The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-04-23 00:00:00

THE LONDON ritEss.

(FROM THE GUARDIAN.)
Mr. Robert Grant introdUced the following
to. the House of Commons :—" That it is Or
move the civil disabilities at present existing ‘,
Majesty's subjects of the Jewish religion, 11/11,
exceptions as are provided with reference to b.ls_on•
subjects professing the Roman Catholic religi
The precedent which Mr. Grant refers to
lowed to be very auspicious. If the same resuY
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be expected from the emancipation of the e'
followed the emancipation of the Roman C'
think that no one would be found insane Cu'
commend it.
Mr. Grant urged the ordinary topics in beb,l
a
measure, that the Jews were good subject*.til,
share of the taxes, &c., and that it was tote
them out of the benefits of the constitution.
little attention to the religious part
of «•9and none whatever to the principles of the Je
selves. It is true, indeed, that he cited the to
the Sanhedrim assembled by order of Botiorr.
ris, but he forgot to state that that body Was
servile instrument in the hand of the Ern'
trembling rabbis congregated in Paris no
sented the Jews, than the crouching senate
the people of France. They were called tog,
what the Emperor chose, and of course they
mandate. Besides, what civil rights had al
or Gentile, under the iron tyranny of Nai
Grant referred also to the Jews in Prussia,
was not more fortunate. If he were acqual
state of Prussia, he would have known t
the
lence of the Jews in that country is consit:
of the greatest misfortunes of the kingdom.
there not looked upon as Mr. Grant would
suade us they are, as belonging to Prussia
Germany, but as a distinct nation. But evel
cede to Mr. Grant that the examples of im
and Prussia are completely in his favour,
practice of despotic states, in which the legisA
exist, and where everything depends on the
monarch, apply to such a constitution as of
parte, we are sure, never thought of putting
his senates, or advancing one to the magist
we suppose that an instance of the kind eoni
in Prussia. In short, there is no analogy
cases of such governments and that of Great.
Sir Robert Inglis truly observed, that the
whether Christianity was or was not to cond.
parcel of the law of England, and contended
mission of the Jews to legislative power
the negative. The very form by which t
emancipated is not far from a rejection of
In order that they may obtain seats in the •
necessary to alter the oath now taken by the
and what is the alteration ? Nothing more

the deliberate omission of the words "on
Christian,"—and a legislature calling itself
now about solemnly to reject the avowal 0'
Christ. We have been making rapid prop;
years to such a rejection, and the present no'
to be the final and formal act of renunciation.

The gaudy sophistries of Mr. Macaulay,
intelligible expression of contempt for ae.
avowal of religion expressed by Mr. Hutne,
Mr. Macaulay, in fact, did little more than
most totidem verbis, the speech he made th
on the same subject; and it does not mend °°
tition. None of the supporters of the mot'
notice of what the feelings of the conscientii
with respect to it. We can tell them, as Al
them some years ago in the Standard, that'
merges his own peculiar nationality in that,
pie among whom he resides, casts off his fait'
clings' to his creed because he daily exr"
daily prays for, the coming of the Messiah,
to whom alone his allegiance is due : and
vent he remains in a state of captivity. If
believe that he is in such a state this morale
true Israelite. He gives up the faith that is
out adopting any in its stead. That there
Jews as well as trading Christians, who care
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the creed which they profess, we are well asc',
do not think that they are a class for whosee
are called upon to enact favouring laws. 140
tious Jew will not be " emancipated ;" he No' v,
birthright for so poor a mess of pottage as i;46
him. The very reluctance to admitprose'Y
umphantly referred to by Mr. Macaulay last I'd
from the desire of keeping the House of r3Ol
with the blood of the Gentile. If Mr. Alaiscd
anything of the lore of the peOple whose cal"t)
he was advocating, he would have known 01' '1
bis declare " a proselyte to be a scab on Israe.cil
because they do not think him worthy of parts
honours of the kingdom to which they look.
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In a political point of view, the emanciPa-
-30,000 people, generally of a poor and insieol
cannot be attended with any danger; but alt#
the senate, and all homage to the religion °
which is at least nominally offered at pre
s
done away with.

Outwardly, the position of the ministry wOIIIA ?I
1
been strengthened. Mr. Ellice has achieve'fi,l
of a re-election for Coventry by a majority °Ol
hundred over Mr. Thomas, whom he beat,
in Kentucky, "to immortal smash," at tbe,r.e
tion, having at that period a majority of "`Di
one. Mr. Stanley has also been replaced ote
North Lancashire.—The latter supplies o,°t,
lie feeling as to the Greys, because Mr.
sonal merits were backed by immense fang "f
and he met no opponent in the field. Al .;,ad
have been beaten if the day of election
Week later. As it is, however, the issue 1 1
of the Ministry, and much good may it d%V
has been achieved by a man who refuses t 0 tat,
his brother-in-law's Cabinet on the grouedii
neral policy of that Cabinet is unworthy e`
—But let no admirer of the Whigs delude
the idea that Cabinet difficulties are at a 1 0
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Goderich has got the privy seal, the Earle
and is understood to have received a pronllsti
vacant Garter ; pretty tolerable " compens,
competency and a ready turn-out; but °thew
soon be announced. Lord Althorp mus%e
as soon as a successor can be found.
ground for believing that Lord Broughaind!
labour in vain during the recess.—Lee''
ter. t!"
A notorious offender, named Michael Sl',
long, been the terror of the district in Is'lltcoe
was, after a series of accusations and estii,
convicted upon the clearest testimony of
and robbery of arms, and was accordinVA
transportation for life. One of those nle°
from houSetn house at the point of a pil'e',o°
ately got up, and "transmitted to Lord
straightway—and as a preliminary gel', to
down an order commuting his punishlueottaile
imprisonment ! Our correspondent has de 0?1
of the circumstances of this extraordinerY,,'
of just and honest indignation at the erriii-6,
tised towards those engaged in bringing `•
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justice, but in form and language to lc
give insertion in our columns.—Dub/in

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