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Bruce Herald, Volume XI, Issue 1084, 4 February 1879, Page 7

The London Correspondent; of the Christchurch Press writes as follows — "Jove laughs as lovers' perjuries" writes one of the translators of the Latin poet. And so it seemi does theEnglsh law, to judge from the result of the great suit which has just been decided batween Mr and Mrs Agar Ellij. The husband, a scion of an old family, is a Protestant ; he wooed Miss Stonor, a daughter of the noble house of Canaoys, who are Roman Catholics. There was some impediment in the way of the wedding, as there usually is in these *' mixed marriages," as they are termed, but the parties met at the house of the noble relative, who arranged matters between them. Mr Ellis promised that the children should be brought up as Catholics, and thereupon become the soa-in-]aw of Lord Catnoys. But when the children came he change his mind. As they grew up he took them to church, while, when she could get them away, the mother took them to the Catholic chapel. At lenghth the difference becotn so great that Mr Ellis made his children wards in Chancery, and at once commenced a luit to have himself declared entitled to the sole custody of them, and at liberty to bring them up in bis own religion. The mother also presented a petition under a recent Act of Parliament, and both causes were brought at one time before Vice-Chancellor Malms, who decided in favor of the father. The mother, of couree, was not satisfied and appealed to the three Lords Justices, who have proved of one mind on the subject, and delivered a judgment which is a clear and authoritative declaration of tha law of England on the rights of married people. They declined to examine the children tliemself, as bad been done in all former cases, as to their religious convictions, but declared that the father was the proper and sole judge as to that, and the promise made to the mother before her marriage wns of no effect now and could not be enforced. It is pleasant to read in these day that the English law regards a nan as 11 m;;»'er of his own h<>ut<<% and king and ruler in hip own family." This is eur<; t"> products a h?wlfrs?!»i t---e a.-ivt'cafee oT wo-ian's rights, •»«■«.-•• though h<s vast inujority u'f thf'm art* butviij oppo3rd io tii» re* lijjioQ which Mrs Agar Ellis prvieiM*,