§ Order for Committee read.
§ House in Committee.
§ MR. HADFIELDsaid, he thought an ex post facto marriage ought, as in Scotland, to legitimise a bastard.
THE ATTORNEY GENERALsaid, the Lord Advocate would introduce clauses to assimilate the law of Scotland to that in England.
§ MR. BUTTsaid, he wished to know if the Attorney General meant that the English law would be altered to the Scotch rule.
THE ATTORNEY GENERALsaid, he only meant that the Scotch and English courts should, in the decision of cases of legitimacy, have the same amount of jurisdiction.
§ MR. BUTT moved that the Chairman report progress.
§ House resumed.
§ Committee report progress; to sit again To-morrow.