The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-22 00:00:00

11.4R1L4U8 WITH a DICAACSED
41.911/1.

On Saturday a deputation, including the mayors
of Manchester and Bolton, waited on the Meth? of Man-
cbester to !solicit his support to the second reading of the
bill now before the House of Lords for legalising marriage
with a deceased wife's Miter. His lordship, in reply to the
deputation, seid, "It is my decided conviction, sitar careful
investigation sad cousideration, that there is no direct Scrip-
tural prohibition declaring each marriages anliewful. The
only arguments deduced from 'Scripture are of a con-
structive cheracter, and rest solely on the opinions of the
parties bringtng them forward, some of them, doubtless, men
eminent for probite, int•lligence, and learning But it
does not seem remestable, or, to this country, constitu-
tional, that any body of men, however distinguished for
the great qualities last mentioned, should be permitted to
make, by legislative enactment, their own private inter-
pretation, without expects warrant of Holy Scripture, obli-
gatory on others sa a rale of practice ; sad this becomes
more evidoot and cogent, in proportion as the intereets,
feelinge, and liberty of action affected by such a rule more
closely concern the private and personal happiness or do-
mestic comfort of the pso ty on whom the rule te, spinet his
own conscientious b. lief, imposed. Parties interpreting
Scripture, where Scripture itself I. not explicit, isa peculiar
way, may make, and ought to make, such ieterpretaden a
law to themselves, but have no right to lay it as • harden
mother'. To dose were In take a drat seem towards perm-
eation. The report tithe to* 001•011.6011 @Boded to above,
to which I mostly tame, gime remote to believe the we;
of William IV , forbidding each montage., hoe failed to
'stein its object. This, a large somber of Memo* cited,
end other, which have lyten reporeet to no, .rem to prom.
Ido not stop to (toothier how the repeal of the preset
law may affect the itt.rcoorm between a husband Eel his
wth's Lahr. This is sot matter for IrAislagon. Bat while
I usthrsitaingly avow the opinion declared shove, I arse
with the report that, in the L'oited Kingdom, both es retards
clergy and lefty, the prevaleet feeling of the majority is
against these marriages. I have not, therefore, fe.t bound
to rtek say moral or religious influence my office might poe-
ms% sad so endue''r the efficient di-charge of the many
ether WO duties imposed on me, by rut/Meg want er to the
opiates of • majority not, as I bel,eve, yet thoroughly *m-
aimed se to the question, sad looking at the repeal of the
law with dishwater es Imagined, sod moat ormschstiously
lambed, venue", groueds. I have
ap as. I could
idler so
eit set ore either
die Impend staves my conviction when
sot sapped the low se it row stands. Ir o not feel celled
as, Is tie pesitiou I hold, to actively a'.sil it, sad is this
course I rsjoles I ea seppormi by the authority of the wise,
learned, 'ad Atha fel prelate winces same is at the hoed of
the royal coaselmica of 1517."

Tni LP/meow. Boaouca Battx.—A private
101111 ft o the Sozebuldera of the Liverpool Bosse* Book
INS bid the cares of the Bank, in Waterstreet, yes-
today (Itesiay), to receive • report from vying rills shire-
bran The had succeeded in *Salons an order from the
ahrlr it the Roll. for as impeders or the books and or.
estate et the bath by • proftemlasel eeroun.ent. Mr.
Tatstaw proaird, and, after some espiewory assumes',
an apatemeat wee signed by the bolding, LSO slime,
Waage Ilmteuelne to take • pro raft awe of the expenses
Seam* la obtaisfag the suer hem the lawn of the
Rol* tai else se vegetal she teeeenzaiaa to be paid **the
areeestrat. It was eito resehal SAM. Dtckaos, et WS.
burgh, who hee oa aw la ase la the Gabs of the
Waiters Sash of *AAA*AAAAd, ed Staid hi eppeberlaccesatest,
And that at she terminates el his Mean soothas arating of
the ehenholdiee Mould be sail rewire hS report, sad
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