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London, England, 1851-07-18 00:00:00

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sus 01.-A4 1C E, Seven o' Clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS•

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The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool-
sack at Rye o'clock.
The Earl of LONSDALE presented petitions from
several places in favour of the; Ecclesiastical Titles As-
sumption Bill.
Earl NELSON presented several petitions with a simi-
lar prayer.
WREXHAM IMPROVEMENT BILL.
Earl TALBOT moved the re-committal of this Bill,
en account of he absence from the Committee of one
Noble Lord who had been appointed to sit on that Com-
mittee.
Lord CAMOYS opposed the motion.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE could see no ne-
cessity for re-committing the Bill.
Earl TALBOT replied.
The House divided, when there eppeared—
Contents ••• ••• 9
Non•contents ••• ••• '•• 34
Majority against the recommittal of
the Bill ; ••• ;••
(LEFT sITTING,)

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Sesexert took the Chair at a few minutes bee
fore Four o'clock, at which time there was an unusually
full attendance of Members.
SCENE IN THE HOUSE.
Immediately afterwards the House was about to pro-
ceed with the private businees on the paper, but before
the first Bill had been disposed of Mr. Alderman Salo-
mons catered and took his seat beneath the Speaker's
aellery-
a
The SPEAKER observing this, and it yet wanting
two or three minutes to four o'clock, said, "Members to
be sworn will please to come to the table."
Mr. Alderman SALOMONS than advanced to the table
being introduced by Sir B. Hall and Mr. J. A. Smith:
and the clerk at the table presented the Hon. Member
with a boak, which, from what next recurred, would
appear to be a copy of the New Testament.
Aldermen SALOMONS, without accepting the proffered
bock, said in a loud end firm voice, I demand to be
sworn upon the Old Testament.
The SPEAKER—WiII the Hon.—(Oh)—Member ray
why he wishes to be sworn upon the Old Testament?
Alderman SA.LeatONS—Beclusa Sir, I believe it to
be most binding upon my conscience.
The SPEAKER—The oaths, then, may be adminis-
tered so.
The ceremony of swearing was accordingly proceeded
with upon the Old Testament, the Hon. Member re-
peating all the words of the oaths except those in the
oath of abjuration, " Upon the true faith of a Chris-
tian," and then reading from a paper, said, " I have
now taken the oaths in the form and with the ceremonies
that I declare to be binding on my conscience, in ac-
cordance with atat. I aid 2 Vice, cap. 105; I now de-
mand to subscribe the oath of abjuration, and to declare
.to ray property qualification." The scene was ex-
citing to the last degree some Members roaring
out at the pitch of their voices, " Withdraw, withdraw !"
while others added to the babble of sounds by calling
out for " Order, order!" or rising to go through a pen-
toinimic performance, as if they wished to address some-
thing to the Chair. The confusion, however, did not in
any way daunt the Hon. Member for Greenwich, and he
continued reading until he came to the close of the pa-
pt,rs, when, tossing a roll of parchment across the table,
he slowly retired below the gangway, and seated himself
upon oue of the trout row ot benches.
The SPEAKER. then made an essay to speak, and
something like order being at length obtained, he said
" The Honourable Member has omitted certain words
from the oaths, which is tantamount to not taking the
oaths at all, and it A therefore my duty to tell him that
he must withdraw."
Alderman Salomons did not appear at all inclined
to comply with dee request, hut soli maintained his seat,
and the consequence was another scene of noise and con-
fusion wes enacted; the Members on the Opposition side
of the House roaring and shouting again until they were
nearly black in the face, to use a vulgar expression.
The SPEAKER'S voice was again heard above the
storm, and, as far as 7.e could catch his words, he said
the Hun. Member must be aware that the Act pre-
scribes that no Honourable Member can sit in
this House, or vote upon any question, unless
he has taken and subscribed to the oaths pre-
scribed by law. Now the last of these oaths
has not ben taken in the sense which the House under-
stands the Act—(Cheer;)—add I again repeat to the
Hon. Member that it is my duty to direct him to with-
draw.—(Cheers.)
Alderman SALOMONS seemingly at the request of
his supporters near him then retired beyond the bar
