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... sent to Besika Bay , that times had changed since the Crimean War , and that the Porte must only reckon on the moral support of England . The Cabinet had disagreed from the Berlin Memorandum , because it involved the possibility of ...
... sent to Besika Bay , that times had changed since the Crimean War , and that the Porte must only reckon on the moral support of England . The Cabinet had disagreed from the Berlin Memorandum , because it involved the possibility of ...
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... sent an Envoy to Constantinople . " Neither peace nor good government for the Turkish Christians , said the Duke , had this Con- ference secured , and he charged Lord Derby with appreciating nothing of the true forces at work in this ...
... sent an Envoy to Constantinople . " Neither peace nor good government for the Turkish Christians , said the Duke , had this Con- ference secured , and he charged Lord Derby with appreciating nothing of the true forces at work in this ...
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... sent to Homburg for his health , which had been fairly broken down under his work . It was hoped that he would return before the session closed ; but just when favourable hopes were entertained of his recovery , the news of his death ...
... sent to Homburg for his health , which had been fairly broken down under his work . It was hoped that he would return before the session closed ; but just when favourable hopes were entertained of his recovery , the news of his death ...
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... sent back to the Upper House , Lord Carnarvon , in accepting the amend- ments made in the House of Commons , stated that the assumption of sovereignty by the Queen had been accepted with enthusiasm in all parts of the Transvaal ...
... sent back to the Upper House , Lord Carnarvon , in accepting the amend- ments made in the House of Commons , stated that the assumption of sovereignty by the Queen had been accepted with enthusiasm in all parts of the Transvaal ...
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... sent out to Africa " an ignorance which was almost incredible . " On the second occasion , Mr. Courtney declared that the apprehensions of Sir Theophilus had been imaginary ; that he had been received in the Transvaal with cordiality ...
... sent out to Africa " an ignorance which was almost incredible . " On the second occasion , Mr. Courtney declared that the apprehensions of Sir Theophilus had been imaginary ; that he had been received in the Transvaal with cordiality ...
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