The Sun.
London, England, 1818-08-08 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTtLLIGE`kt.

AnG. 7.—Monday 13st. the Rev. Geo.
lianinnntd. of Merton, Rev. Edward Bouverie, of
Christ Church, and
,the Rev. Robert Gray, of
Chid, were elected Fellows of Merton College,
in this University.
His GraCe the Archbishop of York has been
pleased to grant to Granville Venables Vernon,
Esq. M.P. Master of Arts, and Barrister at Law,
the offices of Cliatieellor and Commissary of the
Diocese and Province of York, vacant by the re-
si.nati,m of Osborne Mrakham,
P‘Oil Thursday, in the Consistory Court of Wor-
cester, the Rev. John %iTinOehl, D. D. Vicar of
Bromsgrove, and the Rev. Francis Mills, M. A.
Rector of Barford, were elected Proctors for the
Clergy of the Diocese of Worcester in the ensuing
Convocation. The Rev. James lideakin, M. A. one
of the Prebendaries of Worcester Cathedral, is
elected Proctor for the Dean and Chaplet-.

Holtrt~BLE OCCURRENCE.

SI'4GULAR INSTANCE OF FEMALE INTREFIDITir

AND PLIESENCe 010 MIND.

The village of Brie, in France, has recently
been the theatre of the following extraordinary
circums:ance ;—A pedlar and his wife presented
themselves at nightfall at the door of a little farm
some distance from the high road, and asked for
a bed. The farmer (named Pinaud), whose wife
had lately lain in, granted their request, and they
passed the night quietly enough. Next day be-
ing Sunday, the fanner and his servants went to
Mass at a neighbouring village, and the pedlar ac-
companied him, leaving none in the house but the
farmer's wife, a child six years of age, and the
pedlar's wife, who pretended to be ill. Hardly
had the people quitted the house when the latter,
armed with a knife, went to the bed of the far-
mer's wife, threatening to kill her, if she did not
give her all her money. The poor woman, un-
able to resist, gave her up her keys, and desired
her little boy to show the woman her chests. She
rose, however, soil by from her bed, and following
the pedlar's wife, beckoned her own child out of
the room, anti double-locked the robber into,
it. She then directed the child to run into

the village, and bring his father to her assist-
ance. The poor little fellow lost no time ;
but by a dreadful fatality he met the pedlar,
who, no doubt, was returning to join his wife.
The child ingenuously told him he was going for
his father, as the house was being robbed. The
pedlar took him by the hand, and told him there
was no necessity to go for his father, as he would
go back and protect his moti-.:r. ‘Vhen they ar-
rived at the Farm, the farmer's wife refused to
open the door, as she did not hear her husband's
voice. The pedlar tried in vain to persuade her
to open it ; and at last threatened to cut the throat
of her child if she did not. Finding even that in
vain, the diabolical villain actually put his horrid
menace into effect, almost under the eyes of the
mother, who heard, without the power of succour-
ing, the last cries and sobs of her unhappy child.
Raving perpetrated this useless crime,:the mon-
ster, with horrid menaces against the life of the
mother, got upon the root, and was descending
through a chimney, when site collected all her
strength, dragged the palliasse from her bed and
threw it on the fire. The smoke instantly en-
veloped the assassin, who, being unable to re-
mount, fell into the fire, !tall suffocated. In this
case she struck hint several blows with the fire
shovel, which effectually disabled him ; and then,
exhausted by fatigue and anguish, she fell sense•
less on the floor, and was found in that state when ,

the farmer and !►is men returned from chute!), by
whom the guilty wretches were secured. It is
thought the pedlar will recover so as to meet the
reward of his horrible atrocity. The poor wo-
man was by care brought to her senses.--(French
Paper.)

A MAD ELEPHANT.—On the 21st of November
an alarming Occurrence took place in the camp of
the Indian Army, to the no small con fusion of
almost every individual. An order for move-
ment having brought all the baggage• elephants
to their respective stations, for the conveyance
of the tents to the next encamping ground, one
of these animals suddenly set off in a violent
rage, and, after running in all directions for a
short time, shaped his course among a crowd his
flight had brought together, from which, having
singled out his mahowt, he got hold of the poor
fellow and trampled him to death. This done,
he again began to run about, and threw the whole
camp into the greatest consternation ; and seri-
ous apprehensions were entertained for another

man, who was ail the time on his back, having
ascended it t►efore tie animal first ran away, to
adj►tst the baggage to be conveyed on him., Many
()Ricers came out of their tents with loaded guns,
but, us the elephant would not rest a moment,

tlnlre was no approaching him within a safe dis-
tance Another male elephant Was then brought
to the spot, and no sooner was he seen by the en-
raged animal than he was most furiously attacked,
and, after exchanging three or four hard knocks
against each other's head and teeth, the first
turned away and scampered out of sight. It was
not known where he went to ; but the man who
was o❑ his hack, and who was given over as-lost,
returned into camp after several hours, having
saved himself by laying hold of a bough of a large
tree, near which the elephant was passing in his
flight.

