The Morning Chronicle discloses a curious piece of Ministerial mismanagement
in election affairs. The Liberal electors of Lon- don City had arranged a list of four names for their candidates at the general election : they were, Lord John Russell, Mr. Rothschild, Mr. Pattison, and Sir George Larpent ; and the cast of parts was deemed so strong as to insure success. At present the oath to be taken on entering Parliament excludes Jews ; and it was understood that Lord John Russell would try to remove that impediment. Lord John is not ready for such an extension of "civil and religious liberty," the "fullest extent" of which he promised to the electors when he last met them. Perhaps his idea of the "fullest extent" does not go so far as Catholics and Jews. At all events, he has announced that Ministers have no intention of introducing a measure to admit Jews into Par- /mast, Mr, Rothaehild's name therefore must be withdrawn ; and the noble Member for the City has succeeded in creating a strong sense of disappointment among hismorcantile constituents.
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