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Now ready, In 1 vol., 109. 6d. bound, THE WANDERER IN ITALY, SWITZERLANP, FRANCE, AND SPAIN. By ADOLPHUS T. TROLLOPE, Esq. Author of " A Summer in Brittany," &e. Principal Content., :—Venice—Rome—Florence—Zurich — Lu cerne P ern e— n terlaken—Certal do—A rl es B ers Toulouse —Pan Qr t. Se bastian —Az, , erlia—Saragossa— aea—P antno a—B wine, &c. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., post Sve., S I L A NOVEL. 0 0 " The author, we are convinced , is young, otherwise we could hardly see displayed such fresh and enthusiastic sympathy in be half of his heroes and heroines. Re is a writer of genius, inspired by a high standard of morality and religion, and by a laudable love of the purest sort of fame. We gather this from the glowing lan guage in which he expresses his feelings, sentiments, and opinions on the subjects just mentioned. There are several chapters, in which links of the story are dropped, containing most eloquent essays on matters that are the prima mobilia of the actions which cha racterise nature's nobility. The writer evidently belongs, though he has market per ee peculiarities, to the school of the Disraelis, Man nerses, and Smythes."—Observer. sliwood' is no ordinary work ; it contains passages at exceed ing beauty, and is written in pure and forcible language, with great good taste and power. It is one of the most interesting and en gaging novels which the present season has pro,luced. Of the cha racter of Amelia loss we have already spoken, and the extract we have given above is the surest voucher of the truth of what we have said. The other ladies who play conspicuous parts in the tale are Florence Howard, an intellectual beauty; Jessie Gordon, a wild and impulsive genius, passionately fond of music and poetry; and Julia Maitland, the noblest and best of them all."—Morning Post. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRA NIGIIT. LA TEMPESTA. It is respectfully announced, that a GRAND EXTRA. NIGHT will tai e place On THURSDAY EVENING, August 1, When will be presented the highly successftd new grand Opera, by llalevy, the Poem by Scribe, founded on The Tempest of Shaltspere, and composed expressly for her Majesty's Theatre, LA TEMPESTA. In consequence of the approaching termination of Madlle. Carlotta GrisPs engagement, this is the last time but one that La Tempesta can possibly be given. The Incidental Dances by M. Paul Taglioni. The Scenery by Mr Charles Marshall. Alfonso, Sig. Lorenzo ; Prospero, Sig. Colletti ; Antonio, Sig. F. Labiache ; Ferdinand. Sig. Baucarde; Trinculo, Sig. Ferrari; Ste phano, Madlle. Parodi, Sycorax, Madlle. Ida Bertrand; Spirit of Air, Madrime Giuliani; Ariel, Madlle. Carlotta Grisi; Caliban, Lablache ; Miranda, Madame Sontag. With other Entertainments in which Madame Frezzohni, Signori Garden' and Calzolari will appear. With various Entertainments in the Ballet Department, combin ing the talents of Madlle. Carlotta Grisi, Madlle. Amalia Ferraris, Aladilesi I ulien, Rosa, Lamoreux, Aussandon ; MM. Charles, Vena fra, Mattia, Gouriet, &c. To conclude with the revived admired Ballet Divertissement Epi sodique, by M. P. Taglioni, the Music by Signor Pugin, entitled LA PRIMA BALLERINA; oa, L'Embuscade. Applications for boxes, stalls, and pit tickets to be made at the Box °Glee of the Theatre. HER MAJESTY'S THEATILL. TILLS EVEN IN L 4 Will be performed 111ozare3 Opera of DON GIOVANNI. G! , ,vanni, Signor Cote tti ; Don Octavio, Signor Calzolal ; MaAetto, Signor F. Labla,he ; LeporeLo, Signor Lablaebe ; Dame Anna, 31ad11e. l'arodi ; Donna Elrira, Madame Giullana ; Zzrlina, Madame Sontag. To conclude with the Ballet, by 31. I'. Taglioni, LES PLAlrlis Tri;:vti.;ll alillle. Carlotta Grisi (her last appearance but four), 31adl1e. A. Ferraris, and M. Charles will appear. Director of the Music and Conductor, Mr. Balla. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at tha Box °thee of the'theatre. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. rEllb be performed L JUWE Composer, Director of the Music, and Conitictor, Mr. Costs. The Scenery Ty Messrs. Grieve and 're!bin : the Dresses by Mrs. Bailey and Mme. Marzio ; the Appointments by Mr. ; the slae6inery by Mr. Allen; the Dmees arranged by M. Alexautire ; and the Spectacle the d rection of Mr..-. Harris. Thu I'erformaace4 will commen.to at Itnt, , lit. o'clock. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, 1i1n7,-strcet, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-strect FAN:, I' IiEMBLE. RENDINGS IN sIIAKSPEARE. Mr. MITCHELL resped' fully annoul,ces that Ai Li. FANNY KEM DLE is erGliged for SIX READINGS of SILAKSPZ.AI:&, _ TO-MORROW E VEN IN The Sf!cTl Reading will comprise 'llakr,peo.i•e'i; Play of "11.11thum inc r Nigh Dream." r:e , t,ird IteaJing on Friday, August 2. " The Merry Wives of Windsor.r. To commence at half-past E , ght 'din -k - nrnisrly. Stalls, ; Boxes, 5.. ; Pit, 33.; Amphitheatre, 2s. Priwte Boxer:: One Guinea, One Guinea and a-half, and two Guineas. and :wails may be scoured at Mr. Mitchell a itoyak Library, ltond , trect ; Mr. Sams' Royal Library, James's-street ; Messrs. Ebers', An.lrews', Ilookhsrn's. Alkrutt's, :Leader and Cock's, ilammond',:, and Oilivier's Libraries, Bond-street ; Cra iner's, and the Carlton Liorary, Regent-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which a open wally from Eleven till five o'clock. THEAT:sE ROYAL, ADELI'III. Under the direction 01 Madame Celeste. Tilts E.vENING, SCtll ba produced a new Domestic Drama, entitled THE EMI ORE'S DArGHT. Principal characters by Mes,rs. Hughes, Boyce, Culenford, ; ..AiS3 Woolgar, and Miss K. Fitz william. . _ . After which a new Terrisieorlan Burlesque Entitled ESMERALDA. Ci:aracters by Mesa3rs. 0. Smith, Wright, I'. Bedford; Madame Celeste, Mis:i i.Vooigar. and Miss K. Kitzwilliara. To cunelude with a new and ori:;inal Farce, in the 'llon;ue, to be called JACK IN THE GIiEEN ; or, Hints on tinuctte. ASTLEY'S ROYAT4 AMP tiITEIE.A.TItE. Proprietor ancl ManaL:er, Mr. W. Batty. The best ventilated Theatre in London.• Crowded iToulesTo wines i the attractive an.i m ignifieent Spectacle of Mazoppa, which, with brilliant novelties is tile Wonders of the Arena, form the moat varied and attractive Entertainments in the Metropolis, TIT'S EVENING. Wilt be produced L , rl Byron s gorge , m4 ;4 - ,Nectlcle of MAZETPA ant the WILD HOME. Atazeppa, Mr. N. T. flicks. 1", be huc.'3eArted by an intinitable I)isplay of Betty's F eats of Elut•atinn in the Cirque Olympique. To conclude with a ethnic Bal,et. Itux-office pen From BlUven Oil Four State Nlanager. Mr. W. West. Lotter the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, his 'toys Highness Prince Albert., tee. P.OYAL 'AU RILEY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS:. OPEN every MONDAY, TUE6DAY, WEUNI..r3DAY, and THU RSD AY. Re-Engagement of M..TULLIEN. Another splenlid Elephant. Promenade Concert, condncted by M. Julien and Mr. Godfrey—Se ' lent Programme of Ardent and Modern Music—Jullien's Nepaul- esc Quadrille. Tbd lrisn Quadrille, the " Hibernian." composed by 3f. JcWen. •' The Derby-Day Galop," composed expressly for these Gardens, is one of the most successful of Monsieur Jullien's compositions, and • in conseittence of the nightly encore, will be repeated till further notice. The Grand Ghorka March, performed for the first time before the Nepaulese Ambassador. Prodigious Success of the entirely new-modelled Diorarnic Pic ture representing the PASSAGE of the ALPS by Napoleon and his Army the largest Picture In the World! with innumerable moving Figures the size of life. Modelled, painted, and produced by Mr. Damon and Son. assisted by Messrs. Adams, Wilson, &c. &c. The Picture has occupied the Messrs. Denson for many months, and it is cenlidently submitted to the Public as a chef-d'reuvre of art, and not inferior to any production of the day. The Splendid MENAGERIE has lately been enriched by several valuable Presents Loin the Queen. The Musical Department will be conducted by Mona. Jullien and Mr. Godfrey. It will be the aim of the Establishment to offer for the gratification of the Subscribers and the Public, the most Splendid Military Band in the Klegdoin ! ! Selected from the Bands of her Majesty's Horse and Foot Guards, and the most eminent Artistes in the profession. The following list of engagements will, it is hoped, convince the Public, that the long-acknowledged excellence of the Band of this }iatahlishment will be fully maintained i The Repertoire of Music 'trill be most extensive and varied, arranged from the most Popular fperas in this and other countries. Solo-Players—Messrs. Kcenig, Lazarus, Prosperre, Colinet, Pratten, Jarrett, Sonnenberg, Sommers, emit Winterbotham, Burins the evening, a grand Colossal, Scenic, and Pyrotechnic Tableau illustrating tile telesrated Picture by David, of Buonaparte Crossing the Alps! Showing a general view of the Region of the Alps, stretching from the small mountain lake in the foreground to the distant snow-clad mountains, crowned by the stupendous Mount 51. Bernard and its far-famed Monastery. A portion of the French Army ss tiret seen " en bivouac," presently the drums boat to arms, and rand the clash of Military Bands and Martial Music, the Troops commence the Ascent. The Soldiers are seen dragging the Artillery in Trunee oi Trees, !low ascending almost Perpendietilar Heights, and traversing the most Terrific Ravines, but all difficulties are overcome, Gallant Array is seen pursuing its course to the Fertile plains of Italy. The whole to conclude with a Gorgeous Display of Fireworks, by MEeers. Southby, introducing, amongst various novelties, the most admired ferex d'ertiftee of Cornier seasons, jets d'eau, water rockets, revolving, pieces, a magnificent Transparency fifty feet in height, painted by N:essrs. Denson, representing Patonaparte on Horseback cheering on his Troops, surrounded by warlike emblems, insignia of honenr, farm, trophies, &c., amidst a cerruseation of various coloured fires. _ _ The Complicated and difideult machinery, and the erection of the p►cture under the direction of Mr. Thos Lowe. The extensive gas Attinga by Messrs. llotetterby and Dixon, 23, King-street, Covent- Eardoa. Admission. Is. