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work to bias the Viceroy's mind against the
adoption of a plan so adapted to secure adyan-
tages to the commercial interests of England
over those of those of other European Powers
and his Highness gave orders for proceedings
to be suspended for an indefinite period. In the
interval, Galloway Bey died, but his brother,
Mr. R. H. Galloway, of Alexandria, has never
relinquished the desire and intention of effecting
his project, and is still strenuously at work, both
in Egypt and with our Government at home,
endeavouring to awaken them to the advantages
which would result to both from the execution of
such a plan.
Mr. Galloway has given me a pamphlet pub-
lished by himself on the subject,* in which, with
a clearness and precision that leave nothing to
be wished for, he lays down to demonstration the
facilities for the undertaking in a scientific point
of view connected with the localities. Althouorb
this is ground upon which / cannot venture to
enter, his manner of treating it strikes me as
being unanswerable. He points out the enormous
financial advantages to be derived from it bv the
two Governments of England and Egvpt, and
* '• Observations on the Overland Communication with
India," by J. G. Galloway, Esq.
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