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The letter of "Lex," and the communication of Mr. R. I). McGiblxm, of Montreal, to the Daily Wit)ic&s, arc terse, but lucid, expositions of the Levitical Law on the subject. They are published without further comment. Note. — The text of tiie articles of the Civil Code of Lower Canada, refori'ed to in the letters, is as follows : — 125. In the collateral line, marriage is prohibited between brother and sister, legitimate or natural, and between those connected in the same degree by alliance, wliether they are legitimate or natural. 126. Marriage is also prohibited between uncle and niece, aunt and nephew. 127. The other impediments recognized according to the dift'erent religious ped'suasions, as resulting from relationship or affinity, or from other causes, remain subject to the rules hitherto followed in the ditterent ditterent churches and religious communities. The right, likewise, of grant- ing dispensations from such impediments appertains, as heretofore, to those who have hitherto enjoyed it. The lollnwirii^ lottci' was addroHscil l.y Mr. I), (iiroiiaid, M.l*.. (o tlu- Catliidic* Iiis|i()]»s (»r I III' Province of (^uc'1k!1' : — Mdstiii \i,, '.'Htli Kclnimiy, IHHo. Mv 1.(11(1). — The (liHriission on the hill tu rciulci- It'^iil niiinidnfs hctwccii hrotiiiTs-iii- liiw h'ikI hislLMs-iii-liiw licmiii liist iiijiht, as your Lnitlsliip will liiivc seen Inmi tu-il.iv's ni'wsiiapcrs. Tiic itoiiit iiu'ctiii^' with most oppd.sitidii is till! riTo^fiiitioii hy tlio Stiitc of the ri^lit to Lcivc (iispciisatioiis in tlic case of the iiM|)*;(liin('iit risiiltiiit; iVoin alliiiity. VN'oiild your J,or(lslii|i he rontfiit to sec Alt. 1'.'5 of tile Code iTpcah'd in onk-r to U-- pili/.f Kuch a iiiariiaiic without fiiithcr ado '.' Do you not think that in that case the ri^lit of fiiviiij; dispt'iisatioiis would he suliicicntly proti'ctt^d ? An answer addressed to iiic at Ottawa will oblige Your ohedicnt servant, I). (illtOITAlU). The following aiiswors wci'o i-e- ccivod: — THE BISHOP OF RIMOUSKI. Mo.STKK.Ai, TKhKiiUAi'ii Co., Maivli 'J, 1880. Hy telegraph from Uimouski to 13. (liiiorAKi). Letter receivtsd this morning. What you propose will siiliiLe and sat i sties me. t MlSIIOI' OK IJl.MOr.SKI. THE BISHOP OF MONTREAL. Montreal, 29tli February, 1880. My Dear Sir, — I c«Mtainly tliink that Article 127 sufficiently establisiies tlie right to grant dispensations, and that your plan to legalize the marriages in (pie.stionby amend- ing Article 125, will be for the best. I wiHh you every success. Yours faithfully, fEoouARD Chs., Bishop of Montreal. THE BISHOP OF THREE RIVERS. BiSHOPRit^ OF Three Rivers, March o, 1880. D. GiRouARi), Est^., M.P. My dear Sir, — I regret that your bill for the legal recognition of marriages between brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law cannot pass as it was hrought forward, \e\er- thelcss, the repeal of that pioliihitioii in ar- tiile 12."i of the (;.(;. lieiiig favorahit! to the liberty of (he Chiirch, I have no ohjection tr) its simple lept'al, leaving the dispensation of that impediment as well of the other im|tedi- nieiits, to the authorities designated in article 127 ! n main, etc., t L. v., Ilisbop of Tluei; iUvcrs. THE BISHOP OF SHERBROOKE. SiiERiiuooKK, 1st March, I.sho. h. (}nim\Ri>, Es(|.. .M.r.. Ottawa. Sue, — 1 think it is siitlic ieiit to repeal Article 12.") of the Code in order to legalize the marriage now before Parliament. I am also of o|)iiiioii that the i'i;;'ht to grant di.s- peiisatioiis is siitticieiitly safe-guarded by Article 127. lint would it not also be <)/)ro/io.