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London, England, 1857-07-13 00:00:00

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A. theists, Freethinkers, and Moi mons, it was ad-
mitced, might take the oaths, and others, whom
we shall not insult by naming, along with these
parties. It is, however, against the Jews that
i the holy enthusiasm now prevails. Even HAMAN
himself was not more fiercely indignant
against MORDECAI, more bent on removing him
from the King's presence, than were the

majority against the admission of even a
single Hebrew to a seat in Parliament. True
it is that the gentlemen thus aspersed maintain
an honourable and unimpeachable character in

every relation of life—that they have made
excellent magistrates, independent electors, and
good and loyal subjects—that they have always
been prompt to come forward with their wealth

and credit in every national emergency. Still an
insurmountable bar is to be raised against them,
and they are to be daily insulted by a petty, and,
we may almost add, a malicious exclusion from a

place to which they are as well entitled to admi.

aion as any other loyal subject of her MAJESTY.
The facts of the case " lay in a nutshell." I
was universally acknowledged that it was a mere
accidental disqualification, never intended at the
time when the words •` on the true faith of a
Christian," were added to the jurat or form which
gave validity to the promissory part of the under-
taking, but which constituted no portion of the
pledge. In declaring that ho accepted that pledge
and waswilling to swear to it " iu the manner most
binding on his conscience," Baron ROTHSCHILD did
all that could reasonably be required at his hands.
The whole current of legal decisions from the
leading case of "Oniechund v. Barker," to the pre-
sent time has gone in that direction. The great
mistake was, when the House of Commons at the
suggestion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, refused to
allow the chosen representative of the City of
London to be sworn at the bar, and required a
bill to be passed for that purpose. It was the
then Premier " who raised the giant first," in
order that he might subsequently hare the plea•
sure of killing it. That was the grievous error,
which it has taken so many years to repair. Had
that course been adopted the excitement would
speedily have subsided and matters moved in their
ordinary course. Lord JOHN wanted to make a
little political capital, and he contrived to raise a
demon, which he has never since had sufficient

power to exorcise.
We do not think that Lord DERBY or his fol-
lowers will have much cause for rejoicing at the
triumph they ha-ft obtained. They have gone in
direct opposition to the three most eminent mem-
bers of their party. What would the Tory Oppo-
sition now be without the aid of Lord LYNDHURST,
of Mr. DISRAELI, and of Sir J. PAKINGTON ?
" The RUPERT of Debate" would be left alone
in his glory without their countenance and
advice. He would indeed be " left alone
with his glory," with scarcely a counsellor
or coadjutor on whom he could rely. It is
strange how far men will be hurried by the
rancour of religious hate ; how every feeling of
propriety, every consideration .of consequences,
will be banished from their minds. There is
the victim, and whether it be to torture and
destroy, or merely to insult and injure, au affecta-
tion of religion will always be put forward as an
rxcuse for the painful duty. The modern FRONT
DE BCEUF can't openly despoil ISAIC of York. He
can't threaten to broil him over the glowing
embers unless a heavy ransom be counted down
on the dungeon floor ; but he can insult acid
injure, can deny the enjoyment of unquestionable
tights and privileges, and display the odium thee-
iogicltm in all its bitter intensity. They have done
their worst, and we should far rather be in the
position of the victims whose just claims have
been postponed for a time, than of those, "dressed
in a little brief authority," who refused to act in
a liberal and conciliatory spirit towards those to
whose "prudence, ability, and moderation," they
were compelled to pay an unwilling tribute.

Marlborough was but a case of disputed quali-
fication, the qualification being one granted for the
occasion ; but while on this side the Tweed, only
the choice of a constituency is not qualification suffi-
cient, it would of course be the height of absur-
dity to be over particular on the score of property
qualification. The committee, however, decided
fairly in not allowing unfortunate constructive
liabi:ities in connection with the Royal British
Bank to damage an otherwise sufficient qualification.
At Rochdale and Wareham the decisions, were,
as we observed at the time, by Tory committees,
and in favour of Tory members. At Pontefract,

Hotel.

cursion.

