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TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING

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GOODWOOD STAKES.
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8 to 1 agst Backbiter
9 to 1 agst Presto

10 to 1 aggt Narcissus
15 to 1 agst Miss Whip
20 to 1 agst Baotou
20 to 1 agst Pitsford

GOODWOOD cur.
5 to 2 sgst Cariboo

5 to 1 agst Nancy

12 to 1 ago LandgFavo
12 to 1 agst Montes

ST. LEGER.
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25 to 1 agst Ban

JEWISH DISABILITIES.
(MEETING THIS DAY.)

BARON ROTHSCHILD AND THE CITY.
A public meeting was held this day, at the London
Tavern, in compliance with the following invitation of
Baron Rothschild to his constituents:—
" Gentlemen,—l feel it to be my duty to the highly
important constituency which has twice elected me as
one of its representatives to take the earliest opportunity,
after the rejection of the Oath of Abjuration Bill by the
House of Lords yesterday evening, of requesting my con-
stituents to meet me at a public meeting, at the London
Tavern, on Thursday next, at one o'clock, that I may have
an opportunity of consulting them on the best course now
SO be pursued, with a view to insure the success of the
cause we all have so much at heart.
" Allow me to remind you that the principle of this
measure has been five times affirmed by the House of
Commons, and five times rejected by the House of Lords.
—I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your faithful
servant, "LIONEL DE ROTHSCHILD.
" New-court, July 18, 1851."
Shortly after one o'clock Mr. Baron
entered the room, accompanied by his supporters, andßothschild,
was loudly cheered. Mr. Alderman Salomons, who
subsequently made his appearance on the platform, was
received with similar demonstrations of applause.
There were present, besides the two Hon. Ge ntlemen,
Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., Mr. Macgregor, M.P.,
Hunaphery, M.P., Mr. B. Osborne, P , Mr. Anderson,
mr
m.rson
M.P., Mr. Forster, M.P., Mr. Sadleir, Mr. R. Cur-
rie, Mr. Bennock, Mr. J. Dillon, Mr. S. Morley, Deputy
Peacock, Baron Meyer Rothschild, and others.
Baron ROTHSCHILD said he had thought it his duty to
sail a meeting. of his constituents and supporters as soon
of the Oath of Abjuration Bill
after the rejection
possible, andjudging from the numerous
by the Lords as had •
attendance, and the warm reception hereceived, he
had no doubt they thought he was perfectly justified in
taking such a course.—(Hear.) The Hon. Member then
detailed the proceedings in Parliament, which he regretted
had not ended in a satisfactory result. Having availed him-
self of the advice of the best lawyers, he was induced to
consider that his case resembled exactly that of Mr. Pease,
and with such a conviction on his mind, he hoped, by
taking the oaths in the form most binding on his con-
schsnne, he should have been allowed to take his seat in
Parliament.—(Hear.) He had to complain that the
Bill of the Government had been introduced at so late a
period of the session; whether that was, or was not in-
tentional, $ had the effect of preventing a demonstration
of the peoPle's feeling on the subject before the close of
Parliament.—(Hear.) This Bill, though rejected by the
Lords, had been passed no less than five times by the Com-
mons, and the question now for consideration was,whether
they should bow to, and obey that decision, or go on ex-
erting themselves until they succeeded in attaining the
great object the electors had in view.—(Cheers.) If the
resignation of his seat would in any way assist the cause
he was ready to place it at the entire disposal of his
constituents—(Cheers, and cries of " No")—but if,
on the contrary, they thought his retaining it was ad-
visable, he was equally as willing to accede to their
wishes.—(Cries of Yes," and cheers.) He would only
add, that if they gave up the question and allowed per-
secution and intolerance to predominate, they would
have to encounter much greater difficulties if they at-
