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Dritich troops" in the Red Sea ports.
(1)
Inverness Burgh
Conservative Association arranged an anti-government meeting
in June, at which groat anxiety was expressed on Oordon's
behalf.
(2)
kieetings wore hold at Exeter, where it wan
decided to petition the Queen for the relief of Gordon,
and Salisbury, organised by the citizens of the town.
Agitation reached a peak in May when Gladstone was hissed at
the opening of the Health Exhibition in London.
One aspoot of the Gordon agitation was the
development of a number of schemes for private rescue
xpcditionse Gordon himself had suggested that money might
be raised to send an expedition from Turkey, Some of the
plans expressed a light-hearted spirit of adventure* liko the
Ono divulged to Blunt by Mark Napier on 18th Airily.
($)
(4)
(3)
". "They
had an idea which was to get together one thousand eportepen,
(1) F. O. 78/371o Blackpool Oonsarvative Association to
' .. L. tit xinroh 18x4.
(2) F. 0.78/3714. Inverness Burgh Conservative Association to
1''. o. 11th Juno1884,
(3) The Timen t 20th Mcy 1884#
(4) E. O. 78/3709, IIoaolution sent to P. O. 16th February 1884
(5) The Timen. 9th May 1684.