It is said Sir ThomAs Inst.op's share of Prize-
money during the late war in India amounts to
100,000/. However encouraging this may be to
adventurous spit its, let it he remembered they
must first fight their way up to the office of Com-
mander-in-Chief, and gain it at the cannon's
mouth. now different to the peaceful Scheme
of enriching a man, now submitted, which, with-
out trouble or danger, and requiring neither skill
nor talent, will CARROLL not may privates,
but even women and children, into a Fortune
of 30.0001. or 60,0001. in a few days, with
2000 Soveigns in Gold, besides Clare,, Port, and
.Nladeira, as may he known at either of CanaoLL's

the Contractor's, ()dices. No. 7, Cort!hill, or '2G.
Oxford-street, %litre iiiidraVVll TirkOS Mild Sbdrei
!Troy be !rid; riot! as tlicre are 110 fixed prizes, al!
ihe Capitals Illtiv be drawn Ne-24 Wetincsday, ib
11E0E61'3 Birth Day.

LAW INTELLIGENCE;

COURT OF CHANCERY, AUULIST T.

RELIGIOUS TOLERATION.-THE BEDFORD
CHARITY.

[For what occurred before in this important case, see thil
Paper of Saturday last.]

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL-" Since this Case'
was befOre your Lordship, the inquiries which
your Lordahip directed to be made have been
Tine; and I ani happy to Say in so satisfactory a-,
manner as not to leave a doubt on a single point.'
This case came before your Lordship on the pe-
tition of certain persons Of the Jewish per Suasion,
praying that this Court would declare that the
children of the poiii inhabitants of the town of
Bedford were entitled to participate in the char
rite, whether Jews or Christians. In the reign
of 'Edward the Sixth, a school was established for
the instruction Of boys in granitnar, &c. I beg
your Lordship will bear in mind I he time this took
place; for I feel not the least difficulty in saying,
that had such an application as the present been
made in the time of Edward, or in the reign of
Queen Elizabeth, when Sir William Harper gave
his estate for the benefit of the hospital, it would
not have been sustained, for there was not a Court
of Law or Equity at that time in Great lit itain
that would have declared that Jews were entitled
to receive benefit front the charity. Whatever
the enlightened liberality of modern times may.
have done for Jews, I have yet to learn they are.
specially tolerated by any Act of the Legislature.
The Trustees have no wish to persecute the Jews,
but only to defend the rights of the charity. By
the ancient law of the country, Jews and infidels
were considered alien enemies. It had beet, stated
to he the law of the land by Lord Coke, in Cal-
vin's case, where he held that all persons were
either aliens or subjects, and that there were tent-
porary aliens, and perpetui inimici. In another
part of his Commentaries he states, that a Jewess
could not, on the conversion of her husband,
' claim her dowry. The Jews of this country were
sent out of it by an Act of Edward 1., and were,
not allowed to return till the tiota of the Com-
monwealth ; and then provision was made for
their return by OliveaCromwell. Christianity, it
is well known, is inseparably connected with the
State; therefore it is utterly impossible for a Jew
to claim or to participate ill this !charity, espe-
cially as the exercise of his religion is incompatible
with, and contrary to, patine policy. In the time
of Lord Hardwicke it was decided, that this Court'
would not afford its protection to charities solely
for Jews. The question now then is, whether
those not belonging to the Christian religion can
partake of the benefits of this charity ? In the 4th
year of the reign of the present King, it was found
that the revenues of the'eharity far exceeded what.
was requited for the charity. An Act was ac-
cordingly passed to extend' its operation and ap-
point Trustees; but there was no provision that'
a Jew should he one of the Trustees. The provi-
sions of that Act were repealed by the 33(1 of the
King. In my opinioo, the first question to be un-
derstood is, in what manner the school has been
conducted ? By the Act it is ordained to be under
the jurisdiction of the NVarden and Fellows of
•New College, who were to superintend it, and to
give three exhibitions, of forty pounds each, to
three young men, who might attend' such of the
.Universities as the Directors might think proper.
Will it be then said that Jews can claim such
exhibitions ? Then it they cannot claiM one part
of the charity, shall I be told they should be en-
titled to another part ? The Petitioner Joseph had
indeed two sons in the schitcd;bufhe is wrong int
saying they were educated there in the usual reli-
gious manlier, for at his own request and special
indulgence, the boys were exempted from attend-
ing prayers and church on Sundays, and were also.
permitted to be absent on Saturdays, and other
Jewish holidays. The next thing I shall allude
to is the provision of 8001. as a 'provision for
