Year: 1867

ianu uniess rney CONCEDED 70 Others the rights winch
tney were ready enough 10 Clam for themselves and he
acknowledged with graft ude the freDdlvremonstrances
which had been offered by the noble lord stanley and
by his predecessors In Office. The honorable member
concluded by asking whether the communications be-
tween her Majestys and Servia afforded any
hope OF Improvement In the treatment OF It's Jewish
subjects and BY moving an address for papers on the
subject.


Lord STANLEY had no objection TO lay on the table the
papers for which the honorable baronet asked and
which would contain all the information in the posses
sion OF the government ON the subj Ct He believed the
statement Of the honorable bafonet be perfectly
and accurate and he was quite that the feeling Of
pathy with the honorable baronets object Hear hear
He concurred In thinking that this government had
moral right to give advice TO the government and people


pulstons Of the treaty of Pars Tor he thought with
the honorable baronet might fairly on the efforts
which not this country alone but the European Powers
collectively had made on behalf OF scrvia 70 procure
the removal Of that foreign occupation Of Belgrade
which to the Servans had been q constant source Of
baronet had stated the laws now in force il Serva
regulating and restricting the occupations OF the
orbe had those aws %
which were too strong for the occasion. He afraid
It vas impossible to deny that tho conduct Of the Ser
among them had been utterly unworthy ef q people
which had suffered, and which on other grounds had
Justly and reasonably aspred 70 take ss place among
duet Of the Servian people. rather than the Seryian
government because. II he were mot misinformod. it





bgotry thau any international imp0oy on the part Of
the government Tho Servian government were We
believe willing to do what was fair and reasonable in
this matter thoy assured they could do with
ont coming toe trongly into conflict with popular pre-
JUDGES The existence of those prejud'ces was the
more dscrediable because the Sorvians ought TO re-
member that there people who had spoken
strongly behalf of their nationality Mono had shown
more mpatience OF oppression or Of anything like for
egn constrant domination. and none had appealed
more freely or frequently to the general feeling OF
Europe on behalf of the Christian races HIear,
hear.) He thought that this discussion, how
ever short 1t might be would do god. A
state like Servia-a half civilized community-was
always peculiarly sensitive to European opinions, and
he thought that In this respect also the publication OF
the correspondence would be useful The influence Of
the British government, whatever that influence might
be- had been, and would for the future be- exerted in
Serya and they hoped everywhere else in the of
federation and humanity. The government must of
exercise this influence not dicatoriay, but
obtrusvely and quietly-thear, hear)-and. above all,
they must not suppose that in day they would over
como the rooted prejudces of many years. (Hear.
hear For his part he had great confidence, not
much In dip omatc representations the pressure OF
general European opinion which, as nations into
contact with each other. more and brought to
bear upon every community and every people. tHear)
The suggestion which the honorable gentleman had
thrown out that the should avail themselves
of the opportunity afforded by the visit OF the Prince Of
Serva to COnstantin0plo was very judicous He
might add that any memorial representation either
from the jewish community of Servia of Europe
this subject would receive the support OF the British
ambassador. (Cheera)