i e m the book that would not *,"A little work which 1s full of fact, and overflows with furnish a text, for an article. The Gladstone A l m ~ ks 'fun."- The Sh&ld Telegraph. a book to buy, to read, and to keep."-The Yorkahire Post. '" We have not been able to dimover any wit pr humour ' I S~xpennyworth of the class of material which seems k -1m the letterpress."-The E&n Courant (Liberal). to make glad the heerte of those who d~slikehe Premia, 1 !" Tltc Gladstorn Alma-k is clever,nd the and delight in seeinghun misrepresented"-TIce Dud--illnstrations are sdmirab1e."-Tlu Whitehall Review. line Saturday Prens (Radical)."Publiahedwith the design of caricsthng "A clever and laughable party skit."--The fie-%.

and villifying (sic) the revered leader of the Liberal party. "OB~N c m ~ ~ n cD L I T XR ~Y~SOCIATION.-A. . . Vulgar and e~sggenbted."--The Ureenock TelegrapJ~" memorial, signed by a number of members, wss wad, re-(Radical). questing the removal of The Ukcdatonc Alma&, which"Redolent of thought and genius,"- t &tc3,h,d8 wan p h d n the tsble of the d in g - ro o m by a member

R&. of the Bssooiation. On the vote h h g *en, the ssid"More or lean vulgar."-The E c b (Radical). publication wan ordered to be beoved."-Th O h%(Radical)."Ae a work of art, deserving of high priae."-Cork 6~ A hit+ palpble hit I Display8 undoubted hamourC d t u t i o d . on every p.ge."-soeicty.


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