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T li9 DAY —Morning 2S min. after 5 Evening 47 min. after 5 To-lioaaow— Morning 6 min. after 9 I Evening 26 min. after 5 THE WEATIIER.—Sux OFFICE, JULY 30. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 69—highest since noon yesterday. 53—lowest this morning and during the night. 65—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30.26. WIND N. E.— dull weather, with occasional sunshine. 77,p - 4 LAItt 5t 14 , I: A d% • • . 1.4 Avp, i l; - , • .. 1 1,* • k elVeninA LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1850. The House of Commons has pronounced its deci sion on the first of the preliminary points that have been raised with respect to the claim of Baron ROTHSCHILD to take his seat in the Commons House of Parliament, as one of the chosen representatives of the city of London, the metropolis of the British domi nions. The judicious and reasonable amendment of the veteran Member for Montrose has been affirmed by a majority of 54, and it is thereby deter mined that in Parliament, as well as be fore every tribunal in the country, every British citizen shall be entitled to take the oaths that may be prescribed in the form which he may declare to be most binding on his conscience, and that whether the oaths be of a juridical or of a promis sory character. This decision is so clearly in accordance with the law of the land and the constitution, that we can only express our astonishment that any Honourable Gen tleman at all acquainted with the course of legal proceedings, and the ordinary rules for the interpre tation, of the written and unwritten law, should have hazarded an opposite view, and contended that, because no person professing the Jewish re ligion had previously put forward his claim to be sworn on the Old Teeament, that it should be assumed that all such persons were now disqualified, and that a penal and disabling law should be passed without any distinct or express words. The Right THE Honourable Gentleman the Member for Abingdon argued, that because it was the practice that the oaths should be taken on the New Testament, that " the onus should be thrown upon those who desired to de part from the practice to show that it could be lawfully done." Now, with all respect for the acknowledged learning of Sir FREDERICK THESIGER, we must express our unqualified dissent to this proposition. Baron ROTHSCHILD was asserting not only his own rights as a natural-born subject of Great Britain, but the rights and privi leges of the numerous and influential constituency by which he was elected as a representative. It was not on his side that the onus lay of showing why he should not be deemed disqualified on account of the religious principles which he conscientiously entertained, or why the city of London should not be partially disfranchised, but for his opponents, who en deavoured to resist the just demand and to exclude the Honourable Gentleman from the Legislative Councils of the nation of which he was a free citizen. They should have shown that there was some express enactment on the subject, or at least some previous decision of the House itself on the point that would constitute a precedent sufficient to warrant a decision contrary to the judgment of every judicial tribunal of the country for the last century and a half, since the leading case of OMMICHIN v. BARKER was determined by the Lord Chancellor (Lord HARDWICKE) and the three Chiefs of the Common Law Courts, Chief Justice WILLIS, Chief Justice LEE, and Chief Baron PARKER. In that important case, the princi ple of which has never since been impeached or con troverted, Lord HARDWICKE declared that "all that is necessary to an oath is an appeal to the SUPREME BraNG, as thinking him the rewarder of truth and avenger of falsehood." The Noble and Learned Lord added—" This is not contradicted by any writer that I know of but Lord COKE, who has taken upon himself to insert the word Christian, and is the only writer that has grafted this word into the oet'o ." Wienes, C.J., assented to this reasoning, and used these remarkable words—" The nature of an oath is not at all altered by Christianity, but only made more solemn from the sanction of rewards and punishments being more openly declared. The form of the oath •eari ea in countries according to diffrrent laws and constitutions, but the substance is the same in all:' These opioione wound eppear to be conclusive on the question, although no enactment had subAquently passed the Legislature. If the substance of the adju ration was complied with, the form signified tittle, providing it were really looked upon as binding on the conscience as an appeal to a SUPREME BEING, "the rewarder of truth and avenger of falsehood," to wieness the ceremony. Tee religious principles acknowledged by every creed and sect would con sider such en appeal of the most formidable character, if male falsely. But the Ist and 21 Vic., c. 105, added temporal to the eternal punishments that might he inflicted for its violation. It was thereby enacted, that in all casrs in which an oath " shall have been administered in due fern, and with such ceremonies as such person mey declare to be binding, every such person, in case of wilful false swearing, rosy be convicted of the crime of perjury in the same manner as if the oath had been administered in the form and with the ceremonies most commonly adopted." There is thus every sanction, spi ritual or temporal, that could possibly he desired to give full validity to the oath or oaths that may be taken by Berea E,OTHSCHILD on the Old Testament, and it would indeed have been strange if any body cf educated gentlemen had come to a different decision in the present day. Having thus determined that it was the substance, and not the form, of the oath that was essential, the second point arises, which is under discussion even while we are writing. Are the concluding words of the oath of 'abjuration, "on the true faith of a Chris tian," matters of substance or of form ? Do they constitute. any portion of what is to be faithfully observed by the person taking the oath, or are they merely ports of the religious ceremony, which are mere matter of form, and which may dispensed with when repugnant to the feeling and not binding on the conscience of the juror ? Oa this point we entertain as little doubt as on the other. And had it nut been for the strange, ill-timed, and unfortunate declaration of Lord Jonre RUSSELL, that "it was not in the power of the House to dispense with these worde," and that he should feel himself compelled to vote against their omission from the oath, we should have considered that the second point was necessarily governed by the decision in the first. It is unneces sary to enter into the consideration of the reasons by which the Legislature was actuated in framing that oath, and requiring all Members to take it before entering upon their Parliamentary duties. It is well known that there was at that time a claimant to the crown of Great Britain, who asserted himself to be the King de jure, and against whose pretensions it was desired to pledge every person of weight and in fluence in the country. It was not the object to ex clude Jews, or the members of any other religious persuasion, and the words " on the true faith of a Christian" were added merely for the purpose of giving additional solemnity, and were as clearly a portion of the "form as the swearing on the New Testament, and could therefore be dispensed with in like manner ;" and this we trust will be the decision of the British HMSO of Commons, although the head of a quasi -Liberal Ministry has adopted a course and made a declaration so deeply to be deplored by every true friend of civil and religious liberty. It is true that Baron ROTHSCHILD might, if so disposed, take the form of oath framed far Roman Catholics, in which the words " on the true faith of a Christian" are not contained ; and that he might get into the House by an evasion of the true intent of the Roman Catholicßelief Act, in the very same manner that it is attempted to exclude him by an undue ex tension of the Act which provided for the taking of the oath of abjuration. But such a course would be unworthy of the sacred cause cf which Baron Roems cane is the champion. He, at least, will not shrink from a fair decision on the merits, or shirk the true question at issue—a question which we fully concur with the Hon. and Gallant Gentle man the Member for Middlesex is considering "the greatest party question of the age, the question of prejudice against progress, of intolerance and bigotry against the principles of civil and religious liberty." Although we have argued it merely as a