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London, England, 1835-03-18 00:00:00

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11,(7,t54, —.--..7t0 an the
object of the Act passed during that year
add to the religious ceremony of marriage, but
tely to prevent the frequent frauds which had for some time
Revious to the passing of the Act been prevalent. Therefore,
bil n',aking the Pcivil ceremony essential to the validity of the
iir'aefe, and leaving, it optional to parties to superadd the
teigious ceremony if they chose, which was the plan
lieittlliow theroposed, they would be acting not only in conformityt
the , principles of the Bill of 1827, but in conformity to
in lla_w as it stood previous to the passing of the Marriage
to l'ea4"( Hear, hear)—but not only was that the case, but
e le's- 'Pinion the principle which he had adopted was i .°, ennity with reason and good sense—( Hear, hear)—namely
e%trrea.ve to every religious denomination the right to have the
nut l'ge ceremony solemnized according to their own tenets.,be
ostlsthat principle was even admitted by the existing
.lam, -
e4s'_the Act of 1754 did not require persons of religious per-
t°e '?il differing from the Established Church, in every cas
of the their marriages according to the forms and tenetsd
i .°1 Church of England, for it is said that the Quakers and
itewi were excepted from the operation of the Act. He liew
err be said to he doubtful whether, under the provisions
1,4, be At, the children of Quakers and Jews were legitimathe,
legit believed that the whole stream of decisions on thewsuere-
dvsei;_, were in favour of the supposition that such marriages
eat° for, all the purposes of legitimatizing the offspring and.
terv'tinttingproperty.—( Hear, hear.) But in Ireland the in-
cessfstion of a minister of the Church of England was not ne-
e.staarYnitvand in,. India marriage celebrated by a Catholic cler-
brate, as valid, but it was doubtful whether a marriage eele-
e°TY a Presbyterian minister was so.
alterre'dt4UHlNGTON said that the law in that respect was
to Sir IL, PEEL continued—Then in Newfoundland the iu-
rooo-nt'on was not necessary at all. He was afraid he had said
ei4ll to show that the marriage law in the colonies wase
It,est,cig but in a satisfactory state.—( Hear, hear.) Th
'Qadel°lli thee was, whether they could not devise some otherp
lifters °Y the adoption of which they could relieve the is-f
roa,f,t,.°lll applying to the Church for the pe.rformancerno_
eiqorslage contract ; and at the same time relieve the. i
teretonof the Church from the obligation of performing the
ted also between parties who objected to their intervention,_he.
lice, '0 see whether they could not, by a simple form of
Pelei,gh? far to remove the necessity for the present system of
Cliaro,'_cg bans, By this means, also,. a . ministetrheofathnes
ofrosr"ewould be relieved from the publication of bthe
eertwo'age between parties where he had not to perform
Sposed He need hardly say, that by the. course. which he
. eet° adopt, he intended to make the civil contract bind-
4biti entlai he repeated, if he relieved the Dissenters froto
ye publication of bans in the Church, and the clergy
eereiol'e necessity of publishing them, and allowed a
fcivilr
l'esedaY to be binding with the Dissenters, he went a
be,,e attaining the great object in view.—( Hear.) It would.
letelecicessary to have certain forms, and those which h. e in-
with dt°Propose would be very simple ; at the same time he
tcoeii sansfactorlyn
s_therieielirtisst,,,uatd:,3 that if theywere not altogether adequate for
the D' rc"' he trusted thathe should have the assistance of
devAisieghs?mte other method which would be
of this measure would be to
hiierevde all Dissen.te c ° jtelice Established Church, of what-
nok fromelltalien,rswho objected to the performance of the
t`,,;.ef,aiget,„,rl,'°' by Ministers of the Church. He did not, hotwu:
litY of to to propose to deprive Dissenters of the o.ppotrhat
walell "e'ng Married in the Church. If a measure
.like
ello,tertallinePr°hP°sed was carried, he thought the objections now
?et', ettad-3:imany against the present ceremony, would be
b.6Clesti:?! - ""eY ought not to be deprived of the opportunity
I's ortrriedaccording to the form prescribed to the me -
while the Establ ;bed Ch ch if they desired it. In short,
taill hekendeavoued to. removeir, the objections now enter-
thetacil -e' at th
L E„,_, e same time, wished. to invite the Dissenter
~Nlit "14, wished Church in this case. —( Hear, hear, and
aciat:r,l' He meant to say, that he did not wish. to re-
tti°,l, biTte„.D.iss.enter in the performance.. of the marriage cere-
Ca d allow invite him—if his religious
.feelings. and scruples
the ChW h'in SO to join—to take part in the rite prescribed
i-.ler° nin_reh•--( Hear hear.) He proposed that the el
;:ettet„4,",Snould onl beperformed between parties who ob-
-41Pet."°e married: rite of the Church ; and to render them
14N•eare11,,t,,for the performance of the ceremony, it would be
tiNtas 8,4:r Pre or both of them should have. resided at
'ate days Pvious in a certain hundred, before the ma-
P4l. °I. wh. h The
&Its w hick the proceedings were to
.take place.
