The Express. — London, England, 1855-05-10 00:00:00

IMPERIAL P. HOUSE OF 00111MONEL—Wansz8DAT, MAT 9. Tbe Brianna took the chair at 12 o'clock, and in doing se addressed the house as follows:—Oa taking the chair, before proceeding to any otter bushman, I beg to express my now grateful acknowledgments to the house for their nisi Indulges., to we last night and the sight before, and I very mush regret if in canrequenes of there bele, no hones last night, which was entirely on my amount, any boa. ameba should lave soffsesd any inconvenienee. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Birmingham Canal Nevigeti me, Glasgow Water, Eels* Bridge, Kiogston-upon.Thames I asperassiat, Pl - sao,th Greet Western Decks, Bills, was ma a OW time and paseaL THE BEER BILL. Mr. H. BERKELEY gave notice that be 'MEM move for a "sleet committee to inqaire into the emetics of es aot palmed last session, entitled 0 An Act fir / rrher the Sale of Bier on the Lord's Day." day lel= ea for his motion was the day called In the maenad Bouihmee's Day, the 6th of June. (A. laugh.) CIVIL SERVICE SUPERANNUATION. Mr. MACARTNEY gave notice that, in the abbesses of say goverament measure cm the subjoin, he would, on tbe eth of Joao, move for lean to int:edam a bill to WIN a more just distribution of the Civil /Jetties Superaponatioa Fend. UNIVERSITY REFORM. HITWOOD—That on Tuesday, Joao 5, he; would move for leave to bring in a bill for Mansferriag the power of the heads of college', in their collective capacity, to • nosed of the Senate, and for improving the academical system of the Cambridge University. MARRIAGES (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mr. HEADLAM, in moving the second reading of this bill, wished briefly to state the regions which had in duced him to propose it, and the nature of its trovi- Woes. The object of the bill was to repress evils the awitude of which it was impossible to describe without sespicion of exaggeration, end which were lowering the shunter, injuring the habits, and destroying the mora lity of the people in the northern counties of England. but it would not in any way interfere with the established principles of the law of Scoilc.d, or alter the oonstitation of the marriage law as established in that country, or render penal, or prohibit any act not penal, not prohibited by the existiog law. All he sought to do wee to give effect to the pr nineties of the Snub law, which had, in some re spects. become obsolete, and having beams obsolete it was necessary to renew them in accordance with the forms of modern betels ion, to prevent the evils he had referred to. By the present law of Scotland marriage could be effected by a simple declaratien of consent in the presence of Then was not the 'lightest investi gation as to the condition of the parties giving that cogent ; the cons quern was that minors, children, and boys and girls in their tuns, in the north of England were constantly going over the border to oriatrect these marriages. The parties might have been married before or not, and in numberless instances persons were n-married again and again in this way : There was a stroag feeling in Scotland against marriage with a de ceased wife's sister; but under this law a man might marry not only his deceased wife's sista? but his own sister, or his wife's sister while his wife was alive, with perfect impunity. Again, thew marriages were frequently contracted when the parties were ia a state of into:nation, and had only known each other for a few hours before the ceremony took place. No record being kept of these contracts, a man mar Tied in this way might leave his wife and children charge able on the parish without the parochial authorities having the least remedy against him. He had received letten upon letters describing the evils resulting from this system. One letter stated that servants on the hiring day would get iataziested,and wind up by musing the border and getting married. The miles, however, lasted for that term only, as en the nest hiriag day th e man would want another wawa sad the women *Bother man. The writer staved thee ha the town when he re Mid, eas man bed four wives, efts sasyp OM of whom be had mistreated a marriage of this d n .stslee, and ell of whom were living ; another hal keit wine, sows three, and others again two. It had be eline a habit mond the English people on the border to entreat these marriages, but he believed the habit did act peemil amongst the Scotch, who were restrained by their high sense elf morality and the exertions of their clergy. Ho had ealeind • letter from the C (the Gann! Assembly of Its Church of Seotlaed, giving the number of them nandogee in 18 parishes for three year'. They were es Mews k 18.50, where both parties were Scotch, 25; in 11161,9111_ sad in 1852, 29; where one party only wee Scotch, 11 is 1841 in 1851; and 15 in 1812 ; where both parties were 1,091 in 1860; 1,093 in 1851 ; and 1,110 in 1852. previsions of the bill did not make the sligatest &thistle& in the law of Scotland, but imposed penalties oa thr a ceoas whit ontracted those marriages, and the bleak ea sod pubibmoo who were in the habit of celebrating tham. The bank law reirgaieed four modes of contract ing marriages: Int, by public marriages in the church ; 2nd, by unsure efamseat before witnesses ; 3rd, by a promise desisted is mart; 4th, by cohabitation as man and wife. He wily proposed le deal withthe second clam ; the existing Ciao imaimeinning" Act is Scotland imposed penalties on the poetise eslebreting these marriages, bat they were obsolete, sad sash as could not now be enforced. He proposed to ealwitute other penalties for these. The provisions of the bill lee that purpose were very simple. An person cele brating sae of then marriages was to be liable, for the first ammo to a penalty of 101., or to imprisonment for three ammiles; and for a second offence, a penalty of 601., or ine. =.Bllfor six months. He also proposed to lanais a t the ties contracting these marriages. He thought lad male oat a strong case for the interference of the ground of the magnitude of these evils, and as Ira eh the sot wpm to violate any principle of the law of Sentind, be beeped the Scotch nieraben would give bin their support. He begged to move the second reading of the bill. The LORD ADVOCATE concurred in mach that had been said by his hon. and learned friend as to the slin ky* evils which be proposed to remedy. It was true that the bill, es it stood, did not mike any alteration in the prin ciple of the law of Scotland, bat only proposed to increase the penalties already inflicted on the parties entreating tbs.@ marriages. These penalties were merely nominal, for ems of the ordinary modes et obtaining a record of these marriages was for the parties to go before a jostles and submit to be fined for having contracted en irregular mar rage. The bill proposed tomake these nominal Ones real. The principle of the law of Scotland was that consent in the presence of witnesses made a marriage. He held that it was not in favour of, bat against morality, to throw obstacles in the way of martian, thonich there could be no doubt that is the borders especially, where the people belonged to Eng land and were accustomed to the English law and *sweat of the effect of that of Scotland, very great abuses prevailed. He felt no difficulty as to the principle of the bill, for there was no injustice in making a penalty existing by law real instead of nominal. His only doubt was whether the bill would attain the object it intended, and for hie OWr nest ke very mach doubted if it would put a stop to these evils. Ia the Out plus it might be said to be a law against the poor—(beer, bear)—bat on the other band the real evil sad scandal to society which his bon. friend wished to pet down was net the prevalence of irregular marriage', but them anions that took place on the borders, which could not be called marriages at all, but a mere mode of pro . clueing sal proldging immorality. The last clads was a very deka on homes it imposed a penalty on those who now owls theelialwalisa of these marriages a trade, and he was mem srd seimmed to say that persons holding her M4elV's immodulas of the peace is some imetsame leave mamba Made of Wooing the aoudad lames peaks coming balm this to asknowledgo too of those saediega. He tesolii test swum the woad