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Priaq ni4at6a heart is in this business*"-(') . Uenry Richard
an king 2; oncouformiato to petition against the wars co=anted
"May we not believe that much. sat expression of opinion would be
welcomed by Mro Gladstone himoolfr"
Little disatictaction was op°nly cxprocDCd by liberals
in 9882; but Henry Richard's doocription of the situation
appeared to be fairly accurate, . "there has been no enthusiasm
for the war anywhere, The cpoechoa of the majority of supporters
of the Government, are not so much defences of, ao; apologion
for the Egyptian policy, In meetings that have been held$
the only resolution that has bcca'hcnrtily passed has been that
rejoicing that the war is over, " (3)
(2)
A four Liberal Executive
con ittoco
. pacacd guarded resolutions of confidence in the
Government like those fron South Durham and Woolwich Libcra1n,
and Birmingham Liberal "COO" on the rovisnation of bright= this
was the resolution of which Lawcon ccathinely remarked "It
reminded him of a good book ho onco read called "Making; tho
beat of both worldo, " It wao holding with th® non-interventionioto
(1) Harbert ßladntonr F ; D. ADD. i 4ý6 O1ý+Q Jaton Ooznoy to
Herbert Oladvtono, 28th February 1ä8y"
(2) flonc©nfnrmint and Inde, u ndent, 5th March 18839
(3) `r
, November 1882.
{) Daily Crown
# 2nd Auiiuot 1882.
rr . r. rýi rar
A4. Poanol Eloctionn and Rncollectionn, London 1932, p. 69.
(4)