The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-17
LITEST FOREIGN GOSSIP.
The Prince of Wales and the Mordaunt
Divorce Cn:c-auecn Victoria "con-

The Prince of Wales and the Mordaunt
Divorce Cn:c-auecn Victoria "Con-
GratuIates'' Ncr Son.
The special London correspondent of the
Birmingham Post writes relativesto the famous
trial thus:
Tie Prince Of Wales consulted Earl Granville
and the Lord Chancellor before rendering him.
self for examination, and was encouraged by
their advice to attend the court. hear that
the only doubt entertained by the Lord Chan
cclIOr was whether the course proposed to be
taken by his Royal Highness, however agreed
bic to tic feelings of his future subjects. WAS
quite fair to the other gentlemen whose names
had been mentioned In the case. II the Prince
prrGed himself from any completely, would
not u prejudice be raised against those who
did follow him and similarly declare their In
noccnce. Sir +. Johnslonc, for reasons spc-
cial and peculiar to himself, was equally de-
sirous TO niakea statement. They were neither
of them summoned, and their appearance, as
was feared In high legal quarters, has raised a
certain unfair presumption against the other
parties whose names came up during the
hearing.
Another rumor of the day ls, that the most
illntrious parsonage in the land wrote to the
Prince. aficr hearing Of the evidence he had
given, to offer him her afTtctionate cOngratu-
lntiOns, and to invite him to call with the
Princess to receive them In person. The
Prince and Princess accordingly called upon
the Queen at Buckingham Palace.
The Queens sympathy with Lady Mordaunt's
family has been warmly and constantly eX-
pressed through the Dnwager Duchess OF At
hole, who has been throughout The trial In
attendance on the Queen 1T Windsor, and her
daily companion IN her walks and drives.
Gcors: Pen5aiy's Gi:ts 4 . London-How
the Estates are Worked.
The London Times of The 2Sth OF February
says: We are requested to publish the follow
ing statement of the Peabody trustees for the
year 1869:
The trustees of the Peabody fund present
their annual report Of proceedings for the year
ending the 3lsL of December, 1869. The state
mcnt shows that TO the original fund OF ESQ.,
00U there has been added from rents and inter-
ests f26, ,S09 lbs. Sd. and after deductinS from
the amount the expenses attending lis ad-
ministration there remained ut the emu
of the year 1869 property in land, buildings,
and cash In hand to the amount OF flT5,-
079 81. lid. The trustees now possess under
the first trust tour groups OF buildings,
situated In Spitalfelds, lslinston, Shadwell
and Westminster, providing collectively ac-
cOmNlOuatlOn lOF 4So luinllleS, irrespective vi
the rooms assigned to the superintendent and
porters. fifth range Of four blocks ut Che-
sea, Of somewhat different construction, afford
ing tenements for sXty-eighL families, is ap..
preaching completion. The tenrmenLs are Of
one, two und three rooms each, and the week
ly rent varies from Is. Cd. 10 Gs. Cd, according
TO the number of rooms and desirableness of
location. The trustees also possess site ut
Bermondscy not yet built upon. Tie second
donation of f2OO, 900, which only became avail
able for building purposes in July last, has
been increased by interest to the extent OF
s947I Os. I'd. Mr. Peabody, by his last will
and testament, added to the second trust the
sum of sl5O, 900, but this. by the terms Of the
rim, will not become available until 1873. The
sum total of bis gifts to the two trusts amounts
to f500,00