The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-17 00:00:00

VIM am diresdyinitrary to what it had base snorted to
t emals.whether, is regard to marriage with illegitimate
the law Mg net stand I. Scotland aprecisely
Ysame feellam as is this ematry, though not in regard
seessies f -
The WILMADVOCATZ remarked as the aamnal
warm of ealliag for a kunst opinion, without an opportaaity
Wag afforded of emstaing satheeities. He thought the
Wt. gentleman esagmbt be .o little versed, either in the
liw of his own eountry, the law of SoeUar.d, or the law of
Igmept, sot to het, that it had always been • question of
great dificalty whether a Wised relatleaship, usual; ealy
hem die mother, aad when it was deubtful as renotiel the
wog say relatiosablp at all. Be was opposed
re ate=
that lawful I. England which would be aalawful
Is Ilislissat• sad be thought that if they paned the
bin for sae eimatry they mast also peso it ter the other. Ia
fast It was onta of Ma mist indefeasible prepositima he had
nee beard to move its extension to Zealand, sad not to
lostland. (Cheers.)

Gtr P. TEI2BIOIII said the noble end learned lord had
ationpprokonded hh question, and ►e regretted to *Lek that
the noble lord seemed to be of opinion that he had been
milled up improperly.

Mr. ROEBUCK thought the cheap wee In itself ea
sell. What was the pressing necessity which now called
upon them to change the law? Wee there any body meant
who would state the wesseityt Yes, there were. People
had contracted marriages against the law. Thiry bad broken
the law. And what was the house asked to do ? Why, to
alter the law to 'dithers who had broken it. (Cheers.)
Let the house mark the end desired to be attained. Certain
Woken
;sada the inausese of ungovernable desire, had
Woken the law. There was no mitigation for their offence,
—ao reams or palliation for it ; and then the parties cams
to the house and talked about orphan ebildren, and the
sister, who woe so anxious to broom • wife, was presented to
the solicitude, kindliness, and eoustderaTion of bon. members.
He denied it altogether. He said there was no cue made out
for altering the law ; and when he found a whole nation
against it, and also a large portion of this country, and, al-
most without exception, the women of England, he felt
himself compellei to ask why they were called upon to
I change the law ? (Hear, hear.)

Mr. COCK EURN s►id the object of extending the bill to
Scotland was to assimilate the laws of marriage in that
country to thou in 800tla•d. It was of the greatest im-
porter, that two countries united as were England and
Soothed, and divided only by an almost imagiaary line,
should have their laws on this subject consistent one with
the other. If they did not extend this measure to Scotland,
the few in that country who would be willing to contract
mob marriages would come into England and contract them
whore they were justified by the los loci. lie most, there-
fore, vote agaiast the amendment.
Sir O. CLERK admitted, as a general principle,
that it was advisable to sisaimilate the laws of
the two countries. But aa this was • question
affecting the religions feelings and belief of the
people of Sootis•d, he certainly thought it was a fair ex-
ception to t►at geaeral rule.

Colonel THOMPSON taw with pan any objnetion to
extend to Ireland or Scotland any bill which, like
this was in advance of the age. He felt that Howland, after
all was the most advanced country of the three. ( lorighter.)
He said so because Agricola first founded normal schools in
this country. !Renewed laughter.) The house must not
suppose that Scotland was un.cintous in its opposition to
this 'tenure. lie thought they had had ample proof to show
that then was a strong sil7.!er.ft mlalriel in S^otland in
favour of the bill. There was, besides, a great difference be-
tween Sziotchmen in and out of their country. He never
met a Scotchman who did not admit that there was a strong
overbearing ecclesiastical power in Scotland which he would
resist it ►e knew how to do it.

Mr. FOX MAULE said he had listened attentively to
the debate, and he could discover no reason for forcing the
bill upon Sxstland. 7he hoc and learned gentleman (Mr.
Cockburn) said if the (shag against these marriages was
spinet the feeling of the people of Scotland, there would be
no such marriages. But if they paned the bill and they
made it extend to Scotland, look at the consequence'. As
the law wnuld allow a marriage to take place with a de-
mised wife's sister, the wife's sister could not live with the
widower. Public opinion would not permit it.
The committee then divided—
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For the proviso
Against it
The clause was then agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN remitted progress, and obtained UST, to
sit again on the 13th June.

COURT OF PREROGATIVE (IRELAND) BILL.
The second reading of this bat was moved by Mr. Ksuott,
but opposed on account of the lateness of the hoer (nearly
oae o'clock).

Istr. REYNOLDS moved the adjournment of the debate,
which, after considerable discussion, was cerried to a dlv.-
ston, and nrgatived by 91 to 34. Mr Reynolds repeated his
attempt to pwtpue the debate by moing that the house
should adjourn.
On a division there appeared—
For the adjournment
Against
A third division took place on a motion for the adjourn-
ment of the debate by Col. CHATTISTOX, which was nega.
tivsd by 83 to 20-83.

A fourth division was moved and called for, but, on • tug-
ge-tion from Bir G. GRIT,
Mr. KEOGH commuted to withdraw his motion for the
second reading of the bill, upon the underst.nding that it
was to be placed upon the paper for thi. evening.
COURT OF SESSION (SCOTLAND) BILL.
This bill, u amended, wee considered mad ordered to be
printed.
STAMP DUTIES.
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In reply to Sir H. *III.OIRIiF/:
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
should be glad to lay up"' the table any paper or calcula-
tion, which would show with any degree of precision what
wee the amount of lees or gain up m stamps. A number of
stamps were applied to particular purposes, but he could not
tell their amount. He proposed to lay on the table a com-
parative male of the present and firmer stamp duties. As
to the other point which his hon. friend had stated, there
were in several cases scales now so calculated, that they were
very unequal males.
Mr. HENLEY proposed that the right hon. gentleman
should lay on the table of the hops, the number of respective
ramps, and then the house would have an opportunity
of judging, ea far as might be, to what they had been
applied.
the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
would lay upon the table the produce of each class of stamp.
The report was then agreed to.

PIRATES (READ-MONEY) REPEAL BILL.

The Lords' amendments were considered sod agreed to.