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My money was in our joint narnes....4o 4 „the 13th of January last I sold out £124, since which I heard from se veral persons that my brother had sold out the ba lance of my stock. I heard this several months ago, but *I did not believe it, because I did not believe my brother would, serve me so. I went about a week ago to Mr. Bingham, the stockbroker, in'. Copthall-chambers, andhe took me to the Bank and - ascertained that my brother had taken a female with him to personate me and sold out the stock standing in our names 'on the 30th of Jonnary last. _ Mr. Freslifield said that as on the 13th of Jan., the prisoner and his sister had sold out stock to the amount of £l3O lls. 4d., and, on the 50th, £159 is. 3d., and on both occasions the stockbrokerhad iden tified the female as the holder of the 'stack, it ap peared inconceivable to him how the present charge could•be-sustained. He thought the woman must be labouring under some mistake, for he could not imagine that Mr. Bingham, a respectable stock broker,' would be so negligent as to identify two persons as one in the same week. Under these circumstances he asked the magistrate if it was- not the complainant's duty to satisfy the Court that she .was not , present at the second transfer. Mr. Bingham was present, as • as well as two clerks froth the Transfer-office, who were the attesting witnesses' to the transfer of the stock in qiiestion, it being customary to require two witnesses instead of one in all cases where the stockholder had to put a mark instead of signing the name in full. Mr. Alfred Bingham said--I believe the coin- &'G'L= MR. ALBERT SMITH, TO-NIGHT at 8 o'clock, with his New Entertainment of CHINA, The last representation of China, for this present season Rill take place on SATURDAY EVENING,JuIy 30. • CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS. - LAST WEEK N.-1 BUT ONE OF THE SEASON.—TO-NIGHT at 8, and a Grand Day. Performance every Saturday After noon at 3, St, James's Hall, Piccadilly. Change of Pro gramme—The New Song, "Nelly Gray," Every Evening —continued success, and crowded houses.—Stalls, 3s. ; un reserved seats, 2s. ; gallery, is Tickets and places may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond street, and at the Hall. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 21, 1859. No. 20,930. PRICE ,4 D . y f STAMPED, SD, a state of things which ought to exist ; and not being of opinion that there is any moral objection to the contracting of these marriages, and, believing that the law as it stands is the cause of a great dearof misery and social evil, especially among the middle and lower claspses of the community, I shall with great pleasure give m y votofor the motion."—Speech of Lord - Palmerston. "I must say that I have satisfied myself that there is not any religious prohibition of these marriages." "Itis a mis fortune that the feeling of relationship which takes place by marriage should be weakened by any alteration of the law of marriage. But, while I admit that, on the one hand, I think that there is a great and practical evil which we cannot very well refrain from remedying. The evil is not among the upper classes of society ; but there is no doubt, partly among the middle classes, and much more among the lower classes, a feeling that, after the death of the wife, there is often no person so fit to take care of the children as the beloved sister of that wife." - "It is not, perhaps, in a great number of cases that these marriages would be contracted; but I think where persons feel that they can without scrnple contract them, that they should be allowed to do so."—Speech of Lord John Russell, M.P. - "I cannot bring myself to believe that the Divine law pro hibits a man from marriage with a deeeased wife's sister."-- Archbishop of York. " I will undertake to say that in no part of the civilised world is there to be found a more moral and intelligent people, especially in regard to the intercourse of the sexes—than are the people of the State of Massachusetts ; and yet, my Lords, in that State the marriages which the noble lord seeks to legalise are consistent with the law. They are not only legal, but they are of constant occurrence."—Speech of Lord Lynd hurst. Scripture, and I hope the civil and ecclesiastical law will speedily be made_ confbrmable to the DiVine."—=Dr. Close Dean of Carlisle. , " Moses does not prohibit marriage with the sister of a deceased wife."—Rosen mul I e r . " In her lifetime,' because when she was dead he might marry her sister."—Menocbius. " In her lifetime.' This sufficiently indicates that he per mitted it when the wife was dead, otherwise than in the case of two brothers."--Jansenius. ' • • " Thou shalt not marry two sisters at the same time, as Jacob did Rachel and Leah, but there is'nothing in this law that rendered it illegal to marry a sister-in-law when her sister was dead."—Dr. Adam Clarke. MR. and MRS. GERMAN REED.—ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION, 14, Regent-street. The NEW SERIES of ILLUSTRATIONS—" Our Home Circuit," and " Seaside Studies," every evening (except Saturday) at 8 ; Saturday, Afternoon at 3. Admission is. 2s. and 3s. Stalls secured, without extra charge, at the Gal -1 ery, and at Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. ritHE LONDON.—The attention of Gentlemen is especially drawn to the advantages offered in these elegant and spacious Saloons, which fulfil all the require ments of a West-end club of the most aristocratic and exclu sive character. Mon trouve dans la Salle de Lecture non seulement les meilleurs journeaux Anglais, mais aussi Allemand, Francais, et Beige. F. SAWYER, Proprietor, 191, Fleet-street. PUBLICATIONS. prohibited in Scripture ?"-:--" Certainly not. It is considered a matter of ecclesiastical legislation,"—Cardinal Wiseman. "Though it is certain that the case of marriage between brother and sister-in-law came before our Saviour (Matt. xxii., 24), yet we do not fiud that he spako one'word against it."—Fry. "No man has examined this subject more diligently than Fry, the author of a pamphlet which you justly commend, and you see my opi n i on perfectly coincides with his."—Sir Wil liam Jones. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., THE LEES OF BLENDON H ALL. By the Author of "ALICE WENTWORTH." " A powerful and well-sustained story, of strong interest." —Athenmum. " A first-rate novel." --john Bull. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers,l3, Great Thirlborough-street. CRYSTAL PALACE.—CONCERT on SATUR DAY NEXT.—The Exeter Hall Office will remain open until eight o'clock To-morrow Evening for the sale of Admis sion Tickets at Three Shillings and Sixpence each. " The subject matter requires that we take the word sister in the common acceptation of it, and then, an Israelite is for bd to take the wife's sister while that wife is living."— Bishop Kidder. "The meaning of the precept is, that no man should marry his wife's sister while that wife is living."—Bishop Patrick. " Ihe Jews regarded the narriage with a wife's sister as not unlawful. This marriage Moses permitS ; but prohibits, on the other -hand, the marriage of two sisters at once."— Mich Rohs. "The civil law of Prussia accords full liberty to the marriage of a man with the sister of his deceased wife. Such marriages are by no means rare. Experience does not show that in their consequences they differ essentially from other marriages."— Royal Pnissi3nc.;onsistory, Prussian Saxony. " Public opinion in our country IS entirely in favour ()Much marriages, and when very-lately this subject underwent dis cussion in both our Chambers, all our six digigtaries of the Protestant .Evangelical t Church, as well as the two •of the Roman Catholic Church, pronounced themselves in its favour; nor were there any voices raised by the strictly religious of our community (of. which, thank God,.there are many) against it."—Professor Kapff, Stuttgart. • " I do , not remember any passages in the records of the early Church which bear on this subject 'previously to the positive enactment condemning it, but notannulling it, in the Council of Eliberis or Elvira in Spain, the most probable date of which is A.D. 306. lam aware that an appeal to that Council was made, not mkny years ago, in the Ffouse of Lords, but I am convinced that too Inuelt stress has been laid on the canon 01 that Council, and that its enactment cannot be re garded as any groundwork on which 'the Legis 'ature of this country can safely build its own laws on the subject of mar riage. If this canon on the subject of marriage be binding on us, the others, as such, must be equally binding; but some there are which are Utterly at variance with our views of social duty, and could never find a response in the sentiments of our Church and nation."