At length one member has been unseated, Mr.
NEATE for Oxford ; some small consolation this to
Mr. CARDWELL and his now defunct party, though
he has still to win the prize of a seat for himself.
Less lucky here than at Clitheroe in 1841, he
only enjoys the pleasant satisfaction of the dog in
the manger, but that is some satisfaction to an
irate politician, of taking from another what he
cannct enjoy himself. PerhapS, however, Mr.
CARDWELL means to try his chance once more at
Oxford. The city must have a kindly feeling for
him. It took him in, a homeless wanderer, in li
1853, after rejection by two large constituencies,
Liverpool and Ayrshire, in 1852 ; and, seeing the
Peelites in danger of political starvation, it may,
as before, if he be prepared to apply again, show
kindness to the needy. A useful, though some_
what overrated man, is Mr. CARDWELL in his line;
and after the recent birching he may do his task
better. As Mr. NEATE does not complain of his
judges, perhaps we ought not ; we certainly think,
however, that if he was unfairly unseated, other
members are only more Itick,y in the tribunals be-
fore which they were brought. His Chairman
was a Conservative, and only one of the committee
was prepared, like himself, to vote for the Ballot.
Somehow, with but one clear exception, the
decisions of the Committee are very much in ac-
cordance with their political character. We do
not mean to insinuate judicial partisanship, but
unconscious bias is quite possible. At Cambridge,
a Liberal Committee has retained a Tory member
in his seat, and has inclined to the most lenient
interpotration of paying messengers and travel-
liog Expenses. At Tewkesbury, a pretty Libe-
ral Committee fixes a Liberal member, Mr.
MARTIN, 1n his seat ; but the evidence against
him was certainly of the feeblest kind. At
Burp, a Liberal Committee also refuses to eject
Mr. Pamirs, although there can be little doubt
that the non-electors endeavoured to intimidate
the shopkeepers to vote for him, and probably
secured him the victory : quite equitable this as
I things go ; and, it may be, legal. At Maidstone,
on the other hand, a Tory Committee retains twe
good Tories in their seats, notwithstanding a dis-
' graceful system of promising to pay, and appa •
Irently a deliberate arrangement for paying, as
soon as the lapse of time rendered it legally safe.
" The Constitutional Society"—one founded, we
presume, under the auspices of Lard JOHN RUSSELL,
is the dominant power. And Mr. BERESFORD HOPE
had in perfect innocence paid 3,5001. in 1847 at
a proper time after the election, although the
election was not contested! but of course, according
to the usual estimate of political gratitude that
could have no weight now. "I promise to pay,"
was probably the only thing which could influence
a " Constitutional" man.

a Liberal committee had to choose between two
Liberals—Mr. Woos the sitting member, and
the late member Mr. OLIVEIRA, who had paid
the small consideration of 6,2501. for the seat
in 1852, and who therefore fairly presumed that
Pontefract could not have been carried against
him in 1857 without a very liberal expenditure.
He was promised, too, it seems, that " next time"
he should be returned cheap—it woull'appear,
however, that his well-paid friends deserted him,
and that Mr. `Noon's carpet factory had more
influence on the present election than 6,0001. paid
five years' ago. Of course, that was all gone and
spent. The amusing part of the story was the
coolness with which Mr. OLIVEIRA, and Mrs.
OLIVEIRA, who was chief actor, gave evidence of
their own gross bribery at the former election.
Nothing material was proved against Mr. WooD,
but it Ras cert Aiuly proved on the strongest of
all evidence, that Mr. and Mrs. OLIVEIRA would
stick at nothing.

It is obvious that in this Parliament the fashion
is to keep the sitting Member in his seat. Bribery
and intimidation are conspicuous enough ; they
must, of course, have abounded in constituencies,
where there is no petition; and landlord influence
must have been the, silent and irresistible law of the
counties. The remedy is apparent enough ; but
the new House has no wish for it.

Her Majesty and the Prince Cinsort leave town on
Thursday for Aldershot, where they intend to remain—
sleeping at the Royal Pavilion—until Saturday, when
her Majesty will go to Osborne.
Her Majesty the Queen (Mother) of Holland will

arrive in London to-morrow with several members o

her family. We understand her Majesty's sojourn in
this country will be limited to five days. During her
sojourn here the Queen will stay at Claridea's (bEvart's)

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Augusta Bruce,
and. Colonel Stephens, honoured the performance at her
Majesty's Theatre with her presence on Saturday
evening.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Orleane,, accom-
panied by the Count de Paris, honoured the establish-
ment of Mr. F. West, in St. James's-street, with a visit
on Saturday.

The Ea►l and Countess of Scarborough have left
Claridge'd Hotel for Southampton, on a yachting ex.