<< to repeal at tli:,' same time. Article 12(i. which prohibits marriage between iiiir/r and niece, aitiil and nt'/i/ieif '/ I am, sir, Vonr obedient servant, t Antoine, Bishop of Sherbrooke. THE ARCHBISHOP OF QUEBEC. Archimsiioi'iuc ok <,»IKI1KC, (Jiiiebec, March 1, 18H0. 1). tiiRoiARi), Es(i , M.l'., Ottawa. Sill, — Replying to your letter of 2Hth Feb- ruary ; I. It is most desirable that the bill concerning the marriage of brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law sliould pass, such as amended by you, for it would be of service not only to the Province of Quebec, liut to the whole of Canada as well. 2. By con- tenting yourself with repealing the second part of Art. 12.") of the (.!ivil (Jode of Lower Canada, you will no doubt provide in a sat- isfactory manner for the legalization ot these marriages in our Province, but not in the other Provinces, and each one of them will in turn ask for the passing of a law more or less contrary to the rules of the Catholic ecclesiastical discipline. With us. Article 127 maintains the impediment until re- moved by a dispensation, but will the same be the case in the other Provinces? I have the honor to be, sir, Your obedient servant, t E. A. Archbi'. of Quebec. 3 NevtT- i ill iir- >. to tin- ilioii to atioii of iiii|K'«li- II iiitit;l«J liviTS. DOKE. IHHO. o n'Jii'iil lt!pili/.(! it. I uiu runt - thu l)ill s-in-law siu'li as service l.ut to By coii- seioiul t' Lower in a sat- n ot these ot in tiio hem will more or Catholic Article until re- the same JC 1(! Quebec. THE BISHOP OF ST. HYACINTHE. St. HvAciNTHK. Kehrnary 'Jl>, 1H8(». J). (iiiioiAiii), Ki«|., M.I'., ('ttawa : Sir, — I Jiave the honor to inform you, in answer to your yesteniayM letter, that I would he content to se<> disappear from oiu' Code, not only article i'J.'i, hut also article I'Ji!, which, in many cases, are very einhar- rassin^ torus Catholics. Ilishops and priests opposi; with all their mi^'lit, an is imposed upon them i>y the Church, marriages con- tracte all the dispensations rei|uired in a similar \'ase. A real service would thus he done us, were those twc^^irlicles, whi( li. in my opinion, should never have heeii introduced into it, elii linated therefrom. A-'ticle 111 mi),dit he retained, hut worded as follows: — Tlir hii/irdiiinnl.t /o thv iiKirriiif/c lii'tn;/ '(ihiiillfid ncroriliiii/ to, i(r. 'I'lie rules of the Citholic Churth eomcruini? our impedi- ments M» marria>,'(^s and our ri^ht to firant dispensation thereof are ther<'in sulHcieiitly r(!co^ni>,;Ml and sale-jxuard(Ml. I do not, thenv fore. see any reason for not maintaining^ that artiile after makin;,' in it the slif^ht chan,t,'e suir(.jested by ww. Wishing you huccsss. 1 remain most sinceicly. Vour obedient servant, fL. Z. Bp. of St. Hyacinthe. The f'ollowinfif Icltoi' was addfossed by Ml'. Girouard to tlio Bishops of Ontario : — Ottawa. 2nd March, 1880. My liOitn, — Your Lordship luis undoubt- edly noticed by the reports of the debates on my bill to legalize the marriage with a deceased wife's sister, that the opposition to the same is principally c«>ntiiied to that proviso which acknowledges the right of the Catholic Church to grant previous dis- pensation from the Pope. Without that proviso, tiie bill has a fair chance ot being carried. Several Catholic members of yotir Province desire to know whetlier they should vote or not for the legalization of such mar- riages pure and simple, without insisting on a any reservation as to (hurch disci|)lin(' or