maideos to encourage them to marry, their ages
being between 16 and 20. The Trustees were to
meet tour times ii year,'when the candidates were
to give in their Christian and Surnames. Their
being obliged !o give in their Christian names
proved- that. Jews were to 'be excluded, and
Christians only admitted. The next thing I have
to bring your Lordship's attention to is the alms-
houses, where the provision is, that the inmates
are to attend some place of public worship on Sun-
day; and this cannot he considered as including
Jews, for it' is well known, were they to attend
places of Christian worship, it would he a violation
of the faith handed down to them by their fore-
fathers, and which they conscientiously adhere
to. Fees were also given to apprentices, and
here it is alleged that two sons of one of the pe-
titioners had obtained the fees. It was true; but
who were they apprenticed to ? I. will tell your
Lordship—to their o father. It is utterly im-
possible that a Jewish child can be an apprentice
to is Christian ; for the master who employs the
child must he deprived of his services one day in
every week. It was not disputed that the Gover-
nor and Trustees had the right to select and ap-
point masters for the children. At the end of
their apprenticeship,- they, were entitled, if they.
behaved well, and produced a certificate, signed
by the Minister and Churchwardens, to receive a
further sum. My Learned kriend (Sir S. Ro-
milly) stated that this certificate was merely as to
moral conduct ; but the circumstance of its being
obliged to be signed by the Clergyman is a proof
that teligioos conduct is also iocloded. It is
true that the petitioner's (Lyons) daughters ail
received the marriage portion, and were married.
It is not necessary for me to occupy your Lord-
ship's time by stain:; all the affidavits, as they
must be in your Loud hip's recolleciion. The
Affidavit of the Rev. Mr. Reardon, head-master of
the grammar school, is the most important, as it
states the system follo..ved in the school, and
hat any child absent front prayers is liable to be
first corrected, and then expelled on a repetition
of the Offence. The itoys are to he taught first
the Latin Grammar, and then the Greek 'Testa..
ment. Is it then to be supposed that Jews wonld
allow their children to be taught the Greek 'Fes.
ament In the preparatory school, the children
are taught the English Bible and New Testament,
,vide!' never was deviated from but in the instance
.1f two boy, at the desire of their father, but they
left the achool before they advanced to the G:04%

-class. This pr-lves that the fattier is wrong in
,his Trent through the nsuill
conn6c IJt editCittifili. I cannot help regiettiog
!hat ;he Triwees ever achnir-rti the children tat

.h-,--trs'into the school. 1 ant aware their motives
a•= re bcnevoreut ; but in doing set,. it would
he lied AS a precedent it) this and other Charities.
God ft,rbi(l that .1 should ever so tar ort et my-
self or my duty.so much, as to wish to deprive
any man of his rights ; hut situated as I am, as
Counsel for the Truslees,j think myself-bound to.
do my utmost for then,.''
.Tae Lorin CHANG,fmt.ort—c‘ What have the El-
der,9 anti Rulers of the JeWish Synagogfle.,to'do
Eire in this ease—what •are they made parties
I do not think I can notice them; for, as
a Judge, I am not sitting on a faie where the
Jewish Elders in London are concerned. An
habitant of the town of Bedtord might apply for
the henefit of the chawify, and, nit refusal, may
come.to this Court; but can the Elders of the Sy-
ni-wo::.ne do so 3."
Sir S. Romit.LY---‘.‘l think, as every person
bas a .right to become relator to the Attorney-
General, /hey are anthorised, particularly as the
existence 'of the Jewish religion in-this country is
recognised by many of the statute?; they are no!,
however, as Elders of the Synagogue, but in their
private character."
The SoLICITOR-GENERAL---" Your Lordship 13
asked to declare, the poor entitled to the charity,
whether Jews or Christians. The Court cannot
be called to do this except by those who ate ac.-
ttially- aggrieved. The question is certainly most
iarportaut, as it relales.tO every charity, and I
have no doubt but it will meet the most dispas-
sionate atten:ion frotn your Lordship."
followed on the same side.
Mr. SHADWELL. on the same side, tollo,ved Mr.
Phillimore, and entered into an extensive review
of the various Acts front tittle to time relating to
the Jews.. By the Charter of Edward VI. the
King. designated himself the. Caput Ecclesirz in
terra dngliee et Hibernia, and there contd be no
tio,uht but that Sovereign,, who was peculiarly at-
tached to the Christian Religion, in its, purest State,
intended that the Establishment at Bedtoill should
be conducted on similar principles.
S..RomILLY, in rigikly---,,'';The Petition ,pre-
scaled by my clients, of:the:highest importance
to them as but _it has acquired still
greater importance from the manne-r in which it

