The Sun.
London, England, 1830-05-18 00:00:00

Christian," abjured the ac6tiztomed number of stags
maa, and madeNthe re-qnisite number of promises,
and took his seat in the House. Bolingbroke was,
beyond all question, one of the most powerful
orators that ever opened his mouth in that assembly.—
One of the severest, justest, and hest of critics, and a man
the most difficult to be deceived, had described his elo-
quence as all but perfect and superhuman. A conversa-
tion once occurred in a company where Pitt was present
respecting the lost literary treasures. Each person men-
tioned the works he would like to have recovered. One
said he would wish to see some fresh books of Livy,—an-
other some more of the ancient comedies. When it came
to Pitt's turn to speak, he said he would desire to see a
fresh speech of Lord Bolingbroke. So highly did Pitt
estimate Bolingbroke's extraordinary talent, learning, and
eloquence; and he was no mean judge on such a subject.
The effect which Bolingbroke produced was only propor-
tionate to his merit. He filled the office of Secretary for
Foreign Affairs, and he (Mr. Brougham) might say that
he was as brilliant an orator as Lord Aberdeen.—(A
laugh.)—He might not, perhaps, he so good a Christian
as the present Noble Secretary, but as to his weight in
debate in councils, or as to manner in which he sustained
the dignity of the country in negociations with foreign
powers, it would be only laughing at Lord Aberdeen if he
attempted to insinuate a comparison between them.—(A
)--He might quote a number of instances of the same
nature, but he had done enough to show that the argument
of his Hon. and Learned Friend was not to he taken without
exceptions. The Right Hon. Secretary had attempted to
work on the fears of the House by telling them that if the pre-
sent measure should be carried it would only be preliminary
to the introduction of a similar measure in favour of the
Quakers. Now, really, if the Right Hon. Secretary and
himself, instead of being at hostility in that House, were
sitting over a table, he doubted whether he would have
ventured upon such an argument. The Right Honourable
Secretary, with uplifted hands and a look of horror, ex-
claimed, " Beware : if you admit the Jews, you must
let in the Quakers." He would reply, " God speed them."
There was no sect more deserving the support and con-
fidence of Government.—(Hear, hear.) That the Right
Hon. Secretary had himself been always ready to acknow-
ledge, both in public and private.—(Hear.) It was some-
what surprising to hear persons who professed to be
guided by the directions of Scripture advocate so
strenuously the taking of oaths. There was one passage
which forbad the taking of oaths, " Swear not at all :
neither by heaven for it is his throne, nor by the earth for
it is his footstool, nor by Jerusalem for it is the seat of the
great King." For his part he disapproved of the taking of
oaths, but, finding the practice existing in society, he, like
a good citizen, bowed to the law. After noticing that
Jews were permitted to serve on Juries in England, the
Hon. and Learned Gentleman proceeded to observe that,
by a statute passed in the reign of George 11. it was
enacted that all Jews who had resided for seven years
in any of the British colonies, as British subjects, be-
came ipso facto natural-born subjects of his Majesty,
to all intents and purposes, the same as if they had
been born in England. He denied that this was a religious
question. Religion had nothing to do with it. He begged
leave to advert to the opinion of Dr. Paley, who, not-
withstanding he was the most powerful, able, and effectual
advocate of religion and the government that could have
adorned the bench of Bishops, was allowed to sink un-
mitred to the grave. Dr. Paley said, " that all connec-
tion between the Church and State, whether the former
acted as handmaiden or even as ally, was utterly incon-
sistent with the principle of religion and sound policy, and
tended to corrupt both." With respect to tests, he said
that they should only be applied where they were made to
determine political and civil delinquency,—that Popery
had been excluded not as Popery, but because it was con-
nected with Jacobitism,—that the moment that connection
ceased, it was an act of intolerable injustice to apply a
religious test for the purpose of exclusion. If, for 16 or
17 centuries, the Jews were treated as outcasts,—if they
were, (hiring that period, viewed rather as demons than
men,—if they were persecuted and oppressed—was it fit-
ting now to reproach them as having no home, no place of
refuge, no nation ?—(Hear, hear.)—Were they not pre-
vented by those who thus spoke of them from asserting
the right of pesaea.sing either the one or the other ?
But it was said, that by this measure the apostate Jews
would have a resting-place, that they would cease to
be a scattered people, and that this proceeding was op-
posed to scriptural truth. For this argument he cared
If the Jews were still to be scattered over the
face of the earth, the enactment of that House could not
alter the Almighty decree. The great principle of religion
was to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly
with their Maker ; and he hoped that, in dealing with the
Jews, they would not lose sight of these solemn feelings.—
(Loud cries of " Question.")—He could assure those
Gentlemen who took this way of declaring their opinon—
a mode doubtless the most convenient to themselves, but
which he could wish they would exchange for one not
more audible, but more tangible,—for one more fitting to
the subject—he could assure them, that though they thus
appeared to throw aside all reason, that though they were
thus desirous of stifling all the facts connected with this
great question—if, indeed, they had any knowledge of
them—yet they must in the end triumph.—(Hear, hear.)
—He, who was as much fatigued in addressing them as
they were in listening to him, wished to say that, in voting
for the second reading of this Bill, he wished to secure
the extension of relief of some kind to his Majesty's Jew-
ish subjects. He had stated what, in his view of the sub-
ject, that relief ought to be. If the House agreed with him,
such modifications as were necessary might be made in the
Committee. It appeared from what had fallen from the Hon.
Member for Newark, and other Hon. ALmbers, that they
only wished to prevent the Jews from entering Parlia-
ment, and that they were desirous of keeping them out of
some high offices. He said, in answer to this, let the Bill
go to a Committee ; and he asked of those whom lie ad-
dressed, whether it was right, as honourable men, that
they, conceding 9-10ths of what was asked, should refuse
all relief because they could not grant the 10th point?—
(Hear, hear.)—Under these feelings he would vote for the
whole relief which the Bill contemplated, leaving it for the
Committee to amend it as might appear most proper to
them.—(Hear.)
Mr. PERCEVAL made one or two observations, which
were perfectly inaudible in the gallery.
The gallery was then cleared far a division. The
numbers were :

