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London, England, 1858-07-22 00:00:00

OATHS BILL.

Lod 3. RUSSELL said the teases--- he proposed now to
take wee somewhat mammal, bet it was. from the walla:
course which had been taken by the other home. Their
Lordship bad given certain mime spinet the admission of
the Jews, bat had tenanted to their *admission, and, under
these circumstances, it was necomory to consider the reasons
which had been sent down. The only way in which the
Hones of Commons could sue its dignity was, not by en-
tering into further controversy, but be showing that it did
sot recede from the course which the majority had taken.
He therefore proposed the following resolution : "That this
house does not consider It necessary to examine the reasons
offered by the Lords for insisting upon the exclusion of Jews
from parliament, as by a bill of the present sessions infi-
elds! 'An Act to provide fee the relief of her Majesty's
=Mute profesdng the Jewish religion,' their Lordships have
provided for the admission of persona profaning the Jewish
religion to seats in the legislature." The house was aware
that the oath referred to in the bill which had just pulsed
was the oath contained in the original Oaths Bill sent tip to
the other house, and the two bills would form one measure.
Mr. SPOONER thought the resolution of the noble lord
did not go far enough, and therefore proposed the addition of
the following words, "The said bill being in direct °Dutra-
volition of the clear and cogent reasons assigned by their
lordships against the enactments of such bill." (' Hear, hear,"
sad laughter.)
Mr. T. BUNCOMBE agreed with the noble lord that the
house ought to take a dignified course and to plans on the
journals the exact state of the case. In the Lords' realms
they stated that they had left out clauses 6 and 8, end
he would suggest the propriety of altering the resolution, and
making it read in this way: ' That this house does not con-
sider it necessary to examine the mason' offered by the
Lords for 'whiting on their amendment to leave out clauses 6
and 8, as by a subsequent bill, entitled An act to provide
for the relief of her Majest's subjects professing the Jewish
religion,' their Lordshipshave provided foe the admission of
persons professing the Jewish religion to seats in the legisla-
ture." He considered that a more correct statement of the
facts than the statement in the noble lord's resolution, and
P that it should be adopted.
propel
RUSSELL did not think the suggestion of the
hos. member contained any material alteration or improve-
ment. It certainly we true that clauses 6 and 8 had been
omitted, but the whereof their Lordships' reasons applied to
the question of the admission of the Jews. (Hear.)
Mr. BUNCOMBE said be would not prose his amend-
meet, sad It was this withdrawn.
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kr. HENLEY thought the resolution did not exactly
express the fact se it really existed. The bill did not snag
either boom of parliament to admit the Jews, but enabled
the house by resolution to do so, and probably the noble
lord would not object to an alteration in the lam line of hie
resolution.

Lord ERUSSELL said the word " provided," which ap-
peared in the resolution, met the objection of the right hon.
get!einen, . . - . -

s. Alter a few words from Mr. WALPOLIand Mr. W__Auzart
Mr. A. MILLS said he thought the resolution
by td noble lord netts sufficient. (Hear.) The podr.-t 0M;
which the house was placed afforded an illustration of the
evil ocinseoneaces of statesmen attempting to carry out a
policy a et which their whole lira had been a protest.
Lord J. MANNERS did not think the resolution ex-
pressed accurately what their lordships had done, and sug-
gested to the noble lord that there could be no objection to
the insertion of wads more clear and explanatory.
Sir J. GRAHAM warn satisfied with the resolution, but
suggested that after the word " provided" the word " means"
should be inserted. (Hear.)
Lord J. RUSSELL accepted the suggestion ; end the re-
solution, as thus amended, wee agreed to.
Mr. SPOONER then moved the addition of the words
which he had previonsly proposed.
Lord J. RUSSELL had no objection to the addition, pro-
vided the hon. member would substitute the word " insuffi-
cient" for the word "cogent." (Laughter.)
After a few words from Mr. LABOIICHULE and Mr.
Kr4IOI4TLZT, the amendment Ina put and negatived.
Lord J. RUSSELL than moved, "That this house doth
not insist upon their disagreement with the Lords in their
amendment. to the said bill."
Mr. J. D. PITZGERALD wished to take the opportunity
of calling the attention of the house to the fact that when
the bill should become the law of the land, one body of
Christian gentlemen would be placed in a poaition of humili-
ating inferiority. He alluded to gentlemen prolamin the
Roman catholic) religion. (Hear.) He wished to give notice
that early in the next session he should ask for leave to in-
troduce a bill to extend the provisions of the act, tat se to
Include the Roman catholic,.

The resolution was um agreed to, and it was ordered that
• be Mat to their Lordships, to acquaint them
that the hoar did not Nat on he disagreement to the Lords?
amengutente.
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JOINT-BTOCK COMPANIES ACTS AMENDMENTS

DILL.

The Lords' amendmentstoZia bill were considered and
agreed to.
Mr. STAPLETON eked the Seminary of State far the
Home Department whether his attendee bad been called to
a slatemeat is the public papers, to the effect that a oorpse
bed been feesemal days moored to a stake in the water, in
hessilliiteneighborahond of Sheerness, and whether he
Winded to take any steps to compel the proper local authori-
ties to put ea sad to the scandal.
Mr. WALPOLE, tolleved that this scandal had bees occa-
sioned by the coaillat of tits local authorities, but would make
further inquiries Into the matter.
The Imam adjourned et 4 o'clock.