The Press.
London, England, 1858-06-05 00:00:00

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I desire that the contest which has been carried on for so
long a time between the two honees should close in a
manner satisfactory to both. I wish Lie noble earl (Lord
Lucan) had given us more time to consider the question
he has raised ; but I have heard his proposal to-night with
anything but a feeling of opposition.
The amendment, in its present form, was crude and
imperfect; but it contained the elements of a com-
promise; he thought the house ought to adhere to
its amendments, but he would nut exclude the pro-
spect of a reasonable compromise.
Earl GRANVILLE supported the adjournment,
which would give time to prepare a conciliatory
measure. _

The Earl of DERBY thought if they consented to
an adjournment of the discussion it would be liable
to misconstruction. They ought to declare tla it

adherence to their own views and leave any question
of compromise to after consideration.
Thtir lordships then divided on the adjournment
of the debate ; the numbers were—

Content ..
Not content

.. 80

Mtkjority against the adjournment .. —l2
Lord LYNDHURST then commenced the discussion
on the main question, by moving that their lordships
do not insist on their amendments to the Oaths Bill.
His speech repeated most of the chief arguments
he employed in the former debate, the main point
being that Jews were excluded from Parliament by
the words of an oath never directed against the Jews
at all. _ _

Lord DE Ros justified the exclusion of the Jews
from Parliament by their refusal to enter the military
and naval services of the country.
The Loan CHANCELLOR again defended the prin-
ciple and object of the amendments to the Oaths
Bill ; but remarked on the nomination of Baron
Rothszliild to the committee appointed to conduct
the conference on the bill with their lordships, that
if it were a piece of pleasantry it might be forgiven ;
but if intended to make a serious impression on the
house it bed failed, for it had been received with
perfect indifference. He justified the denial of
political rights to the Jew, as a measure, not of
religious persecution, but of sell defence ; and con-
tended that the repeated majorities of the House of
Commons in favour of removing their disabilities
were no more to be considered, because repeated,
than the similar majorities in favour of the bill
legalizing marriage with a deceased wife's sister.
Earl GRANVILLE urged Lord Lyndhurst not to
divide the house; the Opposition was not strong
enough to bear him through ; but the question bad
that night made an immense advance; virtually, be
regarded it as settled, by the conciliatory tone and
the readiness shown by the Government to offer a
compromise. He suggested that Lord Lyndhurst
should apply his powers to framing a measure like
the one hinted at during the evening, which would
settle the question for ever.
Lord LYNDHURST, thus appealed to, would nut
divide.

The motion that their lordships insist on the
amendments to the Oaths Bill was then agreed to
without a division, and the house adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-MONDAY.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in reply to
Mr. Headlam, said that the British engineers, Park
and Watt, had been released by the Neapolitan
Government unconditionally, and that. the Sardinian
subjects, part of the crew of the Cagliari, were still
detained by that Government.
Mr. :IT. GIBSON presented a petition from Mr. W.
Wilks, setting forth that he was not the author of
the article complained of by Mr. Clive; that the
author had misunderstood the statement conveyed
to him, and that he (the petitioner) being the re.
sponsible publisher of the paper, and having per-
mitted the statement to appear, unreservedly retracted
the imputation of corrupt motives.
The petition was ordered to be printed, for consi-
deration on Tuesday.
Ou the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE-
QUER, it was resolved that Government orders of the
daj have precedence upon Thursdays during the
remainder of the session.

The report of the Committee of Supply was
brought up and agreed to, al,er a short conversation
upon the subject of the vote for the new Houses of
Parliament.