—Rev. James Endell Tyler. " From various considerations such marriages here have ,become very common. So fir are such marriages from being contrary to public opinion, that people are, on the contrary, inclined to consider them both natural and desirable. We express our convictioq 4 . 11 . g there ought to exist perfect liberty between widoitrfiffif "the ilitem.of-theiviiate wives to contract such marriage."—Ducal Saxe-Coboarg, Ministry in Council: THE LONDON.—S AW Y E R'S famous LONDON DINNER, consisting of two soups, two fish, two entrees,joints, two sweets, cheese, and salad, at a fixed charge of 2s. 6d. (attendance, 3d.), is.served from Two till Eight in the spacious Saloon. In the Coffee-room, Dinners from the joint, with vegetables, cheese, and salad, ls. 6d. (attendance 3d.), and soup, fish, en trées, &c., a la carte, are served from One till Nine o'clock. Ladies' Private Rooms and Dining Saloons. Spacious and well-ventilated Wine, Coffee, and Smoking - Saloon. An extensive and carefully selected stock of Rhenish, Mo selle, and other Wines, imported expressly for the London Dinner. Open on Sundays from Four till Nine. F. SAWYER, Proprietor, 191, Fleet-street. This Day, REVOLUTIONS IN ENGLISH HISTORY By ROBERT VAUGHAN, D.D. The First Volume, REVOLUTIONS of RACE. 'Octavo, 150. London : John W. Parlon . and Son, West Strand. " The meanin'fr, therefore is this :—Thou shalt not take a woman as a wife at the same time with her sister ; for when the wife was dead it was allowed to marry her sister."— Pagius: CRYSTAL PALACE CONCERT, SATURDAY NEXT.—TITIENS, PICCOLOMINI, GIIIGLINI, &c. Tickets at 011ivier's, 19, Old Bond-street "Certainly, after the death of the wife, it was permitted to the husband to mar r y h er si s t er, b eca u se she (tile sister) is not among the other enumerated kindred of the wife."— Rabbi Levi. CRYSTAL PALACE.-GRAND OPERA CONCERT, on SATURDAY NEXT, JULY 23d, 1859. Madlle. TITIENS (her first appearance at the Crystal Palace), PICCOLOMINI (her first appearance at the Crystal Palace since her return from America), • and Signor &c., &c. With 179 Illustrationa, 75., FIRST LINES IN CHEMISTRY. By Dr, ALBERT J. BERNAYS, F.C.L., Lecturer in Che• mistry at St. Mary's Hospital. Lond6 : John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. "Both sides use various arguments to show what degrees are prohibited froM analogy with those forbidden in the law But unless it be a manifest thing, and the inference altogether undeniable, it is something presumptuous, from mere analogy, to add to the Divine law."—Joannes Clericus. "The three grounds upon which the petition proceeded were in perfect accordance with his own convictions, as he fully believed they were also with the mind of England and the general sentiment of society, upon the subject to which the petition referred. The three points upon which the peti tion was especially groundkd were these—first, that such mar riage was not forbidden by the Word of God ; second, that there was no consanguinity or blood relationship existing between.the parties ; and third, that such a marriage was wholly unobjectionable on moral considerations."—Speech of Rev. J. B. Owen. PROGRAMME. Parte Prima. overture—" Midsummer Night's Dream". Mendelesohn Terzetto—" Qual voluttz," Madlle. Titiens, Sig nori Giuglini e Vialetti(Lombardi) Verdi. Aria—. S' ognor m'e fedele," Belart Rossini. buetto—" Bell' imago," Mme. Garducci e Sig Badiali (Semiramide) Gran Scena ed Aria —Madlle. Titiens (Fidelio) Beethoven. Trio-.." Troncar suoi di," Signori Giuglini, .Aldighleri, e Valetti(Guglielmo Tell) f Duetto—" Sull' aria," Madlles. Titiens e Pic oolomini (Nozze de Figaro) Mozart. Sestetto—" Sola, Sola," Mesdlles. Titiens, Pic ' oolomini, e Guarducci, Signor Giuglini, Aldi ghieri, e Bacliali (Don Giovanni) . Mozart. THE COMMERCIAL, 73, Cheapside.—This Establishment is now RE-OPENED, under the ma nagement of Mr. R. Glover, from the London, Fleet-street. Dinner off the Joint, in the Coffee-room, with Vegetables, Bread and Cheese, &c., is. 6d. The Commercial Dinner of Soup, Fish, Entrées, Joints, Sweets, and Cheese, 2s. 6d, Ladies' Dining-room, with Female Attendant. Smoking Saloon, The best of everything at prices to suit the temper of the times. Third Edition, 95., GUY LIVINGSTONE; or, Thorough London : John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. Foolscap Octavo, 2s. 6d., MANUAL OF ANCIENT . GEOGRAPHY. By W. L. BEVAN, M.A., Vicar of Hay. London: John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. METROPOLITAN; COUNTIES, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, Regent-street, Waterloo-place, London, S.W. Life Assurance, Annuities, and Endowments. Loans on real and personal security. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager. LONDON 'AS IT IS. With a Clue Map, ISmo., ss. HURRAY'S HANDBOOK OF MODERN LONDON; a Complete Guide to all the Sights and Objects of Interest in the Metropolis. "Without a rival for intelligence and accuracy."—Times. John Murray, Albemarle-street. RAILWAY ASSURANCE COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the BUSINESS of this Company, projected and, provisionally registed in 1848, and full registered in July, 1850, is TRANSFERRED under the 15 and 16 Vic., chap. 56, and 22 Vic., chap. 22, to the ACCI DENTAL DEATH INSURANCE COMPANY, and that all Policies effected by the Railway Assuratic,e* Company, and in force at the day of its dissolution, are adopted, accepted, and kept in force by the Accidental Death Insurance Company, precisely the same as though they had been originally issued by that Company. ONCE A WEE K. Contents of No. IV., published this day, price 3d. Guests at the Itedidon, illustrated by C. Keetle Sponta neous Generation, by G. H. Lewes.—On the Water, :- illus trated by J. E. Millais.—A Good Fight. By Charles Re tde. Illustrated by C. Keene. An Old Church-Library, by C. Knight. , Candle Making, by Dr. Wynter. Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street. s Parte Seconda. Quartetto—" Chi ma frena," Madlle. Piccolo mini, Signori GiugliniAldighieri, e Vialetti (Lucia di Lammermoor) Donizetti. Romanza—" Tu m'ami' mio bel Angelo," Sig. Giuglini (La Zingara) Aria—" Ah s'estinto," Mdme. Gnarducci (Donna Cariten) Mercadante. Duetto—" Se inclinassi a render moglie." Signori Belart e Aldighieri(ltaliana in Algeri) Rossini. Aria—" Vedrai carino, ' Madlle. • Picco:omini (Don Giovanni) Mozart. A" Non mi andrai," Signori Badiali (Nozzi di Figaro) Mozart. Trio e Coro—" Vadasi via di qua," Tutti Martini. Overture—" Oberon." Weber. Conductor, Signor ARDITI. Open at IQ. Concert at 3 o'clock Admission—By Two Guinea . Season Ticket, Free ;. by One Guinea Season Ticket, on payment of Two Shillings and Six pence ; by Day. Ticket, Five Shillings, or, if purchased on or fore Friday, the 22d inst., Three Shillings and. Sixpence; Reserved Seats Half-a-Crown extra. Tickets at the Crystal Palace ; 2, Exeter Hall ; and at the Usual Agents. R 0 YA L ALHAMBRA PALACE, Leicester- Square. The coolest and best ventilated Place of Amusement in London, affording a delicious retreat fromthe sultry heat of Midsummer. The Entertainments are varied; interesting, and pleasing ; patronised by the Nobility, Gentry, and Clergy. The Pro prietor's study has been to make the Alhambra Palace, par excellence, the best place of amusement in London. First week of CANTANKEROUS, a Serio-comico, tragical, thrilling, side-splitting, laughter-provoking, rollicking, sen timental and ludicrous twelve act Spectacle, compressed and condensed into one act to suit the times and the weather. . Two performances daily, commencing at 3 and 8 p.m. 'R. RAREY at the ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. • Mr. RAREY has made final arrangements tor, and will produce for his first taming season at the Alhambra Palace, on SATURDAY, July 23, a savage Suffolk Cart Horse Sire, the largest and most powerful horse Mr. Rarey has yet handled in England. This horse is 3roufag, strong, and handsome; has won several prizes, was - highly commended at the Royal Agricultural Society's Meeting at Salisbury, and was turned out of the same yard on account of his violence. He has killed one of his grooms and very severely injured another, and is, in his present condition, useless, as nis owner - will not allow any more of his men to risk their lives with Lim. The Exhibition to commence at 12 o'clock; doors open at hall-past 11. Admission, Reserved Seats (numbered), One Guinea ; Second Seats, 15s. ; Third Seats, 75. 