The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-08 00:00:00

Christianity was to be injured : could any one believe due.
would be the smallest chance of success in any each =saw. ?
and could say one believe that any constituents would send
Jews to parliament capable of so imam an opinion ?
==elie, it was said it would occasion theological
la this louse we had pumas who were units
semi we hadothers who were Rosa esthetics; but we did
net hear the unitarian sneering at the doctrine of the
we did not bear the protestant. arguing spina
itaatietion, or any part of the faith of Raman cathi.
Hun No more would a Jew ever think of reviling that
whisk he knew to be reverenced by a great majority ; ha
had too math of forbeennes and charity—that charity
which we called Christian charity—to attempt to throw
babe ea another. His honourable friend said that
It wee a proof of the jealousy of the parasitise
molest Jews, that by a certain act of parliameat, with whisk
he (Lord J. Burnell) was not acquainted, they were not ad-
witted into parliament That might be the ease, but he did
sot think for his own pert, if that were the esee,that Ireland
had been a gainer. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) The hoe.
prudent= the numb= for had used ea argument,
which he (Lord J. Russell) believed was at the bottom of a
great dad of this opposition, although he heard no one
freahly own it except the hon. gentlemea' that they
were not threatened with any dungen on the part of the
Jews. That the ROOM catholic+ night have been alienated
by any longer nascence to their Maims; that as to prates.
teat dimmers, they were so powerful that the discontent
on their part, at being =chided from the privileges of
thsesestitndon, might have threatened the pesos and wel.
fun of the country ; het here were the Jews, they were few
k number, they wore not likely to make an insurreetios, or
to have bilimace ia discontent in this country.
They did aft seem d need to do it ; they behaved them.
leases quietly as milks. under the= grievances and die-
' abilities, and therefere, as there was no danger, there was a
peeper etimmesse dike embalm. At all meats, that was
seta gessoes stituasst. He said that that argument spoke
milker ter their judoists ace their libereity. Hie
with wpm this whale abject was that there
shoal& be no adman on assegai of
That religious aviation. should be se pawl ihr whims=
or waW. Bat oak the Jan ware mfreadieed they
mak set ray that that end was Waked. Oat sentlemes
had urged that Rama sahebs might avail themedese of
this milt bat he had leaked main at the sea, melba end
that Roman sethelies were still to be admitted ea es moth
already pireeeribed. He had made no alteration In the oath,
end he seatemplated se meats, neither did bethink It
likely that the &MY Catholics who had remained excluded
kr mere than a century, in consequence of their mania
lime mingles, mead be guilty of any. (Hear, beer.)
Tom bad hosed nosh also about the effect of ibis Mil
weeheistimiskg perliament, but that point had Imes well
essweral by the IBM that ear corporations had thusly been
amdeteil of their eamative character, es well as many ethers
Mawr klethatime. Re bed beard one swedes deep kis
the Ma. neuter kr Warwickshire, which ebeekd kat the
amalgamation of all sects of Christiana which had hem so
much talked of, was not so complete as same ka. amebas
would lead the house to imagine. The has. member had
mid that he would always maintain the Wotan=
character of the church of Rome, and if that was
' the case what became of his general amalgamation
M Christians ? (Hear, hear.) One gentleman had
mid that the existences of 40,000 Jews in Ragland
did not diAnitide it to the character of a Christian country.
Granted ; but might it not be said, with greater force, that
the of three or four Jews in the House of Commons
wo not dissuade it to the character of a Cht bass paras-
itise,. (Hear hear.) He hoped, then, that such arguments
would not weigh with the house, as ap4set the bill, which
he believed was founded on the true principles of Christia-
nity. He hoped that they would admit the Jews into the
boecia of the legislature ; that, not denying, as they did not
deny, that the Jews had the character of geed subjeos—
they were loyal and peaceable, ready to defend the sovereign
of thaw realms against any attack—that they were faithful
adherents of the coostitution under which they lived—that
the house would not commit the injustice of depriving them
of such righb and franchisee es belonged to their positioa es
British Bulimia. (Cheers.)
Mr. GOULBURN, amid loud arks of " Divide," car I
plainad that this bill was essentially different from the mea-
sure of last year, and that the noble lord ought to have ex-
plained the nature of hie alterations to the house. This bill
had been called the greet keystone of the arch of religions
=franchisement As he had already expressed his opinions
with regard to this bill, he should not further detain the
hense than by declaring his conviction that they could not
permit it to brooms law without compromising their character
sea Christian eaeembly.
Mr.RORBUCK appealed to the common sense of the house
and the country, and asked what there was in the men or men
wto beloved in the great deadpans which should prevent
the Jew being *legislator. The Jews had been called aliens,
bat they were no aliens —they were Englishmen proles•irg
the Jewish religion. They were honourable men ; and
being but mall flies, they were caught in the mesh= from
which the large flies escaped. (Hear, hear.) He could sup-
pose a ant who had no relisti 311 at all combs; to that table,
and looking upon their whole paraphernalia as a matter of
indifference, laying his hand upon the book as if it were so
much waste piper, end curling his lip while he uttered the
words cremated. They could not catch such a man, al-
though they aught the conscientious Jew. (liar.) He
(Kr. Roebuck) voted for this bill, not because tt contained
an oat', but because it was a =Medea. He cemented to
proceed step by step, because he believed that that was the
mode meet acceptable to the people of England.
After a few words in explanation from Kr. Goutnoaw,
the house divided.
For the second-reading 278
Against it
The bill was then read a second time.

