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.to the case of adultery by the husband. But
other- circumstances may, and frequently
do, occur in connection with the adultery of the
husband, giving the wife an equal claim to an
adequate remedy. In every Christian countrY)
no matter what the prevailing religion, whether
Roman Catholic or Protestant, except our own,
the same measure of justice is meted forth to male
and female. Ours, where we profess to elevate the
female character, where our allegiance is due to a
female Sovereign, is the single and unenviable ex-
ception to the general rule. Here it is that we
deliberately deprive woman of equal rights,
strip her of her own
rendering her the
property, nay, more, of the
fruits of her own industry,
hus-
band, rather than the partner of his joys and
sorrows--the alleviator of every misfortune, a
real helpmate and comforter in his afflictions !
Even in the existing laws it is different. In
the Ecclesiastical Courts the same judgment is
pronounced in cases of adultery, whether the
crime be committed by the husband or wife ; and
likewise by the law of ,Scotland no distinction is
made—the adultery of either is placed on pre-
cisely the same footing ; and it has never been
pretended that the rule has occasioned any incon-
venience, or that our brothers and sisters on the
other side of the Tweed are less moral and reli-
gious, or that the nuptial vow is regarded with
greater laxity than here ; nor can it be said that
the extension of the law to cases of adultery by
the husband will give occasion for a great num-
ber of suits for divorce. The proceedings can
originate only with the wife, and she has, both as
to feeling and interest, so much at stake, so much
to relinquish which must be most dear to her,
that there is little fear of her resorting to this
remedy, except in extreme cases, and after all
hone of amendment has ceased,

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LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1857

Examine it well, closely, minutely, nam e by
name—that long list of the Ballot Division. We
published it in our columns yesterday. We re-
produce it to-day elsewhere in this present im-
pression. We hope that it will be reprinted, far
and wide, in the broadsheets of our liberal pro-
vincial contemporaries. It is the one great divi-
sion of the session 1 The only one worth looking
at ! The only one that can really and truly
be spoken of in a figurative way as a 'rest or
a Touchstone. And it is this. So far it
as
relates to the Reform of Reforms--" The Ballot"
it is a test, and a test applied to a New Parliament.
In some respects the result is very encouraging.
For inasmuch as it shows that we have now in
i
the popular branch of the Legislature upwards of
200 resolute supporters of The Ballot, it is full of
encouragement. It that minority of
189, or (counting the
! getting on That we
. appreciably
that we are indeed tellers and 28 pairs) of 219 !
are, as we said yesterday, arrived, so to speak, at
the tenth hours in
Energy—Perseverance—and
it will yet --
Ballot. Pabteuce— ours 1 At the eleventh hour we
shall base a ruseitrd egayar, d
to this matter of the
h of new advocates of that great
ref(3fra
of
the Ballot, which was once under a po-
litical taboo, was coolly ignored, was haughtily
pooh-pooped—hut
more
eheadia7hut which is now becoming day by
mre popular. Don't we all of us
perfectly well recollect when Mr. BERKELEY stood
in the House of Commons in a position quite as
insulated in regard to The Ballot as that in which
Mr. VILLIERS stood, once and often, in refer-
ence to the dogmas and principles of Free-trade ?
Why, it seems only yesterday that it was as we
have said—in what was then St. Stephens. Yet
a very few sessions pass by, and lo ! the mere
handful of Reformers told out into the lobby by
the Honourable Member for Bristol and his faith-
ful lieutenant the Honourable Baronet the Repre-
sentative of Westminster—we suddenly find
extended into actually more than One-Third of
the Hous4 of Commons ! Courage, combi-
nation, and consistency, will soon bring us to the
happy realisation of all our long.cherished hopes,
in regard to The Ballot, as we have already termed
it the Reform of Reforms. Let the truth now
be insisted upon, that without " Tha Ballot" the
promised Reform Bill of 1858, will be absolutely
nothing less tan " a mockery, a snare, and a
delusion !" Lord PALMERSTON, in the most
paltry way imaginable, shirked ttie question on
Tuesday evening by his personal non-attendance !
His Ministerial representative upon the Treasury
bench, the Right Hon. Baronet the Chancellor of
the Exchequer equivocated and equivocated !
While, from his accustomed place upon that back
bench, behind the Government, the Noble Lord
the member for the City of London spoke right
out words that ought to have made the
ears of his brother the Sergeant-at-Arms tingle
again I In these and some other particulars the
spectacle presented by Tuesday's Debate, and
still more by Tuesday's Division, was sufficiently
disheartening and melancholy. But in other re-
spects, as we intimated yesterday, the results of
both Debate and Division are fraught with conso-
lation and encouragement. Let them be frankly
accepted and used as such by all earnest advocates
of the Ballot both within and without the walls
of Parliament, viz., as a solace for present dis-
appointment and an incentive to future and more
strenuous exertions ! If the Ballot be good for
the Clubs, why not for the people? Is it one law
for the rich—another for the poor ? Impartial
Legislators and Judges !—can you spell the word
—S hame, and hide your blushes ! ! !