nudist, but be onbi set pledge 'dwelt to doped the bill at any further dep. Mr. ELLIOTT awed the bill. He admitted the odd. east of the evils amplified of, but ha thought they eul to be natediad by ewe gener a menus relatlag to the marriage law of Isellood, similar to that istrothend two years age. The posposed to deal with the naeriagoe celebrated en the boolokond if its efect was mead to them, ha would set so much object to it, although he disapprove' of least* end a :petty manner with thole innottaat goeulisas. The evil was on. of groat magnitude and Monetize", sad he did not wish to me the remedy frittered away. (Hear, hear.) His complaint wee, that the marriages to whisk the bill was inteaded to apply would not be made void, but would only involve a peenniary penalty. It was certainly very necessary that than should be ease alteration in the law, foe there were many people in Scotland who did not know whether they were married or not. (Laughter.) He hoped the Lord Advocate would take the whole subject of the Scotch marriage law into kis consideration, and eadeavour to provide a remedy for so lids, evils. The hoe. mamba omeluded by moving that the bill be read 'amend time that day six months. Lord LOVAINE did not think the has member fee Boxburgbahire (Mr. Elliott) had brought forward any suf ficient tunas foe opposing this attempt to aim/ the law. It was an error to state that the only t rally peopmed in the bill was a pecuniary me. If Ana of 101. were not paid patio wall he liable to hopaineemasat. The entire law of limiked with regard to moldeauty was a scandal to a Claimant sonstey. It was nil that the 11111 was directed solely anima the pen. In point of fast the dent was to prevent the poor bow entering into jumper ow anion, end is that point of flaw it was uadloadedip nista& Is bank them. AR that was easobt by Me bill was to Immo a poloadl poulty on podia einannelbg lamp, awiaish mad thaw to chock an evil wide woe a bulks te the of the 'limy of Bootleal, who were all auderm he on alteration. Rs Mad that We bill would at all dyads le Mowed to go to a aommillea. Mr. NAPIER W ad think the peevideer of the bill would ban, prmisally. 257 114 NareeL Mort Wit/ The ewe& salmi wore dm beet tree es la whit law WSW themei (Rear, leer.) T regarded the bade of =C en as the emeatial part of t, sad it woe cali n tl: ii re- • polls of asiWy wbee owed Meat a Winless owassay. ratio of /Maga MIMI le meni min sel: s e e se m Mlo wea lki=ete beva llat wir Mr a peandriyWleale. The — ao of teed* law is smoefipaa afibetsdi Whir ports of the air = i r e l if a bill oil& Ink with the subject ►la a mmgeo. wawa we istrodosed, he would, If Poe" the sb rimi ga lbw aCALK add, hevedot der7 10 1. 14 aft the Lad he feh load tit moped d the mi l l e i nut,b oll6ol •ll* he mobs, et ie Vail Ad meet Aeoteakm kW Me law et exielek taw tth t the e t r os h a gr isp i a s ps, brlti,Mil 111 as glide yeti* Muss with regard to the proposed shame were adverse to IL Ia ' NM COMPS the bill might eves do mischief, by loonalkg a marriage wilds it was kinsble Mond mko . placr. It d prevent the peer from waning, gad woad be Imperative with regard to the risk. Mr. DUNLOP denied that the bill would intradoa eta kakis into the law of Sootlsod, sad embeds/ that it would ea the contrary reader that law more effeetin. (Hear, hear.) At present if • 'Legman married parties without ' the previous Sea of beans, he was hob!, to a moot onion t; whereas if a blacksmith or any other 1 penes ia Melanie static* of life serried persons without • 1 religiose earenoe he experienced little ineonnainee la tioasatinenee. Th i s was a anisettes which ought not to exist, aad the bill would in some degree teed to remove it. I To threw oat the bill altogether when tho w o e, I d clause was suiversally admitted to be • good one, would ba highly nezpedient. It would be sea better to let It go to • committn. Ho admitted th bu at gamma Mate of the law required consideration, t that woe MI MOM why this partial remedy should be refused. 1 Ids WALPOLB odd the evil against which this bill was dismal was the mantes of pia, to Scotland to be mar- tiol j Wilk wee indulged is by persons dotninled in Bag- , MO; sad was it to be suppond that this encodes would be aboliebei by the imposition of a penalty of 10i. ? I. his spade, while vainly soaking that object, they would lobo don peat esafosice into the law of Scotland. The only • West of the measure would be to prevent the poor man ' hem drier what the rich man could do for a email payment. It INN iii• to talk of preventing immsrality by each auks. Re wished to Iles the laws of Buglaad sad Soothed put cm tie MN hang with regard to marriages. Such was the operatioa a She present system, that puska were man and wife ea is elk of the border, and not es ea the other. Mr. HBADLAM replied. He said if he bad the smallest Nana to supple* that the goverantent would bring forward • general enneare be would willingly withdraw this bill ; balmlike bed bees aid by the letrd Advocate to justify ask ea ezpostalien By opposing this bill, hoe. member were harks le presente • system d Immorality which was serails, el through Scans& TM evil et ping over the bargee to be married was on tie Wren . mess poorer on the English side of the bean, mid the lorpositt: s 7a small Ise would do much to knit it. Sir O. MT mid, M SOlilif to the appeal made le the government le brag in a esseral mossure, he wisbei gi t p e:a l t that if the gemeamont thought %Ilk re was a genial ties mese Seel& members, or on the part of tin Mew gemersay, to repave sash • measure favearabiy. they *mkt be meet happy to introduce it. Bet It must be reasserberod that whoa some years ago sash a bill was brought is by his Lanced [bead the late Lord Bather- Ned, shire was a general outcry among the Scotch members manse say alteration of the law. (Hoer, hear.) The ob ject of this MU was to remedy a purely local ev il . So far Os Menne la the humbler alines of life on this side of **bean ware concerned, he thought the lbw proposed would be mania to check such marriseen The 11l we, harem directed against the meiriegie st the peer aid could act prevent tkomi a Os The: Zb hoe. friend aimed at removing one of the elmilekele of the marriages in question—namely, sheep ask Oahe to the facilities for conveyance by railway, Mlle the malaria of the fee over t he border, parties INNS* England could get married much cheaper ia Scot imillihea in their own parish church in England ; and he Mika the degrees i n his part of the country had sear rethat thee were deprived of their fees. 0..0 12 llatemeas swishes in which hardly any marriages r ill Me mini church; but he must add, *bat essay et who went to Scotland to be married lived afterwards most respectably as man and Zkilr . TM bill would certainly teed to shock the sad ; bat it was a strong objection to it that al ifellitisa would be confined to one clam of society ; 0 la put Ct t t i er t w . it h hlra h r it anwidthittil=npdrowpotthir a re medy etelywbieh would be mama la its application to S n eaked kJ England. .In any ipmerall measure which might be peepond it would, perhaps, he desirable to provide that parties who had lived together he algae period as man and wife should be had to be mania. - - - - Mr. HOWARD said, as ea who lived near the border, hirwished to mann the Matentent that these maniages peedueed great mischief. There was hardly an mein held at iiik some one was set peeineuted for bigamy. Me. INGHAM said, es arrester of Berwick he bad had =t wallabies el observing the evils of the present end the asessity Ise a remedy. The presbyteries' nibblers seer the brim were extremely analose for • ibengs. He thumbs/my penalty which sight be imposed mould be satended is anew who were eneemory to each marriages, se 11 was Names for parties to sot at mulish end fairs as touters for these who performed marriages in flatland. Mr. 3'. G. PHILLIMORE objected to the bill, on the M ad that its provisions were inoomplete, partial, and Tits home then divided— For the bill Against it The bill was, therefore, inst. ECCLESIASTICAL PROPERTY (IRELAND) BILL. This bill cared through e7mmittise. MARRIAGE LAW AMENDMENT. Upon the ad ow ned dews' being reused, Sir W. lIKATHCOTE said that the main argument which had been need in favour of this bill, viz., that the misting law was • restriction of natural