The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-20 00:00:00

DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES
BILL.

The committee on this bill was resumed for the pur-
pose of adding some new clauses.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL brought up a clause
in lieu of clause 8, providing for the constitution of the
court to be established under the bill.
The clause was read a second time, discussion on it
being postponed till the bringing up of the report.
Clauses were also brought up for the establishment of
local courts in accordance with the arrangement of last
night, for the recovery of damages by the husband from
the adulterer by the verdict of a jury in the new court
without application first for a divorce or judicial separa-
tion, instead of by the present mode of action of crim.
con., the money so obtained to be appropriated by the
court to the children, if any, or for the support of the
wife. On the second reading of the clause providing
that where a minister of any church or chapel of the
Church of England or Ireland, refused to marry divorced
parties residing within the parish under this bill they
should permit any other to do so,
Mr. MALINS regretted that the conscientious scru-
ples of the clergy were not to be respected to
the fullest extent relative to these re-mar-
riages. If a clergyman considered it wrong to marry
the guilty parties to a divorced marriage, he would con-
sider it wrong that such a marriage should be solemnised
by any one in his church. It was impossible to touch a
clergyman in a more tender part than that of his church,
as was shown by the jealous care with which one
clergymen guarded the use of his pulpit by others
with whom he differed on certain points, such,
for instance, as High Church and Low Church ;
and he suggested that such a power should not be given
until they found by experience that the difficulty arose..
He thought that if they passed the bill without this
clause no difficulty would be experienced by the guilty
parties in getting married.
Sir G. GREY said that this was a part of the com-
promise made yesterday by the Government when they
exempted the clergy from the personal necessity of
solemnising these marriages. He had always considered
that the objection of the clergy was of a personal nature
only, and it was to relieve them from that difficulty the
clause was yesterday agreed to.
After a discussion, in which Mr. Paull, Mr. B. Hope,
Mr. Ayrton, Mr. Newdegate, and Mr. Ridley took parr,
in the course of which it was urged that this clause
should be accepted on the terms of the agreement yes-
terday on the Attorney-General's concession to the con-
sciencious scruples of the clergy, -
Lord J. MANNERS denied that he was a party to
any such agreement, and said that the concession of the
Attorney-General was not founded on reason, or likely
to conciliate the feelings of the great body of the clergy.
This clause would be productive of division, strife, and
discord amongst the clergy.
After some remarks from Mr. PULLER and Sir D. I
NORREYS,
Sir W. HEATHCOTE said the course pursued by
the Government on this point was most unfortunate,
because it was likely to deprive of all grace what was
intended by the concession of yesterday. So objection- ,
able was the concession of the Attorney-General that he
and those who supported him (Sir W. Heatheote) voted
against it, and in favour of the amendment of the gal-
lant member for Harwich.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he considered it
part of the concession. When he mentioned it yester-
day no objection was made to it.
Sir W. HEATHCOTE still persisted in saying that
the concession was not accepted by the opposition.
Mr. HENLEY opposed the clause. He believed
that the conditions attached to the concession of yester-
day would be deprived of its grace, and would be ob-
jected to by the clergy. It would bring about scandal
in small parishes more particularly, when an alien cler-
gyman was brought in to perform a ceremony in the
parish church, to which their own clergyman objected.
Mr, Newdegate, Mr. Stapleton, and Mr. D. Griffiths
addressed the, committee amidst cries of "Divide."
The committee divided. The numbers were—
For the claire
Against it
Majority —4o
Mr. NE WDEGATE moved, as a new clause, that the
court which pronounced a sentence of divorce should be
able to g -ant to either of the persons a license enabling
the incumbent of any parish, not being the pariah in
which the parties resided, to solemnise the marriage,
Alter a short discussion the clause was withdrawn.
The pr amble was agreed to, and the bill passe
through committee.
The Lords' amendments to several b 113 having been
agreed to, the house adjourned at five o'ocluck.

THE SHOOTING SEASON IN SCOTLAND.

RENFREWSIIIRE.— The shooting season opened on
Wednesday ; but although the reports as to the number
of birds are favourable, they seem to be so wild and
strong on the wing that experienced shots only have been
able to make good bags. Renfro Ashire and East Argyll.
shire have produced the best.; hooting. By the Greenocck
trains on Friday afternoon upwards of 40 boxes of grouse
were despatched to the south. From the Duchal
and Ardgowan estates Sir Michael R. Shaw Stewart
sent about 30 boxes south. The Roseneath estate con-
tributed the remaining ten.—Greenock Tetegrapls.
STIRLINGSHIRE.—The sport on the 12i1 was very
good, but the birds were strong and wild, and not easily
got at. Lord Abercromby killed 25 brace ; A. C.
piers, of Culcreuch, bagged 27:3 brace with one barrel ;
Mr. James Merrison, of Livilands, killed 11 brace ;
and Mr. Ramsay, of Barnton, killed two brace.
considerable number of boxes passed the sta-
tion here on Thursday for the south, but at the
time ve
the go to press no intelligence as to the nature of
j:urn,"Paotrt • du:ring the day has reached u3.—Stirling
Catearreaa
most außpleinusnium—The eventful 12th Aug. dawned
flux of English
t.,Y. In this country we have a larger in-
s.
muX,OrSuitnen this year than on any former
occasion,
fully occupied. \;l.)ethlat all the shooting quarters are
b:rn that on the moors of this diQtrict the sport
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coaches on Wednesday night, and there
information except from shootings within a
the town. These indicate a fair am 'tint of sport. eti°l
Dunbar bagged 25 brace to his own gun at Rolm;
Mr. S. Walker, Abererdar, shot 10 brace in the course.
of the afternoon. Colonel Fraser and Mr. Ross Shot
18, brace on the Cantray Moors, in the course of four
hours. The Hon. 11. Fraser and Mr. Malty!), at Beau
fort, 87a brace; Major Hirst, at Tullech Castle, N
brace, besides hares and wild ducks; Lord Saltoun, 8
brace on a little moor near Ness Castle ;
General Cracklow, 9i brace at Culduthel ; Mr.
.Cherry,
. twenty eight brace at Gask ; Mr. J. Bailie,
!teen brace at Large, ezcThese are better bags
than were anticipated, after decimation of last ear ;
and they do not support the rumours that are flyirg
about as to the absence of game in all directions. No
one expected that the birdsyvoulibe as numerous as
formally, but there is this satisfaction, that, so tar as a e
have learned, the assurances are mostcol:Lotting as to
he qualities of the birds.