6d. Tickets to be had at the Box-office, Alhambra Palace. ROYAL CREMORNE GARDENS. These delightful grounds present nightly the ap pearance of a Special Fete. The amusements commence at 3. and are varied till 12, during which time a Vocal and In strumental Concert—a Grand Ballet The Dream of Love,' .A Marrionette Representation of the Queendom of Lady Land, an unequalled Equestrian Performance, including Madame Dragolla, is given, interluded with the Al Fresco Desirias, Dog and Monkeys, Grand Pyrotechnic Dis play, and concludi ng w i th the wonderful exhibition of the Italian Salamander. A Grand Fete in aid of the Fish 311°11gera' and Poulterers' Asylum, on Tuesday, 26th July. FAREWELL TO VAUXHAL L. The public is respectfully informed that this cele- Fated place of amusement, after an existence of nearly a een :ll_l7 and a halt, and receiving within its portals the elite of Vie world, is doomed to be destroyed. On Tuesday, I V Y 26th, workmen will commence taking down the whole of ngs, and clearing the ground for building* purposes. ;. o t is, therefore, with great pleasure -that Mr. G. STEVENS, f thirty-five years connected with the establishment, in .2rTas th public that, through the kindness of the owner of prone.y he is enabled to open the gardens for the Last illuminations—the Last Concerts—the Last Horsemanship -t-the Last Fi rewor k s—t h e L ast M us i c —th e L as t Dancing— hell-st Suppers—and the Last Punch. TO-NIGHT, 2 2( ruaY, July 2lst (2 Night- but Three); Friday, July Saturday, July 23d ; and will POSITIVELY CLOSE " It EVER on Monday, July 25th, being for the Benefit Of Mr, G. Stevens. Admission, One Shilling ; Children, Sixpence. Doors open at Eight o'clock. For particulars respecting the ground for building, apply at the Office, at the Gardens, from 9 till 6 o'clock. Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, July 18th, 1859. .17.AUXHALL. TO-NIGHT, Thursday, positively the last night but three ; Friday, last night out two ; Saturday, half holiday, open at Seven, last night but one ; and positively close on Monday, July 25. To pro- Prietors of public gardens, hotel, and tavern keepers, &c., &c. The large stock of illumination lamps, transparencies, lustres, devices, table seats, and other moveables to be die- Dosed of. Apply to Mr. G. Stevens at the Gardens. ARGYLL-ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These popular and celebrated rooms are open every evening, with R. R. Bignell's Grand Orchestra, conducted by that great composer, Mons. Antony Lamotte, of Paris. Leader, Charles Hall. Mons. l3onlcourt, the celebrated cornet a,piston pl a y er, performs nightly, with other talented artistes. Selections from Rigoletto, IlTrovatore, La Traviata, Huguenots, Robert le Diable, and the new opera Martha. Manager, R. R. Big - nell. Doors open at half-past 8, close tea minutes before 12. Admission, is. to Promenade. N.B.—All applications for the above band for Concerts and Balls, to be made to Mr. William Price. treasurer, at the Rooms. - N4 AN AND HIS HABITS.--DAILY, at Three o'clock, Dr. KAHN will deliver L ectures at his un rivalled and Original Museum, 3, Tichborne-street, facing the Haymarket. SYLLABUS—ldentity of Self-love and Social—The Philosophy and Physiology of Marriage—Happy and Unhappy Unions— *Whom and when to Marry—The Great Social Evil, its real Cure—Philanthropists and their Schemes—New Views of Men and Things—Dangers of Youth—Rocks of Advanced Age-- The true Glory of Middle Age—My Memoirs—Much in Little. - The Museum is open daily (for Gentlemen only) from Twelve till Five and from Seven till Ten. Explanations of the Models every half-hour. Admission One Shilling, in cluding Handbook : to which is appended " MAN AND HIS HABITS." By JoszPir KAHN, M.D., Gra duate in Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery, of the Im perial University of Vienna, &c.: free by post for twelve itamps, direct from the Author, 17, Warley-street, Cavendish ■quare. C4.LENFIELD PATENT ST ARCH , USED IN THE ROYAL L AUNDRY, ‘ - ' ll AND Pg r t'UNCED BY HER MAJESTY' S LAUNDRESS to he 'FINEST STARCH SHE EVER USED. • WHEN YOU ASK TOR ' ' • 'GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, SEE THAT YOU GET IT, As inferior kinds are often substituted. Sold by all Chandlers, Grocers, &c., &c. WOTHERSPOON & CO., GLASGOW AND LONDON IR. LA MERT, Registered L.S.A., Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, M.D. of the University of Erlanzen, &c., continues to be CON SULTED on the various Disorders of the Nervous and Ge nerative System, DAILY, from 11 til 21, and from 6 till 8, at his residence, • 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON Dr. La Mert has just published, price Sixpence, with nu merous Engravings and. Cases, a New Edition of his Work, entitled SELF-PRESERVATION, Which wwill be forwarded post free in a sealed envelope by Mann, Bookseller, 39, Cornhill, to any address, for seven postage stamps. _ _ CONTENTS. SECTION I.—The Physiology of the Generative Organs. SECTION ll.—Puberty—Manhood—The Morale of Genera tive Physiology—True and False Morality. SECTION lll.—Marriage in its Social, Moral, and Physical Relations—lts Expectancies and Disappointments. SECTION IV.—Spermatorrhma and Impotence—Sterility in both Sexes—Consequences of Imprudence, and dangers of Neglect. SECTION V.—The Vices of Schools—Effects of certain per- IlielOUS habits on the mental faculties—lmportance of Moral Discipline. SECTION Vl.—Treatment of Nervous Debility—Sperma torrhaea and Impotence--Hazardous Specifics—Abortive Pro cesses —",Fallacies of the Faculty"—Dangers of Charlatan ism The Author's Principles, Medical, Dietetic, and General. RIGHT AND HEARING.-SPECTACLES.- , and TELESCOPES.—OPERA, PERSPECTIVE POWERFUL GLASSES. Messrs. S. a nd RACE B. Solo- Mons, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe o pposite the York Hotel, W.—Opern, Race-course, Field, and general Out. door Day and Night Perspective Glasses, very small, for the waistcoat pocket, each containing 12 and 18 lenses, constructed of German glass. Will show distinctly Persons to know them at two-and-a-half and three miles, and an object from eight to ten miles distant. Her Majesty's Coast Guards are making use of them as day and night glasses in preference to all others ; they are also preferred for deer stalking by sportsmen , ge ntlemen, and gamekeepers. Tele scopes 3i inches long, by which a person may be clearly seen an and known at 3} mil es, an d an object at 12 to 14 miles dis tce and with an e x t ra astronomical eye-piece, Jupiter's moon's, Saturn's rings, and the double stars are distinctly seen. All the above can be had of larger and all sizes, with increasinfr, powers, and are secured by her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. The Royal Exhibition, 1851. A valuable, newly-invented, very • small, powerful Waistcoat-pocket Glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one and a, half mile distant. They an swer every purpose on the Race-course and at the Opera houses. Country scenery and ships are clearly seen at four to six miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Price ans.—Spectacle Lenses of the greatest transparent power. The great adyantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occupation.. can see with those lenses of a much less magnifying• power, and they do not re quire the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Persons can be suited at the most remote part of the world by sending one of the glasses out of their spectacles in a letter, and stating the distance from the eyes they can read small print with it, and those who have not made use of spectacles by stating their age. Deafness.— New Discovery. —The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinarily powerfully small newly-invented instrument for Deafness, entirely different from all others, surpasses anything of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assem blies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed, and it affords all the assi s t ance that Possibly could be desired. -39, Albemarle-street Piccadilly. O beerve—oppoeite the York Hotel, W EDWARD SOLLY, Manager. Accidental Death Insurance - Company, 7, Bank-buildings, Lothbury, July 12, 1859. 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SlR,—The Committee of the Marriage Law Reform Associa tion are desirous of submitting to the attention of the British public the following "Facts and Opinions," tending to Drove the Scriptural lawfulness of marriage with a deceased wife's sister, and the necessity of legalising such marriages in Eng land, in accordance with the law and practice "of other Chris tian countries. - . ---- JOSEPH STANSBURY, M.A., Hon. Sec. 21, Parliament-street, June 20, 1859. FACTS and OPINIONS TENDING to PROVE the NE CESSITY of LEGALISING MARRIAGE with a DE CEASED WIFE'S SISTER. T o he Bible, the Bible only, is the religion of Protestants. Whatsoever else they believe beside It, and the plain irrefra gable, indubitable consequences of it, well may they hold it as a matter of opinion. I will take no man's liberty of judgment from him ; neither shall any man take mine from me. '— Chillingworth. " Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny. In such a coun try as this, they are of all bad things the worst—worse by far than anywhere else ; and they derive a peculiar malignity from the wisdom and soundness of the rest of our institu tions."