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LITERARY NovELTlEs.—Within the last
few weeks a variety of very interesting works have issued
from the Press. Among the most important we in.y
enumerate-1. The Second Volume of CAILLIE's Tea-
t els to the long-sought Timbuctoo, which completes a
work that must excite great public curiosity in every
quarter of the globe-2. Tebt!Lx's Travels in that most
attractive portion of South America, Peru-3. LLOYD'S
Northern Sports, descriptive of the Field Diversions in
the North of Europe-4. Captain Moottsoses Utters
front Nova Scotia, containing a curious and vivid picture'
of the actual state of that Colony—and, 5. Mr. Do-•
BELL's Account of the Present State of Siberia and China,
of which latter country new details were much wanted.—
In a few days we are led to expect the Translation of
M. BOURRIENxies Memoirs of Narotron, which have
excited such an extraordinary sensation in the French
capital ; and a poetical work, reported to be of great
genius, from the pen of the lien. Mrs. Nowsorr, under
the singular title of " The Undying One."

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS-(LAST NIGHT).

A Return was moved for of the Amount and
Rate of Duty levied on Grain, imported between
tlie 25th July, 1828, and the sth of January, 1830,
in order to complete the Corn Returns.
After a few words from Lords ROSSLYN and
MALMESBURY, the Return was ordered.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented a petition from
Swailedale, in the county of York, praying for a
further protecting duty ou corn imported.—Laid on
the table.

Lord CLARE presented a petition from Mon-
mouthshire, praying for a revision of the Tithe
Laws.—Laid on the table.
LORD ELLENBOROUGH'S DIVORCE BILL.

In the House of Lords, on Monday, the evidence
taken upon the second reading of this Bill, which i,
intitled "An Act to dissolve the marriage of the
Right Hon. Edward Baron Ellenborough, with the
Right Hon. Jane Elizabeth Baroness Ellenborough
his now wife, and to enable him to marry again, and
for other purposes therein mentioned," was ordered
to be printed. Yesterday the evidence was laid
on their Lordships' table.
Lord and Lady Ellenborough, it will be recol-
lected from the statement which appeared in our
paper of yesterday week, were married by special
license on the 15th of September, 182-1. at the resi-
dence of Admiral Digby, her father, in Harley-street.
The following is the copy of the special license, which
was produced and put in :
Charles, by Divine Providence, Archbishop of Canter-
bury, Primate of all England and Metropolitan, by autho-
rity of Parliament, lawfully empowered for the purposes
herein written, to our beloved in Christ, the Right Bon.
Edward Lord Ellenborough, a widower, and Jane Eliza-
beth Digby, spinster, a minor, health : whereas it is al-
leged ye have proposed to proceed to the solemnization of
a true, pure, and lawful marriage, by and with the con-
oent of Henry Digby, Esq., Rear Admiral in his Ma-
jesty's Navy, the natural and lawful father of the said
minor, earnestly desiring the same to be solemnized with
all the speed that may be ; that such your reasonable de-
sires may more readily take dui effect, we, for certain
causes us hereunto especially moving, do, so far as in us
lies, and the laws of this realm allow, by these presents,
graciously give and grant our license and faculty, as well
to you, the parties contracting, as to all Christian people
willing to be present at the solemnization of the said mar-
riage, to celebrate and solemnize such marriage between
you, the said contracting parties, at any time, and in any
church or chapel, or other meet and convenient place, by
any Bishop of this realm, or by the Rector, Vicar, Curate,
or Chaplain of such church or chapel, or by any other
Minister in Holy Orders of the Church of England, pro-
vided there be no lawful let or impediment to hinder the
said marriage. Given under the seal of our Office of
Faculties, at Doctors' Commons, this Sth day of Septem-
ber, in the year of our Lord 1824, and in the 20th year
of our translation. CHARLES MOORE, Registrar.

