The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-18 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

James S. Mann, Lieutenant (Rodney).
Charles P. Fielen, Clerk's Assistant (America).
George Griffiths, Third Engineer Supernumerary
William and Mary).
COAST GUARD APPOINTMENTS.

Justus B. Kooystra, Chief Officer, Coast Guard.
A. M. Shairp, Chief Officer, Coast Guard.

MURDER OF A CADI IN ALGIERS.
A grievous event, the murder of the Cadi (chief
magistrate), Lakhal, of the Ouled-Ahmed tribe, has
lately taken place in the province of Constantina. The
Cadi was making a journey through the district under
his authority, for the purpose of receiving the taxes, ac-
companied only by some horsemen of his tribe and his
servants. On the night of the 16th ult. this native chief
had established his bivouac on the spot called Guiltet-
el-Farat, near a douar, or encampment of a fraction of
the Olmas. Part of the night had already elapsed with-
out the occurrence of anything to arouse the fears of
Lakhal or his suite, and the servants OTihis-Cadi, who had
kept a good guard against marauders, were about to
betake themselves to their slumber, when the report of a
gun was suddenly heard from the tent of their chief.
Some immediately snatched up their arms, while others
took to flight under the impression of the danger by
which they were menaced. Lakhal, although wounded,
at once rose to faco his assailants, upon whom he fired
his gun, and afterwards attempted to defend himself with
the butt, but speedily fell lifeless at the feet of his assas-
sins, pierced with numerous mortal wounds ; the mur-
derers afterwards mutilating the corpse of the old man
in the most barbarous manner. Scarcely had this crime
been consummated than the perpetrators decamped,
carrying with them the money that had been previously
raised, amounting to about 4,000 f., the horses and the
mules of the murdered Cadi, leaving on the theatre of
this sanguinary drama nothing save a corpse and the
tent, which was too heavy to be taken with them. The
accomplices in this murder are very numerous, and the
unity with which they have acted has called for prompt
repression. Lieutenant-General Bedeau quitted Con
stantina on the 21st of August at the head of a column,
to avenge the death of this faithful chief, who fell a vic-
tim to his devotion to France. Numerous hostages have
already fallen into the hands of Lieutenant-General
Bedeau, and it is hoped thrtt the assassins will soon be
delivered up. —Sud de Marseilles.

THE SPANISH MATCH.—AII the jewellers and gold-
smiths of Paris are at work on ornaments for the mar-
riage of that poor little victim the Queen of Spain,
(loomed to be executed to her cousin. The finery is
spoken of, by competent judges of such matters, as being
very superb. The diamonds are said to be as bright and
almost as numerous as the tears shed by the bride, and
the gold trinkets almost as heavy as her sighs. Her
hymeneal manacles, though they may gall her to the
bone, will at least be magnificently chased. No liindoo
widow was ever burned with greater splendour than will
attend the gpanish bride to the altar. She will be sacri
ficed to marriage like a Queen. And when she has
given her hand to her cousin, and promised to give her
heart, the spirits of hypocrisy, and guile, and fraud
(especially invoked for the solemnity), will chant an
epithalamium expressly composed for the occasion by
that great master of domestic discord, the parent of
all falsehood. An amnesty will, it is said, be granted,
and
i all political
herselfen may forgive her
,
on the marriage of the
Queen. Poor
enemies, but, as the Italian says, " it is not ordered that
e
we should forgive our friends ;" and Isabella may
bitterly romenalier that exception and privilege.—Punch.
thing
offenceslsfohre forgiven,