The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-19 00:00:00

(Stamped ld. Additional.) WOPENCE.

TT(B MORTAL! ABDUCTION.

All the efforts of Sir Mown Monte Sore and the
deputies of the British Jews baring proved ineffectual in
obt tiniog the reran/don of the child Mortara to its patens,
• committee of gentlemen in the city felt that some protest
was demanded on behalf of BrittehChristfeas, and the following
frotest having been privately alrealatelhan hem most erten-
dimly signed, sod • oopy of it hue been forwarded to the
French azabaasedor

" Whereas a Jewish child, Edgar Mortara, son of Moraolo
Mortars, late of Bologna, in Italy, was, oa the 24th of June,
1858, forcibly sehred end taken from his parents, by order of
the Cardtnal Vial. Prete, Archbishop of Bologna and Legate
of Pops Pine IX.:
"And whereas the ground of the said seizure was, that
the said child, Edgar Mortara, had been secretly baptised by
a Roman catholic maid servant sit years previously, being
then of the age of 12 months.
" And whereas the said child was, by order of the said
Cardinal Legate, conveyed by night, under an main of gen-
darmes, to the Convent of Ban Pietro in Vinsoli at Roma,
and is there detained contrary to the wish, sad =tenth-
atandieg the protestations of hie parents :
"And whereas the goverrimeat of Fleece has in vain
urged the Court of Roma to restore the said child to hie
penults

" And whereas Sir Moses Montetiore, Bart., at the re.
gamed the deputes of the &kith Jews, mails on the And
of Resemher, litn, went to Brame f• their name, tem present a
memorial to the Pope, domed by the w►ole of the mid bri-
nes, 'eking for the liberation of the maid child Edgar Mor-
tara; and whereat the Pope refused emit to see Sir Moses
Monteßors ; and Cardinal Antonelli, Minister of State, has
declared to Sir Moses Monteflore that the Roman govern-
ment will lot release the child :
" And . whereas It is a dishonour to Christianity in the
eyes of the Jews smong all nations that the seizure and de.
tendon of the maid child, Edgar Mortars, erhonld be sup-
posed to be consistent with the prin.:44ra of the Christian
religion :

"-Now we, the underrigned British Christiana, do hereby
protest and declare that the promedings of the Pope of Rome
in taking away the Jewish child Edger Mortara from his
parents, and educating him, erstrary to his parents' will, in
the Roman catholic faith, ere repulsive to the instincts of
humanity, and in violation of parental rights end authority,
as recognised in the laws and usages of all civilised nations,
and, above all, in direct opposition to the spirit and precepts
of the Christian religion."
The names attached to the protest include the highest
dignitaries of the church of England, deans, camas,
dukes, earls, M.P.'s., mayors, lord provost., sheriffs, prin-
cipals of colleges (church of England and dissenting), mar
arias of misidosary and other religions societies, acme of
the army and navt, ace.

THE REVIVALS IN IRELAND.

OrOUBT OP ALDERMEN.

A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday et
Guildhall, the Loan MAYOI in the chair.

THI NIW ALDIRMLN.
Mr. Tows, emery clerk for the Ward of Bridgepersented a
return, certifying the election of James Abbiss, Kaq., citisen
end blirkernith, to be alderman of that ward, in the room of
Sir C. Marshall, resigned.
The Alderman elect was introtkoed by Mr. Wilcozon and
Kr. Low Ids mover and seconder, sad was scocrepanied to
the bar by a numerous land influential body of hi. con-
stituents. _ _

Y 7 tLc °mon, in presenting Mr. Abblaa, said, there
were many who held the office of alderman in light esteem,
but he, on the contrary, believed the office to be one of honour
and dignity ; and that a gentleman upon being elected to flit
it, bed opened before hue • career of usefulness, meal end
religious, which wee not restricted to hie own ward merely,
but emended to the whole City of London. end all his fellow-
chimes. Mr. Abbise had lived in the ward for about twenty
years, and by adhering to principles of honour, uprightness,
integrity, and industry, combined with perseverance and
seal in the diecbmge of his general duties, be had folly
thatilied the chow@ of his ward in placing Min in his protect
position.
Mr. Low said Yr. Albion wee not • stranger to the City
of London, as he for am time peat meted as chairman of a
board of guardians, and bad there gamed cormiderable ea-
patience in public besieges. Altogether he was well qualified
for the office to which be was elected, end although the in-
habitants of the ward felt slum that the retirement
of for C. Mariall, who had them faithfully for 28
leers, had been rendered userseary by age and innrmities,
that regret wee qualified by the reflood.* that he had •
worthy
Mr. =then eask the on WAIN 16111 which he
I wee received with warm greetings by his brother aldermen,
among whom he took ale seat.