The Express.
London, England, 1857-08-18 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PAR]

HOUSE OF COMMONS
The Sruzza took the chair at 12
PRIVATE
I.e Mews' Estate Bill was

STAMP DUTI:
The following resolutions were age
the whole houne.—. Mr. Wilson—ll
and Matrimonial Causes (Stamp Du
mount of stamp duty as is now pays
• proctor to any ecelesiastied CI
by every person to be admitted ae a
divorce and matrimonial cause', or i
who 'hall not have been previously
the other of such courts, or in an ca
Court, sad have paid the stamp dot
"That every person who shall peach
solicitor or attorney in the raid Cour
metal Causes, or the said Court of
sound certificate to authorise him eo
Date Acts fn the same manner as pt
Eodeslaatial or Admiralty Court, a
psys practising in her Majesty's cm
now respired to do by the slid act., •
DIVORCE AND MATRIMONI
The house then went into committ
at clause 23, when
Sir W. HEATIICOTE said it wa
to inform the committee that a a
mastic affliction had compelled
leave town, and would for
him from taking pert in thei
bon. gentleman had given notice
the elem., and that amendment he
was to leave out from the clause the
marriage had been dissolved by des
the office of the registrar." The effec,
mit the pudee divorced to MKT
ofilee of the superintendent registrar,
ceremony performed by a clergyman
one willing to do so. This would n
established church from the scrupl
many of them were known to entcrtai
the passage of the clause as it et
clergy either to violate the dictating
render themselves liable to napless
go far to alienate their affection. Ism
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL
and that of the hone° at the Aetna
wee the chief ornament of their de
With regard to the amendment, it v
attended with consequences moot it
since • mon who had been divorced
Ids wife might some years after rant
riage with an innocent woman, inwh
ground for withholding the religion
might also occur in which a man
might many a woman ignorant of h
ceremony were then pet formed in rho
tore the registrar a woman so married
whine and not the wife of her euppe
ever, recommended the hon. barony
end allow the question to be discus,
Tient amendments.
Mr. HOl'E supported the amen
Mr. NEWDEG ATE eppmed it,
would go too far, by making I
coatract. Tho church bid
doctrine of the indissolub lily
deference to the weakness 0
hoped the house would not so far n
finance of Christianity as to anaid
sport from religion.
Mr. D. GRIFFITHS opposed tl
Lord J. MANNERS supported
was no hardship in compelling is
their future marriage to a civil
regard to the innocent part
the hardship inflicted by the
far inferior to the outrage I
to the deep-rooted religious conch
the people by pursuing an opposite
Mr. ADAMS recommended the
anent, in order that the commit
upon the broader principle involv,
ment.
Lord LOVAINE thought the I
ought to be confined to ease. in it
tied had both been parties to a son
to a division he should support th,
[Left sitth

CRYSTAL PALACE CO.!

This afternoon all estrum
of the proprietors of the Cryste
Bridge-house Hotel, for the purp
of the directors presented on
elect three directors and one
the report of the committee of
Mr. PUNCHES, a sharebuldo
his intention to submit the folk
deration of the meeting, vie.
"A scheme for the reduction
the capita of the Crystal Palace
the Menai sharehoWers a retiu
L ar :
By Lottery

1,000,000 (lade (oneiea
2,000 prior (100 sharer--t

Leaving a earn
" 1. Each prim of 5001. stock
maximum dividend of 5 per cent
of the original prizaholder, at el
=celled.
. .

"2. Bach prize (in addition t
to a transferable life admission •
renewed yearly during the lile o
whore deith the privilege to coo
"3 The surplus (50,0001.)
scheme, and to form en accumul
on the 6 per cent, debenture sto
stock, and to eventually mac
supporting."
Mr. FA Willi 411, one of the
preside, in the absence of Mr.
the based of directors. After t

gees hro
tug
The Cli Alh,briefly call
subjects to be brought before
the director proposed to give
the first Innings," and
the =MUM of the directors to
Upon one of the suggestiani
to increase the number of di
be might remark that such so
by special resolution. Urging
news-like demeanour in th
esedings, and bespeaking
Z, the chairman condo
ee&tkveerult of to-day'e deliberai
of the company from its prom
Mr. F. B. °mar, the s
Inquiry, read a rejoinder to the
tappet of the committee.
The relOinder treats, under
nape in Mr. Fergeon's reply
conclusion, that " Mr. Fen
noticing the recommendations
Oder would tend to the
resources of the Crystal Palen
producing as a well as nation,
Mr. llonsi.ev, Chairman
mittee, said the committee, in
sat thirty days, of which twee
ration of the necessity returns
of the inquiry. Now he asked
the general results the commie
future the meetings beiheld t
that the directors be Increased
600 quitter be set apart for t
should be a daily eupervlsion I
dent of the ordinary week
converting the shares Into •
iesued on tmasfers ; that the
circulated before each meeting
pendent audit; that the g
Sundays en such terms as
equitable ; that the refreshens
to recur. more acionmods
visitor.; that the centric
stables be revised ; that i
one sided, and that in
up to public tender and se
&areholders ; that prey
pri to sewn tickets, a
tickets be issued for child

tuned ; that Saturday be a
fountains be played on certail
issued OU the surrender
amounts above 101. ohm
ditor side. The last r
gratis, or at a cost of a p
and Gazette,"
gramme and
general inters
within the bonding or
eluded by moving that 1
I to 12, with a remuneratic
111 r. SLACK bad a resolui
would supersede the os
to the effect that thi
of abareholdera be received
recommended to the series
accompanied by an exprov
that a complete reform
was absolutely nacereary.
Crystal Palace more ate
repte, and that the m
Mit such a result mit
popular and judicious on
a change es this reeolutio
intend of the public and
The
of ths company.
The mother was procee
diseoselon proudest' to be 1

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