—Burke. FACTS. • Fact 1. Marriage with a deceased wife's sister is no where prohibited, whether expressly or impliedly, either in the Old or New Testament. Fact Marriage with a wife's sister is expressly legislated for in Leviticus, xviii., 18, and there the prohibition is strictly limited to the lifetime of the wife. Fact 3. The Jews, to whom, in their own language, the sacred oracles were given, have always understood this mar riage to havetbeeniimpliedly permitted in Levit. xviii., 18, and set a special mark of approbation on suchunions, by allowing them to take place when there were young children within a shorter interval after the death of the wile than in ordinary cases. Fact 4. This marriage was never prohibited by the laws of any country in the world before the fourth century of the Christian Era. Fact 5. None of the Six General Councils, held between A.D. 325 and A.D. 680, condemned this marriage. Fact 6. During the first 500 years of the Christian Era this marriage was condemned by only one provincial council, that of Eliberis in Spain, composed of 19 Bishops. This council also forbad tapers to be lighted in cemeteries in the day time, tint the spirits priests, Saints might not be disturbed, and re quired bishops, p and deacons to live apart from their wives. Fact 7. The Roman Catholic Church does not regard this marriage as forbidden in Scripture. Fact 8. The Church of England nowhere claims authority to prohibit any marriage not contrary to Holy Scripture. Fact 9. Neither the common nor the statute law of the. realm ed kindred contrariety r tto affinity the o l n a w any f other p God. prfnoeihipblietsthaiainy on marriage of Fact 10. Protestant Dissente rs re g ard the prohibition of this marriage as unscriptural and inexpedient, the deputies of the three denominations having repeatedly petitioned Par liament for its removal. Fact 11. This marriage may be law'ully celebrated in every country in the world except England and Ireland, and one canton of Switzerland. Fact 12. This marriage was virtually p country before 1835.ermitted in this Fact 13. Neither in this nor in any other country has it been shown that the permission of this marria g e has been at tended with injurious consequences. ear 1835. Fact 14. The absolute prohibition o f this m arriage in Eng land is a recent innovation, dating only from theyg remise Fact 15. The Act of 1835 was an unj ustifiable comp the majority of the House of Commons reluctantly consent ing to the future prohibition of marriage with a decease ll wile's sister as the means of procuring the legalisation of a past marriages of the kind. Fact 16. The Bench of Bishops on th at occasion to legalise marriage with a deceased wife's sister previously cons i ented_ celebrated—a measure to which it was impossible they should e have assented had they believed the marriage contrary to th Word of God. Fact 17. The Parliament of 1835 purposely avoided touch ing on the question of what marriages ought to b e p rohibited, reserving that important question for future considerat ion. Fact 18. The Royal Commissioners on the Law of Marriage declare that the Act of 1835 has not secured the respect or obedience of society. Fact 19. Thousands of such marriages have been contracted; they are found in every town and neighbourhood in the king dom. Fact 20. Society, almost without exception, regards such persons as rightly married, and worthy of respect, and in so doing condemns the law which declares their marriage void. Fact 21. Twenty-one Spiritual Peers have declared it to ba their opinion that there is no Scriptural prohibition of these marriages. Fact 22. Numerous clergymen of the Church of England have petitioned for the removal of this restriction. Fact 23. Eleven Deans, and more than 300 other clergymen of the Established Church in Ireland, have expressed a deci ded opinion that this marriage is not prohibited in Scripture. Fact 24. The principal persons in the city of London, and in almost every large town in the kingdom, have repeatedly petitioned against the misting law. Fact 25. Many persons of the highest distinction in both Houses of Parliament have voted for this measure. Fact 26. The House of Commons, in 31 divisions, have voted for repealing the existing. law. Fact 27. Three hundred and forty-six members of the late House of Commons voted for legalising marriage with a de ceased wife's sister. OPINIONS, " We consider that the feeling against these marriages is in a great measure founded rather on a vague and uninformed assumption that they are prohibited by God's word, than on a mature examination either of the Scriptures or the law of the Church." " We do not find that the persons who con tract these marriages, - and the relations and friends who ap prove them, have a less strong sense than others of religious and moral obligation, or arc marked by laxity of conduct." " These marriages will take place when a concurrence of cir cumstances give rise to mutual attachment ; they are not de pendent on legislation." —Report of Royal Commissioners, si gned by the Bishop of Lichfield, Mr. Stuart Wortley, Dr. Lushington , Mr. Blake, Justice Williams, and Lord Advocate Rutherfurd. " It seems to be established and admitted, that the moral feeling of the community at large is not with this law—that the law, in fact, is not obeyed, and:that a greatnumber of per sons, not considering themselves to commit any moral offence, do contract marriages which the law Prohibits. That is not " Chafin, that hath married two sisters, upon his appeal from your Grace and me, hangeth still before the delegates, and, as much as I can perceive, is not likely to take any great hurt at their hands. I would they would decree it were law ful to marry two *haters, so should the world be out of doubt, as now it is passed away in a mockery."--Bishop Jewell, in a letter to Archbishop Parker, dated June, 1563. From the original in the Archiepiscopal Palace, Lambeth, (This opinion of Bishop Jewell was given two years after the adverse opinion so often quoted:) "The view which he had heard taken in that House respect ing,* the operation of Scripture, must after all be a mere matter of inference and construction, and, applying himself to that view of the subject, he should say that such marriages as the Bill was intended to legalise were not prohibited, but were tacitly permitted by the Words of the chapter which had been so often quoted. He protested against the opinions expressed by those who contended 'that there existed any Divine pro hibition."—Biehop of St: David's . ,Speech t 1851. "The Scriptures should be the rule of Life as well as of faith, and, as I can find' nothing - that militates against such marriages, I feel - bound to oppose any proposition that inter feres with the liberty of the subject."—Rev. Sir Erasmus Williams, Bart., M.A., Chancellor of St. David's. "The prohibition of taking, two sisters was meant for the lifetime only."—Milton: • "The context also seems tp - suegest a more literal interpre tation, namely, the marrying of two sisters together. This verse (Leviticus xviii. 18) seems not to contain a prohibition of it (viz., marriage with a deceased wife's sister). Such re strictions as pride, covetousness, or human policy have super added, do not seem to have proved beneficial to mankind." 'Scott. , " With regard to the Scriptural argument, it would ill be come him to give a confident, opinion upon it, when he found the Right Rev. Prelates having considerable doubt, and no small discrepancy among themselves."—Speech of Lord Brougham. "I have an amendment to move to the second clause—it is, That there be excepted from the operation of the Bill, cases of marriage with the sister of a deceased wife where there is a child or children under 12 years of age.' There can be no doubt that there are many cases in which it may be of essential importatiee both to the-father and the children that such a marriage should be pgrmitted."—Speech of J. P. Plumptre, Esq., M.P., 1835. " The amendment proposed by the honourable Member is one of very great importance, but I fear that, at this period of the Session, it would be impossible to bestow upon it the consideration to which it is entitled. Perhaps the better• course to adopt would be not to interfere - with the Bill, by , persevering with this amendment, but to propose next Ses sion a short Act upon the subject to which it refers."—Speech of Dr. Lushington; following Mr. Plumptre, 1835. " Is the marriage of a widower with his late wife's sister within the 'prohibited degrees ?" In all frankness and honesty I am obliged to answer—No. It is interdicted neither by express veto, nor yet by implication. Canonical austerity is not to be identified with moral purity or matrimonial fidelity."