The second protest, signed by Lords LYND.
HURST and HUTCHINSON (Earl of Donoughmore,
in Ireland) relates to wilful desertion by either
party ! Why, when the sacred promise made at
the altar has been wilfally violated—when the great
objects of the Divine ordinance are wholly frus-
trated—should the abandoned party be perma-
nently chained to one who has disregarded his or
her obligations t Why, when the consideration
has notoriously failed, should the contract be
held binding on the innocent and deeply injured
party It has been held by the highest autho-
rities of the, Anglican Church, whose names
are set forth in the protest, that wilful
desertion was a scriptural ground for
divorce. We profess to be under a reformed
Church ! Why, then, should Puseyite Prelates
and Lords give greater weight to the decisions
and views of the Council of Trent, than to those
of Protestant Churches all over the world ?

It is also exceedingly Desirable that the law on
so important a subject should be assimilated in all
parts of the United Kingdom ; that a woman
should not be held an a4ultress in England who
is legally married in Scotland ; that her legal is-
sue in the Sister Kingdom should not be bas-
tardised in this country !

Tor all these cogent reasons we earnestly hope
that the bill may be amended in the Commons,
and that by so large a majority, that
it may induce the Lords to re-consider
their former decisions, and to avoid a
collision on a subject where truth and justice,
policy and expediency, are alike against them. A
House that numbers Lords LYNDEILST and
BROUGZAM amongst its members should not array
themselves amongst the persecutors of the Gentle
Sean.

The fearful mutiny that has just occurred in the
Indian Army, although it may be completely sup.
pressed and severely punished, must be regarded
as a matter for deep and serious consideration
Disaffection in the army appointed to guard and
protect the general interests, is the most formid-
able danger that can arise. Its causes must be
strictly investigated, and accurately discovered.
If they are easily preventible, no pains should be
spared to remove well-grounded cause of com-
plaint. If no adequate remedy can be provided,
the dangerous element should be removed, the
insubordinates deprived of the arms which they
may turn against ourselves on the first emergency,
and on the most trivial pretexts.

In another part of ibis day's impression will be
found two very important protests against the
Divorce Bill, as it has finally passed the Upper
House. They are uot, as protests usually are,
directed against acts of commission, but of omis-
sion. Not for what has bee'. done, but for that
which has been left undone. The noble dissen-
tients perfectly approve of the measure so far as
it goes ! Their objections •are, that it falls far
short of what justice and expediency alike de-
mand—that it is partial and one-sided, degrading
to the sex which every man of ordinary feeling
ought to feel it his proudest duty to sustain and
support, and that, consequently, it will create an
indelible blot on the national statute book, which
should, so far as practicable, be prevented.
The first protest is signed by five Peers, in-
cluding Lord LYNDHURST, the champion par excel-
lence of woman's rights and privileges. It is
needless to say that it is ably prepared, and
contains an admirable summary of the argu-
ments for perfect reciprocity between husband
and wife, or to use the vulgar but expressive
aphorism, that " What is sauce for the goose,
should also be sauce for the gander I" It is true
that equal justice has never hitherto been dispensed
to injured wives. But that has been owing to
to the exceptional, and we may add, anomalous
state of affairs. There was no law on the subject.
A. special act of Parliament was necessary in every
case, and the illiberal practice that prevailed was
to exclude women from the relief readily afforded
to the sterner sex. This was bad enough, but the
evil would be magnified a hundred fold if the
system of exclusion passed into a law, and
the tribunal about to be constituted should have
no power to supply a remedy, however urgent
the disease, or atrocious the conduct of the
offender. As the second reason declares—" Al-
though the husband should be living in the most
open and notorious adultery, and should even
bring his mistress into the family residence, in-
sulting the wife by her presence, and should
endeavour by ill-usage to compel her to submit
to this disgrace, such a case would not come within
the provisions of the a:A."