tempted at any future time to renew the contest.
He was extremely anxious that they should express their
opinions calmly and deliberately gs to the course which
he ought to adopt under the circumstances.—(Hear.)
Thera could be no doubt that with their united
forces they would be in the end succesful, pro•
vided their exertions were judiciously directed. After
again intimating that his seat was entirely at the dis-
posal of the meeting, be concluded by moving that Mr.
Raikes Currie should be requested to take the chair.
The motion having been seconded by Lord DUDLEY
STUART, was carried unanimously.
Mr. It. CURRIE then addressed the meeting, and re-
peated the obeereations which he made twoyears ago, when
proposing the election of Baron Rothschild, that the
electors had thrown down the gauntlet, and pledged
themselves to contend, by every constitutional means,
against the last remnant of religious persecution, and
never to cease from the contest until they achieved a
viceory.—(Cheers.) It was after deliberation, and with
perfect sincerity, that he re-echoed that determination.
—(Hear, hes,.) There was something iu the spirit
and unanimity evinced by the meeting which
told him that they would not falter or draw back, but
would, notwiths:anding the insults of opponents and the
lukewarmness of pretended friends, steadily endeavour
by their own individual and c illec:ive exertions to
achieve a victory.—Xneers.)
Mr. DILLost then rose to propose the first resolu-
tion. He said they had been beaten by the Lords,
but, to use an expression of Lord Castlereagh,
or rather to reverse it, they did not stand prostrate.—
(Laughter and cheers.) Much had been written on the
subject, lawyers had made long speeches on the construc-
tion of Acts of Parliament, statesmen had differed and
disputed as to the meaning of the oath cf abjuration,
suet the last words of it were torn to tatters and rags,
but the real question laid within very narrow limits, and
might be discussed with great brevity. There were two
questions before the public—first, whether this remaining
religious test should be retained in order to restrict ad-
mission to the house of legislature; and, secondly,
whether the House of Lords should be allowed to
triumph in dictating on the subject of religious tests in
opposition to the sentiments and votes of the electors.—
(Hear, and cheers.) He contended there was nothing
in the law to prevent Jews sitting in Parliament, or it
there were, that it was purely accidental and not inten-
tional, and a technical difficulty or omission of which no
person but a pettifogging lawyer would avail himself.—
(Ilear, hear.) The question was not simply whether
Baron Rothschild should sit in the House of
Commons, but whether the electors of Eng-
land should enjoy the right of electing whom they
chose us representatives, an i whether it should or should
not be decided, once for all, what were to be the neces-
sary qualifications of Members of Parliament.—(Hear.)
He had great pleasure in proposing the subjoined reso-
lution:—
" That the House of Peers by interposing their mere
privilege to reject measures five times introduced into
Parliament with the sanction of the Crowe, as ex-
pressed by Ministers and affirmed by large ma-
jorities, and peculiarly concerning the qualifications
of the House ci Commons, have strained the
powers of the constitution to au unexampled
and dangerous extent; that as Ministers have repeat-
edly deolated that these measures are identified with a
great public cause, and that it is only by taking
advantage of the accident of the letter, in defiance
of the spirit of the law, that the oath of abju-
ration is made a religions test ; they can only en-
title themselves to C.() confidence of the reformers of the
United Kingdom by being prepared to stand or fall by
such measures, and that this meeting calls upon the
Prime Minister as :.leenber for London, forthwith to in-
troduce into the House of Lords as a Cabinet measure a
Bill for the total abolition of the present oath o• 2 abjura-
tion."