liberty, would apply to almost every act upon the statute book, for Early all law was a restrietiou upon natural liberty. Most of the other arguments which had been brought forward were mere ad coptsnifunt statements outside the question at hone. Of this character was the argument attempted to be drawn from the alleged fact that the law, as it stood, was frequently bikes. Why, that would apply to almost every act which was by law fo. bidden. For instance there was no doubt bat that immoral intercourse existid to a greater or lees silent throughout this country ; but it had never been said that on this amount the primal law itself of marriage should be altered. So again the argumeat that this was &rehear grievanos was equally ussonnd. Did any one believe that a matt felt It • religious grievance that he could not marry his deceased wife's er ? Many might feel that it was a restriction which should be abolished; but this was very different from consideriag the matter as a religious hardship. Into the sodal put of the question he should not enter. He would only say this much, that if the barriers placed by Um law in this matter wins once broken through, it was impossible to say where the house might to stop. Upon this matter he needed truly to point to the state of things in Germany, where the law of marriage steed epee a footle; which no hon. member, he thought, woiM upheld. But after all, the religious portion of the omegas was the main part, and in reference to We he eiaridered that the often cited chapter of Levities MI a deal and decisive authority. Oae t r ogaremen kid indeed said that this chapter of ahem& mg, to eases of concubinage. If this ware se, them ..dogs would *Ramify the connexion. Bat =the pesealbed mess I. this chapter were theses( wish a slam and • mother ; this, he thought, die. posed at emu M ehl argument. It had bean objected by the loused AmereerGeseral that a partimlar pump La Le vities. painted espoially to the case if lido( a wite's sister la the Mb% ilesime, and the his. sod leaned gestlissia kid gene as to my that upon that Jessup the summate ef the bill relied. Bat be (Sir Wm. Heathiste) thought that the hrs. tad learned gentleman had male • greet mistake on Ms hood. (Haar, hear.) He (Sir W. liestbasts) ow tsl did not—wee did its think those who jibed ides la did—rely upeotisis passage s; au the esatsery. they ermatended that die pemage, If ht did not melee ear, at least it oat make ageism them. Bat be did seshodi that the te he heat in Ibis beek of Levities dearly sea holise the peasilee whist the provost bill ht to =rem is Wales lama o ur as a Christie& mad. this be so. be could sat vote but the womisre. The edged had bees as Wilms Ms hoses, mod bed resolved sash peat athillisa from essay hissorable mumbles, UM he hit it would be tidy wirft_tiam to go teehie delefi ; ea the ether band. he daradtbe gamin. Milstriarly an sots *. ef seek vital Impalas's thee he add net give d a sheet vole. He hosted that hon. ambers wield pause beim they voted for a bill, the othel of whisk was not ealy sigestimilie itself, bat would, II nossated le, ieevftably lead to halm, swarm alike deslowithe M the religious as to the moral primigias ef the mph if this essatry. Mr. MINN thee& Moltke les. lomat whe had last sinks& had fought to shift Use sous if proof from ems side to the (Aber. Masai el maim a Noe for the existing islet se Oblige. is Gramm eases he admitted that it weeks Ile adessatas of a Menge to show geed reuses fir the &swipe whisk they duirekbat he believed that the ehommateress iodic whisk the with' law was imposM were evishot to de away with this hale IS the part el them who woe fa home of the bill. tale threw upon these whe wpm& it the weight of setahlhbles the reammahhisess of the Use se it at proem. steed. The oft commonly hem as List Lyndhassfs Ad was intradwesd elsewhere eittb • view Mineable, Makin dliermit humane which wen this wader esosiimoisa. and it same deer to that is — au at •Ms of year whoa lagillathe Mica remind bat Utile of its das share of attention—bind bed it hem albseelso, be Mined that the eat meld saws ban hoes Owed apes tbs slake bilk. (111. !Ms) would not maim Ie hem the Mt. Mead the umber for Oxford Usivonity is ble warns masandm the Hokum! part or this audios ; he me Milks le take the kni oi this p anics of the amass.' Os bak maker sensed hleave, . kr eseppaleg Ma. aisialmes olosmat at Mil append What be weak than my woo kbs that if this walla' is he keskaleal swat were as deabtfel, was UM" la "Miasmal Is impose by as melding law • ralo of stalest Ikea time who did oat is the stator is the km Bahr m bas. umbers hoar). While ups kis mkt be Mitt irle . as authority whisk bad his. used sa • Imam makes. La he. somber, k maw Is Me passage la Lovidom sad to stake sat Skit It Z i t eater to • tw e et • naige with the MIA dater Ile MA ma li, had opined trek /edam. Naas appp he (Kr. Pales) had nand the F: ,, la Imam te be Malisted by • loaned Mind of sod Me week et the emelMia really ran thus Tbe w den set per mit Ike ems nes to luny two Mum km if he Me put the eas sway. ler Midi* she M Ms, _it Ms set onside it well that the ma abseil be kaMed IM ablee." It 1 weald at sass as aeM that thla Plato, WWI a .okiag stizot ir was airway Is fame et tbs seammetka put spas rit by Moe whmappowlei tbkllL TIM then assmeispa were ak asikemedilq Milplesas was a fiat wkMh bo egmlel hr Ills es eiltli ankh xualiied Om a. la Ma aka whisk se Maid was kaki Mt Os lonians of =Wel googol wile Um of on erg THE EXPRESS, . • kiln Ns •••• • 1=114 4 0 the wade. esSsee Wages WU* g the quad's le siellee id hang wave pee& af ads be thought that eidiesee e S lied beat si. Zr•Zgueeve that a helm Wire he as shanties of au seising law, Mid bees esid„ la the owe et die debate ea de reseal bill. that agleam Wish was kept up as di epodes we the ghettos eta ker wady mum We were suffering for heir Wheelies et e s iss; igesitieg, however, but sere 'Thal etatasessis Wilkie wee se hid bees eared to the hou ; se jams seas. ewe bed bees Weight /inward ia peed. haw aba Am. valises whisk be bad bees die is make tiles alt i t t = be wee id Is Whys that the paver dame wan W a greeter cutest in this suedes than thes hi** Mika Nadu ef sesisty. However that might be, he was slue of this, that the peueest law premed tylankally uon all elassie. and belhemilire felt it his duty to sipport lb . bill. pp. D. PAlMendentood the chug was advocated 4111 ON iposamsi that the prohibitioe lad no relishes asassas ; wall y, that if it had, it was asst seder the Limiting kw, and was not bindiestheraore eggs Christians. His his and learned friend hd said that Ike were prebend te peeve that Lord Lyndhest's Act oli we Ile used' ins with the opponents of thebilL But they I were eel &Win with Lord Lyndhurst's let. But they ' wan asked by tisk' bill to repeal a law whin had bus the law of the land from the beginning of history and a law fowl sessised by all Christendom. It was • mistake* saj i that the =was not intended by our nisch. drobbisho lii the convention of l6il, the lathers of the .tea Articles, put forward this case specially, ant pe l ieVs the front of the canon, showing the it was by a leilh at, but by_ deliberate decision, that the probibitim was imposed. He would reed the canon, translated into Baia& It tea kir" A ll marriages , whet anywhere bele bles eselseeted within the degree o conangainity or snaky posialliftai by the 18th chapter of Letticas, stall bedissolved by the asknity of the bishop, (genially the swinge of any one who, after the death of his termer site, lies married her sister • for this degree. accori Jag b the tinat of all learned men, is held to be prohibbid." es. and learned member quoted the cisanataries of Bishop Gibson, Bishop Jewell, and other authorities in support of this calm, and urged that as by the klesisstical law the man and his wife were one flesh, thecae, of a deceased wife was the sister of the husband, and therefore shady we within the prohibited degrees. Me whole mem of eglariellg, fees Christianity downwards had pro mial nen. amegebeicle, that of prohibiting lase mar shy'. ise Ationauwei was reponed i toz:: thought ft a adezeport) te have add, .. th at la the catboat, dwelt than swebsee were considered as marriges which sold sot be 'stud iato without the sanction of tieback, bet were never ansidered void what contracted, and that did