The Sabbitariane hive cOntriVed to altei the li in a
non- Sabbatarian direction, Their iroieention or the Brighton Aquarium Company threat*d so many other Companies, that the Home Secretary was obliged to bring in a Bill enabling him- self to remit all penalties. As it was impossible in the present state of opinion to repeal the old Act withoub bringing in another, -Which would have excited furious discussion, and perhaps re- vealed the discreditable hypocrisy of the House of Commons on all such subjects, this was the easiest compromise to adopt, though Mr. Lowe and Sir H.. James are, of course, right in say- ing that it would be more logical to repeal the forgotten Act which Mr. Terry unearthed. Mr. Cross should, however, have been firni in his original resolution to prevent prosecutions not ordered by the Attorney-Generid. As it is, the fanatids can still institute endless suits, and if the Judges are not unusually firm, may weary the Companies out With costs. There is always money in England Whezi the object is ti restrict religious liberty by a fight before the Courts.
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