The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-04
SCANDAL0US STORIES.
An Attack ora the Moral Character of
Gladstone. Etc.

LONDON, May 16th-Parliamenta cir
cles are greatly excited over attacks on
the character of Gladstone, Sir Charles
Dixie, Colonial Secretary, and the Mar
quis of Harrington, Secretary for War,
made IN letters sent to the Paris NoalUeLLe
Revue by Count Paul vasali. Advance
sheets of the letters have been supplied to
number of English papers. The Count
letters give number of scandals against
the three gentlemen named. Some of
the scandals are old, but many of them
are new. 1t will perhaps be news TO many
American readers that Gladstone is vulner-
able to gossip, especially to gossip con-
corning women, but Count Vasali refers,
circumstantially, to the Premier as having
been engaged in a not very creditable in
trigue with a woman described as &c Laura
b." who is known to many, and who is
described in the Counts letter as woman
who has contracted some very respectable
debts in Paris society. "the only thing
about her." says Vasali, which can be
called respectable" The Count, in that
part of his letters in which he associates
the name of the British Premier with that
of Laura b. declares that the
beauty named had occasion to send her
portrait to her old admirer, and Mrs.
Gladstone, who jealousy watches over the
whims and fancies of her husband, sent
the portrait back"
Concerning the same subject, Count
Paul Vasai says, among other things !;
1 cannot tell you whether the relations
of the grand old man with Mrs. Langtry
have really stepped beyond the bounds of
q certain sentimentalism, but 1 can tell
you that he has not ceased to pay his
court to women. He has a passion for
billet-dOux, and even from his seat in
Parliament he sends notes to one of his
handed to discreet messengers, under the
eyes of Mrs. Gladstone, and are sup
pressed"
Commenting upon these rumors about
Gladstone's alleged relations with Nine.
Novidoff, the editor of the NOuVeIIe
Revue, which is publishing Count Vasalps
letters, declares, as friend of this lady,
that the reports are false. He adds, how
ever, that he cannot affirm that woman
of such intelligence as that possessed by
Nine. Novidoff is not fattered by the SEN
timents with which she inspires Gladstone,
but he denies she has ever responded with
even 81 shadow of filtration
Count Vasali refels to Lord Harting-
tons long connection with IA celebrated
duchess. The Count says the Marquis
does not attempt to please any other
woman. "She governs him entirely"
the Count says, land is discreet enough
to respect the prophecies of society,
which, thankful for this concession, closes
its eyes
Equally INSCRIPTIONS is Vasal refer
ence to Sir Charles Dixie, Ian advocate
for cremation" Tie Count says &" He
had his young wife cremated, and another
woman alive makes him glow with gem
tie fame. Fair. intelligent and distin-
guished, the friend of Sir Charles is not
as grand lady as the friend of the Mar
guis of Harrington. but she takes him
away from the vulgar-like. Being mar
ried, she will have to break the ties which
enchain her, to share the life which she
has conquered"
It is rumored that steps will be taken to
suppress the publication of Vasali's letters
in the English papers.