The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-01

THE MoRTARA CAsE.-The ''Protestant Associa-
tion," London, have addressed the following memo
rial to Lord Malmesburv:
81 Your memOriaists have heard with deem
sorrow and regret that in the Roman States Ed
gar Mortara, child of Jewish parents, has been
taken from his fathers house in the city of Bo-
ogua, and placed in the city of Rome without
his fathers consent, for education in the Roman
Catholic religion, on the ground of his having
been baptized by Roman Catholic servant of the
family.
go. Your memoralists strongly object to tie
principle that the mere fact of Il Jewish child
having been baptized with without its own
consent, the consent of its parents, should en-
title the clergy, ministers, inquisitors, or other
agents officers of the Papacy to take such child
away from parental control, believing as they do,
that such is in direct violation less of ma
tural right than of the principles of civil and re-
ligious liberty.
"3. Your memorialists also desire to express
their conviction that there is no satisfactory evil
dence that the rite of baptism ever was actually
performed over the child, and they indulge hope
that any Intervention which can properly be called
into exercise by Her Maesty's Government will be
exered to procure the restoration of the child to
his parents.
81 Your memoralists are aware that it NAV be
contended that Her Majesty's Government has no
strict right to interfere in matters relating to the
laws of foreign country, and also that the present
case having arisen in the Roman States NAV be
considered as still further complication in the
affair.
"5. Your memorasts, nevertheless, verv re-
specially desire to remind your Lordship that on
former occasions the intervention of the Foreign
office has exercised, and successfully exercised in
a friendly way to procure the liberation OF some
who had been wrongfully imprisoned.
"6. In the year 1874, the case of DR.. HALEY oc-
Cured who had been imprisoned for conscience
sake by the Portuguese authorities at Madeira. A
deputaton waited on Lord Aberdeen. then Secreta-
ry Of State for Foreign Affairs, and DR.. HALEY was
restored to liberty. On this case your memorial
lists do not much rely, because DR.. HALEY was a
British subject.
''7. Two stronger and more recent cases, have,
however occurred in reference to persons not Bri-
fish subjects; one the case of Dr. Achilli, who had
been imprisoned in the Inqusition at Rome and
the other that of and his wife named Madiai,
who had been imprisoned at Florence.
''S. In each of these latter cases the parties were
foreigners, there British Minister at Florence
and consular agent at Rome. Strong sympathy
was expressed, both in the case of Dr. chilli and
that of the Madiai, in this country and elsewhere
Representations were made by philanthropic per
sons, the intervention of those whose high position
in European diplomacy gave them great weight,
was called into exercise, and the liberation of Dr.
Achilli from the Inqusition in Rome, and the Ma
dial from their Imprisonment at Florence was &C
complished.
"9. Your memoralists therefore respectfully Law
the matter before your Lordship, and humbly pray
that it may be considered in what manner the in
tuence of the British Government exercised so of
ten with success in defence of civil and religious
liberty, and the rights of the oppressed may be now
exerted for the restoration of the child Edgar Nor
tara, to his parents at Bologna, and that steps NAV
be taken accordingly,
"SIgned on behalf of the committee:
81 ANES T0pD Cho;rnap