judicial question in the preceding part of this article, we are fully alive to its deep and vital importance, and we only desire. that the feelings of the citizens of London. should be taken thereon by Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S again coming forward to solicit their franchises. We have frequently, during the present session of Parliament, called the attention of the Legislature to the present unsettled and anomalous condition of the landlords and tenants of Ireland. We look upon the Land Question as one of the paramount evils of that country, and would deem its settlement almost a pana cea for its social and political disorders. We enter tained hopes that this urgent and important question would have received the due attention of Parliament, and would have been legislated upon in a manner satHactory to'owner and occupier ; but, alas ! in this as in many other matters of deep importance to the peace and well-being of the commonweal, we have been sadly disappointed, for it would seem the session of eighteen hundred and fifty will close its labours— as the Ministerial phrase is —and leave Ireland, and its land-question grievance, as they found it in eighteen hundred and forty-nine. Ireland is indeed an unfortunate country ! H ar d and awful are the proofs she must place before the British Parliament, ere she can claim the attention of the Mids'er of the day, and now the cumulati ve evidence cf another winter of crime and blood will perchance, be added to the dark catalogue of agrari a n crime which has so long and so fearfully proclaimed the necessity of the adjustment of the relations be tween the occupiers and owners of land in that unfor tunate portion of the empire. 'Though we cannot hope that any legislation can take place on this subject during the pre sent sittings, yet we cannot allow the session to close without calling attention to the sub ject, in the hope that the Government will be pre pared at the next meeting of Parliament to introduce a measure based upon principles calculated to give satisfaction to all parties corcernecl. The Bill of Sir IVILLram SOMERVILLE, though, we believe, well in- ' tended, was not based upon sound principles. The only true grounds upon which this subject can be LONDON, SUN, legislated upon are the conditions of the " Plantation of Ulster." By these conditions the settlers on the confiscated lands, that is the tenants or occupiers of the greater portion of the north of Ireland, were en titled to a large share of the privileges of their land lords, these landlords themselves holding their estates not for their own individual profit or advantage alone, bat also in trust for the discharge of certain public duties imposed by the Crown for state purposes. It was the intention cf the English Monarch to colonize the confiscated lands in the north of Ireland with Protestant settlers. The strongest inducements were held out to English and Scotch Protestants to settle in Ireland. The Crown only granted lands on the conditions that such settlers as should be found bold enough to risk their lives, by settling in a country where every native would look upon them as intruders and enemies, should form an independent yeomanry, holding their land by secure tenures and at moderate rents. This is the foundation of the Ulster tenant right—a right as strong and indefeasible as any right of landlordism in that portion of Ireland included in the " Ulster Plantation." The terms of inducement held out to tempt Pro testants to emigrate to Ireland, and locate themselves on the lands of Ulster, are plainly set forth in several charters and orders in Cou,ncil during the reign of JAMES I. This 21onarch was looked upon rather favourably by many of the Celtic chiefs, in consequence of his relationship to the blood-royal of Iceland—a circumstance of which, it is said, JAMES himself frequently boasted. And, taking advantage of this predisposition in his favour, he determined to adopt, on a larger end more secure basis than his pre decessors had attempted, the policy of colonising the confiscated lands of Ulster with British Protestant settlers ; and for the purpose of carrying this plan into full effect, we find that in the year 1608 a State paper was printed and issued under the authority of his I,:a.rEsTT and the Lords of the Privy Council, entitled, " A collection of such orders and conditions as are to be observed by the undertakers upon the distribution and planta tion of the escheated lands of Ulster." This official document, which forms the basis of the ultimate titles of the greater portion cf the llliter proprietors, goes on to set forth the terms upon which theL , e lands were to be distributed amnong such of surjects of merit and ability as would undertake to carry into effect the terms imposed by his l'AlaJEsTr, —first, these laud were granted, not for his MAJESTY'A own private profit, nor for th:2 private and absolute prost of any individual or company alone, " but to do s:rvice to the Crown and the Com monwealth." In the charter granted in 1613 to the Irish Society, when the London companies became the proprietors of — the whole county of Derry, his MAJESTY more fully and explicitly r7eciares the public objects of the " plantation," viz., " To establish the true religion , and to recal that wretch , :d province from superstition, rebellion, calamity, and poverty, to religion, obe dience, strength, and prosperity." In pursuance of this project the forfeited lands were parcelled cut to undertakers, the present landed proprietors of Ulster, in graduwed proportions of two thousand, one thou sand five hundred, and one thousand acres—bog, wood, mountains, and unreclaimed land forming no part of three allotments. Several stringent conditions were imposed by the Crown upon these undertaker., or head-landlords, but no condition was more stringent or imperative than that they shou'd make fixed estates to their tenantry, which, if they failed to do, they rendered their own estates liable to for feiture at the discretion of the Crown. It is manifest, then, that the undertakers or landlords of Ulster have no absolute right of ownership, but are the mere trustees of the Crown to carry into effect the several conditions to which we have referred, and that the Ulster " tenant-right" is as much a grant from the British Crown, and should be held as sacred as any other proprietary right whatsoever. In the portion of Ulster where this custom is strictly ob served the most beneficial effects have been expe rienced, and we confidently believe that its extension to the whole of Ireland would be eminently calcu lated to secure the peace and prosperity of that country. We cannot devote more space to this sub ject to-day, but we will repeat what - we have before frequently urged, that the Ulster "tenant-right" should be defined and legalised, and extended to every tenant in Ireland. During the course of the last week large public meetings have been held in various towns ie this realm of England, fur the purpose of devising some method of expressing the national respect for the memory of Sir Robert Peel, and similar meetings have been held in the metropolis for .the purpose of raising subscriptions to erect a national testimonial of respect to the memory of the Duke of Cambridge; but, whilst it is graceful and decorous for a nation thus to give expression to its feelings of respect and gratitude for the memory of its' dead benefactors, it would be most indecorous, not to say indecent, were that same nation to treat with neglect the claims of its living benefactors. We are sorry to be compelled to admit that to this reproach England is but too open, as the melancholy fate of poor Waghorn bears witness. Let us not put it in the power of other nations to reproach us with neglecting the claims of ono who har, although in a different manner, been, as great a benefactor to the nation as even Lieute nant Waghorn himself, we mean Mr. George Alfred Walker, the great Apostle of Sanitary Reform, the man to whose (for a long time unaided) exertions we owe it that the atmosphere of our large towns is no longer to be poisoned by the putrid exhalations of the grave yards, and whose claims have been ignored and himself treated with neglect by a Government which has ' unscrupulously stolen his ideas, and, gipsey-like, spoiled them by perverting that which was intended for the benefit of all mankind into a gigantic job, for the exclusive pecuniary profit of the richest clerical body in the work, which uebluehingly lays claim to a vested interest in the propagation of pestilence, for the giving up of which it demands and obtAins as enormous com vensation. That, however, which the Government has neglec:ed to do the people, we are happy to learn, are doing. This evening there is to be held, at the Old Cheshire Cheese Tavern, near Drury-lane Theatre, a meeting fur the purpose of forming a local committee to "collect subscriptions for a Walker Testimonial ; and we trust that similar meetings will be bold in every pa rish of the Metropolis. FILE IN THE STRAND.