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Before Lord Shand to-day, proof vas
led in support of the action Of divorce
at the instance of the Viscount against
the yiscountsss Dupplin, daughter of the
Earl of Fife.
The first witness examined was the
Rev. Thomas George Suthsr, Bishop OF
Aberdeen.
By the Lord Ordinary-He never Wis
ted Lord and Lady Dupplin after the
the marriage, but he knew that they
lived together As husband and wife until
recently. i
John Revel deposed that he was 1t
present 3 resident in Lord Dupplins
house. Is Grosvenor gardens London
He had scted IS valet 70 the viseount for
two wears and . half. When ne entered
MS lortships service Viscountess Dupp-
in was Ii, ing with the vIscount, and they
continued 10 live together till about the
zsd OF April last he Knew gentleman
named Herbet Flower. Mr.. Flower was
a frequent visitor st the house IS lar as
witness knew. Mr.. Flower resided At
PARK place, St james street. London.
He visited II both OF the houses
Of the viscount At Melton Movbrsy
and Grosvenor gardens. Acting under
instructions, witness went 10 the Castle
house, at Dartmouth, on May 18th last
He was there also on Saturday, the eth.
While in the cofee-rcom OF the hotel on
the latter day he recognized Mr..
Flower and Lady Dupplin. They went
out at the front door together. The pro-
prietor of the hotel, Mr.. Bucklsnd,
pointed ,ut these two persons 70 witness,
and informed him that they were living
in the house as Mr.. and Mrs. Flower.
William Cooper, coachman 70 Viscount
and Viscountess Dupplin, gave evidence
similar 20 that of the previous witness,
having accompanied Revel TO M. Buck
lands hotel.
John auckland deposed that ne was
proprietor of the Castle hotel Dartmouth.
Shown telegram bearing date May lItn,
1875. said 20 have been handed in 81 Liz
rscombe, in these terms:
From II. Flower.
Can have 3 sitting-room, two bed
rooms. and two servants rooms, on next
Saturday?
To the manager of the Castle hotel,
Dartmouth.
Witness received the telegram on the
date i, bore. and replied tnat ne could
provide the rooms required. On May IEn
q valet came and saw the rooms and on
the 10Th lady and gentleman came 10
STAY a. the MOTEL.
What names did the lady and gentle
man give? They give no name, but
came IS the persons referred 20 IN the
telegram.
You assume that they we're NJ. and
Mrs. Flower? Exactly so. They had
sitting-room. a dressing-room. and bed
room. besides bedrooms for Mrs. Flowers
maid and the valet. Mr.. and Ms.
Flower remained in he,,hote bill: une I'd.
when they left for = villa close by They
were still there when witness lett Dart
mouth tor Scotland OF MS own knowl-
edge he did not know how the rooms 80
and 50 were occupied during the
stsy OF Mr.. and Mrs. Flower in the
hotel. He recollected Revel and Cooper
coming 10 the hotel. and MS pointing out
20 them the persons who were gong
under the name of Mr.. and Mrs. Flower.
Revei and Cooper recognized them IS
M. Flower and Lady Dupplin. The
two were constantly together, and had no
IN ma n
ton themselves. and witness understood
them 20 be man and wife. A. least he
mad presumed they were ~ the time they
went to the hotel. There was nothing
IN their department that lett him 70 sup
pose that they were living on any other
terms.
By the Lord Ordinary-M-. and MIS-
Flower were the sole occupants OF the
rooms ne had mentioned during the time
they stayed at the hotel.
Ms. auckland, wife Of the previous
witness, corroborated the evidence Of her
husband, and further depOsed that alter
Mr.. and Ms. Flower lett the hotel on
June I'd, they continued 20 keep their
horses at i. The horses were still 81 the
hotel. There was but one of the beds in
rooms SO and 50 occupied during the
.lav Of Mr.. and Mrs. Flower a. the hotel,
the bei n tie dressing room not being
made I'D. One letter was delivered 3;
the hotel addressed 70 Mrs. Flower, and
was gIved either 70 her or M Flower.
b. the Lord Oriinary-The parties
seemed ~ live together IS husband and
wife. No other relationship occurred 70
witness.
Mary Martin or Townsend, chamber
maid 81 me Castle hotel, Dartmouth, de-
posed hat she had charge Of the rooms
Ms. 33 ant 50, during the stay st the
hotel Of The persons who went under the
name Of NJ. and Mrs. Flower. The
bed in No. So was the only one u.ed- and
both occupied that ROOM The bed in
No. SO va. never made up. Witness
mad been IN No. sc bedroom when both
ufthe parties were in it. They appeared
to live together SIS husband and wife.
They remained IN the hotel until June
"a. and occupied No. 30 bedroom every
night during their stay.
This concluded the pursuers evidence,
and there being no appearance made on
behalf of the respondent, the lord ordl-
nary granted decree Of divorce.