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
Mr. GOULBURN was anxious to know whether the ad-
journed debate on the Marrirthe Bill of his right hon. friend
the member for Bute wou'd be brought on to-morrow
evening ?
Mr. S. WORTLEY was anxious to bring it on if those
hen. gentlemen who bed notices on the paper would give
him precedence. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. HEADLAM had no objection with regard to his no-
tice, which stood first upon the paper, to agree to an ar-
rangement which might accord with the convenienee of the
house, and give the right hon. gentleman the precedence for
the adjourned debate—that was, that his (Mr. 'bedlam's)
motion far leave to bring in his bill (to limit the liability of
shareholders in joint-stock basks) should be permitted to
pass unoppotted, and that the discussion should be taken on
the second reading. (Hear, hear.)
Major BLACKALL would give way with regard to his
motion (for providing the means of employment in Ireland),
if all other members who had motions on the paper did the
ems.

Mr. M'OREGOR considered his motion, which stood
third.. f great importance, its object being to enfranchise
120,000 people.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could not
consent to forego his opposition to the introduction of the
bill of the hon. member for Newcastle (Mr. Headlam), un-
less it should be the general wish of the house—the house
having already considered at the commencement of the ses-
sion that it was for the general convenience that bills which
were to be opposed in their future stages should not ho in-
trod iced without a decision being taken on the motion for
leave.
Mr. 8. WORTLEY suggested that iu this particular case
the object being to bring on an adjourned debate, the conve-
nience of the house might be best consulted by the under-
stood rule being departed from ; if this were objected to,
probsbly the hon. member would postpone his motion till
'Thursday.
Sir R. INGLIS observed that there was a dozen notices
on the paper toe to-morrow, and unless all were postponed it
mattered but little what was done with the first two or three.
Sir R. PEEL asked if the fru. member for the Tower
Hamlets meant to bring oz his motion as to the state of the
Punjaub ; suggesting its postponement until the papers on
the subject should be before parliament.
Mr. G. THOMPSON intimated that that was the course
be intended to pursue.
Mr. GOULBURN was anxious to know whether the
adjourned debate wu understood to have precedence en the
next (this) evening.
Mr. M'GBEGOR.—Mr. Speaker, I shall certainly not
give way with my motion. (" Hear," and a laugh.)
LAND IMPROVEMENT AND DRAINAGE
(IRELAND).
The report of the oommittes on this subject was brought
up and agreed to.
LUNATIC ASYLUM (SCOTLAND) BILL.
The LORD ADVOCATE sawed the second reading of
this bill.
M. F. MACKENZIE objected on the ground of the late-
ness of the hour (half-past twelve o'clock), and moved the
adjournment of the house.
The house divided—For the adjournment 24
Against it
The bill was then read a second time.
PUBLIC HEALTH (SCOTLAND) BILL.
On the motion for the second reading,
Mr. C BRUCE objected that no explanation had been
given of the nature of the bill, and she of the Ist. period of
the evening at which it was brought forward.
The LORD-ADVOCATE raid the object of the bill was
merely to assimilate the law of Scotland to that of England.
in regard to sanitary matters and to introduce the same
regulations u to the expenditure, assessment, and machinery
generally in the one country es existed in the other. The
necessity (or sanitary improvement was evidenced by the
frightful mortality which had occurred in Glasgow and other
towns in Scotland in year.
Sir 0. GREY said that if any hon. gentleman wished to
state his objections to the principle of the bill, the necessary
delay for that purpose would be granted.
Mr. AGLIONBY said the mains object of the measure war
to increase the cleanliness of the Scottish towns, and that he
had not anticipated any opposition to so desirable a bill.
Mr. CHARTERIS observed that there were sire Scotch
hills before the house at present, and that Scotland was
becoming perfectly alarmed at the fecundity of the Lord
Advocate. (Loud laughter.) He hoped the second reading
would not be proceeded with.
The LORI) ADVOCATE said, he was under a pledge to
tarry the bi'l in the present session, and that it contained
nothing new.
Colonel SIBTHORP was at a lots to know what pledge
his lorlship could be under, or to whom, or why he rhonel
introduce so important a measurei at that late hour (20 mi.
antes to one o'clock.) He dared say it was a bill of gnat
interest to Scotland, but he did not like to be taken with
surprise on the subjee., like a 'stickiest assassin or a burglar.
(Great laughter.)
Mr. A. HABiIE thought that Scotland wu greatly in-