—About half-past two o'clock this morning, great alarm and excitement prevailed in the neighbourhood of Off-alley, Strand. It appears that the son and daughter of Mr. Mansfield, a hair-dresser, occu pied the lower rooms on the ground floor, and while asleep in bed were aroused by the clothes burning around them. An alarm, of course, spread in every direction, and instant intelligence was forwarded to the Chandos-street fire-brigade station, and in a few seconds the firemen and engines were in attendance from that place. Meanwhile considerable damage had been done, but the firemen soon extinguishe the flames. The two individuals above named were dread fully burned in endeavouring to stay the progress of the fire, which was caused by placing a lighted candle on a chair too near the bedstead. " No p2rtion of the property is insured. - - On Saturday, H. E. the Earl of Clarendon, Lord• Lieutenant of Ireland, honoured Mr. I'. Phillips's Diorama of her Majesty's visit to that country with his presence, and expressed to Mr. Phillips his delight at the accuracy f his painting, and complimented him on the selection of the vari ous views. 31st. GEORGE STEPHENS.—We regret to learn that this gentleman, who has been for many years devoted to literature, and amongst whose works may be named the dramatic poem entitled " The Hungarian Daughter," " The Voice of the Pulpit," " The Manuscripts of Erdely," " Pere la Chaise," and the tragedies of The Vampire, Ger trude and Beatrice, and Nero, &c.—is reduced to a condition of extreme pecuniary difficulty and distress. Of late years Mr. Stephens has been compelled to depend altogether upon his literary industry for the support of his family. A protracted and painful disorder has rendered it impossible for him to leave the house f,r months. From this cause he has been disabled both from seeking literary employment and from filling the duties of any occupation which necessitates absence from home. Under these cir cumstances it is proposed, by a benefit appointed to take place on Wednesday (to-morrow), at the Soho Theatre (late Miss Kelly's), 72, Dean-street, Soho, as well as by private subscriptions, to raise a fund for the purpose of aiding him in this distressing emergency. The pieces Henry IV., e s o el rone e gtm selected the occasion are Shakspere's play of Douglas Jerrold, tragedy of Mart c iluzzi • and the petite comedy of Time Tries All. the d a i‘ort Lovell, re First; the last act of Mr. Stephens's e. e e ‘; , among w&hco, mayea earnestly to whom are numbered Mr: harlesKnight, Mr. IS'estland inviteMars ton, recognise sympathy and co-operati on of alllwngthe double claim of genius and suffering. EXTENSIVE FORGERIES UPON THE BANK OF AIM.. BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY. --A man of gentlemanly ex terior, named J ames Hilt, x-as trouble, apprehend e d b y Mr. Stephens,to-day, after considerable perinteodent of the borough icei the active chief su• ia e rged with forgeries upon the Austrian Bank, at Vienna, l charged ; 1 The prisoner was taken at. one of the principal exte l l i t ote of lB i i 5 n the °"1. town, and had in his possession at th e time of his apprehen sion forged notes of Jul. each, printed in Birmingham, to the ' amount stated. He will be brcught up for exanduaticn be f;,re the magistrates at the public-effiee, on 'Wednesday nest. The quiet and (!exteroni manner in which he was captured by :dr. Stephens is highly commended. We ore happy to slate, upon good au'hority, that the Uuke of Hamilton is progressing towards recovery as rapidly as the nature of his late severe accident will admit. TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 30, 1850. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday closed firmly, with American id. per lb. higher, Surat nearly id., and all other descriptions at full price. The sales were estimated at 12,000 haleF, of which 2,000 American were taken for export, and 3,000 American and LOCO Surat on sieculation. The sales corrpri , ,ed 9,500 Ame rican; 800 Peream and Maranham, at 73-d. to Bid.; 500 Egyptian, at 813. to 9d.; and 1,200 Surat, at 5 : 11. to 6d. per lb.—The Snare Market was steady, at fully former rates. At a meeting of parties interested in the Indigo trade, held ycsterday, no thci,ion was come to respecting the re-tare of the article, and the question stands over. In the Amsterdam Stock Market on the 28th instant, Mexican Bonfts were in request at 29 15-16. There was an animazed inquiry also for Metallies. At Frankfort on the 27th iost.snt Austrian Bonds were quoted 834, 5 3 - and Spanish Th;C,"3 per Cent=. 3215-16 to 33 3-16. The Australian Mining Company makes a very fair report, and it is obvious that our southern colonies vvill contrioute largely to the supply of the useful metals, end the development of its resources is probably in is infancy, The - B;ighton report has upon the whole, and con sidering the adverse times for railway property, afforded satisfaction, but there are points brought under conside ration in an anelysis by Mr. J. S. Tripp, that show what improvements could be effected. The mortgage debt bears an avenge rate of interest of rather over 4/. 105. 1011. per cent. per annum. Now, if this could be reduced to 41. per cent., the annual saving on 1,486,3381 would be 8,094/. Now it is to the cheapening of money generally that we look for one source of improvement iu the value of railway property, and while the capitaild, who wen best afford it, will undoubtedly suffer a little, the sha - eholder who finds his incense so misera bly curtailed will be a gainer. The whole amount, for instance, reciaired to pay the dividend of 1/. 10s. p-r cent. foe the half-year, on the Brighton shares, is but 69,315 L, and 8,1001. added to • this is more than one eigeth. The party just named who writes upon the position of this liue, contends that the sum estimated by the directors for maintenance of way is inadequate, and remarks, that any one looking at the accounts simply as rendered, and not being conversant with the prior statements of the company, wield be led to suppose there remained 301,3621. mortgage powers not exercised; whereas the rest truth is that the lolls power is already exceeded by 19,803/., and any further capital, it is contended, must be raj:stet by preference shares. The directors state, referring to the estimate of 7,200,0001. for the float capital, that " they see no reason to apprehend any excess in that estimate, unles:; a further considerable development of traffic she old take place." Upon this Mr. Tripp oh serves:—"lt a further development of traffic does not take place we should like to know from what source the additioael income is to be derived to meet the additional charges on revenue en the completion of the compan)'s undertakings. There must either be an increase of tre , - tic or a decrete.e of dividends; and if au increase of tratin, then, ace tteliess to the direetore' statement, the much vaunted estimate of 7,200,0001., and the final elo;ing of the capital account into be moonahire." The Stock Market continues firm, but the transactions are as Etnitsd as for aurae time past. The decisive etitle iu Denmark inspires a hope, whatever may be the opinion as to the tight un either side, that further bloodshed will be avoided. Consols have been 96; : i ; to 57; the New Three-end-a-Quarter per Cents. have been and the Three per Cents. 97i to Bank Stock has been at 211 to 212; and India Stock 270. Exche quer-biPs have been marked 675. to 70s. premien:. Foreign Securities have been rather more in request, and at fuller prices. Portuguese Four per Ceti's. hare feels 34 to 341, and Spanish Three per Cents. 37. Brazilian Bonds have been marked 92 to 924. Chlhau Stock has been at 103, end Peruvian Four-and-a-lialf per Cents. hive risen to 82 and 83. French Three per Cent , . have iron 57 75, with the exchange at 25 45. Datsh Two-and- flait per Cents. have realised 57- to Railway Shares are tending upwards again, and tee account sts. erns Bearish. Great Northern, North Stef ford, Brighton, Great Western, Midland, North-Western and Caledonian are all decidedly higher. QUARTER TO THREE. Consols 96i- 97 Ditto Account 96i 97 ONE CLOSING intICES OF lIIIITISEI YUNDi O'CLOCK. PRICES. aura Muc,, 3 ?!..r Ccat. liAuced Arms „. 97!., - ;')i (4754 per Cent. C 3115013 Annuities........ 96% 97 9 :?- t3 .*..l,sw .11i per Cent. Antis- .... . 09 1%1 1 . 4 t , 9 y 4 , I.ong Anne.to expire J an.l 60 ...... B'4 8 t / A [ndia Stock ••• 270 270 tali' 80nd5,1,000?.... Ditto under 1.000 , .....,.. ...... South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities .;;ousuis for Account ..... 97 .9674, 9 6 7/8. Exchequer Bilk. 1 1 41. & 2d LOCO:. Jima 5001. June Small. Jura 67 70 p 70 p ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. rnicr.s. lirazthan tionea= 92 92% 92% Ditto, Small Buenos Ayres Bonds. 0 per Cent — 55 Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent ..• lO3 103 Danish Bonds, 1825,3-per Cent, Ditto 5 per Cott. • 10236 • 103 1 4 Equador Bonds Grenada Bonds, 1 1 / e per Cent — Ditto Deferred Max:can, 6 pnr (>3nt. 1846, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons 23% 29 . % Ditto, Account Peruvian Bonds, 41. 1 per Cent i32A ; 83 83 Ditto, Deferred .. / 35 7 / 36 s 36 Portuguec3 i per (3711t5. - - Ditto, 4 per Cent. Ruisian. Bonds .. Ditto, 4% par Cent Sparnah 5 per Cant. 1840 — 17' Ditto. 3 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Condon• French 3 per Cent Exchange Dutc.a 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. Ditto, 4 per Cant. CertificateP 891,4 89 1 ,4 PRICES OF PA ID . BUSINE FI:•3 DONE CLOS IN • RAILWAY SELAIZES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES Aberdeen Do. Preference • 8 . 3,- ..... --dig. .. 11,4 die. Cstlec:louian 5O • 7 5/ ..- 7 5,G Do. New 10/. Pref 6altern Counties... Do., New Prc•fcrer.ce, 6 per Cent. ..---- 10 ...... 