, 1875-01-03
LONDON GOSSIP.

| Tho MordaunI Dtvorce-Case-Rc1sE
! ious Disputes-rhe Proposed Club
! for Roth Men and Women.
| London CoT7espondence Of the 4Yep IorE Tinsks.
| THE noRpAuNT D1voRcE-cAsE.
Tbs Mordaunt divorce case is, happily to bs
disposed OF in silence. Sir F. houcrien, rs rep
resentiDg his daughter, Lady Mordauat, will noe
defend the suit, and, therefore, Sir Charles Nor
daunt will obtain his divorce upon making,
through his counsel, . general statement Of his
case. In the first suit there were five co-re-
spondents, and three OF then-one being the
Prince OF Wales-wont into tho box and Bwors
that, as far IS they were concerned, the a1eEa-
dons OF adultery were untrue. Perhaps tlie
did not carry conviction to many minds,
On account OF the peculiar obligations
which honor is supposed to impose in
such case, but, on the other hand, tho
fact that two OF tho correspondents we're afraid
to subject themselves to the ordeal Of examir y
ton, seemed to1erably conclusive. It WIS, per-
hape, unfortunate for Sir G. Mordaant th.. !.e
could not cast his net without hniing in it big
ger fish than wero wanted In the present suit
tho number Of correspondents has been reduced
to one. Lord Cole. who has lately been married,
and who, it ID understood, has resouteiy rein: i
to appear in court. Under these circumstanc. r,
Lady Aordaunt's advisors had no alternative J. t
to allow the case to 20 by default This also
gives them the opportunity of eayins tbss, as
Lady Mo1daunt is mad. she is incapable Of sup
plying the u1atariais for her defense.
4 TIMELY STORY.
The Duke of Somerset, who is noted fer t:a
quaint and candid humors, has just rcv1veo \
good story in connection with the Papal dosr ls-
When Bishop Burnet was at Rome he NIT
Christina, Queen OF Sweden, who, though born Il
Protestant, had become Roman Catholic. ind
asked her what she thought OF the Pope's infal-
Ehility. She replied that she did not know much
about hts infalhb,lity. but that sl1e bad f-n
fxlth in tho Pops's being under supernatural
Of them, and they vera al such consummat>
ools that II they had not lad Diving assistance,
ho did not "a how they could ever hAva got n
t ALI
THE PROPOSED FEW CLUB.
In Pn,.ehs Pockes6ook for the uer Te4r them
is an amusing picture OF . supposed scsue in thd
OF club frequentel BY bota sexes
This is the joke, OF corse, but its realization IN
actual life eeems to ba immineut. Tho pro-
moters OF tho movement for having club
equally open to men aud women have got largo
number OF members or candidates enrolled, and
have even gut so fzr as to take house In ths
neiguborhood Of Gzosvenor Square, One
difficulty daSs' ost.t;o, Is e hnd rs 11e s .na for IT,.
Club, the Bi-sexnsl, and the Aiddlosax haze
been proposed, bus none have been deemed
young lady who WIS askeA to
join indicated the real perplexities Of The affair
BY 2skag, Ii it the sort OF place to which e'ne
can take ones motheE7" And then, OF counsa,
there is the mora serious question OF mother-i h
law. It has been decided, beiieys, that bo3-
baud may not introduce hls wife. or friend, ~
rioe ueTsd- Each mast subscribe and b bal.
oted for on mis- or her own socouut. But, of
or wife introducing any one of less relation
sblp. Tho whole project ONLY showa bow lIttlS
human nature is understood by some peoplss
sven after al these centuzies during which IL