The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-14
FURTHER NEWS By THE PACIFIC.
acknowledgements and Commercial
Affairs, sc.

The prospects of the harvest are very favorable
Heavy rains have recently occasioned some anxiety,
but the weather now presents more settled APP
pearance. In about ten days reaping will become
general. The bad reports concerning the Irish po-
tato crop have turned out, as was anticipated 10 be
for the most part inventions. The cotton market
this week has opened buoyantly.
Consuls at the last date were at 96a, and to-day
they have closed at 81.
Theinteresting experiment of establishing com
munication by electric telegraph between England
and the continent is 10 be tried in the OF the
next fortnight. The wires will be laid between
Dover and the most projecting part OF the opposite
coast near Calais, and the distance thus traversed
will be twenty miles and three quarters. The ex-
pense of the experiment will be about E2,50O the
company, by whom it is to be carried OUT has been
constituted in Paris, although it consists chiefly OF
English shareholders. The number OF shares Is
5000, upon which 81 per share has been paid.
Baron RothsOhiId ana the House OF Conn
In the last advces it was mentioned that the cleo
tors of London, having become indignant at the
avowed intention of the government to postpone
the measure for Jewish emancipation until next
session, had resolved that Baron Rothschild should
bring the matter 10 issue by forthwith present
ing himself at the House of Commons and demand
ing to take his seat. Accordingly on Friday last
he made his appearance, escorted to the lobby by
large body of his supporters. The resolution hav-
ing been formed only few hours previously, the
government the liberals, and the church party,
were all to a certain extent taken by surprise, and
When the first oath was rendered, Baron koths-
child, of course, demanded to make II upon the Old
Testament. Sir Robert Inglis, the champion OF the
church party, thereupon Immediately moved dls-
tinct resolution that the House decline TO alter the
form of taking the oath. This was met by a prop
osition that the Baron should be heard by acounsel
His friends, however, did not consider 1t neces-
sary to accept this course, but maintained their
ground the simple claim, thus challenging an
Immediate decision. The debate was adjourned
until yesterday. An amendment wa. then moved
Al do Poll hay
ing presented himself at the table, and having re-
quested to be sworn on the Old Testament, declar-
ing Aat form to be most binding on his conscience,
the clerk be directed to him on the Old Tes-
lament accordingly A division took place upon
this, and it was carried by ll3 against SO.
The oaths were accordingly TO be administered
this day, but the triumph of Mr.. Humes motion
did not afford solution of the real difficulty The
oaths are three in number. l. The oath of ale
glance. 3 The oath of supremacy; and ). The
oath of abjuration The two first contain nothing
in their wording which would offend the conscience
of persons OF the Jewish persuaslon, ana Baron
Rothschd could therefore take them without hesl-
taton. But in the third, the words occur con the
true faith of Christian" These, of course, 1t was
impossible for Jew to pronounce. To get over
the difficulty, it had been pointed out by one mem
Der that act of Parliament existed in which 1t
was provided that in all cases in which an oath
may be administered to any person, either as jury
man witness in any court of law or equity, or
on any occasion ciaeper such oath should be valid
when administered in the form declared by the par
~ taking il to be most binding, and II was con-
tended that this would render it imperative on the
House to waive the words con the true faith OF
Christian" Lord John Russell, however, opposed
that view, he considered the words OF an oath
(even though they might only constitute the Tor
NAL and declaratory part of lt) which had been
framed by act of Parliament could not be altered,
except by authority of another act
Ii then occurred to some of the contending par
ties that il in the power of Baron Rothschd to
choose in place of the oath Of abjuraton containing
the words presenting the difficulty, and indeed IN
place of the three oaths, the single oath admins
tered to Roman Catholics, which was framed after
the passing of the emancipation bill, and contains
nothing whatever to which Jew could object
This, however was not attempted. The Baron, on
presenting himself this morning, took the rst two
oaths, and when the clerk came to the words con
the true faith Of Christian In the third oath, he
said: al omit those words as not binding on my
conscience" The speaker then directed him 70
withdraw Several members contcnded that he
was entitled TO take his seat, and tins LED to
a long discussion On one side it was moved that,
the Baron having refused the oaths IN their iull
form, his seat should de declared vacant This was
met by amendment declaring that he had already
taken his seat. The amendment was lost by ~
against H. but the original motion also mega
tved without a division. Ultimately, amidst all
sorts of legal bubbles and complexities, IN which
the whole house was at skies and sevens, the aor-
ney general and solicitor general being IN one IN
stance opposite sides, II was ntimated that the
attorney general, on behalf Of the government,
should prepare some resolutions 10 meet the case,
and that it should come on for final discussion at an
early day.
France.
The offensive article in the Monitep du Soir, one
Of the Bonapartst organs, read ia the Lcgisla-
tive Assembly, from the tribune, by NJ. Dupont dc
Bussac, who proceeded 10 comment upon II very
severely, sttributng il TO the government. Its
support in the tribune by NJ. Barochc, the Minister
of the Interior, has created great excitement. NJ.
Baroche refuses to put stop TO the sale Of the pa
per; and the conclusion naturally drawn IL, that
these attacks upon the authority Of the Assembly
are not disa pprOvcd of in high quarters
The affair Is spoken Of az crisis of the utmost
gravity, both "a regards the President and the
ministry, and the partisans Of the Elyseo re-
ioicing that matters not worse.
After the first speech OF NJ Barocho, the Con-
.crvatives finding that the ministry were not dis
posed to disayow the article OF the Monifctr we're
ready TO join the Opposition in bringing forward q
mise dccusdtion not only OF the ministry, but OF
the President of the Republic; and nothing but the
earnest applications, the solemn oath taken by M
Baroche that il was the intention Of the ministers
TO maintain the constitution, saved them from
that extreme measure. NJ. Baroche was at fret
blamed by his friends for having yielded too much
but now that the excitement has passed in some
measure away, his prudence in escaping so serious
a catastrophe IL generally praised.
In the midst Of the excitement, the President Of
the Republic makes a show Of indifference which
il hardly natural. In the midst Of the parliament
tary storm, he visited the theatre of the Ambine
Comique TO witness the performance Of The King "
Rome.
The struggle in the National Assembly on the
subject Of The permanent commission IL the chic
topic in the original columns Of the Paris journals
ofthis day. TIN Legiimist organs attempt to de.
fend the condition Of portion Of their party witt
the extreme left of the Chamber on this occasion
but protest against the idea of systematic ALI
ance with the Mountain. On the other side, how
ever, even those journals of the Orleanist party
which have been most remarkable for their hostility
TO the Elysee, express some alarm for the cause o
order at seeing the readiness with which portion
Of the Legitmists unite with party different il
principle, when mere party purpose IL 10 b,
served, although this union may be pregnant will
the most disastrous consequences 10 society.
General d'Antst, the officer in command Of Oh,
division at Marseilles, paid visit, in company
with his staff, 10 the American frigste Constitution
on the 2lst. The General was received with
salute of seventeen guns, and was led round tn,
vessel by Captain Conner. A fet bad been organ
lied on board in honor Of the visit, TO which
ladies of Marsees and some of the authorities hsC
been invited. After refreshments had been par
taken of, friendly toasts proposed by the Amer
lean Consul and by Gen. d'Antistj after which thu
vsiters returned TO land.
The accounts from the agricultural districts o
France state that the late rains have done immens
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