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From the Maryland Law Reporter.
Divorces in Different Countries.

these people, if wife ask her hus-
bands permission to go out, and he
says &C.," without adding "but come
back again." she is divorced. Though
both parties desire it, they cannot live
together without being remarked.
ARABS. s.-Divorces seldom take place
except for gross misconduct and BAR
renness.
CIRCAssIANs.- kinds of di-
vorce are granted in Circassia, one to-
tai, the other provisional. Where the
first is allowed, the parties can imme-
diately marry again; where the second
exists, the couple agree to separate for
a year, and if at the expiration of that
time the husband does not send for his
wife, her relations may compel him to
total divorce.
PERsIANs.-When the divorce takes
place, the dowry originally given to
the wife is set aside for her support.
HINDoos. Either party for slight
cause may leave the other and marry
again. Where both desire it there is
not the least trouble. If man call
his wife 'mother," it is considered in
delicate to live with her again. Among
one tribe the ''Garos," if the wife be
unfaithful, the husband cannot obtain
a divorce unless he gives her all the
property and the children. A woman,
on the contrary, may leave when she
pleases and marry another man, and
convey to him the entire property of
her former husband. -. =.
THIBETANs.-Divorces are seldom
allowed, unless with the consent of
both parties s-neither of whom can af-
terwards re-marry. IL, ,.fr
BURMESE are obtained
with great difficulty.
] COCHIN CHINESE the parties
choose to separate, they break a pair
of chop-sticks or copper coin in the
presence Of witnesses, by which action
the union is dissolved. The husband
must restore to the wife the property
belonging to her prior to her marriage.
SIAMEsE.-The first wife may be di-
vorced, but not sold as the others may
be. She then may claim the first, third
and fifth child, and the alternate chill
dren are yielded to- the husband.
CHINEsE.-Divorces are allowed in
cases of criminality, mutual dislike,
jealousy, incompatibility Of temper, or
too much loquacity on the part of the
wife. The husband cannot sell his
wife until she leaves him and becomes
a slave to him by action of law for de-
sertion. A son is bound to divorce his
wife if she displease his parents.
CoREAN.-The husband can divorce
his wife at pleasure and leave her the
charge of maintaining their children.
If she prove unfaithful he can put her
to death.
TARTARs.-The husband may put
away his partner and seek another
whenever it pleases him, and his wife
may do the same. If she be ill-treat-
ed, she complains to the magistrate,
who, attended by some Of the princi-
pal people, accompanies her to the
house and pronounces formal divorce.
SIBERIANs.-Ifa man be dissatisfied
with the most trifing act of his wife,
he tears the cap or veil from her head
and this constitutes divorce.
JAvANs.- wife be dissatisfied,
she can obtain adivorce by paying a
certain sum.
MooRs.-If a wife does not become
the mother of boy, she may be di-
vorced with the consent of the tribe
and she can marry again.
ABYssINIANs.-No form of marriage
is necessary. The connection may be
dissolved and renewed as often as the
parties think proper.
GRECIANs.-A settlement was usu-
ally given to marriage for her support
in case of divorce. The wife's por-
ton was then restored to her, and the
husband required to pay monthly in
terest for it's use during the time he
detained it from her. Usually the men
could put their wives away on slight
occasions. Even the fear Of having too
large a family y sufficed. Divorces scarce
ly ever occur in Modern Greece.
RoMANs.-In olden times man
might divorce his wife, if she were I'm
faithful, if she counterfeited his pri-
vate keys or drank wine without his
knowledge. They would divorce their
wives when they pleased. Notwith-
standing this, 521 years elapsed with
out one divorce. Afterwards law was
passed allowing either sex to make the
Divorces then became
frequent on the slightest pretexts.-
Seneca says, that some woman no long
er reckoned the years by the consuls,
but by the number Of their husbands. !