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have been raised with regard to the difficulty in the way of Baron de Rothschild taking his seat in the House of Commons , some parties laid a case before Mr . C . Egan , the Chancery barrister , ancl the view taken hy the learned counsel is highly favourable to the hon . member ' s return . It is to the following effect : —First , I am of opinion that Baron de Rothschild having been duly elected one of the members of parliament
for the city of London , is not , by reason of his being a member of the Jewish persuasion , debarred from taking his seat in the House of Commons . Secondly , I am of opinion that Baron tie Rothschild may lawfully be permitted to take the oath of abjuration according to the usual manner of Jews , viz ., on the Old Testament . Thirdly , I am of opinion that the oath of abjuration may lawfully be administered to Baron dc Rothschild , omitting the latter words contained in stat . 6 , Geo . III .,
cap . 53 , " upon the true faith of a Christian . " The learned counsel supports his opinion by a most erudite argument , and cites various ancient charters and legal decisions to show ( notwithstanding that some writers infer to the contrary ) , that for lipwards of seven hundred years the manners , customs , ancl religious principles of the Jews have been respected ancl admitted in judicial matters ; that whenever a member of the Jewish persuasion has had occasion to make an affirmationhe has been allowed
, to do so " on his book , " i . e . the Old Testament ; that this right existed so early as the reign of King John ( A . D . 1200 ) , and that there does not appear to be any ordinance , statute , or legal decision to the contrary . BERLIN , June 16 th . —The Curie decided the important question , with the majority of 220 to 215 , that the Jews shall be considered eligible for holding all public offices whatever .
THE PRUSSIAN DIET AND THE JEWS . —The King of Prussia lately presented to the Diet a project of a law for ameliorating the condition oi the Jews . Among its various provisions are the following : — "Jews may be appointed to all such public functions as have no executive poiver attached to them . They may be appointed professors at the Royal Universities , but only in the faculty of medicine , the section of physical and mathematical sciences , and the faculty of philosophy . The article in the national code , which declares that no Jew can be a witness in any
criminal affair involving a penalty greater than six weeks'imprisonment , or a fine of fifty thalers ( 200 f . ) , is to be repealed . Jews may be chosen as judge-arbitrators in all suits in which all the parties are of the Jewish religion . "
BRIGHT DAYS FOR THE JEWS OF ROME . —The Siecle publishes the following letter from Rome : " The Pope has appointed a committee to enquire into the position of the Jews . His plan is to withdraw them from their detestable ghetto . We have admitted five Jews into the circolo Romano . Such an event never before occurred . " SIGN OF THE TIMES . —A distinguishing sign of the times is announced by a recent number of the Roman Advertiser , which states that a grand entertainment
was given on an eminence in the Campagna , by the Roman citizens to the Jews of Rome . About four thousand persons were present , and the utmost good feeling was exhibited during the whole proceedings .
THE PRESS . —Either for evil or for good ( we ferventl y believe the latter ) , the influence of the piess , as it was once said of the influence of the croivn , " has increased , is increasing , " and ivhether it " ought to be
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Chit Chat.
have been raised with regard to the difficulty in the way of Baron de Rothschild taking his seat in the House of Commons , some parties laid a case before Mr . C . Egan , the Chancery barrister , ancl the view taken hy the learned counsel is highly favourable to the hon . member ' s return . It is to the following effect : —First , I am of opinion that Baron de Rothschild having been duly elected one of the members of parliament
for the city of London , is not , by reason of his being a member of the Jewish persuasion , debarred from taking his seat in the House of Commons . Secondly , I am of opinion that Baron tie Rothschild may lawfully be permitted to take the oath of abjuration according to the usual manner of Jews , viz ., on the Old Testament . Thirdly , I am of opinion that the oath of abjuration may lawfully be administered to Baron dc Rothschild , omitting the latter words contained in stat . 6 , Geo . III .,
cap . 53 , " upon the true faith of a Christian . " The learned counsel supports his opinion by a most erudite argument , and cites various ancient charters and legal decisions to show ( notwithstanding that some writers infer to the contrary ) , that for lipwards of seven hundred years the manners , customs , ancl religious principles of the Jews have been respected ancl admitted in judicial matters ; that whenever a member of the Jewish persuasion has had occasion to make an affirmationhe has been allowed
, to do so " on his book , " i . e . the Old Testament ; that this right existed so early as the reign of King John ( A . D . 1200 ) , and that there does not appear to be any ordinance , statute , or legal decision to the contrary . BERLIN , June 16 th . —The Curie decided the important question , with the majority of 220 to 215 , that the Jews shall be considered eligible for holding all public offices whatever .
THE PRUSSIAN DIET AND THE JEWS . —The King of Prussia lately presented to the Diet a project of a law for ameliorating the condition oi the Jews . Among its various provisions are the following : — "Jews may be appointed to all such public functions as have no executive poiver attached to them . They may be appointed professors at the Royal Universities , but only in the faculty of medicine , the section of physical and mathematical sciences , and the faculty of philosophy . The article in the national code , which declares that no Jew can be a witness in any
criminal affair involving a penalty greater than six weeks'imprisonment , or a fine of fifty thalers ( 200 f . ) , is to be repealed . Jews may be chosen as judge-arbitrators in all suits in which all the parties are of the Jewish religion . "
BRIGHT DAYS FOR THE JEWS OF ROME . —The Siecle publishes the following letter from Rome : " The Pope has appointed a committee to enquire into the position of the Jews . His plan is to withdraw them from their detestable ghetto . We have admitted five Jews into the circolo Romano . Such an event never before occurred . " SIGN OF THE TIMES . —A distinguishing sign of the times is announced by a recent number of the Roman Advertiser , which states that a grand entertainment
was given on an eminence in the Campagna , by the Roman citizens to the Jews of Rome . About four thousand persons were present , and the utmost good feeling was exhibited during the whole proceedings .
THE PRESS . —Either for evil or for good ( we ferventl y believe the latter ) , the influence of the piess , as it was once said of the influence of the croivn , " has increased , is increasing , " and ivhether it " ought to be