The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-11 00:00:00

EGYPT.

Advice! from Alexandria of the 12th ult. state that the
Egyptian fleet was not to be disarmed, and that several sail
had put to sea for Candia, where the disturbances had
assumed of late a certain degree of gravity. The steamer
Nile, bad left Alexandria for Scanderoun, in order to take
on board Ibrahim Pasha, who intended spending the winter
season at St. Jean d'Acre. According to a letter from Bey-
rout of the 31st October, the inhabitants of several villages
in the Haouran had again revolted, and Scherif Pasba had
resorted to the most energetic measures to repress the re-
bellion. A caravan of 160 or 180 camels, coming from Bag-
dad, had been plundered by a tribe of the Anazis. The
plague had manifested itself in Palestine, at Jerusalem,
and Nazareth, and would, it was feared, extend over the
entire of Syria, as no sanatory precautions were taken
by the authorities. Prince Puckler Muskau left Beyrout
on the 21st of October for Egypt, Rhodes, and Smyrna.
The Prince was to sojourn during the winter in the lat-
ter city. The British Consul at Scanderoun (Alexan-
dretta) had ceased all intercourse with the Governor of the
town.

The last accounts from Tripoli, in Barbary, received by
the Toulonnais, are of the 10th ult. The peace lately
concluded between the Arabs of the interior and Askar
Pasha, the Governor of the city, had been followed by
great public rejoicings. On the 2d this fortunate event
was announced by bonfires to the population.
FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
CAIRO, Nov. 12.
Great progress is making in education in this country.
The Viceroy has lately established a new school for
instruction in the higher departments of knowledge, to
which he sends his own children ; and it has become the
fashion of the principal Turkish and Arab families to avail
themselves of this favourable opportunity for liberal edu-
cation. But what is perhaps more interesting and impor-
tant, is the commencement of female education under the
immediate auspices of the Paella's eldest daughter—the
widow of the Defterdar Bey. With her are associated the
other branches of his Highness' family, and there is every
reason to hope that information will soon make its way to
their hitherto impenetrable recesses—the Harems of the
East. Communications have taken place between the
Egyptian ladies of the viceregal family and the Society in
London for the promotion of Female Education in the Le-
vant. Specimens of ladies' work prepared in England have
been received here, and exhibited, to the infinite delight of
the Egyptian ladies in the harems of the Court, which arc
now busily engaged in providing samples of the handywork
of their inmates, in order to make an appropriate return to
our fair countrywomen. All this is very enco.2raging, and
to those who know the difficulties of reaching oriental fe-
males, or of operating any change upon their habits, such
an improved state of things is equally a matter of surprise
and gratulation.
A number of hooks have also been sent from England,
which are about to be translated for the use of the schools.
Among them are some Arabic books, which turn out to
be so incorrect that it will be necessary to have them
amended and re-printed, which will be done at the Go-
vernment presses in Boulag.
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from the mighty to the mean. The examples of the lead-
ing families will soon be followed by those beneath them.

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