—Rev. Dr. Eadie, Professor of Biblical Literature to the. United Presbyterian Church, Scotland. " It appears to me, therefore, that first, as Scripture shows that there is nothing immoral ,in such a connexion ; and se condly, as it is obvious that much evil would be prevented many poor children saved from misery and ruin by having that person over them who, iu * majority of instances, would be the next best substitute for a mother, my own mind is led to believe that the law of man ought to tally in this respect with the law of God."—Rev. Canon Champueys. law is an abominable relic of eeclesiasticel tyranny ? Of all " But has it never occurred to-you, my dear Wynn, that this second marriages I have no hesitation in saying that these are the most suitable, and likely to be.the most frequent, if the law did not sometimes prevent them. It is quite monstrous, judges and lawyers speaking as they have done of late, upon this subject."—Robert Southey. " I have never heard upon what principle of policy the law was made prohibiting the marriage of a man with his wife's sister, nor have I ever been able to conjecture any political in convenience that might have been found in such marriages, or to conceive any moral turpitude in them."—Dr. Benjamin Franklin. " Having again carefully examined the question and con sulted some of the highest authorities in Hebrew literature as to the meaning of the Scripture passages,. I am confirmed in the opinion formerly expressed, that marriage with a deceased wife's sister is not only not prohibited, either expressly or by implication,' but that, according to Leviticus xviii., 18 (concerning the translation of which there is not the least un certainty); such marriage is"plainly allowed."—Rev. Alexander M'Caul, D.D., Professor of Divinity and Hebrew Literature in King's College, London. " Are you of opinion that there is any prohibition in Scrip ture against such marriages ?"—" N o ; I am quite satisfied to the contrary."—Evidence of Rev. J. Garbett. " People in general do not consider such marriages impro per. They cannot be proved to be improper by Scripture. The question is therefore one of expediency, and my experience as a parochial minister induces nip to think the aeasure expe dient. On these grounds, it ever a- Convecatiante called, and I be elected one of the proctors, I shall move for an alteration in this regard in the table of kindred and affinity. Until this be the case I shall be glad to see such marriages legalised by the civil rite."—Dr. Hook, Dean of Chichester. " From all I have been able to learn on the question whether a man may marry a deceased wife's sister,' my opinion is, that neither does Holy Scripture any wh ere forbid it, nor- ever did the Jews."—Rev. Dr. Lee, late Professor of Hebrew in the University of Cambridge. " Were the prohibitions founded on Scripture we ought, at whatever sacrifice, to obey God rather than man; but I cannot see the expediency of a law which,lhaving no such sanction , is observed only by the scrupulous, evaded bf the wealthy, and defied or disregarded by the poor."—Rev. Canon Dale. " It is not only not considered as prohibited, but it is dis tinctly understood to be permitted ; and on this point neither the Divine law, nor the Rabbis, nor historical Judaism, leaves room for the least doubt. I can only reiterate my former vocal words, Lev. xviii. as sertions that all sophistry : - 8 , ' in her life time.' "—Evidence of . Dr. Adler, the Chief Rabbi of the Jews in England. ".This text, expressed in this manner, shows that it is not permitted to have as wives two sisters at the same time, as Jacob had Rachel and Leah, but only in succession ; and this c m a u hu st e s t p . lit on the clear and unequi. is the sense which appears the most clear and the most prob s." ab,le.. positive . is not always a means of He asked them to reflect that the parting request of many a dying wife was that the man should a her sister, which was the best testimony to the fel* marry g of woman in this matter. judging re specting Such marriages were not repuzn ia- nt to nature nor to Scrip ture ; and if they did but look calmly a at these facts, sure he was that the day was not far distant when the obnoxious law would be repealed,"—Speech of the Rev. J. C. Miller, D.D. "Within the meaning- of Leviticus, and the constant prac tice of the commonwealth by tho Jews a man wa s pr ohibited to marry hie wife's sister onlya ss d ur i n g her life; after h e might— r so the text is. This e h D is a knot not easi l y un tied, how the Levitic a l degrees i areod's law in this king dom, but not as th ey were in the commonwe alth of Israel, when first given."—Chi ef Justice Vaughan. "As no clear and strong case hat been made out of impor tant advantage to the p u bli c from such restriction, I take my stand on the broad general principle, that every restriction is an evil in itself—the burden of pr oof g upon the advocates of any restriction to show its necessity.' •• ' "You are at liberty to refer to me as approving of . the abolition of the restriction on marriage to 1 you allude."—Archbp. Whately, Inca letter to G. A. Crowder, viei Esq. "I speak advisedly when I say that I come here prepared to offer my opinion, that, theologically, it is correct that such marriages shou:d take place ; I see no etoun d whatsoever on account of which such mar • may m not be legalised." — Evidence of Rev. J. Hatchar r r es - "In the Indies—if a husband has lost his wife, he does not fail to marry her sister ; and this is extreme y natural, for his new consort becomes the mother of her sister's children, and not a cruel step-mother."—Montesquieu. " I admit that a marriage with wire's sister is not forbid den in Leviticus.':—Bishop of Lincoln (Dr. Kay)., "Has never had occasion to observe, either m the mid dling or poorer classes, any injury or immorality arising from such marriages ; never admonished he any of those parties that they were acting in breach of the divine law, because sever believed it. Tie great inducement to these marriages is, that these parties have a better oppor tunity than is gene rally afforded of being !tequainted with each other's real cha racter and disposition."—Evidenc e of the Rev. J. F. Denham, M.A., Such marriages, I apprehend, are nearly as frequent as the circumstances which usually gave rise to them. I have not known any social disadvan'ages attending them." — Bishop M'llvane, United States. "I do not know—l never heard of any social disadvantages attending such marriages of any description whatever, and am totally at a loss to conjecture what disadvantages' can be referred to."—Rev. J. L. Pomroy, United States. " As far as you know, the general moral -feeling of the people, would not be offended by a relaxation of the law and a permission for these marriages to be had ?"-- " I know of no objection to it. I never ,met with a person who had an objec tion to it ; I never met with a person out of Parliament who joined with the law, and took the same view which the Legis lature does of these marriages."—Evidence of R. Cobden, Esq., M.P. " In 1835 a most important statute had been passed by that House, under somewhat peculiar circumstances, and he might also say, of haste and want of due deliberation, materially affecting a portion of the marriage laws of this country. In this case the voice of H eave n was silent, and that of man had been given with a hesitation and confusion of utter ance that deprived it of its due authority."—Speech of Lord Francis Egerton (now Earl of Ellesmere), in the House of Commons. " That Our Established Church should select one point of the Canon law, and establish an 'arbitrary limit without giv ing any power of dispensation, was, he was sorry to say, a very great tyranny - , and one which he felt convinced that the true principles of the Church of England didnot sanction." — Speech of R. Monckton Milnes, Esq., M.P. It is remarkable that while there is an express injunction' against the marriag e o f a man w i th his brother ' s widow, t h ere is no such prohibition against his deceased wife's sister. In verse 18 the prohibition is only against marrying the wile's sister during the lifetime of the first wife, which of itself im plies the liberty to m arry th e s i ster after her death."—tiev. Dr. Chalmers. "Nothing is more common in almost all the States of Ame rica than second marriages of this sort ; and so far from being doubtful as to their moral tendency ;they are among us deemed the very best sort of marriages. In my whole life I never heard the slightest suggestion against them, founded on moral or domestic considerations."—Chief Justice Story, United States. "Whence, I pray you, is this rigour of man against man, w hich God has not roquired ? Who has given to men this power (of annulling or prohibiting marriage)? Be it that they were holy men, and influenced by pious zeal : why should another's zeal infringe my liberty ? Let any one be as zea lous and as holy as he will, so that he does not injure his neighbour or rob him of his liber Let them arm themselves ty. w ith the Divine law, and say, ` What God 'lath joined to gether let not man put asunder.' The union of husband and wife is of Divine right, which is binding, however contrary it m ay be to human laws, and the laws of men ought to yield to it without reserve. Forif a man leaves father and mother to cleave to his wife, how much rather shall he trample under foot the contemptibld and unjust laws of men, and cleave to his wife ? And Pope, Bishop, or officer, if he dissolve any marriage contracted in opposition to merely human law, is Antichrist, a violator of nature, a traitor against the. Divine majesty ; for that sentence still stands : What God hath joined, let no man . put asunder.'