anotherforthestrong,——onelawforEngland,andanotherforScotland:andthattheeffectofthisconfusionshouldbebytheadmissionoflaw-giversthemselves,scandal,outrage,andfraud;andanimpossibilityofcarryingouttheendsofjustice。
ThereisneededinEngland,whatisestablishedbylawinothercountries;atribunalformarriageanddivorcecases,withfullpowerofcontrol;andwhythatpowercannotbevestedintheCourtofChanceryastheLordChancellorproposed,itisforthelegistswhocontradictedhimtoshew。Oneargumentagainstitisprobablyentirelyfallacious;andthatistheenormousincreaseofbusinesswhichthesefamilydisputeswouldbring:evenifwearetoadmit,thatjusticeshouldnotbeadministeredifitsadministrationistobecometroublesome。
ThesameargumentwasusedwhentheInfantCustodyBillwaspassed。LordWynfordthendeclaredthat,inconsequenceofthisbill,\"thejudgeswouldhaveaburdenthrownuponthem,whichtheirotherdutiesrenderedthemwhollyunabletobear。Thehusband,besides,wouldbekeptinaconstantstateoflitigationfromoneendoftheyeartotheother。\"
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