11 3 Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ....,.. Great Northern ' Do. 1 / 2 A Deferred ireat W estern ... ..... —. 1 00......58% 59% 59 591 5 9 k ' i l Lancashire & Yorkthire 100 ...... 36% ...... .. • Do. Fifths... ....... .-.. 11 1 ; 1 ' 1 . 2 ~,, 2l Do. ( giff. Riding Union) 11 1 4 2 %:% . 2% Lontion &Blackwall...lll. 6a. 3d 4% ...... 110 N 4 324 82 3 4; IA . ... ..... .. 83 111 ~4 i L io on nd d so o o n nu ,E d r oo :h .susi t t o7 ;: , :c a .n ;d . . llooo,l Ditto, .N.:::7 Quarters 17 Midland . . . - -100 ...... 345,, 1. /it :;,/~.,. .. Do., 501. Shatz - . ,5 ... .. 10; ,'' U. Consolid. Bristo' & irring., o per ct.... 100 ......120 1 / ', 1 4 ... 12014 ?.+7srth Ilriti6n .• .... ... 25 . ..... 5 1 4 North St affor(l7;h:re ... 171 A 6%/i 6% li,!zding, Guildford, and Reigate S'arewabury and Elam-- 13 1 / 1 ...... di5....• .. dis Ditto,New Guaranteed 8 .. .. 9 N3 South EAtit9rl Do., No. 3 .—...- ...." 3O ...... _l4lB ••• Do., Registered No. 4 ':ork, N awcaeve, and Berwick..... - 25 ...... 14 3 4% l4 Do. Newcastle Eaten, 20 Do. G.N.E. Pre:arm:A 9 ... - 4 ••• 4 Vora and North Midland 5u —... 15 1 A 3 % 15% FOREIGN RAJ.L.wA V o. a qu iogne and Anlienik... 20 ...... 7% 3 / 4 7% Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon)... 20 ...... 15 151 ._ East Indian ...... Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 Paris and Rouen 2O ...... 21 %.............. 24% MINES. 4 . Australian IN • 3 , JOT STOCK BANKs..... ••. ••••••••• IJ ,4 London Joint Stock.-- 10 London & Westrnin 3 tor. 20 ...... 2 7 1 4._ . . • ........... ..27 V 2 with ev. handsome M ackenzie , richly-lcot The parishioners of St. Margaret' s , W estm i nster, t o i n .A W ., e d o n f es E d x a y e t last e r eo IpresentedCo l lege, Oxford ox the rd Rev. chased salver, on his relinquishing that curecy. DISPATCH IN SHIPBUILDING AT BIRKENHEAD. A remarkable achievement in shipbuilding has been com pleted at Birkenhead during the past week, On Tuesday, the 9th instant, the keel of the Fidget, an iron yacht of about fifteen tons measurement, was laid at Mr. Laird's building yan', and on Saturday last the launch took place. To morrow the yacht will be masted and sparred, and entirely completed for sea; just three weeks from the day on which the keel was laid.--Liverpool Albion. A Blanes DEATIL—On Sunday afternoon the residents at Thames Bank, Vauxhall-bridge-road, were alarmed by lond shrieks and cries for help issuing from the River; several boats put off; and five persons who had be come immersed were rescued. On the party recovering from their fright, it was found that a Miss Ashton, who had been married that morning to Mr. Harper, of 19, Little Dean -street, Southwark-road, and whose wedding excursion it was, had been drowned, and though search was made for the body, it was not recovered. The accident arose from the unskilfulness of the parties in the management of the boat. —. WOOLWICH, JULY 29.—Captain the Hon. W. E. Fitzrnaurice's engine was taken to pieces to-day to be in spaercistoend,waifttleir Itiliesesrtsr.iaslsetwhaartd,s engines. Everything was have taken place in com p found in perfect working order, and t he Lords of the Admi ralty have in consequence purch ased the en g in e from Captain Fifzmaurice. The engine , measurin g i nternally only 21 inches by 10 inches, is sta ted in the official report to be of f a l a s c - o h i o n r p s a e re p T,4 ve i r r , h an t ( h l otheengdiniffees rence in size, weight, and with which it has been put in competition is highly in its favour. It is to be sent to Devonport, where it will be tried under the immediate di rection of Lord John hay, C. 8., superintendent at that dockyard, and will be plecd in a superior description of boat to that in which it has been working here, as the boat was in no way calculated to show its advantages. There will shortly be a trial on a railway with o ne of these engines , which is looked f orw ard to with much in tere st by some of. the leading engineers. The Emperor o f Russia, with that liberality which distinguishes his p atrona g e of science, has, through • th e R uss i an C o nsul-General , made most liberal offers to Captain Fit z maurice, both respec tin g hi s en g ine and gun with the latter were concluded at Woolwich before the Select . firing of the heavy ordnance, which, carriage for heavy otdnance. The experiments Cornniittee by firing eight rounds frcm 'an S-inch gun mounted on a garrison-ca;-riage with iron trucks, and the machinery for directing the gun and the supporting carriage oii which it wag plo.ced were tot in the least atfecteu by the with the garrison-car riage, was nearly 'four tons weight. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House was again crowded to-day, I.t Twelve o'clock, in consequence of the interest telt by Me m bers to witness tbe course to be adopted by Mr. Baron Rothschild on account of the vole come to last night. The galleries were also crowded to excess. The SPEAIiEII, took the Chair shortly after Twelve o'clock. Sir ROBERT PEEL was introduced by Mr. Goulburn and Mr. Cardwell, and took the oaths and his seat. After the ceremony of taking the oath the Hon. Baronet retired behind the Speaker's chair, where ho received the congratulations of his friends. ASHBY'S DIVORCE BILL. This BR', as auseudel. was considored and agreed to. SECOND READING. Tice BLhop of London's Estate (Saint Gabriel's Church, Pimlico) Bill was read a second titne and or dered to b On :ho motion of Alr. BROTFIERTON it w•as or • :lend that i. be an instruction !o the Committee of Se ection, thin they do appoint, if they thi►.k fit, tho Com mittee on the bishop of London's E,tate (Saint Gabriel's Church, Pimlico) Bill, to meet any day after the ex piration c,f tim eighth day from the second reading of trio Bin. Ou the motion of Mr. FRE wEN . , after a short discus ion, it was orthrod that the st mi in g order, No. 2UO, requiring one clear day's notice to be givtn of all amendments proposed to be rude on the third reading of private Bills bo dispemed with in the case .ef the Wo,,trniastrr T...imporary Bridge 13tH. Mr. SCULLY postponed the following questions of which he bad givEn notice till Friday, to ask the Chit Secretary for Ireland the following qustions:—ls it a last that true bills of indietra,nt were sent up and found against George Mathews, alias Duncan Chisholm, at the recent Commission in Grecia•street, Dublin? Will the Right Hen, Gentleman explain the na',ure of the charges against the said clerk; and if any and what steps have been, since taken to arrest the accusod? BARON ROTHSCHILD—TAKING THE OATHS. At twenty minutes past twelTe o'cl.ck, at which tune the benches on both sides of the House were nearly filed, Baron Rothschild appeared at the bar, and im reedtately advkliced to the table in company with Mr. l'isgti Wood and Mr. John Abel Smith, amidst loud cheers from the benches to the right of the Sp. , aker. The Clerk, having first handed him a small edition f the Old Testament, which the Baron examined, then proceeded to read the oath of allegiance. The Baron .repeated the words of the oath Oh:tine;ly and emphati cslly 'after the clerk, and on coming to the conclusion of i!, pronouwed the words "So help me God" in the ustuil manner in which Jews take en oath in courts of justice, viz by I;i6aing tt e book while covered. The oath t f supremacy was taken in the same way. The next, and laq oath was that of abjuration; which it will be rrcolL cull contains the words " Oa the true laith of 0.1 eumieg to those words the Baron paused and said, " I emit these worth, as they are not binding on my vonscience."—(Liud and prolonged eheerieg from the Mi..hteriel side of VI.; during which the Hon. Member put on his hat and concluded the oath by say ing " So h,;.lp me God.") A paper v, as then handed by the clerk to the Baron, which he signod amidst conjeued cheering. The SPEAKER request,d the lion. Member to with drlw.—(Loud cries of No, no.") The lion: Member, however, withdrew behind the bar. Mr. HUNIE rose to or&r. As the Hon. Member had taken the oaths at the table—(Loud cries of " No," from the Oppsition beuches)—in that form which he thought most Vuding on his conscience, he put it to the House whether it was right that he should be required to withdraw.—(Ci.eers.) Ile concluded by !moving hat the Lion. Mernher do take his seat at once.—(Cheers.) The SPEAKER thought the lion. Member had risen to " orde7."—(Cheers and laughter.) He (Mr. Spcalter) undento.,d that the Hon. Member for the city of Louden did not cement to take the three last words of the oath, on the true frith of a Christian," which were prescribed by the Act of Parlistnent—(Hear, and cheers)—and he therefore requested the Hon. Member to withdraw that the House m;ght come to a decision on the question which that om:ssien involved.—(Cheers.) Sir F. THESIGEH—Sir, I bog leave to move that the Baren Lionel de Rothschild, one of the Members of the city ti London, having refused to take the oaths pre scribed by I,e - N to be taken, before a Member can sit and vote in this House, Mr. Speaker ba instructed to issue a new writ for the election of a Member in the room of the said Heron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild. Sir R. INGLIS seconded the motion. Mr. ANSTEY wished to know from the Speaker if this would be the proper time to move the ant.,ndments of which ho had given notice? No answer was given to this question. Mr. P. WOOD—Do I understand that the motion has been seconded? Sir it. INGLIS—I hal the honour of seconding it. Mr. P. WOOD said the Honourable and Learned Member had moved for a new writ; but he had stated no reason for it—(Cheers)—and he should take leave to move by way of amendment that the seat of the lion. Member was full.