The resolution was seconded by Mr. TRAVERS, and
carried with applause.
next Mr. B. OSBORNE
the , Mrnet.pe.,rho was loudly called for,
addressed
that the next time he hsfl•oul He had expected
of meeting the electors of the d have the honour
Y of London was
to toast the success of the great ccait
were all embarked; but the
which
hdhs had thrown
Rouse of Lords
they
out no less than four times the Bill
Comad repeatedly
recefved hast anction ot: the House of
had been appointed, but judging frorniatohn_s. They
meeting, and the unequivocal expression of opinion present
discouraged,_
that,
a constituency near the metropolis, he thought by
thoo-h
6 disappointed, they were not
(aCheem) ed.—
It had been said the House of Commons
a assembly, butt if any distinguished forelgsnwearss
now
Alderman
in London had been present when
Salomons took his seat and heard the
corf°gweiei,notfheocks, the braying of donkies, and the hisses
discover .." at least would have been much puzzled to
were untnpweasaetdthe judicial assemblies of this country
nied that the House had
and cheers.) But he de-
city, because the had ever act©d in a judicial caps-
Prime Minister. question had been prejudged by the
of Commons, eight at of the ablest lawyers in the House
ther, and the
pertertsined one opinion and five ano-
Macheath in the Beggo6r, Minister was like Captain
Opera, with the Attorney-
General on one side of ht and tt.e Solicitor-General
on the other, both oitrerinali7eianr opinion, and dividing in
separate lobbies.--(Hear,
by
any
The Prime Minister
thyat
was, in fact, unsupported
legal assistance. He
(Mr. Osborne) was V.opinion
re-
ligious opinions might be, whether;vhatever a man's
or
good sub-
Hindoo, as long ‘,.., tewa Mahomedan
ice and paid the Queen's tease, st a
much entitled to alt in Parliament a'.ces' was as
as the most
profess-
ing Christian.—(Cheers.) He would not
quesdon to Jews, who, though a very intelligent narrow the
in-
dustrious race, we; a not more to than any other
and
vvo g branch
of the community, bet uld give it a wider si
nl'
ca
tion.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") He did not despair'
of the House of Lords, because he thought mass
of their Lordships, more especially the Bishops, "
were
made of such squsersble materials, that if the people
spoke out boldly they would put their principles into
their pocket with many other thing', and pass this and
many other useful Bills of which they now disapproved.
—(Laughter.) They would follow the course adopted
on former occasions, of absenting themselves from the
Rouse, and quietly allowing the question to be decided in
accordance with the wish of the country.—(Hear.) As he
dint
not wish to confine the Bill to Jews alone, he
'would suggest th t h P • '' • •
Ibte4 ~•e ...rime idiot:ter who had pro-
a mintaure fortaltering the qualifications of.; Mem-