rcuulations. An answer will oblige, My Lord, Your obedient servant, l>. (iUIOl AIM). THE BISHOP OP SAREPTA. BuACKUiiHioK, Out., jth March, 1880. I). (lUioi'Aiin, Ksg., M.P. : Dkak Smi, — Although the marriage of man with his deceased wife's sister ispndiibit- ed in the Catholic ('hurch as a gem-ral ride, still we are sometimes under the necessity of applying to the Holy See for a dis|iensation for such mariiages. So I consider that it will be a satisfaction to know that the State recognizes the validity of such tudcms. I highly approve of tlu; tenor of your bill. I holu' tbat it will jiass such as it is. But if the lirst proviso cannot pass, try to have the second. I have the honor to be, Vour obedient servant, f .loM.N FUA.NCIS JaMOT, Bishop of Sarepta, Vicnr Apostolic of Northern CaJiada. THE ARCHBISHOP OP TORONTO. ToHONTO, March 4, 1880. D. Oiuoi'Aiii), Ksq.. M.P., t)thiwa : Dkak Snt, — I think that a t.'atholic can vote for the bill in question, inasmuch as the Catholic Church grants, for grave reasons, a dispensation to marry ji deceased wife's sister, &c. The inconvenience is very .serioiis in the case when a dispensation is granted by the Chiu'ch and not by the State. The SUite looks upon, as invalid, a marriag '. which the Church holds as valid, on account of the dis- pensation, and the State holds as illegitimate the children, and that they are dis(iualitied to inherit the property of their parents. Kespecting the claust; abo\it the dispensa- tion I thiidi in a Parliament like ycuns at Ottawa the Catholic members might overlook that, as it is supposed that a Catholic will always obtain such a dispensation when necessary from his Bishop or fron) the Pope. The proviso may be retained that no clergyman is to be compelled to otHciate at a marriage against the rules of his church. If II Ciitliolii' iiu'tiilxT Imvf II scniplc to vote tor thJK hill, III' may ulistuin iVoin votiiiK- I Imvo till' lionor to be, Voiir ilfvotod Hcrvimt. fJoiiN .loSKl'll LVNCII, Ai'i'lil>iKhop of Toronto. Mr. (limit, M.r. for Montreal WoHt. Hcnt a copy of tilt.' Iiill to all the I'rotcstanl ilfi'Ky of Montreal on its fiiKt iireseiitation. From tlicKe he received no replies, exeejit from Kev. (iavin LaiiK imil the Kev. -lohii Conlnei. a fact which certainly indiciitcN tliiit there \h no feeling iiK'uinst the hill anioni^st the Protestant clerj;y of this city. The follnwinj; are the letters adihessed hy the clerjiynien we have named to the nieiii- lier for Montreal West : — THE REV. J. CORDNER, D.D., Uni- tarian Church. MoNTKKAi,, February 2. IHHO. M. H. (iAii.T, Ks.^., M. P. Dkaii Silt. — I thank you for copy of Iiill to " lef^ali/.e marriajre with. Ac." In my Judg- ment it would lie in the interest ofptod morals and sound jinhlic policy to pass such a measine. I wimhl omit the two provisos, however, as likely to lead to complications. But rather than have the measure fail I would accept them. Very truly yours. .1. L'OKDXKK. THE REV. GAVIN LANG, St. An- drew's Church (Church of Scot- land), Montreal. MoxTUKAL, February 27, IHKO. Dear Mr. (Jaii.t, — I thank you very much for sending \w a copy of Mr. Girouiud's IJill for legalizing marriages with a deceased wife's sister, &c. For one, I heartily approve of its principle, and hojte it will pass iind become law. It occurred to me that I would mention to you that, to the astonishment of most people, the United Presbyterian Body of Dissenters in Scotland declared, last year, that they could no longer regard such marriages as Mr. Girouard's Bill contemplates as un-Cliristian. Their ministers are