The Hon. Rev. Archer Clive and Mrs. Clive have
arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from
the Continent. The Rate Sir H. Thompson has arrived
at the same establishment, from Tunbridge Wells.
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA (LYCEUM).—The Queen and
the Prince Consort honoured the performance of the
opera of " Fra Dtavolo " at this theatre with their pre-
sence on Saturday evening. Her Majesty and his Royal
Highness were accompanied by his Majesv the King of
the Bslgiane and the Princess Charlotte of Belgium, his
Royal Highness Prince Frederick William of Prussia,
and the Princess Royal, and his Royal Highness the
Count of F.andere.
HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Dunizstti's pretty little
pastoral opera, entitled " d'Ainore," was per-
formed at the above theatre on Satnrelay evening, with
Madlle. Piccolomini for the first time in the character
of Adina. We need scarcely say that the heroine of so
many dramatic triumphs succeeded in doing ample jus-
tice to a part which, compared with those she has
already performed with the most brilliant success, is
small and easy.
ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—The season of the Bouffes
Parisiennes terminates to-morroN evening on which oc
casion four o f the most attractive pieces are to be per-
formed. It is much to be regretted that the season has
been so brief, but it was impossible to procure for them
a longer cove. Their next season we trust will be one
of longer duration, for, thanks to the talent and enter-
prise of Mr. Mitchell, "the French Plays" have become
au actual necessity to " the London season."
Mr. Locke, M.P. for Southwark, has resigned the
office of Common Pleader for the city of London.
The European and American C3mpany's steamer
Indiana, now on her way to England from New York,
has 1,000 tons of sugar on board.
MR. J. B. GORGH.—Mr. Gough, the teetotal orator,
will leave America on the 15th of this mouth, by the
Niagara, for England.
The two French architect., Crepinet and Hazeville,
who carried away prize., in the " plans for public
ofEcls," are both.eery young men, and are at present
employed as inspect.,r4 of the buildings in the Louvre.
ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S-INN-ROAD. —The
number of patients relieved at this hospital during the
week ending July 11, 1857, was 2,935, of which 805
were new cases.
GENERAL ANSON.—The colonelcy of the 55th Regi-
meat of Foot, to which the late General Anson suc-
ceeded on the death of Lieut.-General the Hon. Henry
E. Butler only in December last, becomes vacant by
his demise.
Toe unfavourable season of the Paris theatres has
commenced, and tells its own tale in the following
figures :—ln May the receipts amounted to 45,2491., and
Li the last month to only 34,3411. The falling off is con-
sequently 10,9081.
EXPENSES OF THE CHINESE WAIL—The sum re-
quired to be voted by Parliament this session towards
defraying the expense of the naval and military opera-
tions in China beyond the ordinary grants for navy and
army is estimated at 500,0001.
SUICIDE FROM BLACKFRIARS BRlDGE.—Yesterday
morning, a man of respectable appear sr ce precipitated
himself int the river from this bridge. On the tide re-
ceding the body was found, and taken to Christ Church
dead-house. It is that of a man about 60, clad in black
clothes.
Loss or LIFE BY FIRE.-0a Saturday morning a
flue little boy, named George Burrell, aged four years,
residing at Liniebouse, while standing on the fender
ignited his pinafore, and before ae&stance reached him
he was most shockingly burned over the face, arms, and
body. He shortly after wards expire 1.
It has been arranged that instead of the punishment
of seven years' transportation, as originally proposed in
the Fraudulent Trustees Bill now before Parliament, the
term of three years shall be adopted, and that this may
be modified to fine or imprisonment for not more than
two years, with or without hard labour.
IRISH WASTE LAND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.—The
Master of the Rolls in Ireland has refused t r make an
order to wind up this company's affairs on the ground
that the petition fJr thet purpose was presented by a
person under no ob:igation to pay his deLt., and also on
the ground that the only substantial debt was one in
which th.re was only an interlocutory judgment.
A meeting of the members of the Army and Navy
Club has been called for the 27th instant, to take into
consideration a communication from his Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge, the patron of the instittriore
It appears, says the United Service Gazette, that his Royal
Highness has eecorce aware that gambling has been for
some time carried on the Club to a fearful extent.
THE COMING HARVEST.—It is stated that in the more
forward districts in the south of England wheat cutting
is expected to commence about next Monday week,
should the weather continue propitious. It is noticed as
a favourable sign that little has been heard of the potato
blight, which was recently reported to have made its ap-
pearance in the south of Ireland.
T
Northern
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throw by
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iopf the a
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fraudsG re t
on the preference shareholders, passed the committee of
the House of Lords on Friday afternoon, to the astonish-
ment of ite opponents. It will, therefore, be forthwith
brought up for its third reading.
RETIRED OFFICERS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

