The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-29 00:00:00

Ungar entili Arise. tianiage being a civil rti4, OAP i
bound to make that civil rite co-extensive with the feelings of
the country. He had, therefore, come to the conclusion that
it was his duty to support the second reading of the •
Speech of the Right Hou. Sidney Herbert, M.P., 1850.
" I have known probably several scores of such merriageet.
f have "counted a dozen 'within the last three or fem. minutes.

Most of these dozen belong to the highest class of society.
One of them .is a doctor of divinity. Several of. them Ore
ministers of the Gospel. One is a member of Congress, Ara
brose Spender, the eminent chief justice of this State, died h
few years ago. He married two sisters of De Witt Clinton,

the distingUished governor of this State. The Presbyterian
Church of this village has probably not more. than 50 mem-
bers. Two of these married sisters of their wives."—Gerrit
Smith, Esq., of the United States.

" In the time of Henry VIII., though Christendom wa*
then much divided, theire was almost a
general consent upon
this proposition, that the Levitical decrees do not, by any
'al, of God, bind Christians to their observance."—B3shop
Jeremy Taylor.
Natioral Testimonies from the Civil, Ecclesiastical, and Acs
demical Authorities of various• Foreign Countries in whiAX
this Marriage is Permitted, not ' only without Injury, bu.%
with most desirable Consequences, and with full Approval
of all Classes of Society.
Grand Duchy of Saxe-Coburg. •

• " From various considerations, such • marriages here have
become very common. So far are such marriages from being
contrary to public opinion, that people arc, on the contrary.
inclined to consider them both natural and desirable. We
express our conviction that there ought to exist perfect
lilyrty between widowers and the sisters of their late wives
to contract such marriage."—Grand Duchy of Saxe-Coburg,
Ainistry in Council.

Grand Duchy of Weimar.
" Public opinion in the country of Weimar, and in the
whole Thuringia, regards such a marriage as unobjectionable,
and only aims at abolishing the 'necessity for asking permis
sion in each indiVidnal case, and at the introduction of perfect
' liberty in such matters. That the slime may be obtained in
England, the land of liberty and of order, based upon a respect
for the laws; is oursincere wish."—Clergy ud University of
the Grand Dually of Weimar.
Grand Duchy of Oldenburg.
" The old law prohibited the marriage with the sister of a
deceased wife, except by a dispensation, which was easily
granted. The law, however, now in operation, of the Bth
March, MO, declares such marriages as valid without dis-
pensation. Such marriages are frequent, and public opinion
thoroughly approves them ; as no ono can see the reasonable-
ness of the former prohibition, placing the wife's sister in the
same • category as the own sister."—Consistory of the Grand
Duchy of Oldenburg.
• Grand Duchy of Saxe Weimar.
" The highest eceloiastical authorities here approve such
marriage without reserve. They are' frequent—are almost
always happy ones--,and, as, far as our knowledge extends, by
uo means disaclymOageous to domestic life. As far as lraown
-pet.. ;appear in any war •Tor,
but arc natural, and, in many cases, -even necessary, .2`..,110
well-being of a family."—Council for Ecclesiastical AffairS,
Grand'Duchy of Saxe Weimar.

Brandenburg.
"It cannot be shown that marriages. between a man and
the sister of a deceased,wife, which in these realms (Prussia)
are not infrequent nor contrary to public opinion, have pro-
duced disadvantageous consequences for domestic life."— The
President of His Majesty's Consistory for the Province of
Brandenburg.

- Wurtemburg.
"Public opinion in our country is entiFoly in favour of
such marriages, and when, very lately, this subject under-
went discussion in both our Chambers, all our six dignitaries
of the Protestant Evangelical Cliur3h, as well as the two of
the Rpwan Catholic Church, pronounced theinselves in its
favour ;
.nor were there any voices raised by the strictly reli-
gious community (of which, tLank God, there are many)
against t."—Professor Kapff, Stuttgart.

Switzerland.
" Generally, chiefly among the Protestants, such its rriages
arc considered as very desirable and productive of nurc.h good
to society. It is thought that the only canton whemb• such
marriages are piobibited will not be long before modifying
that law. As to our population, it can be affirmed that the
prohibition of such marriages no longer has its seat if the
manners and feelings of our people."—Official Report fzt im
the Cantons of Switzerland.
Russia.

