The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-02 00:00:00

PUBLIC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.

Ansinntow Orii;rl4lOPinTin;inr7--3y Lord LEW-
ISHAM, horn Staffordshire ; Lord BUILOHLEX, hoar
tts• county of Lincoln, &Own.
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Qcaaisa 8411110;111-..COCKTE (laawro).—By Mr.
MIOIOIIEII, from the solicitors of the counties of Cork
and Waterford, complaining of the schedule of fees an-
noted to the bill for extending the jurisdiction of Quarter
fissions Courts in

PAPAL AOOMESSION.—By Mr. MASTERMAN, from St.
Domtaa's in the West; Mr. DAVIES, from Ca:menhir--
shire ; Lord HERVEY, from Brighton; Mr. LOCK-
HART, from several religious congregations in Scotland;
End Lord LEWISHAM, in favour of.
BCVLISIASTICAL TITLES ASSUMPTION BILL,—By Mr.
SADLEIIt, from the Roman catholimuf Runcorn, Cheshire,
the bill.
amnions
os KsowLeoog.—By Sir O. STRICKLAND,
Bans Preston, in favour of the abolition of the tax on news-
papers, as also the excise duty on paper.
HARWICH ELECTION.
The members of the committee appointed to try the
merits of the petition against the return for Harwich, ap-
peared at the table and were sworn.
SUPPLY OF WATER To THE METROPOLIS.

the the reunion of Sir U. OUT, this bill was read a first
lime, and referred to the seise' committee on private bills.
iNTItAMURAL INTERMENTS.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS wished to know from the right
ben. :4vcretary. for the Home Deportment when the system
of intramural interments in the metropolis would cease ? A
very strung desire prevailed that the sydem should be
&listed as quickly as possible, as it was fraught with in-
jurious consequences to the health of the inhabitants.
Sir O. OBEY said the Board of Health was endeavour-
ing to get po.ussiou of the various cemeteries, with a
view to closing them. For several they were in treaty,
and fur the 1194%.,0111 of those which would not be volun-
tarily yielded up the necessary legal means would be taken
to enforce it. (Hear.)
AYLESBURY ELECTION PETITION.
The SPEAKER informed the house that it bad been
determined not to proceed with this petition.
OATH or MO URATIoN (JEWS) BILL.
Sir It. INO Lis presented several petitions fru:a various
localities against this bill.
Lord J. RUSSELL moved that the bill be then read a
second time.

Mr. IN EWDEO AT E roue to oppose the second reading
of the measure. He wished to know what was the
nature of the bill then before the house ? It was
a Lill to create a new qualification—a new religious
qualification ; and no attempts on the part of the
noble lord opposite would avail to persuade
the country that the measure was anything but a direct
invasion of the Christian character of that house, or that it
would not have a grievous effect in altering the character
of the legislature, and bringing that house into culliaion
with the other branch of the legislature. (Hear, hear.)
lie begged the house to recollect what had occurred
in the last sem . Baron Rothschild, not content with the
assuninee given by the noble lord (Lord J. Russell) that
the session was then too far advanced to proceed with the
aseasure, took the matter into his own hand., although a
immunity.; of that house was appointed to investigate the
whole ilu“tion involved in the decision of the house
on is homer occasion, and although the committee
reported it was contrary to law he could take his
seat without first taking the oath prescribed. (Hear,
boar.) Nut bowing to that decision, Baron Roths-
child Caine to the table of the house—not following
the precedent of Mr. Archdall or Mr. O'Connell previous
In 11429 —and followed the clerk through the oath until he
tame to the words on the true faith of a Christian," and
when he ante to these words he did not declare kis objec-
tion, but ventured, on his own authority, to alter the sub-
stance of the oath, arrogating thus the power to alter an
oath and an act of parliament, which the house declared
Itself incompetent to do even by resolution. (lieu,
bear.) begged to call attention to the fact of the
admission of Jew. into the French parliament, the
emesequenee of which was the alienation of the church from
the state, and the growth of ultramontane • is, which
paved the way to the overthrow of monarchy in ISIS. lie
asked the noble lord, did he consider if this measure would
have the effect of driving many excellent men out of the
national church, who would not consent to have that
church allied with an anti-Christian legislature ? The
noble lord ought to take warning. Ile could not tamper
with the religious character of that house without raising
up a feeling in the breams of earnest members of the church
of England. (*.odd the Pope of 'tinny have a stronger proof
of their apathy and iudiffereuce than was indicated by the
introduction In her Majesty's minister. of this measure ?
It was not, then-fore, surprising that the Pope should have
thought the time was come when he could supersede the
national church by establishing his own hierarchy. (Hear,
hear.) Year liner )ear, and session after session, this ques-
tion was introduced, and the two branches of the legislature
brought into collision. Let it not he supposed that the
'louse of Lords would ever consent to the passing of this
measure, barked as they were by the support of the great
max- of the people of England. It could nut be contended that
the oath of a witness was to he (-mailer,' with the oath taken
by a member of that house previously to taking his scat. A
member declared un the true faith of a Christian that he
would act iu all legislative matte. according to the doc-
trines 411111 morality of Christianity; and could the oath of a
witness be compared to that. It might be well to
see what other countries had done in this matter.
Simultaneously with the first attempt to introduce
Baron Rothschild into that house, the .11111 C question was
agitated in Prussia. In 1847 the parliament of Prussia
refused to admit Jews, and declared its determination to
uphold its Christian character. When it was afterwards
proposed to admit Jews to municipal utters the parliament
of Prussia adopted, by a majority of 67 to 33, a resolution
&elating that the Jews should be admitted to municipal
Dices, provided they would abjure the dogmas and due-
trines in the Talmud and other Jewish books which nine
seated midair dealings and actions towards Christians and
Christian communities as of Divine authority. What hap-
pelted in consequence ? Why the Jews nut back the boon,
refusing to abjure any part of their traditioual reli-
gion. Yet the noble lord the prime minister of a
Christian Queen would have the English parliament at once
admit Jews, not as individuate, but as professors of the
Talmudic religion, to a seat in that house. The more he
reflected upon this measure the more deeply convinced
wee be that it was fraught with evil consequences. The
has. and learned member for Shefßeld (Mr. Roebuck)
always objected (as was understood) to any appeals being
=Mk to his meow or religion.
Mr. Ice :BUCK (with much excitement of manner)—
Whe -hoot.' you my that?
N Et% DEOATE had land...tiled the hon. and
learned member to object to any one appealing to his scale
of religion.
Mr. ROEBUCK would appeal to the Speaker whether
that was a proper mode of treating the question. There
were imputations made, without any actual words being
employed, and imputations which everybody must under-
stand.

