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r ^ g 8 . Ha * b dfesdved S ^ ' occ ^ on .-to ZnV notfces o < am ^ amentsi—Mr . Roli ^ » had S ^ noeieB ^ one tp , dte « btethe'par ^ by wtose-adol * { Woroteer offence- the mamag <* shall have been di » - sofred fi » n * mowyfeg again , moved , however , in the . first Sncffi an ainendueat , off which notice had : beam given Lj ^ i N ^ PBBRi to . restrict : the : permission-to remarry- to the oarty oh whose petition the marriage shall hawe been dissolved . — Sir George Grey resisted the latter proposition , and ^ fortiori the- former . — Upon a division , Ife Napie * V amendment was negatived by 110 to 5 ft , mA tin * votw virtually decided the fete of Mr . Rolfs . — The Chairman was then ordered to report progress .
The Tkpstebs Belief Biec was withdrawal—The Judgments Bill was committed pro jbrma . —On the order for going , into committee upon the Crowded Dwellings Prevention Bill , Mr : Ridley moved to defer the committee for three months ; and , after some discnssieri , the House divided , when the amendment was negatived by 44 to' 23 . — The House then went into committee-, but the Chairman immediately reported progressi . ¦ An adjournment to ® fc place at two o ciocic .
Tuesday , August 18 th . TRUSTEES RELIEF BILL . In the House ok Lords Lord St . Leonards said that on a former occasion he had framed a measure with respect to the relief of trustees which he hoped would have met the exigencies of the case . That measure had met with objections on the part of the Lord Chancellor , who said' rt was impracticable ; but it was now before the public and the profession , and they would form . their opinion of it . —The Lord Chancellor , in reply , denied that he had said the proposed measure was impracticable . Their Lordships' H ouse was not the proper place lo discuss the matter . He was ready to give ^ his most anxious attention to any bill in'the next session which Lord St . Leonards might introduce on the subject .
DIVORCE BILL . Lord St . Leonards asked what course the Government proposed to take with respect to the Divorce BilL Lord Gkanville replied that , as due notice had not been given of the question , he could not give a decided answer . He intimated , however , that the Government would not eousent to postpone the measure until next session . PROBATES AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION BILL . On the order of the day for considering the Commons ' amendments to this bill , the Lord Chancellor explained that the contentious business brought before the court in London had been thrown open to the whole body of solicitors and barristers , instead of being confined exclusively to proctors and advocates . The main features of the bill remained unaltered . The material alteration was that the limit of 1500 / . allowed to the
county courts had been removed , and now there was no limit whatever . He could not think that then-Lordships would do wisely in rejecting the bill because of this alteration . With respect to the compensation of proctors , he had , when the bill was before their lordships , expressed his opinion as opposed to such a proceeding , but the guardians of the public purse had thought otherwise , and had provided a fund from which that compensation was to be paid . These were the main changes ' which the Commons had introduced into tho measure . —Lord "Wynford moved that they should disagree with tho amendments in the 40 th and 70 th clauses j but on tho suggestion of Lord St . Leonards ( who nevertheless agreed in the abstract with the motion ) , Lord Wynforcl withdrew his opposition , and the amendments were sanctioned . Somo routine business having been transacted , their Lordships adjourned at ten minutes to seven o ' clock . DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL .
At tho morning sitting of tho Hou . sk op Commons , tho committee on this bill was rosumod . Somo rqsolutions wore agreed to for imposing stamp duties , and the 58 rd clause—which enacts that , on tho dissolution of a marriage , " It shall be lawful for tho respective parties thereto to many again , as if tho prior marriage had been dissolved by death" —was subjected to considerable discuBsion . —Sir "William IIeatiicotk , in tho nbsonco of Mr . Gladstone through a domestic calamity , movod an amendment , of which Mr . Gladstone had given notice ,
to loavo out tho words , " as if tho prior marriage had been dissolved by death , " and insert " in tho office of the registrar . " This alteration would obviate conscientious scruples and prevent Parliament from oxcooding the functions of a civil Legislating . —Tho Attorneu :-Geniiuial resisted thiB nmenclmont , and , aftor much discussion ( in which tho proposod alteration was supported by Mr . Ubuhsfokd Hope , Lord John Mannehs , and Lord Lovainm , and opposotl by Mr . NuwnnrciATB , Mr Spooneh , Mr . Gmtotiis , Mr . Adams , Mr . Biusooia , and Mr . Mai-ins ) , tho amendment was withdrawn .
