Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-02-26
a sound Decision

In some remarks made by the Rev. Mr.
Grlmshawe, before religious society in Lon
don, we find the following anecdote:
at has been very much the fashion TO abuse
Mchcmet ALI but after all, to do him Justice
he isa man of superior talents and energy, and
fifty or one hundred years in advance OF his own
nation | remember an anecdote which shows
his liberality in a very striking light Some
little time before, there was Il man who had
been sent over to learn the engineering trade
at Glasgow. lie was Mahomedan, and du-
ring his residence in Scotland, had been induced
TO embrace Christianity. BY the Mahomedan
law, apostacy from their religion is visited with
the penalty of death. His enemies conspIed
his destruction, and accused him before Mehe-
met Ali. A day was appointed for hearing the
case, and the facts were gone into At length
Mehemet Ali rose in order to deliver judgement,
and said. The facts as it appears to me have
all of them been established 1t is very clear
| this young man has abandoned the faith of the
| prophet, and embraced that of Christ-But be-
| fore | proceed farther, young man, will you al
| low me to ask you why you have iorsaken your
own and embraced the Christian religion The
/ young man made an answer which did honor to
his integrity and moral courage, and show ed
/ that the righteous is bold as a lion aud that he
who feels the value of the principles he has
embraced, will never be ashamed to avow
| them, but will make confession of them before
kings and princes, and not be afraid. d en-
brdccd Christianity he replied, because | be,
lieved it to be true May ask said Niche,
ment Ali whether you have been influenced
in your decision by any selfish motive or con.
sideration whatevcrr The young man re-
piled he had not.-Mehemct Ali then, addres.
sing hmselfto his arcusers, said, 'lou have
heard the facts; sent this young man to Glas
gov myself he is one of the most useful mcr
in my dock yard, and is faithful servant tc
me. He has turned away from the faith Of his
forefathcrs and has embraced Christianity, moi
from selfish motives, bui because he believes il
to be true. leave that part of the subject
it does not fall under my province TO inquire
whether it is true or not. The matter lies be-
tween God and the young mans soul. have
no control over it-Young man, you are ac,
quilted you may depart in peace"
The Bunker Hill Aurora states that Gen
Hamilton has three several times taken bertl
in one of the steamers for this city, and ha
each time forfeited the passage money. III
last took passage in the Columbia, on her las
trip, and left that vessel with the pilot in tn
English Channel.
A CALCULATIoN.-ItiS is estimated tha
London pays 100000 per day NOR,
| for its bread than it would have to pay
: were the Corn Laws abolished.
; The Rev. Mr.. Giles, Baptist minister c
Liverpool addressing meeting at Manchester
on the Corn Laws, concluded his speech wit
the following new version OF part of the Ma
: tional Anthem:
7 20 Lord our God arise
1 Scatter monopolles,
And corn laws scorel
Coniound such politics,
On these our hopes we fix;
a God save the poor"
q The same Mr.. Giles, in the course of Ii
same speech, said "the Corn Laws were ant
n phianthroplc and ant-patriotic. Charles Dcl
n ens--"Boz"-was his pupil, and he (Mr Gile
a said to him. few days ago, "Charlcs, the wor
ID thinks you must have spent all your time in
t Poor-house," "No," he replied, II have ncy,
l, entered poor-housc in my life ; but Englai
Is Is, throughout, poor-housc."