The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-17 00:00:00

OATHS BILL.

LOA J. RrSSELL, in moving that the house go into
committee, explained the course he proposed to take with re-
paid to this bill, which amongst other things provides a form
of oath to be taken by Jews elected to sit in parliament. He
was informed that in the absence of ministers It would not
be cot/eldest to go on with the discussion that might
miss in committee ; and, therefore, he wished now only to
go into committee, with a view of introducing certain alters.
tons in the 7th chess, leaving the discussion to be taken on
bringing op the report. It was objected that the 7th clause,
ea it stood, re-enacted the oath taken by Roman catholic mat.
bee, and In order to ramose that objection he proposed to leave
out the words at the sad of the claim " that such oath
shall continue to be takes a if the act had not passed."
Another objection argot by the hon. and lammed member gar
Sheffield (Mr. Rollback) was that the oath embodied in this
bill admitted of such an interpretation as to melts it declare
that the Pope of Rome exercisod no spiritual authority over
the minds of Roman cothollos in this country.
For his own part he did not think that each an interpretation
could be put upon the words of the oath, but still,
with the desire to remove this second objection, he proposed
at a future stage of the bill to Insert some words in the
preamble of the mith to make it cher that members taking
it did not affirm their belief that the Pope of Rome exercised
Do inflemos over the minds of Roman catholic..

Mr. NEM'DECI AT E °motored in the coarse proposed to
be takes by the noble lord.
Mr. T. DI:NCO/4Bit wished to know from the noble lord
what better chews this bill would have of paring the Hones
of Lords than the others rejected la former esseions. He
should be also pled to awortein fiver the noble lord whether,
is the event of the Larder' throne' oat this bill, he would
adhere to his deolaratkin to make ea attempt to seat Baron
Rothschild by resolution. (Hear.)
Mr. WALPOLE thought they bad better defer that mat-
ter till they got into committee, as the noble iced could not
speak main on the motion before the chair.
Mr. T. DUNCOM BE said he would move tho adjourn-
ment of the debate, to 'rive the noble lord the opportunity
of replying to his gammons.
The SPEAK ER ruled that as the hon. member bad
already motet it was sot competent for biro to do that.
Lord J. RUSSELL would answer the gaseliona by way
cd reply in the whole debate.
The-SPEAKER seed the noble lord was not NOW to a
reply ea this modes.
After same eamorke hos Mr. Huxley, Kr. Warren, Mr.
B. Carter, end Mr. Scott,
Mr. DILLWYS lamed the adjournment of the debate,
to bring the noble lewd the member for the City of London
In order, is aneweriag the questions of the bon. member for
Finsbury.
Mr. STEUART said st the proper time he should propose
that the bill be divided Ws two parts. There appeared to be
no objection to the four inn clauses, butt there was to the
letter part of the bin wlddh related to the admission of Jews.

Lod JOHN RIISSILL, replying to the and question
of the bon. rassaber to Finsbury, observed that it was
doubtful who had the majority in the Hams of Lords.
(Laughter.) No tee could tell now when the majority
ley, sad that being so, it would be presoropteons la him tory
aa which side of the question the majority of the Lords
weld altiminely be fount (Hear, hear.) La regarded the
mond roam, be thought if it were possible the matter of
Weave Imbed be this bill should be settled, not by reso-
lution, but by the majority of parliament, and this bill
Weed the most esemadent end eendlistory mode of obtain-
ing thee mat (Hear.) trader those circumstances it
would be neither angsinnt eat !sir for him to repeat kis
farmer decimation; but in saying this he wished it
te be dearly anderetsed that he mill left himself
OM at ley future gene be he each a course as he might
demo M be the most cassiMent with the rights of her
Neasety's Jewish subjects end the privileges of the house.
(Haar, hear.)