bers should bring in a Bill to abolish all kinds of re-
ligious tests.—(Cheers.) He hoped to see Mr. Raikes
Currie presiding at some festive meeting next year, and
propose the health of Baron Rothschild for having suc-
ceeded in taking his seat in the House of Commons.
The resolution was then put and carried.
Mr. S. MORLEY proposed the next resolution, which
was to the following effect :
" That impressed with the opinion that the cause to
which the electors of London stand pledged by the re-
turn of Baron Rothschild at two elections, will be best
served by his retaining his seat, this meeting call upon
him to do so; and the citizens of the metropolis rely with
confidence upon the support and co. operation of the
provincial constituencies for the firm assertion and
maintenance of their common electoral rights."
The resolution was seconded by Mr. Bennoch and sup-
ported by Lord Dudley Stuart, Mr. Bateman, Mr. An-
sley, M.P., Mr. Aglionby, M.P., and others.
Mr. ScovELL moved as an amendment that Baron
Rothschild be requested to take his seat at once in the
kiouse of Commons.

Mr. Alderman SanoxoNs, who was again warmly
greeted, said there was this distinction between his case
and that of Baron Rothschild—that the Baron was at the
head of a great commercial establishment, and
possessed great influence in the city of London
as well as in other parts of the country. Ho
(Alderman Salomons) had taken his seat and voted,
being determined to do whatever became
an Englishman who sought to assert the rights of his own
and other constituencies.—(Cheers.) Two actions at law
were now pending against him, writs having been
served upon him for two separate penalties incurred by
sitting and voting in the House, and very few could
be aware of the danger in which he now stood. It must
not be understood, however, that he looked with any
degree of fear at that fate. He was ready to meet any
number of actions, and whether be forfeited 5001. or more
for every vote he gave was to him a matter of little con-
sequence. (Cheers.) But if he were found guilty, he would
become, in the words of the statute, "a Popish recu-
sant," and would be disqualified from making a legacy,
of becoming
a guardian for any child, or voting for a Mem-
berrarliament ; and be compelled to give up all his
public offices, lay down his alderman's gown, and give
up his commission of the peace, and, like a political
Cain have to walk through the streets of London a beg-
gar and a fugitive.—(Cheers.) Could any one suppose
that the people of this country would allow a punishment
of that kind to be inflicted?—(" No.") So said he, and
ho was glad that be had been enabled to bring the
question to such an issue. He would be quite content
to act the part of a Sydney, a Hampden, or a Russell,
and throw himself on the sympathies of the English
people, for the purpose of getting rid of a state of the
law which was a disgrace to the country and the age
in which they lived.—(Cheers.) If they remained firm
and united, and did not carp and cavil on minor subjects,
they would carry terror into the camp of the enemy, and
finally accomplish the object which every true Liberal
had at heart.—(Cheers.)
Baron ROTIISCHILD opposed the amendment, consider-
ing it would be useless attemping to take his seat when
he was excluded by an express resolution of the House
of Commons last session.

