The Press.
London, England, 1855-06-09 00:00:00

JEWISH DISABILITIES.

LOAD Jonrt RUSSELL was recently interrogated in the
House of Commons by Mr. T. Duncombe as to his
intentions respecting any future attempts for the re-
moval of Jewish disabilities. The noble lord's reply
on that occasion was considered so unsatisfactory
that some further queries were urged on the subject
in a letter signed by sundry of his constituents in the
city of London. The following is the reply of the
noble Secretary for Colonial Affairs :

Clieshamplace, May 26.
Sir,—l did not answer your former letter of the 19th
inst., as I wished to take some time to consider the position
of affairs as it regarded the privileges of the Jews. It
appears to me that while the friends of religious liberty are
unchanged in their opinion respecting the disabilities of
the Jews, the majority of the House of Lords are likewise
unchanged In their opinion that the removal of those die-
abilities may be safely refused. The Government in these
circumstances would be only throwing away time in
attempting to carry a measme which one House of Paths
ment is sure to reject. Many liberal members of Parlia-
ment, while they would support a motion to relieve the
Jews from their akabilities, would consider as inopportune
a question which would hot advance the object to be
attained. I must, therefore, considelthat it would be in-
expedient to stir the question of Jewish emancipation in
the present session of Parliament. That claims so jurt
can be permanently rejected I will not believe. But tl
friends of intolerance naturally cling to this last vestige of
religious persecution, and exult in the facility with which
the exclusion of a body not formidable in numbers can be
maintained.

I remain, Sir, your obedient servant,
Sidney Smith, Esq. J. Et SSELL.

Another Mini Aerial crisis has taken place in Spain.
A Madrid lespatch of the oth announces that Espar-
tero had gIne to lay before the Queen the resigna•
tions of Madoz, Lugan, Luzuriaga, Aguirre, and Santa
Cruz. Their supposed successors are Bruil, Mar-
tinez, Zabala, Fuentrandres, and Huelvas.

From Persia we learn that the heads of the Kkan
of Khiva and thirty two of his relatives and followers
had reached Teheran, and were exposed to the public
at a grand salam held to lb mmemorate the event, at
the breaking up of which the head of the Khan was
honoured with a royal burial. The trophies were
not taken in fair fight, the Kahn being barbarously
murdered by sixty Turcoman horsemen whilst sitting
under a tent commanding a view of the projected
attack by his horsemen of Surruks. After this
mishap the Khiva troops dispersed, but being closely
followed by 11,000 horse, from Surruks and Messed,
several thousand were slain, and 9,000 taken
prisoners.
THE following are some of the arrangements
already completed with reference to the re-organisa-
tion of the military departments :
Mr. Thomas Howell has been appointed Director-
General of Contracts. Mr. John Robert Godley, now one
of the Income-tax Commissioners, will be Director-
General of Stores. No appointment has yet been made
to the office of Director General of Army Clothing, but
Mr. George Dalhousie Ramsay will be Assistant Director-
General of this department. Sir John Burgoyne will
retain his office of Inspector-General of Fortifications, and
Mr. Monsell remains Clerk of the Ordnance.
A letter from St. Petersburg states that Prince
Menschikoff, after a short stay in the Russian capital
had net off for Finland.

CAPTAIN SWEAROP, of the Russian Engineer Artil-
lery, who was captured at Bomarsund last year, has
been granted his liberty to return to Bomarsund
with his wife, the latter having been during her
stay in this country in a very delicate state of
health.
M. DE USEDOM, who visited in London on a secret
mission from the Cabinet of Berlin, and who has
prolonged his tes:denc6 in England for "family
reasons,' is about to return to Berlin.

Jtta 9, 1855.

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