The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-26 00:00:00

'IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
THIS DAY.
The lithaina Mak the shake as 11Veleak.
Them was • Mall house sail mak it
ealimanenes of ed that Zia& De
week resent himself as tai.able, • elenmed thae
sheedd be allowed to tabs his seat es ma of tie asseshers
Ise the eity of lanages.
111 W lIRMBRIA.
ftergeaat-itailems Metes appeared at the table sad
ememseeed Ma a aew member wee is wade( to oaks the
sesetagirommil stir was observable through 'holmium, which
et ia lewd laughter whoa Mr. W. 0. Stanley, the
mew maillnefor Chaster, walked up the homes issued of
lla saiskirlit the City el loads*. The boa. member sae
MMus with the mail formalities.
PRI ITIONS.
Paellimes were permed by hoe. mosabses toss Tarbes
gimes, but from the malted state of the he... sad the
reSam of asumm to atim it was immesh& eat* ekhig
pitiess from whisk they come or this wpm.
ADMISSION OF THE JAWS INTO PARLIAMENT.
Sir R.INGLIS rem to tamest • mattimmaneerintely signed,
Ries the sonnty of Rinks, stating that the pedtimen had
horned with is of diminished's tad alarm, that • hill
had bees introeseed late that heneurshie home by
the prime sainiseir. the eilleet at whisk would be
the &daisies of Jews sad ether unbelievers tat
parliament, and of obesely mehristiminiag the
sountry. (The tatter parties of the hen. bareast's Mateo
meat of the w woe maseaty heard maid the ilisandisalt
disown verve gmaafeg of the stiMelay .1 the Mesa.) 4
Tl 2 UMW DI ROTHSCHILD.
After Ms prosestseien ef a few unimpeetan peliticas,
Berea de Itedeseldll appeared at the bar, meonspiated
by Mr. Page Wood and Mr. J. A. Smith, and, after
• pause, daring which the dropping of a pin
sight be heard, walked slowly to the table, when he was
greeted by • heavy and universal cheer from the whole of
the miaisterial side of the house. The clerk having risen to
tender him the areal oath,
Bum De ROTHSCHILD said—l desire to be sworn an
the Old Teatimes'. (Loud Mara.)
Sir R. INOLll3—(much excited)—l distinctly object to
that mulattos. (laud cheering, aim of " Order," and
much coansiem)
The Beams haying made his application, withdrew
dily, sad the house prosesded to diastase the question of
Me admiesten.
Sir IL INOLIB—I believe that I beard distinctly the
weeds prooounoed, " I desire to be sworn on cis Old Testa-
ment." (Load cheers.) lam not, then, mistaken as to the
peva of the words. (Hear, hem.) Sir, from the time
Meg UM has been a Christian Ratios), and that this house has
bas • Quinlan legislature, no man —if I may
tees the words without offence has ever pre-
sumed to take his seat here unless prepared to take it
uader the solemn emotion of an oath in the name of our
mum Redeemer. (Conservative cheers.) If not
upon that book which cosmic. his revealed word
sad will, at trait upon some symbol of our com-
misredempaion. I do not undervalue, Odd forbid,
I shinaM. the Old Testament ; but if the has. indivi•
deal bad seas to the table and a• bed to be sworn on the
Bible—knowing, as I do, what is passing in his ailed-1
should have 'meetly cbjected. I feel doobly boned to
object now, when by his proposition he objects to the most
sacred part of that blessed book. (Hear, hear.) It is
merely a technical objection hardly worth mentioning es so
solemn an occasion, but the fact is, that we have not an ad
Testament in our collection. (A lamb.) It may be found
In the courts of criminal judissure—(loud cries of " Hear")
—and, if the hon. individual came forward there as a witaess,
the case would be entirely different. (" Oh, oh," and
laughter.) But in this ease we all know that the hon.
individual comes forward here to Mahn his right to legislate
for the church and the religion of this still Christian nation,
and therefovi I. for one, will
admissioa. (Conaervative chei n.)
Mr. P. WOOD—I rime to order. There is no question
' before the home.
The SPEAKER—The bon. baronet is is polemist= of the
house, sad may combine h • motion. (Cheers )
Sir 8.. INGLIS—I should claim to be heard, even if I
did not mean to dole with • motion, insomuch as
the ordinary business of the house has been sus.
pended, std the hon. individual who's case we have been
discussing has been requested to withdraw, in consequence
of the request he bad made. Sill as the house
mast decide an his application, or on some other
rrin( arising outlet it, I apprehend that it is competent
i. a.yd hon. friend the member kr Orford, or says It, or any
other of the 666 members of this how. to aide... its I have
done done. Would that the majority of that house enter.
mined principles .imflar to mine on a subject as dear
to my heart. (C eon, and some laughter.) Bat whatever
may be the opinion of that msjority, I stall never shrink
from °eerie gto the proposition every resi.tanee in my power.