—Perish, therefore, those urged traditions of men, which have been brought in only to cursed dangers, offences, and miseries in the Church." — Luther. “His first duty was to ascertain whether there was any thing in the Word of God which forbids the marrying of u i srteedr earnestly h ls deceased tu come wi at the th i e f e t r l u o t o h k , e a d u c d a care; fully, that there was nothing; in the Scrip was perfectlyhich prohibited that act."—Speech of R, Spooner, tures w opinion of the law has long been that it is an impolitic My restriction." —Archdeacon of Derby, " I believe such marriages as you wish to make lawful are t w u i l d ly s:w h e e r e wi u ' d th e a a v e s already lawful, according to thy fetter and spirit of Holy "You are understood to state that you are of opinion that, , so far as the interpretation of Scripture goes, either in the Mosaic or Christian dispensation, there is nothing repugnant to those marriages ?"—" There. is nothing repugnant in my opinion."—Evidence of Rev. R. C. Jenkins. - "The petition was probably entrusted to me inconsequence of my having declared_without hesitati on th a t th e m a rr i age of a sister of a deceased wife was not. prohibited by the Levi tical Law."—The late Bishop of Llandaff. "I shall only add, that all persons who voted for the Act of Parliament which legalised such marriages of that descrip tion as had taken place, nay, all who had an opportunity of opposing that Act, and did not oppose it, must be regarded as subscribing to the declaration that those marriages were not in opposition to the Word of God."—The late Bishop of Meath. • " Without pursuing ,the sub, ect further, I shall give it as my opinion that the marriage ba question is not against either nature or the law of .God.'.'--Rev. T. Binney. "My opinion is certainly in favour of the relaxation of the law prohibiting the-marriage of a widower to his late wife's sister."—The Chancellor of the Diocese of Exeter. " Seeing' that it was not against the law-of God—seeing the great social evils which afose froin' the - restriction; and be lieving that there was no comparison between the social ad vantag,es and the social disadvantages arising from this cause, he should give the measufe his cheerful assent."—Speech of the Duke of Norfolk. "The ffncient Roman 'aw permitted the marriage of two sisters in succession."—Aeineccius. Are marriages of this description considered in' Germany to be at all contra bonos mores ?" " Not at all. So far from their being considered contra bonos nfores, the feeling of the people of Germany is undoubtedly in favour of such mar riages." "It frequently bappens that a .widower marries his decased wife's sister out of a pious and affectionate feel ing for his departed wife.. And the feelings of the women of Germany are so strong in favour of such marriages, that it often occurs that the last parting request by a wife on her death bed to her husband is, to marry her sister in case he should feel inclined to marry again. This arises partly from affec tion for her surviving husband or relations, that he may not become estranged from her connexions, and partly from affec tion to her sister, and very frequently, where there are young children, for their 5ake."...." Are you aware of any evil con sequences from,the celebration of marriages of this descrip tion ?"—"None whatever. I have spoken with several' fmy friends, and I have written to some others, asking them whether they are aware that this power of dispensation is the cause of any immorality in families, and their answer is, none whatever. I am not at all aware of any."—Evidence of A. Bach, Esq. " Though a man might not marry two sisters together, it seems a natural conclusion, from the phrase in her lifetime;' that he might marry the sister of his deCeased wife—and thus we learn from Selden, the Jews in general understood it" — Dr. Dodd. " The very strongest reasons for engaging in a second mar riage contract is, frequently, to provide a suitable female head for a family ofshall children. In such cases, who is so likely to exercise the requisite maternal care and affection as the, sister of the deceased mother? To prohibit a marriage under such circumstances seems to me inhuman."—llon, Judge Mason, United States. "If the founders of our Church have incautiously adopted a canon prohibiting that which of its own mere authority it had no right to prohibit, and which Scripture does not war rant it in prohibiting, now that the evil has become apparent, it is surely time for that Church to rescind such canon, and to cease opposition to the repeal of any secular law founded upon it."—Speech of Viscount Gage. " Having to deal with persons of other communions, who did not recognize the same ecclesiastical law, with the Roman Catholics, who by dispensation tolerate such marriages —there being also Protestant churches in Europe, and Protestant denominations in this country, who recognized the validity, ecclesiastically speaking ' of such marriages. . . . It was impossible not to feel that the civil law which declared the illegality of such marriages, and bastardized the children, im posed a 'heavy penalty on persons who, by contracting these marriages, did not contravene the tenets of their religieus persuasion." . . "Socially speaking, if a case was made out that morality would be endangered by, the Bill; that would be a reason for rejecting it; but he had not heard it established that such danger could arise. Marriage being a civil rite, they were bound to make that civil rite co-extensive with the feelings of the country. He had, therefore, come to the conclusion that it was his duty to support the second read ing of the Bill."—Speech of Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P. " Doubtless it was very gratifying to our national pride to be told that a higher standard of morals prevailed in this country than could be found elsewhere ; but surely it could not be denied that the rules of chastity were as strictly ob served in the North of Germany, Switzerland, and the United States of Anierica, as they were in England. He was'entitled to say that the evils anticipatbd from permitting these mad- riages here had not manifested themselves in those countries, for, if they had, the law which authorised them would not have been suffered to continue for 12 months."—Speech of Lord Chief Justice Cockburn. " He had before stated his belief, that if the matter came to be investigated befdre the Courts, it would turn out that the marriage contemplated in this Bill was in Scotland a lawful marriage ; and he had good reason for saying that that was the opinion of an hon. Baronet;-than whom no person ever stood higher in the Church of,Scotland—Sir H. Mon crieff. For himself; having dome' to the deliberate opinion that the marriage in question was not forbidden by the law of Leviticus, he came also to the opinion that the connection was not a crime, and that the marriage was effectual for l oses. "—Speech of the Lord Advocate of Scotland (Ruther liorm. " I have known probably several scores of such marriages. I have counted a dozen within the last three or four minutes. Most of these dozen belong to the highest class of society. One of them is a doctor of divinity. Several of them are ministers of the Gospel. One is a member of Congress. Am brose Spencer, the eminent Chief Justice of this State, died a few years ago. He married two sisters of Dewitt Clinton, the distinguished Governor of this State. The Presbyterian Church of this village has probably not more than 50 members. Two of these married sisters of their wives."—Gerrit Smith, Esq., United States. " I express my conviction that Scripture says not one word against marriage with a deceased wifq's sister. Surely it is not a crime, and, if it be not, the law tlfat constitutes so must be, for the worst of all crimes is an evil and unjust law."— Rev. Geo. Gilfillan, Dundee. " The prohibition of such marriages is, in my judgment, sanctioned neither by Scripture, nor by physiology, nor by expediency."—Rev. H. Renton, Kelso, Scotland. " He declared, most conscientiously, he could find no prohi bition of this marriage in. the Holy Scriptures."