Mee ka ahịrịokwu a zuo ezuo: Ma, n'afọ 1882, ndị Ijipt malitere inupụrụ Ọchịagha Urabi isi. E nwere ihe ize ndụ na-eche na ọwa mmiri Suez, na ya mere nkwukọrịta ndị Britain na ya na alaeze ukwu India, yana ndị Britain na-ejide agbụ ndị Ijipt. Na mbụ, Gladstone rịọrọ Concert nke Europe ka o mee ihe n'ìgwè, ọ bụ ezie na a nabataghị ya nke ọma. Na mbido, France zigara ụgbọ agha iji sonyere Royal Navy na Alexandria, mana ọ jụrụ iziga ndị agha n'ihi ụjọ nke imebi nchebe ya megide Germany. N'ụbọchị iri nke ọnwa Julaị, Gladstone nyere iwu ka e nye Urabi akwụkwọ ikpeazụ ka ọ kwụsị mgbidi ndị agha nke Alexandria n'ime awa iri na abụọ. Urabi azaghị ma ya mere na 11 Julaị ndị Royal Navy gbara obodo ahụ bọmbụ mgbe ndị France lara. Nke a kpatara ọgba aghara na Gladstone nwetara site na nzuko omeiwu £2,300,000 ma bulie ụtụ isi ego site na 5"d". ruo 6 1⁄2"d". iji kwụọ ụgwọ a
mkpọsa agha. Mkpebi ịlụ agha zutere mmegide sitere n'ime ndị otu Liberal, na onye omebe iwu Radical John Bright gbara arụkwaghịm na Cabinet na nkwenye. N'abalị iri na itoolu n'ọnwa Ọgọstụ, ndị agha Britain nke Sir Garnet Wolseley duziri rutere na Port Said ma na Septemba 13 meriri ndị agha Urabi n'agha nke Tel-el-Kebir. Mgbe ọ nụrụ akụkọ banyere mmeri ndị Briten, obi tọrọ Gladstone ụtọ nke ukwuu, o nyekwara iwu ka e jiri égbè na-ekele ndị Briten na Hyde Park.