25 MAY 1934, Page 22

MATRIMONIAL DISPUTES [To the Editor of . Tug SPECTATOR.] SIR S Lovers

of justice will be grateful for the prominence given in the columns of .The.Spectator to the need for reform in the• matrimonial jurisdiction of the Police Courts. Lord Listowers Bill has served a useful purpose in drawing wide- spread attention to this matter. Too match emphasis must not, however, be given to questions of procedure. To a large extent the law itself is atlault. As it stands, a working man has no remedy against a, wife who refuses to cook his meals, neglects his children, or otherwise rniseonducts herself, so long as she steers clear of adultery. He is easily driven to conduct which is construed as " cruelty " or " desertion," and this means a life pension for the woman.-4 am, Sir, &c.,