permitted to solemnize these, and to admit the parties to tiiem to the privileges of their communion, The im- portance and signiticance of this action oii the part of a severely Evangelical body cannot be exaggerated. The attitude of vour own Churcli and of miiie, both national churches and the only Slate (.'hiirches of the Kmpire, m.ist neces- sarily be det«'rmiiii(l hy the position taken up by the law makers. When Parli'imeiit sanctions marriages with ileceased wivc>- sisters, so nnift wi-. I speak for the Chinch ofScotlaud, to which i belong, when I say that we are (piite ripe for the ready perlormance of these marriages. In my lirst parish in Scolliiud I had a cou|ile who todk that step in (ecclesiastically viewed) an irregular way " fiirth of the kingdom. ' and came hue k to live ill the |)arisli. 1 had no hesitation in re- garding thrni as parishioners of mine in good stiiniliiig. Tile Ciiiirch of Koine, of i oiiise, takes up adilfcrcnt position in this matter, but Mr. (liiduard fully provides against any infringe- ment of its rubs and rights; and it is enti- tled to hold and assert its own opinions and views. I would be very glad it you oft'ered our iiiiitiial friend, .Mr. ( Jiroiiaid, my warm and sincere wishes for the success of his measure. Its adoption and enaitment by the I'arlia- nieiit of Canada will give wider and greater relief than any of us imagine, and would not in any wise coiitlict with the teactiingsof the Wold of (iod as iiiterpreteii by either Human Catholics or Protestants. With repeated thanks for your courtesy in sending me a copy of this iiii|)ortaiit bill, and with kind regards, as also deep symiiathy with you in your recent heavy allliction, Believe me. Yours very sincerely. tiAvi.N La.m;. M. If. tiAi:i,T, Ksq., M.P. THE BISHOP OF OTTAWA. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Ottawa has also given his opinion as follows, this letter being written after the bill had been re- printed, and had jiassed through committee of the whole, and therefore «ith the full knowledge that the provisos liad been struck from it. Ottawa. J.(;th March. 1880. D. fiiuoLAiU). Esq., M.P. : — Sin, — As the Catholic Church pern)its, under special circumstances, tor grave rea- sons, marriages bcitween brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, your bill, as amended by com- mittee of the whole House, to legalize these marriages meets my views, in the absence of something better. I have the honour to be, sir. Vour humble sen'ant, t J. Thomas, Bishop of Ottawa. Tl. ' th«' only t nt'('<'«- 1)11 tiikcii llli'HIHllt il wives i- (Imicli I siiy tlmt |(inimin»' iiuisli ill liat stt'|> iiiur way lia( k to lion ill IV- iniiic ill talxfs ii|> r, liiil Mr. ,■ iiifriiij.'!'- t is fiiti- lioiis anil n<'r»'(l our ivarin and s nieasuic. llif railiii- iiil fiivator woiiitl not in^s of tin' \n-v Koniaii •oiirtcsv in taut l>ill. syiiipatliy tion, •ly. IN Lanii. LWA. Ottawa has Hows, tliis (1 lici'ii 10- oniniitttM" tlu' full icon Ktinck .h. 1880. permits, f^rave rea- in-law and ed by coni- calizo thesi! absence ot Ottawa. MR. McGIBBOirS LETTER. The tbllowin^ lotter wus luldiessi'd by Mr. R D. Mcdililion, H.A.. li.C.L., A(lv()('ii(i',of Mont real, to llic Muiilrcal Daily Witness, and appcai-tMl in tlial joui'iial on Saturday. .Mairli lidtli. Tlio lolloi'vvuH in answor to a com niiinicalion whicli iiad appeared in the same |iaju'r, sii^niod '"P. V." : — TO TUB BDITOIl OF THK WITNK«H. Hit, — I obHeive in your issue of the 17th iMnnh a connnimiciition sitxiwd -'T.!'