The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-10-05

2 THE BUTLER Divorce. The n Y. CONNER
cia Advertiser, in mentioning the decree recently
made in the Philadelphia Court, diyoTciDg Mr..
Pierce Butler from his wife, Frances Ksmble But
Ter, says:
seems to that the Judges Of the C6urt have intro.
oneed new and very stOo doctrine into the code As we
understand the matter the decree haa been made simply on
he default Of Ms Butler appear and oppose that Is on
then that the Coprs Of Penus vana will divorce all psres
WING osFs TO Do they hold the mansgs tie
10 sech light eSipat9n that every husband have it
o oEksR s PfST dSa VIZ e does not Obss In
divorce byeouson There must Be- sctoal proof Bui in
me mere consent Of the parties all the aweqaiIe5 Lib
cay Is given to Mr. Butler to take another wife Mrs But
them marrying this State would incur The danger Of
law, and law viii not resoEnize such diyoteeSs they
have obtained in Philadelphia
The New York Courts sEouId certainly give way
before the decree rendered in the Pennsylvania ri.
bunal. As to the general question, whethefdivor-
ces should be granted by consent of parties, the
opinion of the Advertiser may be held by many of
those who regard marriage as something more than
civil institution. But even those who consider
marriage a religious ordinance may perceive the
improperly of mixing up religious ideas on the
subject with the legal regulations concerning the
marriage contract. In our country it is impossible
for the law to regard marriage as any other than
civil contract and as every contract may be re-
voked by consent of parties, when such revocation
does not iniure third parties, it is difficult to see
how the marriage contract can escape the general
rule. The same argument may be used against all
divorces as against divorce by consent of parties
The OPERA IN New YoRK.-Max Maretzek
has, it is said, engaged capital company in Lon
pom, Paris and Italy. Part of them are already on
their way to this country. The opera season will
commence at the Astor Place Opera-houss about
the 23d of October. Among his eRgagementsRare,
it is said, Milletti, and Cuzzani, the tenor. We
regret says the N. Y. Sunday Times, that be could
DOT secure Fort, the very greatest tenor at present
hpon the Italian lyric STAGE But the bids for the
last named, on the part of Lumley, Roneoni, and
otherssere rather too high for the competition Of
ths AstOr Place manager. Still, according to his
last letters, Maretzek was not without hopes Of se
curing him, provided the prospects Of the coming
! New York season were favorable, as Fort is a
| young man, warm republican, and ambitious to
| appear upon the fields where the immortal Mali.
bran won her firss laurels. Let the owners of the
! Opera-house and the subscribers now come for
ward, and they can redeem the character of the
patrons of the lyric drama in the metropolis of the
New World. The manager has enterprise, know
ledge and energy-et him have the aid he requires
MISS DAvENPoRT.-This young lady made her
| second appearance at the Astor Place Opera-house
in the s. Hunchback' The Courier and Enquirer
thus speaks of her acting as Julia &c Miss DaveD-
port is ABOUT the middle height, with pleasing
expression of counIenance and a voice richly mod
ulated-and is thoroughly aH fat in knowledge
OF the stage. She is correct in her mode of speech
and graceful In action and in no way led US &c
think that she did not merit the praises bestowed
upon her in the English press. This character ha,
| been played by her frequently in London, and il
consequently one by which her powers can be test
ed. Il was not until the third act that she evinceC
very great power and certainly she carried through
/ the remainder OF the character with sustained
force and an energy totally removed from mer
rant In the fifth act she deservedly received gen
eral appausc-aud was called for at the conclusion
OF the play, to receive most decided appreciation.
TAXES OF LITERARY MEN.-The following gen.
tlemen pay the taxes assessed against their names
as appears from the tax list published in Cam.
bridge: Henry w. Longfellow, SI6O rs James
Russell Lowell, $50 16 This is pretty well ior
poets., Edward Everett, Sl14; Prof FELTON,,
S93 IL; Prof. Norton, 1884 52-the largest in the
city John &. PalfreV GlO7