The national Republican., 1861-10-21
THE CASE OF FARIS.

Copy Of the Moudir's reply to the Cddi of Osiu,
the Sheith Zeyn Ed dem, Associate Cadi.
iSheikh Mohammed Kera'a. Uhi.f Secretary Of
the Court Of Justice, and Sheikh AJtlaliah AH
E6sndi Myit.
TRANSLATED FROM THE ARABIC1
know that when the Chief of Police came
to me last Thursday, II Moharram, ,'l27s, (23d
July, 1861 while l was in Abuty, and in
formed me Of what had happened in the Police
Court, in the beating of Faris mon sur, the
Syrian and of your having wished to imprison
him, TO which the Chief Of Police would not
consent, but said that you shonld set him at
liberty and allow him to go to bis house, and
when afterwards there came letter to me from
the Europeans of Osiut, informing me OF the
tumult and panic created by the insolence OF
the Muslims towards the Christians on account
Of their religion, and (stating) that all this had
| resulted from your treatment Of Faris in the
court, (adding that he had since,) been cast
into prison; and, having received letter from
you stating what Faris had done, and how he
had reviled the religion of Islam, and that he
had been beaten in the court.
On reading the aforementioned letters and
having heard the verbal report of. the Chief of
Police, ordered my agent to 60 to the prison
by night and release the s lid Faris. l then
came and demanded an audience with you and
those concerned in the affair. On your arrival.
Of you, the Cadi replied, and what he said con
dcmed the report OF the European gentleman
as to the tumult and panic In the town, for he
1.-THE Cadi] stated that I" that was about to fall
uut which had happened in Jedda and Syria"
Now it was wrong and improper to do what
you did without judgment [havng been gven.]
| Fer the origin of it was the affair OF the woman
who was formerly a Muslimeh, but who now
wishes to return to her Christianity, and, as she
| h., Innr taI fn .,Is, l.
a daughter, the case was referred to the law in
your quarter that you might attend to it, give
your decision thereupon, and forward it to the
Court of the Government
Therefore what was done by the advice of
these who were in the court was wrong. For
though it were admitted that said Faris said
what was improper against religion, it was not
lawful for you to permit him to be beaten or
imprisoned by force, but 1t was your duty to
write me of what he had done, and then with
the cognizance Of the Government that would
have been done with him which the law and
rules demand. You should not have beaten
him, nor permitted any one to harm him, as it
Is evident to all, both learned and common
people, that such outrage upon any one is un.
lawful and improper
| You, however, took him with mob of com.
mon people to the Chief of Police, that he
might be imprisoned; and when he would not
| consent 10 lmprlson MIN, Dut requested you to
set him at liber;y and let him 60 to his house,
aud then left your presence, you did not do so,
but took him second time to the court, beat
ing and insulting him all the way, and then
/ put him in prison in this State, as he [Farisl
testiies In his paper; (wheren) he also states
that all that was done to him originated with
Ayyoub Kashef, yourselves, and others who
were present in the court.
Now, cannot understand why these men
were assembled in the court, seeing that they
had nothing to do in the affairs of the court,
nor why you followed their counsel in a mat
ter to the disturbance Of the peace and the
exciting OF the subjects Of the Government
against each other. 1t was specially improper
in men like Ayyoub Kashef and others who are
not in the service Of the Government, since
their presence without sufficient reason makes
such an affair look very suspicious, Gs is also
said in the letter of Faris 1t is my duty 10
ask you the reason of this, that you may clear,
| y explain it to me, so that ! may understand
| ii, and order what may be necessary.