The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1894-08-25 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

HUMOURS OF THE DIVORCE  COURT.  Interesting reading is provided in • lep.olf; which has juet been presented to the Con vosaticits, of York dealing with the History and Present. Position of Divorce in England. The oommittet has had the benefit of some new figures obtained for Parliament by Mr Hennikerfleston, on theft behalf, dealing with the years 1888-92. These figurifs enable the committee to draw up is statistical table for the yowls from 1858 to A 892, by whioh.thei show that divorce has increased very largely, from a total of 2.197 for the first decade to 3,328 forshe second, and 5.036 for the third. A table Moho given of the marriages of divoroed men and women--i.r., stated in the register as such. Them can be no cd,tibt that these marriages are increasing in England. As a warning of what weconic to, some grounds for divorce are tmotrd-fram. the laws of the United States. These laws have become • byword, but still they exist. •Ttiiir instances are quoted from the latest A  Deri4  b-i-voi7cen-- have been granted to ;Ilk against her husband becalms.- •  fie accu•ed her sister of stealing, thereby sorely wounde ing her feelings. He got drunk day atter marriage, causing her to co; mare a violent dieust for him. Divorce proceedings baru gun one day after Marflage. When she was sick, he to harass her said he meant j commit suicide, and did then and there drink a bottle I paregoric ; which sorely grieved her in body and mind. • She is subject to sick headaches that grow worse when she smells totocoo ; he uses tobacco, and thus aggravates her heulaches.  Ile dg.as not Wash himself, inflteting great meot4, satui.h on her. nd eointt  He had enlisted in the nail.. He AVM guilt.) of cruelty in not providing a supply g: water at his house, and in not repairing said house so to make it comfortable. •  In the decree appears thin: "I und that when he sick and linable to work he told Ilex the Lord commode,* her to work; that he was also in the habit of frequently quoting Scriptural pavesurea le order to diew abe wee to, be obedient to her Intelond." My husband would never out his toe nails, and I mei. scratched very *evenly every rught, eepreially an he with very restless."  ''Durlzot oar whole married life my husbazd kas acrid to take me oot riding. This tra been a source o grntmental eutoe ffefittiand injury. He refosed her or her eb.i.ldren go to church". Divorcee have been granted to the husband again 4 the wife became—  " 1. • She upbraided him and mad to him, "You are no boor St all,' thus causing him mental suffering and anguish. " My wife refuses to keep my clothing in repair; even refuses to cook, and never sewed on my Mittont. A witness testified that he had men him with , only one button on his rest ; he further alleged that 16 wire would not allow him to on to Ores at night: that it he went she would keep bun awake tin three o'clock quarrelling. She pulled him out of lied Ic. his whiskers. She mid to him, "I care more for —1 little finger than for your whole body," thereby causing him menta anguish and suffering. eihe struck him a violent blow with her bustle. "My wife would not get up in the morning ; she wouldn't call see In the morning; she VOilld not do anything I requested of her; she had two brothers who would come to my house and say they would dumb me, and make me do anything my wile wanted me to do." "How soon after marnage did she begin this treatment "The snood dv."  The report then considers the Scriptural and ece-lesiastical warrant for divorce as an institution at all, and eases to the conclusion that the kiir and mind of the Church of England is clear on the point that divoroe a nineulo is impossible, and that no remarriage is lawful. Detailed quotations from the Fathers are given, and psasaes pointing in a contrary direction criticised and explained. The report maintains that the Church has not dose her duty in the matter, but has connived at the breaking of bee laws and traditions—(l) as regards the issue of marriage licenses from the diocesan registries to divorced pinions; (2) in allowing the ' use of her churches and earnests for such unions; (3) in admitting divorced_persone after remarriage to the sacrament. This Bishops are therefore requested to take common action to prevent these connivances for the future.  TZIIOBII Gotr.ott. liereare sad thiLlir MEM by the act et t• embus la itsylk hefting. bead am, i is Oa.