The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-21 00:00:00

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i TWOPENCE

THE LAW OE DIVORCE IN INDIA.
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A admit committee of the Imperial Logi.lane
in India. of which Sir John Lawrence wee • umber, has
gissa in • report on the ball for the re-marrieE of ese-
vans to Clisisteiusity wives partners refuse to them,
which will satisfy almost all parties. The bill, w pissed,
will deems divine, not merely permit re-nanrisse.ln
the rare stem is which a female convert shall Mire her
heaths' Inuhand to live with her, divorce shall be it
once proncumed after the judge has satisfied himself
of the unwillingness of the husband to live with her.
In the ems of infest marriages, which the Riadoo
law reconeises, whim the parties reach the age of
puberty, if the unconverted partner refire to cohabit.
divorce will be at once declareo. la all other eases, and
those the most numerous, the procedure will be this
Misr six mostha' desertion the ccrevestied husband, if d or
shove 16 years ed age may bring • suit in the plaided
Court, or in the High Court if realize in a llsl
town. Either In open mart, or in his private roorem,4l:l
the woman is exempt from appearing personally by a
eommiseles, the judge will ask the wile if she ;elm=
to cohabit with the plaintiff ; if she does the partied
will have • private Interview and the ems be ad.
jimmied for • month if retinal is still persisted in
there will be a farther ndjourronest for • year ; and
if this the woman pretete, den will be whether knee.
view between the parties ie private, end after a seen*
divorce will be deeresiL When • la leaned it
may consist of males or females, or buulb, and the stomp
fee will be only 4a. As to the Interviews, the ludas may
ddsgens hie enthreity sad diuretics to two erf viote_per-
sem who may be females. There will be no hest
this bill It is proposed to exempt Roma odielles, bemuse
, they have • procedure of their owe, founded cm the
canoe law, and quits as effectual as this. There is
no reason for the Indian legislature interfering with
Roman catholic discipline is sack matters ray use
that the English parliament dose. The Nehemadszes.
too, ars exempted bemires theme realm of • marriadjieremi
ipso facto entails cancelment of the soarriege. Os this
I paint both Steak; and Somme ayes, sad to satiety govern.
meat the lloojtribid, or Pope, of the /Arabs at Lueksow
war applied to. This the bill is imulused to Madman' peso.
tieolly, and other motive reruns of India. It is smetersd
in by the two Mao° members of Donnell. IS is sun ite
par, nut will were into farce on the ht of thy next. Ad
to the vexed question of the custody of children, that ie
left to the goosed law of India,—i,e., to the amnion eft
the judge in each mom Preethally, the mere fad of such
a law existing es this bill proposes will lead the Riede*
relations of the wife almost in every cam to seed km fort&
to her husband.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) ,

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