—Speelh of the Right Hon. Stuart Wortley, M.P., Recorder of Londtn. " If this marriage be lawful in the sight of God, then I go upon the broad ground that, in such a ease, no man has a right to impose a restriction on his fellow-man which God has not imposed ; that the doing so can only bring a snare upon the conscience, and be the occasion of sin ,• and that no sanction of human law can be expected ultimately to succeed in enforc ing what a man feels is no transgression of the law of God." . . . . " That it is lawful, according to the Word of God, I consider incontrovertibly proved by the passage in Levi ticus, of which I feel sure I have established the only correct translation."—Rev. C.. 7. Goodhart, M.A. " After all the consideration he had been able to give the question, his conclusion was, that in no sense could the mar riages proposed to be sanctioned by this bill be said to be op posed by Scripture."—Speech of T. E. Headlam, Esq., M.P. " The petition from the city of London, iu favour of thi s marriage, was signed by a large number of persons, and among others by the Lord Mayor, the Governor and Deputy-Gover nor of the Bank of England, and a considerable number of the Directors of that establishment, by 59 private bankers, by the Chamberlain of the city of London, by 237 merchants, 146 solicitors, 124 barristers, and 61 physicians. It was his good fortune to be acquainted with a large number.of the persons who signed this petition, and he could say from hi 4 knowledge of their characters, that their opinions were entitled to the greatest weight and attention."—Speech of Lord Overstone. "That the enactments of the Levitical law aro entirely mis interpreted when applied in condemnation of marriage with a deceased's wife's sister was the decided judgment of Mr. Wesley, the founder of our Societies ; and I believe that similar views have since been entertained by many of those among us who have been led by circumstances carefully to examine the matter, and whose competency to judge of such a question has given great weight to their conclusion,"—Re v . Dr. Bunting, " He had given his best attention to the arguments adduced to show that there was a divin,e prohibition against these marriages, but he was satisfied in his own mind that no such prohibition existed. . . . Then came the question as to the effects of this measure upon society, and he thought that the great preponderance cf arguments, and facts upon which arguments were grounded, were in favour of the alteration of this law."—Speech of Sir George Grey. ' "He was sineerely favourable to the object of the Marriages Bill."—Speech of the Earl of Ellenborough. " I shall endeavour to show that the marriages it is sought to legalize are not forbidden by the Word of God ,• that they are not contr iry to the law of nature ; and that they are not inconsistent with the interests of society. I am happy to be able to inform the house that Lord Denman is desirous of supporting this Bill."—Speech of Earl St. Germans. "I believe all restrictions upon the nuptial union, unless founded upon the law of nature, or the express authority of Scripture, unwise and unjust; in neither of which sources have I found this interdict of marriage with the sister of a deceased wife,"—John Quincy Adams, late President of the United States. " Everything that T have read upon this subject, for the last 20 years, has satisfied me that the objection is utterly un scriptural and unfounded." _Justice Story, 3lassa •husetts. "As far as I can judge, I do not believe one syllable of the unlawfulness of this marriage under the Christian dispensa tion." Chancellor Kent, New York. " There is no law forbidding such marriages in the state of Massachusetts; and, other things being equal, they are re garded with favour. I have never heard of any disadvantages attending, or supposed to attend them ; and I mak e thi s re mark in reference to apprehensions which, as I perceive from the public discussions, prevail in England."—lion. Edward Everett, late American Ambassador to Great Britain. " Such marriages, in Brazil, are as frequent as they can be. They inspire no repugnance, but, on the contrary, are con sidered extremely advantageous where there are children of the former marriage ; for it is always to be presumed that the aunt, who already knows the children of her brother-in-law, and is connected by the ties of relationship, willprove a better mother to them than a stepmother, who is an entire stranger to them can possibly be."—His Excellency the Brazilian Am bassador, " I have perused, with much pleasure, your letters on the marriage of a man with the sister of a deceased wife, which not only confirm me in the opinion which I had long enter tained, but must, methinks, satisfy every candid mind, that there is not even a pretence for the assertion that such a con nexion onis prohibited by the law of God."—J u d ge Li v i ngston, t States. "'There was no prohibition of the wife's sister, except during the lifetime of the wife."—Rev. P ro f essor R o bi n son, New York, Author of " Researches in Palestine," &c. " From the fact that the prohibition of marriage with the sister of a wife is restricted to the lifetime of the wife, it is evident that under this prohibition is notcomprehended mar riage with the sister of a deceased wife, the limitation, in her lifetime, leaving the marriage free after her death." — Cardinal Cajetan. moses, in Leviticus, prohibited certain marriages and per mitted °therein the same degree. For he prohibited marriage with the wife of a brother even afterhis death, and did not prohibit marriage with the sister of a wife, unless in her life time ; and, consequently did not prohibit it with , a sister of a deceased wife,"—Cardinal Bellarmine. " Do you construe that passage in Leviticus (xviii,, 18) as prohibiting marriage with a deceased wife's sister, or merely as saying that a man should not take two wives together, at the same time being so related ?"—" Certainly, that verse appears to have thelatter meaning, that two sisters should not be Hiring together in the same house as wives of the same person." . " Is such a m arriage held by your Church as "It is my decided conviction, after careful investigation and consideration, that there is no direct scriptural' prohibi tion declaring such marriages unlawful. I do not stop to con sider how the repeal of the present law may affect the inter course between a husband and his wife's sister. This is not a mattes for legislation. I cou ld no t su pp or t th e l aw as it now stands."—Bishop of Manchester. • "Whether the question is considered in a religious, moral, or social point of view, such marriages are unobjectionable, while in many instances they contribute to the happiness of the parties, and to the welfare of motherless - children, and among the poor,'have a•tendency to prevent fmniorality."— Petition signed by the Bishop of London (Dr. Tait), 1849. "There is even among the opponents of this Bill (the Mar riage Bill) a wide diversity of opinion as to there being a Divine command prohibiting these marriages, and that the weight of authority is against the existence of any such Divine injunction. If among, the richer classes there is a dislike upon social grounds to a change in the law, that' dislike rests upon sentimental rather than on substantial grounds ; whereas among the poorer classes it cannot be denied that the law causes great immorality and unhappiness.",--Speech of ,Lord Wodehouse, March 22, 1859. _ _ " The passage (Lev. , xviii., 18) requires no aid from a canon. It is so clear, and so distinct, as to leave no doubt on my mind respecting the Divine permission to contract these mar riages." I shall vote for this Bill, because I consider it cal culated to prevent a vast degree of immorality among the poor ; and because I hold the prohibition of such marriages to be a flagrant violation of the rights of conscience."—Speech of the Earl of Albemarle. " We who support this Bill do not think that the marriage of a deceased wife's sister is opposed to the law of God, and we do think that it is as wrong to restrict that which God permits as to g,fant dispensation for that which God forbids." —Speech of Viscount Lifibrd. "These marriages are not contrary to the Divine command. The scriptural argument against them seems to me to break down at every step. In proportion as, by our prohibitions, we multiply the opportunities of temptation, and prevent the enjoyment of any seeming advantages, not evil in itself, in the same proportion we extend and increase the power of . the enemy of mankind."—Speech of Bishop of Cork. " He'had never Tiserefrom an examination of the religious arguments but with a firm conviction that these marriages were sanctioned by the Word of God. As t o th e social grounds, he could not conceive any reason for which the law should prohibit those very marriages which seemed most likely to secure the happiness of the deceased wife's child ren."—Speech of Edward Ball, Esq.,' ALP. ' "He thought that those who disapproved these marriages should be content to obey their own consciences themselves, but that they had no ground for enforcing on others scruples which were not really based on the Word of God."