Major Wauiu / uton then movod to add tho following proviso to the clause : —• " Provided always , and bo it onaoted , that no priost or deacon ohall bo liublo to any suit , penally , or eowmro , for rofusjng or ooimontiiur to solomnizo tho ivmrringa of any parson who whall bo divorcQd bj' virtito of tliio act . " — -Thin wan wupportod by ¦ Mr . WiaitAiu , Lord Eiiiunoton , ]\ Tr . JJ ' okhti-. h , and Mr . Walpolic ; and oppoiwl by Gonoral Thompson and Mr . Ayuton . Tho Attouney-Gunbual was hnppy to stato that he
wmm ^^^ m ^ mmm ^ mmmmmmmi ^ ma ^ K ^^ KmmmK ^ mm ^^ mmm ^^^^^^^^^^ waa attthOTiased : top the i ^ n * iert ^ aeB 8 pt . the ; tttoHn 5 m . ent , with a . qualification ! -wrbicBb he -thought wouldi meet with * the approbation , of thttcommifteef . but . he- wishedyba&teei entering upon ; thi » proposition , toidtaw attention : to- the nxoiivea by which- , they had . been , influenced : in .- the decision , to which they had come on the subject . Supposing thByr gave : the clergy- exemption and immunities ' ia certain oases , where were theyto stop ? ( ifisar-, AearS )' The same argumemta that applied to this oas& ¦ would . apply to bnrtals > baptism , and all the ceremonies of the Church . He only gave way- to the wiehesfof the majority in that House . What the Government proposed was ,
that the proviso should run thus : — " Provided always ^ and be ife enacted , that na priest or deacon , shall , be liable- to any suit ,- penalty , or censure , for refusing to solemnize the marriage , of any person whose adultery or crime has been the- ground for the dissolution of any marriage . " ( Cheers . ) The Government also proposed at . a future time to add to the clause words compelling the rector to give up the parish church for the celebration of the marriage of divorced , persons by any priest , or deacon not having conscientious objections to perform the ceremony .
After some further discussion on this , point * the Attorney-General substituted the following , form of the proviso , partly adopted from Mr .. Walpole ' s proposed amendment : — " That no clergyman in holy orders of the United Church of England and Ireland shall be compelled to solemnize the marriage of any person whose former marriage may have been dissolved on the ground of his or her adultery , or shall be liable to any suit , penalty , or censure for solemnizing- or refusing to solemnize such marriage . "— In this state of the question , the sitting terminated . THE . EQUIPMENT' OF THE INDIAN REHSSFORCEMENTS .
In . answer to Mr . Stafford , Sir John Rasisden said the soldiers for India before embarking received an advance of three months' pay , out of which a . certain number of articles called ' sea necessaries' were provided by the commanding- officer , the total value of which amounted to 21 . ; and the balance of the three months ' pay was made over to the commanding officer , to be laid out in articles which he might consider conducive to the soldiers' comfort .. From inquiries he had made at the India Board , he found that they had entered into con ^ tracts that their transports should be provided with sufficient awnings to spread over the deck and protect the troops from the heat of the sun during the voyage . As to the medical comforts , they were in every case sent out in the same ship with the troops . COMPENSATION -FOR LOSSES IW INDIA .
