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meats of certain Members of the Home of Peers, ui
the right of a husband to the remedy of a Divorce.
We therefore lay before them an extract of the pro-
ceedings of the Home at Lords, ISth March, 1802

cuinrs DIVORCE BILL.
a Oa the ordee for the second reading of this Bill,
the LORD CHANCELLOR (Lord ELDON), after several
Miter reeesets. observed, that it MU evident her hus-
ked hell frosted her with great inattention; that he
wit to leave her alone frequently, and by that
mews afforded her opportunities of forming an im-
proper connexion with the adulterer. It was the
duty of every husband not only to treat his wife
with attention and kindness, and give her as much of
his society as possible. but to exercise a degree of
vigilance by which he should be able to discover
whether she had formed any improper connexion,
and by that means prevent the worst consequences
from happening; but in the present instance there
appeared to be an uncommon degree of carelessness
and indifference; and, although he did not believe that
Mr. Crewe had been actuated by improper motives,
or that he entered into any kind of collusion, he must
consider him as not entitled to the relief he sought
for, and therefore he should oppose the Bill.
• -I,
" Lqrd Rawl:hue said, that whether the oct of
adultery had been, proved or not was a matter of no
great consequence in the present case. tie only
question was, whether Mr. Crewe had sustained such
an injury as rendered him a fit subject of relief? and
this was to be judged of only by his own conduct.
It appeared, that he had been in the constant habit
of spending his evenings from home, of neglecting
his wife, and absenting himself from her society ;
and, however he himself (Lord Redesdale) felt per-
sonally for that Gentleman, the duty he owed to the
Public would not permit him to agree to the Bill be-
fore the House.

“ The Bishop of RocnErrEit said, before a man
could claim such a relief as‘that of a divorce a vin-
cula ,aatrimonii, he must came before the House
clothed with a clear, pure, and unsuspected charac-
ter. It was incumbent on him to skew that he wa*
a good domestic husband, and that he spent the
greater part of his time in company with his wife.
There wan no such thing here; but it was proved by
witnesses that this Gentleman used to absent himself
from his wife and his house two or three times a
week, and stay out to a most unseasonable hour. He
was not, therefore, entitled to any favour from the
House.

g, Lord AUCKLAND perfectly coincided in the opi-
nions delivered by his Noble and Learned Friends,
and the Reverend Prelate near him.
After several other Peers had delivered their
opinions, the House divided, and the Bill was lost,
by a majority of nearly three to one."
HOUSE OF LORDS, NOVEMBER 9.
PROCEEDINGS OF Tills DAY.
TRIAL HY HER MAJZSTC

The Loan Crtatteau.os took his seat on the Woolsack a few
minutes before tea o'clock. Prayers tome read, and the list
was read over. Apologh a were made for the Marquis of Heat.
roan, Lords alexia% Liman, Huowseaus, and Mousy,
who were indisposed.
The LORD CHANCELLOR read a letter fro= Lad
Hews.sup, stating that he could not attend this morning on ac,
soot of ill health; and begging that his motion might stand
ewer. The Noble and Leazned Lord thought Lord Hottssu
should be allowed to sign the Pretest, as he had otnitwd it,
being absent on account of ill health; and, perhaps, their Lord-
ships would nlicror the Noble Lord near hint (Darnley), to sign
le also, as be lied omitted in forgetfulness.
On the motion of Lord Munro, Lords Darnley, Ersidnes,
Anson, Bolingbroke, Ellenberough, and Mato, were allowed
to sign the Protest.
Lord

'OH wished to be allowed to sip
the second reason of dissent wily.
Lord LAUDERDALE thought any Noble Lord might be
allowed to sign the Protest, but the day an which the permission
was granted should be specified.
It was then resolved, that any Peer might sign the Protet%
this day, and that Lard Holland should he 'Sowed to sign it
when he was sufficiently recovered to attend the House.
Lord SHAFTESBURY brought up the Report of the Come
mittee, while it was reading,
The Duke of HAMILTON rose to propose an amendment,
which would enable him, and those Noble Lords who agreed
with hint, to record their opinions on the Bill. The amend.
meat he would move was, that that part of the Preamble which
held the Adultery as proved be left out.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL conceived all the amendments
of the Committee should be gone through, before any new
amendment was proposed.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said it was usual to read all
the am endmegte of the Committee, and put them separately.
The amendments relating to the alteration of the name of
Berpad, were pet and agreed to.
Lard ELLENBOROUGH undentood that many Noble
Lords had voted for the second reading of the Bill, in the un-
derstanding that it would undergo much modification in the
Committee, and the only alteration that had been made, was
omitting the article " the." He therefore hoped, that those
Noble Lords who had voted for the second reading in the
seapectatiesi of the Bill being amended, would oppose its further
Pintoes-
The Ead of LAUDERDALE, could not kelp remonstra-
ting on lti soft* of those Noble Lords who had voted
against the Ilk wad yet vemd for the Divorce clause. Ills
Noble What pet Orey) acknowledged that he had done so
with the *We asedig rid of the Bill altogether. He was
astonished diet tiny Noble Lord could &sod himself to such a
wick and minnow s get rid of the Bill. He should like to
know, ma what psiodiple of sonsitteney those would at who
"tell for the seve.ed endings and yet Would oppose the third
reading of the Bill ?
Ead GUY.—+" My larb—lt is not Araiy with surprite.
bqt with PM degree of Wiped= that I have beard the
charge 4 the Noble Lord who has jut sat down, who, heel
/whits et friendship, might to have known me better than to
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