The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-12-19 00:00:00

110 USE OF LORD& —Die 16.

Their lordships met, at two o'clock.
The Royal Conuniss'fibers—who were the Lord Charmnor,
the Karl f liessbormigh, Karl De iirey and Ripon. Earl of
Kiinbirley, and Lord Syd,.ey—havine taken their seats at
the foot of the throne, the Usher of the Black Rod WM
ordered to summon the immediate atteudanse of the other
, .

Shortly afterwards, the fbraker having eptwared at the
bar, fullowed ity a large number of members of the fluent
of_connimna.

o.
The Lord Chancellor delivered the following Message from
her alajesty
My Lords and Gs..ll•Ten,
. . . .

"%shave it in command from her Majesty ta acquaint
you that since the time when her SI ajesty deemed it right to
call yell together for the consideration if rivalry grave and
Important matters, several v iesueles have occurrent in the
Howie id (7 •MlllOllB, owing to the ReCell(11111,8 of office from
the Crown by members nethat House. It is,.therefore, her
Majesty's pleasure that an opportunity may now he given to
Issue writs for supplying the VILCAUCivB au occasioned anti
that after a suitable recess yOll may proceed to the considers,
Hon of such niattera as Mill then be laid before you."

The COMMOTIR then withdrew.
The Lord enanAllor took the oaths and his seat as a peer,
ander the title of Lord liatherley. The customary formalities
IMO obeerved. . .

nuirber of peers were then sworn, and their lordships
adieuraed. •

HOCH OF COMMONS.

The speaker took the chair at two o'clock.
At ten minutes past two, Sir Augustus Clifford, taller of
the Black Keil, summoned the members of the House of Com-
mons to attend in the [louse if Peers
On the return of the House, .

'I he gprakvr repeated to the !louse the communication
made to both !louses ot Parliament by the Lords Coinmia.
goners.
. . . .

The House then proceeded with the business of swearing
hi that members that pemented themselves for the Immose
ef taking the oath.
Mr. Ayrtini (financial secretary to the Treasury, explained
the course which the government deemed it convenient to
take with reference to the issue of new writs, after the great
whange which hail taken place in the law of elections by the
Act or last session. Ile proposed, therefore, that the House
should then c,intlne itself to the issue of oddi writs as could
not possibly lead to discussion, that was to say, the writs in
those eases where the period for petitioning had expired.
There were several eases where the time for petitioning had
not lapsed, and with respect to these it was desirable that
the IL use should adjourn until such thyme. that no question
could be raised on the subject. That would be the 2uth of
the present Month, and it was proposed that the House
should meet again on that day to issue the writs, the time
tor which hail nut yet expired.
Ull the motion of Mr. Ayrton, anew writ was then ordered
for the election of a member for Greenwich, in the morn of
Mr. Gladstone, appointed First Lord of the Treasury, for
the City of Oxford, in the MOM of Mr. Cardwell, Secretary
for War ; for the Univereity of London, in the roost, of Mr.
Lowe, Chancellor of the Exchequer; for Pomfret, in the
room of Mr. Childers, First Lord of the Admiral y ; and for
Birmingham, in the room of Mr. Bright, Preaident of the
Board of TrINIO.
On the motion to issue a new writ for the City of London,
to elect a member in the place et Mr. liosehen, President of
the Poor Law Board,
Mr. Goldney drew attention Se the fact that Mr. Goschen
appeared in the list of members against whom petitions had
been presented, and expressed a doubt whether in the
absence of information as to the seat being claimed or not
the writ could he
air it Palmer observed that it had been the practice of the
House to regard such information as being iniplied in the act
of proposing the motion itself, and that, therefore, no further
itiformation was nee: teary.
Mr. Collins was of opinion that in all cases wherethe Crown
hail apiminted to office the wrAs ought to i4BllO.
air Ay ruin having explained that the petition against Mr.
Illoschen's return did net nano the seat, tile writ was ordered
to stitie..
New writs were also ordered for Southwark in the room of
Mr Layard, appointed Chief Commissioner of Works; for
Halifax, in the mini id Mr. Stansfleld, third Lord of the
Treasury fur Plymouth, in the room of Sir it. Collier,
Attorney•Genersl ; for Exeter, in the room of Sir .1. D.
Coleridge, Solicitor General ; for Bradford, in the room of
Mr. W. E. Forster, Vic, President of the Council of Ethic,
Dun ; for Ripon, in the room of Lord Joint Hay, a naval
Lord of the Admiralty ; for Truro, iu the room of Captain
Vivian, a Lord of the Treasury ; and for Wareham, in the
room if Mr. Calcraft, decemed.
Oa the motion of Mr. Ayrton, it was agreed that the
Home at its rising should adjourn to Tuesday, the 28th
instant.
Cove. of notices of motion were subsequently given, and
am nest them I rile by Mr. Hardemtle for leave to bring in a
bill to :mend the Into relating to grime and trespass. by Mr.
Candlish, to call attention to the exclesion of British vessels
from the coasting trade or France; by Sir J. Elphinstone, to
call attention to the reduction and discharges in the Royal
eockyards ' • by Mr. P. Dawson, to call attention to the grand
jury laws of Ireland, mid the commissioners' report thereon ;
by Mr. V. I larcourt, to niove a select connnii tee on the lows
relating to the registration of persons entitled to vote for
members ot Parliament and by Mr. It. Sheridan, of a bill
for repealing the ratepayieg clauses ot the new Reform
Act.
A 1.. w members were then sworn and took their seats, and
the House afterwards adjourned until Tuesday, the 2igh
Instant.