. in which the bill intrudiiccd into the DiMniiiion House of Conimoiis by tin- honorable mem- ber tor .lac(iiies Cariier. Mr. (iiroiiard, is rather severely aninuidverted iipon. Having; for some time past taken a eonsiderable interest in tlit; discussion of Marriage Law Reform — not, I may iiiterjiose, from any selfish motivcH, for I happen to be a bache- lor with no intention of marryinf; into a family of sister.-* — I trust you will jHrmit mt! to ftiiHwer as liriefly as possiiile the argu- ments advanced by " T. F.'' and other oppo- nents of the measuro. First, as to marriage with a deceased wife's sister. Two (juestions present them- selves. (ti). Are the injunctions of the Mosaic Law in this regard, binding upon present day Christians or not? (h) If so. inions of the Catholic Mishops of this Dominion, pub- lished in last Monday s .Vmerue, and repub- lished in this nioining's (ltizetli\ In fact, there seems at the in(!seiit day to be a general ojuki nsii.i of opinion in favor of the interi)retation given to this passage by the promoters of reform. That many bishops and clergymen ojipost- tin; bill is of course true, but numbers of these do so, not because the reform is at variance; with Scripture, but because it lonllicts with what they call •' ecclesiastical law.' Secondly, anil now as to marriage with a brother's widow. Leviticus xviii, KJ, reads: " Thou Hhult not uncover tin; nakedness of thy //rothiiiii)ii (III tilt- Hiilijri't, sii\ tiiiit licvitii UN xviii, (vciMi'K li til 17) hiiK no ii-tiit'iicr to nitiii'iii^)' iiiit to tlio piiiiiilHciiiiiiH iiitci'i'oinsi- amongst iik'HiIkim of the hiiiiii! tiiiiiily so I'oiiiiiioii ill those days. But |iiilm|is soiiic one will nfcr inc to St. Miittli(!W, cliH|t. -xiv. vfisi' I, wluiif loliii tilt' Kiiptist is rt portfil to have protlainii'd the illt'^'ality ol lltidtls iinion with tin- wife of his lirothcr I'liilip. In aiiswiT to this lt;t nil- Hiiy th.'it Hililiial i ritics sitiii to hf aurt'od that Philip was ac'liiniiy liviiiuat tin- tinii', and tliat tlif nhiiki' of .lohii hail rofeifiiru to lliToil's opfii adiiltfiy with the wifi> of a living nian.aiitl imt to IiIh niarriaK*' with the widow of his lirolhtT. Thf nishtip of Ohtjirio in his pilititui taki's this latluT txtraortliiiary stand. Ilf Kays ill int'tt ; A man ami a woman hy niar- riiiffi' becumi- onu llcsh ; iri/o, a man in mar- lyinj; the sister of his wile, marries his own Hister. This aij,Miiiitiit or pretention can liest bt; met hy a irdiirlin mi a/isiinhim, take the followinji case: John Smith marries Mary Jones ; William Smith. John's hrother, then hetMtmes brother to Mary Jones. The latter's sister then must he regartlt;d as Wil- liam's sister also; therefore, two biulhers may not marry two sisters, a conclusion which I do not think His Lordship woiiltl feel inclined to atlopt. So far, I have lieeii iTasoninR on the a8sum|)tioii that the Mcsaic law is hindiiif,' on the Canailian people of to-day, is it binding'.' If so do we conscientiously ohev it? Does '-T. F.'.' Does the Bishop td' Ontario '! I confess that f am appearing in a nVe which is somewhat new to me, in venturing to expound the Scriptures and Levitical law, but the fact that your correspoiuhait has — to my mind — distorted a very plain passagi; of Scripture must he my apology for my boldness. Let me say in conclusion that no measure which has received the heaity entlorsation of men like Gladstone. John Bright, Lord Houghton, the Earl of St. (Jermans, Earl Grey and the numerous leading divines whose names I have mentioned,* will ever attach to its supiiorters the stigma of subor- * Vide page 7. diiiating the commands id° the Deity to their own ideas of expet|ien> \ . 