The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 87
Lord Francis Egerton
Lord Francis Egerton.
"In 1835 a most important statute had been passed by that house, under somewhat peculiar circumstances, and he might also say, of haste, and want of due deliberation, materially affecting a portion of the marriage laws of this country. In this case the voice of Heaven was silent, and that of man had been given with a hesitation and confusion of utterance that deprived it of its due authority."—Speech of Lord Francis Egerton (afterwards Earl of Ellesmere), in the House of Commons.