After some discussion the amendment was lost, and
the original motion carried by a large majority.
A petition to the House of Commons, praying that
the resolution excluding Baron Rothschild might be re-
scinded, or that he might be heard at the bar of the
House, was agreed to.
After a vote of thanks to the Chairman the meeting
separated.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH
COAST RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.)
The ordinary half-yearly general meeting of the share-
holders of this 'company was held to-day at the London
Tavern; Mr. Laing in the chair.
The report, which has already appeared in our columns,
having been taken as read,
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said that he had but few remarks to make to them, since
the principal topics were all alluded to in the report, and
this meeting, moreover, took place in the broken part of
the year, when the full results of the year were not
before them. The increase of traffic in the last three
years, since 1848, when the system of lines now
in operation was first completed, was of the
most favourable description. In 1848 the total
income of the company was 450,4791.; since then
no new lines had been opened of any consequence, and
there had been an increase in the receipts during those
years of about 100,0001., which had arisen from the
development of the regular traffic. As far as he could
calculate, the receipts of this year would be about
570,000 L, which would show an increase of 120,000/.
This, he was happy to say, was the result of the steady
progress, and though looking at the receipts month by
month it would appear that they were exposed to great
visissitudes, according as the watering places might
chance to be full or empty, yet, taking them from half-
year to half-year, the increase in the receipts had been
steadily progressive. He had made out a short abstract
of the half-yearly increase in the receipts since the coin-
mencemeat of 1848, which showed as follows:
In the first half-year, 1848, the increase in
the receipts was ... 6i per cent.
Second half-year ... 9 „
First half-year, 1849
Second half-year, 1849 ... 9} „
First half year, 1850
Second half-year, 1850 ... ... 7 ~
First half-year, 1851
The increase of the number of passengers had been 40
per cent. in addition to the,periodical ticket-holders, in
which department alone the increase had been from
10,420/. to 17,0561., showing how greatly the population
resident along the line, and travelling to London and
back, each had increased. During the same period the
dividends alone had increased, and where they were 13s.
in the first half-year of 1848, they were 14s. 6d. in the
corresponding halt-year of 1849, 15s. in 1850, and 18s. in
13.51. There tore,w he ther they looked at the increase of traf-
fic or dividend, he thought this was one of the most pros-
enrolls half-years which they had at present seen. That
increase of traffic was, he was happy to assure them,
quite regular, the Great Exhibition, which had produced
so great an effect upon many of the Northern lines,
had had little or none upon theirs, which was
easily accounted for by the circumstance that
when those lines were the great communi-
cations between London and the agricultural
and manufacturing districts, this line communicated
only with one county, and was, in fact, more an outlet
for London than an inlet to it. The Brighton Railway
had, in fact, rather suffered by the Exhibition being
open, for it had kept in town many persons, and caused
them to spend money in London, of which they might
otherwise have spent a portion in travelling. Brighton
at this moment was unusually empty for the season
of the year, and in trains where their receipts
had been 8501. per week up to the Ist of May, they
had only been 4501. Whether the increase which had
marked the last half-year would continue was a matter
of speculation. When, however, he considered that ac-
cording to the late census returns, the population of
Brighton had increased 33 per cent , and that of
London 20 per cent, in the last ten years, he
could not help thinking, if this increase went
on in the same ratio for the next ten years,
they had every reason to expect that the receipts
of the company would increase also. One point to
which he wished to advert was the establishment of a
line of packet-boats between Newhaven and Dieppe, by
which the shortest route to the continent by the Brighton
line was re-opened. The shareholders would remember that
some time ago an attempt was made by the directors
to open this route, which excited great opposition among
the shareholders, and the result was, that a decision was
come to that the company's capital should not be em-
barked in a steam• boat enterprise. Efforts had then
been made to induce private parties to put steamers on
the route, and the result was, that by pri-
vate speculation this line of communication had
been established, and by favourable arrangements
with the French railways for a low rate ofi fares, a route
through to Paris had been opened, which was shorter
than any other. Along this they were carrying about
300 passengers daily, with a profit to the company of
about 1,000/, per month, and now they had got the
thing to work he did not despair of very soon receiving
a regular income of 12,000/. per annum. With
regard to the expenses he had not much
to say. In all they were about 11,8002 In the car-
riage department they were much below the average, be-
cause in the last half-year ,considerable push had been
made to prepare for any additional traffic which
the Great Exhibition might bring, and besides
that the renewal of a considerable portion
of the stock had been delayed until the
conclusion of the autumn traffic. As regarded the capi-
tal account, from the report the shareholders would per-
ceive the correctness of the estimate which was given to
them in 1848; and the directors, though they had
done even more than they had then promised,
had still kept considerably within the margin which
they fixed. The increase of stock had been
moderate, but what ho wished particularly to direct
the attention of the shareholders to was that this increase
had not been caused by any extraordinary demand, but
would have been required from the regular increase which
had taken place in the traffic. Before he concluded his
remarks, he wished to allude to the position in which
this company stood with regard to the South-Eastern
Railway Company with regard to the Hastings
traffic. The directors of this company certainly
did not want to compete, neither did he think that the
South-Eastern Railway wanted to compete. He did not
wish to impute blame to either party, for the mischief
did not rest with them, but with the Legislature which
bad been so foolish as to sanction the construction of
two railways"to a town for the traffic of which one would
suffice. His experience told him that when this was
the case, so far from benefiting the town, as it was
it generally injured it, for the two come
and neglected the development of the re-
pinatneinedse, dtitroeddo, at last of competition, entered into some
This might be the case with the two com-
paniesgururlaarngtreianfilffietnhc'et'present instance. The last topic to which
he would advert was the opposition which himself
and his brother directors had offered to the
ondle'mhenedprinbcyiplean
of
findependent
that Bill
hßaadi 1 w
been
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ftoreßillc.
committee of their shareholders appointed to inquire into
it ; and his own opinion was that no Act of Parliament,
us long as shareholders wore fools and directors in-
clined to be knaves, could save the shareholders. The
only remedy was vigilance and foresight on the part of
the shareholders. He had no hesitation in denouncing
any such Act of Parliament as a " downright humbug."
The Hon. Gentleman then concluded by moving the
adoption of the report.
Mr. SCHUSTER seconded the motion.
In answer to a question from Mr. LEvr,
The CHAIRMAN said that the reason why the directors
hade
transferred their account to the Union Joint-Stock
Bank was that they were able there to get larger interest
and more extended accommodation. The change bad
saved about 1,0001. in the last twely h mont s.