“I said that I would not attempt to represent as being of no value or importance a sacrifice which is unquestionably a great one, because such a representation could not convince the Sultan. But I begged Chekib Effendi to request his Government to consider the immense importance of the moral and physical strength which the Sultan has gained by the events of the few last months, and to remember that all which the Sultan has gained, Mehemet Ali has lost. That thus their relative positions have been so entirely changed, that the Pacha can never again become really dangerous or seriously troublesome to the Sultan, if the Sultan avails himself properly of the stipulations of the Treaty of July; and if he shall well organize his army, navy, and finances, and shall place those branches of his public service upon an efficient footing. I desired Chekib Effendi to bear in mind that the Sultan has recovered, for his direct authority, the whole of Syria, Arabia, and Candia; points which, with reference to military, naval, financial, and religious considerations, are of the utmost importance, and for the recovery of which the Sultan would, at this time last year, have gladly made very considerable sacrifices. I further reminded him, that a faithful execution of that stipulation of the Treaty of July, which says, that all the laws and treaties of the empire are to apply to Egypt as to any other province, will afford a most essential security for the sovereign authority of the Sultan. I therefore requested Chekib Effendi to urge his Government to conclude this matter without further delay, because it is of great importance for all parties concerned, that it should be brought to a final settlement as soon as possible. “Chekib Effendi promised me to write to Rechid Pacha to this effect, and he said that he had no doubt that the Sultan will comply with the advice of his Allies.” The day after this conversation, and in conformity with Lord Palmerston’s views, the Allied Ministers sent a note to Chekib Effendi, expressing their opinion that the Sultan should confer on the descendants of Mehemet Ali in the direct line, the Pachalic of Egypt[93]. Footnote 81: See _Levant Papers_, Part III., p. 221. Footnote 82: Ibid., p. 207. Footnote 83: See _Levant Papers_, Part III., p. 208. Footnote 84: I think there could not be much difficulty in proving that he did give such orders, when we consider the terms in which his Lordship speaks of General Jochmus’s conduct, in his letter to Viscount Palmerston, already given. See p. 195. Footnote 85: See _Levant Papers_, Part III., p. 226. Footnote 86: See Appendix, Vol. I. Footnote 87: See _Levant Papers_, Part III., p. 219. Footnote 88: See _Levant Papers_, Part III., p. 221. Footnote 89: Ibid., p. 222. Footnote 90: See _Levant Papers_, Part III., p. 224. Footnote 91: See _Levant Papers_, Part III., pp. 88, 89. Footnote 92: Ibid., p. 169. Footnote 93: