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London, England, 1858-07-13 00:00:00

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The South Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway, the
Monckton, Middlesborough, and Yarmouth Water, and
the Severn Valley Railway bill; were read a:. second
time.

The Athenry and Tuam Railway, Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire and Great Northern Railway
Companies, and the Devon Valley Railway Bills were
read a third time and paved,
Viscount CLANCARTY presented a petition from
the Beard cf Guardians of the Poor-law Union of
Ballinasloe, complaining of the abuse of the power 3
conferred upon the Poorlaw Commissioners by the 14th
and 15th Vie., c. 68, intituled "An act for the effectual
relief of the sick poor of In land." The noble viscpunt
also moved for certain returns connected with the poor•
laws in Ireland.

After i few worth from tha Mid of DONOVGIINORE,
the mAition was crdered to to laid or. the table.

CiIEc:TER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY BILL.

Lord REDESDALE moved tho third reading of this
bill. HES thought it right to inform their lordships that
the bill would come into operation on the same day on
which the Cheater and Holyhead Railway Company
were to sign the new contract for the acceleration of the
mails between Holyhead and Klogst,..wo.
Lord COLCHESTER said a contract by this corn
patty. for the conveyance of the mails between London
and Dublin in 11 hours, had been • nearly cmnple cd.
Some difficulties had arisen which had prevented the
Chester and H,-)iyhead Railway from completing their
part of the arrangement, but it was fully expected that
those difficulties would speedily be overcome, when the
contract would be completed.
_ _ _

The Duke of SOMERSET said as this bill would
give a monopoly cf the whole communication be-
tween London and to the Chester and
Holyhead Rall Nay emu pauy, ho should move
that the third rea,iing shculd be postponed
fcr a snort time. He had been a meinber of a commit-
tee appointed to inquire into the state of com-
munication between London and • Dublin, and
having been couvinesd of the advantages which
would result from carrying the report of the committee,
he thought it his duty to oppose for the present the
third reading of the bill.
Lord REDESDALE said be would not press the fur-
ther progress of the bill, but he would make inquiries
into the circuinstancAs, and move the second reading
this day week. _ _

THE OATHS BILL..
On the Order of the day for considering their lord-
ships' reasons for insisting upon the amendments to this
bili,
The Earl of DERBY said be had an amendment t e
move which would materially alter the character of some
of the reasons, but be would net do so until after the
noble earl opposite (Granville) bad stated the objections
he entertained to those reasons generally.
Earl GRANVILLE thought the Government had
taken a somewhat singular eourse upon this question,
and that it would have been much better if the noble
earl at the head of the Government had taken his stand
on the second reading of the bill of the noble and gallant
earl (Lucan). No doubt the noble earl had been placed
in some difficulty by the speech of the Lord Chancellor,
which did not come with much grace after the statement
of the noble earl that he was prepared to accede to some
satisfactory arrangement of the question. The noble earl
(Granville) proceeded to comment upon the "reasons"
as absurd and unnecessary. It was childish to suppose
that the House of Commons had not already made Hp
their mind to admit the Jews to Parliament through the
noble and gallant earl (Lucas). These "reasons" seemed
to indicate that the House of Lords desired to have the
last word in the controversy with the House of Com-
mons. When it had been determined to settle the ques-
tion amicably, it was worse than idle to attempt to com-
plicate the settlement of it.
The Earl of DERBY explained that the reason why
the Government had not consented to the adoption of
the amendment of the noble and gallant lord (Lucas) on
the second reading of the bill which had been sent up
from the Commonß, was in accordance with the gene-
rally expressed wish of the house that some time ,1-“,111/1
' be afforded for consideration. Tf,t sta.Ltd on a for-
' mer ocrisaion Ire 1.a.1 ~oe eunuged in the least his opinion
wit, respect to the propriety cf admitting tho Jews
into the legisla ure, but the hilt to ee Mee the. Govern-
' merit had agreed was one proposed with a conciliatory
view atone, and there was nothing inconsistent with
that state of the case in putting on r.ciord their reasons
for dissenting from the principle of the original bill
upon which the bill for admitting the Jews was founded.
It was not inconsistent with a duo regard to courtesy to
the House of Commons, which had sent up their reasoos

