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London, England, 1815-06-02 00:00:00

'l'l7.E EARL OF'ROSEBERRY'S DIVORCE -BILL,

V: ,on the question that the Report of this Bill
be t.ilien into further consideration,
Lord I,Ii!DERDALE; rose to call the attention of
the House to the pro'visions of the Bill, and in a
speech of considers:ll;le length, argued upon the
two clauses which prohibited the inter-marriage
of the offending parties,
.and which deprived the
Lady of ber'marriage settlement, as carrying,with
them the infliction of pains and penalties, which
eouhl'be justified °lily by making similar punish.
meats the general law of th.e land, and not, as
in this case, a particular enactment to meet a par-
ticular case. The Noble Lord refe:red to the va-
rious attempts which had been made to pass a ge-
beral law which should prohibit, in all circum-
stances, the inter-marriage of the parties, and the
manner in which those attempts bad been defeated;
hod observed, that in prciportion as their 'Lord-
hipS were anxious 'to grant the relief .coutem-
platcd by the p-resent Bill,- they ought to abstain
from the introduction of a clause whicu would
risk its rejection in another House. He contend-
ed; also, that a larger allowance ought to he made
Ladv Roseherry than was provided for by the.
Bill then before them ; and concluded by stating
that it was his intention to, move the rt-fission of
l;th those.elauses. As a matter of Coin), how-
ever, he should first move that all the parts of the
Bill which deprived Lady Roseherry of the settle-
hient to which she was entitled under her marriage
contract should be left out.

Lord Gr.t:PILLE differed widely in opinion
from hi,s Noble Friend as to the points in ques7
tion, and contended, that the estate of ,the injur-
ed linsti3nd could not in fairness or justice be
burthened with the marriage settlement, made in
consequence of a contract, 'dissolved by the con-
duct of the wife, and after the marriage itself wai
dissolved by the Legislature in consequence of
that conduct. lie approved also of the prohibi:-
tory clause standing in the present instance, ten-
der the Circumstances of the case, though he wis
of opinion such an .ebject haul better be effected by
a general law, equally known, and applicable to
all the King's sui,jects.. .

Lord ELLENaogotIGu warmly animadverted
upon the peculiar character of the adultery coin-
Ri,sitherry, apti t_lie
threatthed every circle,oP dontestic life 11 such iii-
vasions of its purity and honour were not xnurked
by the strongest reprobation, and visited with the
severest penalties. Ile deirndell all the provisions
of the nill, as., cousisttut with former practice,
trial as being especially called for from the nature
of. the. transaction.

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Arohhishop of CANTitiI:IURY supported the Bill.
.The Ear', of CAERNARvoN argued in favour of
tltt• amendments, and expressed his wisn that sonic
general tavvcould be enacted, instead of le,lislat-
ipg specially iipon every private case, asit! hap-
pened to. be brculOt before their Lordships.
The 'Marquis ot..IJANsDOWN said, he could .not
concur in.theprizriples. do\i,ii by Lys Noble
Friend, that it trould be improper to do away any
settlement wilich had been for.nicd„in conteinpla-
• doll of .the cotitinuanze of. a particnl4l% relation
between two parties, until Arath dissolved it. 1f
radia,,,,:nt interfered to pot an end tO the cOnnee'l:
. tint) itself, it ottgla also. to put all Cull to all the
cons'eipences,attaChed to. it, athl espceially'those.
which, wete of a, burdeoolue description.
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, 1.4 •itinlrew his Antendtpent.,
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