" Quis custodiet ipsos custodest' is a pertinent
interrogatory. The fidelity of the appointed
guardians, and preservers of the peaice, is of the
first importance. How can we rely for safety
against domestic disturbances or external aggres-
sion upon those who, while receiving our pay, and,
to use the emphatic expression--" Partaking
of our salt" are filled with discontent against
their employers ? Every possible precaution
should be adopted against running counter to
any of their prejudices, or affording them
just grounds for complaint. If the sta-
bility of the Anglo-India Empire must
depend on an Army of Sepoys, care should be
taken to render its members contented with their
lot, and faithful to the Government by whom they
are supported !

It has been stated. that the normal condition of
the native soldier is one of discontent !—that he is
never at a loss for a pretext for disaffection !
that a disposition to mutiny has been manifested
almost ab initio, and that a plausible excuse can
always be discovered in some religions scruple
or prejudice ! He has unquestionably
often behaved well, and received the just reward
for meritorious services. But the main question
is, can he invariably be depended on, or may not
his discontent find expression at some moment of
emergency when the consequences may be truly
disastrous, and even irreparable!
But even under the most favourable oircum.
stances, it has never been for a moment asserted
that Sepoys are as efficient as European soldiers.
Battles have been won against the most terrific
odds, when the foe has even been as
ten to one. Is it not then possible to reorganise
the entire Indian army, and to obtain a much
larger proportion of European Soldiers? We be-
lieve that it would be by no means impossible to
do so, and that there would be but little if any
additional expense ! There is a golden opportu-
nity now available, which should not be neglected
or misapplied. Those who have displayed
a laxity of discipline, or an indifference to
the interests of the English Government
should unhesitatingly be disbanded. They should
not be allowed to retain the weapons which they
have been so ready to turn, on frivolous and insuf-
fioientgrounds, against Europeans. They might, as
we have stated, easily be replaced by English soldiers
if adequate inducements are only held out to those
ready and willing to take service. We can scar-
' cely hope that the magnates of Leadenhall-street
well adopt the necessary means. It is an
English question, and should be discussed
iu, and decided by the Imperial Parliament.
And the sooner the subject be taken up in the
manner which its vast importance so imperatively
demands, the better for all parties concerned—the
Indian, as well as the British, subjects of Her
Most Gracious Mums

LATEST NEW

THE B &AMU.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING.

A telegraphic despatch has just been received
from Lisbon, announcing that the European and
American Company's steamer Golden Fleece, Cap-
tain Hall, arrived at Lisbon from the Brazils on
Tuesday, and left for Southampton at seven o'clock
the same evening, with 100 passengers and 550
tons of cargo.

The same Company's steamer Calcutta, Captain
Blackmoor, arrived here this morning, from Ant-
werp, and sails on Saturday for Lisbon and the
Brazils.

Amongst the fashionable arrivals at the Granby Hotel,
Rarrowgate, are Colonel and the Hon. Lady Grace Van-
deisur and family, the Dowager Lady Massy, the Hon.
John Massy, St. Lawrence Tighe, Lq., Dr. and Mrs.
Raleliffe Hall and family, the Misses French, Mn.e
Newenham, &c.

riatf. SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 2 1857

ELECTION COMMITTEES.—(This Day.)

MAYO.

The committee met this morning at the usual hour in
Committee•room, No. 2 ; Mr. Scbolefield in the chair.
The room was inconveniently crowded, in consequence
of the announcement that Archbishop M`Hale would
be examined.

