The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-10 00:00:00

ALGERIA.

The Moniteur Alyerien, in a supplement dated
Algiers, Dec. 2, gives the following details of the
capture of Zaatcha:
We have just received the intelligence of the capture of
Zsatcha, on the 26th of November, at eight in the morning.
Three breeches, rendered practicable by cannon and by sap,
were entered enthusiastically by three columns of 800 men
rich, whilst a fourth column completed by a cordon of troops
the investment, which had been up to that time incomplete.
If the rash of our troops was admirable, the resistance of
Zaatelta was all that might be exptcted from the deadly
defence which had kept us six weeks before its walls. In
less than an hour, however, the streets and terraces were all
c :rried; but the task of taking the place was not even then
iomplete. It was necessary to bes«ige the lower floor of each
house, where the desperate enemy whom we pursued had
entrenched themselves. Many of these were not carried till
they and their defenders bad been blown up.
These partial fights cost ns as much almtot as
the assault. Four hours after the capture of
the town, stray shots were fired from amongst the ruins.
During this period Commandant Bourbaki had a sharp
engagement outride with the people of Lichana.
The teams and cavalry at the same time had re-
pulsed the people of Tolga. Net one of the fanatic
followers of 800 Zian asked for quarter; all of thew
-o the last died arm. in hand. More than 800 dead strewed
the ground, and sufficiently showed how deadly bad been the
last s• niggle of which Zaatcha had just been the witness.
Bon Zian, his two sons,
_and the Cheri( Si MOUSfit, the old
agitator of the south of Medeah, retired from house to house
into that of Bon Zian himself, where they made a desperate
resistant'.
A mine sprung under the hone put an end to their live,
and opened to us their retreat ; and, in order that no doubt'
might remain as to their fate, their heads were exposed in
the camp of General d'Herbillon. We had on our aide 30
or 40 men killed, and 150 wounded. Amongst the dead ar •
3 officers, and amongst the wounded 6.

Our Paris correspondent informs us teat he is
assured, on competent authority, that orders had been
issued by the French general to give no quarter.

REFUSAL OF A CLEROYMAN TO MARRY A MS-
BESTIR —A correspondent of the Worcestershire Chr:nicle
says, " The facts and circumstances connected with one of
the marriages in your list for this week are of such deep
public interest, especially to the fairer portion of your readers,
that as the avowed enemy of priestly intolerance and as-
sumption you will deem no ap'logy necessary for my
troubling you with a communication on the subject. The
perdu both resided within six miles of this place, the
gentleman being • respectable farmer and • true son of
the church, for which he has always evinced a devoted
attachment ; the lady the daughter of a highly-re-
opectable fanner, a Baptist, who as such had conscien-
tiously withheld the rite of baptism from his children.
Oa Baturdse week last a license was obtained from our
worthy vicar, directing the celebration of the nnptisls at the
parish church where the lady resided. Accordingly the
Incumbent was politely informed that his services would
be required on Thursday, the 22nd instant, at 10 am.
On receiving this Intimaon he at once sot off for the
paternal residence, and was received by the bride elect
After being informed that Mr. was not at home,
the lady anted that she should be happy to deliver any
message he might wish to leave. " Perhaps not," observed
the reverend gentleman ; "it might not be altogether
agreeable to her feelings—in short, it was to in-
form her that as an unteptised person he could
not marry her—nay, at all risks he would not perform
the ceremony." Repurt says (bet doubtless it is the
offspring of report) that the lady told him she did not think
there had been such a fool in the world, much less a clergy-
man, and, hastily leaving the room, left him to his
reflectiors. Of course no time was lost in informing her
affianced of the parson's determination, who instantly
placed the matter in the hands of his solicitors here, by
whom the opnion of an eminent civilian was obtained
on the subject, and as that was derisive that the reverend
gentleman would be acting illegally in refusing to marry the
parties, a formal notice was served upon him, stating that at
the time appointed they would present themselves at the
church, when, if te per. isted in his determination, he would
have to answer for it in the Ecclesiastical Court. This
brought him to his senses; but he determined, in revenge, to
inflict all the annoyance he could. He gave the parties to
understand he should flu his own time, and if they were not
to the minute it would afford him a loop-hole. The day ar-
rived, the parties app. and at church, but were admitted only
just within the doors, the altar must not be desecrated by
their presence. So, after fl.st demanding U. for himself and
10e. for the clerk, he hurried through the service, the parties
standing round a table placed in the aisle. Such are the
facts ; comment is unnecessary."

THE RECENT CASE OF CBILD MURDER.—On
Saturday an inquiry was resumed by P. R. Falkner, Erg.
coroner, at the house of Ann Harrison, the Royal Oak,
North Leverton, in the county of Nottingham, on the body
of a certain male child, supposed to have been murdered by
its mother, which has caused great sensation throughout the
neighbourhood. The first witness examir.ed was Mary, wife
of Theophilus Burton, who on being sworn deposed that her
sister, Sarah Dtek,, left Ninth Leverton about twelve
years ago. Five veers ago this Christmas my hurhan..'s
brother, Thomas Burton, who lived at North Leverton,
received a box containing a dead child, but did
not see the child herself. Sarah Drake came to see her
parents in 1818, and atoppe d about ten months, and went
away in February last. She never said she bad a child. Sue
had no idea whe re her siver was at this time. Before chi
went away last February the told her she thought it hard
her mother metaiohed to her that the box had come with
the child, and denied that she ever knew anything about it.
—After the production of seme additional evidence the in-
quiry was aajouriads