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Show UNDER THE PRESENT LAW marriages in England cannot, without a costly license, the fees of which go the Archbishop of Canterbury, be solemnized except between the hours of 8 A.M. and noon. A member of the House of Commons has given notice of a bill to repeal this law and allow them to be celebrated in the evening. It may pass the House of Commons, but the long experience with the bill for repealing the law prohibiting marriage with a deceased wife's sister makes it improbable that it will run the gauntlet of the House of Lords. The conservatism of that body is always to be relied upon, especially when, as in the case, a prerogative of one of its members is in jeopardy. <br><br> Detroit Free Press. |