~,,..siek °aid have to give notice to the magistrate, who would,
the the ;ivt,ll, ec performance of
.what he ( Sir R. Peel) would
L.,,eitilowzi eremony of marriage—( Hear, hear)—namely,
th,l'a irowpt'uement of the contract. between the parties..
f the ' then have to give a written certificate, stating
e/r/4 :„irslie ack 0.1 de d the contract to be binding. The
74 Itt-0111 be founndv'ine the schedule of the Bill which he pro-
ee'ar.) len the table, and was of the most simple form—
e, oth, ten
party would then sign a form, acknowledging
tisda e-risittaaelt standing in the relationship of husband or wife.
lark 1 fetrt acknowledgment. must take place after a pe-
rietioet retell days, and within three months of the de_
h,°'strate tie preferred the proceedings. before a single
Oitle, ' although he was aware that it might be said,_
l'4,telle Prileese2lritY would be greater if the ceremony took place
th of th 'nee of several ; but when he recollected the na-
'4,, e eeremon • and the character of those who so ge.-
I'°lll6,4telld d ), el ,be . at the petty sessions, he was satisfied that it
e ato4 , ! relief to the parties about to enter into the strict
tatr• tali e
t„. 17. ,atotr,hseeque. nt on the contract, if he enabled them to
ti,ll,:lit-thtt before a single magistrate.—( Hear, hear.) . He.
peq. ,if th grace and value of the gift would be dimi-
bad°lN Lei made it requisite that the ceremony should be
to",,coe lilvecfare a number of magistrates.—( Hear,
.hear.) He
rerckst l'tioned the nature of the
.relief which he intended
"Nit ' and the nature of the l contract he wished to
ee'eth ad fo ' • d the performance of the
4 d Oni i r those ho objecte to
4:eelkratil; tile church. At present it was necessary to make
to ttiec,o'e• 6°4 previous to procuring a
' mialarrriadgeeclara-
t . th 1 e intended to propose that a. sim h
erl,l oe d t
aleZtipea the
made before the magistrate, on e -
Peeie'ag 41i'ue civil contract ; and the same oath. as
the
'ti-tws. Wele,cen,ce, would be administered,
.namely,—that
aeitCitli the above the age of twenty-one ; that the contract
to "er or ' censent of the parents or guardians.; and that
the 1 til
'0 del tekry em were aware of any legal
nothingimpedimweanst
limlttivi, !ag'e•—( Hear, hear.) At present,_.e
!t4;tta,,ltee-er the publication of bans ; such. acomplete change
kte 14ey ein the state of society since they!verethaedopted,
were
te,,_4(lee •Ve no security for the object for which
tee:d ta4),,,.." was convinced that most of the illegal oyr chond-
beCkblisil4ges that took place, were those where bans a
thel Pablishel. In many populous places, parties might have
Under
eko..sYsteiw eu, and their names escape observation.
lle'aiiea ,whieli he proposed, there would be no greater
efel.otiee,s`t,ultsillegal marriages than there was at present..- If
teiL the incomplete, of course the magistrate would not
forN•gtoo, contract to be completed. Where there were no
tit,'; btu.set,u,Ples • s not intended to alter the present
?41.- au h ' "a • • - • to relieve those who
.0, 44" tat h 0 had in vtew was
Ocl• ''' hie • the marriage ceremony being per-
hosehi iii the etions to
11th. „chnrch by the clergyman.—( Hear.) It appeared
tie alnei`ne securities he had taken were quite as valid as
fhl,heeon" !Itisted on applying for a licence.—( Hear, hear.
suepaer.2
tet's seet4,l!!lced that if he were to
.attempt to k
41 relief "e 5 he would only be nishing the value_of
ta;l:l,Prewhoifh, he was anxious to afford.—( Cheers.) He
ki lade I,,,urslY have stated, that he also proposed that the
till iatle "'"°re Whom the acknowledgment of the contract
hittg ales'. thelild take two or three copies of the form,
rale e'idel; t 0 be signed by the parties, which would be the
#11,.(5t the Bence that could be obtained of the. contract, and and that
le,:c tie e°Pies should be sent to the minister of the parish,
NnttY it , ,
civil eon-
,ee.e re. woliici be to keep the register of the
,4'''' s'oeti,afth itae. .