There are 14 persons in receipt of retired al owances
and compensations for loss of office, formerly connected
with the House of Commons, viz.—A clerk assistant at
the table, 1,958/. ; a Fri icipal of the Publ.: Bill office
and clerk of the fees, 1,900/. ; three committee clerks,
one, 1,1001.; another 3381., and a third 1001.; a clerk of
elections, 8001.; chief clerk of the Engrossing-office (an
abolished office), 6091. ; a principal doorkeeper, 500/.; a
deputy-housekeeper, 360/. ; a vote office clerk, 3001. ; a
messenger, 332/. • and some others of smaller amounts.
The total sum pai'd for retired allowances and compen-
sations to officers of the House...A Commonslis 8,5241.—
aril Service Gazette.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.—On Saturday morning a fire
broke out on the premises of Mr. Hale, picture-frame
maker, Naylor'e-court, High-street, Whitechapel,
whereby two persons were injured, and property to
a considerable extent was destroyed. Another fire
occurred on Saturday morning at the shop of Mr.
Sanger, a Geruian fancy stationer and jeweller, of 198,
Whitechapel-road. A young man, named Smith, to
save himself from being suffocated, leaped out of one of
the upper windows, by which he sustained such serious
injaries that he was removed to the hospital.
IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE LATE MR. DOUGLAS
JERROLD.—TiIe amateur performance by Mr. Charles
Dickens and his friend and Wilkie Collins's "Frozen
Deep," in aid of the fund now being raised "in re-
membrance of Douglas Jerrold," took place at the
Gallery of Illustration on Saturday evening. Not-
withstanding the utmost economy of space was ob-
served by the committee in placing the audience, and
not a single place was unappropriated, so numerous had
been the applications for tickets that a second perform-
ance for Saturday next bad been resolved upon
for the gratification of the many who must other-
wise have been disappointed ; but the second perform.
ance was no sooner announced than all the places for
that also were taken up, and applications continued to
come in ; so another repetition, the final one, for Satur-
day, the 25th inst., is to take place. The second per-
formance gave the utmost delight, and the audience, al-
though many of theta were suffering from inevitable dis-
comfort from the crowded state of the room, listened
with breathless attention. Mr. Buckstone's capital farce
of " Uncle John" followed, and the inimitable acting of
Mr. Charles Dickens and Mr. Mark Lemon, who sus-
tained the parts of Uncle John and Friend Thomas, kept
the audience in a genial state of merriment to the close.

LATEST NE S.

THE INDIAN MUTINIES.

We have received the following telegraphic

message from Trieste :

TRIESTE, SUNDAY.

The steamer Bombay arrived on the 11th of
July (yesterday), at half-past 3 o'clock p.m., in
123 hours from Alexandria.

The India mails leave this morning with intel-
ligence from Bombay to June 15 ; Calcutta, June
7 ; Madras, June 11 ; Ceylon, June 15 ; and

Hong Kong, May 25.

The mutiny had spread to several other regi-
ments of the Bengal army in the North-Western
Provinces, but the crisis was looked upon as past.

Reinforcements of European troops were on
their way towards Upper India from the Bombay
and Madras presidencies, and from Ceylon.
The Bombay and Madras armies continued

firmly loyal.
General Anson had died of cholera at Kurnaul

on May 27.

Intelligence from Delhi to the Bth of June had

been received at Madras and Bombay. The
heights around the town were in possession of the

Government troops.
The rebels have bean attacked and driven dis-
pirited within the walls. They had lost 26 guns.
News of the capture of Delhi was hourly ex-
pected.

The native troops had been disarmed at most
of the stations in the Punjab.
The loss to the Bengal army through mu tiny
and other causes is estimated at 26,000 men.
The disaffection is eutirtly confined to the

army.

Sir Patrick Grant had been appointed to suc-
ceed General Anson, and universal confidence was
felt in the efficacy of the vigorous measures adopted

by the Governor-General.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steamer Erin has been lost near Galle.
At Bombay the tightness in the money-market
had increasel, and the banks had raised their rate
of interest. Exchange was 2s. 2d. to id.

Both the Bombay and Calcutta import-markets

wer© dull.

Exchange.—Calcutta, 2g. ld. to id.

Money was plentiful.
All the most influential communities of Cal-
cutta, including the Mahommedans, had presented
addresses to the Government, containing assur-
ances of their loyalty.