•
Kr. T. DUNCOMBE expressed himself dissatisfied with
ths =els Wes newer. He reviewed the struggle for
Jowl& sissocipstion from its earliest stages, sad CO mended
&Ist sapstisess proved it to be hopeless to expect relief by
bill

Kr. 11r01188EN believed that the repeated nisjoritle• of
this boom wpm this question would ultimately have their
Mkt the Rowse of Lords. 14 however, it
Mould brsaaßer be OM that the Lords were still
istheptied to resgest the delTherate comelnadom of the Hamm
el Comeau it would be time emoegh theet to consider what
War coves onght to be takes.
After some remark' from Mr. Loci.: the modes kw the
adjourn:mat of the debate wee withdrawn, and the beams
went into committee on the bill.
The whole of the clauses were agreed to pro forma, and
the ansindmrsta ordered to be considered en lkfcmday hest,
wheuMr. N►W DROA T E Will MOVO the omissiondthe .sth and
6th damn relating to admission of Jews. Mr. Bs w
on behalf of the Roman catholic members, also intimated
that they reserred to themselves the right to move amend-
ments in the oath taken by teem when the report was
liftmen up.
The other orders were then disposed of, and tit, house
adjourned at 2.i minute. to two o'clock.

DISASTROUS FIRE AND LOSS OF MFR.

PAINFUL SCENE.—THIS DAY.
This (Wednesday) morning, between the hoars of
three and four o'clock, the inhabitants of Sishopeptwetheth
sad Devonshire-mqtutro were painfully dinned in other
games of • fire breaking oat in • lofty reap of premier
occupied conjointly by Mr. H. Dupin, a foreign insirchent,
kr. H. Selminits, Mr. H. Hare, • solicitor, Mr. Graff, user-
chant, and Mr. Hume% a master tailor, and Mrs. Ilainzell.
The building in which the the commenced stood at the
corner of Devonshire-square and Devonshire-street, and
the means of egress were much more difficult than if the
house had bun flanked on either side by other buildings. The
ccastable on duty in the neighbourhood, in pegging the house
latticed wink., Issuing from the lower part of the builiing,
apparently from the kitchen. He at once sounded an alarm,
and having procured stKistance, sent off for the Royal
Society's escapes and engines. in the course of • few minutes
Ellbeck came up with the amps from Bishopsgatis-etation,
end pitched his machine against the part of the house fa
Devonshire-street- At that time he noticed two prams,
viz., )(r. Gilpin and Mr. Graff, at the second floor window
imploring for eseletance of the conductor. Eilbeck bravely
ran op the mape and succeeded in bringing out
the two gentkmcn, who were safely landed on the
ground. The conductor then heard loud memos
from the attic windows of the seine house, but feting the
unser To get to thee part of the building he was obliged
So shift the machine, but before he could do so Mrs. Hemzell
wee seen endeavounog to pull her husband oat of window by
one hand, whilst at the same time she was with the other
hand deroolirhing the window glass. The Ike at length
sesurtvld sor b • burrol aspect, and the smoke rose in such
heated bodies, that in order to rave own life, the
unfortunate woman wee obliged to let her haebend
drop in the midst of the smoke, and she was compelled to
get oil of window and run along the Fampet, every one
below expecting that she would fall over. Fortunately she
managed to rea b the next house and get out of the reach of
the fire. Filbert and Cook, the conductors of the ware,
threw up the top ladders, ascended the same, and did alt
they possibly could to enter the place end get the unfortu-
sate man, known to le within, from the blazing pie, bat
the smoke roes is such bxlies that neither were able to enter.
Mn. Hawaii was taken down the house to which she had
escaped end was found to be terriLly cut about the hands
end face She i.e at once taken into the Metropolitan
Free Hospital. There is strong ground for supposing that
the will speedily recover.
The total loss is very considerable. Owing to the excite-
ment which prevalkd, it was impossible to learn whether or
tut the whole of the sufferers were insured, bat we learned
that Mr. Gilpin wee insured in the Manchester Fire Office.
As soon se the rains WWII sufficiently cooled, some of the
firemen entered and found the body burned almost to • cinder
lying just adder the window where the poor woman had left
her lituband • short time before. The remains were plead
in • shell and removed to the deed-house of Bishop/gate
Church, to await en inquest. Eilbeck has eared not fewer
than thirteen lives in • period of fourteen days.

THE TOMORDEN WILL CASL—Howecoft, the
111111 who swindled a rest somber of pow people oat of
ccesidentbls stems of awry la Todreordea eYhood, by by prereadiag that goveramat eaployel Idea to re.
cover for them large aerates to whisk 111111111atitisd,
rad who wee ersemed to aloe wadhs rPsLwsstat lie
lest Salford swiss, died is the New Wig prletairefles:
ford, yesterday reoralai, boa Moor bag& is by
tin at has reasemet. La *met will be YU We lay
(Wedseedey).