'i'he restiiilioiis now iiiiposeil III Canatla upon these iiiariiiiges are \ irtiially a ileati letter, and I feel t iinviiicetl thai the great mass of the Canadians desires the passage of Mr. Giroiiard'H bill. The alisem e of petitions in ilH lavor is easily aecoiintetl for. There is little or no nt:et| for tlieiii When the I'oiintrv sees men like the Hon. Kilward Blake.'the lion. J.J. ('. Aliholt. Mr. Hector (Jameron, and others uniting to support the hill, it at om 1! feels that the measiirtf is heing carefully looked alter in Parliament, ami rei|iiires little oiilsiile assistance. I shoulil mill, perhap-i, that I have not relerifd to the many aiguiiieiits in favor of the iiieaMiire, lookiiii^ at it in tht- light ol social reform. These will siiggttst them- selves to eVeryhody. For the present I think I lia\e dispomil ol " '!'. It'.'s" con- tentions. .\ sur|)risingl\' large litiiratiire has of latt! yeais sprung up on this subiert, and I am iinlehtt tl for many hartieil pamph- lets to Mr. T. P.iynter Alh-n, the Secretary of the Ahirrlage Law Uefnriii Assot iation ot London, Knghinil 'I'his Association has done mut h t xcelleiit work in iOnglaiul and in other British colonies, and comprises many of the hatleis of thought ami culture in Si'otland, Ireland ami Kngland. I must ask you, .Mr. i'Milor. to excuse the length of this communication. 11. 1). Mi'GlBIIO.N. TIk' followini:^ let (or ai)|)ejifi;(l in tho Moiiti-esil (nCi'fti' iA' y\i\n-\\ 20: M.MIRIAGE WITH DKi'KASKD WIFE'S S 1ST KB. Bishop of Ontario's Text " Contra." ro TUB Kurroii ok the uazbttk. SiK, — The text of Scripture as given Ity the giHiil Bishop in his petition against Mr. Giroiiard's hill, and as reported in yours of l.'lth instant, is •' Leviticus, ch. 18. verses IC 18, 20 and I'l. Let us examine them. I cit- from a stundard coi)y of the Bible, with copious marginal rt-tereiices and interpreta- tions by one of the protoundest commenta- tors anil interpreters of Scripture, viz., tin late Rev. John Ihown, D.D., of llatldingtoii. Scotland, with the concordance, fullest we have, of the celebrated Bev. Dr. Hannay. The text was thus, verse 10 : '• Tliou slialt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife ; it is thy brother's nakednes-s." \ol(t.- I'lit tliat, the word our tram 'I'his V precisely marriage other iia it, in lact atliiltery, ilirectly I hy His I point Wo fiiiil for I self-cvitle Verse wife (() li, iiakediiesi 'I'he italit ' take a w rendered '''pttmi pri //"/( — ami is solely a fact, as dii position a • ould pos^ Verses !: even the \ issue But flirt ■11 cord wit DeUterolin iii;r: '• 1 1 tif them li the dead stranger ; unto her, i perftirm tl unto her.' Further, verses 111 t "f the sam< t'lirist say IMlto UH, fii.i wife /jci that his b raise iij) si V. 20 : ■ 'lud the lii seed." V. 21. '^ < md culture I. t'XCIISt! tilt' IrdiliiioN. )e:ireil in VII 20 : ;d W IKE'S Contra." CITK. iivon by afjiiinst Mr. in youirt ot y. ViTrifS 1<''. hem. I cil • i',il>li', with iiiterpvi'tti- comnu'iita- is 11-, viz., tlif liuhiiiigton , fullest \V( )r. lliuiiiay Thou Shalt hy brother's esiJ." \i)la. — I timl th<" won! •• i.H " in italirs, but tliiit, I tiikf it, is merely to iiiili< iite that till! word Is not in the nriKiii'il, but that in our translation the obvimis sense leqiiiies it This verse, it will be remaiKeil, does nut pre( isely tnuen the point at issue, vi/ as to inarriaKe with a lU'fniKi.l wi/f'n sister. On the iithei hand, the hijeretiee to be drawn from it, in lace ol' ihr i/i'iuuii/ priddbitinn apainst adultery, is (Hie, I humbly thiMk, wlii( h is directly to the contiary ol what is ailvaneid liy His i,trange to say, it is to be I'onnd as a car- dinal law in the social life of some, or at b ast one (the Shus-waps), of the wildest and most isolated savage tribes of the Pacilic slope. .