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London, England, 1857-08-19 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(YEsTERDAy.)

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woclsack
at five o'clock.
Lord COLVILLE presented a petition from Wigton
against the Police (Scotland) Bill.
Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from Nor-
folk against the clause in the Divorce Bill compelling
clergymen to marry divorced persons.
SECURITY TO TRUSTEES' BILL.
Lord ST. LEONARDS said, at the titan the Fraudu-
lent Trustees' Bill was under discussion he suggested to
the noble and learned lord on the woolsack that a mea-
sure ought to be introduced to afford relief to trustees
who had acted honestly. Tne noble lord admitted that
such a measure was impracticable, but be thought that it
was only difficult, and he accordingly framed a bill,
-which passed their lordships' house, and was sent down
to the Commons where it was read a second time. When
it was proposed to go into committee on this bill a
learned gentleman (the Attorney. General) in the other
louse said, with that confidence which is peculiar to
him, that this bill was so fraught with inaccuracies that
it would take three days to remedy the defects, and under
those oircumstancs he (the Attorney-General) thought
tima better course would be to withdraw the bill alto-
gether for the session. He (Lord St. Leonards) begged
to give notice that early neat session be should reintro-
duce the same measure.

The LORD CHANCELLOR deprecated the system
of alluding to the speeches that had been made in the
other house of Parliament.
THE DIVORCE BILL.-
Lord ST. LEONARDS wished to know when it wns
likely the Divorce and Ma'ritnanial Causes t3ill would
be transmitted to their lordships, in order that the
amendments that had been made in the other house
might be considered.

Earl GRANVILLE paid it was impossible to say
when the bill would come up to their lordships. If the
noble and learned lord had given him notice of the
questioti, he would have made inquiry on the subject
The bill had, however, been so fully discussed in both
houses, that it was not likely to occupy much of their
lordships' time.

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Llrd CAMPBELL said be hoped the session would
not close, even though it was continued for a consider-
able time longer. He should regard it as a national
calamity if the prorogation took place until this bill
was passed.

Lord REDESDALE said the alterations that bad
been made were of the most important description—
(hear, hear)—such, for instance, of aff Julio a
rolief where it had been refused by their lordships. He
thought it would be utterly impossible that these alter-
ations in the measure, which materially affected the in-
terest of every borne in the kingdom could be properly
discussed at a time when the house was so thinly at-
t mded.

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Earl GRANVILLE said the 6overnthent were de.
tr) resist every attempt to postpone it.
Toe subject then cropped.
PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRA,

TfON BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR moved that the Com-
mons! amendments to this bill be agreed to.
L-Ird WYNFORD moved that the amendments in
clauses 40 and 70 he not agreed t.)„
.After a few words froM LOrd St. Leonards, Lord
Campbell, the Lord Chancellor, and Lord Wynfcrd, the
amendment was negative" without a division, and-the
Commons' amendments were then agreed to.
The standing order having been suspended in their
ftvour, the following billy were real a second time :
The Pin lico Improvement Bill, the Dunbar Harbaur
Loan 1111, and:the Ivletrrmolitan Police• Stat ions
The Ecclesiastical Comwilsion 8111 was reported, with
amendments.

REVISING BARRISTERS (DUBLIN) BILL.
The Lord CHANCELLOR moved the suspensien of
the standing order, in this case, observing that-unless the
bill was passed the registra►tion of Dublin cmli no:, be
r 'needed with.

L.:rl O.A.IIPBELL rcpeatei his objection to the
vesting of the app..)ictment in the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland.

The motion waa agreed to, and the bill read a second
time. -

PROBATES AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRA.-

TION (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, the
etandin4 order was suspended in this case also, and
the bill read a 6E'Clnd time.

MUTINY (EAST INDIA) BILL.
On the motion cf Lord PANMURE,
,the standing"
order Was enepended, and the bill was read a second
time,

JOINT STOCK COMPANIES ACT (1850 AMEND,

MENT BILL.
Lord STANLEY of ALDE FtLEY moved the sus-
pension of the standing order, and the bill was then read
a second time.

PAROCHIAL SCHOOLMASTERS (SCOTLAND)
(No, 2) BILL.
On the motion of the Duke of ARGYLL, the stand•
log order craw suspended, and this bill also lead a second

Their lordships then arjJurned at 6.73 minu'es to
seven o'cicek.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YEsTmADAT.)
The SrzAKETt toGk the chair at 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

On the motion of Cal. PINNEY, the standing orders
were suspended to ene.)!e Llrd Rivers' Elate 8.11 to be
read a third time and nagged.
MERSEY' CONSERVANCY AND DOCK 3
(No. 2) BILL.
Mr. J. EWART moved C:e appointment of the fol-
lowing select committee relative to the Mersey Con.er-
vancy and Docks (No. 2) Bill :—Mr. Fitzroy, Mr.
wP rt, and Mr. Kin,s,lake.
Agreed to.

