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Death of Mehemet Ali pasha of Egypt.


Mehemet Ali Pas,a died at Alexan-
dra on the I'd of September, and on the
following day his body was taken up to
Cairo, where he was buried on the 4,h,
in the new alabaster mosque built by
himself in the citadel. The procession
from the palace of Rasei-tcen 10 the ca
nal was attended by great concourse
Of people, the European Consuls in uni
form, with many Of the European resi-
dents, and great number OF troups
with arms reversed. On emerging from
the palace, the coffin was laid at the
foot of the grand marble staircase, the
attendants gathered around. and the
chief multi, venerable old man, adj
vanced, raised his hands, and amidst
profound silence, repeated three times,
with pause between each mental re-
Election, ".4Hat hoo akbar" God is
great ! aficr which he twice repeated
'soiam oleykoun," peace be with you;)
andthen the procession started, the prin-
cipal officers and grandees emulatng
each other for the honor Of carrying the
coffin on their shoulders. On passing
the Harem, separate building little
TO the north of the palace, the shrieks
and lamentations Of the women were
most piercing. Twenty-six bufalocs
were killed and distributed among the
poor, with twenty-six camel loads of
bread and dates, and considerable sums
of money.
/ ALI is sincerely regretted both by the
European residents and the natives of
Egypt. The latter say that mans
worth is only known by comparison, and
that had Mchemet Ali died two years
ago, the sorrow felt would not have heen
SO great as it Is now, as they would then
have cherished hope of a better state
of things from those who came after him;
! but as his two successors have shown
them the hope!essness of any improve
ment in their own condition, they natur-
ally wish that Mehemet Ais government
had lasted longer.
In his latter DAYS he became very mer-
citul and humane, and generally forgave
the greatest faults. Mehemet Ali cher
ished fame, aud thought not only Of the
opinions entertained Of him during his
lifetime, but also of the reputation he
would leave at his death. The Europe
an papers were regularly translated to
him, and he was affected by any attacks
a. ainst him. His activity was very
great; he slept little in the night and in
yarlably arose before sunrise. He re-
ceived daily the reports of his Ministers,
dictated answers, and frequently visited
any improvements or changes going on
in the public works. He learned to
read only at the age of forty-tive. He
studied history, ard was particularly in
tcrested with the lives Of Napoleon and
Alexander the Great.
The only language he spoke was
Turkish he understood Arabic, but did
not like to speak it. The late Viceroy
did not observe the tenets Of the Mo-
hamme dan religion with any rigor, and
never cared about fasting in the months
of Ramadan. He showed great tolera-
ton for all religions; and for this, con-
s;dering the strong innate bigotry which
! prevails among Turks, he deserves the
creates. praise. He was the first Mo-
/ Ramme,,,..n ruler ,rho granted real pro-
lection to Christians raised them to the
highest rank, and maze some o. mem
his most intimate friends. his freedom
from superstition was as remarkable as
his liberation ia religion, and in many
instances he shook off the yoke of those
absurd prejudices, to which all those of
his faith humbly bow their heads.---Lon-
don Enquirer. M