The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-19 00:00:00

(Stamped ld. Additional.)

Mr. 8. ESTOOURT said be thought that as a matter of
ethetitutioual proceeding between the two houses of par-
liament this bill should be got rid of ; as it seemed highly
that two bills on the same stiblectshouldbesentup
from house to the House of Lords in the mane semies.
If,. DENMAN thought it would be an unwise course to
appose the passing of this bill. He bad originally allowed
his war to be affixed to the bill, because he thought he
wm bound to rapport a measure of this kind on its merits,
ineepettive of the source from which it proceeded.
Mr. HENLEY agreed with the Solicitor-General that it
wan unneocanuy to stand on say ground of punctilio as to
the procedure with referent* to Ow House of Lords. There
were however seven additional clauses in this bill, which were
not in the measure before the House of Lords ; and the
were money clauses. Being as was technically termed
restasater clauses," he very much doubted whether they
could have bee❑ added in the House of Lords. (Hear,
hear) He was therefore in favour of the second reading of
the bill, subject to several modification which might be
made in committee.

The house theo divided! and the numbers were:
For the second reeding
For Um emiembeesi ~ ' 29-161
The bill WY they nimi a wooed time.
mins Aar AMENDMENT BILL

Mr. T. Dili-11651W moved the;7o-11a ;Ming of this bra,

Mr. NEWDEGATE moved that the bill be read a second
time that day. six months. After referring to the difference
which had existed between the two Houses of Parliament
se this question, and to the concession which had been
made tee r house, the hm member said that the
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wht,l:theeect
krffit of
to ease 'adz system' metre free and inqiiirt. thin
that- ediat at pvwt existed 1 The hisof the 'hon.
pwould have the effect of fettering the free
a the house. Ile wished to ask what wall the hon.
alma? Ist le .oed thist many members a
*blurted to tbe bill, not
"ItillemireiVdist=l. He thought, al attempts
at squatty; pertiplarly as mitr&d religious mat-
Isse. uses akar saiesmee. He Wawa that the constitu-
tion el all homes um founded on the basis of Christianity ;
and that It wee ow**, the power of being able to appeal
from al systems of kw to the prisciples of Christian mora-
lity that the British constitution had attained the power
and security which it had. He thought that the bill was
21te:to the free action of the house, and was i violation
d anderstanding Which had been come to between the
two houses of parliament.
Mr. CONINGHAH entered his protest against the prin.'
ciaos of the hon. gentleman, and thought that so long as
.7 restriction in any form remained on the statute book,
this question would remain in an unsettled condition.
Hr. DIINCOKBE said he protested spinet the doctrine
that the former settlement of this question Was so much in
the nature of a eompromiae that it was not competent for
the hams to damns it in a subsequent session. He thought
the present method of admitting Jews was an anomalous
proceeding, entirel unworthy of the House of Commons.
Jlt was true that ed% Were -admitted to sit in the house,
but they were admitted in a moat unchrietianliko manner.
(Hear, bear.) After reliaptlinkatig -the 'proviso of the
question, he proceeded to argue that the house was bound
to edmit one of the Jewish Bab** of her Majesty on Pre-
cisely the same footing as uny Christian mambos., •
Hr. XITIGHTLEY said that be should 'have been very
content to let the matter rest where it vise, Int when the
hos. member peposed to amend the primma Mate of the
law he entirely differed from him. He did not think it
well to re-open a question which 'wee at pwent at rest.
The mar ineonvalissee the Jews :year euAstid train the
present Mae of the law, was_having to wait a few minutes
in the lobby while a slopes was passed for their admission.
Hr. HBNIZr Wai also of opinion that thous was no
seematylor reliving the question ; and if they made one
law for this house 'and another for the House of Lords,
they would pot this house in an inferior position.
The house then divided—
For the second reading
Against it
The bill was therefore read a second time.
The house rose at a quarter, past 5.