for disagreeing to the Lords' amendments to the bill, for
their lordship to state their reasons in reply to tb,ise
of the Commons, for disagreeing from the principle of
the bill. The noble earl teat seriaiin thi ()ego the
reasons assigned by the Commons, and the correspond-
ing reasons put forward in reply by the Lords. He
contended that their lordships were perfectly correct,
and were fully justified in stating, among other injec-
tions to such a course, that in their opinion the denial of
the Saviour was a moral Oisqualiticatioo fur legislating
for a Christian country. Tee last of the reaeons which
had been drawn up on the pare of the Lords, be propoeed
to omit. He repeated that there eves nothing wha ever
disceurt',mus to the House of Commons in the ceureo
which was proposed to be taken, and hoped that the
house would, by consenting to the reasons assigned, vin-
dicate their own conscientious opinimeo while they left
the Commors, at the same time, the full liberty to art in
such a manner, so far as they were couc-ree i, as they
might think most consistent with their feelings and their
duty. With respect to the 4th resolution, be could not
concur. The opinion which it ex;. reseed was, that the
prayers offered up at the commencement of the proceed-
ings of the house on each day would be a mockery if
there should happen to be present during such service
any person who might deny the great Christian doctrines
of religion. He proposed, therefore, to move an amend-
ment to that resolution. (Hear, hear.)
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE hoped that for tie
sake of the dignity of the house their lordships would
not consent to the passing of these resolutions. (Hear,
hear.) Ho bad been for many years a consistent sup-
porter of the policy of repealing the disaailities of the
Jews, and did not thick that there was the slightest pro-
hibition to be found in any part of the Holy Scriptures,
or in the doctrines of the Christian religion, which pro-
hibited the admission of Jews to a share in the legisla-
tion of a Christian country. It was joie to suppose that
the Jaws could be admitted without the authority and
sanction of the House of Lords, indeed the permissive
power which they proposed to accede to the House of
Commons was dependent entirely upon the decision of
the House of Lords. Now then, after a siege longer than
that of Troy, their lordships had decided upon showing
a flag of truce, but they propose to anmx with their
surrender the most extraordinary conditions Vs.
sible. (Laeghter.) He reminded their lordship of the
old advice offered by Lord Mansfield to a brother judge,
to give his opinion, but not to venture upon
upon Ex-
amination tf the joursnals of the house, what were the
reasons which gelded the policy of their lordship,. Fu-
ture historians would find in the journals perhaps of the
same day, a declaration that the Jews were unfit to bave
a seat in the Legislature, aud a bill giving a power—
permistive, it was true, but still the power—to the
House of Commons to admit the very Berne persons
whom they solemnly declared to be disqualified to a
share in the busimes of the Legislature. (Hear.) He
objected, therefore, to the reasons which bad been given,
and hoped their lordships would not adopt them.
The Earl of MALYIESEURY said that he had con-
tinuously opposed the measure for the admission of Jews
into Parliament. When on a former occasion he
bad expressed hi: opinion that the time had arrived
when a compromise might be effected, he ex-
pressly guarded himself by stating that he bad
in no respect changed his opinions on the sub-
ject. That compromise was ore in obedience to politica,
necessity, but be and other noble lords who were favour-
able to that compreinise, felt it imperatively necessary
that there should be no future mistake as to the moral
opinion which was still entertained on the subject. (Hear,
bear.) It was necessary that a reply should be given to
the reasons of the Commons, and according to precedent
thatreply had been drawn up by the committee appointed
for that purpose. The reasons drawn up were those af the
majority of the hoto e, and it wes a most u4recedenteo
thing for the minority to take any exceptions to the
reasons which had been so ..raven up. (Hear, hear.) The
reasons were not drawn up by the Osvernment, which
had really no more to do with these reasons than the
minority of theirlordehips. (Hear, hear.
The Earl of CARLISLE cordially rejoiced at the vir-
tual success and triumph of a cause in support of which
he had spoken just 25 years ago, cud to which he bad since
given a uniform support. He wished that the settle-
ment of the question could have been accompanied with
a more appropriate act than that to which the house was
now invited. If the language of the resolut ors was cor-
rect, then he contended that there ought to have been
no compromise. (Hear.)
The Earl of HARD WICKE supported the resolu-
tions, and said that he was very glad to have an oppor-
,unity of coming to a compromise on this long-disputed
question ; and he contended that these resolutions were
au essential part of the compromise. (Hear.)
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY !contended that