The Sun.
London, England, 1830-04-14 00:00:00

PART THE EIGHTH.

Containing the duties in respect of Stage Coaches and
Post Horses, and Licenses to keep such Coaches and to let
such Horses, in Great Britain.

PART THE NINTH.

Containing the duties in respect of certain proceedings
in the Courts of Law and Equity in Ireland ; and the al-
lowances in respect of the said duties.

PART THE TENTH.

Containing the duties in respect of Game Certificates in
Ireland.

The argument of the inconsistency of allowing

the Jews to form a part of the Legislature, which
recognizes and upholds an established Church
in this country, savou►:s more of zeal for the

interests of that Church, than of regard for those
principles of justice and mercy, to maintain which
on the earth Christianity itself was founded.

It is, moreover, inconsistent with the assertion
we have so frequently heard made from the same
quarter, that the rights of the Church are inde-
feasible, and beyond the interference of Parlia-
ment ; for, if this be true, there is no reason for
apprehension, even though the Legislature should
be wholly composed of Jews, Turks, Infidels,
and Heretics. It is likewise irreconcileable with

fie professions of those who opposed the Ca-

tholic Claims, on the ground of the alleged
danger of the divided allegiance of the Catholics,
and not, as they said, on account of their reli-
gious faith ; for the Jews acknowledge no foreign
head, spiritual or temporal, nor is it pretended
that their religious tenets have any mischievous
political tendency, or are calculated either to
subvert " the Constitution of 1688," or any
other fundamental law which is viewed as the
safeguard of our national institutions.

If the spirit of our laws were personal, in-
stead of local, there would be no inconsistency
in saying to the Jews, " Regulate yourselves the
" domestic affairs of your own community, but
" do not expect to be allowed, to partake in the
" Government of the Christian People amongst
-" whom you are settled." One of the most
striking differences between the Roman Law,
and that of the ancient Germans which succeeded
to it, was that the former regarded men accord-
ing to the country in which they happened to
live without reference to their origin, whilst the
latter looked to the tribe and the race, to deter-
mine the laws to which individuals were subject.
The Lombards and the Jews are alike instances
of this ; for when they began to spread them-
selves over Europe, they established themselves
respectively in particular streets or quarters of
towns, where they lived as separate commu-
nities, being allowed to make their own social re-
gulations, without participating, or wishing to
participate, in the municipal government of the
city in which they dwelt. There is no consider-
able city in Europe, which eithof has not had,
or still has, its Jew street and its Lombard-

street, or other communities in it distinc
from its citizens. The Jews in Frankfort,
where there are about five thousand, have at
this day the power of making various rules,
or bye-laws, for their own body, and were
formerly much more independent than they are
now. They were, therefore, not exclu'led from
municipal privileges without reason, for the
Judoz-gasse was, and still is to many purposes,
a distinct region from the rest of Frankfort, as
was sufficiently marked by the practice of lock-
ing the Jews within their gates at night, which
was here recently discontinued, on account of a
fire which broke out in the night, and burned to
death great numbers of the Jews, who were
unable to escape, but is still continued in Rome,
and probably elsewhere. Viewing the Jews, in
this manner, as aliens, not subject to the laws of
the Christians, but to those of their own tribe,
we have an intelligible reason for excluding

them from the civil rights of the Christians; -16
long as they have civil rights of their own.—
This was the law of the middle ages ; and it is
perfectly clear that it is inapplicable to the
present state of society in Great Britain,
beciuse the Jews born in it are natural born
subject and not aliens—are bound by the same
laws in all respects as Christians—have no power
of regulating the affairs of their tribe as a sepa-
rate community—and have the same interest as
others in the fortunes of the country at large.
It is consequently nothing else than persecution
to deprive them of political rights, and differs
only in degree from the massacres of the Em-
peror ADRIAN, or the still more bloody slaugh-
ter committed by the crusaders in the cause of
Christianity, of whom GIBBON says, " their
" genuine leaders (may we credit such folly ?)
" were a goose and a goat, who were carried in
" the front, and to whom these worthy Chris-
" tians ascribed an infusion of the Divine Spirit."
We have also our geese and goats in the
nineteenth century, to take the lead in advo-
cating the continuance of persecution in the
name of religion. We have likewise those, who,
though neither geese nor goats, look upon the
relief of thirty thousand Jews as a matter of no
national importance one way or the other, and
are therefore indifferent to an act of justice.
But it can hardly be believed, that the same
Parliament which has so honourably distin-
guished itself as the Parliament of religious
toleration, will sully its reputation for the just
principles on which it has hitherto acted, by re-
fusing to a few petitioners, because they are but
a few, the same boon that is granted to many,
when the many asked it, confiding in the strength
of their numbers. Conduct of this kind would
not be less disgraceful to the character of Parlia-
ment than to that of an individual.

ELECTION AT THE EAST INDIA HOUSE
(THIS DAY.)

Great bustle prevails at the India House this morning,
in consequence of the election for six Directors in lieu of
those who go out by rotation. More than usual curiosity
is excited to learn the result of the ballot, as there are four
candidates in opposition to the House list, some of whom
have great support from a large body of the Proprietors.
Great influence has been used to render the election of
Messrs. Baillie, Carnac, Lushington, Muspratt, and
gram sure, the more importance being attached to the
election, and to having a complete union in the Directors,
in consequence of the approaching discussions in Perlis-
ruent on the subject of the renewal of the East India
Company's Charter.

The Proprietors who have been canvassing for Directors'
seats in opposition to the House list are Mr. Thomas
Baring, Mr. George Lyall, Mr. Russell Ellice, and Mr.
Charles Mackinnon, all well known as being intimately
connected with trade and commerce. The ballot com-
menced at nine o'clock, and will close at six this evening.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE 0' CL 0 GK.

Sincapore Papers to the 25th October, and Cape of
Good Hope to the 3d January, have been received at the
North and South American Coffee-house.

Madras piece goods in no demand at present. An auc-
tion sale was attempted, but no offers were made within
25 per cent. of the prime cost.
COTTON Twisr.—Sales of Turkey red colour hare been
made at 160 dollars per picul, and a small quantity of
mixed colour at 130 dollars.

PEPPER.—Some large parcels have been sold at 5i dol-
lars per picul.
Ortum—in request ; several sales have been made—
Benares, from 84:5 to 860 cash ; 900 to 975 on credit ;
Patna, 935 in barter for paper, at 51 per picul.
We regret to learn from Batavia, that the market for
European piece goods was in a very depressed state; the
only article in demand were very low qualities of cambrics.
The Honourable the Governor embarked on board the
Nereide, for Malacca.
The Cape of Good Hope Papers state that the harvest
is not likely to turn out so favourable as was expected.
The cattle farmers have in general fair prices this season,
and there yet remains a good supply for the butcher.
The French frigate Terpsichore, which was present at
the bombardment of Tamatave, proceeded subsequently to
Foul Point, where the natives received information of the
proceedings at Tamatave. The Black Governor at Foul
Point retreated into the interior, and was followed by the
French until they were checked by a stockade, on which
he erected guns ; the French were repulsed with the loss
of forty-two men, amongst whom was the Governor of
Santa Marie, whose head was sent on a pole to the Queen
of the Island.

LIVERPOOL' APRIL 12.—The improvement we noticed
last week in the Pine Timber Market has been fully sup-
ported during the present week, and the demand seems to
be on the increase. The quantity taken out of the market
is considerable. No vessels are at present discharging.
The sales of Baltic timber during the week have been only
to a trifling extent. Nothing of consequence has been
done in Indigo.