3 FllAGMENTS Muhamedan Loyalty, An alkaid of a district in the province of Abda, when that province submitted to the Emperor, went to His Majesty, taking with him the fruit of his government, viz. 100000 dollars. He prostrated himself before the Emperor, and announced that he had brought this money to the Muselman treasury, being what he had collected since the death of the Emperor's father. " I have lived splendidly, and have never wanted any thing, or I should have brought Your Majesty much more treasure." " You have been," said the Emperor, " a faithful servant, and you shall be rewarded." He was promoted to a government, and had many opportunities of refunding his los. A large sum was returned to him for his fidelity.

Cairo.

The city 6f El Kahira is called by Europeans Cairo. When Kairo was founded, in the 359th year of the Hejra, the planet Mars was in ascension J and it is Mars who conquers the universe: "therefore," said Moaz, (the son of El Mansor) to Mb son, " I have given it the name ofElKahira."* ' El Kahira is the Arabic for the planet Mars, and signifies victoriom.