:The Dissenters would noltvobuel
would
broughttransm transmit
tnttoo
~stir.°,- of tb - Minister, but the magistrate
liti`l4 bita",e, Copies of the certificate, that the parties had
qt '4ley n„ ',lle contract.—( Hear, hear.) It had been said
frigfi'e eeti."glit not to call upon clergymen to enter the namestper-
nett, beis in the register, when the ceremony was not _
tt'attreh`°eMselves but he was sure that the tyanis e.
ref
'1.01,, hob weldd not'ob'ect to being reg:strars. W hateverthre-
, til'4,''S if 'ever was adoj ted, he thought it desirable that
make
aedt'ctiee.Plhasible, make Pit a common register, and. not
sl ;it' tlie-r His own earnest wish was to leave this register,
te 'me p4rbesent state of things, in the hands of the ministershi
Illtlle'arrist'' being convincecrthat they would be less I.a c
11:1, was e'es than an other parties that could be cho!en.
!lei: 1)44441vare that there were some points that he
.might_
a, ele hi,- °,vcr, but he trusted that the House mould
It *I t- /vnea they considered the number of . matters
leatthe 114 Consider during the sitting Parliament.
of
rtant
thiotl4 et Possible for him to give several imp
tga he attention which he was anxious. Among other
Ithtillte tnad been unable to give the consideration,.lie desired
441,10.1 e to4Bllre fora general civil registration. I. they i
le
t"iat.i age
h Oki' ~y, hr. new
a general
registrationl on a general principle
pY thc, diewis ', thought that it was desirable. in the mean time
tkitt' teed elves of that form of register which they had.
ttlporYie e which he proposed they would have a civil
titr et to "e Place and a religious one in another. With
4,4, 14% ',hie cwt..
f compensation, and the fees to the
~a1.1,37164-e'creithe sismpolre registration, he had. little to say.
1te.,4 of hYlat When those matters which affected the
‘llo,,loit than were removed, that there would be less
to the L'h-h.-an at present to the performance of the ceremony
iiitil:ittt7l,4kikAtieteroilapcoatleodf Still less to the payment of fees. He ill-
,ivt
14iied
this
ease that the whole amount of fees payable in
marriage should not be more than seven
ki:Pt ill l'here would be no necessity for payment for a
any. more than at present,.. when bans were
Viltibti....Qut of this fee of seven shillings he proposed that
the tlie. r should go to the parish officer or clergyman who
Ras the'
pi Bole ;by this eans he was ustified in saying
tht at °role expense fhl hp Ptegent ~. o agarriage would be less than it
:4, ,tlat f .."( ttear, hear.) He felt much obliged. to
14t :ei °I. the attention with which they had listened
he
gqpeliej °f " Hear, hear")—on a matter on which e,
th " NIA !as informed than those who had made the lam
so NI
'le tet late
N 'loge t 50.11d.Y. He had not felt himself called upon
Ihiekas refinements on the subject, but had
likitt,,as shortly and simply as possible, to explain the
"'t thetee. '
c.nieli. he trusted would" have- the effect. of remov-
ohltn:4ls tentious objections of those who dissented from
AjQ:cli r' and at the same time relieving the minister of the
11.0.t.t0.1;941 the publication of bans between parties who
I,,Qttleet he had the ceremony. If he succeeded in
le 'lll4 ' "ad in view he should rejoice at removing one of
k'o. dtas es
which had tended to alienate the minds of those
kr 441, euted fro
Ni.qh, - ,11.. , rn the doctrines of the Church from its
,ettlid"Fn more than anything connected with the cere-
„,,N did °lanipensate to them. (Hear, hear.) In present
propose the slightest change in the pres.ent
th' hyt—Te with respect to the members of the Establish-
''4t'etißio/vt.th them the civil contract would still be subject
.It•it te.the'l
.sanction. He was sure that no one would.h
k its , an!i he put in for the members of the Estabhs
.-
)0, aed f c?ntinuance of that law- which best suited their
‘stiit !e!lngs, and civil cont which superadded the
ht religi
on• ous sane-
ract.—( Cheers.) The Ri H Gen-
g