Mr . Disraeli ; in relation to the loss of property by English subjects in India during the mutiny , asked whe « - ther the Government intended to give compensation . — Mr . Vernon Smith : replied that the Court of Directors were considering a scheme for affording compensation to the sufferers ; but it had not yet been submitted to him .
COMJEERCE WITH TURKEY . Lord Palmersuon in answer to Mr . Hadfield gave explanations on the subject of certain modifications which have taken place in the commercial relations between the Porto and other Powers . Tho relations with England are still regulated by the treaty of 1388 ; and the tariff so fixed is aa favourable as exists in the case of any other country . THE MILITIA BILL . Mr . Stafford moved the adjournment of the House , with a view to making a complaint to the effect that the Militia Bill had been unduly hurried , contrary to promises which had been given by tho Government . —Lord Alfred Vane Tempest made tho same complaint . — Lord Palmerston disclaimed any intention to- deceive the House , and promised that an opportunity for discussion should bo afforded on tho third reading . ' —The motion for adjournment was then withdrawn .
The Customs' Duties Bill was read a third time , and passed . DIVORCE BILL . The House then returned into committee upon the Divorce Bill , resuming the consideration of tho proposed amendments ) of the fiOrd clause , the question boing whether Mujor Warburton ' s proviso or tho Attorncy-Gonoral ' s should bo adopted . —Upon a division , Major Warburton ' s proviso was nogativod by 77 to 50 . —Mr . CnAUtfURD proposed to amend tho Attorney-General ' s proviso by omitting tho words , " whose former marriage may havo boon dissolved on tho ground of Ma or her adultery ; " but this amendment vtaa negativod . —Mr
Wkhiam movod a proviso , " that nothing in this act contained shall onabla any person whoso marriage shall hava boon dissolved on the ground of his or hor adultery to contract marriage with any person with whom ho or pha shall by the sontonco dissolving tho marriugo bo found and declared to havo committed adultery . " Tho ground upon which he made tills motion was that ho baliovod that marriages of this kind nro a noandal toi Honioty . — -Tho ATToimuY-GrcNronAr . opposed thlo amonnV mont , pointing out what , in his opinion , would bo tho ovll oflbotn of such a restriction , which would cither cast tho victim of eoduotion upon tho world , or i'oroo hor to livo in a sttito of oonoiibina /? o .- ~ Tho amondmont , aftor sonic discussion , wan liogrilivod . Mr . Wam'Oi . k thanked tho Government ; for tho conoossion they had made ; while , on tho othor hand , Sir
^^^^^^^^ Wbkijatmr HBATHeoTB . stated his belief , bttsed upon * comraunicatumsi with , alergyitnen , that they considered the proviso , only half met the difficulty . —Tha . amended datise was then agreed to-.. : Mr , Bur * moved-to / omit the 54 th . clause ,, which abolished the action ibr oriminal conversation , remarking that , as the bill then , stood , there was no substitute for this aetion , the power of ! imposing a . fine upon , toe adulterer having been withdrawn . —Upon ai division ,, the clause was [ carried by 78 to . 46 ; and Mr . MALiNs then inquired what course the Government intended , to-talae to . punish , the adulterer ..
