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l Ihts arrangement will furnish another,
and, It is believed, controlling reason
for an increase Of the mail and steamship
service between ssn Francisco and
Shanghai. We learn that the Pacific Mail
Company are ready to put on semi
monthly line, instead OF monthly as now,
II Congress will pay reasonable sum for
carrying the mails.
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eAoaEa W DASohck.
In TIE excitement which has surrounded
a recent case and has led to so general a
discussion Of the question Of divorce, the
essential point namely, what is good cause
for annulling the marriage contzact?-hAs
been, sometimes stupidity and sometimes
skllioNy, lett ont OF sight. AS a question,
neSe1theless' o. good deal OF practical
importance 10 *1ses, ano OF some interest
to husbands, Who beheVe they are entitled to
the exerc1sa Of irresponsible power over the
partners Of their bed7, boards, and bosoms,
it is worth serious consideration, freed from
passion and partisan bias. It is very easy
to say, "Whom God bath joined together
let no man put nsuuder;" easy to invoks
the McoIos'eum oeium upon all who ven
tufe 70 assert that, Like all good rules, this
also mas 1es e1eept1ons. Inc Tact Is that,
ao"ese1 soona ano scnpturA the abstract
ooett7ne may be that there is but one justi-
ncaton 1or divorce, there are other reasons
held equally good IN Law where there exists
none OF that facility for divorce which,
it is charged, specially distinguish some Of
the Western States. Whether TINT facility
Is not. IN some Of those states, altogether
100 great, and whether 1t is not desirable
.uAs 1neis snonla oe one rue OF Ia" to
hs44 ss;aa 4.o. .n0 W. ~ao1' county 1e quesnons
a0'ue ..'n VIC laAo Po4nb-naoely, what
- sooa ground LOT oisofce-and which We
10 no' no~ propose to discuss. But, asit ia
always good to 60 back to first principles,
30 We beg leave to suggest that, as calmuess
has returned, in some degree, to our New
York contemporaries after the late heated
term Of discussion, they take into consid-
etaf1on whether they did not, most of
toem, foF about month, make great fools
~ eneiosei'ea' inen p'e'y' the'r virtue,
1neu inu'sna''on, ana sncls OWL sense OF
commence we're ednylng to tho world and
uoho1aole 10 the nineteenth century their
devotion to the letter Of Scripture was
encouraging In backsliding and perverso
generation and surely If much is to bo for
given TO the spirit OF liberty 60 much
should be pardoned to the zeal for purity
which so universally distinguished the edi-
to'1a! fraternity and particularly that Of
.ae Ne" aorh press But still, ns there has
"eea SUMS oaskenlng OF counsel, some
,Iua1i'ne VI pam 1aastefs' ana, lustpossi-
b'y, some little malice under the garb Of
morality, let as gel back again to common
sense and common humanity and common
Law. A case has just been decided in ths
English Court for Matrimonial Causes, by
Lord Penzance, which covers good deal OF
ground, and which, If all that has been said
oi late IN the American newspapers upon
'ne snp1ees o. a.sofce 10 true, 16 Mtogether
snoeA.ng' out H. on tne other hand, the
American newspapers nave been talking, rs
even American newspapers sometimes do,
without reflection, and simply in Difference
to popular clamor and spasu1odic fit of
public morality, then there is nothing at
all shocking or strange in the decision OF
the English Court but it will commend it.
self to the calm Judgment Of thinking peo-
pie as e1ninent1y just and proper and hu-
nane- Vhe case is that Of Kelly Q. Kelly,
co1nn,ns +ha defepdant ho;n,, TN n,.. 1f,
S'A'@'4t' SA9 o111oonA% oc4u6 lue iAt'. A1s.
80: -. Nee '7.Poo4'
a4oA "lou LIB VIE mad asked Tor
a divorce on the ground of
cruelty. The reverend gentleman had. it
eae,ne ,oet :, ,-.,t -. -:-:..:-:'
see1ns' iost III great part, oy 1uludlclouB tn
yehtmeut in libel suits. fhe sutn of F5 ooo
,,,,;,,, A., r.,,.. - '"o''
"A'co Aia' neny naa received as legacy
from sister. In relation to this matter
Nrs Ee1Iv b,J @.,4,-.a T., ,..,. ...,
'"' 1N~''' ANu 'eutAeu ~ seoA counsei
from some OF her 1e1atiyes-a course which
her husband, @hen 1t became known to
him, bitterly resented. About tho same
time Mr.. Kelly quarrelled with his son,
md .bs ,,,t,,o, : !, .,,,o a.,o,t ...,. ~.
sons part, much to the accrayation of tho
t-z.,,.z x-., -, ~ ~0o
nesonna ano iasness anger. Iden COM
to,,,,.;. ,>,.x-...:e-
.e'nauc persecution OF hla wife, which, al
though he never lifted his hand against hor,
~ @o'.a4e "niea "oo'o oAFe
ended, probably, in the loss Of her reason
or her life. Such, at least, was the opinion
;-a.~;s.,s o, w. .u.' u.sI'lo's tuo
;actoa.
9e..so' .. .....
nc.i,'on " Maa enm 4 denoasa t!om ner natural
was debalIed the use Of money entirely; not oniy
nI IIs ns o as ns a.
aaythtrg !os her own neceesal1 erpeoses- E?ery
10 Pot doTa On p.er .nd nd ler hasoand Ps paa
w. nc e. t9oIGat prope aasng u reseS rs on
lard sseE! wneIe that she had been. ~ iuterdcs
inc oots rGe ocked o I Seen LEI IN :. asn1hae ae
anAn vas depued 10 follow htr; at ano:her. the
IN ihrse nceasnns ~ ~ SnsaIs y ees
the saorl ume they were together IN what he
sn 2na ne1 en ee45s net ~ ~ eoatse
ep!shea and Language a would he appI-
of adu,erT "gmaa Tnaas "en 1nor5 1ao 5s oeco sany
'o ZEE Tas 91eddsn The house sns va, ae.e
Inc iu. ba3d saE them befole ;hey were wefe posted.
nvnanI E sna nsy :o aeoaeo a nc s9es:y hss
.rtepds sbrcsd withheld from tie performance oI
penIess sud 90 iaT as her sasnant 70 co1s se
=, ir'std ne daIly le Of THIS lady Was little
Of shica ras broSen oaly by a tne 1anyass usao q
taIth rebuke, foul words and epitbets OF Insult,
~ a1a a. aname Wal Mo5de, that ondss
gase vay7 she could moi eat, she hardly slep: ii
iainsir sns sEoss n9o1nn;.1v pnnS ae1esS ana
na GEE ins =, ssS s3s 20
escn madDen. to be luEinenr'
M1s- Kelly brought no charge Of infdelty
against her husband, nor was there tho
!east ptetenco OF any guilt OF that sort
Under the ECI1pturAl rule he NuS inuoCant