, 1870-04-03
The Hordauut Divorce co.c,


uRtr1A- The brilliant talxcr and graceful W1ttel
l. practically dead to the world In which he for
merly lyed.r
The mordnunt Divorce Case.
The following lettez-soEwarded originally By
the steamer sA1nat1a, which waA compelled 70 phi
back by srFeas OF weAther-though three week.
f@hlndhandt We nevertheless publish, aa tho sub
kct has not yet lost 1ts novelty End INTEREST,"
ffHox oCR OWN CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, Feb. 76.
THE CHEAT DIVORCE GAZE.
The close Of the AToraAunt divorce case and
the immense amount of talk about it induce
me to forestau my usual dates. In week or
two tho affair will be driven ont OF mems
minds by something else; but it f1ls them
just now, and has had largcr monopoly than
usually belongs to single subject.
THE HCsDAND.
Sir Charles Motdaunt was evidently regarded
by Ills wife aH good-naturcd and t'soft"-ono
who could easily be smoothed quiet by little
fondling. He did not strike ono, while giving
his evidence, AZ being strong-ninded or capa-
HE. Thcle Was weakness and foppishncss
about his manner which conveyed, to some.
incorrectly, as l believe, the idea that he WAS
trying to conceal facts which ho knew. His
position was irving enough, for in monarchi-
cal c6rotry the man who afixes stigma on \
Prince IL mover forgiven. Sir Charles evidence
told as little in that quarter as possible. Per
Sons who profess to know the facts express IL.
ton5ehmcnt at his blindness before tho birth OF
the child. They say he would have known
much more had he been man OF sense and
kept his eyes Open Tho women think he
should not have left her go much alone; but
az to that, he was more at home than nine
husbands out OF ten who are in business. He
WAS in court every day, md listened to details
which must haye scorched him with anger and
ehamc.
THE WIFE.
Poor cEeatnEe!' il the exclamation on one
side. .Wrctched womau!r is said on tho
other The Jury lind she was Insane when tho
action commenced, but the Judge himself let
it be seen pretty clearly yesterday th4t, in his
it most persons agToe with him. Nor is it easy
TO ind cxcusea for her, II the hypothesis Of
her guilt be assumed, savo in suppostions re-
1atinG TO her ph{eicsl constitution, which only
medical Journals ought to discuss. She is
represented, it ts true, as having advised one
winners never TO LET her daughter marry a man
she did not love; iutiuatiug that sha did not
love Sir Charles when she married him, Uut
she seems to have loved so many! fax she
is not to be turned into . heroine any wav.
Her mother refused to give evidence IN the
WIS afraid to be asked the nature Of l,cr
daughters confessions. This mother, who
has been lady Of fashion, has
had family OF beautiful daughters; and
shc has married them "wan!" This divorce
CAGE strikes right and loft in tho rankB Of tho
aEistoc1acy. Tho Countess OF Dudley, one Of
the sisters, is lovely creature, while her hue-
band is big, vulgar mAn, unchanged, "a yet,
BY any fairy, into \ respectable bridegroom,
The Duchess OF Atholl, another sister, is
scarcely 1ees attractive uau Laly Dudley, and
MIs. Forbes, third, il very pretty. The olev-
picture her mAronly bosom swelling. With
pride, as abe looked over . field OF nobility,
and saw tho roeea from her stem standing up
70 proudly there,
One writer ve have, this morning, Who con-
Every mana, aud more than one womaa's.
esss ssR fsasft psf e. css1a ;s IL. e.
and her own nald, tushed at tho conclusion
hard, iron pressure, TO e1toH proufs Of hor
guilt It is impossible ho says, to think. with,
out pity, Of 1er fate after her tirst statement
surrounded by faithless interiors and pitiless
equals, and Iefuscd even tho consolations Of
religion. Whether mad or not, at Grst Il
would have been small wonlcr L sLa Gad t,a.
come mad under Buch conditions Il ahe has
indeed elnned, elle has : heavy burden to bear
Tor it. Her honor Gampled in the dust, hor
young life broken, hcr nAnac sullied, ehe will ro-
uai,, to the end Of ler days. . sad and moving
spectacle. .
TIE WITNESSES.
I4e pow1ser Lady Alordsunt, the mother Of
Sir Charles, is fne old lady Of the creme de
iG creme order But she Ind not spoken
dozen words before you saw the passion With
which she had adopted the case OF hor son,
Indeed, throughout, the two families, the
Monc1lens and the hordAnnts. were battling
together,-the lowest OF tho retaincrs show
the feeling As much III the principals The
nature Of the medical evidence diseusted me-.
It is clear from the trial, Il it was not clear
!eforc, that medical opinion il to ba l,ad.
hke legal ono, BY paving for it. Physicians
OF "cmnEnce Will Wait tho sxne patient and
tako similar pains in an examination. and
will return and bear exnctly contradictorv svi-
dcnce. II soems Ill to depend upon who tirst
secured them, and the amount ct the fee.