dwelt weer seek twos itself to grant disensations he wedeln Useideed hipedeous and contraryn theism et OML N 11 Oil Illiest th e Roman Whin church did We he marriages entitle the pro. Wed =rites, nothing add be more erroneous. We had WENS ever sad over aegis is history of tic Roman Whille daub grandee dispensatiess for marrines within the geohibited degrees. With regard to the argument ling Abe prohibitions laid down in - Levitials, Omagh ad tinsel le the Jews, ware of universal applicatan—thoss marriages within the prohibited degrees of conengniaity were arao the sins of the Canunites whiohweretsscriDb eedd as and for which they were cast out of the land. These We for change in this matter, and eh rejected the whim of ages, and all authority, deniandedwhen the law was pat before them, " Show us a reason fur par law." He objected to such a demand as • basis fur bgislatioa. Apply it generally and the repeal of every prohbttory law night be called for on the same ground. It wassaid there was no direct scriptural authority in favour of Its prohibi tion, and that scriptural practice was often foutd to slow lion marriages within the prohibited degrees. I wee time that at the beginning of the human race, brother and War married, and it was neither unnatural noe west I bat as society progressed, such changes wee latsr dined under tie Divine wiping us motility sad social order rendered necessary. Polygyny was not prohibited by direct scriptural muttony, bat as the world advanced—u civilisation progresed, and a higher standard of morality was established—it was tonal nacenary to prohibit it. But pass this bill, and tow could they maintain that prohibition, if the demand fonts repeal use beaked by agitation ? He should like to hair how his hes. std learned friend would oppose such a plopositioe; foe the argemente he had advanced in favour d this bill would weigh with ten thousand times more force on behalf of amassing for legalising polygamy. (Hear, hes) During the whole period of the Old Testament it was motioned ; ' sad he should like to know from his hon. Wend Ike member for North Warwickshire, in what part of the New Testa client it was prohibited ? And upon the matter of sathority, many able writers had advocated polygamy, and :he Moe. monites—as it appeared from a letter from Salt Like, pub tithed last December in the Tines—practised ii, on the ground that it was strictly scriptural. (A laugh.) It was said the question of liberty was involved in this prohibition. He (Mr .R. Palmer) denied that it violated the liberty of any class. The disseaten, he might be told took a different view from the church ; but dissenters wen not in the habit of marrying their wives' sisters. (lieu, hear.) The fact was that the law fell here and there upon indivi duels, and Weans' ume few thousands probably oat of the wink community had violated it, they were asked to repeal is, If such ea squaw were foe a:moatent to be tolerated, it would be impossible to maintain any prohibitory law whatever. (Hear, hear.) Then, it was urged that the I proposed change would not inflict injury upon any me. Bat it would, in this way : those who did not want to Ilan their wives' enters desired still to regarerthen as their own I sisters, and to receive them in that character, and for story use who wished to marry his wile's sister there were tine. mob who desired to maintain the relationship betwisa lbw of brother and sister. On that ground, if there were en other, he would ask the house to reject this till. (faar, hear.) But further, what could be said of a mea- NM which said the same thing shall be lawful in England M inset in Scotland ? That was an inconsiateney witch me began, was strong enough to express the detestation with which it must be viewed by all right-minded puns. (Hear, hear.) Mr. LOWE thought it not more inconsistent to ray, as bed been done, that a prohibited marriage, which had talon plea before • certain date, should be lawful, and after a wide date taunt, than it was to make a class of marrisue lentil is England which were incestuous by the law of hietiad. (Her) He did not attach much importance to what had ben said as to where the burden of proof raid. The question was, should they continue to prohibit a can 1 from marrying his wife's sister or not 1 He could not help thiakkg that the contreveny was more in words than in anything else, and that she burden of proof rested w.th those who would maintain the prohibition. To • certrin extent his hon. and learned friend agreed with biro in Ms, for though he denied that the onus proton& was with those who sought to alter the law, he proceeded II pub authorities for the purpose of provtrg hie an la favour of the law. Tice question was whether WV gem= sr body of persons having a conviction whbb an net sheared in by the community generally was entitled Ie Met that conviction into a law, and compel all other peons to be guided and ruled by it. Nothing short A a great principle of morality, which no man could deaf, meld justify such an interference with individual right, Mad upon any less ground to compel others to conform to It. esavictions of one, or of • few, was persecution alien to tie "int of the tires and of modern lepelatioa. (Hear, beta) The awAirra wee sot whether the prohibition was antler ilea ibe Se* of Leviticus, or wink r it was cio-eatea she del Obilialka religion, but whether there wen lane dress of the peed* who differed from it, and whether Welled a right to upon thine people a rale of lie whist they did set admit? (Hear. hear.) The argument apheithe bill peasseisd as Omagh its enactments were cos- It i was aid the weave of England objected to Me bill. , hear.) Wall, the women of England had the I remedy is heir owe beads ; they were not forced to merry their WNW bubssii. (Hess, hear, and a laugh.) But Wow um el the wean of England objected to it, that essualeamm why Ober women &mild be fettered. The lea, lewd he member for Chdid Usiversity had het the guides Mee all redder's a hatter of doubt ; bat wine they to wields a weidlftry law upon mere doebt ? If lie les. ad lewd ideal lid dews that such =anima INNS mangy to ralsille aid sessekseei, be might have soda eat sew ease then i bee he meaty rice dud that sub Skimp sot te he left hi be bayed by a i r ana's wee el sad wrong. He (Mr. Lowe) did sot =s is Set for he thought that not only Gou lashes@ pinta oat that seeedeses within osrtain awe 41 emeeepelmity were ad iillestied, for nature erieledliell by dewing= of rued ill eansequeee of sea whom. _ eat the while uisebia es Kid we law se It elidesited was. that shifty - vree die aims Bing as eon- and that whatever it wall dims that a man Met marry in a wide degree of awagainity, he ad W be allured Wale/ whith •Jheiler. *Om id Ms aukideeil that that Me Ilk IBM dew C ials, or themes* ewe. How wee kte bellows L applied to thee marriages this new M e nl o _ l.l C si eeei l pt t weal Wawa's saeinding to his antlisfagjegniket He urged that thipsebillities dilute eeell we be vessel es um peneil of dolma WI asses ben the an. OS RINI* dm" whist an lab ended for the wow et °Mullein sail for imilleseen. Did was the p eebMt le beidended es the peeled of upalitasy ? His has.lied learned friend had Ilieda ms ••• sellesied ea that poke, kat wee the desire that the if sisteebeed between • man and his wife's sister dui/ peed. That want, if it anantr a ething, that e nds, Ile mem law, a woman could a In the bows lila' idsse's husked in • manner sad under stream demos tradateut with sodeety and the opinion of the WOK Wahle she scald not do if the law was cleaned. Ible he Mr. Lew) entirely denied, sad he said it was allaldell in drew le narrow a Hsi between modesty and lasedeety. It was not possible fee a sea and enema to rends together in one bow without being *ab lest to sad be Mew ad/ a nelaudiel me is did a adde Nash*. h Wee mild f a the hselieste h ums sly dudes the Ms= e/ the die, and wee shade the eshiset of assulel, end irretrievable rubs gad isahapplases wee bought ea a peens who had always bees impuebable. The truth was that these Wags we sot te be regulated by midge law, bet by the weal ewe eel tlea pewee el saes toe remit timpiedia. Eh bssestabls wed naked Woad sail that pee* Wa/WI We se they did all laws ; but he dillasese we Mat a ens wow was guilty et W hin "Nat hies knew ls h bb enedises that he wee breaking a p.illee law