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tranquillity always seemed as far away as over. By 1083
a Staffordshire, 2H. P. Henry W'iggin, while approving of the
retirement from the Sudan, and admitting that "He had never
boon able to ascertain for what purpose Alexandria was,
bombarded. s. 0 said ".. all our efforts in Egypt would have to
be devoted to the restoration of law and order in that
country, until which had been achieved he hoped that no
English statesman would think of leaving Egypt, (cheers). "
Speakers at a Liberal nesting in Stocbford likewise urged
that the British should stay in Egypt till good government
had boon established#
(2)
and the Manchester Guurdinn
leader agreed "it would be in the highest degree unsafe as
well an immoral for us to clear out of Egypt without
having taken ample security for the bettor government of
the country, " (3)
The Liberal eagcrneas to carry
representative institutions and sound administration to
other Porte of the globe, won providing a practical excuse
for Imperialism in Africa.
(i) Birmingham Daily, Posts 14th August 1885o
c2) Ibid, 10th March 1885.
(3) lAnchostor Guardians