This il hard thing to say, but with 1imita-
tions and exceptions, it is generally true
But tho impudence of tho servants! There
wzs one pert ladv's maid who described her
self rs looking with interest at her mistress
lover, Immediately after the visit Of one of tho
supposed lovctn Do you suppose she blushed7
Not the least She was as SHARPLY pointed as
dagger. The fashionable organ. the Norm
ing Posf, thinks the revelations which the trial
makes n ~ & Of tho practices of servants most
most trusted in these high families appea. to
s}e continually on the witch to collect evidence
and to note suspicious circumstances for use,
They read. remember, and, upon occasion,
eteal letters, note dates, preserve copies OF
newspaper, and get up cases among them
to masters and mistresses, says tho Pos., that
the same practices arc in all probability going
on dsuF in their own households. Here's 4
new horror for tho aEistoc1acy. Jenkins il a
'rs' seAHnl n to shink Of in some regions.
', ooL u u t6e mixture In tf,n rs,n - IL.
Innee Of Nslea which o1p.ains The cpt1,,ras .He
nSS tor tonsne .ne p.rss Tho Primes u On
made nbout him. Songs arc sung IN tbo
streets In which his name IL uuotc'
with the coa1eess freedom. A m,Il Tss
fined Tor selling pamphlet, entitled .Int,aeI.
.',fs o' l1nee; And yet every newspaper
with Lady Mordaunt must 10 believed. Il i,
little curious that to this Judgment sI,oul1
to added E0 much good advice II to tho com
Fany lie should keep: and such rcncatcd r..-
ninders Of his duty to his admirable wife: to
his 1nother, and to his caste. In court be Wa.
modest .pd firm: but OF courrc eFerythinc
vns made u pleasant ax possible Tor him.
The Judge gave him 4 law low: he Kissed the
inside Of the Testament, instead OF the greasy
outer covers, and tho counsel for tho lushant,
Lad tco muca, regard for future prospects TO
venture to pr,t \ question in croae-cIamina-
t'on; The letter., everybody grants, are com
49, 4&tAEt% EAtlNAE@t " LIE EGlA-
lions With Lady Aordauns; hut ueyerthe|ess
the public do not Ike to read Of hin, as
young married man, nn1ecoupauiei by his
wife. paying frequent and lengthy visits to a
Eoung married wunan, whoEe husband is
hvas7Ahly absent when these visits are ms41e-
nor arc e'mrle atfirmataons Of innocence on thu
Ta1t et witnesses correspondents to be accented
a. ro*ltivc proofs Of innocence. A critic in
Eonity Fair plainly eas: "Did His loval
Highness' case stand nlon his simple oath Of
Innocence, cynicai people, who Ike 10 think i'll
Of thcis neighbour, and hate 10 BE- convinced,
would not imrossihly say that, in such posi-
saon, and under such circumstances, man is
bound in honor to pcriu1e himself. dad ~,
'ndr9, suppose, most Of US trould hi:ls he
wosad te. II would. no doubt, be hetter 10 be-
CANNED Tor perjury tllan condemned for i.e-
tlaEsng woman, and we should all hope iu the
eaec OF the man who had \ sense OF hoaor
suone enough TO induce him to cit on such
horn Of hiH dilemma, that the Recording Ancel
| would 90 fo7 his sake ns he lid for Euclc To-
n-1afop tear on 1t, md blotit out forever"
~ ~ ths hsse.ns, 20 doubt, expresses the moral
sonre4ntnfly, the mere deporition Of tho rrinca
has lstle effect Nevertheless I am hound to
say that a. read the case At the prcsent mo
mem. 1 think Ec should have the Aeuef OF lie
douht- The jury fud the l4dy was inssrn =.
the time she mentioned the i'ripc..'s n.,ns = -
her husband, and there Ia 1o cvilcnrf. elsa.
Ehere *hich ls not consistent with his evi.
dcIce- The toadyism of como OF the priot. !,
very offensive, but lo ought not 10 sutIer fol
that. Besides, there's more 10 como,
| FURTHER 1NQr1alEa.
Az the case rcsts, Lady Monlau1ss retains Ii,
| settlement OF two thousand wear Which Nr,
hurband ecttled upon her, and the poor lt.l,
child whom nobody owns,' is tecLnicaIy th
child Of erbuabaud. Fortunately, pennle say
the child is girl; had 1t been a boy the It'll
10 tho estates would be IN question. 81
Charles, It is understood, will n1v appeal t.
wife really does Stop his petition for divorce
The eame principle, it il said, would preclu1
. creditor from recovering q debt, surpoeiul
his debtor to become insane after the debt hat