hesied SI espiiiissey ft sterality ; bat We a dreMletX wee heed an phew spinal tide ad WIWI the law of say sew that Vow asp WO law of ueeslity, wide Ilie d rah. law in Ow U not dwwp, to tamp lA!' EVENING, MAY 10, 1855. duos a asa into mistime to it. Ha esacieded by iesthatom it was net possible to sake psiople epee fa on this question, we set of religious opiates, net I. wade the groan& of sack a law SW then was seeking in seri"» *Oast reek swooviageet and as regarded the questioa of expediaacy, tufts reistien to the dwelling of a wife's sister to the bones of ha ketkewia-law, it was starting rather a dangerous dowriea liselag, then, shot the legislature, twenty years ego. bed i• Nos hostess= Rade marriages of this kind oilid, t r bwA setowlimil did tiwy would take this yoke off tbsilr wad Mowery man act according to his ssaattlaM tr= making particular convictions aom- iMt GLADSTONE said his boa. and learned friend who llisithadj:stusai:adoews"elhadia.eion. eluded with the enunciation of a prise:4ls in which be quit* agreed, that one set of men wee nein maks their cenvietions compulsory upon others. Bet the whole question now was whether his honourable Mead and those who thought with him were not stespieg the marriage law es it now existed with peculiar convictions, and were they such as should point out the path in which it was desirable to proceed. His hon. and learned friend (Mr. Palmer) had shown that the princi ples which had been laid down, and the arguments whisk red been used in favour of this bill, if they were good ter tim ythiag, were good hr infinitely more than the purpose for which they were now need. His hen. and learned friend had shown that there was not an argument used in this matter which was not also applicable to the allowieg d polygamy ; and his hon. and learned friend ((mfr Lowe) only replied by asserting that his hon. friend (Mr. Palmer) bad entered on dangerene ground, and brought fise ward topics that had been better avoided. But thee IPSO the very objection to this bill and the arguments p mod in its favour; for all those arguments, founded on the uesepts of the divine law, which had been aced as conch.' in favour of this bill, had been shown to have been ' equally good for the purpose of polygamy. After what had beat so ably and effectively urged by his hon. and learned friend (Mr. Palmer) be was almost ashamed to think it necessary to argue that the prohibition of these marriage, was founded on the law of God ; but what he hoped the home would recollect was this, that they were not reseed, in dealing with a law which lay at the very foundation ef society and of morale, to such slender means of finding out the truth as the employment only of their own understanding of the texts of Scripture which related to the question. He was astonished to hear the opinions of geatlemen ' who had read the 18th chapter of Leviticus, not in the meaner in which his hoe, and learned friend the Attorney- General said he had read it, for he stated that he had read not the whole chapter, but the llth verse, and that only in the translation, and who upon that had come to the com fortable oonvictioe that the verse not only did not prohibit, but allowed marriage with a deemed wife's sister. (" Hear," and laughter.) He (Mr. Gladstone) maintained that the question did not depend merely on the 18th verse of the 18th chapter of Leviticus; and be warned those who depended on that argument alone whether they might not be called on and bound to admits that the same arguments were good for the allowing of polygamy. The cue as laid down in the chapter of Leviticus was clear. It was not on a particular instance, or even on analogy, that the prohibition in this verse was founded, but it was founded on a universal prohibition contained in the beginning of the chapter, which prohibited marriages between those who ' were near akin; and the question turned on those words ; and if their meaning was sought is the rest of the chapter, it I was clearly demonstrable that a wife's sister was near akin. His hon. and learned friend (Ur. Lows) protested against the making this precept binding on every one, and was willing to trust the decision of the matter to every man's conscience ; I but the chapter was conclusive as to the prohibition, for it declared that the Canaanite had done all those things, and because they had done so they were driven out of the land, therefore the Israelites were warned against the commission of such deeds. Was he, then, to be told that a prohibition was intended only for the Jean, and that Christians might be allowed to indulge in practices for which the heathen had been driven out of their land ? (Hear, hear.) It was therefore a universal prohibition and by no means confined to the Jews. His hon. friend s aid the light of con science was a sufficient guide in this matter. Did he mean the general and collective conscience of mankind, or the private conscience of each individual ? If he meant the private conscience of each individual, his hon. friend must see that that argument against legislation in such a matter was good against all legislation in matters ecclesiastical. Why were they to legislate in matters ccelesiaatical at all, if each man carried in his own breast a safe guide which he and his neighbours might follow? If hie hen. friend meant the collective conscience of mankind, that was his (Mr.Glad 'tom's) ease ; for be said that the law as it now stood represented amost the whole collective conscience of man kind. In the best pert of the Christian era, sad for the first fifteen centuries, these marriages were not allowed, and they began in the infamous times of Alexander VI. What had been the cue with mud to them in the last 300 years ? He saw that it was sated in a document which had been circulated that there was no nation, with the exception of three and a half of the cantons of 8 witserland, in which those marriages had been prohibited ; but he was prepared to show that in the greatest part of eastern Christendom the prohibition was in full force. And what was thecae with regard to wes•em Christendom, and that part of it which. was under the dominion of the see of Rome ? If such marriage were permitted there, they were permitted only as exceptions, and such exceptions stamped the existence of the general law ; and they were also excepted at the same time with UM which even those who were in favour of this bill admitted touched on incest and con sanguinity. Every one knew—and he wished to speak with out giving the least offence to that portion of the house who belonged to the Roman catholic faith—that these matters were regulated by the Banish See on grounds of policy, and it was never bat on strong grounds of policy that such marriages were allowed. Why were such mar liars not prevalent I. Ireland? Because the Romish See, in its anxiety for the avoidance of mixed mar riages there, had not permitted them, whereas in England, where no such watchfulness with regard to mixed marriages was.deemed necessary, such license was allowed. With respect to the question of this prohibition being founded on the divine law, there was something better to proceed upon than individual tea vicdons founded on a text of Scripture translated from the Hebrew. He thought himself that the matter was made dear from Scripture, and if it was a matter of &alit it was only so in the sense in which it was any man's interest to make it doubtful. (Hear, hear.) But looking to the prin. Sipe which bad been incorporated into our common law, however it might be thought light of by those who desired to obtain the license, if the private opinion of it was open to be Inestimed, it was equally open to everyone to question ell OM Ohrhtisaity bad done for the world, and which bad beimintroduced into our institutions and incorporated with outlaw; and all that might be made of no avail, in deference to the doubts of some members of the community. His hon. friend (Mr. Lowe) said that he regarded this as a question of religious liberty, and that those who were sowed to him were not entitled: to force their own envie, *me es other people by means of a law. But was this a Inseam of religions liberty ? And Hit wawa not the time INN when there should be an understaadiog as to what was meant by religious liberty ? What he thought was religious liberty was this, that there