The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-21 00:00:00

She Management of Mr. Backetone,

Trill EVENING,
THE EVL GENIUS.
Followed by •
EL GA3IBU3INO; or, rue 11,3xciri Goldseeker.
• After

GRIIISHAW, BAG3I-I.IV, A •D BRAD MAW.

To conclude with
TOM THUMB.

RIYAL rfPATRE. OK 'OrtD•RTREET.

Under the If InafrAment of ?fr. CHARLES KEAN.

TFlt Evpr.,Trgq.
THE Vt,'TO:i VANTTTISIIED.

After which

TIT ' NUTTER'S TALE.
Principal characters 7 qr. and Ntr3. C. Zaan.

ROYA.L TFIE&TRE
Proprietor ant Manazer. Mr. B. Webster.
Directress, Madame Ceieste
rui 4 W. V
TUE GREEN BUSHES.

To conclade with
URGENT PRIVATE:

ROYAL eltdY ,EPIC TtIEATRE

Lessee and sfarrtler. lir. Alfred Wigan.

EVE!:IVG

RETarI3I.I

To •,oncluda with
ST %.Y AT lIONE.

ROYAL SUIREY TIM VURFI.
LaiSor-3, Nesfws. Sheplmr.l and Creswfok.
Tars EVENT'S°,
JACK SHE?? iRD.
Followed by

YOUR LTFE'3 IS D iN iER.

To conclude with
BETSY BAKER.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL ANIPEIITIIMATRE.

Lessea iv Nratwer, "tr. Wm. Cooke.

Decided and uncluivocal triumph !

THIA EVENING,

The highly snceessful Romantic Equestrian qpectacle, called
THE Fi OF VIE CAVERN', or th, mated Brigands of the
Abruzzi, in which Nfr. William Cooke's Horses, trained 5, him, will
e%hibil a num,er of novel 01%ms—turning the ponderous wheel of
the cavern. fetching water from the well, kickinz down the door of
the guard-house, &c., &c. , .Nwfd Eruption of Vesuvius.

After which,

The EQUESTRIAN ACTS in the ARENA, concluding with a
Cicra of High Art.
Box-oftles open frrn E'ev,n YO ir. Stage Manager. Mr. W.
West. Equestrian Director. Mr. Y. Cooke. inn.

MGR WATT B. AT LONTDOg BRUME.

THIS DAY—Morn. 3.3 Tniu.. aft. 2 —Evniing 52 min. aft: 2
T ).I.loRP.ovv—Morn. 11. min. aft. 3 —Evening 28 min. aft. 3

TUE WEATTIEW—SuN OFFrcrl, Al.ll- 21.
TII2IIIIOIIETER, IN THE STIADS.
68 het sinoe noon yeßtarday.
48 - °west this morning and 4nrin4 the night.
72 th;c day at noon.

RknovArn, 29.95.
WIND, S.E.—Light, with fine, mild, sunshiny weather.

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21. 1856.

The Divorce an I AI ttritnonial Causes Bill was
last night real a second time in the Elouse of
Lords, and after a very interesting dehafe re-
ferred to a Select C enrnittee. The gross defects
of the existing law, and the great injustice in-
flicted on women, imperatively require speedy and
effectual remedies. But certainly the measure of
the Lord Chancellor does not by any means meet
the evil, and something far more extensive is
urgently demanded, not only as a matter of gene-
ral policy, but as an act of simple justice towards
the se; whom every true-hearted man will desire
to protect and assist is every difficulty and trial.
The bill which the Lord Chancellor has intro-
duced may possibly alleviate some of the defects
.r,f the existing systems of divorce a vincitlo ma-
trimenii. Bat it is only calculated to assist the
aggrieved husband, while places the injured
wife in even a worse poSition (if that be pos-
sible) than that she now occupies. It pro-
poses to constitute a new tribunal, which
may deal with the question of divorce absolutely,
and afford relief on a single trial, in place of re-
quiring three proceedings-Ist, before a superior
court of Common Law, in an action for Crim.
Cum. 2d, Before an Ecclesiastical Court, for a
divorce, a mensa et there ; and 3d, before Par-
liament for a private bill. The enormous cost of
these multifarious proceedings are such as to ope-
rate as a prohibition to all persona who cannot
afford to expend, under the most favourable cir-
cumstances, some 1,5001. or 2,0001. ; and in con-
troverted cases perhaps double or treble the
amount. But the new Court, consisting of the
Lord Chancellor, the Lord Chief Justice, and the
Judge of the Court of Probate, cannot be pro-
expeditiously. The
seeded in, either cheaply or
dignity of the Judges will require that raatters should
be conducted without regard to expense ; add
the
numerous demands on the time of at least two of
its members will render it somewhat difficult to
procure the attendance of a full Court. In fact,
except in cases that have created a sensation in
the fashionable world, the judgment will inva-
riably be pronounced by the Judge of the Court
of Probate—(who will be authorised alone to deal
with all these cases)—and then will come the appeal
to the House of Lords, which will be preferred
in every instance where there is no collusion ;
so that the expense will still prevent relief from
being obtained in 99 out of every 100 cases. All
that can be said in its favour is that it would be
some slight amelioration of the existing system,
so far as the parties who can avail themselves
thereof are concerned, but would still exclude the
great body of the people, and leave them without
hope or prospect of redress.
Lord LYNDHURST and Lord IlitouonAm, in their
brilliant and convincing arguments, proved the
utter inadequacy of the measure. The former
Noble Lord made a speech worthy of his high
reputation, which well merited the high eulogiums