The letters read by Mr. Adam, in his address to
their Lordships, at the close of his speech, which
were put in, but not then read, are in these terms :
The first the Learned Counsel described as having
been received by Lord Ellenborough from Lady
Ellenborough on the 23d of May last, the day after
her separation from him, when she had quitted
town for Roehampton. This letter was represented
us intended to lull any suspicions in his Lordship's
mind—should any have existed—prejudicial to her
honour, lest the affair might terminate in a duel be-
tween the injured husband and the paramour.
R— [Roehampton], Saturday Night.
Forgive me if Ido wrong in writing to you. A note
just received from Lady Anson seems to imply that you
have expected it. I had begun a letter to you this morn-
ing, thanking you from the bottom of my soul for your
unbounded kindness in act and manner : it was far more
than I deserved, and am deeply grateful. I again renew
all the assurances I gave you last night, that in act I am
innocent. I hardly know what or how to write to you.
I dare not use the language of affection : you would think
it hypocrisy. But though my family naturally wish all
should be again as it once was between us, those feelings
of honour which I still retain towards you make me still
acquiesce in your decision. I continue to think it just
and right. I have not been able to speak to them
on the subject I confessed to you last night. I have
spoken little to-day, but have never for an instant swerved
from my own original opinion. I write this to you,
if it is possible, for you to keep what I have said from
them.* Do, as they would only set it down as another
proof of unkindness on my part. Could you write me a
line, through Henry, were it only to tell me your opinion,
be assured I should think it right. But oh ! Edward,
dear, dear Edward ! ought not time, solitude, and change
of scene to be tried by me to conquer or obliterate senti-
ments so inimical to our mutual peace ? Pray write to
me all you think upon the subject—all you wish me to do,
I will now answer you candidly, and without a shade o
deception.—God bless you, dearest Edward.

JANET.

If my aunt has misunderstood any expression, and you
did not expect or wish to hear from me personally, forgive
me; although I long to tell you how gratefully I feel to-
wards you, yet I confess I should never have ventured to
write.—Ever your's.
[Envelope superscribed.]
To the Lord Ellenborough, &e. &c. &c., Connaught-
place.
4 No explanation was given by the Learned Counsel of
the communication alluded to.
The next letter was received by Lord Ellenbo-
rough, the Learned Counsel said, on the 28th of
May, two days before her Ladyship quitted Roe-
hampton for Ilfracombe. It was gratifying, ob-
served the Learned Gentleman, to find that Lord
Ellenborough had acted so generously and stably to-
wards his wife, who herself acknowledged, in
reference to the allowance which he had made her,
that it was more than site wanted. It was super-
scribed " Lord Ellenborough," and ran thus :
My dearest Edward,—l know you will believe me
when I say I feel myself utterly ur.cqual to writing to you
to-day. I cannot thank you for your kindness, but I in-
treat you will not think of making me such an allow-
ance; indeed it is more than I can possibly want. I will
send back the green box to-morrow morning.—Ever,
ever your's, JANET.
The correspondence was identified as Lady Ellen.
borough's writing by the Hon. Spencer Law, Lord
Ellenborough's brother.
The Earl of ROSSLYN moved the third reading
of Lord Ellenborough's Divorce Bill.
The Earl of RADNOR rose to oppose it. He
founel himself compelled to say not content to the
question for the third reading of the Bill, although
it was with the most sincere pain and regret that he
opposed the remedy which was sought by a Bill of
this kind. It was most painful and disagreeable to
stand in the way of the relief applied for under such
circumstances; and the more so, considering that
the person soliciting this indulgence was a Noble
Lord and a Member of this House, and also one of
she Ministers of the Crown. But, at the same
time, because the Noble Lord was a Member of this
House and one of his Majesty's Ministers, their
Lordships were so much the more bound to take
care that in this proceeding every thilig should be
done openly, fairly, formally, and deliberately. But
their Lordships were aware that tho formalities
usual in these cases had not been observed in this
case. It had Hot undergone investigation in the
tribunals below; and, under those circumstances, it
arcs peculiarly incumbent on their Lordships to in-
quire strictly and carefully into the whole of the
case. Another circumstance worthy of observation
was, that it was usual oi; these occasions for a
Learned Counsel to attend on the part of the lady,
and really and bone fide to oppose the all. Now,
uny one who attended on the hearing of the
evidence must be aware, and could not avoid
seeing most plainly, that the Counsel who
attended apparently for the purpose of oppos-
ing the Bill, was a mere blind, and never Contem-
plated nor intended a renal and bona fide oppoion.
These were surely circumstances which required
much consideration before their Lordships consented
to pass this Bill. Now, it did appear that the evi-
dence was in many pub; loose, vague, and unsatis-
factory. On the first branch of it there was much
doubt as to the identity of Prince Swartzenberg ;
and the Counsel for the Bill was, therefore, desired
to carry the case further; and then he produced the
evidence as to visits of the lady to Prince Swartzen-
berg, in Harley-street, three or four times every
week, and her staying with him, and going to bed
with him for some Hours. He confessed, us 1111