has been arguer), by my
,Learned Friends ovosed
to me. But before I proceed to reply.t4s them,
Hil,►w Ole, my,Lord, to tnr,►tion why the Elders
of the Synagogue have come forward. They felt
it was a dnty they were bound to discharge, on
account of the particolar,.trusts which they had
the honour to hold. They did not come forward
in the first instance, nor would -they have done so
now, I►ad tJ►c cL►ims of the girl Sheba Lyon not
been refused by the Trustees, they, considering
that the point was of
_infinite moment, not only
as it regarded the poor at Redford, bp►t the whole
nation of the Ch:ldren- of Israel. They took it

uo front a motive which does them honour, ns
they saw it was impossible for the poor parents
to bear the expenee of a Chancery suit, and they
therefore lent their assistance to have the ques-
tion decided. In doing so, they have done a
public service. Every charity is interested in the
decision, and which, from the source it is to
come from, will be received with reverence, and
put the question for ever to rest. The S,licitor-
General has cooteuded that there is no instance
of a Jew being admitted into the Charity ; I, on
the contrary, maintain that there is no instance
in which a Jew has been refused before the pre-
sent, and I call on him to shew one. It is ar-
gued that no Jew has ever been a trustee-; let it
be so: but what . is the reason ? why, because
there was not a single Jew living in Bedford be-
fore the year 1787. There certainly are Jews
there now, but . none of them can be trustees,
because they are so poor. that they require the
benefit of the Charity : so much then for this ar-
gnment. And does not the Solicitors-General
know, that by the rules of, the Charity, no man
can be a trustee who receives benefactions from
the estate ? I ask your Lordship, or any other
man of common understatorng, is it, to be said
because a Jew from poverty is disqualified
from being a trustee, that his religion is to be
Charged with the faults of his poverty ? It is
worse thirn monstrous to hear such doctrines pro-
molgated in this liberal age. As to the argument
- relative to the certificate being signed by a cler-
gyman and two churchwardens, as being a strung
proof that instruction in Christianity was meant,
I will tell the Learned Counsel, that to the ho-
nour of human natute, there is a clergyman to
be found, and in Bedtord, of such liberal princi-
ples, as to conceive, that when a person acts in
the honest principles of all proper religion, those
of doing lastly, loving mercy, doing good to
all, arid walk humbly with God,' was entitled
to the cettificate.—The Learned Solicitor-Gene-
ral is also mistaken, when he says, that no Chris-
tian toaster would take a Jew apprentice, for one
boy out of this very Charity is an apprentice to a
Christian (Mr. Jeffries} at Bristol, and a Jewisla
-girl is with a Christian lady at Bedford. So
much then for the accuracy of the Learned Gen-
tleman. It has been also said, that the increase
of the Jews was such iu Bedfryd as to endanger
the security of the Christians obtaining the bene-
fit of the Charity. How touch then. must they
be astonished when I inform them, that out of
seven Jewish families that were at Bedford there •
only remained three. 1 am decidedly of opinion,
woe the doctrine of the other side to be sanc-
tioned by your Lordship, it will form a new
epoch in the history of Public Charities.—The
Solicitor-General certainly is mistaken when he
speaks,ot Lord Hardwicke refusing the protec-
tion of the Court to Jewish benefit societies. It
never was, and I trust in God it • never will be,
the docaine of Any Court in this kingdom.—
Lord Hardwicke in that case, which was that of
Da Costa, refused the protection of the Court,
for the relief applied for was not for a charitable
society, bat for one which had in view the pro-
mulgation of Jewish principles. Suppose ati hos-
pital was founded by Jews, ton I to be 'told that
this Court would nut interfere aud give it its
? 11 it would not, I ask where is the
boasted liberdi principles of Englishmen and free-
men ? IlThen Mr. Shatlwell referred to the me.
tuorable dtbate..of 1753, he seams to have forgot