THE JEWS AND THEIR FOOD.
The case of "Schott v. Adler" came on in the Court
of Exchequer on Monday, and was an action by
Moses Schott, a native of Holland and a Jew, against
the Rev. Dr. Nathan Marcus Adler, Chief Rabbi in
this country, for slander, which he said had injured
him in his trade as a Jewish butcher. The defendant
pleaded not guilty, anti also denied that the plaintiff
was authorised to deal in meat according to the laws
the customs of the Jews.
After sonic evidence was taken,
The plaintiff, in sulsdance, in his declaration, alleged
that he carried on the trade and business of a butcher
for Israelites, and was authorized according to the laws
and customs of and in force among Israelites to kill
and sell meat for Israelites, and the defendant, well
know Mg the same, falsely spoke and published of the
plaintiff in relation to his said business that he was
not selling " kosher " meat (meaning thereby that the
plaintiff was selling meat for Israelites not killed
according to the laws and customs relating to meat in
force among Israelites) ; it was " tripher " meat-un-
clean and unfit to be consumed by Israelites. There
appears to have been from time a law
and custom among the Jews that all things relating to
the killing and selling of beasts for food for Jews
should emanate from the Jewish ecclesiastical
authorities. When a butcher wishes for a licence
to kill beasts he applies to the Jewish ecclesi-
astical authorities of the particular district where
he proposes to carry on business, and is carefully
examined by them to ascertain if he knows how
to kill beasts according to the Jewish law, and
if his examination is satisfactory a licence is granted to
him. The meat must also be sold by a person who
has a licence from the Jewish ecclesiastical authorities
to do so. The plaintiff alleged that he hail a foreign
licence to sell meat anti was about to open a shop in
WhitechatteL The Jewish authorities requested him
not to do so, but he persisted, and afterwards appeared
before the Betdin, or house of justice composed of the
chief rabbi and two minor chiels, who decided not to
grant the plaintiff a licence for Whitechaftel, Lut offered
to grant him one for Islington. The plaintiff opened a
shop in Whitechapel, and inspectors of the ecclesias-
tical authorities were sent round to the shops to
warn the Jews against buying, saying that the
meat was not " kosher," but "tripher," and therefore
unfitted as food for the Jews. One witness swore
that one of the inspectctrs, finding that he had pur-
chased meat of the plaintiff, came to his house and
ordered the vessels in which the meat had been cooked
to be either sold or destroyed, and had the plates
broken and the knives and forks destroyed. In
slaughtering animals, it appears that the butcher is
required to have a very sensitive organization. The
knife used by him must not only be very sharp, but
most perfect, for after the animal's throat is cut the
butcher passes the edge of the knife across the palm
of his hand, and if he detects the slightest notch in it,
the meat is condemned as " tripher," and unfit for Bo much nonsense is constantly talked, and such
the food of Jews. Supposing the operation of slangh erroneous notions are held, respecting the Queen's
tering t t be satisfactory, then the intestines of the income, that it can hardly be considered a work of
animal are carefully examined, and if the slightest ! supererogation to put the precise facts before the
disease is detected, the whole carcase is condemned. public. By an act passed soon after her Majesty's
The Rev. Professor Mattis was called as a witness, ! accession, in which the Queen waives her right to, and
and stated that butchers were bound to undergo an interest in, certain hereditary rates, charges, duties,
examination heft ire the chief ecclesiastical authorities and revenues, which, by her prerogative she might
touching their qualifications, one of which was that have claimed. the civil list, i.e., her income, is fixed at
he butcher should succeed in establishing to their £385,000 per annum. Many people have an idea that
satisfaction that he possessed a high moral character, Such is not the case. The civil list is divided into ! this sum is actually paid to the Queen every year.
and would thortughly perform his duties ; that
six classes, to each of which we will briefly refer.
although a man might once be qualified to act BA a
butcher, it did not follow that he was always qualified Class l really represents the amount of money paid
to her Majesty for her private use. This amount
to do eta There was a custom among the Jews that
bearing a certi-
is £i30,000, winch is payable in monthly instal-
when a slaughterer came from abroad
hearing
if a foreign rabbi, anti wishing to slaughter in a melds as long as her Majesty lives. Clause 2,
new country, he was to submit his certificate to the which apprcpriates £131,260, is for the payment of
ecclesiastical anthoritiea of the new place, and it rested the salaries of her Stlajesty's household. This business
with them whether they would either grant or refuse ! is conducted by an official called the Paymaster of
a continuation of the licence. the Household, and when it is considered what a multi-
Baron Martin asked the witness whether the mode I trloicivf
lonfe,r; ttrereb,
f
Th inh" t)1 with a con rttl;e
er he
