, 1881-01-29

, TOPEKA, KAs.. JRtl. @o.-A resolution
nlUnlorihlizing Congress 10 control railroad
frcights WIS adopted by the Lower uouse to-
day by vote Of Ga TO 20.
HOURS FOR MARRIAGES.
why English People Must Marry ne-
foro Noon II They Would no Married
At All.
Lon don Fa.t,
It remains 10 be sce1l whether In the coming
nll.cngrossfng session Oh "coercion In lro-
lend " and "lrish land" Mr.. X. =. Blenner-
hassctt, n. ?. for tho County Of Kerry, Ire
Land, will this year fand for the third tinc)
relntroducc his Ma rriage Law Amendment
bill, to enable all marriages In tho future to
bo celebrated up to o'clock eacll afternoon.
Tho origin Of the cannntcn1 4ours for mar
rIagc-namely: between q. III. and l.o'clook
noon-may not 10 generally known to most
of our rca ders. These hours were dccrccd
bv the earliest canons OF tic Church, coming
down almost from tho times Of the Apusties
themselves: they were tncorpo rated II t1!e
1G Gre Snnv niPS enoS rs e e. ~ n9c # = sa
into the anoi's Of 1868. No. lSa Of the CALI
ons OF 1905 SAYS:
hs ae,ant sffI Rss sq9s 'st a s1 H. fGntaP s
te e1s sraIitSg every suc iicense tioro IS not,
anyimpcditlcut or rprccnntract> >Gonsangl!lnIty
ntflnity, or other lawful cnltsu tu hinder the
said marriage. secondIy. that there Is ilot
Geforo any cccfcsiasticnt juige touchtitg my
contract Or, marriage Of eit'!er, Of t1,e Snit!
parties With any other. Thirdly, TINT they
9fs @ ep Ssa1e HES m 'o vir or fosss ots
wise ot their guardians or governors; Lust
ly, that they shNil celebrate tho said snatrs.
,nnny publicly In the parlsl, church or clnpel
%sse VA oa a q a,wee sS of and i!fn IL
III tic recent Judgment Of tho Queel.'s
Bench Division Of ting High Court OF Justice
.';rIc callolls biNl tho c!esEy,. but not tho
Marringo, act Of 1754. certain suspended Or
untrocEel .clergymsl ware found to- eele-
s enoa ~. Gut Even @ Mp to % IL a o'sloek 1t
nigIil,-to wit,ess the many tisgracefnl mar
llnges which took plnce III tllo clnnel "
nyfhis Sriess @ Was sy tes sse S II q "i assy
persons ut FL Il couple. IL nut I'M un!t to
illeso oftan ill-ndylsed tni9ns md to protect
n!l the industrious nn ,E,n ,p3,oser elasscSS ;scS
iours"(S q. H. to Ii noon) wcro from that
tt,Me Incorporated tnto tho varlu',s acts at
Parliament, which havo from lime to tlnlo
feEts9I III. artIsan, t ts farmer, md utmost MI or,
binary classes wcre supposed to tinc ct noon,
| or not later than o'clock, and tho Legisa-
ture thnught 1t wise that when entering upon
sSssmn ~ ast sc r. er s eeacR
grievance, respectfully III, Ill larRY and pop,.
lous parishes, ii coinpelletl to whit about Of,
q bens III free M to aitenl to their nia''y otller
''ist Tisa exteasian s; of Tho marriage hours be,
yond u o'clock>wonld III liks manner infect
tCathViic priests, dissenting ministers, aid
the civil registrars throughout tna country.
To "tlso upper ten th1!isand" u can hardiy
sq to b q on IT t. Ut ny on e 20 eI tcTy
wedding breakfast al | o'cloGk, or ! ;;W
o'ciock,-tn fact, .to luncheon. While to the
Peers and tho Commons there Is alwnys the
fees, but these special ltuens0s Issue Wo BE-
iioys, solciy by the favor, Of the Archplsllop
OF Canterbury, the fees 9o'onElng to .ae sias1 M
Known, Eo!ng iato the "details aud ,uorts at
ench estse hitllself, the Archbishop always
Signing lle ''tlatn a,!t!lorizug tug special u.
eonss 10 Issue. speclai llcensgs Il y under r
future without gooa cause, an! certainly no.
simply for the purpose of snving, tho genera
public from reasuIl01ty curly rlslltg, from
ny %g9HfHni Wiz a and ns"aIy f fssf e Sayn5 a to '
TO alter tho ca,,oMlcal hours it satlsfac
tory n,allnsf md finally the Royai llcensn0f ho'
Majesty, would hRye 10 VI 1p[niIttH lul uutt
i[0tlBcs Ut the Canterbury aiId furk Colyoca'
tons, and Should tho result be I'LL altered can
on tO extend the hours to , y. M, us the Syn
Cd Of tllo Irish Church Inns done, TINT lou
would no doubt be Immediately aanptca b!
act OF Parliament for all MiarrtnKes thr0 ugh
out England anil Wales. Marriages at night u
} churches III London have been found TO Ut
I,lCst lnconyentent aid even unpleasant
III things, md special LICENSES for that turpns
Will pfobablY naycr ba applied forHfnlt. and
, II applied for. moro thpA pruhahly neFe
gra,,ted, the ubjecttota halng ladies' event1l!
J dresses llnseemly III church. tho crowd nn'
! coilco,.rse, tbs livery servants hanging rou,,'
: the e!lurcl p0fciles ns at Il ball and tile ull
toutl snob on tllu. departure ot the Orite mn
bridegroom only by far too ilierryl The ~
caSa ut the young man ltNpr!snligtl W ult
Vice. Chancellor for having liarrItd war'
+ OF ciIulcery Ut IL without the consent OF II
= Court, and who had stated falsely, f9r u
j purposn OF getting his bnMts published, tta
lis Young lady waB Of full NRG, illustrate
that btltlu hus q fat greater security frn'
I | Icr (utvndcl husband when l!n g0t's DefQro
: clergyman surrogate ailtl obtains frnnl !'lln
license fur ltarrlnge. tor has, 1t n,ust 10 n
, n,en,bsrea, AlwAyslo 10 De fnanAs.A! on ttv ntt
= JUyil of tic bridegroom himself Ill 'Sflttn
Of, oath, and on which, II falss he Gull be pros
, ecpte4.'" .,
Fifteen 1Iunllrnd BIlles y Minute.