—(Cheers.) He apprehended that this was a question of extreme and deep im portance to the privileges of this House, and one which not only concerns the privileges of this House, but concerns most deeply the country at large and the rights and privileges of the electors cf this kingdom.— (Cheers.) The electors cf the city of London had shown extreme forbearance with respect to the whole of this matter ; it had been no wish of theirs to bring the ques tion upon the Houze, or to throw the House into collision with the courts of law. So long as they were satisfied that there was an intention to treat the question fairly in Parliament they were quite content not to in sist on a right which ary party could question; they still believed it to be their right to send the Baron to that House as their representative, and to be their right that he should take his seat.—(Cheers.) Yet they were perfectly ready to have the question of right placed beyond the possibility of doubt, so long as there was any serious intention on the part of Parliament and Go vernment to deliberate and decide upon the question.— (Hear, hear.) But what had happened? A bill was brought forward to remove all these doubts, which was passed by a large majority, of that House, but was rejected elsewhere.—(Hear hear.) Baron Rothschild, with thut straightforward con duct which he had pursued throughout the whole pro ceeding, thought it right upon that to resign his seat and lay the case again before the electors of the city of London, with a request to know if it was their wish that he should again contest the question.—(Elear, hear.) The answer of the electors of London was an immense majority in the affirmative, and that being so they waited patiently an other gear; a second Bill was passed by a consider able majority of that House, and again rejected by the other place.—(Hear, hear.) A third time tbey resisted, and perhaps too patiently this time. In the mean time, some facts transpired with reference to an admission of a gentleman in a much stranger case than this. It trans pired that Mr. Pease Was admitted to a seat in that House without takieg the prescribed oaths. That circumstance hod only recently transpired owing to the records of the case having been destroyed by the fire which burnt down the Houses of Parliament.—(Hear, hear.) Upon that information it struck him and others that this was a most important feature in the case, and accordingly he took upon himself the taslc of moving for a Com mittee to consider the subject.—(Hear, hear.) The in vestigation of that Committee fully established the truths of the case, but from a technical cause the Committee was precluded from going into the circumstances of the matter in their re report. Still, he thought, he should be We to show, from the report and the state of the existing law of the case, that the House was called upon to take no active step in this matter after what had taken place, and after, ac tie contended, the oaths had been duly administered and taken.—(Cheers.) The seat was unquestionably not taken; and, even supposing that the oaths heel not been duly taken, the House would have a difficulty in determining that the seat was not filled.—(Cheers.) He had already stated that the electors of London had exhibited the utmost forbearance in this matter : they had manifested no desire to bring the House into colli sion with the other House, orwith the courts of law. (Cheers.) They were persons wbo had all along, as a body of electors, been distinguished in a most remark able manner; as much so as any body of electors in the kingdom ; and they bad shown it in this instance. — (Hear, hear.) But when Hon. Members found at the close of the session that that Bill which had been so introduced was about to be withdrawn, it was impossible that the electors of London could remain in that position during this third session of Parliament, without bringing the case to a decision.—(Hear, hear.) Be (Mr. P. Wood) thoUght he should be able to bring conviction to the mind of every Hon. Member that the oaths had been properly taken—even to the mind of the Noble Lord himself (Lord John Russell).—(Cheers and disapprobation.) And even if that were not established to the satisfaction a every Hon. Member, the House would see by the stet utes that there was no vacancy of the seat. They mus t divide the oaths into two distinct classes with reference to this question. By the 30th Charles 11. the penselties were enacted which now regu lated the oaths of allegiance aed supremacy. That ste tut(e directed those oaths to be solemnly taken at the table of the House; and the statute Ist of William an i Mary; cap. 1, repeafted in words the Act of Charles, but re-enacted t h at t h e oat h s o f supremac y and allegiance should be taken under tee penalties of the statute Charles 11. Now if th ose oat h s h a d no t b ee n taken in this case it was perfectly clear the seat would have been vacant. -- (Hear, hear, and cheers.) If those oaths had not been taken the penalty would have been that the party not taking them would be deemed a Popish recusant to begin with, and would be disabled to sit and vote in the House of Commons, and without further conviction proceedin g or his election would be declared void. So clear c;id the Legislature speak when it was intended to move for a new writ. He came now to the oath of abju ration, and with regard to that the case was most r e s matkably different. The 13th William 111., c. 6. first imposed penalties with respect to that oath, and th e penalties inflicted by it were, that if the oath of abjura tion were not tukeri as therein prescribed, every person net taking it should be considered A Popish recusant convict, end be disabled from exscuting any office or place of profit, civil or military, and should be disabled also from thencerorth to sit or vote in either House of Parliament. The 17th section of the Act of George I. had all the same penalties as the Act of William, except deeming a man a Popish recusant, coo! disabling hi m f rom holdincy an office of trust, evil (Sr military ; and it also excepted and passel over the di.iabline to sit and vote in Path's went, wlrch way met remsricable , —(Cheers.) When, therefore, the Leg:Medi:re insisted 'bat a M e e h setelJ L! , t sit to vote in Rinhiment, it Wild so in pleas and distinct words—that was to say, if he did not take the oaths of supremacy and allegiance, his teat was to bo void, and a new writ was to be issued. 'The statute altered the oath, and altered also the penal ties, and omitted the penalty of disability to sit and vote. Therefore he said, that if this oath of abjuration had not been taken by the Hon. Member, he has still not disqualified himself, and though he may be liable to penalties for sitting and voting. still he is not disqueli tied from sitting and voting. He wodld now turn to the amendment, that the seat was now full, and he would say, with regard to that, that the question arose in this manner—had the Hon. Member taken the oath of abju ration or not ? That would turn mainly on this, whether the words en the true faith of a Christian were a portion of the invocation of the oath, or were a declaration of the Christian faith contained in the oath. He bad read to the House yesterday, and would not trouble them again to-day with ' the universal concurrence of all jurists, that it did not matter how a man was sworn, but va healer he was sworn or not. The question now to to considered was whether the oath had been taken. Let the Hunt° remark the case of Quakers, and he thouela that that would show them that these words were a portion of the oath hich was sworn by, a.nd not a portion cf that which was sworn to. The ease of the Quakers was this:—There was first the general statute of the 7th and Bth William and Mary, c. 34, by which it was enacted that the solemn affirmation and declaration of the people called Quakers should be accepted in the place of the usual form of the oath. Let the House pause at this point ; by this statute they had indulged the peculiarities cf these people, and made a solemn affir enit,on in lieu of an oath. This statute freed them from .the things by which they were to swear, but not from the things to which they .wore; and though it justified aim in omitting the form of oath, it aid not juetify lam from anything contained in the oath. Then they came next to the 6'h Anne, c. 23, which was a special statut-, and enacted that the oath of abjuration should be taken with regard !e certain matter.; in Scotland, with penal ties against those who refused to take the cash, and against those who, being Quakers, should refuse to de clare and affir.n the substance of the oatb. How did the case now stand? Here the Quakers were in precisely the same position its Baron Roths child—there-was the oath of abjuration to be taken-- there was the statute of William and Mary, which•seid that quakers should make affirmation instead of oath; and there was the Act of Anne, which said that Quakers should declare the effect of the oath of abjuration. was remarkable that in this oath the words " on the true faith of a Christian" occurred, and also the words " I swear" in the middle; and when the 1 Gco. I. cap 6 was passed, which recited these statutes, and provided for the form of abjuration to be taken by Quakers, as directed by the 6th Anne, they found that wherever they were obliged by that statute to take the oath they were allowed to declare the effect of it, leaving out the very words " on the true faith of a Chrietlau." Here there was Legislative declaration of the points which he contended fur, that the whole substance of the oath inns embodied wi , heut the words " on the true faith of a Caristian." The Legislature plainly said that these words were no part of the things sworn to, but simply part of the oath to which they swore. The Legislature had split the oath into two t arts—the thin; sworn to, and the thing sworn by—be cause the Quaker would riot swear to anything, and would only affirm the substance and effect of the eats.