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llterations reminded him of the doubt in Locke's
Eiray on identity, as to whether a silk stocknig,
• hell evety thread of it bed been gradually ex-
changed, in :laming. for worsted, was the same or
not. It was very like the amended Bills which
were sled in his Court (is practice which be pr0..r,1,4154.111
..r,1,4154.111 were Fine of. also
orgrost firriiietkiejot John tlrlon,
Lorilligh Chancellor;" and the few follovriog words
: &WAS= Jltc:coutents...thicb....in Ilse after
als, coptatord ar !event bleure su the migival Bill.
p "iligestitied the principle of this totally
rto9g; net out,Vih Ake tbat it asst
must be
i•oottotial Co 'fim'''. a Ferriage.. which Was not at
4• tis,,sekity; it owet to here proceeded un the
of JeCloprog all inerriages good, except
looilif to be bad. Their Lordships were by this
fli4called upon to say,thatail marriegea from the
althiugh !OA by 'low, were good. As
to tkelmoie tespecting the moth, if the surrogate
listi'irot at present the power to administer en oath.
• the 'Allier way would be to give hini the. (roarer,
initgad of Uttempting to obviate the difficulty in
/he way proposed by the present measure. View.
ing'the iusecyrity which would arise to persons en-
tlllitit•lo reversionary interests, he could not op.
'Ate.' or the prevent megrim,. which would
hose the elect of taking from those who were
leistiiiiiste. 1,0 give to those who. under the law
or the .land. were illegitimate.
.His Lordahip ac-
k now tidied t
.difficulty of the sibject, bathe en.
tratitAl she House to consider whethee. in attempt-
Mt to relative certain acknowledged Ole, they
would not introduce others of sa still more serious
nature. therefore, recommended that another
818 should be brought in early to the ensuing Ses-
which the objeclionable part, of the prevent
Meiveure might be avoided.
Lord ELLageottoucit raid, that the high re.
opeet which he entertained for the opinion of the
Noble Lord on the IVotilirack, made him always
4abtful of his own when he had the misfortune to
differ with hint. He considered that nothing had
been quid against the 11,11 going into I ti °waffler r
indeed the Noble and Learned Lord (Itedesdale)
tad maple a !perch which he ought not to hive
made eacept in the Committee. and to which, con-
videriog that he hail examined the Bill. clause by
clean, Ise, (Lord Ellesiborough) must beg to be
eacossidfrout replying. He had stated that he had
not bad the sssistonce which Ise had hoped to have
had. but *boob! their Lordships go into the Com-
mittee, .try defective wording of the clauses might
there be rectified ; its to the principle, he (lid not
coticeive there could be any valid objection spinSt
it then .it woo (idly understood. The first clause
was intended to remedy so abuse which required
only to! be stated to be uoireimally reprobated.
'Cho ass where ell the potties to a manage bed
solemnised it. under the idea that they were acting
tonforoaably to the law, but afterwards from some
defects of a formal nature such marriage was sent&
ed of the itistarice of one of the parties. Two casts
of this nature ball recently occurred. in one of
which the mother hod given her content, the father
Leviog hero obseot at sea for ten years, nod eras
imegined to be dead. This merriage was after-
* 3'o *raided. As the law stood at prevent, any of
their Lor,dahips might be liable from such defects
or torte to have their property claimed by a distaut
eletioo. Mid he in fact deprived of both this it titles
and ritsitil. He never bad conceived but that
plnendistrots might be made to the clause which
was prdpowd fur remedying that abute, and such
I.e was perfectly willing to entertain, but the prin.
c:wrlf lie
,iierr would consent to •bancluo.—llieor.)
—t the t last cl.aoses were framed to obviate the
obi Owls of 'ibe Noble and Learned Lord (Bede*.
4111.(1. a!id,lie thought it not quite fair to dismiss
sue Vetoes upou incorrect wording. when the pros.
wouisl.• he was persuaded. be approved of by
• greet iiNprity of their Lordships.
The. Earl of WPITSInttLAND conceived that •
law whit(' ass, calculated to work so much jujus.
'see, and set as • *nate fur the innocent and unwary,
ought riot to be eutfered to remain to 'disgrace their
Statute Zook.

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• The Ee/l 411. CAUNARVOX thought the Dal em.
briced tuo snot by• thee mesas their Lord-
v4:ips fro, ignoble to give the necrioory
11.011 Iv 14 • part Of it.: He condemned the Mell.
pore rof confounding the Asia fide mid the maid
sway
tugetber; .ud legnitiaing in the some
way fur hulk. &le hoped that • Bait would be
bieugbi forward in another Session, flee front the
shirt:hone' to Which the resent- measure Was et-
PoSid.. •

Lord Etutztot thought that the public were
dcerdy'isiitabted.to Noble
, Fricud (Lord Ellen-
noreagii, Toe 'ibe 'pains wfuch he had taken with
the 'Orient meltiuri; The cares which bad been
cited; pirrtikoleielY fillet wirers the marriage was set
rtitie, the niottir trialrhaviog consented, the hus-
band heiog conceived to he dead burn his long
alliance it sea, • were of such a nature. that he was
peritnidaut should any African traveller have stated
thew, slid laid loth ors the law of the kingdom
• of Aohimee, there war no Irian who heard, biokbot
wowed set liter town fur common har. Ile was
eleattens or rook • mid it Committee, that the
'eraser* might be properly.rifted and understood.
Itle tossed slut' suppose 'hot that this nieoeuie. would
I.lvebren opposed b'Sir IVilti4irs Scott in another
plar'ei unit • that' Learned Judge, Sir John Nichol,
wily would never ti,ve ipekrit died voted as he did
ti ie tail 'heels opr.l to ill the cremates which were
I i.e. o) on' it. 'l'li-a • Ncitile Lord said be oar no
1,1, though he had .1h55 been r great admirer of
poetry. slid the ditteiiike and varsett of i(se
jeletsirikt titiele; rentilideif .fieue' of the coriplek--
“•!IltreUee Ai( herald be.
If. tower' 'tee...LeAm sea twtedle-des."
•
Av to tt.e'd4eiritiee'• Inch had been asiticipated in
the !locum. of: -Cuiesinolis, 011 the return of tpFOlll
It, :ill ausesicerd-siiiiip:-, where would be the tactra:
vriiirsice of their mmHg is elity'iir two longer than
it lettit"ptolieteit 'tliey'allotilif 'bit for the purpose .r
• peolthig re Impertatst-a•uin Ile theoslit iC was
the Awl Lordships to go into the COM,.
. under, slid if Si ,is tumid.. wills all the learaiag
which overesied. that they could. not
utercente 114 diffittillier, at would then be titOs
eiorogii to Kite it lip:

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L TLe ogPryLIANCT-1.1.0R Silt,. the whether Sir
11%Iliaru alai ulpfi learned pcismoi hup.
pa:ill OptWrr•llVJkie 9wity4l pay that a.nuerrr dnJ
k4og •t;7. the !I stils cqipaiJai law ui tti LAW.

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