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A further meeting on 14th July, condemned the bombardment
of Alexandria as in the bondholdere' intereet
y and stated
that the Government wao moving in the paths of Toryicm
and *zilitariam.
(1)
At these meetings working man
proposed the resolutions and contrbuted a good deal to the
discucnion" At the necond meeting it was decided to
appoint an Egyptian Committee to=organise further agitation.
Lawson wan chaýiman,, Pacamore Edwards the treasurer and Clark
and J. Rowland secretaries.
(2)
Committee members
included repzoccntativeaof London political clubs.
On 27th July it arranged a meeting in the
Memorial Hall where a resolution against the war was passed,
in apite of some pro-Cladntono amendments.
(3)
Another
public meeting was hold aucceoafully in Kennington at the
end of August,
(4)
and the committee in October triad to
deputies Gladstone on the oubject of Arabi and the future of
Egypt, c5i
(1) bids 15th July 1882,
(2) Echo, kith August 1882,
(3) Daily down, 28th July 18820
(4) F0 78/34761 Egypt, doiieotic and various, let-14th $opt.
ýsolution
ddted it Sept. 1882.
(5) P. O. 78/34Z82 Egypt, domestic and voriouo, October 1882,
Egyptian Coy ittee to Granvill®, 18th October 1882.