—Speech of Charles Buxton, Esq., M.P. " He did not think the measure proposed was any infringe ment on scriptural precepts or commands. It was a remark able fact that from the time when the scriptural law was given to the present day, so far as could be ascertained. the Jewish people themselves had never interpreted that law as a law of prohibition. Referring to marriage with a brother's widow, the bishop said it was inconceivable that on a subject of mo ral purity and moral principle, the author of a scriptural law should inone.nlace permit that which in another, place was prohibited. He felt bound to say that he did not perceive in the Scriptures any direct prohibition, or any inferentigl pro hibition against such marriages."—Speech of ex-Bishop of Norwich. "So far as the poor are concerned, I believe that an -altera tion of the present law is much to be desired. l '-,Lord Auck lmd, Bishop of Bath and Wells. "Public opinion, which feels no scruple of any kind as to such marriages,. approves of them most particularly when there are young children of a first marriage, as giving them in the sister of their late mother a second loving mother. The permission of such marriages has, with us, been productive in no w iy of evil consequences.''—Consistorl Court of the Grand Duehy of Mecklenburg•-Strelitz. "The arguments attempted to be drawn from Scripture by the opponents of the measure were arguments by inference ; and, considering the conflict of op in ion among eminent divines of this and other Christian communities, and that, at best, arguments by inferenco were of a very doubtful character, he thought they might very well leave the resolution of the doubt to the conscience of each individual. But, believing, as he did, that Scripture, so far from prohibiting, sanctioned these marriages, it was a, grievance of which the people might justly complain, that the law of the land was out of harmony with the revealed will of God."—Speech of the Bishop of Ripon. "My Lords, the vote - which I shall give in support of the Bill before your Lordships' House, will, I think, be in accord ance with, and not in opposition to. the Levitical Law. I acknowledge that law to be binding. 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Allowing day, the 20th of January; the prisoner;and to the best of my belief, for it is now six mouths ago, his sister, who is now present, came, and the - transfer was made. I met them at the Bank of England. I was in_ the trans fer offiq, and th - e prisoner brought in 'his sister. He signed the stock receipt, and she put her cross to it. I gave him a cash cheque on Prescott's for the amount. To the best of my belief the com plainant was the woman with the prisoner. Alderman Phillips—What do you say to this gentleman's evidence ? Complainant —I never was in the Bank after I . received the £124 until I went there to make in-_ quiries about the transfer of the balance about a week ago. Mr. Martin, the. chief clerk —Did your ,brother speak to you about - selling out the . balance of the stock ? Complainant—No, sir ; for about that time he left me to go and live with a woman of the name of Margaret Donovan. Mr. Martin—How did you firfa out that the stock had been transferred ? Complainant—l was told so by several persons, , and among the num b er by a man name d Coneon niss, and a young woman of the name of Catherine HenesSy. They told me so two or three months ago, but I could not believe them. Mr. Phillips—Did you not know that Henessy had been to the Bank about this matter ? Complainant—No, sir. Margaret Donovan was the woman who personated me. She lives with my brother. lam confident she is the person, 'as she had a black eye at that time, for the gentleman at the Bank told me so. Alderman Phillips--Did you not go to the Bank with her lately ? Complainant—Certainly, sir ; for I gave her into custody, and, she was taken there instead of going before a magistrate. She has helped my brother to spend my money, and she says she will never leave' him until she has had all I have left. I have £2O in St. Margaret's Bank, and an uncle of mine has £3O besides of mine. Alderman Phillips—Where did you get that money ? Complainant -1t was all I had left of the £124. I have no monerelsewhere. Mr. Martin —Have you had any quarrel M ith your brother lately P Complainant—No, sir; but I gave him into cus tody a week ago for stealing £2 from my room, and he was remanded at Clerkenwell for a week and then discharged. Mr. Martin—Then the magistrate did not be lieve you, and therefore discharged your brother ? Complaivant—l told the magistrate about the transfer at the Bank, and he said that was a more serious affair, and told me to go to the Bank and in quire about it. Ever since my brother has known Margaret Donovan he has treated me very badly, b$ he has not beaten me lately. Mr. Martin—Oh, then he has beaten you. Did he ever give you a black eye ? Complainant—No, sir. Alderman ,Phillips—How did you get that cut on your nose ? complainant—That is where Julia Donovan struck me, and she stabbed me also in the breast. She is the cousin of Margaret Donovan, the woman who went with my brother and got my money. . Mr. Martin—Did you have a black eye then ? Complainant—l did, sir ; I had two black eyes. Mr. Martin—How long ago was that ? Complainant—About a month or six weeks ago. Mr. Martin —Are you sure it was not six months ago ? Complainant —I am sure of it, and the doctor who dressed my wounds can prove it. The magi strate could not punish them for it, because I could not swear which of the Donovans stabbed me. Mr. Martin—Had you never a black eye before ? Complainant —I might have had one 12 or 18 months ago. Mr. Martin—Will you swear that you had.not black eye in January last ? Complainant—Certainly, I do swear I had not, and I can bring plenty of witnesses to prove it. I can also produce witnesses to prove that Margaret Donovan had a black eye at -that time, for she showed it to me, and said my brother had done it. Prisoner—Did you not, on the 13th of January, stop outside the office because you had a very bad black eye ' • and did you not have the remains of that black eye when you went there on the 20th of the same month ? Complainant—No • for I was not there on the i y st e b r a a c h d c a o 20th at all; and I will ask Mr. Bingham if I had a black eye when he saw me on the 13th. Mr. Bingham—You had no black eye on the 13th NfovofirtSitlainiaeun blacka accident. y e e . i d ee O ny n te. the yse statingh2 She had atdht that two prisonertoh ivse sr d u : l in:el eyes at that time. and her face was scratched and swollen. Mr. Gregory, a clerk in the Transfer-office at the Bank of England, said—l was one of the attesting witnesses to the transf er , on the of stock then standing i n th 2oth of January, and William Daley. The female who attended to make the transfer had a very bad black eye. I had an impression, on seeing the complainant, that I had seen her before, but_ I was more struck with her attitude than h er swollen a n d di fi features, as they were very much s man, at the time. The pri soner is th e same man, and to the best of my recol lection the c did not take complainant is the same wom an , b u t I e particular notice of her. Complainant W ld ou you like to see Margaret Donov an ? Witness—l certainly should, in order that I •ht between her and see what diff erence th ere i s b migh t see Mr. Arnold (the other attestin g witness) said—l am certain I have seen complainant fbe ore and my opinion is that it was a t th e B an k o f England. Alr.Freshfield, after consulting with the alderman and Mr. Martin, here said—As far as the Bank was concerned, he felt it his duty to place before the Court all the information in their possession rela tive to these transactions, and he was bound. to state that if a case had been made out which would have called for a prosecution, the Bank would undoubtedly have taken it up ; but, in the presen t instanei 3 , there was not only no prima facie case but the 'balance of testimony was against the complainant, NI - ho was evidently a woman of strong feelings, and. he should therefore advise the directors that it was not a case in which a jury would convict, there being 110 •rrounds for the prisoner's apprehension , and cert. tinily none for a prosecution. Alderman Phillips said he was glad to It Ewe the benefit of Mr. Freshfield's opinion, as it streni ;thened his own. He had given a very patient an, d atten tive consideration to the whole case, and ha d come to the conclusion that he must discharge • f he pri soner. The complainant, who had remained remarkably calm throughout the inquiry, on hearing th e deci sion gave way to a violent fit of crying, rep e atedly asking how she was to get her money, and d ;E:nying in the most energetc manner that she had et , ter con sented in any way to the second transrer.