The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-11-11 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE ARABS OF ALGERIA.—We find the following in a letter from Algiers. It is intended to show the difficulty of bringing such a people as the Arabs under permanent subjection :—" Our religion preaches toleration, equality, and pardon of injuries—theirs exalts that of Mahomet, and considers every one who dissents from it as a mere dog—it prescribes vengeance, and sanctions the abuse of superior power. The few virtues the Arabs can boast of have their origin in ostentation, for as soon as the necessity for any display of false generosity or dignified conduct has passed, they return to their incorrigibly ferocious habits of murder, robbery, and fanaticism. To judge of them by appearances, at times they may be believed to be kind and compassionate, but, on deeper examination, it will soon be found that all these signs of goodness and benevolence are merely hypocritical stimulations, adopted from their religion and habits. When a death happens, and you see them strike their heads in despair, and utter agonizing cries of grief—when the women shriek, bruise their bosoms with their fists, and tear their flesh with their nails, do not imagine that all this arises from their regret at the loss of the deceased, or their respect for his character— no, it is merely an observance of custom. Signs of mourning must be shown, they say, because a man must not die like a dog, and leave no regret behind. But when once under the earth, they think no more whatever of him than if he had  During these later years there have occurred. at ;rs, and in its environs, numerous accidents from pulling down old buildings and in other works, and in many cases five and six Arabs and other natives have been buried together under the fallen ruins, and yet I have never in a single instance seen the Arabs make the slightest effort to save the victims, eyen though they were their own parents or children. To complete this picture 1 add the following incident :—ln 1839, about 20 Arabs from the environs came into the town to a festival. On their way back, when opposite the magazine for forage, one of them fell under a cart heavily laden, the wheels going over both his legs, crushing the bones from the knees to the ancles. The pain the poor creature suffered was excruciating. He implored the compassion of his companions in the most piteous terms, adjuring them by their holy religion and all they held the most dear and sacred, that they would place him on some conveyancets, great,' they and merely walked a and conduct him home. Instead, however, of doing this, utteredwaythweitfheowutwsohrdoi swonfgtehvee Koran othraen'God isslightest commiseration.— Galignanes Messenger.  never e  first stone of the new Royal  greatly admired the manner if was particularly struck by  25th.—A holiday at the law courts. Nothing doing, and nobody done.  His Majesty sac new drop at each  4ueen opened parliament in person with a speech me, showing her readiness at all times to put in  24th.—The corn law debate brought to a close. The duty of Bs. a quarter objected to by a county member, on the ground that it would amount to 325. a year.  llth.—Sir R. Peel made his financial statement, and declared his intention of increasing the duty on whisky; an announcement that had not the effect of raising Irish spirits. 16th.—The day fixed for the earthquake that was to have broken London into little bits. It, however, broke nothing but its appointment.  18th.—The Queen and Prince Albert having visited Drurylane Theatre, the house was full, and the royal pair gave an audience to the mana.zer.  4th.—The House of Commons resolved itself into a committee of ways and means, when Sir H. Peel's ways of getting means were much objected to. 18th.—Discussion in the House of Lords on the new corn bill, when the Duke of Buckingham plainly intimated that the Premier deserved to be turned out, for having taken others in. 22d.—A dispute between Mr. Lumley and Signor Mario, when the latter complained of hoarseness, and the former declared that he also was taken by the throat.