The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-30 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The House was again crowded to-day, at Twelve
o'clock, in consequence of the interest felt by Mem-
bers to witness the course to be adopted by Mr.
Baron Rothschild on account of the vote come to last
night. The galleries were also crowded to excess.
The SPEAKER 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 he received the
congratulations of his friends.
ASHBY'S DIVORCE BILL

This Bill, as amended, was considered and agreed to.
SECOND READING.

The Bishop of London's Estate (Saint Gabriel's
Church, Pimlico) Bill was read a second time and or-
dered to be committed.
On the motion of Mr. BROTHERTON it was or•
dered that it be an instruction to the Committee of Se-
lection, that they do appoint, if they think fit, the Com-
mittee on the Bishop of London's Estate (Saint Gabriel's
Church, Pimlico) Bill, to meet any day after the ex-
pira:ion of the eighth day from the second reading of
the Bill.
On the motion of Mr. FREWEN, after a short discus-
sion, it was ordered that the standing order, No. 200,
requiring one clear day's notice to be given of all
amendments proposed to be made on the third reading
of private Bills be dispensed with in the case of the
Westmin.tsr Temporary Bridge Bill.
Mr. SCULLY postponed the following questions of
which he had given notice till Friday, to ask the Chief
Secretary for Ireland the following qustions:—ls it a
fact that. true bills of indictment were sent up and found
against George Mathews, alias Duncan Chisholm, at the
recent Commission in Green-street, Dublin? Will the
Right Hon, Gentleman explain the nature of the charges
against the said clerk; and if any and what steps have
been since taken to arrest the accused?

BARON ROTHSCHILD-TAKING THE OATHS.

At twenty minutes past twelve o'clock, at which time
the benches on both sides of the House were nearly
filled, Baton Rothschild appeared at the bar, and im-
mediately advanced to the table in company with Mr.
Pago Wood and Mr. John. Abel Smith, amidst loud
cheers from the beuehes to th© right of the Speaker.
The Clerk, having first handed him a small edition
of the Old Testament, which the Baron examined, then
proceeded to read the oat's of allegiance. The Baron
repeat,.d the words of the oath distinctly and emphati-
c) ally after the clerk, and on coming to the conclusion of
it, pronounced the words "Su help me God" in the
usual manner in which Jews take an oath in courts of
justice, viz, by kissing the book while covered.
The oath of supremacy was taken in the same way.
The next and last oath was that of abjuration, which
it will be recolLcted contains the words " On the true
faith of a Christian." _

On coming to those words the Baron paused and said,
" I omit these words, as they are not binding on my
conacierice."—(Load and prolongad cheering from the
biini,terisl side of the House,. during whim the Hon.
Member put cn his bat and concluded the oath by say-
ing " So help me God.")
A paper was then banded by the clerk to the Baron,
which he signed amidst continued cheering.
The SPEAKER requested the Hon. Member to with-
draw.—(Loud cries ut No, no.")

The Hon. Member, however, withdrew behind the bar.
Mr. HUME rose to order. As the lion. Member had
taken the oaths at the table—(Loud cries of " No,"
from the Opposition benches)—in that form which he
thought moss binding on his conscience, he put it to the
House whether it was right that he should be required
to withdraw.—(C;eeri.) He concluded by moving that
the Hon. Member do take his seat at once.—(Cheers.)
The SPEAKER thought the Hon. Member had risen
to " order."—(Cheer4 and laughter.) He (Mr. Speaker)
undentood that the Hon. Member fur the city of London
did not c.-intient to take the three last words of the oath,
" on the true Nth of a Christian," which were prescribed
by the Act of Yarliament—(Elear, and cheers)—and ha
therefere requested the Hon. Member t.o withdraw that
the House might come to a decision on the question
which that omis3ien involved.—(Cheery.)
Sir F. THESIGER—Sir, I beg leave to move that the

Baron Lionel de Rothschild, one of the Members of the

city of Loudon, haying refused to take the oaths pre-
' scribed by law to be taken, Lefore a Member can sit and
vote in this house, Mr. Speaker be instructed to issue a
new. writ toe the election of a Member la the room of: the
said Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild.
Sir It. INGLIS aecondeel the motion.
Mr. ANSTEY wished to know front the Speaker if
this would be the proper time to move the amendments
of which he had .given notice?
No answer was given to this question.
Mr. P. WOOD—Do I understand that the :notion vas
been seconded?
Sir B. INGLIS—I had the honour of seconding it.
Mr. Y. WOOD said the Honourable and Learned
Member had Moved for a new writ; but he had stated no
reason for it—(Cheert)—and ho should take leave to
move by way of amendment that the seat of the Hon.
Merab.:r was fun.—(Cheers.) He apprehended that
this was a question of extreme and dte?
portancc to the privileges of this House, and one
which not only concerns the •privileges of this House,
hut concerns most deeply the country at large and the
rights and privileges of the electors Cf this kingdom.—
(Cheers.) The electors of the city of London had shown
extreme forbearance with respect to the whole of this
matter ; it had been no wish of theirs to briog the ques-
tion upon the House, or to throw the House into collision
with the courts of law. So long zs they were satisfied
that there Was an intention to treat the question fairly
in rarlianient they were quite conteut not to in-
sist on a right which any party could question;
they still believed it to be their right to send the Baron
to that House as their roprescntstive, and to be their
right that he should take his seat.—(Cheers.) Yet they
were perfaatly relay to have the question of right placed
beyond the possibility of doubt, so long as there was
any serious intaudon on the part of Partiacienr, and Go-
.l,rntnent to deliberate nod decide upon the question.—
(Hear, hear.) But what had happened? A
Bill was brought forward to remove ail these
doubts, which was passed by a large majority,
of that House, but was rcjec:ed elsewhere.—(dear
hear.) Baron Rothschild, with that strr;ghtforward con-
duct which he hid pursued throughout the whole pro-'
seeding, thought it tight upon that to resign his seat
and lay the case a; vin berore the electors of the city of
London, with a reqaest to know if.it was their wish that
he should again contest the question.—(Eicar, hear.)
The answer. of the elcctors of London wa.,
an immense m
,jority in the affirtnatice, and
that being so they waited patiently an-
other year; a second Bill was passed by a consider-
able majority of that house, and again rejected by the
other place...-(gear, hear.) A third time they resistei,