Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-19 00:00:00

DIVORW BILL,

The house then again went into committee on the
Divorce Bill, and the consideration of clause 53 was re-
sumed
from the Morning Sitting
_ .

On Major Warb irton's amendment in regard to the re -
marrisge of divorced persons, the Attorney-General's
proposal of compromise was furtherdebated, and ultimately
Upon a division, there appeared
for Major Wharburton's proviso

Majqrity
The clause was amended by the insertion of the Attorney.
General's proviso was agreed to.

After some further discussion,

Clause 56, which proposes to abolish the action for erim.
con.. was opp -sod by Mr: Batt, but was retained on a.
division by 78 votes to 46 ; majority 32.

New clauses, providing that fees should be collected by
stamp, relating to the admist.ion of barristers, attornies,
and solicitors, to practice in the new coart, and enacting
that a sentence of judicial separation might be obtained
either by the husband or wife, on the grounds of adultery,
cruelty, or desertion without cause far two years, was
inserted in the bill.

Clauses were also inserted providing that judicial sepa-
ration might be decided by the Judge of Assize, or Courts
of Quarter Sessions, and far the protection of the earnings
of a woman after separation from her husband. The
Attorney-General proposed a clause to the effect that proe-
ters in the E.tcleslastical Courts in England should at the
expiration of two years after the psssing of the Bil be
entitled to make a claim for campansation to the Treasury

Commissioners.
The motion was opposed by Mr. Hadfield, but was
adopted, after some discussion, without a division.
Mr. INlcltahol proposed a clause to the effect that
adultery with a married woman should be proceeded
ag inst and punished as a miedeme
The Attorney-Croneral opp )sed the clause, which was
negatived without further discussion.

The Chairman then reported prrgress.
The other business was disposed of, and the House ad,
jourued at 2 40

WHAT is COMING to LIVERPOOL on tho
31st instant ?—Wby,
TIIE GREATEST NOVELTY IN THE WORLD !
WHERE IS IT TO BE SEEN ?
THAT'S TILE QUESTION.

HAiIBURG, August 16.—The diet—of Holstein opened
yesterday. The royal commissioners pronounced a vary
conciliatory speech. Baron de Seheelplassen, leader of
the opposition, was nominated president without a division,
and M. do Reinecke, also of the opposition, vice-president.
INDIAN Co as..—GaL ITZ, August 7.—Great activity pre-
vails in this market for Indian corn, the price of which,
as well as freights, was rapidly rising. Orders are arriving
daily from the shores of the Adraitic, where the crops
here suffered severely from the trought.
A Fuatous PaeritestNe.—A desperate attempt at murder
was made three days ego by a widow named Gaerrier, who
keeps a public house in the common of Brintion (Cher),
en the person of le r son-iu-law, a shopkeeper, named
Realin. 'I he man had for some time' p Ist been refused
admittance to the house of tbe.widow, in conserrience of
some disputes relative to the manner in which she intended
to dispose of her property, and she was repeatedly heard to
say that if he pf rsisted i 2 tormenting ber she would run
a knife through him. On the night of the attack, Roulin.
who was in a state of intoxication, went to the widow's
house, but the woman seeing him approach, closed the
/ ilo , and when be attempted to force it open, told him
that if he did sl he would be a dead man, Finding that
he could not succeed is forcing an entrance, he went round
to the hack door, which he found open, but scarcely had
he entered, when he met the widow armed with a large
knife, whibk ::he had sharpened for the purpose. She at
o:Ice rushed at him and stabbed him in four places, and he
fell to the ground bleeding profusely. She then ran to the
front door, and opening it, brandished her knife, exclaiming,
"It is done! He is dead, and I shell now be rid of him."
Some of the neighbours then ran in, and seeing Rouliu on
1 the ground, sent fur medical assistance and also for the
police, by whom the widow was arrested. The wounds of
Roulinf though serious, are not expected to be fatal.