MELBOURNE SCANDALS.

Evening Star, Issue 4081, 25 March 1876, Page 2 (Supplement)

MELBOURNE SCANDALS.

The Melbonrne correspondent of the ‘Gipps Land Mercury’ writes:—l wish that 1 could give one-half of the scandals which are going the rounds of the city. If it were possible to give the evidence given at the inquest on James Morrison, the young solicitor who died suddenly in his chambers on Friday night while closeted with a governess who was a client of his, it would create a sensation. But that must rest in' obscurity. The next item on the list is the De Murska business. Since the marriage of the great singer to Mr Anderson the most extraordinary rumors have been flying about, and from what I hear Mdlle De Murska is entitled to the very deepest sympathy. Owing to the defection of Mr Pratt, Mr Anderson was engaged, and the beautiful prima donna fell in love with her young and c'ever pianist, who was, by-the-bye, a very good-looking fellow. When he went to Sydney with her he took very ill, and was watched day and night by the lady. After that they were married. But there was a father and mother and a whole family to be considered, and it appears that they were very irate at the affair. Shortly after marriage Mr Anderson took ill again, and when he arrived in Melbourne he became very bad indeed. He had chronic disease of the heart and dropsy. Marriage is of coarse very fatal to persons who are afflicted with cellular disease of the heart. The doctors’ opinion from the first was that Mr Anderson could not live many days. But the crowning work is the fact that a few days since Mr Andeason was removed from his wife’s house and taken to his father’s residence. His wife was forbidden to see him, and as Mdlle. de Murska was passionately fond of the young gentleman it may be imagined how poignant her grief was.