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pointed. Contributions from the faithful to as
sist in the consummaton of these plans will be
solicited.
THE CAMPBELL DIVORCE SUIT.


Further Prosecutions Expected-something
About the Men Implicated in the Scandal.
cable Special TO New York World
It must be admitted that even as far as the
trial has gone there have been plenty of SEN
sational developments. It is now understood
why the great law officers of the crown, who had
been specially retained in the case, should at the
last moment have Withdrawn from any connec-
ton Herewith. For, as matters stand now,
there is every probability that the present trial
will result in two criminal prosecutions, the
one against Lady Miles and Lady Colin for per-
jury and conspiracy, and the other against Dr.
Bird and Lady Colin for malpractice.
1t lis curious fact that the public appear to
feel but little sympathy with any of the parties
concerned il the case-Lord Colin, his brothers
and his father are all of them most unpopular,
particularly me old Duke, whose manner is most
dogmatic, sententious and aggressive He is a
short man, with florid face and thick, busby
hair of sandy-white color, brushed back from
his forehead. His nose is the reverse of aqui-
line, being perky rather than piquant. His
whiskers are shortcropped, and the tones of his
voice are exceedingly grating and unmusical
Nothing is more amusing than TO watch him
making a speech in the House of Lords. Dis
reputably dressed. he lectures the peers like a
village pedagogue, always giving his listeners
to distinctly understand that he knows every
thing about the matter In question, and that
they are extremely ignorant lot. His inordi-
nate vanity and conceit, together with his ex-
aggerated notions as to thrift are not of nature
to make him popular.
An equally unlovable parsonage is the little
yellow-faced and prematurely bald-heade Duke
of Marlborough better known in the annals of
ho nf IQP
Bandford. AS spruce in his personal appear
ance as the Duke of Argyll is untidy, he has
neither the unfiinching honesty nor the deep
rooted religious principles of the latter. A faith
less FRIEND q bad son, brutal husband, a
drunken libertine, who invariably abandons the
women whom he has ruined to the drest distress,
the Duke is probably the worst specimen Of the
British aristocracy in the House of Lords. and
the extreme disfavor which his misconduct has
created IN high places was shown when, on the
death of his father the Queen de-
clined to allow him the customary privi-
lege of handing back to the sovereign in person
the Garter Of the-late Duke. His cruel conduct
to the divorced Countess of Aylesford, whom he
betrayed, and his indescribaby brutal conduct
to his most charming and long suffering wife
are too we'll known to oa referred to here
There is hardly capital in Europe, nor in
Asia, for that matter where he has not left on
record examples of drunkenness and debauchery
The scandal caused by his conduct at the court
of the late Maharaiah of Cashmere caused con
siderable annoyance to the authorities at Cal
cutta at the time.
Captain Shaw, C. B., the chief of the London
fire brigade, is man of about fifty, of consider
able administrative talent, and has the credit of
having been the principal organizer of
the metropolitan fire brigade, which, al
though it has not attained the stand
ard of perfection of that OF New York, is
nevertheless immeasurably superior to anything
of the kind in the other capitals of Europe
Married to charming lady of Lisbon, Portugal
he has several grownup children, one of his
sons being engaged in the administration of the
brigade. Many acts of courage must be placed to
thecredit Of the gallant Captain, whose only weak
ness is the attain certain social successes
which are beyoifd his reach. 1t is probably to
this that must be attributed his eagerness to as
sociate with persons Of title and his somewhat
pushing nature, which on more than one occa-
sion has called for the severe animadversions of
certain royal personages.