The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-06 00:00:00

THAMES.

A DIVORCE LAW WANTED FOR POOR MEN.—A re-
spectable-looking mechanic came before Mr. Yardley,
this morning, and said he had the misfortune to have a
very bad wife, who had become a prostitute on the
streets and had threatened to sue him for a maintenance

Mr. Yardley—lf she has proved faithless to you, you
aro nct bound to maintain her.

The applicant said his wife by a long course of dissi-
pation and profligacy, had ruined him and her children,
and had got in debt in all directions. He asked if he
cuuld not marry again for the purpose of obtaining a
person to take care of his children.

Mr. Yardley—No ; you cannot marry again until
her death. If you do, you will be liable to an indict-
ment for bigamy.
The applicant—Can I not be divorced from her?
Mr. Yardley said there was no law to enable a poor
man to obtain a divorce from a faithless wife. It was a
long, expensive, and tedious process beyond the reach of
a mechanic or labourer.

The applicant—Then I can obtain no redress.
Mr. Yardley—l am afraid not ; let her take her own
course, but you are not bound to maintain her if she is
a prostitute.

LITERATURE.

The British Quarterly Review.

This number opens with an able article on " Sir
Isaac Newton," the memoirs of his life, writings,
&c., by Sir David Brewster, forming the ground-
work. The reviewer takes exception to the lack
of subordination of the disquisitional matter to the
main business of the work, and also the spirit of
advocacy to which Sir David is said to condescend.
The subject of the memoirs would, he is of opinion,
take rank, by general consent, not lower than third
in the hierarchy of British genius. " Edmund
ilt,nrctr. T the subject
matter of an article of considerable merit. "The
War in Asia" throws light on important subjects.
" Paris in 1855" is an interesting and instructive
paper, suggested, of course, by her Majesty's re-
cent visit. The latest production of the Poet
Laureate is elaborately criticised, and pronounced,
in opposition to the opinion of nine-tenths of the
critical world, "an extremely beautiful one," in-
ferior, it may be, to " The Princess," or "In Me.
moriam." As a perfect composition, it is said to
be "an interesting experiment in a new, or all but
new, species, being, in fact, a poem, the substance
of which is connectedly narrative, the immediate
purpose expressly didactic, and yet the form en-
tirely lyrical. The poet seems to have resolved in
this instance to write a work, in which a continuous
story, implying a certain moral lesson, should be
evolved, not in the usual narrative manner, but in
a series of songs or lyrical effusions. This he hai
accomplished by the simple, and yet happy, device
of concentrating the attention on the principal per-
sonage of the supposed history, and representing
the facts of the history itself through the medium
of 26 literary soliloquies, each imagined as being
uttered at a critical moment in the progress of the
history." The ingenuity, at least, of the reviewer
in his uncompromising defence of the poet is indis-
putable. " Lands of the Slave and the Free" is
one of those articles which liberal-minded and in-
telligent men will peruse with satisfaction. "The
War Policy of Great Britain" contains a powerful
vindication of the necessity of Poland being recon-
stituted to insure the inten"ied results of the war,
the writer affirming broadly that "we cannot
ensure our safety without protecting Turkey," and
that " we cannot effectually protect Turkey with-
out reconstituting Poland." The article is well
worthy of an attentive perusal. The number con-
cludes with the usual " Epilogue on Books."

Harry Coverdale's Courtship. Virtue, Hall,

and Co.

This very popular story has reached its tenth
number, in a separate form, and is cleverly illus-
trated, as usual, by Phiz.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, Oct. s.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ;
light, with fine weather.

(nit ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning.
Arrived—Despatch (s.), from 'Jersey ; Brunswick (s.),
Plymouth ; Atalanta (s.), Havre.
Sailed—Courier (s.), for Jorsoy; Alliance) (s.), Havre)
Brunswick (a.) Plymouth.

(BY BDBUABINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Saturday, 9.42 a.m.
Wind S.W. ; title high water ; weather fine.
Arrived, sth.—Africa, from Moulmein; Mohawk, Mon-
sooreottah ; Foani, Java ; StDE . Antonia, Malaga,
AL, Saturday, 9.27 a.m.
Wind S.W. ; light and hazy.
Anchored.—Brig Anemone, from the westward, for
Newolstlo, with loss of maintopmait.
Passed.—Ann, from Dania, for London.

GENERAL CHANGARNIER.—This exiled General has
returned to Malines, from a stay of six weeks in
Germany.
Captain R. Sihthorp, of the 97th, who was shot in the
thigh whilst mounting a scaling ladder in tha assault on
the Redan, is said to be going on favourably.
THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—The twenty-
third purchase for distribution amongst the members has
just been made in the city of Lincoln near the south toll
gate, and close to the two railway stations, being the
well-known historical site of St. Catharine's. This is the
second estate bought for the society in the county of
Lincoln.

The new drama of Janet Pride, produced at our
theatre on Monday evening, is a drama of intense and
painful interest, affording Madame Celeste capital oppor-
tunities in two characters, of which she availed herself
to the utmost. Janet Pride, in the prologue, was a
harrowing performauce. Mr. Webster never acted
more finely than in Richard Pride; every phase of a
downward career was given in the most finished and
artistic manner. Mr. Atkins had a
good part, which
he played with quiet humour, and Mr. Gardner as M.
Bernard was very good. The piece had evidently been
carefully rehearsed, and was put upon the stage in a
very complete style. A new scene of the Pont Neuf,
and one in the Bush in Australia, were as pretty as any-
thing we have lately seen. The piece was a great suc-
cess, aid the moral excellent, al[hough from the rneiri-
tnetit with which parts of it, provocative of very ,diffe-
rent f..;ling, were received, it would appear to have been
scarcely apprehended. Janet Pride will be played each
evening of the present week.—Birnting4co and Mid.
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