THE LADY MORDAUNT CASE IMITATED IN VICTORIA.

Evening Star, Issue 4092, 7 April 1876, Page 4

THE LADY MORDAUNT CASE IMITATED IN VICTORIA.

[Melbourne Herald.)

1 For some days past there has been a good deal of conversation in Melbourne in connection with a petition for divorce which is shortly to be presented to the Supreme Court. It is now stated that the papers re all ready prepared, and that the etitioner, who, is a military officer, has made three prominent persons, moving in the very highest society in the Colony, co-respondents. In many respects the case weald to present features very like those of the celebrated Lady Mordauht case, in which the. Prince of Wales and several peers and prominent commoners were involved. Of course we have neither royalty nor peers hero, -but for all that the case in question will be very, like the celebrated one referred'to. Two, of the alleged corespondents occupy perhaps the most important positions in the Colony, while the third is a leading man in commercial circles. It is said that an attempt has been made to hush tile affair up, but the petitioner is firm, and will not listen to advances of any kind, being of opinion that nothing short of divorce will satisfy his wounded honor. He has accordingly instructed his solicitor to proceed, and the utmost anxiety and cariosity are felt as to the revelations to be made. These, it is currently rumored, will be of a most startling character, and the chances are that

the public will be afforded an instructive glimpse of life behind the scenes in upper v cicclea. At present it would be premature to state more than this, but ln a few days . „ the various processes will have been completed, and then we shall be at liberty to give names.