The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-03-16 (London, England)

FED. 12. The well-known Kaschiour has lately again become a subject of converution, but in a very unexpected manner. Our readers will perhaps remember that this man is a pupil of the Propaganda, by birth a Copt, and, as it is slid. the son of a favourite of the Viceroy of Egypt, was expressly 'eked for by the latter as Patriarch of Memphis, and, in consequence, though much below the age required, was sent by our Government in this capacity in Egypt, at a great expense; but on his arrival there, to the astonishment of every body, he was not only not received, but sent back in a disgraceful manner, without even being permitted to land. Various conflicting reports were spread at the time respecting this event. Some affirmed that Kaschiour'a father died in the interval, and that the new favourite of the Viceroy had, out of jealousy, put away the son of his predecessor, without his master's knowledge; others considered the whole affair as a mystification (or hoax); and others, that there had been, if not a direct imposture, yet at least an adventure, undertaken at random. All agreed in one point, namely, that the Viceroy had made to the Papal See the formal and repeated proposal to send young Kaschiour to Egypt in the above mentioned quality. When the latter, on his return, landed, not in Roman or other neighbouring port, but, (what was then considered as singular) at Genoa; it was reported ' that on his return to Rome he lad been arrested, and confined in the Castle of St. Angelo. This was in October or November 18'25. Since that time the matter was no farther spoken of. All at once.' we now learn, that on the 31 of this month Kaschiour was removed from the Castle of St. Angelo, (where he was confined in the same apartments Cagliustro once occupied,) brought before the tribunal of the Inquisition, and condemned to death. It is said thathe fainted away on hearing of his sentence. As soon as he came to himself, it was signified to him that his Holiness, in compassion to his youth ' (he is said to be under thirty years of age) and especially not to give again a public example of severity, commuted the sentence of death into imprisonment for life. Four pupils of the Propaganda were present at the passing of the seetence.— It is affirmed that Kaschiour will be confined for the remainder of his life in one of die prisons of the inquisition. Nothing has transpired with respect to his crime. Another ernel murder has been committed. A journeyman carpenter had an illicit connexion with the wire of a stone mason, who it appears had sonic other lovers. On the morning of the 6th of this month he appointed to meet her ate coffee.house. She had scarcely entered, when the monster rushed! upon her with a knife, and at one blow ripped open her body quite across. She lived just long enough to receive absolution from a priest, whose hand she pressed, tieing unable to speak, as a sign that she forgave her murderer. %What adds to the enormity of the crime is, that the woman is said to have been in the sixth month of her pregnancy. This horrible deed has again spread such conaterna. tion in the city, that even the most indifferent among the inhabitonts are convinced of the necessity of checking the wickedness of the populace of Rome by more severe messures. It is thought that the object cannot be better attained than by the establishment of a military tribunal, which should peas sentence of death on every convicted murderer within 24 hours. DESTRUCTIVE Fl E.—About eight o'clock last night the neighbourhood of Frith-street, Soho-square, was again thrown into confusion by the alarm of fire from the inmates of the premises of Mr. Ramuz, cabinet-maker, or the above street. A boy having failed to put out a candle, and which ignited some shavings, soon set the whole of the property on fire, which communicating to the backs of the dwelling-houses, threatened destruction to the whole of the row. The engines were soon on the spot, and, by a plentiful supply of water, stopped the Nrther progress of the devouring element, but not until a very considerable loss of property had been sustained.