EARL GREY'S DISALLOWANCE OF A GRANT IN AID OF THE JEWISH RELIGIONISTS IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

Anglo-Maori Warder, Volume 1, Issue 23, 28 September 1848, Page 1

EARL GREY'S DISALLOWANCE OF A GRANT IN AID OF THE JEWISH RELIGIONISTS IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

"If assistance," says the noble Secretary for the Colonies, in his Despatch to Sir Charles Fitzßoy. of A pril 13, 1847,— "if assistance is to be given at all from the Colonial revenue, towords the maintenance of Jewish Synagogues, it shall be done by an amendment of ths Church Exr. j nlicM Ac: v: the Coioiiy, which should give the Jewe, to some defiui'.e rule, a ilairn to per-iiiiary n e -is ?nce for the &u ipoit of their religious eitaujis'nr.e:,'-. //the opinionotthe Council, and of the inK.tb tanLs i.t uc coiony gen-raily, should i e ve:y stron;h i» favour of . o w«ff an cztention of thepr.r.Jj'le<>? -niut-a.; iroiu the l'oionu.l revenue lor the r?i;u'i-i instruction of the members of I'iSe-cnt ro--mumtiep, I am not prepared 'o irstruc - y„u tj :uj e vour asserit to such a pnpoia, I certainly rcyret its adopA very few dauo f "'crtliisunmisUl.eaWe notification of Earl Grey's rrpugu t.ie to lip.i- of the jus*, concessions dciamdcu b- this Colony and the C'oloriil m the Jewish religionistr, Li>rd John Rnsieii had declared to the Presideitof the Boaiu oi Jecish Deputies, in London, that '* HC VOFLD BE SO.ISV iOSLC THE JEWISH C IMMUNITY E\CLLDED FftOM A PARI ICIPATIoN IN IHI BENEFITS r&OPoSSD TO 11K CONFERRED BY 1 THE , riTDRE Parument. iiv Grants fob. Education." [ It will thus be seen that the Colonial Minister would i regret the adoption by cur Colonial Legislature of a i generous principle of Rtluious ole-ation ; and that the Head of 11 ev Majcty*;, Government would equally rtgrtt its rcjeeiion by Parliament, But a* a still more sulking contrast between the narrow bigotry of Earl Grey, and the Christian liberality of the Premier, let Us refer to the language as?d in Parliament by Lord John Russell on the IGth Derembpr last t *7hon nov.ug tint lh« House resolve its?]f into Commiitec o i the rejoraloop. p the ci*il and ! political disab'iitiep aiu'duij Her lL.jcstj'B Jewi'H subjects— v.h ch bf lo:i£s to the highest class . vf accomplished mi-.ds when cvilted by sincerity and earnestness. 11 I place the qups'.'on," sn'd the noble lord, "upon this sinip'e, hut I th.uk sohd ground,—that eve.y i Englishman i* ci'itlod to the honours a»d advantages nhicbthc Uii i- ■ gives him. I etite further, that r_di»ious opiubn itself ought to be na disqualification for the enjoyment of those I found t decfaratim in one of the statutes of England. l lt is th 3 birthright of the people to enj iy the pisilesea commui to all.' * * I appall to tho llou e in -he nime of the Consti'uMtn o'' En*bmd„ which is afi iend to free.'om, libci v y mid jasiice, and an enemy to <vcr>j of disqualification, to tako away the last reuit.utit of religious persei-wnn.'' Thus n tf ««;, there ha *M difference between the generous hopes ot the Pioarier, and the contracted fears uf hia crotchety colleague, llu suggestion &o conTjycd by tin latter, that to amend Mis Church L\te.i'.ion Act of t t: 3 Colony -n favor uf t ie Je.vd, w.u!d be to ua-Ch-istUn-lza it, cannot be better dn.poH.il of them m tiie hngua;e o; hi*. Lordship's p edeLVSsjr, Air. Gbdstone, who, on the ocuwon p'tead) teU'rred to, t'ms disposed of a similar objectioa to Loid mot.on : ** Tho qu stion Is not whether Cfcmthuvty is need* le-s but whether it is endangered by tms step. I nm aw ire, that in tnkm; it. wcarc no.nin>M„ , ti ce.-i »piht ffclrtiiely Uuiit.tm ch in, tcr of I'.iri an .-t ut-u/i> art by njriitui co prumuitij tt* nut Chutui.ttiy." So bay »e, W regird to o« Cnur:h K\t-ut«m Act; QiidiiidlLmmj: mr Jo*i*n fcllow-ciiueiw, who con - tribute ctiua"y n.t.'i our S ., T OB to thv- Public Revenues, their f«u sh.irc of fit hmplu-> fuuda approp.mted tu Mid liducjtion, wehutnbly submit to LtlGi \, tut wo iue " not coinpro't-iiiog t!i? Chmiiinit," ut iiu Ac:, which, by th.- w,»y. a vy.y bf-- HHijmitynf thuc<ilum-.tsdtbire to :cj revealed. Mb. !■> luw.vrr, Isa br uth ot ; a \eiy txren-i*c -,ti l »- jtc'. rt.'icii nvdunot Mtbtidtoenterii this pt-c.-. W» unl th-re;oce couu-'.it ou'b Ww with s.i h'tig hv.Ui yeJ by the ecbedulj ot iht* Coii-iUiui ou.-l Act, i > U»o" vuj;lit the mtsmbsri of tlie J.wish community ti nhtre ia a gtant, in which ull j cregds q |hyh^gh^g£iaa^