DIVORCE AND MATRI 1I()NIA.L CAITSES
(STAMP DUTIES.)
The house went into committee and agreed to the fol-
lowing resclations
"That the same amount of stamp duty as is now pay-
able on the admission of a proctor to any eceleliiastical
court, shal be payable by every person to be admitted
as a praetor in the.C,)urt cf Divorce and Matrimonial
Causes, or in the Court of Probate, who shall not have
been previously admitted as a proctor in the
other of such courts, or in an ecc'esia,stical or admiral'y
court, and have paid the stamp duty in respect thereof.
" That every perecia who shall practise as a proctor or
a 9 a solicitor or attorney in the said Court of Divorce
and Matrimonial Causes, or the said Court of Probate,
shall obtain as annual certificate to authorise him so to
do en-ler the stamp duty acts in the same manner as
procters practising in the Ecclesiastical or Admiralty
Courts, and solicitors and attorneys practising in her
Majeet Courts at Westminster, are now required to
do by the said acts or any of them.
DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES-BILL,
The committee on this Lill was resumed.
On clause 53,
Sir W. HEATECOTE raid that ho very much
regretted to Worm the house that his friend
and colleague (Mr. Gladstone) who had an im-
portant amendment neat in order -on the paper
for the consideration of the committee, bad lately
been suffering under a severe domestic affliction,
which was the cause of his absence from the House
a considerable portion of yesterday The apnrehension
that it would cause his absence from the House the
remainder of the session bad, he regretted to say, ac'n-
ally occurred,.and it devolved on him (Sir W. Heathcote)
to move the important amendment of his right bon. col-
league and friend to this clause. The clause as it stood
called on the clergy to marry divorced parties, which
would not only be repugnant to the feelings of tae
majority of them, but (as most of them belie led) contrary
to the law of God. To relieve the clergy from the diffi-
culty in which. they found themselves placed by this clause,
his right hon. friend had given notice of this amendment
which was to the effect that the marriage of divorced
persons should be in the character of a civil contract
entered into at the Registrar's office, but sanctioned by
a religious ceremony, where a clergyman or dissenting
minister could be found voluntarily to perform it.
The ATTOFitNEY-GENERAL regretted the absence
of Mr. Gladstone owing to the domestic affliction re-
ferred to, who, .he remarked, was one of the chief orna-
anent@ of their debates. (Hear.) The amendment wa3
objectionable in many respects. It would inflict great
injury on the innocent husband or wife seeking to marry
again, or an innocent person marrying the adulterer or
adulteress, as the case might be. It would also have
the effect, if carried, of going far to confirm the principle
that marriage was indissoluble. The amendment, if
carried, would only make the marriage valid on being.
!iolerrini.ed in a particular form, which would be a great
tardollip on the parties, especially if they were Dissen--
and clergymen or Dissenting ministers were willing
"' tlerforrn the marriage ceremony. A woman marrying
of En a divorced man by the form of the Cburch
-.raw aV,
tion of a VI would by the amendment be pat in the posi-
ILe gegatrtecrine, and the children would be illegitimate.
que4ion on tl,that the committee should not decide the
divorced persou'aeanlen'lment, but first consider whether
on that heir g de should have power to marry again, and
whether the clergy of 11,3 the affirmative, then consider
Church of England should or
should not be exerntedZ ziolemniaing such marriages
when they were reluctant
right honourable baronet to :ittlj so. He asked the
withdraw his amendment.
Mr. B. HOPE supported the
Borne
clergymen of the Church of
deference should
had pstttioned
England
against the clause, and he thought
be paid to their feelings.
Mr. NEWDEGATE considered that nothing could
justify the bill in its present form, and . urged the com-
mittee to adopt the amendment. He called upon the
committee to give due influence to religion as a correc-
tive to the dangerous tendency to
the bill
be bad I •
ntended to
a
Mr. D. GRIFFITHS raid that
move an amendment prohibiting the guilty party from
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being married by the forms of the Church of ng and,
but considering the arguments of the Attorney-General
unanswerable against the amendment he should oppose
it

Lord J. MANNERS enforced in a lengthened speech,
the duty of the committee to respect tha conacientkus
Rcruplea of the clergy, as well as numbers of the laity,
On the compulsory marriage of the guilty parties.
Mr. ADAMS expressed a hope that the amendment
would be withdrawn. He considered ft was essential
that a religions sanction should be observed in the so
lemnisation of marriage—whether of members of the
Church of England or of Dissenters. (Hear, hear.) He
ohs° objected to the amendment because it set a brand
on innocent parties, as being unworthy to partake of the
religious ceremony of marriage. He thought liberty of
conscience should be given to the clergy in this respect,
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