Year: 1861

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On hearing this, they praised the zeal of this
class of people, and some said, Doubtless this
man Is at heart u Muslin, from his being 20
conversant with religious matters, aud he
feigned himself Christian from desire either
OF money or European protection"


On account Of this their opinion, there grew
up an apparent friendship towards me on the
part of the greater number of them; when
however, exhibited disposition to assist my
fellow. Christians who might know how to de-
fend their own rights they became estranged
from me, as they then saw that their former
opinion was without foundation.


shall now narrate the story Of the woman
on whose account was lately bastinadoed In
the Court Of Justice She this said woman,
was of Coptic origin, but became Musimei
upwards of four years ago; recently she re-
turned to her native religion. Leaving heI
husband in his native village, she came to the
residence of the (Coptic) Bishop and declared
her intention. The Bishop not being at home
bis agent brought her to me, and Informed me
Of the case. Upon this the woman aforesaid
requested me- to be her attorney, in order that
If her husband put forth any claim upon her,
might undertake her defence before the Gov.
ernment, or as might otherwise be necessary.


Iacceded to her request aud wrote a paper
containing declaration Of my true acceptance
of the attorneyship In her case, and also of my
lawfully giving over the woman to the agent Of
the Bishop of Osiut; this paper caused to be
signed by the necessary lawful witnesses, first
10 reference to my acceptance Of the attorney.
ship in her case, and secondly to the obligation
of the Bishops agent to produce her when he
should be summoned to that effect This did
from fear that the woman might attempt tC
make her escape when summoned before the
Government.


This took place about two months ago
When 1t became known in Osiut, the Secretary
of the Court of Justice exhibited towards me
various signs of displeasure since, however
there was no possibility Of their carrying the
point at that time, they prevented her husband
from submitting his case until there should be
more favorable opportunity.


On the occurrence of the death Of Add el
Medjid, and the accession Of Abd-el Aziz, they
thought, In their vain fancies that the proper
time had come for bringing forward the case
presuming that the weakness of the Moham
medan law In enforcing the execution Of its
own decisions was now thing Of the past
and that it would now use It's old license In
the enforcement Of its religious and civil laws
and that all freedom in matters of religion haG
been abolished by the new Sultan. This was
oil matter of mere supposition on their part
being not founded on any definite basis.


They accordingly urged upon the husband
of the woman to present his case to the Govern
ment, and to complain of the detention of the
woman In the Bishops house by my permis
sion and that the woman had been enticed by
me intothe inGdel ChrisIion religion.


When the case was presented, his excellency
the Moudir wrote thereon to the Chief of tbt
Government Police that Faris should be sum
moned, and that the woman and her daughter
should be demanded Of him and delivered ul
| to justice. When the Chief Of the Police madt
this demand to me, and brought the woman
with her daughter, he sent me to the Polio,
Court.


On entering found about sixty men present
and number of the " Ulama," [learned Doc
| seated myself fin the lowest place1 on th,
lower end of the Divan, upon which the Secre
tary of the Cadi reproached me, and said, "Si
| upon the ground" From this insult, and from
its being so different from their ordinary treat
ment of me, and especially from the irrelevan
questions put to me, | understood their evi
purpose, and therefore answered them, to tht
utmost of my ability, in the most civil and re
spectful manner. Finding that they had no
accomplished their purpose of exciting me t
say something rash or improper, they stirred VI
the ignorant people to insult me with reproach
full language On this attempted to leav
the Court, which when they perceived they pre-
vented me, and the Cadi said: "'Why have yC,
come bither?" replied: "if your Lordshil
will have the goodness to read the petition an,
the judgment of his Excelency thereto an
nexed, you will understand the cause of m,
appearing before you" The Secretary thel
read the petition and the judgment, [order 10
my appearance i and said Why do you de
tain the woman with you? ?" Iremained silent
whereupon the Cadi said Why do you no
answer the Secretary 1 replied "May
please your Lordship, l am her attorney an
not her detaner, and therefore abstained fron
answering, seeing that 1.-THE order annexed to
the petition which IL In the hands of his Homo
1.-THE Secretary] orders the appearance of he
attorney, not of her keeper" The Cadi the
said owe do not acknowledge your right {
attorney" On this thanked him for relievin
me of my obligation, He then said: " 1t
not for this that we reject your right of attol
ney, but because you are an lntdel, and hav
occssioned infdelty in our town." l the
said to him with all respect: should tbinl
your Lordship could not believe that perso
like me is able to originate either infdelity Q
faith, seeing that is matter in the hand 9
God" Whereupon the Mufti said I" Oh, tho
accursed one! Thou Infidel Thou pig Tho
polluted one Dsst thou revile the religion
the Cadi?' He then stirred up some Of tn
crowd, which had now increased to about tw
hundred pnrRons, to beat me, whereupon th
brother of the Cadi came forward spat in m


face, and struck me on the head. The Gao
then said, BEAT him." when a man came TO
J ward called Ayyub Rashef, who said o
thou accursed lnfdel Dost thou think tht


Add cl-Medjid still lives? He is dead, an
with him has died the Christian religion, an
also the reproach of Islam, and In his place ht


arisen Abd-el-Aziz, who has brought back


the religion of Islam its ancient honor"


saying, he struck me with staff on Ey hant
; spat in my face, aud kicked me on the stomac
Upon this the common people rushed upC
, me, and commenced to beat me, one after o.
other, with slaves and shoes, splitting on II


and throwing earth on my head. As, howeve


] did not shed tears, nor utter any cry of pail


they imagined that this kind of beating did NJ
much affect me. The Cadi, therefore, ordore
| the ms irumpnts Of torture tn he hrOu rht N NJ