usually achipted of slauglitering beasts by first striking !ac stains - t!a it n y. r air; int amneti how easil page.°y the
them on the head anti stunning them was not a chore !
sum is expended. Class 3 appropriates a still Wither
humane mode than that adopted by the Jews -viz., sum of k 172,5011, anti is fir the expenses of the hilse-
bleeding them to dent t. hold. Royal housekeeping and royal parties and balls
Professor Marks replied that the question had re- must be kept up in a royal scale, and any one
cently been under consideration in Paris before a corm who has visited the Buckingham Palace mews anti the
mission of inquiry, and it had been decided that the Windsor stables-not to mention the royal kitchen -
Jewish mode of killing inflicted less pain, will not wonder that this sum finds plenty of channels
The plaintiff said that he formerly resided in for its disposal. The amount of class 4is small, and
Bunde, anti came over here about three months ago, its purposes are almost entirely charitable. Out of
and Mok a shop in Leinan-street, Whitechapel, as a the mini of £13,000, 0,000 is devoted to the payment
butcher, and commenced business selling " tripher," of what are termed " royal bounty grants" and
but at the request of many Jews he took to selling "special service awards." Grants from the Royal
" kosher,' and bought some of Mr. Howard, having Bounty Fund, which are in the gift IA the Premier,
the " kosher" seals attached to it. One of the iiimpec- are generally made to distressed literary men or
tors of the ecclesiastical authorities called at Ms shop, women, or to the necessitous relations of deceased
anti stated to the customers that the meat was not military or naval officers, or to others who have claims
" kosher," but " tripher," and this was repeated on on the government. "Special service" covers extra-
several occasions. A 'person came and desired his ordinary payments, finch, for instance, as the award
attendance at the Council Chamber, where he made to the officer who first landed in England with the
went anti saw Or. Adler, who wished to know whom Abyssinian despatches from General Napier. The alias,
he was, and of whom he had purchased meat. or "Maunday " money, also come from Class 4, and
The witness refueled to say, and afterwards to the amount of £2,000 are distributed by the Bishop
the camas!: butchers had notice not to riupply of Oill,lll as Lord High Almoner. A further item of
the plaintiff with meat. The doctor desired £1,200 is devoted to the payment of pensions to die-
the plaintiff to close his shop awl cease selling meat tressed ladies. These pensions, as they fall in through
to the .lew, but the witness said it was the only trade death, are in the gift of the wife of the Prime Minister
he had been taught, and he could not do so. The sante for the time being. Clause 5, which consists of this
evening a Jewess had bought some most, when one if payments made as pensions to deserving literary and
the inspectors entered and told her the meat was not scientific persons, or to any that have deserved the
" kosher," upon which she declined to take it. The gratitude of their country, does not come out of the
inspector then tore 110%11 a card in the window with };385,000, but by a slier:L.l clause in the act berme re-
the word "kosher " upon it, anti then suggistted that ferred to the sum of £1,209 is net apart from the Cal.
the witness should sell all his " kosher" meat, and go soidated Fund in each year of the Sovereign's reign
and see if the (its:tor would grant him a licence. The for this purpose. The civil list pensions now anti, unit
hest morning tile plaintiff went to the defendant's to upward of £17,000, after adowing fir deaths.
private house, and asked for a licence. The doctor Class II may be regarded as a sort of reserve fund.
replied." No, close your shop; otherwise I will ruin The amount of it is £'3,040, and it may be used towards
you insthree days." The doctor suggested the plaintiff meeting a deficiency in any of the other classes.
should become a journeyman, which he declined to cis,
and had in • few days to close his shop.
stiete At the close of the plaintiff's case Baron Martin said
he was of opinion that there was no case. In the
tintt plat, there was no evidence that the defendant
had used the words imputed to him, and if he had he
had a right to say so ina the evidence before the Courts
The communication was privileged.
Mr. Gitfard tendered a bill of exception.
His Lordship told the jury that they were, in point
law, bonne by his ruling, and he ruled there was no
case to go to them, and desired the plaintiff its Ls non-
suited.
.N unsuited accordingly.

Three or four weeks ago a lad, named Ramsden,
about eight years of age, living in RATIO Bank, ilalfol, was
tlhockingly worried on the neck, mouth, and cheek by a mad
dog. For some days past he has appeared to be recovering,
but ay rriptoms of hyropholda have set in, and the pr jails
not expected to recovtx Three deaths from hydrophobia
have occurred within a brief time in the borough arising from
the attacks oif dogs.
A notorious thief, naimil James Shaw, quarrelled
with a w.,man named Christina M'Auley, in a house in Glas-
gow on Monday, and webbed her several times in the ahlo-
Men with a pocket knife, Tie poor woman Is Stia
lAA in • hopele-s condition After committing the deed the
ruffian fell on his knees and begged the forgiveness of his
i victim.