honest man, that on hearing the evidence he had no
doubt of her guilt, and that he bad no doubt of the
identity of the parties. But his objection was, that
the conduct of Lord Ellenborough throughout the
transaction was such that he was not entitled to
the relief which he prayed. He could understand,
as well as any man, that it might be an invidious
task to oppose a man when struggling for this kind
of remedy ; but at the same time it was not unfair
to do so under the circumstances of this case, how-
, ever grievous and irksome it might be to those par-
ties to be kept in the miserable bondage of marriage
after what had happened. But there were other
considerations to be attended to besides the wishes
and the feelings of the parties. If the proposition were
to be admitted that the wishes of the parties were the
main consideration to be attended to„then when mar-
ried parties differed in temper, or from any cause
were disagreeable to each other, that would be a suf-
ficient ground for a divorce. What his own opinion on
the subject was he would not now state. It was quite
enough for him at present to show that this Bill
ought not to be passed, and could not be passed
consistently with the principles by which their
Lordships had been governed in proceedings of this
description. At present no lawyer could say that
the mere wishes of the parties formed a good ground
for a divorce; and if the Right Rev. Prelates had
been present, he would confidently put it to them
whether the mere wishes of the parties farmed a
good ground for divorce. Of all the evidence, how-
ever,
that with respect to the terms on which the
parties lived together formed the weakest point.
To prove that the parties lived happily together,
the best witnesses were relations of the 'family who
were in the constant habit of visiting them and
observing their conduct, or others who were in the
habit of seeing them. In the present case it was
easy to have produced many witnesses of this de-
scription, but only two had been, in fact, produced.
One of these was Mr. Law, a brother of Lord
Ellenborough, who stated that he was in the habit
of seeing them for two years and a half from the
period of their marriage ; but then he had been
abroad, where he staid a considerable time; and all
he could say was that they appeared to live happily
together for some time after their marriage, and
that they appeared to be happy together after his
return. Miss Stephen, the governess, who ap-
peared to be rather a reluctant witness, said indeed
that they lived happily together, but she did not
live in the house, and knew little about the matter.
Another remarkable circumstance was, that for
six or eight months prior to the separation, the
parties hal separate beds, and did not cohabit
together; and although the governess stated that
in the Ecclesiastical Court the Counsel did
not think proper to examine her to that point
here. And then, it appeared from the evidence,
that the lady was in the habit for a year and a
half, or nearly so of going to Harley-street to visit
Prince Swartzenberg three or four times in the
week, of remaining with him each time for some
hours, and going to bed with him, and then going
away in broad day, and as openly as when she came.
Now he would ask whether any man of common
sense, who paid any attention to the conduct of his
wife, could fail under such circumstances of know-
ing what was going forward ? or if he did not
know, was not this an instance of the grossest ne-
gligence and inattention ? Then consider the age of
the lady. She was a young woman of twenty-one
years of age, and was stated to be very beautiful.
NOW was it consistent with the proper degree of
attention in the husband to be allowing a young and
inexperienced woman to be ranging the streets of
London in this way unattended and unguarded, espe-
cially when it was known how superior to her in
knowledge of the world Lord Ellenborough was ?
He owned that this did appear to him to be very
gross negligence, and his not cohabiting with her
for so long a time was worse than negligence ; and
under these circumstances he did not think the
husband was entitled to a divorce a vinculo matri-
monii. If this Bill should be passed, it might be
said that the bare fact of adultery was a good ground
for a divorce, although, in the Queen's case, a Right
Rev. Prelate was severely reproved for saying some-
thing like that. It was a sound doctrine, that the
man who came here for a divorce ought to come
with clean hands; and another Right Rev. Prelate
had quoted, in support of this passage, from the
Gospel by St. Matthew, " He that putted] away
his wife without a cause, causeth her to commit
adultery ?" Now did not this negligence and inat-
tention, and want of cohabitation, provoke the
wife to commit adultery ? To a woman of
that kind negligence itself was a great pro-
vocation. All this might be explained; but,
as the evidence stood, he could not think
that the husband in this case was entitled to
a divorce. He did not mean to impute collusion to
the parties ; but if there had been collusion, the
matter could not have been better managed. He
did think that under all the circumstances this Bill
could not be allowed to pass, if their Lordships
chose to adhere to the principles by which they
were usually governed.
The Earl of MALMESBURY also felt great
pain in opposing the Bill, but he was bound to look
at the question impartially, firmly, and with a single
eye to the purposes of justice. Such a divorce
might be necessary to prevent a spurious issue being
palmed on a man and inheriting his property. But
this Bill went much further than that, the object
being to place the husband in the same situation as
if he had never been married. He had the curiosity
to ascertain what was the number of Divorce Bills
that had passed this House during the last 10 years,
and he found that from 1820 to 1825 six Bills of
this kind had passed ; and from 1825 to 1830, 21
Bills. So that the number of Divorce Bills was
on the increase ; and this evinced an increasing pro-
fligacy in the higher classes, or a greater facility in
their Lordships in granting these divorces. He said
the higher classes, because the remedy was so ex-
pensive that the middling and lower orders were
deprived of it. The points raised by his Noble
Friend were highly deserving of their Lordships'
attention. If these parties had been living happily
together, where could have been the difficulty of
producing a dozen of the most competent witnesses
to prove the fact ? Instead of that, they called
only the brother and the governess, neither of whom
for the reasons mentioned by his Noble Friend, knew
much about the matter. The lady, it was true, was
stated to have confessed that she was with child by
Prince Schwartzenberg ; but then, how easily could
a story of this kind be got up, if parties intended
to collude together to get a divorce ? He did not
mean to say that there was collusion in this case,
but then their Lordships must consider what effect
the passing of the Bill might have by way of pre-
cedent, and whether it would not have a tendency
to encourage profligacy in the upper classes.
The Earl of ROSSLYN contended that the evi-
dence was already complete and satisfactory. The
Noble Lords had disclaimed the imputation of col-
lacion;
otherwise, that was an insinuation which he
would have been certainly prepared to repel. But
then they asked, why more abundant and satisfac-
tory evidence of the parties living happily together
had not been produced. What better evidence
eoeld there be produced than that of the Noble
Lord's brother and the governess, who had the
best opportunities of knowing on what terms they
lived ? But then the Noble Lords said, that, as
only these two were called, the evidence was vague,
loose, and unsatisfactory. In that respect he dif-
fared from them ; but, in point of fact, there was
more evidence on this point, to which the Noble
Lords had not adverted ; and that was the two let-
Us.rs which had been put in, and which were expressed
in tenses which proved that the parties I:ve d on
good terms together. llc thought it was impossible
to doubt the tact of the adultery; and the question
then resolved itself into one of collusion or negli-
gence, lii his opinion there never had been a case
in which there was less of either than in the pre-
sent. The Noble Earl had referred to the great
number of Divorce Bills that within the last five
years had passed through Parliament ; but surely
there svas no reason on that account to refuse the
passing Of this
Bill; for even if it were true, as

