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SUN OP I. iC E, Seven o Clock

IMPERIAL PA IRLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The I.OeD CHANCELLOIL took his seat upon the Wool-
is.tek at Five o'clock.
;be Earl of LONSDALE presented petitions front
several places in favour of the Ecclesiastical Titles As-
sumption Bill.
Earl NELSON presented several petitions with a simi-
lar prayer.
W RF,XIIAM IMPROVEMENT BILL.
Earl TALBO Ls moved (he re committal of this Bill,
on account of the absence from the Committee of one
Noble Lord who had been appointed to ait on that Com-
sup.
Lord CAMOYS opposed tho motion.
The Marquis of CLANRICAIIDE could see no ne
eesaity for re-commming the Bill.
Earl TALBOT replied.
The House divided, when there app
Contents ••• ••• •.• 9
••
Non-contents ..• • ••• •** 34
Majority ggsiost the recommittal of
the Bill ,••• •••
(LEFT SITTING.)

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAREIt took the Chair at a few minutes be-
t-ere Four o'clock, at which time there was an unusually
full attendance of Members.
SCENE IN THE HOUSE.
Immediately aft,rwards the House was about to pro-
ceed with the private business on the piper, but before
the first Bill had laeti disposed cf Mr. Alderman Salo-
mons entered and toi,k his seat beneath the Speaker's