For the second reading 165
Against it 228
Majority 63
WATCHING, &c., PARISHES BILL.

Mr. PORTMAN moved the third reading of the parishes
(England and Wales) Lighting and Watching Bill.
Mr. B. CARTER proposed as an amendment, that the
Bill he read a third time this day (Tuesday), in order to
admit of a proper discussion of it.
The House divided, when there appeared,
For the amendment
For the original motion 5O
Majority —232
The Bill was read a third time and passed
SALE OF BEER BILL.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER fixed
Friday, at ten o'clock, for going into a Committee on this
Bill.

Mr. BULLER moved for a return of the number of
Stamps issued for London Newspapers from the year 1825
to 1829 inclusive ; and of the Stamps issued for Irish
Newspapers (luring the same period.
The remaining orders of the day having been disposed of,
the House adjourned at a Quarter to Three o'clock.

It will be seen by our report that the second read-
ing of the " Jews' Relief Bill" was last night moved by Mr.
ROBERT GRANT in the House of Commons ; on which
a lengthened and rather animated debate took place. The
lateness of the hour, however, at which they divided on
the subject, prevents us from doing more than refer to the
speeches of those Hon. Gentlemen who spoke both for and
against the question. Among the former were Mr.
O'CoNNNT.L, Mr. BROUGHAM, and Mr. HUSKISSON j and
among the latter Sir ROBERT PEERING, Lord BELGRAVE,
Lord DARLINGTON, and Mr. PEEL. The result was pot
such as might have been expected, from a comparison of
the eloquence or arguments applied on either side, the ma-
jority being 63 against the motion. The numbers were
165 for, and 228 against it ; from which it will be seen
that there was a very full assemblage of the Members in
the House, besides a great number of strangers who were
interested in the question.—Morning Herald.

TURN-OUT AT ROCHDALE.—We regret to
state that a general turn-out of the flannel weavers of Roch-
dale took place on Monday week. It will be recollected
that a considerable reduction in the prices of flannel weav-
ing took place some time ago. Since that time, various
efforts have keen made by the weavers to procure a return
to what is called the " list prices." All these attempts
being hitherto found to be unsuccessful, it was unani-
mously agreed at a meeting of the weavers, held lately at
Cronkeyshaw, that a general turn-out should take place,
and this resolution Was accordingly carried into effect on
Monday week. We understand that there are from six to
seven thousand persons in Rochdale and its vicinity thus
1 out of employ►nent,.-..Halifax Chronicle.,