The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-26 00:00:00

THE DIVORIJE BILL.

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The following is a copy of the Bishop of Ply-
Protest against the third reading of the L'
and Matrimonial Causes Bill :
"Dissentient,—Beoause the bill authorises the I nte
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marriage of the adulterous parties, but does
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relieve the clergy from the legal obligation Of 400
brating matrimony in such cases with the "hires
of the church. Yet that office expressly 'l°lo
that holy matrimony, instituted by God in the 'loa
of man's innocency, signifies the mystical tl°oo.
between Christ and His Church, whereas adultery t9e
stantly spoken of in holy Scripture ymbtlisitigiePosi
Lacy from that Church and the violationasB of that t°,6„%11
union. In contempt of this sacred truth the bill ooua- y
sanctions the marriage of parties whose ability to tu, the
is founded on their being adulterers, but it compel red
clergy to marry them in profanation of the most ocio
words of Scripture, and with perversion of the mostsolooo
truths of the Gospel. For, even if the use of the offios ct:00
be tolerated in the marriage of adulterous pares° ;veil
are repentant of their adultery, yet no security is g
reed
or can be given by any statute that the parties cooosr
e,
are really penitent ; and yet those parties 10000.
their adultery incurred the Church sentence Of esfcjet
muuication, which, if duly pronounced, would rof
them incapable of being married with the ritc-ar
the Church. If the circumstances of the times riot
vent the' due exercise of the Church's diseiplinedbris•
the least that might be expected from 3 cote
tian Legislature is that it be careful to protect the ,1306
from the guilt of countenancing such fearful profsne.toil
and to respect the oonscientious feelings of all f.ainooll
churchmen, who cannot but be shocked by such AW-
trifling with the gravest spiritual matters ;
cially of the clergy, who, if the bill shall finally PA-i-L'bou"
not be able to perform what belongs to their office W.,- fuss
violating their sense of duty to God, and cannot r-f ha'
to perform it without incurring the heavy penalties
cease
man law. The enactment is the more grievous be„:tri"
there already exists a mode of contracting ":3yBl
mony between such parties, which not only bat
the rights and sanctions of the church unviolato'neoi,
would also relieve the parties themselves, if trulinir the
tent and sensitive of their own degradation, fro --atiog
anguish an 1 misery which they must feel in rel:lebeAl,"
vows t) God which they have already broken, s'),`"st 101
ing pronounced over them the curse of God agaro 000
who have, as they already have, put asunt
whom God has joined together.'
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Madame Ugalde, premiere chanteuse of the sr
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TREASURES
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Co ihnTi qiggioo
on Wednesday were : By season ticket, 1,961 ;
ment, 7,814 ; total, 9,775. 0 Al
TEE RECENT EXTRAORDINARY CASE Or ASSA,II,bIIO
BIRMINGHAM —At the Quarter Sessions at Birrnoisa eo
Mr. Eiward Henry Collis, solicitor (who bad bel, 11*
the previous day found guilty of an assault on 0),
R. T. Hodgson, solicitor, and late mayor of the v°
appeared iu court to receive his judgment. ,thif
corder sentenced the defendant to pay a fine of "nalq
to be imprisoned until the same was -paid. The Ve
was paid immediately. outli
NEWSPAPERS TO THE EAST INDIES —ArratigEelodilh
have been entered into with the Government 0,1 icing;
dome
which, all newspapers posted in the -Unite" Eel
India
addressed to places within the territory of be Eel
la Company, and properly prepaid, will be &liner,
in India without any further charge. In like:"3,tajCiorA
newspapers from India addressed to the U‘.l"vefes'
dom, if duly prepaid in India, will be cle'l of
y without charge in this country. The rate,:
postage upon a single Newspaper. willntb
3d. when sent via Maritilles ; ld. when sent vie ",:vert
ampton. In consenting to this arrangement, h°,Tt,ool
the Government of India have required, as e',e°"o.o9/f'
that the above rates of postage shall be licait'u °nog
papers not exceeding four ounces in weight' and 13°
paper, therefore, weighing above four ounces ofier
exceeding eight ounces will, on the Ist July atia tad 81
forward, be chargeable with double single ratel,h-ttool°
on, an additional rate being charged for each au" oar
four ounces or fraction of four ounces which the nos
paper may weigh.—By command of the P°l3t/3:1
General, R. HILL, Secretary. eri
SUDDEN DEATH.—Yesterday Mr. Baker resoZniketn
inquiry into the cause of the death of MarY IL-006c
who died suddenly after breakfast in a lodging-",,vloo!
Finsbury, having been released from prison the Pri-50ee,
day. The husband of the deceased had purchaset' co ol
and other articles for breakfast, and the circurostapoe to
his having insured his wife's life for 500/. gave
suspicion, which made it necessary to have a ps" os,
tern examination. It was proved that death was c,°pleo
by disease of the heart, and a verdict was given of
by the visitation of God." g bri
EXTENSIVE FIRE.—pest rday morning a ',re fi 0-
' out in the premises of Mr. Alderman Rose!, cm' The
varnish-warehouseman, Upper Thames-street, Uitf',ooll
flames spread rapidly ; but the engines having 000
been brought into play, the fire was subdued iul'oP
three hours ; but not before considerable loss weoper,
tained. Mr. Alderman Rose was asleep ja the —o°
part of the building at the time of the discoverrfn' erg)/
happily escaped without personal injury. The P 4
A MART CRUSHED TO DEATH. —Yesterday (1_
was insured.
Lemon.bt aged 58, a carriage-cl•aner, while atten3Por7oo.
fuPeuaits3srfwu lhe iiwee
violenceet Dh
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as in all such cases, t
were b •912°'1"
some carriages near the Paddington te 411
must have been comie,l
fell to the
ground a lifeless cor se the su Pesiti°n b l'n-
e whole of the inter
between
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rbuffers.p shunted
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MR. DOUGLAS JRRROLD.—A concert, aid e si4
O 1 to
fund now raising for the relief of the family 0" aid,
Mr. Douglas Jerrold, will take place to-morrow have qt:
at St. Martin's-hall. The names of those who "opro
luuteered to assist are abundantly sufficient to ofle so'
full attendance Thy are as follows :--NlBja°3t. 14r.
vello, Mr. and. Mrs.e T. German Reed, liar Ernileolooo'
Albert Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Weiss, Mr. F.►
eic (deli oil
Signor Bottesini, Mr. Osborne, Miss Mary
Dolby, and Mr. Sims Reeves. Mr. Belled°
conduct,