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Ilartington and Celboroo, who werd joined by Chamberlain and
Dilko in April. In thho and only Sir Williixm Harcourt and
Gladstone were really opposed,
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and their objections were
ovorborno when Hartington threatened to resiCn on 31At July
if the expedition woro not cent.
The ox-pedition lud by Wolcoley did not arrive at Khartoum
in times "" the city was captured by tho flabdi and Gordon
killed*
i, lled In ap to of the
43urc0
of feeling against tho
Government which followed the news of the fall of Khartoua on
5th February 1$85, a cubctantin]. minority of Liberals were
not prcparod to coutenunco a continuation of the curapaign.
one hundred and twolvo tf, P. n voted for Fiorloay'a amendment put
on 23rd February, rogrotting the decision of the Govornnont
to overthrow the Huhdi.
(3)
Those included seventy two Liberale
counting tho tellern, and forty two Xrioh Vationaliata. Although
the majority included two hundred and seventeen Liberals (plum
two hundred and twonty `nine Concervativos and eleven Homo
Uulerm),, thin wan a considerable improvement on the eight anti.
interventionist Liboralo of 1882. Iorloy by thin to wan
the leader of the peace party% - he wrote to Chamberlain a few
(1) Gladstone MSS. ADS ýýi
, . 44,174, Granville to Gladstone
22nd ? arch & 27tä Z4nrch i 4.
(2) I obinson% Gallagher & Denny, Op
(3 ) Itn
d1 3rd oorioo,
4 ppn. 141-5.
Vol CCXC1V
$ 23rd robruar7 1885.