The national Republican., 1861-10-21

about four years of age, and that Syrian
Christian BY the name Of Faris, at present re-
siding In Osiut, had enticed her from her
reilgion and taken her to the Bishops house.
TO this petition bis excellency the Moudir ap.
pended judgment to the Chief of Police of the
city, ordering him to take the woman, and him
with whom she was, and send her with the pc.
t,toner TO the court Of justice for the legal de-
csion Of the case. In their presence, the petition
er, All hamadi her husband, of the people Of Sa-
hill Seine, claimed that his wife Fstima. then
present in the court, was [formerlyl a Christian
woman, and had become Muslmeb, through
the interposition of the Cadi of Abutiz, Eve
years ago that she bad borne him dauph.
ter, now four years of age; and that a Syrian,
by the name of Faris, then present in the court
had deceived her and entced her from her rcli
gion and had caused her to enter into the Chris.
tian religion; that he had taken her into the Bisb
ops house, having agreed with her that be would
marry her to another man. and had kept her in
his house three days; and that he 1.-THE hus.
band] demanded his rights according to the
Mohammedan law In the matter.
She, on being asked to answer to the charges
OF her husband, assented to the same and con-
tessed hat she had abandoned the MOhamme-
dan religion, and returned to her original faith.
The Mohammedan rel gfon was then offered
to her, and she accepted It, but Immediately
returned to her infdelty, and obstinately per.
sisted in 1t. 1t was again offered to her, but
she continued obstinate, which, when Faris
heard, he withstaod the lawful sentence of the
court aud said " Since she has abandoned the
religion of Islam and returned to her original
faith. you have no further authority over her
In the premises. / am her attorney, and shall
marry her to whomsoever will, according to
Christian law" 1 then informed him that
% hat could not be in the land of Isam pro
tscted by the power Of the Sultan of Islam and
the most potent Viceroy, but that that might
take place 10 the land of infdeity." He then
replied "Your religion Is infideliiy" Upon
this ordered him to hold his peace. Others of
these present spake with him, pushed him, ard
spat in his face. He therefore demanded sat
isiaction for bying pushed and spit upon, when
he was beaten cert,in stripes.
In reference to his guilt in having reviled
our religion openly In the court, HIS having
called the religion Of Islam infidelity, and his
assertion that he would marry the woman
aforesaid to Christian Of bis religion, and his
eiIrontery in all evil, these things are great
reproach to religion, its professors, and its
country, as also to the Defender and Upholder
the most high and potent Viceroy of Egypt,
and the Shsikhs Of Islam in the Htjaz, the
sacred part Of Arabia,1 Egypt, and Mesopota
mia. When we, therefore, saw his base obsti-
macy, SO reproachful to our religion, we sent
him to the keepr of the prison, since your
Excelleney was absent, After your return the
matter will be presented to you, that you may
see what he has done in attacking the Mohani-
m,dan religion, and in causing scepticism
among the common people, who are unin-
formed in religion. You will then be able to
do what Is demanded by the urgency of the
case, or command us to give diligence in de.
Tending our faith as is our DUTY and the affair
is yours. May your power be prolonged!