The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-05 00:00:00

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY, MALca 4.
11•• LORD &
ORASCILLOR took ku vest upon th. woolsack
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CHIEF CLERK TO THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS.
The Lord CHANCELLOR laid ou the table a bill to
ware a superior to be appointed to the late chief clerk
Its the Master of the Balk He stated that the business
of tbs Rolls Court had so greatly accumulated in 1660 that
it was dearer neeserry to provide additional IMIIItaDOS in
lie shape of a chief clerk. That gentleman bad niece bra
ward to a higher positins, and it was coosidand advisable
to appoint a succorer. The nature of the business in the
Moils Court rest be judged by the fact that in 1r;62.63
rat of 11,300 cuss bred in the chancery courts upwards of
'KM) wore disposed of by the Master of the Rolla.
Tbs bill was rand a fust time.
Their lordshipstbas adjourned at a quarter after so'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. .FRIDAY, MARcii 4.
Tlto SrEkksa took Ike choir at 4 o'clock.
1:11E CHARITY BOARD.

Mr. FEB.HAND pre notice of his iattutioa, noon after
laritor, to move for a select committee to inquire into the
mmeaniction sad expanse of the working of the Board of
Charity Coonsimieeera

EXPLORATIONS OF CAPTAIN SPEKE.

Mr W. MILES asked the Filet Lord of the Treasury
whether it was the intention of her Majesty's government
recognise the great services of Captain Spoke in opening
Equatorial Africa to the knowledge of the world.
lord PALMERSTON—Sir, 1 fully acknowledge the
merits of (liptain Spike. He has shown great nagacity in
eslecting the point at which he mimed. He has displayed
gnat enterprise, great courage, endurance, and perseverance
to the accomplishment of his purpose. He settled—
although there are people who demur to that conclusion—
(hear, hear)—my hon, friend doubt. that he has—but we
will admit that he has settled • very interesting geogra-
phical problem, mangy, from what source the waters of the
Md. are derived. Bat as to any immediate practical ad-
vantage that mankind are to derive from the solution of
that problem I am not particularly aware, orthat any great
nanlts are to be effected by It. If we consider Captain
Spoke simply in the light of an adventurous traveller
encountering great dangers for the attainment of the object
which he had in view, there are other persons who both
is Africa and elsewhere, have encountered equal if
not greater danger, and undergone equal if not greater
labours, sad have attained result• more immediately in-
teresting and advantageous to mankind. (Hear, bear.) I
need only mention those who have explored the
Niger, and who opened up the interior of Africa to
the commerce of Europa There is Dr. Livingston
—(cheers)—who for years has been labouring ioccesantly,
and who has discovered vast regions where cotton of the
finest description grows, and which might have been made
available for the commerce of this country if they Lad not
been laid waste through the encouragement given by the
Portactese government to the slave trade. I might men-
tion also Count Strzelenki, who during five years incemnatly
laboured, and at considerable expense to himself explored
important regions in Australia, and was the first to point
ern the gold fields, which since that time have become •
source of great wealth to the oolooy and of great advantage
to Europe. (Hoer, hear.) l)oiog every justice to the
merits of (*.puha Spoke, her Majesty's government
have not thought that he and these brave and enterprising
men who accompanied him have done that which so takes
them out of the category of successful travellers and ex-
plorers as to warrant any particular manifestation of the
favor of the Crown.

-fir W, MILES gave rookies that on a future day he
should men for papers end submit a motion on the tubjeet.
NEWDEGATS—Aa the noble lord has enumerated
Revere! htrican discoverers, might i ask the noble lord
whether he is aware that one a the earliest explorers who
perhaps hid the foundation of the discoveries of Captain
Seeks is lir. Beke, who had written on the subject and
poineted out the direction which the investigations ought to
talt

Lord PALMERSTON—I am quit* aware of that, sad I
alluded to Dr. Beke when I said that there were others who
disputed the originality of Captain Spates theory.

THE JEWS IN MOROCCO.
Mr. Alderman SALOMONS naked the Under Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs if her Xajesty's government had
received any official information et the result of Sir M.
Montebores philanthropic representation to the Sults& of
Morocco on the judicial cruelties indicted on the Jews at
Satfii ?

Mr: LAY ARD—Ie answer to my hon. friend I have to
state that her Majesty's government yesterday received
despatches from her Majesty's minister at Morocco, givieg
as account of the mission of Sir Moses Montellore, and
setting out a copy of the Erman given to him by the Sultan
of Morocco. It is known that lut year considerable cruelties
mere inflicted upon the Jews at Sub, sad that Sir Moses
Montehore desired to go oat to Morocco, if possible, to
obtain justice for the sufferers. The Foreign-office felt the
creates' sympathy for his did all they could by
introductions and recommendatious to forward it. We have
every reason to believe that those cruelties were not com-
mitted by any order of the Staten, who, according to all
amount., is a very liberal, humane, and enlightened sove-
reign. Sir Moss Montefiore went to Tangiers, sod there
succeeded in getting some of the Jews released from
prison, but, cot satisfied with that, he undertook a journey,
to the capital of Morocco. When we consider how
arduous a journey that is, and that a man of
Sir Mores .Montefiore's age undertook that journey,
we must admit that the highest credit is due to
him for doing so. (Hear, hear.) After going through
many difficulties be arrived at the capital and presented
• petition to the Sultan, and I am bound to say that the
petition was not confined to the relief of those of his own
faith, but extended to all the subjects of the Saute who
were not of the Mehonsedan race. The Sultan acted with
pe at generosity and humanity, and granted a finnan to Sir
Males Montefiore, in which are these words, which show
seniething of theexaggerated style of Oriental documents :
"le the courts of law the Jews shall occupy a position of
perfect equality with all other members of the community,
so that not even a fractional portion of the smaller'
imaginable particleof injustice shall retch anyone of them."
I trust that that is perfectly satisfactory ; and when we re-
=ember that there are no lest than 500,000 Jews in
Morocco, the great services rendered by Sir Muss Monte-
lore tout be apparent to all. (Hear, hear.) Haying had
the homier of acting with Sir Moss Montefiore on various
seessmos I can bear my testimony to the noble mid
generous spirit of humanity sod philanthropy which
spates him on all omissions, which has ao reference to sect
Si creed, bat is extended to all persons, whoever they may
be, who suffer wrong or injustice. (cheer)