might be many things which he might thiak to be asseediug to the law, but which he would net ay should be farad on his neighbours by legislative enact ment. A large body of persons in this country of the highest tespeetability and morals did not reeogoise baptism as a seseasamth while there was • great majority who believed baptism a necessity of Christianity, bat tothey would not compel each dissidents to the d o ctrine to baptised, although they reheat to allow them to parti cdpato in the Devices and ordinances of the church. But were they mow deaths/ with persons of a particular creed, who said that they ob maid to a proldhities.figainst marrying a deemed wife's sister ? It was net a *slime body of men who required such liberty ef conesisses I bet the proposition was to establish anarchy in the skulk of aad. It was net to relieve a slam Whet aro& eismis religious seraphs, but it waste lay *at is Medd be optienal with members and clergymen of to aura of Illighed to con trast and celebrate or not the marriages moseding to their oezolinions. Was that a question of religions liberty ; and w nettle result, as swerved the char* of England, Z I b tat ias b e y the vote of that blue every principle and every et the chunk WOW be altered or done away with =dm dm ppelent of relishes liberty ? (Hear, hear.) The , eithiest night be illustrated by an expression used in a letter by Lady Mary Wortley Montague, who in desegibing I the laxity with regard to religion which prevailed at that time among the laity and the earn said, ' that they took the word not out of the Commandments and inserted it in the Belief " (Laughter.) It might be said that It was putting an extreme ease, hat It illustrated his argument to say that clergymen might, under such legislation heart the word not in the Creed, or not read the Creed at all, as they pleased. Why did we read the Creed, but because we believed it contained le mouniy truths of Christianity ' • and why did we have No be es it now stood with regard to these marriages, but Menu we believed that it was a part of the immutable Divine law 1 If, therefore, the principle of laxity was laid down with regard to one point, which was based on the Divine law the sem principle held good for abolishing every law relating to the ordinances of the church of Eng land. (Hear, hear.) His hon. and learned friend, in an early part of lie debate on this question, in a most eloquent and effective speech, had referred to the subject of the 1 social change implied in this bill, and adverted to the feelings of Englishwomen on this matter. He felt that the feelings of Englishwomen were dame to the change, and be tried the effect of his eloquence upon them. He said that English women were opposed to this change, but they looked at it only with releases to their duty as wives ; but they would think differently if they looked at it with referees to their 'statism as mothers, to the children they might leave behind , them. He (Mr. Gladaeone) had listened with rapist and 1 attentim, se he alms did to whatever MI hem his himaad learned friend. bat whoa be recovered hem Ike Muslim into aid* be had bees Yarded by his hen. andlearned frieed's elegises% end essideeed the West of the teeters of to Allersey-Gomel et /Inks' mom ilosa es as h the Rouse el Omemens to lloglbliwasais en lb* ae wives sod thelletent—Oanghlite /Ma vas what at first was se teething wawa almost es She Millonses. (Laughter.) FM elm* the AtasempOsneml el IV told Runtish imam while teasbMg with their MK dISSIOS. V alma se essformable with lindens* and memo see AS if the women of Becks& 'Weld send messages M that house, vibes lbey lien ismiiiiihrg a measure with regard to bills of embmge, sr Imbues imps, in order to show itts Mole bow to plasm he amiss. (Laughter.) Our M atra be thengft he is entitled to make on his Ism blend the member he Lanseeltin, sad those who sigeortsl his. They Imbed Iles Ibis bill, sad they spoke of the impropriety of MOON; tai oa this gustiest, and of the issagedlemey of the law as it now stud ; but ea' thins* ema afghtralliti dose, or attempted* do, and that was he Ogg Mgt slur and definite priaMPle on which they miseesa. a irmstos4* which should be so stated that it Amid bit M. seemly why this measure was asked (for Ming *wry owe knew), bat now, if it was granted, matters would shad with regard to mutilate which were now thought nee* easy. Generally speeking, it was not proper to ask how by it was intended that proposed changes should go ; bat supposing a bill was introduced deel.ring that ao earl should theitesfor* alt in the House of Peas, there would be • right to ask what was to be done with marquises, viscounts, and barons. If in 1829 it had bun proposed to emancipate the catholic of Munster, it would not have been unreasonable to ask what was to be done with thole of Leinster and Connaught. If you *seed this bill now, what was that of nest year to be ? (Hear.) The prohibition of marriages went to two points —first, as regarded affinity aad consanguinity there was a prohibition ; and secondly, that prohibition as to affinity and consanguinity was c d into the third degree, and that was dens as a uniform rule. Now his hon. friend ttio member for Lancashire made an arbitrary selection of two cases out of 30—(hear)—and left the other 28 till au* time se, having recovered his at first satisfied appetite for change, he returns to the charge. (Hear, hear) Wen,' therefore, the other prohibitions safe ? (Hear, hear.)' More ought to be known. This was not a question of raising the income tax this year to 7 per cent., and next year to 8 per cent., and after that to 10 per cent., or some thing still higher • but • question relating to one of those social results wh ich mankind owed to Christianity—the equality between men and women in relation to marriage. (Hear, hear.) The hon. gentleman was the first to meddle with that equality. He proposed to allow an uncle to marry the niece of his deceased wife, but he left the case of a woman untouched, for he did not propose to allow an aunt to marry her deceased husband's' nephew. (Hear, hear.) When was woman raised to as equality with man in respect to marriage until the este blishourat of Christianity (hear, bear)—to a pert. et and absolute equality so far as the marriage tie was concerned) His hon. foie* proposed to change that great fundamental law, and he (Mr. Gladstone) had a right to ask bow far he meant to go, and whether we were to have one code regu lating the marriage of men, and another regulating that of women. (Hear, hear.) His hon. friend proposed to legalise marriages in certain cases of affinity in the second degree, and yet he left a prohibition on the same affinity in the third degree. His hon. and learned friend (Mr. Lowe) held an other opinion, for he drew a distinction between affinity and consanguinity, and was ready to throw affinity overboard altogether; while some gentlemea told them affinity was one thing and some another. All that pointed to vague changes dependent only on agitation and a cer tain licence of opinion, but which threatened to shake, and even to subvert the system of restraint on marriages, which was one of the principal results of the coming of the Gospel among men. (Hear, hear.) This question did not even stand on the ground of pipularity. Even if it were an argument for destroying the system to show that one sort of marriages was more prevalent than another, he did not think that it could be satisfactory to the country at large. Bet his hon. friend did not even go ea! that ground, for he legalised marriages with a ' de ceased wife's niece, which were not numerous. He! (Mr. Gladstone) bad seen the result of an inquiry in • district containing a population of • million, in which it ap peared there wets 326 irregular marriages; cf these there were with a deceased wife's sister 144; then there were 76 bigamists; next there were with a deceased bro- , ther's wife, 46 ; nest with nieces by blood, 24 ; and with a deceased wife's niece there were only 17 cases. (Hear, hear.) On what principle, then, had his hon. friend' selected them for legislation ? (Hear, hear.) We had now a definite system on a matter with regard to which it was* desirable and so necessary to social peace to have tome pro hibitions, and he asked his hon. friend where he meant b stop ? When his hon. and learned friend (Mr. Lows) l spoke of the collective conscience of mankind as being a sufficient guide, that alone was an argument in favour of legislation on the subject. He (Mr. Gladstone) would not say one word against that light of conscience' which indicated the voice of God in those who were not blest with revelation ; but were they who had realised the results of Christianity to be asked to go back from Chris tianity to conscience ? (Hear, _ hear.) That which we sometimes Galled conscience and the instincts of hunt* nature were in no two ages understood in the same sense ; and if we were asked to consent to go back from the level of Christianity to the standard of conscience, he not only asked where we were to stop, but he would say that he would not adopt an inferior standard of duty whet we had obtained and enjoyed a superior one, which was incorporated in our law, divine revelation. (Hear, bear.) And it was because he saw that this measure was part of a system of aggression on all which the Christian religion had brought on mankind, even at the risk of new ing to stand in opposition to religion liberty, he would say "No" to the proposition of his hon. friend. (Cheers.) Mr. SPOONER adverted to the difficulty he had to en counter in following Mr. Gladstone, but declared he mane to go as far as his conscientious opinion and interpreta tion of Scripture allowed him, but no further. The best conclusion that he could arrive at was that the marriage with a deceased wife's sister was not only not prohibited, but was actually permitted by the law of God. Mr. COBDEN said-1 hose who were is favour of the bill had found their logical sense so much outraged by the. splendid fallacies of the right hon. gentleman the member for Oxford, that although it had not been his intention to have said a word on this subject, he could not abstain from offering a word or two, strictly on the remarks of the right hon. gentleman. He had heard before he came down to day that they were not to have, as had been the custom in past years, a repetition of the old arguments, but that they were to have a novelty in the debate, and that some statistics were to be quoted to show that the law of bigamy was violated in this country, as well as the law of marriage with • deceased wife's sister, and that therefore it was to be contended they might as well sanction bigamy as marriage with a deceased wile's sister. Now, his right hon. friend had neither done them nor himself justice in the splendid speech he had just uttered, for did he not see that the argument used in reference to this question was not founded on the fact that there were persons who broke the law, but on the fact that the law was evaded, and that public opinion did not visit that act with its cen sure ? But did the right hon. gentleman mean to tell him, that when persons were convicted of bigamy, the neighbours of thou individuals were Mind to approve of that violation of the penal law ? Did the right hon. gentleman propose to bring in a bill to visit with felony those Englis hm en and Englishwomen who went to Germany to violate this law ? No; the right honourable gentleman knew that public opinion would revolt against any such proposal. A gentleman from the neighbourhood of Leeds had called upon him in cumquat* of a few words in a speech of his on the subject. He was a gentleman en gaged largely in manufactures, and he said be went to Germany to marry his deceased wife's sister, and that he did it for the sake of his children. When he cams back the clergyman of the perish, being high church, refused to visit him or to allow him to take the Sacrament ; and what had been the eonsf quince ? He had been called upon and visited by his neiehboun for miles round, who had never called on him before, and by the clergyman of another church. There was another *stance. lie had received • letter from Mr. Arrowenaith, who said that marrying hie deceased wife's sister had been no obstacle to his being twice elected mayor of Bolton, and he gave the example of a member of parlia ment, whine name he would not mention, as he had not his permission, who had done the same thing. The right hon. gentleman talk* of the collective conaneace of the world being against these marriages, and that he would not allow the right of individual action in this matter. Why, was it not stated in that masterly _ speech of the At torney-General— a speech which, if there was nothing but argument to be considered, and they were not warped by sectarian prejudice , would carry the measure—was it not stated that in all the civilised states of Europe, and the United States cfAmerica, the civil law of the laud was no obstacle to these marriages? The right hon. gentleman, in order to meet that, quoted the canon law of the 16th century, and assumed that that was to be the law now. The right hon. gentleman said they were goiag to outrage the church of England by this measure, but he (Mr. Cobden) believed that one half of the clergymen of the church of England were in favour of the measure, and that in the manufacturing districts a great proportion of them were in favour of it. The right hon. gentleman bad assented moreover that the women of England were against the measure. Ha denied it. Then, whoa the right hon. gentleman argued on the divine Jewish law, would it not be better to turn to the practices of the Jews themeless ? Dr. Alder was examined, and he said that to far from the Jews having ever consider ed the 18th chapter of Leviticus to be • bar to these manager, they had always considered them meritorious ; and where the law of the land did not Interpose obstacles, the Jewish code allowed marriages of that kind to take place earlier than any other manimges attar the demo oldie wife. He believed that so far from Wee marriages Wag against the feeling of the women, the holing of the meson was in favour of them ; and he had known fastaness where wives on their death-bed had requested their husbands to marry tin sister as the only *eau the children had of obtaining a humans stepmother. Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE said, if the interest of the upper classes alone were concerned, his vote would be against this bill; but after hearing the speeches of the hon. aad learned member for Plymouth and the right hon. mem ber for Oxford, he should give his vote in favour of the bill with the greatest satisfaction, because he felt that to Assiut se emir arguments would he for him as a protestant to abseiss the right of private judgment, and to establish the deaths em infallible church. Mr. HEYWOOD said the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Gladstone) had ask* him on what principle the bill. was handed. He was quite willing, as far ss his own feelings were concerned, to admit that the bill was founded on the CdPleof expediency. (Oh.) He believed the feeling of peple was in favour of it. He might mention one case of beedokip under the present law which had been brought MAW kis notice. A clergyman in the county of Notting Wry sere twenty five years ago, was married, and his wife died; he was twenty years • widower, and he thus serried his wife's sister, and the Bishop of Oxford 41h- Frio* him of his living. He considered that • sue of eeelesiastical tyranny. The house then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading Against 167-8 _ _ . The Truitt wee received with catering ow both sides the house. The report on supply was thou Inn& op sad agreed to. Tito kosso adjoarsod at 6 o'clock. the court. Prince Albert went to the Wellington Barracks yesterday morning, for the purpose of distributing medals, w hisk been awarded, for distinguished conduct in the field, l: sontomenieskiled o ffi cers and men of hi s R oyal Higtomii regiment, the Grenadier Guards. The Duchess of Kent visited the Princess of H o h n i. h . Leagenbartr. Prince Albert, accompanied by the Duke of Saxe C rode on horseback in the afternoon, attended t il y ll a Equerry in Waiting. Th e Queen, in the evening gave a State Ball, to "hi c k party of between sixteen and seventeen hundred ern invited, and for which the whole of the state room w Blumi uckinn agted. ham Palace were appropriated a n d bra wl, il The three entrances were arranged as follows: —.118 Royal Family alighted at the garden entrance; the p Ministers, Privy Colwelllois, and Officers and LULU /IQ Royal Household at the Pimlico entrance; and the new the company at the grand entrance. The Royal Family were ushered on their arrival too ' White Drawing room. All the other gents umlaut ' the Picture Gallery and the Promenade Gallery, 'bilk fit the first time was opened fur a State Ball. The Yeomen of th. Guard were on duty on the reek s* and in the grand hall, under the command of Capta i n John Kincaid, the Evan in Waiting. A_guard of honour of the Guards was s tationed int/oats! the Palace, with the band of the regiment. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mi ry mind at a quarter before 10 o'clock, attended by Ltd, fi d ad d and Major Home Purees, and were received by the 144 of Honour and the Grooms and Equerries in Walin g ,. The Dake of Cambridge was attended by the lion. Jeep Macdonald and Colonel Tyrr whit. The Duke of Saxe Coboarg wag attended by Le Castile Charles fidmwer and Baron de Trerkow. Tae Maharajah Duleep Singh was also present. Her Majesty and Prince Albert left the White Dracu t room shortly before 10 o'clock, accompanied by t h e Da m of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, the Duke of Oembridde, the Duke of Sage Cobuurg, the Princess of RA NI . lobed Langenburg, and the Ptiacen Adeltide and Philp Victor of Hohenlohe. The Queen wore a dress of pink tulle over pink eila, trimmed with five flounces of white blonde, and oh* minted with bouquets of pink roses and white jessamin e and diamonds. Her Majesty's head-dress was composed of diamonds ai.d pink roses. The Duchess of Cambridge wore a dress of gmy die d ; silk covered with beautiful white Brussels lace to with,. short distance of the bottom, which was trimmed with • triple border of white and gray marabant feathers looped rap with tonnes of silver crape. The body was trimmed with Brussels lace to correspond. The stomacher eat es vend with sapphires and ummonda, the necklace ud to, tiara were en suite. Her Royal Highness, in additiontotin ; taare,wore white and gray marabouts in her hair. The Princess Mary of Cambridge wore a dress of yes t tulle over a rich silk glace petticoat trimmed with bud* L of pink roses and tulle. The body was also trimmed wpb roses. The stomacher was ornamented with diarends. The i necklace, pearls and diamonds. The Princess wore mud • her head a wreath of pink roses, having diamond Ilan td . termized. _ . _ The Priam= of Hoheulohe Langenbarg wore* dreg d white satin, trimmed with riband. The necklace, &mak Her Serene Highness's head-dress was formed of a gulled of flowers and diamond ornaments. The EriticisiiTleieid;Orioienlohe WON a Oak ion drew', trimmed with pink tulle and El iwers. Her Seem Mighnees wore egarland of ii3VMS to COI:I/V(10d Withal draw The Marquis of Breadalbane, K.T., Lord Chimberle; Earl Spencer, K.G., Lord Steward, Lord Ernest Bra, Vice-Chamberlain, and the Earl of Mulgrare,Treststud the Household, conducted her Majesty and the Phase the Ball-room, the Lukas and Gentlemen in Wei*, sal afterwards the ger eral company 'following the Roy a le* a quadrille was formed, and the Queen opened the biked the Duke of Saxe Cobourg Gotha at 10 o'clock. The quadrille binds in the Ball-room and the Urar room played the subjoined selection of murk dabs` ty evening: L'Etoile du Nord £044. Ory La Promise Garde Imperials High enders ...... Wedding Welnert Lad. Be3tot bons. YALSU. Corneille. ley Dream . Lily of the Valley lYelbert. German Pair. * Bradey. Cente Garde ............ kion!gome7. Palace In the intervals of the dancing the compsy retirelfn refreshment to the Green Drawing-room, and alto to thew Nome:ends Gallery. '1 his gallery has an arched glr ceiling, spanning the whole width of the apartment, elan is divided into seven compartments by ribs of stone, n riched with architectural ornaments. The glass is grout, and ornamented with a very elegant pattern, Ths mode of illumination is by external lights, of Cik nel gas—the rays pass through the ceiling, sad light the gallery in a very novel and effective mum All the door' leading into the gallery are purl in looking glass, with very handsome gilt mosliiaga The sculptured white marble chimney piece was Eget sin choice and beautiful plants in flower. This and the Pietm Gallery are connected bye small ante-room, also neva his. log a miniature dome, the walls, cornice, and niliog d which are adorned with colours heightened with pliisp producing the utmost richness end variety of and which the modern style of decoration is capable. DI room was lighted with gilt branches filled with mu lighlt Supper was served on the state service of gold plate, lofty buffet lined with crimson wu erected en the ispn room, opposite the entrance, on which, among a say numerous selection of rare and beautiful specimens of pa plate, were the magnificent epergne known as the "Prim of Wales' Epergne," and an extremely curious Raciest pif dish, of large side and oblong form, from America ul called "The Mexican Dish." A profusion of roses in full bloom, placed ie golds% ww, ornamented the buffet and tables, the whole being MI liantly lit with wax lights in candelabra and MIMS I Ter gilt. A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreignsfisi Downing-street, yesterday afternoon. It wu st tended by Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Cho oellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Doke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Cluerida, Lord John Russell, Lord Panmure, the Chucellorti the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right line. IL Vernon Smith, Sir William Moleswodh, fir count Canning, and the Earl of Hsrrowby. Tbi Council sat three hours and a half. The Cathedral Commission met at No. 1, Norebot Spriatgerdens, yesterday. The commiriotien proset were :—The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Arehhishod York, the Bishop of Orford, the We. and Rev. WM. tr• lien. Sir John Patteson, Sir William Page Wood, the Ret Dr.Wordsworth,the Rev. Canon Selwyn, and Mr. WP cote (secretary). Col. Gore Brown had an interview with Lord Jobs Bo sell yesterday at the Colonial-office. Mr. Walter Stout the Island Secretary of Jemmies, had so interview with ihs noble lord on Taesday. A deputation, including Messrs. Moses Levy, Job It rigs Isaac Isaac, Joseph Raphael, A. Simmom , 1011 Broad, and Hymn Levy, bad an interview with LA MA Russell yesterday. Despatches were received at the Colonial.odice essttlaq from the Governors of the North American Proviso. Despatches were also received from the Goverame of Bit( Kong and Ceylon. A deputation on the subject of postal eoYr with the Mauritius bad an interview with Lord ""-- yesterday, at the Colonial-office. The depitsdeh misted of Mr. Alexander Hastie, M.P., Mr. o.lnleol. Robert. fd'Rerrell, Captain Laffan, M.P., and Mr. Chelig J. F. Stuart. A deputation from Hammersmith bad an iatervilt tads, with tbe President of the General at his office, Whitehall, with respect to BC4IIII th e Local Management Bill. The deputation I Messrs. Frederick J. Burge, William J. White, sadtAw not H. Clarke. THE ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ASSOCLk• TION. mee A tin m g ee in tin th g e of Lo n th d e on held yesterday. Mr. Samuel Morley was rho° chairman of the committee ; Mears. Tits sad lbw noch, deputy chairmen ; Mr. e surer. The finance committee consists of Merg, Gassiot, Travers, and Bishop. Means. Balm Cgr ° anAdretarhitieonbani,asekrsintgoththeettuassnahtieomn.miehom cot committ ee, Tavern, on S a a P rurd i ly ea lsit ,itifutbi house for a meeting, on the subject of .e.diniaisuslin P"; form, is repairing a very great number of rstsPel es i t a r. W. B. Lindsay, M.P.. and Mr. Torres' MCI St: 110 _, m orme ly fr member for Dun, are to the on behalf of the dalk London Adminisattendtrativeli Bo' kamsiation. Adrrtr Oar Dublin correspondent writes The tire Reform movement is beginning to bs *PP: O4B ". p Several of the popular organs h av e already teksg__Np question, and the advice of the Coed Beaty that which will be followed, namely,ths be. for Ireland, her paramount duty, is to 8t biggiet strenuous aid to this great popular mormasat Britain. All other questions, however aErs is 2=o. to her, and however she is bent on really insignificent In comparison with this.' Ida CJITOTAL Pyres . --SHILLII4O DATe-P.Awis 16126" Was Oa Payment, 3,210; 00 by emas 1— 44430—T0ta1, 3,660. da th 4,