that the universal opinion now is, that Jews can
sell end hold as well as a'sy other person, Was
it ever soppsed, because a man was a je‘li, that
he could not grant a tide to an estate ? It is well
known that the Lord. Chief Justice of the Court
of King's Bench (LOrd Ellenborough) did not
think so, for at this very moment he is with his
rattily in his house at Roehampton, which former-
ly belonged to the late Mr. Goldsmid; a Jew; yet
his Lordship did not refuse to take the title front
a Jew, By the Act ol the 13th of George 11.
all Jews living' seven years in one of the Bri-
tish Colonies, became, ipso facto, natoralized.—
An alksiori had been made to a declaration of
Lord Coke. His Lordship was a min of great
merit, but I am, compelled to say, that he was
a man with &greet many faults. My Learned
Friend (the.SolicitorGeneral), who is himself a
great lawyer, has sheWn he has- too much respect
for Lord Coke io.read the passage, but I will do
it. " All intideli'are perpetui juin:lei in the eye
of,the law, and so are all Jews; tor the.law sup-
poses they will not be ~converted, as thiat is an
event too distil:tit to lie- piobable. Between them
and the devil, whOse sllbjects they are, and between
Christiaus,_ there is a ss ide difference." • Such is
the passage; .aod it is one that never ought co be
cited in this or any other Coml. Lord Chief:Jus-
tice Treby, in the strongest manner,.condetuned it,
and said it could not be too much reprobated ; and
I am sure your Lordship.will agree .with him.—
Lord Lyttleton, in his comments on the statute of
Edward the Third, says, " Why should Jews, be
despised for their religion ;, for are they not
the creatures of God as well as we are ?"
Lord. Chief JUstice Willis, in the famous case of
Armidon versus Birker, held the same opinion. as
Lord .Chief Just ice Trehy did as to the words of
Lord Coke. It is said at the
.other side, that it
Jews were admitted to the charity, Mahotnedarts-'
would be. also entitled.
.1 say so also ; they would
have the saute right, and who will inform me Why
they slmuld not ? For instance, St. Thomas's
flospital was founded by Edward VI. and if a Jew
were to break his head or arm, was he to be
. refused admittance there, because when the Cha-
rity was foinvied there were no Jews ire the couns
try, and of course they. were not included ? My.
Learned Friend, Mr: Shad well, says, Jews could
not be trustees, as the statue of Mr. Harper was
to be kept iii. repair, Which they world not be
able to do, as their law forbids all images. Does
my Learned Friend -forget that it only forbid
images which were to be worshipped ; and did he
believe that either Jews or Christians would wor-
ship Mr. Harper's statue ? The Jewish Syna-
gogue is open every day, therefore the clause of
attending Divine Service on Sunday does not ap-
ply to them. As to the . last objection, of the
.Christian name to be given in writing by the can-
didates, it meant nothing else than that the proper
full name should be giVen in. If it was intended
to exclude Jews, it mould -alto exclude Anabaptists,.
who. never are baptised till they are adults. I
must confess, .however liberal my Learned-
Friends have. professed to be, their arguments
prove that they view Jews still as persecuted
.aliens. 'I he question, my Lord, is certaioly
an important ode, perhaps as much so as
ever came before this Court ; I now itataist
it to your Lordship, and I feel no anxiety as
to what will be your Lordship's judgment,
as. I am convinced you will deal , with it as
you have hitherto done with every other case that
has come before you ; that you will watch all its
bearings, and come to that conclusion that Must
reflect honour on yourself, and instruction to the
human race.'

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL*" I think the
as-
persions that have been thrown out by my Learned
Ft ier.d (Sir Samuel) on Counsel, not necessary.
I disclaim against there being any cause for thein
I•never %visited to distoth the rights or privileges
at any set of men, whatever sect they may biking
to. I should • feel sorry that it slviald go ani to
the public that 1 was the advocate of such prin-

-The LORD CHAN(:ELLOR—" On Monday I will
give you my opininit ; it is a most importaut case.
Sir Samuel Romilly, what Act do you petition
under 3"

Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY--" 'fader both, my
Lord."

The LORD CHANCELLOR—" I will tell you on
Monday morning what I intend talk."
Judgment postponed.—The Court was crowded
before nine o'clock in the morning so-excess.