gallery.
Thu SPEAKER observing this, and it yet wanting
two or three minutes to four o'eloc,A, said, "Al2mbers to
sworn will ploase to come to the table."
Mr. Alderwrin SALOM!)1•19 than advanced to the table.
b4-in; introdßced by Sir B. and Mr. J. A. Smith,
and the clerk At thd pr,srited the Hon. Member
with a hock, which, from what next occurred, would
appear to be a copy of the New Testament.
Alderman SALoivross, without accepting the proffered
book, said in a loud and firm voice, I demand to be
sworn upon the Old Testament.
The SPEAKER—WiII the Hon.—(oh)—Member say
why he wishes to be sworn upon the Old Testament?
Alderman SaLIMONS-13ecsus., Sir, I behave 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
vs ith 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 piper, 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 stet. 1 and 2 Vict., cap. 105; I now de-
mend to subscribe the oath cf abjuration, and to declare
to my property qualification." The scene was ex-
citing to toe last degree some Members roaring
out at the pitch of their voices, " Withdraw, withdraw 1"
white: others added to the babble of sounds by calling
out tor " Order, order:" or rising to go through a pan-
toreireic performance, as if they wished to address some-
V.ing to the Chair. The confusion, however. did not iu
'any way daunt the Hon. Member for Greenwich, and he
continued reading until he came to the close of the pa-
pers, whrn, tossing w roll of parchment ',cross the table,
he slowly retired below the gangway, and seated himself
upon one of the front row ot benches.
The SPEAKER then made an essay to speak, and
some kiting like order being at lergeh obtained, he said
"The Honourable Member has omitted certain words
ft-en the oaths, which is tantamount to not taking the
v,attis at all, and it is therefore my duty to tell him that
he must wt:hdraw."
Alderman Selomors did not appear at all inclined
to comply with the request, but sell maintained his seat,
tad the cousequi, one Kai another scene ut noise and can-
fusion was enacted; the Members on the Otiposition aide
the House roaring and shouting again until they were
Deg sly black in the face, to use a vulgar expression.
The SIE:AKER'S voice was again heard above the
'storm, and, as far as Y. e could catch his words, he said
the Hun. Member must be aware that the Act pre-
scribes that no Honourable M,:ratier can sit in
this House, or vote upon any question, unless
he has taken and subscribed to the oaths pre-
seeibed by law. Now the last of these oaths
b nut hen taken in the sense which the House under-
'stands the Act—(Cheer.)—and I again re-peat to the
Hon. Member that it is my duty to direct him to with-
draw —(Cheers.)
Alt/tat:lmo SALOMONS seemingly at the request of
his supporters near him then relit& beyond the bar
amidst the hoists roue outburst of Oppesition ch, ering.l
Sir B. HALL then rose and said be was requested by
the Hon. Member for. Greenwich, who had just pt esented
hituaelt tkt the table for the purpose ot taking
the oaths prescribed by the Act, arid by the.
forma of the House, and who was prepared
to take the oaths in a manner which in his opinion was
the most binding cie his conscience to declare to the
Speaker and to the Itsuse the: the lienourable Mem
ber bad withdrawn hem the k,elit which he lately
eceupied—(Lauenter and ironical cheers)—in de-
ference to the high aut,icrity of the Chair.—(Cheers.)
Bat he was alio instructed by the Honourable and
Learned Membs r to state—
Sir F. THESIGER rose to order.—(Cries of " Order,
order," and "Don't be put down;" "Go on, go on.") I
apprehend, continued the Hon. and Learned Member
for Abingdon, that the worthy Alderman has not
obeyed the order of the House by withdrawing.—
(lieu'. beer.) lie is at present standing within the
House, and I consider it my duty to call attention to that
yin unsetance.—(Hear, hear.)
[This of course gave rise to another exhibition of feel-
it:4;Bon the part of the Oppoit;on, and again Hon.
ever aivi anon partially jumped up and motioned the
n. d Learned
Aldermen to withdraw, or indulged
strange gesticulatems, as they were aadressing some
angry observations to the Chair. Sir William Moles-
worth and Mr. J. A. SasiJi advanced to the
worthy and dauntless Alderman and endeavoured to
pereuade him to quit the House ; but no, he would
not do that; and at length the Sergeant-at. Arms
cam to the rescue, mid at his suggestion the Hon. Mem-
bare retired to one of the back seats under the Speaker's
gallsry usually appropriated to Peers.]
Sir B. HALL then went on to say tnat at the time he
was interrupted by the Honourable and Learned
3lc m-
bar for Abingdon he was about to state that the
was r-questeo by the Hon. Gentleman the Member for
Greenwich to declare to the House that his only object
in taking the couree he had adopted was to try the legal
question of his riwht to sit for and represent Greenwich
iu Yerliament.—(Elear, hear.) It was, however, not his
ieteution or desire to take any course which
might be
'4'.l.her displeasing or inconvenient to M--Tubers; and he
"it' R. Hell) had, therefore, to ask * question ot the
Right lion. the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the
absence of the Noble Lord at the bead or the Govern-
ment which
Govern-
or
.:sear.)
facilitate the settlement of this dispute.
for Green with As be said irefore, the Hon. Member
try his right to sit
in the 11,. let). was only anxious to
hithat.uliet;laand order. that the Hots. Member might
put
iti4h,
Hog: trieu,nais
ot the le 1 Position to have the matter tried in one
of the realm. be had to ask the
•the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether,
in euneequence of the proceedings which bead now taken
n
if that
whether, if the Hon. Member u :_
proceeding was not .
came in and took his seat
again, Government was prepared to institute an imme-
diate prosecution egainetb
pelialties peovided by the Antn a
of f the recovery of the
The CHANCELLOR of the Parliament?—(Cheers.)
EXCHEQUER, who
spoke iu a very indistinct meet,ea s understood
to say that in the absence of his Nobrle Friend who stood
at tho bead of the Government, he thoughtsou
ldit was ex-
ceedingly desirable that the House h
doubt postpone
tpone
this question.--(Hear, hear.) No
Ho-
nonrable Gentleman who had just left the House
was very arixioui that this matter should
he sperAly tii.,posed of, but, however, he submitted to
the ff9use wherner it woul.l nut i.e best to agree to a
short (relay, and teen have the question brought Lrivard
wed discussed in a proper form.— (Hear, hour) It %et,
a ouostien of deep and serious importance, nut only
to the Honourable Gentleman himself, but to all
del out feel himself. competent
Pre , Lies, amid hem ePttainly
P answer the
questioni which the. Hun. Baronet.. the
Mernb.,r for Mere lebone hail put to nim.—(ti.ar, hear.)
He would therefore BiLlgest; that no proceedings
should be taken now, but that the queetien incited
he adjourned tili Monday, and ill the mean-
while Gevernment would take care to deliberate upon
t" matter, and look into the Acts of Parliament and
authorities uon the point at issue'
so as to be in a
position to pup it before the House in a proper light.
B. HALL observed that in a matter of this im-
portance, nothing could be fairer than the proposal of his
Right lion. Friend, and for his part he had no objection