The Attornby-Gerekai * replied thafy although he should be extremely sorry tt > retain the action : of criminal conversation , which , is an opprobriuBi ort the country , some such remedy is-needed , and , iff the proposal was acceptable to the . general body of the ; commit tee , he had no- objection to . endeavour to embedy in a clause a provision that , when a husband , presents a petition to the court j he should say whether ha desires damag-es against the adulterer orr not ; and , if he does ,, how lie wishes-them to be applied ; and that ^ on the hearing of - the petition , a jury should determina hy their verdict if any and what amount , of naoney should be- paid ) by the
adulterer , and . the manner ia which it should be applied . The . original clauses contained in the bill having been gone through , the committee proceeded to consider the new clauses *—One of . these clauses ,. moved by th « Attokney-Gienkiial , and agreed : to , gave jurisdiction to entertain and decide upon petitions for judicial separation to the judge of assize : for the . county , or any other person named in the commission of assize , an-d appointed by the judge , or the chairman , or asaistanfr-chairnnan of the quarter sessions for the oounty or district , or the recorder of any city or borough in which the husband and wife were last resident . —Othei * new clauses were agreed to , and the chairman was ordered tci report
pro-CROWDED DWELLINGS . The House then went into committee on the Crowded Dwellings Prevention Bill , and a long and rather warm discussion ensued , the bill being strenuously opposed , on the ground of its tyrannical and centralizing character , by ]\ ir . Attrtoit , Mr . Cox , Mr . Locee ^ Lord Alfred Vane Tempest , Mr . Knight , Mr . Nicoll ,. and Mr . Ridley , who saw in it an extension to England of the French system of giving to the police a dangerous power of interference in private matters . —The measure , was
supported by Mx- OTJkien and Lord Palmerston , who regarded it . as necessary for the protection o . f the poor , and more especially tho Irish in the low parts of London , from the rapacity of speculative builders , who overcrowd their houses . —The first clause was then agreed to ; the title of tbo bill , on the motion of . Mr . Henlety , was altered to " The Common . Lodging HonsesAct Amendment . ( 1857 ); " the Chairman reported progress , and the House resumed , shortly afterwards adjourning at a quarter to three o ' clock .
Wednesday , August 19 « . THE IRISH LORD LIEUTENANCY . TUB HUDSON ' S BA . \ :
COMPANY . In the House oh Commons , Mr . Roebuck gavo notice that on an early day next seasaiou he will call the attention of the House to tho abolition of the office of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , and will propose as a substitute tho . appointment of a Secretary of State for Ireland . Me also announced that he would call attention , to the relations existing between this country and . the lAudsonls Bay Company . SAIiB OR OBSCBNB BOOKS , & 0 ., PRKVUTSmOIT BHX .
The House wont into cammittce on this bill ' . Upon tho first clause , Sir Ehskine Peisby , who- has charge of the bilL said he would adopt tho suggestion that two justices should have thopowor of issuing a warrant under thaact , and that two justices should decide the eaBes instead of ono . lie would also accept tho amendment of tho member for tine Tower Hmnlets , making some overt act an essential preliminary to tho institution of proceedings 1 ; and ho would' consent to an appeal to . tho quarter sessions being-
given-Mr : ltOHBUoK remarked . that he had urged on a former day that the act , as > origimally framed , might be uaed by . magiatratos against pouehers . Tliat remark was douqribod as a libel on the magistracy of England ; but , to show tho correctness of tho opinion he had fbrinod respecting tho conduct of inagintratos , he road ) a lefctor from Lord Brougham , who fltutod that in tho yonr 1 MIX ho presented a petition to the JtLouso of L . ord , n from some poor men who were imprisoned for tho non-paymont of Qucon Elizabeth ' s shilling , wiiiah is a lino imposed for absence from tho pariah church . Tlioso men had been brought before tho magistrates for pouching , but in con-80 <| uence of hohuo mfonnulity they uoulcl not bo convicted . Tho mug'iHtratee then asked thoin if thoy luid bean at okiu- 'oU on tho preceding Sunday , and , «» it nppoanrod that thoy had not buon at church for four fc ) undnya , thoy woro fined 4 « . mul costs , i ' ov tlio non-pay maul of which thoy woro imprimmed .
mvouan nrr . r ,. Tho Houho onoo mom wont . Into ( Mniinitloo « " < >' bill , whou oonildoniblo dlHOUBttfon oriHiind . CIuuhoh worn pronosod for tlio ofttnblislnneiit of loonl nniulrt UinMunlnnco with a promlso ff ivon by tho Attornoy-C 3 on ( . rnl on the provloiw night , and worn iwniod U \ after a liriot dlflcusaion . —The ATroitNur-GiCNiutAi . then nroyouod a
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 22, 1857, page 795, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2206/page/3/
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