New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-04
ENGIAN ID.
The Jewish Question i'm Parliament-ENpul
sion of Mr.. SaIOmons.

There was a singular scene i'm the House OF Com
mons on Friday, July is The Speaker TOOK inc
chair al ten minutes to -four O'Clock. at which time
,Ae House was unusually crowded, there having Dcen
about 800 members present. Mr.. Alderman Salo-
mons, the recently elected member Tor Gfeenwlch,
who rs Of the Jewish faith, presented hlnSelf al me
table and having requested to be sworn on the Old
Testament, he took the oaths OF allegiance, su,
prcmacy, and abJuralIOn but IN the ldsi-named
oath he substituted for the closing words, On the
true faith OF a Christian" the exclamation, " So
helm me God" Having, as he stated, mus taken
lhe oa,hs in the form and with the ceremonies
binding on his conscience, in accordance with the
statute and Victoria, c. lO5. he demanded 10 be
permitted to subscribe the oath OF abluratlOn and
TO declare TO hls property quahhcauoh. ne
Speaker informed him that having failed Ato
,ake the oath OF abjuration IN the form prescribed
by law, he must retire below the bar. The honor
able gentleman, however, TOOK his seat next 70 olr
William Wordsworth, immediately beio" the MINIS
teual bench, whereupon there arose loud cries OF
Withdraw. :" and "Order " ana considerable up
roar and the Speaker then plainly lntimaed that the
Alderman must withdraw Led 10y MT ); A. smith
Mr. Saomons went below the bar but ths dld NOT
satisfy the House and he ultimately Obeyed the order
" withdraw by going up the steps OF The Lords gal
iery, and standing there during the discussion Wich
took place relative to his case. Sir Is. Han theh
stated that Mr.. Saomons was anxious to Try before
the legal tribunals of the country, ms fgh 10 s' III
the House the representative oil the people Oh
Greenwich and the Hon. BarOnCt wished To KNOW
whether what had been done was enough TO lnhuce
the Government To instruct the Atlorncy-Gencrdl 10
prosecute the Hon. gentleman, IN oIG'r that me
question might Do larry dilC lulN lttd III w az
sence of Lord John Russell the Ch"nccuoi "i tle
Exchcqucr was not prepared 10 reply TO the question
on the instant and he suggested thai IN SO grave
matter the House should take time tor deiioefatoh
and inquiry, and postpone the subject una Monday
After triof, but rather warm discussion, thls Sus-
gesilOn was agreed 10.
On Thursday the Speaker announced that he had
uere,yes "A letter from Mr.. SalOmons, complaining
that the minutes of Fridays proceedings contained
no mention OF the document which he attempted 10
read al the table of the House, and aerward handed
IN The Speaker said that those minutes properly
excluded mention OF anything which had taken
place after MI SalomonS had neen ordered 10 WITH
draw
thorpe prosecution OF Mr. SalomopS or The acts ne
had done upon that occasion
Lord John Russell replied that he did not consider
that prosecution ough, at present TO De ordered by
Government
SIR b Hall sand that the only course then open 10
Mr.. Salomons was TO take has seat IN the House
Upon tins ln,imaton MIR SaomonS, who had been
sitting under the gallery, came down into the house,
and took his seat IN the front Of the Liberal benches,
between Slr W Wordsworth aud Mr.. 4. Anstey.
This step followed by very noisy manifestations
OF APPRECIATION and the reverse, Which lasted for
some time
The Speaker orie red Mr. salomonS to withdraw,
but that gentleman did not obey the order
An excited discussion arose, which continued for
several hours. Mr.. Salomons persisted in keeping
his seat and IN voting three different motions thai
came mp subjecnng himself 10 $500 fine each time.
A. length after AN Intellectual attempt to adjourn the
House divided the original motion, that Nh salo.
mons do withdraw.
for the mOtOn, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~
MAJORITY for the motion --------.----- 100
The Speaker then called upon Mr.. Alderman Salo
mons, pursuant To the resolution Of the House, To
withdraw
Mr. Alderman SaiomonS still retained his seat.
The Speaker directed the Sergeanl-a- Arms TO move
MIR Alderman SalomonS below the bar.
The Sereeant-al-A Arms having approached The hon
orablc member for the purpose of carving the SPEAK
er's orders INTO effect.
The honorable gentleman retired below the bar.
Lord j Russell then stated that the resolution he
should propose this day would be exactly similar 10