" These marriages were formerly permitted only by dispel.'
cation; but by a law of 1532 for the Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Russia, they are perfectly free to partparts's contract-
ing them. Such marriages mre indeed frequent, particularly
among the rural population, where members of families are
more thrown together It is more than mere supposition that
such marriages a, e happy ones. Experience has not shown
any evil consequences to domestic life from such marriages ;
at least, such has not become known. Public opinion in this
country is more for than against such marriages."—lmperial
University of.Dnrpat, Russia.
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
"Public opinion, which feels no scruples of any kind as to
such marriages, approves of them most particularly when
there are young children of a first marriage, as giving them iu
the sister of their late mother a second loving mother. Tho
permission of such marriages has, with us, been productive in
no way of evil consequences " Consistory Court of the Grand
Duchy of Meeklenburg•Strelitz.
Marriage with a deceased wife's sister is not known to have
been prohibited in any age or country before the fourth cen-
tury of the Christian era, at which period the churches had
widely departed from the simplicity of earlier times. The
most exaggerated notions were entertained respecting mar-
riage and eeliba,y, and, influenced by the doctrines of tho
ascetic Basil; Bishop of New Caesarea, the Greek Church,
without scriptural warrant, prohibited marriages of consan-
guinity, of affmity, ansi even of spiritual affinity, to the seventh
degree.
At the present day these marriages may be lawfully cele-
brated in the following countries, each of which has an inde-
pendent jurisdiction in the matter, and the united popular
tious of which amount to more than 700,000,000, viz.--
In the Empires of Saxe-Meiningen Indiana
Austria Anhalt-Dessau Illinois
Russia (for the Luthe- Saxe•Altenhurg NI Ismaili
runs and Catholics:' Ar.halt-Bernberg, and Florida
France Anhalt-Coethen Texas
Brazil In the Landgraviate ct to N
Turkey Hesse-Homburg Wiscons:n
Morocco, and In the Princbalities of I California
China Lippe-Deenutd - New Grailada
In the Kingdoms of Reuss-Grenz ' Chill, and
Prussia Reuss-sclileitz l'eru
Spain Schwarzhurg-Son- In the Republican
Portugal der,hau,en Swiss Cantons of
Sardinia Schwarz burg-Rudol- Cerne (Jura)
Naples Lucerne
Sicily Uri
Ilungs.ty Schwitz
11 i]l and Unterwalden
Sw den Glaris
Norway Z ig
Denmark eriburg
Belgium A ppenzell
Bavaria St. Gall
Wir.emberg ,;risons
Hanover, and Valais
Saxony Tessin
In the Grand Duchies Attleure
Basle
Nrgorle
Thurgoage
N euchatel
;en Va
Zurich, and
,ch,iffhausen
In the Free Hanseatic
Towns of
Bremen and
Lubeck
Aud in the Free Cities

stadt
Pyrmont, and
Waldeck
In the Republican
States of
Maine
Now flampsh!re
Vermont
M assaohuset ts
Rhode Island
Conne.tieut
New York
Sew Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ile aware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
"4 oath Carolina
Georgia
Alai): ma
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio
Michigan

Baden
Luxemburg
Hesse-Darmstadt
Saxe-Weimar
Oldenburg
Mecklenburg-SChwe.

rin, and
M ecklenburg-Strelitz
Tn the Electorate of
Iles.e-Cassel
In the Duchies of
Saxe Coburg
Brunswick
Holstein
N assaa

liamhnrir an!
Frankfort

the only country in the world in which
tally prohibited to persons of all religious

Great Britain is
such mariages are to
denominations.
Numerous other testimonies might be adduced from almost
every country in the world, affording conclusive evidence
that the judgment of all civilised and Christian nations is
axourable to the free permission of this marriage.

MR. WHITESIDZS MOTION.

MEETING- OF LIBERALS.

At one o'clock yesterday 204 members a
Parliament assembled at Lord Palmerston's reel•
donee, in Piccadilly, by invitation. The only ques-
tion brought before the meeting was the course
to be adopted in reference to the impending motion of
which Mr. Whiteside had given notice for that
evening. After some discussion, it was deolded
that it should be met by a direct negative, and
that the amendment of Mr. Phillimore should not
Ibe proceeded with. The members in attendance, with
few exceptions, agreed to support the Government, a►nd
there seemed a general impression that the motion Weald
be rejected 133, a considerable majority.

MEETING OF CONSERVATIVES!
There were 190 members in attendance yostadaY at
Lord Derby's Mansion, St. James's Square, at 1 o'clock.
The same subject was discussed .as at the P.'amier's,
viz., Mr. Whiteside's motion. There were sevt Tat dbe
sentients, many considering the proceeding premature.
The Marquis of Granby spoke in decided oppositi.on to
the motion. Tt was, however, decided by a very l'arge
majority that it should be supported, and there has ceon-
gequently been considerable activity manifested by 01 •
whippers'•in on both sides. It was generally understoo► I
that Sir E. Bulwer Lytton would speak in support at'
the motion this evening. Beth sides teemed disposed tO
let off Lord Stratfori de Redcliffe as easily as possible.

Madame Medori, who was in-the first instance engaged
for twelve nights at tbe Grand Opera, Paris, has- now,
we (Galignani) learn, concluded an engagement for two
years with the director.
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