The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-26 00:00:00

THE PACHAO7IGYPT AIID ME EVANGELICAL

ALLIANOI.

The following is the address presented by the
association to his Highness, with the reply :
"To HIS EICHNUB THE VICEROY OF EGYPT, &c.
"We, the undersigned, belonging to various bodies
of protestant' Christians in Great Britain, gladly embrace
this opportunity of approaching your Highness with senti-
ments of high respect and sincere gratitude. Deeply inte-
rested in the provisions made by the hatti-htimaioun of
1856 for the protection of the subjects of the Turkish em-
pire acting accord* to their religious convictions, we beg
to offer to your lineas our cordial acknowledgments for
the evidences of your determination to act upon the same
principles of just and benevolent toleration in the country
under your rule. It is greatly to our comfort and satisfaction
that we have learned the interposition recently made under
your Highness's authority on behalf of &native Christian who
was suffering severely from • fanatical outbreak in the city
of Siyut for having undertaken to defend a native woman,
herself ale persecuted on aaconnt of religion. We have
likewise heard with pleasure that missionaries of all persua-
sions in Egypt have liberty to travel in the performance of
their duties free of charge, on the government railways.
We rejoice to recognise in these facts and in the general
tone of your Highnesa's government, a fixed determination
on the part 91 your Highness to give effect to the greet prin-
t iples of religions freedom throughout the territories de-
pendent upon your authority, and we earnestly pray that
your Highness's life may long be spared to rule with increaa.
nig glory over a prosperous and devoted population."
The address. was signed, among others, by the following
persons :—The Lord Bishop of London, the Earl of Shatter-
bury, Visoniet Stratford de Redcliffe, Lord Oalthorpe,
Lord Rada 0..5, the Hon W. Ashley, the Hon. A. Kinnaird,
M.P., Sir ltr..oke W. Bridges, Bart., M.P., the chairman
and secretarial, of the Evangelical Alliance, and one or more
of the secretaries of most of the other religious societies.
His Highness has sent the following reply :
(Translation.)

"LOndon, July 18, 1862.
"M. le President,—l am both honoured and deeply
touched by the sentiments of sympathy which you have ex-
pressed to WV in the address which you have transmitted to
me yesterday ; and I am happy that my conduct with re-
gard to the Christiana of different communities has been
]edged worthy of the approbation of the illustrious person-
ages whose names appear at the foot of your address.
"Although it has always beena principle with me to grant
an equal protection to all forme of worship, without dis-
tinction, the approbation of the distinguished members of
your association will be an additional motive with me to
persevere in the course which I have traced out for myself.
"Be kiwi enough, M. le President, to be the interpreter
to the Evangelical Alliance of my sentiments of lively gra-
titude for tin- wishes which it kindly cherishes for my pre-
servation and my prosperity, and to convey to it my
Perfect esteem and my high consideration.

(td) " MOHAMMED SAID.
"AM. le President PAllisnee
Elf•Dt fl little, London."

THE KII:KCALDY ELSCTION. —Mr. Aytollll wan
yesterday returned M.P. for the Kirkcaldy Burgh by &eels-
matioo, that being no opposition.
LIFEBOAT- SERVICES.—FLEETWOOD, JULY 25.
eaterday eseuiog about eight o'clock, at flood tide and in
a gale of who', a sloop came into the breakers off this
and struck heavily. The lifeboat of the National Lifeboat
lartitutiou ve,s immediately launched to the smistanoe of
the vane!, rod found that the seas were washing completely
over her and 'hat all her sal, were split. The crew of the
lifeboat seeio.: that those on the sloop were completely ex-
hausted, inin...diately jumped on board her and worked
bard at the ,ump. In the meantime a steam-tug fortu-
nately came t their help and brought both reseal and life-
boat together into Fleetwood Harbour. The crew of the
sloop must b ,ve perished had not the lifeboat gone off so
Promptly to , aeir help.