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The Government was remodelled; railroads. canals,harbors,telegraphs. &c.,,were.projected and carried on regardless of expense. He lived. moreover, a life of splendor which only an...0tiental imagination could conceive. Manufactures were gal- vanized into a short~lived activity by government suhsrdies. But all nature, the very stars in their cours- es fought against his. impracticable designs, .andthe result was. inevi- table, In fifteen years Egvgt had contracted a debt. of $4potpoopoo, due chiefly to English and. French capitalists. In 1876, the interest on the bonds could not be raised ;, the army was in mutiny because its pay was months in arrears. Repudiation seemed certain. but to avert it Eng- land and France resolved on the most drastic measures. They de- terminesto curtail the insane gov- ernmentexpenditure, and, as a first step-tovthisendhlamail. Pasha was deposed,.and.in his stead was plac- edon the Khedival throne his son TEWIK, PASHA. Egypt was now. really governed by English and French comptrollers. But the economists were met wtth difficulties on all sides., Extrava- ganoe is the besetting sin of the @riental., To thisviqewas joined a hatred of \Vestem. interference. The country was soon ripe for re‘ bellion, and in 1881. it burst out. Arum new Urged or by Arabi Bey. then only a COIODElhtzlle officers of the army enteredinto a aonspiracy. the object of. whichwas to restore the ruinous rule of lsmailiPasha, and to get rid forever 01 English and French ‘ influence. The Kliedive was asked to restore the oldChamber of No- tables and topay up the army. This request was refused, and then euâ€"‘ sued the rebellion. In 1832 “26% Chamber of Notableswas assembled. and a Ministry. of which Arabii Bey held the portfolio of War, was ‘ formed. Its first act was to de- prive European officials oi all share in the management ofaflairs. TewA tik Pasha was virtually deposed. The English and French called on the Sultan of Turkey to use his pow- er tor the downiall'tii the new gov- ernment, and the upholding of they thdivc. But whilst“,openly pruni-i ising to comply With these demands, the Sultan secretly abetted the re- bellion, tor he too was aiiXiOiis to expel the detested foreigners. Ar- abi's government did, indeed. re- sign. but the. army continued muti- nous. 'l'hen England and. France determined to resort to force, and a demonstration was made before Alexandria. AL all. costs it was Iii I864glsmilzPaaha. who had ‘spent mauyzszears in the great capi- tals of‘ Europe, became Khedive. The result of his Western training soon- manilested itself, lor at oncahe- began a rule of the utmost 1mgnificence. Determined to de velop to their full extent the resourcâ€" es of his country, he plunged w1ldly into schemes for its improvement. painful interest. We think‘thatlmm readers will esteem it a {avert-iii“ we furnish them with a brief. descrip-i tion of the scene of England's ; late disaster, and also with a.succinot narrative of the affairs of that counâ€" try from the time that its history he- came a concern oflour own. 2mm. Egypt Proper, occupying the north-eastern corner of Africa, is in Size rather less than one third 01 Ontario, and.has a population of about 5,500,000, consisting of Copts (the native Egyptians), Turks, Ar- abs and a. tew Europeans. Its great natural feature is the Nile. whose sourcei remained a mystery to the World until British pluck re- vealed it. On the periodic overflow- ing of this riverthe soil is mainly dependentfor. its fertility. Its chiel productions are wheat, barley, rice, cotton and sugar-cane. It is gov» crned by a hereditary Kbedive, over whom the Sultan 01. Turkey enjoys a nominal. snzeminty. The Gov- ’erument isamong the worst in exis~ tence; themedigion is that ot the Koran. The subject of all conversation at prefient is Egypt, the land iofl the Pyramids and the Sphinx, to .which the recent fall of Khartoum andcthe tragic fate of its heroic defend-i er, Gordon, have lent an intensely. painful intercst. We think~thahmm RICHMONDVHILL. Thursdav, Feb. 12. ’85 \Vlutor Gmulsul’uliey &‘ l’etléy Musm lmswns 7M1H3F1m‘a Coultl‘r. ('nmngn . 1’ (i Savage. h c 1: ma. THE NEW ADVERTISEMENTS EGYPTIAN QUESTION [SMALL PASHA. ‘ Jun. Beaudin. M. D., Hull. P. Q.. writes: “ Dr. Thmnau‘ Eclectric ()ll commands a large and increasing sn‘e which it richly merits. I have found it exceedinglv helpful; I use it. in all cases of rheumatism, a: well an fractures nml dislocations. I made um: of it myself to calm the pains of u broken leg with dis- locatiuu of the fnut, and in Lulu days I was elfiircly refined of the pail) ." R. wants more money. 