THE MILITARY DICTATORSHIP Programme of the Mahmoud MiDistry — Circassian officers arrested and sentenced to deportation to the Soudan — Sentence remitted by Khedive — Deposition of Khedive threatened — Arrival of Anglo-French squadron — English and French Consuls-General demand Arabi's exile, who forthwith resigns — Army demands Arabi's reinstatement as Minister — Khedive gives way and asks for Turkish intervention — Dervish Pasha sent by Sultan as Turkish Commissioner.

The Chamber of Notables had served its purpose, and retired into obscurity. In as far as I can learn, the law, in virtue of which the Chamber was to vote the Budget, was never formally enacted, though the necessity for its immediate introduction was stated, in the programme issued by Mahmoud on becoming Premier, to be the first duty of the new Ministry. (}i/Upon the appearance of the programme issued by the new military Ministry and its approval by the Khedive, the Dual Control virtually ceased to exist The Controllers resigned their posts, in compliance with the instructions they had received from home ; and with their resignation the triumph of the insurrection was complete. The Khedive had become a mere figure-head. There was no immediate risk