The first witness examined waq Sir Richard O'Donnell.
In answer to questions from Mr. James, he stated that
be resided in the county of Mayo. He was deputy-
lieutenant of the county, and in the absence of Lord
Lunen, the Lord Lieutenant, in the Crimea, be acted
for him. He was chairman of Colonel Higgins's com-
mittee, and canvassed for him from the 17th March to
the 16th April. Colonel Higgins appeared to have the
support of the resident gentry, Roman Catholic and
Protestant, with the exception of two, The committee
commenced canvassing in Ballinagb, but the excitement
became so great that the canvas had to be discontinued,
and Colonel Higgins had to remain closetted in his hotel
two days. He left the town on the second day. Col.
Higgins had attempted to canvas, but when he got into
the street be was surrounded by a crowd led on by two
priests and a parish clerk, who denounced Col. Higgins
as a coward and a traitor. The two priests were with
the clerk, and the people were so greatly excited
that the colonel was compelled to leave without can-
vassing the district. In the borough of Trewanny
Colonel Higgins's committee obtained the promises of
140 voters before the excitement commenced, who
nevertheless voted for him, including the clergymen of
the Church of England and the dissenting clergy. On
the 21st March the committee commenced canvassing
Castlebar, which contained between 40 and 50 voters,
Witness canvassed them and obtained 25 promises for
Colonel Higgins. - The whole of them voted for
Colonel Higgins, and the others against him
On Sunday 21.1 March, witness went to New
port, and on the 23d he returned with Colonel Higgins
to Ballinagb, but they were unable to get into the town
owing to the excitement thatprevailed. They afterwards
went to Ballycross, where they found a platform erected
and upon it a crowd of people, amongst whom were 7 or
8 priests. One was Mr. Giercht, another Mr. O'Dowd,
and a third Mr. Scully. The priests told the people that
Colonel Higgins was a traitor, and called upon them in
the name of their religion to vote for Mr. Moore. Col.
Higgins attempted to speak, but the priests signalled
to the mob and they refused to hear him. On
a subsequent day they went to a place called
Balleyskreen, when the candidates were to
address the electors, but the mob was headed by a priest
on horseback, and owing to his influence, Col. Higgins
was refused a hearing. The mob attacked Col. Higgins'
committee and his supporters, several of whom got
broken heads, and the excitement increasing witness
drew the attention of the Sheriff to the conduct of
Priest Curling. On the following day the nomination
took place, and the same priest, who always carried a
large whip, was very active in urging the peo-
ple to hiss and hoot Colonel Higgins. Wit.
ness knew Mr. MT voy, a Roman Catholic
priest at Newport, brother to Bishop M'Evoy.
On the Sunday before the day of election witness heard
him haranguing the people against Col. Higgins. Ano-
ther priest named Ryan was also there distributing
whisky to the mob. He poured it out of a large jug he
had in his hand, and he called upon the people to vote
for Mr. Moore. The mob, after drinking the whisky,
became very much excited, and they had to be
dispersed by the police. Witness attended the
poiling-booths on the days of election, and saw
Ryan bring up voters. Previous to the election
be saw placards posted in the town stet ng that
a meeting of the clergy of the dioceses of Tuam had been
held, and that the meeting had come to the determination
to oppose Colonel Higgins, because he had been guilty
of a violation of his most solemn pledges. The placard
also stated that every parish priest would be put in mo-
Htioigngtionss,eacnudreothaet
irtetwuornuidof
bAelrh.isMdouotyret,oanhdistflooocuksttoCsoele.
that no elector voted for the colonel.

By Mr. Karslake—Witness eaw the placard in front
of Armstrong's hotel, where Mr. Moore's committe sat.
He saw it there at least a week before the day of nomi-
nation. He knew Mr. Moore's committee met there
daily. There was another placard on the front of the
hotel with the words " Hurrah for Moore and Palmer?'
He did not think the words " Committee room" were on
the placard.

Mr. Griffin recalled—Proved that Mr. Armstrong told
him it was Mr. Morris's committee-room, and there
was a placard outside stating it was Moore and Palmer's
committee-room.

Mr. Kerslake contended that the evidence was in.
sufficient to connect Mr. Moore with the publication of
the placard in question to make him responsible for the
consequences.

