Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-02
The Lady offered $50, 900 to Compro-


4 he Lady offered $4,000 to CoInpro-
mise.
The New York Tines London letter
has the following: society is still greatly
exercised by the arm0yle-Fortescue
scandal. The latest report is that Miss
Fortescue has been offered 10, 600 to com
promise the affair, but that she demands
100000 and is determined to bring the
mstterinto court. Lord Cairns, the father
Of Lord Garmoyle, is by no means a
wealthy man. Whatever be may have he
earned by his practice at the bar, which.
although it was considerable, he gave up
somewhat early in his career for those
political and judicial posts which, how
ever distinguished, are not very lucrative
Lor Cairns was called ln 1851 and i'm
1855 Le was raised to the Bench as Lord
Justice of the Court OF Appeal, and in
1868 he became Lord Chancellor; so that
for the last % years or so his main
source Of income has been his
salary and pension. amounting as
Lord Chancellor To L 10. coo, and as "a Judge
10 &5.j9O year. Thus unless he has been
exceptionally frugal be cannot have
3massed such larg, fortune as to make
even the payment OF 100000, not u speak
Of 100000, for his sons indiscretions "a
matter Of Indifference to him. 1t is
thought that great as Miss FOrtescues
WrOHge have been-aud there can be no
aOuht that she has been shamcfullv
treated-she would do well not to be too
eKactins. Her character, of course. Is
above reprOach; still there are one or two
little weak points in her case If which
heT opponent might take advantage. For
Instance, Lord Garmoyle is not the
only man she ever loved 1t is well
known that before she accepted his
orr she engaged herself 10 Mr.
Quiltcr, of Quilter, Ball & Co., an eminent
hrm ~ accountants, a gentleman of wealth
and taste, who is motel for his elegant
smoking paIties, which be gives at his
beautiful house at Chelsea. which he pur-
chased of Mr.. Whistler, the artist. Miss
ForteScue threw over the accountant for
she lar.iling, and on doing SO wrote to Mr..
Gilbert acquainting him of her new at
tschment- aud at the same time annOunc-
H. her intention to leave the stage. The
16thpr OF Patience wrote % her in reply,
Enthusiastically, to the following effect:
BY dear Miss FOrtescup: Allow me to
congratulate you on your engagement to
-. l leave you TO fill up the blank as
Ysu please. and am yours faithfully, W.
,. Gilbert Little incidents like these may
sr may not be brought out at the trial. IT
il ever comes of. Mr.. Charles Rus
sell, Queens Counsel is To be the
rumorcd that he has promised to
undertake the case without charging any
ices. being delighted to have the oppor-
tuuity # assailIng = political opponent
Who commands great influence IN part
IF ireland in which he is particularly in
terested. Another point which may he
made In the case is that, nOtWithstand-
M his rank, Lord GarmOyle has not
much more TO boast OF in the way of
family than Miss FOrtescue herself. The
Aause of cairns is by no means an illus
trious one and somebody lately Temal ked,
L remember the present Lords grand
father when he was selling dips candles
- Al. a pound Miss Furtcscue's par
eBtase is at least as good as This. and It IS
remembered, to her credit, that she went
ca the stage 20 earn her living when her
father fell into difficulties in business.
Still, for all this. she would b. well adj
Fised not to demand too much as a So
atium for her grievances.