§ MR. MONK, in rising to call attention to the state of the Marriage Laws in the United Kingdom; and to move —
That, in the opinion of this House, it is the duty of Her Majesty's Government to introduce a Bill for the purpose of establishing a Marriage Law as nearly as possible uniform for all parts of the United Kingdom, upon principles of equality between all Churches and religious denominations,said, his first object was to call attention to the very anomalous state of the Marriage Laws of the United Kingdom, which was certainly not creditable, and might be described as a scandal to a civilized country like our own. His second object was to make an appeal to the Government to fulfil the pledge which had been given by their Predecessors in 1869 to bring in a uniform Marriage Law for the three countries.
§ Notice taken, that 40 Members were not present; House counted, and 40 Members not being present,
§ House adjourned at a quarter after Nine o'clock till Monday next.