The SPEAKER said the hon, and learned member was
irregular in hi. interruption. lle would hate an upper.
toady of spimking elements.
Mr. NEWDEGATE said if he had uttered anything
ofcusise he begged to impetus his regret. (Item, hear.)
Ile would. however. proeted. In Austria the Jeers were
nut rmisidered capable of exercising certain civil lUnctious;
and the ornate of Ilainburgh had determined by • majority
of 21 to 7, that Jews should not sit in that sesenslsly. Ile
kat* that that house was not likely to be gnidad by the
preeedents of other countries. hut he could not help saying
that in nu other way could they east so great a slight on
the Christian religion as by admitting ,Jews into their
bode, fir there was no other of which it was a
fundamental article that Christianity should be re-
jected. The Almighty had decided by his providence
that Jews should nut legislate fur themselves. and be could
not coos-rive. therefore, how they were qualified to legislate
FM a Christian couatry. (Hear, hear.) For a thousand
years this had been a Christian country, with a Christian
legidature. As • Christian country the .11rnighty had ex-
tended its power from the confines of a narrow island to a
dominian on which the sun never set; and he could not
leak upon the proposal to dispense with the Christian cha-
racter of that assembly without mingled emotion of sorrow
and alarm. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. IsOEBUCK said he took the hon. gentleman as •
typo of the objectors to this bill, and so taking him ha
would deal with him. Boning by all personal allusions to 1
himsclf. which were wholly out of place, he a ould remark II
that tLe first question which the hon. gentleman asked of
• pertinent nature had reference to the eharacter of those i
whom it was sought to admit by that hill to the ordinary
priv::• ?es of a subject of her Majesty. Now, before 'Wing ion.
that inquiry, be would ask what it wee that they swore at
the table and how it was that they swore it ? There never
was a greater mistake than that made by the hen. gentle-
man, in supposing that there was somettung Tartly instiller
in their oaths as legislators which separated it cnurely from
the oath of • witness. What did they swear? First, they ,
aware that they would be faithful to the Queen; the next
Ina war the oath of supremacy, which related to the ca-
tholic religion and the power of the Pope; and the neat
was the oath of abjuration, which was now wholly
mekssi, seeing that there was no Stuart in existence.
Let hurt. member understand what they were quarrelling
about. They swore fidelity to her Mejeety ; but how did
they swear it, and what was the meaning of an oath? The •
Je:e r..,11e to the house and swore that he was a faithful •
subject of her Majesty, and that he would continue faith-
ful ; sad, I. doing so, did he not appeal to the God
of the Jew and of the Christian, to that religion from''
erbibia ova., saa.reu all tae great priaMgles

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7 saas •••••••• •• WM. 1114: gam or anjuration, which was now wholly ;bhe of the Socitty of Friends, or be he aasuanaul Morarian, he ancieL.Cutoauthors, oho.
useless, seeing that there was no Stuart in existence. I was equally eligible to sit in that house. Nay, they , had right of holding land
Let hon. member. underatand what they were quarrelling ! gorse further than this. They had enabled Quaker. and , subject. In the thus
about. They swore fidelity to her Majesty : hut how did Montclairs to take tittle scataby making &simple declaration created all the didic
tJew hey swear it, and what was the meaning of an oath? The I and without imposing on them the takingof an oath. They the true faith of a
..,te to the house and swore that he was a faithful 1 might my that theywerrjustitied:lnlitnagtuisbecaw.eQuakers thou, should it now 1
subj.rt of her Majesty, and that he would continue faith. and Mora‘ians tier, Christians • but testa, Lad linen an act their just rights? 11
ful ; mad, in doing so, did he not appeal to the God' pascal not long since, by whici, caneognence of differ. thought necessary
of the Jew and of the Christian,
to that religion from Fences among the Quaker s,ct, me
whium mitt 4.4, va.a all toe great agaatad la :Wows had it in its own
pr :per of ' that '• ti any pinata OM MB boa q Ilseher, •tt• A. *Gable