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English on his mother s side, and he was personally popular in the British society of Cairo. The sole objection to his being entrusted with high office lay in the fact that of late years he had identified himself with the so-called " Young Egypt " party, whose avowed aim and object was to get rid of the British occupation, and whose watchword was *' Egypt for the Egyptians." The cry was a plausible one, and attracted a good deal of sym-/ pathy amongst those who, whether at home or L_ abroad, disapproved of the British occupation.

The "Young Egypt" party was composed almost exclusively of Levantine and Armenian Christians, who were only Egyptians by the accident of birth or residence, who had no following whatever amidst the native population ; and who, if they had ever attained to office, would have been swept away as soon as they had succeeded in getting rid of the British occupation. Our Consul-General, who had recently been rewarded by the British Government for his great services in Egypt by being raised to the peerage as Lord Cromer, set his foot down at once, and informed the Khedive that Tigrane Pashas appointment as Prime Minister could not be permitted by England. The Khedive gave way upon this point, but retorted by nominating to the post of Minister of Justice Fakri Pasha, who, under Fehmi Pasha's Ministry, had been compelled to resign his post as Minister of Justice on account of the vehement opposition he had