\s to the dilh'rence sought to be made between a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, there is none in reason that I canciun eivi — none at least to call lor a ditVenuee. and there is no /,iii', written or unwritten, for it. 1 say • no law, ' lor the prohibition wherever ob- se.ved, is one of purely eielesiastical rule. Hut this I feel: That .it this juncture of onr national progress, when the (,'hinese ipiistion and otlieis <>t vital and organic im- port are starting up. it is all importantfor us, the Dominion of Canada, to lay broml, as well as tlff/),l\ii' loiindations of our national struc- ture, niir's is to be, in its vastness of licld for liniinrable liilior, varied industries, social lite and natiiuial a-pirations, a uiiture ■•( mi- tiuHH, where every ciiild of (Jod may worship and holy live as he will, giving to (iod what is (iod's, and unto Cicsar what is (';e.sar'.s— civil libi rty uiitrannnelled by thi! clogs of an aniii(Uated ecclesiastic ism or of class. Yoms, &c., LKX. Till' tolluwinu;- omiiK'iil pofsons luivo c'xjifcsst'd tho Dpiiiioii, Ihut inarfiiijifo with tulecoased wifo'w .sintei' is not contrary to Holy Scripture: — Divines — Dr.Whately, Archbishopof Dublin, and Dr. Musgrave, Archbishop of York ; the Bishops of Hath and Wells (Lord Auckland), Hallarat (Thornton), Down and ('onnor, Durham (Villiers), Heher, Jewel, Killaloe, Limerick, Lincoln (Kay), Lhindaflf (Copies- ton), London, Mcllvaine (Ohio), Maine (U.S.A.), Manchester, Meath (1842). Mel- bourne (I'erry), Norwich (1851), Potter (Pennsylvania), Ripon, St. David's (1851): Cardinals Hellarmine, Catjetan, Cullen and Wiseman ; llevs. Dr. Adler (.lewish Rabbi), H. F. Bacon, Dean Bagot, Baptist Board, T. Binuey, Dr. Boothroyd, Dr. Bunting, 8 I'riiii-ipHi Cuii'il, I >.!>., Dr. (^tmlmttrH, ('iiiioti < 'hHiii|iiicvH, |)i Ailiitu ClHik, Delia ('Ium«-, hr. I'roly, Dr. (/'niniiiiii^, ('iuit)n Diilr. Dr. D(mIi|, Dr. KHi'. Noiiiiiiti M('l,<'0(|, Mcliiiu'- tlioii, Citiioii Millcr.S. iMihton, Di. U. .MollHt, ,1. H. Owen, l>r, .1. Fiirr, ii. Uciitoii, I'mltMHor lloliinHoii, Tynudulc, Dr . K. WhIIuci-, Joliii W.'mI.-v. STATKSMitN — .1. (jiiimy A' un, Lord Albfiuiirh', Chiirli'M Itiixloii, L>>l)ti't C'ttL'il (Marli> den, .lohii BriKtit. W. K. (iliidHlone, Uohert Lowo, Lord LyndliiiiHt, Lord .Miicuiilay, four« teeiitli DiikeotNortolk, Lord OverMtoiie, Lord I'aliiierHtoii, Lord I'eii/.ance, Sir S. M. I'etii, .1 A. Uoeliiii k, Ktirl KiiMHiill. third Kttrl of St. tieriimnh, Ihu Sardinian AinlmHHador. Lord WeiiHleydule, Kiirl of Wiitirnrlitfe, Karl of Kiniherley, . I. Stuart Worttey ; aUtl*'>»*'» of le^al and literary miiiience ; The Twelve Jiidf^eM (Di7(i), A. Itaeh. Kh(| , the Kra/iliaii AniliUMrador, Sir Diivid lireWMter, M. DehiiiKle ((iurd «luB Seeanx, Kraiice), Hon. K. Kveivtt, Sir Wil- liam .loiieM, CliaiK ellor Kuiit, .liid^e LiviiiK- Ktoii. Dr. Ln.shin^ton, Jiid({e MiiKon I'rofeHHur Ma.\ Miilier, Milton, Lord Advonitu Kuther- ford, Southoy, (Uiicf JuHtiec Story, Dr. Tio- guHe8, iic TEXT OF THE BILL. Tho Bill of Mr (iiroiiard, as uinonclo«l ii coinmitteo of the whoU;, vviu\a UH follows : — " 1, MaiiTiage betwoun a iiiiiti aiitir< ttoiic, liord , M. I'itt), (I Ktirl ot iiilidHMuliir, < litlf, K