16 NOVEMBER 1895, Page 18

The Egyptian Premier, M. Nubar„ has resigned, and has been

replaced by Mahomed Fehmy Pasha. The reason assigned is physical infirmity, but Nubar, who is only seventy, was quite well a fortnight since, and it is quite probable that the deadly quarrel between Mussamans and Armenians has affected his nerves. He is an Armenian, and in Turkey he would almost certainly be put to death w:th insult; and Egypt, it must not be forgotten, is still a Turkish province. The Khedive is a Turk himself, and may easily have felt the sacrifice to be needful to conciliate Abd-ul. Hamid. We should not be surprised, if that potentate disappears, to see Nubar recover his health and spirits with marvellous celerity. The new Premier of Egypt is a tried friend of the British occupation.