—(Hoar, hear.) The Honourable Gentleman then alluded to the case of Mr. Pease, and obteeved that in the reign of George I. a statute was passed to relieve Quakers of some of the particular diflieultics under which they lebeured. That Act was the Bth George 1., c. 16 ; but the abjuration oath which was taken by Mr. Pease was not the one which was pre scribed by its provisions, but was an oath similar to the one imposed on Quakers by the 6th of Geo. 111. Wawa Mr. Pease came to take his seat in the House, he could not refer to any statute which prescribed a declaration that would be binding on his con science ; and according to the evidence of that gentleman it appeared that a new form of declara tion was prepared fur him.—(Hoer, hear.) Now this was most important, especially when they came to con sider the form of oath which tied been taken by Mr. Baron Rothschild at the table of the House. On the occasion of Mr. Pease coming to take his seat the House did not resolve on the adoption of any special form of declaration, but it came to the following resolution:— " That it appears to this House that Joh Pease is enti tled to take his seat on making a solemn affirmation and declaration to the effect of the oaths which arc directed to be taken by the House."—(Cheers.) Now, there was no law whatever that allowed an oath to be taken in that form.—(Hear.) This, therefore, involved the whole question before the House.—(Hear.) Had Baron Rothschild sworn to the oath ? Mr. Pease was allowed to escape from affirming, and thus to avoid the words " in the true Lite, of a Christian." Beron Rothschild said he wished to be sworn in the mode most binding on his conscience, and the Howe had s dd he had a right to be so sworn, viz., on the Old Testament. Baron Rothschild said the words " on the true faith of a Christian" were not binding on him, but he had taken the whole oath wills the exception of those words, and had, therefore, done more than a Quaker would have consented to do. The authorities he had quoted the other day laid it down that all the questions they had to ask were, • had the party sworn upon an oath which he believed would subject him to the penalty of the Deity if he told au untruth—(Hear)—and did he believe in a state of future rewards and punishments ? and if he did that was enough. As to the declaratory statute of Victoria that had bean so much relied upon, it only provided, that in any case in which the oath had been lawfully administered, the person taking the oath was bound by it, provided it was admi nistered in a manner which the party declared to be binding en his conscience. —(Hear, hear.) The Baron Rothschild had taken the oath in the manner in which he had declared it was binding upon him.—(Hear, hear.) It was idle to talk of the danger of incurring these ques- tions, for they would always arise, and the Rouse must take upon itsei to decide them without any con sideration as to the course that ought to be adopted in the courts of law, it might be as well for the House to keep within the course prescribed by the courts of law, but it was not ound to pay a slavish adhesion to the construction t might be put upon questions by courts of law. It was necessary on swearing a Jew that be should not be sworn upon the true faith of a Christian, and Lord Hardwicke, on the question that came before him, dashed out with the stroke of his pen the words " upon the Holy Gospel," and permitted the party to take the oath upon the Old Testament.—(Hear, bear.) Formerly an Act was passed ruling that a legacy left to a party who was a witness to the will, which will had relation to real property, was null and void, because as the law then stood the fact of the legacy being left to the witness would preclude the will being proved. But a doubt afterwards arose as to wills relating only to per sonal property; and in a case where one of the witnesses was a legatee, it was sought to deprive him of his legacy. At that time, however, witnesses were not re quired to such a will. and the courts held therefore that the reason for the deprivation did not exist in this case, and the legacy was declared . to be good.—(Clear, hear.) Well, that was the way in which he wished the House to say the common sense and mode of law does not exist in this case.—(Cheers.) When they found a thing doubtful they ought to take the common sense and common reason of the thing.—(hear, hoer.) In a court of law if such a point arose the Act would be looked into to see if it applied to Jews, and it would he found that the Act was directed against Papists, and could nut there fore apply to the Jews.—(Cheers.) An abominable pro vision of the Act of George 1., which no one denied was directed against Papists, still remained in force, which ought to have been referred to in the report, and which would illustrate the inconvenience of construing such Acts as these strictly, and nut according to their plain common sense reason and meaning.—(Hear, hear.) By that Act any two magistrates who took it into their heads that such and such a person was disaffected, might. call upon him to take the oath of abjuration, and if he refused it, to inflict upon him all the penalties which it provided for.—(Hear, hear.) Now could it be supposed that under that provision two magistrates would be jus tified in going to a Chartist meeting, and, selecting a Jew, require him to take the oath, and yet that was how it was proposed to act in this case.—(Cheers.) He came now to the only argument which had been urged against the case of the Baron de Rothschild, and that was that in two instances Acts of Parliament had been passed to protect the Jews from the operations of an Act directed against Papisty, which required all Catholics who held real estates to take the oath of .abjuration upon the true faith of a Christian upon pain of forfeiting their estates. Now one of these, the 10th of George the First, was passed in the year ful lowing the passing of the Act requiring all parties to ' take the oath to whom it might be tendered, and as the case case of Hireton v. Baiker had nut been decided, it was thought proper to pass this Act to prevent its applying to Jews. In the other Act, how ever, the 13th of George 11., which had reference to the Act for the Naturalization of Foreign Protestants and others, was passed to give the Jews the benefit of that law, but it did not affirm that Jews could not take the oath prescribed by the original Act, but simply declared that it was passed because " Jews may be prevented by the oath from receiving the benefits of the Act." What he (Mr. P. Wood) said was, that the House had only a prinu2 facie case, suggested at the time when the principal law was nut clearly understood. They ad mitted Mr. Pease on a resolution, and they passed an Act afterwards, saying that the oath must be taken in the very way in which Mr. Pease Leek it.— sh n mea o it t te t conflicts nci way. There he t a o can r c y ee it.-- (Cheers.) And ooa t f h tta a in t oyusieo v n e f as thaodt oe ith s then to t no th f ? ear r r uw w thh i i t c h ahn a nd p a y ds e ib f the hi g h er or l ower b ranc h es iD o :; a h i t e u r t e i l i p i n c la a r c t e u e a k o t e, t ranee apprehendednce inr. Pease'sthis cage. l was, that the House acted on general principles.— (lleer, hear.) The House allowed Mr. Pease to 'name 2. declaration, that declaration was made an Act of Parliament after they admitted it, and not by a declaratory proms-, and not by au enacting process. Therefore, by their own argument, he contended Hon. Members opposite were all wrong in admitting Mr. Peace.