The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-19 00:00:00

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

TUTS DAY—Mon., 35 min. aft. 1 —Even , 57 trVn. aft. 1
To-Monitow— Morn., 13 min. aft. 2 Even., 38 min. aft. 2

THE WEATHER-SUN OFFICE, AUGUST 19.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
72—highest since noon yesterday.
65--lowest this morning and daring the night.
69 —this day at noon.

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1857

Everything must sooner or latter be brought
to a conclusion. We may, therefore, anticipate
that the wearisome and protracted discussions on
the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill may
terminate at the next sitting. It is said that
Parliament is to be prorogued on SAturclay nfxt.
Surely then some reasonable time must be eon--
ceded to the Upper House t) take into considera-
tion the numerous amendmentq, or luasi amend-
ments introduced in the collateral branch of the
Legislature, to agree or dissent therefrom, and,
if necessary, t) hold a conference with a com-
mittee from the O,YaIMODS. It may be a
serious inconvenience to protract the Session be-
yond that time. But we hope and believe that
the Government will not suffer itself to be de-
feated by the obstructive tactics resorted to, and
that whatever time may be necessary to complete
the measure will be devoted to that 'purpose, so
that the much required measure may become the
law of the land before Noble L3rds and Right
Hon. and Hon. Gentlemen aro enabled to separate
in pursuit of health or amusement.
One of the points debated with much energy on

Monday was, how far the petitioner for relief
should be compelled to come into court with clean
* hands? whether, in fact, it should be per-
mitted to the respondent to avail herself
of the to quope argument and to retort on
her accuser. The difficulties incidental to any
fixed and irreversible rule were clearly and dis..
tinetly pointed out, and the matter was finally
left, to the discretion of the New Tribunal. This
is in strict accordance with the principle of the
bill. The ar s -
intended to execute the func-
tions that hp .rctofore
devolved on Pailiament. It
hhartb !ea c.)nsti ,itea with peculiar care, so as to
warrant the X tonsivo powers confided to its
charge. The Lord Chan"nors the two Chief
Justices!,
the Chief Baron, and a specially selected
Judge will
be the members, and surely
no adequate pretext for re_
there can be
privilege of taking all the
fusing them the
facts of the case into their consideration
and deciding in accordance with justice and
equity. If they were to be fettered by stringent
inflexible regulations, persons of very inferior
pretensions would be fully qualified to act within
the narrow limits allowed by the Legislature.
Indeed, we believe, that every case might be
safely entrusted to their hands, and that a short
enactment declaring that their judgment should
be final and conclusive in all matters relating to
the dissolution of marriage, on the petition of
either husband or wife, would be the best and
most convenient that could be passed, and that

there would not be the slightest danger of any
abuse of power, or act of indiscretion on their
part.

The next point contested with the most un-