511' John Isays it must have more, and, thereâ€" fore. Ontario, 0 Plug that never kickest, pay up. pay up, {or on thy power to furnish the sinews of war depends thy only right to exnstence ! Look out for the Syndicate. They are after the Government again. The proposal now to he made 15 tor the Government to take back at two dollars an acre the 25,000,000 acres of land for which the Syndicate paid the former exactly one dollar per acre. Do our readers see now how last year's loan of $30,000,000 is to be converted into a gilt? It is true that one ot the great missions ofthe C. P. R. was to colonize all the North-VVest. It is true that the C. P. R. has 5 old some of the choicest portions of the land which they are about to ask our Ottawa administra- tion to redeem at a one hundred per cent. profit. It is also true, Sir Leonald Title) being witness, that in the six months ending December 3tst. 1884, our national debt was increased $7,195,951. It is true that Sir Charles Tupper, our High Commissioner, is receiving for his wonderful services (we do not know what they. are) over $40,000 a year. It is true that over $100,- 000 was spent last year in subsidizing Tory newspapers. It is true that our revenue is falling off. But what of that ? The C. P, VBut herEWe ma) 1,~t‘iii,'.0 ii’ sketch to a ciose,tor even the mth careless do not require to his mid ii the events 0(1884 and 1855. Tin; dc- teat of Baker Pasha by Osman Dig: na, the leader of the lfjiteis, the tie- Ieat uf the latter by OCHICI'dl Gra- ham, (Jordon going alone to Khar- toumt ms herotc detenca- at that city tor over a year. the capture and massacre of the garrison wt Berber by the Mahdi in june last. \Volse- ley's last expedition, Sllli m prngress, Canada's contribution at a contin- gent of royaycurs, Colonel bit Herb- ert Stewart's Victory llcdl‘ Metemneh and the last terrible news mt the fall of Khartoum and the HILASSJCI'C oi Gordon and his garrismiHIhcse are facts too fresh in the memory ufall to need recounting. We wish tron.) the depth of heart that when we next write on the affairs of Egypt,we shah have done with disaster. for victei'y is, by birth-right and precedent, the appanage of the Britannic Empire. For a tune ms «mm It ‘ check by an Janglmh u Pasha, but in Nnvcmlu wuh hisarmy\vel‘cnum Mahdi at El ()bcd. C was the avowud goal prophet, and England torccd again to hunt rights in Egypt wczc Li a greater and more dun than was ever Aram victory of El Ubed tin: and the Soudan 11.1 against Egypt. imperative on England to possess a controlling‘power in Egypt, esp€c- ially since the construction of the Suez Canal was completed. This triumphot Frenchskill was now the highway to India,, and Russiamhich had taken advantage of the Franco- Prussian war. to contravene the ‘Treaty ofParisvby placing a fleet on P the Black Sea,.had become a shind- ing,_menace to British rule ll) India. i Thebombardment 0t Alexandria by Admiral Seymour,am \‘x'olseley‘s victory at Tcl.el.Kebn- crushed the ambitious schemes of Amln Bey. The latter surrendered lllmscli a prisoner of war,.and vars banished for t0 the island 01‘ (TC-V101). THE MAHDL. In the meantime 21 iHllJilCzil Inmve-' ment which has Since (tasnmml gi- gantic proportions lwvgim )1) that * vast stretch of COlnitr» lying; to Lhe south of Egypt, and luiiwwtl :15 the .Soudan. Peopled it}; twrcc: [I‘IbCS of Arabs, it was nominally subject to the Khedive. The iltlflli and soul of this movement was one Achmet who claimed to he the Muh- ‘di, that is, the true surccusor oi the great prophet MoliilmmmL lit: de- clared his mission to he the restora- tion of the worship of tilt. tnitlulnl as contained in the Koran, and “1th him,as with his pitctlecessor, llh‘ sword was the key ul Heaven. The Arabs flocked to the s‘anrlnrd ot‘the imp0storin tens oi tlvt nsands, One after another ’I‘Ul‘hlul? gmlci'uw‘s and generals were (lCieath by him. THE C. 1’. R. SYNDICATE. 511‘ Herb- Metemueh m the fall msmcre ul Sir john cllnon 10m 1lse my .‘he ar| he he . And an the lowest. price. A large Stock of Furniture at Toronto Prices,Delivered in GoodDrder. PICTURE FR AMES of all SIZES86MADE to ORDER: HARDWARE, PAINTS AND OILS OF ALL KINDS. “GLASSWARE. CROCKERY AND OTHER GOODSX ELOUR & FEED CONSPANTLY ON HAND, Ever); Department complete with New. GQDds at the Lowest Prices. Blankets, Flannels, and [otbeg \Voollens at.‘ ‘Wholesale Prices. Axlarge stockof Staplgand Fa‘ncy GTO-u caries, Crockery, Gla‘esware, &c.. apLowest Hates. (JPROCICRIES. of the bth Quality. A\ LA RH E STOCK 0F 8c WINTER SUPPLEES THE PEOPLE’S STORE "RY Gm. WW. mms HOLIDAY GOODS Prepare for Winter 3‘ THE FIRE PROOF, UNDERTAKERSQ; YONGE sm, RIGHMGNH HELL, Keeps on hand a huge sugpi‘y of C()flil)fi. Casiâ€" kots. and all’ kinds of ITITNERJAIJ F‘URNISHINfi‘rfi-i. A First-Class Hearse fur-1 nished at reasonable terms. A. WRIGET & SONW GROCERY AND CBOCKERY STUCK Is unequalled in Richmond Hill & prices the lowest in town Baught at low for ca TIES, HANDKERE *H GOUDS. MOST COMPLETE Holiday E’Weims f CONCRETE HUU HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL 1’ Our stock is splcdidly assorted with and as we crry the Assortment in the County ( may rely on gettin To choose {mm at price County 1 Highest Price paid for Butter and Eggs. A; the. Lglwgqt. Pficg. Callind Exfnine r_he G131!» We have open STAPLE A‘ND BURCHASkNG YOUR Which will bu sold at huttmn prich Ax W RIG-HT 81; SON- Ham on lmnd a large stuck BY GOING TO OUR XMAS ISAAC CROSBY. m > mv Em and suitable for Xmas Presents. AT THE P. G.‘ :22; FANCY LéfiEEV. MRNTLES mums, FANCY WOOL LLE Goons, berautii-‘zrf' I'O'fl'S 0-? never effered in this OI‘C Y or fine 9111' ESE? friends Novelties,