—(Cheers.) He (Mr. P. Wood) hoped he had now grappled with every difficulty in this case; and it tvoul..: be for the House to se.y whether or not, in a case of this gravity, they would hear it solemnly discussed and argued by counsel, if the House was to be a judicial tribunal. But he said it was a very soierera duty they had to perform. They were about now to exclude , at gootlemsn who, by the zeiielutions they hail pa,ised, was admitted to have ia clear tied dis tinct right to a teat in that House. lie had been elected twice by large bodies of hie constituents; he was ad mitted rot to be proscribed on the old pretence of his being an :alien, or of that being a Chrisienl4gislatur e . They had gon. be all th,t, read they had resins to the whether, that being a statute which introduce'd into the oath the words " on the truefaith cf a Christian," following in the wake of it statute of James intended to ------------- suppress Popery, that Act, thoug h a court ()f tion to.thielaw roigh.t s u e f o r penalties, had any particula r a p plica case. ' The House had also something else to consider. It had been put to the House by the Noble Lord at the head of the Government that the House must take oa itself a dispensing power to get rid of the difficulty. That was the strongest way in whi ch the case cou ld be put. The courts of law took on themselves no dispene temhleeamnsierilgveosftaons lug power, but they acted with large liberality in the construction of statutes. The courts of law took up en d a . n e d et and spirit of its intention, and rule accordingly ; in doing so they would exercise no dispensing AayA,waendwiwileewntiellr idnetcoidtehen;b:tv ;Due power. They would take the meaning of the Actin i There were many points which could be raised, in f that House. For instance, whet would they saY court of law which he had thought below tbe digntY O point? The statute of George 111. said that the esti! d should be taken under all the old penalties, to be stl e . out in the courts of law. Now that House was no coon of law. The courts of law, indeed, would strain every technicality, not against Baron Rothschild, but in his favour. Let them look at their own r siti t °, l3 i ; Here was a rerson suing for their determtea- in this matter, a person deprived of a great privilege, and they were bound to give every reasonable latitude to p!e_ . vent hi! being disabled. Again, they had this collet° to this lion arising from the whole, putting a liberal con,:ttew; tion on the statutes, they had t 9 ice whether the tir ° o „ lock at. to give it. That was the had that security which these oaths were I ,_ . i . at. They found these Acts " ere f t o ri r •ir preambles that there oaths were entirely their all the purpose of preserving the succession. an ~ that they wanted we. to secure that. Baron Rothsebila had taken those oaths in their full sense; he bad g i l s . every pledge which was required, and which tbe Leg lature, of which the Crown W3S a part, had onoctedstegto protection to which both Crown and lubje oleo . were entitled, and be asked could any Bon. be that her say .., . after looking at all the Acts, sod gre3t question to whole substance of the oaths had not been take n % the whether Baron Rothschild had not fairly fulfilled all conditions? The Hon. Gentleman sat down ami dst and continued cheering. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL rose and was (LEFT SPEAXING.) -.......... _ ~,. ----- ~ __ lIANOVER-SQUA liE 1t0ut,',.,:-. _ THE BLACK MALIBRAN'S CONGBD,'3O. Donna Maria Loretta Martinez, the Black' by bran, gave _ a concert here last evenings assisted , .D e o s nJ. and Don R. de Ciebra, the celebrated guitareoea i mo e and achieved an immense success. Sh e s tage' seabed sher at home in the concert room than on tbe or' was'n not labouring under the excessive -0014:0s h Hess f rom which she suffered when she elV e6r i a to' d er Majesty's Theatre, and was therefore 00 e e o f ti o le full justice to her powers. 1 114 °i ci z a tei room, moreover, is much better adapted for the singing of a melody vvith si v ot a guitar accompaniment than can possibly be the of area of a theatre, in which the more delicatolooio that most delicate of all instruments, the golt ar ' e yeti tboSortiog notes,a great measure lost in space, and it is nn and on their harmonizing with and oil i PP ir itof the l voice, that the expression and feeling soudlf,ctioth amost all Spanish melodies depends. Til e 5 i)00 44 tioo r Martinez gave us three Spanish sonr , too, Ms t N . vas not confined to Cuban melodies, t1ie.,,,„01. the co mb . this j°t:isacn:fmfoieltolleiti: of Sanz, and executed them with such tas' e ' c b ia' s po a w n er, and such expression as to secure in each pi c.,l:c. a fund of then a rapturous and an unanimous eneore•edioto b dh e e r tmh C ee u el b ra a n i t i gh s ua o at n g g he s e , i 1 4 1 13 d w h i i D c : g a b t: te 1 jstscciih.tioniiduertngsbari;-:irnnnaliognst.rfacsunc understand infectious, herself ae a In n f d ; t t h h e i s a u s d o i n e 4, n c a i 5 was e ine i nr f vr iti t i n il ee t n cl i pr ey 1 Itbt it such''ling one g th r a a o 4ta o s n a: st _laughter,_ although the great majority of th °6 n - be 1 1 gAentestha,eaceoenocrelupsaintdt thes n g u , the r i g tll i e t e r e s le v pi th e . a e n x t ei h ( a e b d it lay of th si i n s g J i o n t g a national melodies of Old Spain, an d t ' l te d ill 11 Thee measure the successful defence of 5 4 ;1 1 3 is Maid of Saragossa and her compani°l/009 er citings_a their countrymen to the highest pito!) withof go, Whether We an c d onsl g e s r of national mein , i. stn . .It was rendered by Lonna--M eines ill or 8 0 40. i to ist spirit and expression e l l i t er a s ii gotta plauded. Or a singer dies, the is a very accomplished artiste,a nd her perdr.„, the a . 110arwildsl may be attribu...o,osoo are most originaland - - d sev - ;r course of the evening the Ciebras pee;forranhe io tbe h ' e fantasias hands is and duets on the guitar, whiLiiitig.,t-4 inis really an instrument of music rc s lot( '- barpower, and superior to it in elPtraldecl flexibil Ay. The concert was very well litwe- A OLYMPIC THEA r r Ib- d: 1 013 7 ) ;S: The opening of this house, after it closed for several months, created last 134 ,,, - ou'/Ste' cation Wych-street. Tho present 8019"-oices.,%00i to last for six nights only, is under the al ls „r410;, - 0 George Bolton, who seems to entertain 0 , g r :ii John Marston's Malcontent—an old 009 t his 10'4 every reader of Dodsley's collection. 14°1° ' s om e tier ore of the many old pl a y s which furnish t o s ti pi extracts, as, for instance, the caustic oslfnlyll/400 by the Malcontent himself but which 80.— to 10° 0 out the interest or closeness of construct,o dolt Or to make a piece popul a r i n the pres ent mobil?, for house was crowded l as t n i g ht, a nd it is P"; as a dramatic curiosity,, th e Malcontent 1130 the remainder of the s i x n i g ht s , but es for htian. apiece of the repertoi re , it i s ou t of the 'v SPORTING INTELLI G r oet r ' GooDwooD RAcES.,,, h CHICHESTER, MONDAY EVENING tinned horses have arrived since our firs`,:gool, lished:—Strongbow, Cockermouth, Li years old filly by Envoy out of Lady RicireiloPofo2:. Ban, Teddington, Venus filly, Merry reti";nonh brook, Vatican, Siting, Bacchanalian, Plr:; 1 13 1 ,4 1 berry, Heroine, Beebee Bunnoo, o ltP# Hibernia, Joc-o' - Sot, c by John 0 ' 66 7.4 Saddler, a two years old b y Pantaloon v" flower, &c, 111 : et tr Ut ittig GOODWOOD Rte" et (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELG it I The Craven Stakes. Maid of Team Valley ••• ••• Cv.riboo ... • • "' Sweepstakes of 300 sae. Beehanter •.• ••• ••• Nutshell ... ••• ••• .•• •.• The Innkeepers' Plate. Meridian ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 1: Vigilsnt ••• • ••• ••• ••• The Gratwicke Stakes. 0 , 5 .00 1•• Musician ... Harding° ... ... Mk:kitten ..• $ Lavant Stakes• Turtle ." ~•4 Venus filly Buckhound Julia ••• o'. ,tonCs 4 Three mushrooms lately lifted a flag:, c ti 01 ' ing three-quarters of a hundred weight, arl u i t ;:tlf. 4 out of its bed, before a tradesman's door lt" -- The 0 r William, Dublin I D P ub ß l u in N 4 o hr ii, turday morning, steamer on 30.1lnxighhTte,lir rEwainydloitii:tilh:tehorsienui/riiejecyeattool in ballast, bound to the - north, abo i r he t ser ' s k - lf ag . tria: ,: jo ar pft; Gray's-pier, where her wreck now crew of the Union was thrown from the collision upon the deck of the Royal i v i .1 64 1,41 g The Earl of Enniskillen, Sir j iitesa ti lje; Martin and family, Sir John ppGregar , I,orti 00 le Lieutenant-Colonel Fogo, Captain Fergas °l3 ' t ,ty t ° elk ° o ll f e l y ,r l a e, d C e a ; p s ta ir in D H av a i y d , Mr. G. a lt r . id P( L )rt a e d r y , a li e c s t r e c i e f o ng e % 0 0 9 I P at tdhe ne t thefoSrtE. General Ki Edinburgh. thuearagrmihn.es'sa- Navigation i o o n a c Saturdayonlpiy!:. Std r 00 0 ° r° l ;ft el , LETTERS TO PRUSSIA AND RU ssl—k ice l ealo.tr j .to NOTICE. —General Post-cffice, Jul)? :** -- ,:iti, l' h er ,"" o vd August next, letters addressed to Ba/ a " e eit t " nr V' Russia, may be forwarded by way of 11 1, n :tiers ', t ioP: 6 4 or paid, at the option of the sender. e ite' o fkoe. also may be forwarded by the sarne roil te s 'o ef he . v ,r ° 6l o. o ' paid, as far as the extreme frontier of II by "4 1 '', l - 0 - ,11 Letters for Bavaria will be transrnitte lette rs fr - ci to DrA France unless otherwise addressed, but o rde l ' i ge,,,ttP,‘ Russia, and Poland, intended to be s° f (3r pos t e 1 07 ~ Tbo a 0 dil°, 0 especially directed "via France. e, - P - ow British and foreign, may be paid in 3dVa n t f o t 6 rela may be sent wholly unpaid ; but PoNr e n t,tera t° , the distance, except en the case of paid not permitted. ............m......... Hi , BIRTHS. 10" the • 6 44 OF A SON. x ,io f .iS e ' On the 24th inst., at Hatfield -pla ce, ~ tb - ~i., C. C. de Crespignl Bart. u, padr e ' , f ie r On 2 ' - '''' v the htli inst at the , icarage , 00 ,I the Rev. W. Thornton. " r, of- On the 26th inst., at Old Quebec-stree't ~ a t , the wife of Mr. C. A. Bartley. co t iotf de OF A DAttGIITIOt• r TOrP o- ' A r . On the 26th inst., at Merifield, " 3- f ol ' 4 the Rev. H. L. Jenner O de ' On the 24th inst a . t the Retreat, n eat e 0 Frederick Lang. " a i l p 1 cic -134 e / ' DIED. a - w og° , av o r On the 25th inst., in Burton-street, A 0 / .1 ,4 GO f 57, Isabella, wife of Archibald BarclaY, pO l n,l ° daughter of late James D. 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