The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-03-23 00:00:00

Till? JEWS.

[TIMM Tilt INTW TOOK NATIONAL sntrocsve.l
N. Legislature of Maryland has been for some
C.. past mimed on a Bill for admitting the Jews to
an equal participation of civil rights with other Citi.
zens.—On reformers to the Constitution of the Unit.
od Slater, and the general institutions of the country,
it otield appose singular, that such a law was neces-
sary, bat it was required to do away the enmity of
test oath, very unconstitutionally required by the
Constitution of the State. That Jews is Marylaud,
many of whom possess wealth and character, were
justly desirous of wiping away a fool stain from the
i.istitutietis of the State, and they we,e aided by en.
lightened men, of all denominations; bat theirefforts
set obtain the passage of a law have hitherto failed,
and we kern that the law for that purpose, which has
born just agitated, hag been lost by a vote of 50 to 24
—sad the bigotry and superstition of these amlight.
*fled times, ace once more countenanced by one of
the Steles in the American Repel)lie, and is the 43d
jeer of American Independence.
Bet what effect bus this intolerant Act of Mary.
Istod produced., the Jews? Cost they prevent a Jew
from beieg Provident of the United States if be is
chosen? No. Can they prevent him being m Mem.'
bar of Congress! No. Or bold ass Office ender the
general Government? No. Mot can their bigotry
eit,ct ? Why, they cats prevent a Jew from bolding
a Legislative or Municipal Office; and there, fortu-
nately, their paver mods. We trust, therefore, that
she Jews I. Maryland will continue to discharge
every duly es men end citizens—will be the first in
the ranks is defence of their coustry—the first in
pstreaising learning, charitable mod religious testi-
tuitions, and by acts of liberality and propriety, prove
theorise/0o worthy of every right—and thus will
these intolerant men feel es Mk as they really are.

The (allotting ',street of a letter from the Hies-
triode Thomas Jeff►rson, dated from his seat, Mon•
fierily, blab 18, 1818. and written to one of this
persecuted people, will be read with deep interest,
and corresponding emotions of gratitude is that great
men, whose death can only termisate his eudeevoors
to promote the cause of universal freedom and jel-
lies, You► sect, by its sufferings, hes (vanished
▪ remarkable proof of the universal spirit of religious
intolerance inherent in every sect, disclaimed by all
• bile feeble, end practised by all when in power.—
Our laws hate applied the only antidote to ibis vice,
protecting our religious u they do nor civil rights, by
petting all on an equal footing. But more remains
to be done—feu although we aro free by the law,
we ere nut so in practice. Public opinion erects It.
self iota an iocobition, and remises its office with
es
mock fanaticism as fans the firms of an auto de fe.
The prejudice still acowliog on your sect of our reli-
gion, altboegls the elder one, cannot be unfelt by
yourselves. It is to be hoped that individual disposi-
tions will at last mould themselves to the model of
the law, sod consider the moral basis on which all
troy religion rests, as the rallying point which unites
them in common interest, while the pecollar dowses
breaching from it are t►e exclusive concern of the re-
spective sects embracing them, sod no rightful subject
of nodes to any other. Public opinion needs reform-
ation on this point. Nothing, I think, would be so
likely to effect ibis, es to your sect particularly, as
the roost careful attention to edecatiso, which you
recommended; and which, placing its members on
she equal and tommeading benches of science, will
exhibit them as areal objects of respect and power."

RIOT AT NEWOATE AMONGST THE 1$ OINEW—On
vridey week a disturbance took place amongst the
female convicts under sentence of transportation in
Neagate. One of the Prisoners bed hong two shifts
so dry in the yard, which disappeared is a short
time. A 'strict search was made, bet it was ineffec.
teal. Orders were immediately Issued to exclude the
friends of the convicts till the properly was restored.
No sooner war this made known, then a crowd •of
shorn set op a shoat against the injenction, and they
seized upon sawcepens and other utensils, brandish.
iug them in the faces of the men whe were codes.
souring to telk them into peace, end swore they
would break lb. windows, chairs, tables, and every
hung else that could be broken. It became soon
necessary to interfere in a mei' resolute manner, as
the cue was given to the ether convicts, who were
espocted to join in great embers. It was therefore
ordered, that ten of the ringleaders should be pet en.
der body-irons, sod confined to bread sad water,
until last Wednesday night ; when, having expressed
their sorrow, and protested against any Wore viola-
tion of the roles of the prison, they were restored to
their former privileges.
Daring the lest week, some person or persons in
the vicinity of Westbury committed the most /went
and most diabolical act in that parish daring the
night time. Upwards of 1,000 yeeng trees in she,
plantations at Whittee, belonging to It. Tort, Esq.
were destroyed ; and many valuable trees, upon the
estates cf other Gentlemen, were barked. Several
farmers have been threatened that their stock sad
property will be destroyed, and some villains ac-
tually pot this threat into sanstion, by maiming
sod killing two cows belonging to Mr. G. Geary.
A reward of 100 One's is offered for apprehending
the perpetrator of this act; and feelings of horror,
with as anxiety to bring the pertly to punishment,
pervade the whole neighboerbood.—(.sfirtmsbury
Chronicle.)
I u the coarse of the Trimlestown nose, jest finish.
ed io Dublin, one of the Counsel asked a very re-
spectable artistes whether he had ever been a Catho-
lic priest, apparently for the purpose of throwing
ilsareerns on his testimony. Lord NORWAY, in his
charge to the Jury, observed upon it. Ile could not
ovoid expressing his disgust at Counsel's asking such
• 'prelims: he was astonished beyeod measure that
any Advocate in the world should steppe's it pos-
sible that seek a Jerry could be influenced by such a
motive. " If," adJed the Noble and Learned Judge,
`• this mortify did become so intolerant, I would
become an emigrant myself : troy ! I would not care
if nay heed were struck off."
A carious wager was decided on Satan:ley it Chig.
weit.eow, between two Gentlemen of Chinkford,
rsampri Brown and intim for 25 guineas, which
west the greetesedistance la erne boor, each mount.
tel ou hill two-when hobby, which was determined
f.r.ror of 11r. Urea., she dvdl nearly eight miles,
r.a.larg his activisist e (porter of a voile.