Sir Richard O'Donnell, examined by Mr. James--The
placard was on the wall when Mr. Moore addressed the
electors from the window of the Intel, bathe did not think
he could have seen it. He saw no other but
priests bring up Mr. Moore's voters to the poll. He
neither saw nor heard of any regular legal agent being
engaged in that way for Mr. Moore. He saw seven or
eight priests so engaged. 404 votes remained unpolled
in the whole county. 1,041 voted for Col. Higgins.
Mr. Moore's majority over Col. Higgins was 128. Be.
tween 1,230 and 1,250 promised to vote for the colonel,
and from the best information he calculated on a large
majority in favour of Colonel Higgins. In Castlebar
25 promised Colonel Higgins, but after the disturbance
the voters fell back, and only five or six voted for him.
After the riots he found generally that the voters would
not vote for Colonel Higgins, and he knew of one or
two instances where the parties in consequence voted
for Mr. Moore.

Examined by Mr. Karslake—He could not say bow
many voters personally promised him ; he had frequently
known voters promise him, and afterwarc;s break their
promise. Witness canvassed Lord Lucan's tenants.
He was unable to say if Lord Lucan after that
declared in favour of Mr. Moore. He believed nearly
all the witrftsses he canvassed in Castlebar were Lord
Lucan's tenants. There is often excitement amongst
Irishmen at election times. The different speakers in-
terested in the respective candidates made strong re•
marks on the conduct of each other.

Archbishop M'Hale was called, and examined by Mr.
James. He was questioned relative to the conduct o
the Roman Catholic priests during the late election,
but he appeared not to have a clear recollection
of what occurred. He considered that he ought
not to be called on to state his views on the
oonduct of the Roman Catholic priests, because he might
hereafter be called upon to entertain the matter in ano-
ther shape. He never recommended the clergy to act
in election matters, because they appeared willing to
do so on their own account. He was ".
able to state whether he signed the resolution imputed
to them, but if he were shown the documents he would
state if they bore his signature.

The cross-examination of the archishop was ad;ourned
till to-morrow.

CAMBRIDGE.

This committee reassembled at the usual hour, and
proceeded with the scrutiny. Nothing of importance
transpired.

PONTEFRACT.

This committee also reassembled this morning at the
usual hour. The committee were engaged in receiving
rebutting evidence on the part of the sitting member,
which was devoid of any particular interest, and merely
went to negative the evidence given by the witnesses for
the petition.

WAREHA.U.
This committee was occupied deliberating on this
report.

ALARMING FlRE.—Yesterday morning, about three
o'clock, the inhabitants of Lisson-street, Lisson-grove,
were greatly alarmed, in consequence of a fire breaking
out in the premises belonging to Mr. Williams, a bread
and biscuit baker, carrying on business in the before.
mentioned thoroughfare. The fire extended so rapidly
that the inmates had great difficulty in Effecting a safe
retreat. In a very brief period several engines attended
and a good supply of water having been procured, the
firemen were enabled to subdue the flanie., hut not un-
til they had passed completely through the building.
Fortunately the sufferer was insured.
ROYAL BOTANIC SOClETY.—Another exhibition of this
society took place yesterday in their grounds in the
Regent's Park. The plants aril fruit were considered
sufficiently beautiful to deserve various prizes, consisting
of gold and silver medals, which were awarded to the
successful exhibitors. The day was unfavourable, but
the company was rather numerous, and included the ex-
Qaeen of France, the Duke de fklontpensier, and several
members of the Erigli.h aristocracy.
ATTEMPTED Suunnu.—A. man named Davis, upwards
of 50 years of age, was charged this morning at the
Southwark Police-court with attempting to commit
suicide by cutting his throat. The wife of the prisoner
said she thought his mind was affected. He was re-
manded in order that he might undergo a medical exa-
mination.

MINISTERS' MONEY IN IRELAND.—The total number
of houses rated at more than 10/. each in Dublin, Cork,
Limerick, Clonmel, Waterford, Drogheda, Kinsale, and
Kilkenny, amounts to 19,197, and the total amount of
ministers' money payabie in the above cities and bo-
roughs is 12,1331., of which 8,436/. is leviable in Dublin
and 2,2711. in Cork, such is the substance of a return
moved for by Mr. G. A. Hamilton, M.P.