the Noble Lord seemed to suppose, that these Bills
were in general granted with so much facility, that
circumstance ought not to prevent an individual
who had fully made out his case to be deprived of
the remedy he sought.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE had never seen a
stronger case of adultery. The Noble Earl oppo-
site bad talked of the negligence of Lord Ellen-
borough, and seemed to impute the adultery of the
lady to that cause. He begged to say that in his
mind there was not the slightest ground for the im-
putation. Lady Ellenborough went to Halley-
street, to visit Prince Swartzenberg, in the day-
time. Why, was there a Peer in that house who
did not know that his wife was in the habit of going
out at two o'clock in the day, and returning at five ;
and was there any one who, merely because she was
absent from home during those two hours would
accuse her of being unfaithful towards him ? But
then it was said she went to Harley-street. True;
and what was there in that circumstance to excite
suspicion ? If Prince Swartzenberg lived in Harley-
street, so did Lady Ellenborough's family ; and
if Lord Ellenborough had inquired where his lady
had been during the morning, and had been answered
that she had been in Harley. street, he would
naturally have concluded that she went thither to
visit some member of her family. The time and the
place, therefore, were both of a kind that in them-
selves precluded suspicion ; and they must know
that a husband was always the last man whom his
servants thought proper to inform of any suspicious
circumstances. On the whole, if he were a Juror
giving his verdict on his oath, he should say most
conscientiously that he never saw a case in which
adultery was more decidedly proved, or in which
there was less appearance of negligence or improper
conduct on the part of the husband.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said this Bill
was founded on the adultery of the lady, which had
been proved so clearly and unequivocally, that
nobody who read the evidence could doubt of its
having been committed. His Lordship here referred
to the evidence of the groom of the visits to Har-
ley and Holles-streets—of the meeting at Brighton :
all of which he asserted, even without Miss Steele's
testimony, was sufficient to show the fact of the
adultery, and to establish the identity of the par-
ties. The previous mode of life of Lord and Lady
Ellenborough was proved by Miss Steele to have
been kind, affectionate, and happy ; but on that
point he must say, that he concurred fully with the
Noble Baron who had preceded him, that such proof
was not necessary in support of a Bill of Divorce.
Yet the proof had been given, and given in a man-
ner that must establish the fact beyond all doubt ;
for not only had Miss Steele, who for years pos-
sessed the most perfect opportunity of acquiring a
knowledge of the subject, proved the affectionate
arid happy terms on which they lived together,
but Lady Ellenborough herself had given by her
own letters the most conclusive, the most con-
vincing testimony in support of the same fact. He
knew not how Lord Ellenborough could justly be ac-
cused of negligence towardshis wife's conduct. Every
Noble Lord must recollect that Lord Ellenborough,
during the whole of these transactions, had been an
active member of his Majesty's Government; and
every member of that Government could speak to
the unremitting attention which Lord Ellenborough
had paid to the discharge of the duties incident to
his high station. But then it was said that there
was collusion between these parties as to the man-
ner in which the case had been presented at their
Lordships' Bar, and the affectionate terms of Lady
Ellenborough's letter were referred to in proof of
the statement. In his opinion, no man could read
that letter attentively, and then come to the conclu-
sion that it was written collusively to forward the
views of Lord Ellenborough. No man at all ac-
quainted with the human heart could avoid perceiv-
ing that the expressions of the writer were the un-
disguised and natural effusions of her own agitated
feelings. His Lordship here read the letter, and
laid particular stress on the assertion of her Lady-
ship, that Lord Ellenborough had always, in act
and manner, been most kind to her; that she was
grateful to him for his kindness; that though her
conduct had excited his suspicions, she solemnly
assured him she was innocent in act ; and that she
only yielded to his desire for a separation in obe-
dience to his wishes. Evidence like this would be
of the greatest weight, even if met by evidence of
an opposite character, but there was no opposing
evidence, and on every ground he felt convinced that
their Lordships would come to an unanimous vote
in favour of this Bill.