amidst the hoist( rows outburst of Opposition cheering.
Sir B. HALL then rose and said he was requested by
the Hon. Member for Greenwich, who had just presented
himself at the table for the purpose of taking
the oaths prescribed by the Act, and by the
forms of the House, and who was prepared
to take the oaths in a manner which in his opinion was
the most binding on his conscience to declare to the
Speaker and to tne House that the Honourable Mem-
ber had withdrawn from the seat which he lately,
occupied—(Laughter and ironical cheers)—in de-
ference to the high authority of the Chair.—(Cheers.)
But he was also instructed by the Honourable and
Learned Member to state—
Sir F. THESIGER rose to order.—(Cries of " Order,
order," and "Den's be put down;" "G i on, go on.") I
aPPreherd, continued the Hon. and Learned Member
for Abingdon, that the worthy Alderman has not
obeyed the order of the House by withdrawing.—
(Hear, hear.) Ile is at present standing within the
House,
and I consider it my duty to call attention to that
cireumstaece.—(Hear, hear.)
[This of course gave rise to another exhibition of feel-
ing on the part of the Opposition, and again Hon. Mem-
bers ever and anon partially jumped up and motioned the
n- and Learned Alderman to withdraw, or indulged
in strange gesticulations, as if they were addressing some
angry observations to the Chair. Sir William Moles-
worth and Mr. J. A. Smith advanced to the
worthy and dauntless Alderman and endeavoured to
persuade him to quit the ilo,,se ; but no, he would
not do that; and at length the Sergeant-at-Arms
cam to the rescue, and at his suggestion the Hon. Mem-
ber ;retired to one of the back seats under the Speaker's
gall: ry usually appropriated to Peers.]
Sir B. HALL then went on to say teat at the time he
was interrupted by the Honourable and Learned Mem-
ber for Abingdon he was about to state that the
was requested by the Hon. Gentleman the Member for
Greenwich to declare to the House that his only object
in taking the course he had adopted was to try the legal
question of his right to sit for and represent Greenwich
iu Parliament.—(Hear, hear.) It was, however, not his
intention or desire to take any course which might be
either displeasing or inconvenient to Members; aad he
(Sir B. Hall) had, therefore, to ask a question of the
Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the
absence of the Noble Lord at the head ot the Govern..
meet which may facilitate the settlement of this dispute.
—(Hear, hear.) As he said before, the Hon. Member
fur Greenwich was on lanxious to try his right to sit
in the House,
and in
put himself in aorder that the Hon. Member might
position to have the matter tried in one
of the legal tribunals
realm, he bad to ask the
Right Hon. theChanceollforthe of
in consequencethe
Exchequer whether,
place, or, if that proceedings which bad now taken
of the
fficient,
whether, if the Hen. Member came in and took his sea
again, Government washfor the recovery of the
prepared to institute an imme-
diate prosecution 3 gainpenaltiPs provided by the Aim
of Parliament?—(Cheers.)
The CHANCELLOR
spoke in a very indistinct the
manner,
EXCHEQUER who
,
was
understood
to say that in the absence of his Noble
at the bend of the Government,
heoe Friend who stood
thought
ceedingly desirable that the House should postpone
it was ex-
this question.—(Hear, hear.) No doubt the Ho-
DOUrable. Gentleman who had just left the House
was very anxious that this matter should
be speedily disposed of, but, however, he submitted to
the House whether it would not he beat to agree to a
the
short delay, and then have question brought forward
and discussed in a proper iorm.—(Elear, hear.) It was
a question of deep and serious importance, not only
to the Honourable Gentleman himself, but to all
parties, and he certainly did not feel himself competent
to znawer tee question which the Hon. Baronet the
Member for Mara letone had put to him.—(Hear, hear.)
He would therefore suggest that no proceedings
should be taken now, but that the question should
:e"-Tiirbtte tWourned till Monday, and in the mean-
Fe: went would take care to deliberate upon
tire el. , nrwl look into the Acts of Parliament and
aulne on the point at issue, ad as to be in
P9.4itataftlkilitat it before the House in a proper light.
,that in a
observed • wetter of this
im-
• al of his
rae3P
.ea • , no could be fairer than the propo,
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cruriend, and for his part he had no objection
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