The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-07-22 00:00:00

of supply

FRIDAY.—THE JEW BILL.—Mr. Alderman Salo-
mons, introduced in the usual form, appeared at the
table to take to take the oaths as member for the borough
tit his desire, he was sworn on the Old
rds, at the conclu-

When he came to the v

" upon the true faith of a
o repeat them after the clerk,

an,"" I

,as thereupon directed by the SPEAKER to withdraw.
Salornons, however, sat down upon one of the
t of the chair,

s retired

the SPEAKER repeating that ha must

t upon a bench be-
usually occupied by peers and distinguished

Mr. Sal

ouse, at although he had witti•
drawn in deference to the command of the Speaker, he
sisted upon his right to take his seat.—ln reply to a
`ion put by Sir B. HALL, as to whether the Govern-
"-neral to prosecute
CHANCELLOR

mane would instruct th

ttorney-G

EXCHEQUER, observing ti
unavoidably absent, stated the course which he recom-
mended the house to pursue. The questions raised by
this proceeding were two—the right to sit in the house,
and the liability to penalties. He thoueht that time
should be afforded for considering these questions, that
no further proceedings should be taken at present, but
that the whole matter should stand over until Monday.—
Sir B. HALL concurred in this proposal, and would repeat
his question on Monday.—Sir F. THESIGER said, in the
opinion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, two questions
were raised. With respect to the first, as to the seat, he
(Sir Frederick) had no doubt that Mr. Salomans, by re-
fusing to take the whole of the oath of abjuration, was

of the

toad, shoo

The house then went into committee of supply upon
mates, the remaining navy estimates,

lie committee

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id chapter

utterly incapable of sitting in the house. There could, AMERICA.
therefore, be no question upon that point, which had ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM-SHIP EUROPA.
been settled by a resolution of the house last session. The British and North American Royal Mail Steam-
Upon that occasion, when Baron Rothschild refused to ship Europa, which left Boston on the 9th instant, arrived
take the entire oath of abjuration, he (Sir Frederick) had here shortly before noon on Sunday, after an average
moved that the Speaker should issue a new writ; but he passage, having been detained by fog on the way from
was opposed by Sir J. Rornilly, then Attorney-General. Roston to Halifax. She left the latter port on the 11th
He had since carefully considered the question, and had instant, about half-past elLven. Her average speed was
come to the conclusion that, where a person elected to a about 280 miles per diem. She brought 586,000 dollars
seat in that house refused to take either of the oaths, the and 128 passengers.
seat was void.—Mr. OSBORNE here interposed, upon the The steam-ship Empire City arrived at New York on
ground of order, there being no motion before the house. the sth, with the Californian snails and upwards of a mil-
-Sir F. THESIGER put himself in order by moving that lion and a half dollars of gold dust.
the Speaker do issue his warrant to the clerk of the Mr. Daniel Webster delivered, on the 4th, a long ore-
Crown for the election of a burgess to serve for the tion at Washington, on the occasion of laying the corner-
borough of Greenwich, in the room of Alderman Salo. stone of the capitol.
mons, who had refused to take the oath of abjuration.— Jenny Lind gave a concert on the sth instant, when
After some conversation, however, Sir Frederick withdrew there was some disposition to riot on the occasion, origi-
.. and it was agreed that the whole question, as nating from the course which the speculators pursued in
monopolising the tickets by bidding a high price for them.
A crowd of 2,000 persons assembled outside the edifice,
when the blinds were drawn and the windows closed to

prevent them hearing. Great tumult ensued, some of the
windows were smashed, and for a time the singers were
inaudible. Jenny, however, suffered no personal insult,
and escaped by a back door.

Mr. Fennimore Cooper, the celebrated novelist, is dan-
gerously ill, and his death was looked for every day.

The Peruvian Congress is discussing a proposition
respecting the introduction of immigrants from Asia. On
the 26th May a fearful earthquake took place at Copiapo,
(Chili.) It lasted two minutes, accompanied by strong ho-
rizontal shocks from north to south, and occasioning the
greatest alarm to the inhabitants. The damage was very
considerable : in the street Comercio there was not a house
in a good state after the earthquake, which was not pre-
ceded by any noise, and during which the weather was
clear and beautiful.

We learn from Canada that a good deal of excitement
prevailed in the Canadian capital since the Ist instant, in
consequence of the resignation of Messrs. Baldwin and
Lafontaine, who were among the leaders of the minority.
A normal school has been established at Toronto, and on
the 2nd instant Lord Elgin assisted in the ceremonials
attending the foundation of it.

The cholera still prevailed in several parts of Jamaica.
On the 20th ult. a riot occurred at Spanish Town ; a mob
of women having stormed and partially sacked the man-
sion of a Baptist minister.
EMIGRATION TO NEW YORK.—From official statements
of the immigration into New York during the six months
ending June 30, we find that during January the arrivals
were 14.709, against 13,154 in 1850; February, 8,170,
against 3.206 ; March, 16.055, against 5,569; April, 27,772,
against 14:627 ; May, 38,838, against 42,846; June, 34,403,
against 10,762 ; or a total in 1851, of 139,974, against
90,164 in 1836. Of the total number, 18,347 cver3 from
Ireland ; Germany, 9,323; England, 3,077 ; Scotland, 950 ;
Wales, 418.