The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, L-0 ND ON,

now going on had occupied so much attention in this
country, and indeed throughout the whole of Enrope for
so many years—there was nothing more striking than to
find that the just effects of representations which he had
had the honour to make on behalf of this country, had i
often been checked by our policy upon the question now 1
before the house—a question with regard to which, not-
withstanding the progress W 3 bad Made of late years, we
were still in the rear of our neighbours. (Cheers.) There
was no doubt that the course pursued by this country
with regard to the admission of Jews into the Legislae
tare had been the subject of remark in Turkey on occa-
sions when he had had to press the immense importance
of setting aside those religious differences which had so
much retarded the progress of improvement in that coun-
ty; and nothing would have afforded him greater pl :a-
sure than to have been able to show in what respects we
in this country had set aside ancient prejudices, which
we had unfortunately so long cherished. (Cheers.) With
respect to that question, so far as it related to this coun
try, it would be wholly unnecessary for him again to go
over the ground which had been gone over on both sides
with such eminent ability by the two noble and learned
lords. Ho considered himself very fortunate at having
been present at a debate which would he long remem-
bered in the annals of this country. The contest between
the two noble lords reminded him of one he had read of
in his younger days between two iliwtrioue professors of
an art for which this country bad been somewhat distin-
guished— a contest between one who was retiring, but
who had been a chief ornament of the pugilistic art—and
one who was coming into it with all the vivacity of
i youth. (Laughter.) He should, however, be sorry in-
deed to say of the noble and learned lord who had so
rivetted the attentio❑ of their lordships, and who had
given a knock-down blow, as he was willing to believe,
to prejudices which had so long existed,

'` Immani pondere. ceostus Prcjecit."
(Cheers.) He hoped the noble lord would long he able
to display those ex.:raordinary talents which it had given
him singular pleasure after so long an absence to witness.
(Cheers.) The grounds upon which he should give the
vote he had resolved upon were very simple. He con-
sidered that every Englishman was entitled to all the
rights which our institutions afforded, unless there was
something in his religion, on account of which the in-
terests of the state made it necessary to exercise the
power it undoubtedly possessed of making him an excep-
tion. (Hear, hear.) He was, however, at a loss to
understand what there was in the position of the Jew
to make him such an exception. (Cheers.) Tue dis-
tinction which the noble and learned lord had drawn
between the Jewish body and certain distinguished
members of that body, did not seem to him (Lord
Stratford) to rest upon any just ground. The question
was not one of the rights derived from accomplishments
or from qualities which might belong to a superior edu-
cation, but it was a question of rights which belonged
to the poorest individual. He considered that there was
nothing in the position of the Jew which could justly
disqualify him from taking a part in the public ser-
vice or in the legislation of the country ; and he
thought that the principle for which he was con-
tending applied as much to one portion of the com-
munity as to another. (Hear.) He (the noble lord) could
not sit down without again referring for a moment to the
subject with which he commenced, and that was a satis-
faction which he could hardly find terms t) express,
that in a country where despotism has been
so long established, and where so much de-
pended upon the will of the ruler, the Sultan,
with whom he had been so long in communicatico, had
during the 18 or 17 years of his reign, shown
a liberality of opinion, and a generosity of disposition,
which entitled him to the confidence of this country.
But he would remind their lordships that so long as the
results of negotiation remained on paper only, important
as they might be to the interests not only of Turkey, but
of humanity itself, they would want their proper con-
summation. A great deal must depend upon the advice
of the Ministers who were on the spot ; bet a great deal
must likewise depend upon the attention which Europe
at large continued to apply to the subject, and more
especially upon the attention which might be given to it
by those who presided over the councils of her Majesty.
(Hear, hear.)
The Duke of RUTLAND had always opposed the ad-
mission of the Jews into Parliament; and he could not,
as some persons seemed to do, underrate the importance
1 of allowing even a few of that body to obtain seats in
I either house.

elections. He saw no reason why it should not then be
extended to municipal elections.

THE ENFIELD RIFLE.

General CODRINGION asked the Secretary for War,
whether it was true that some of her Majesty's Regi-
ments of Infantry in the Eist Indies were still armed
with the old smooth-bore musket; and, if so, what had
caused the delay in changing them for the Enfield Rifle,
which had long been issued to the rest of the army, both
at home and abroad

General PEEL said all the regiments sent from this
country to India in 1857 were supplied with the Enfield
rifle, but those previously sent out were furnished with
the smooth-bore musket. Last year, however, the East
India Company sent out 35,000 Enfield rifles to India ;
ar,d up to the 10h of this mouth 82,000 had been sent
there. Their distribution rested with the Indian
Government. Lord Panmure's attention was on a
former occasion directed to the subject ; and from
what was then done he (General Peel) bad reason to
hope that now every one of the army in India had been
supplied wish the Enfield rifles. (Hear, hear.)
General CODRINGTON asked if he was to under-
stand from the gallant general's answer that the troops
in India still bad the smooth-bore muskets

General PEEL said, previlus to 1857 they had them,
but he believed sufficient rifles had been ceet out to sup-
ply every man with one. (Hear, hear.)

DELAYED RETURNS,

Sir C. NAPIER asked when the returns of the money
caved in wages by paying off eight line-of-battle ships in
the spring et 1857 ; of the expense of refitting the ships
Duke of Wellington, Exmouth, &c.; and of the number of
Continuance Service men in the fleet on the Ist day of
January, 1857, would be laid on the table ?
Mr. CORRY said the returns asked for involved
much labour. No unnecessary delay had taken plan",
and ho expected they would be ready in a few days.