The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-10 00:00:00

DIVORCE AND MATRIYIONIAL CAUSES

BILL.

Few persons, however disinclined to the study of
statute law, Will be indifferent to the fate of the Divorce
and Matrimonial. Causes Bill, just brought down from
the House of Lords far the sanction of the Commons.
The act will come into operation next New-year's day.
Tue jurisdiction now vested in the ecclesiastical courts,
in respect of divorces a men= et th,oro, suits of nullity
of marriage, of jactitation of marriage, for restitution
of conjugal rights, and all jurisdiction in matters matri-
monial, is to cease and determine, and a new "Court of
Divorcels'to be establi'shed. The Lord Chancellor, the
Lord Chief Justices of the Court of Qiseen's Bench and
Common Pleas, the Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and
the Dean of the Arches will be the judges of the sail court.
and any three of them will form a quorum. The Dean of
the Arches (who must always attend the court as one of
tile judg,es)-“til Lie called the "Jcage Ordinary of the
Court of Divorce, and have full authority, without the
concurrence of any other judge, to hear and determine
all flatters arising therein, except petitions for dissolving
any marriage. The Master of the Rolls, or any superior
judge, may act in the absence of the Judge ordinary.
The Court of Divorce is to proceed and give relief on the
principles and, roles of the ecclesiastical courts. The
Court may order payment of alimony to wives, and pro-
nounce divorces a nzensa et thoro, in which latter case the
wife will be considered, with respect to property, as a
femme sole, so long as the separation continues. The
Court may dissolve marriage on the ground of a wife's
adultery, or a husband's commission of incest, bigamy,
or adultery_ with on the petition of the parties.
In this case; also; alimony may be secured to the divorced
wife. After a.decent interval the divorced parties may
re-marry, but with the express provision that it will not
be lawful for the adulterer to intermarry with the woman
by him seduced, 'or vice versa. To the children of guilty
parents is secured the privilege of the protection of the
High Court of. dhancery, if the Court of Divorce see fit
to apply for it; Questions of fact may be referred to a
common jury, if the Court see.fit. All advocates or
proctors, as well as all barristers and solicitors, will be
entitled to practise in the new court. An appeal from
the decrees of the Court of Divorce will lie to the
House of Lords.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following mem-
bers of the College, having undergone the necessary ex-
aminations, were admitted licentiates in midwifery at
the meeting of the Board on the 18th instant :- Messrs.
OliVei Lemon, Pembroke-terrace, Caledonian-road,
; Thornwi Henry Turney, Ovenden, near
Halitai ; llerbe;-t Gillan Wootton, Canterbury ; John
Lister Pool Pugh, Halifax, Yorkshire ; Samuel Henry
Green, New Garrett, Manchester; Charles Henry
Slaughter, Farningham, Kent ' • William Powne, Fowey,
CJrn wall ; Alfred Meadows, Ipswich ; William Wil-
liams, Festiniog,' North Wales ; William Groom, Wis-
beach, Cambridgeshire ; James Greenwood, Queen's-
road, Dalston ; Rustomjee Byramjee, Hon. East India
Company's Service ; Charles Evans Muriel, Norwich ;
Charles tTeken Elwin, Broad-street-buildings, City
Phineas John Kendrick, Birmingham ; John Craske
Webb, Shaftesbury-crescent, Pimlico ; and Thomas
-Cortliew Gillet, Truro, Cornwall.