The Earl of RADNOR said, the vote certainly
would not be unanimous as far as he was concerned;
and notwithstanding the speech they had just heard,
he thought that if there were collusion between the
parties, they would not hare acted otherwise than
they had done.
After a few words from the LORD CHAN-
CELLOR and Lord RADNOR as to the evidence
of Miss Steele, the question was put and carried,
and the Bill was read a third time and passed.
The Mutiny Bill and the Marine Mutiny Bill
were read a second time.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(LAST NIGHT).
Sir EDWARD C. DEERING took the oaths and his
seat for the town of Wexford, in Ireland.
Sir BYAM MARTIN presented a petition from
Plymouth, praying for a revision of the criminal law.
A similar petition was presented by Mr. SYKES
from the town of Kingston-upon-Hull.
A similar petition was presented by Mr. RAMS-
DEN from the borough of Maldon.
Mr. S. RICE moved for a return of the amount of
duty on coals received in Ireland during the last ten
years; and also for a return of the number of gallons
of spirits that paid duty in Ireland in each year of
the last ten years.—Ordered.
Mr. BENSON presented four petitions, numer-
ously signed by iron masters and different classes of
manufacturers and tradesmen of W(st Bromwich,
Wednesbury, Wedgebury, and other places in Staf-
fordshire, all against the truck system.
Mr. CRIPPS presented a petition from King's
Stanley, Gloucester, against the truck system.—
Also a petition from the licensed victuallers of
Cirencester against the system of abolishing licenses.
Lord S ANDON presented a petition front a town
of Staffordshire against the truck system.
Mr. presented a petition front Lanark,
against the renewal of the East India Company's
Charter.

Mr. FLUME postponed his motion relative to the
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, from March 23 toMay 1 1.
Sir GEORGE CLERK presented a petition
from the brewers of Edinburgh, praying that a higher
duty might be levied on whiskey.