&lying on Him who rules the hearts of DU, I shall to the
last eadeavour to render this house in name and profession
Christian, sod may His grace continue us the Christian
legislature of • Cadets& people. (Hear, hear.) It, then,
it be necessary to conclude with • motion, I shall conchae at
once with this—" That it has been the practice of this mere
try, ever since it was Christie., to regard all the mom
bets of its supreme legislature, whether in Lords or
Commons, as bound by Christian obligations, and by no
other ; and therefore it is resolved that no meatball approach
this table, to take put in our deliberations, eseept under
the sanction and obligation of a Christian solemnity, whether
by an oath, or, se in earlier timer, by touching some smiled
connected with the Christian faith." This, at least, I think
no man will be prepared historically or practically to deny
—sad least of all the hon. and learned member for Oxford,—
that hitherto Christians alone bad been a lowed to take part
in the deliborationsof the legislature. The hoe. baronet, who
appeared much excited end agitated, went up to the table
end proceeded to write the terms of his motion, and bay*
flashed it, commenced reading it to the house. I beg to
move that, as an individual—(loed cries of " • member")—
an honourable individual, the Berm Lionel Nathan de
Rohsthild—(msay voices, " Gentleness ")—that the Baron
L. N. do Rothschild, having reclaimed persaiseka to take
the oath usually administered to members of parliament oa
the Old Testament, and having been in consequence desired
to withdraw—
Mr. HUME—Would the hon. baronet object to put in
"Choose aid elected by the citissas of London." (Cheers
and muter chewy )
Mr. B. HOPE-1 rise to order. (Confusion.)
Si, B. HALL also attempted to address the home, bat
both the boa. members gave way to
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, who declined on that os
cation to give any opinion on the merits of the question, but
suggested that the same course should be token
as had bees adopted in the camp of the Clare
election, namely, that Baron De Rothschild should
be heard at the bar in support of his claims by his counsel or
agents. The right hon. and learned gentleman moved an
amendment to that effect.
Mr. P. WOOD proceeded to address the house in support
of the claim, directing his arguments principally to the
legal questions involved. He said that there were three oath,
to be taken,—the oaths of allegiance, supremacy, and
abjuration; hat in the case of the two first there was aothiag
to prevent their being taken by a Jew. In the last oath the
words " Oa the true faith of • Christian" had been intro-
duced by the statute of William asd Mary, and this was the
ealy one that epp3ad to the ease of the Baron de Witischild.
Mr. B. HOPE—I rise to order. Our eoastitution re.
agains ao berme except those created by the sovereign of
England. (Loud laughter.)
Mr. P. WOOD would correct his error by saying the
member for the city of London. (Loud sheen.) That
boo, member was ready to take the oaths of au-
mosey, as he was entitled to do on the Old Testament;
bat if any resolatiean of the ihossi compelled him to alt
withal* saki," the other oath, he would become, sees ding
to the statute, a ponatant convict. (Load laughter.)
The hon. and learned member proceeded to argue
the legal question at great length, contending generally
that the Harm de Rothschild was not compelled to take the
oaths otherwise time is the Old Taetasent, sad that Lord
Hardwick and all thereat luminaries of the law, except
Lord Coke, had decided that the oath to be
administered a man was the oath which ma most binding
on his consciences. Lord Coke's reason for a contrary opinion
was whimsical enough. He said that the Jews were
aliens, being subjects of the devil. (Loud laughter.
If (continued the boo. and learned imatlensan) my bon. and
learned friend the Attorney-General had not moved his
ameadment, it was his (Mr. Wood's) intention to have
moved the following resolution:—" The hon. Baron Roth—
child having presented himself at the table of this house in
order to t.ke the oath required by law to be takes by
members before admission to their seats, and before
the :oath of .Mlegiance Wag tendered to him, having
required that the same should be administered to him on
the Old Testament, which he declares to be the mode of ad.
ministration binding on his conscience, the clerk bo desired
to administer the said oath of allegiance atairdingly. (Hear,
hear.) This I Mist the member for the City of London
is entitled to. (Cheer.) I admit that we should pro-
ceed gravely in this matter, and I wish so to treat it,
and not in any way as a erty question. (Hear, hear.)
(Left Speaking

PIIBIDINTB OT THI UI4ITID STATZ6.—Washing-
ton premed front 1788 to 1706, having been roskotod from
1791 tor a wood gavirehold period. John Adam, hoot
1796 to 1800 ; Kr. Jilibraos, hes HMO to 1808; Mr Maacil.
mos, from 1808 to 1818; dosaral Moro., from 1816 to 1824;
Mr. Joint Quincy aAris, from Hai to 1828 ; General Jack-
son, or " Old Hickory," Mint 111128 M; Mr. Van Boren,
1818 to 1840; Goma flosclos, &Ma la 1840, for • fs
mantas oaly, barbs, Mod is the woke of 1841; Mr. Tylez,
kit ottoorsaor, from 1841 to 1844; Polk, the uPt.
from 1844 to 1848. Gauen) Taylor woo cleated in
11143 ; sad ta attosociod. to our nadirs ore swore, far the la.
oaabador of Ids tars four years, by Vise-President Mr.
!Mum