A DIVORCE CASE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1244, 11 January 1883, Page 3

A DIVORCE CASE.

♦ The Melbourne “ Age ” gives the following report of a divorce suit, in I which two celebrities in the theatrical I world recently played leading parts, j They are both well known to New Zealand playgoers : —Margaret B. Pringle petitioned for dissolution of marriage with her husband, who is better known in Melbourne by his professional name, Templeton, on the ground of adultery. Dr. Dobson and Mr Neighbor for the petitioner; no appearance for the respondent. The petitioner, Margaret B. Pringle, deposed that she was married to Pringle at Hobart on 6th July, 1867. He was a clerk in the Union Bank, at a salary of £l5O per annum. About four years after the marriage he came to Victoria and joined Lyster's Opera Company. He subsequently changed his name to Templeton. About 6 years afterwards petitioner ermeto Melbourne and saw the respondent at Mrs Harding's boarding house in Victoria parade. He said witness was very foolish to follow him, as he could not keep her. In March, 1876, she saw him again Mrs Harding s. Heard then for the second time of his intimacy with Miss Lambert. He denied it. Shejfound a book in his lodgings with entries of money paid to E. A. Lambert. At this interview he

‘ said he was not able to kee; a her there. ; She told him she had heat'd Miss Lambert was in the habit o£ go Ing to his house, and that she had hr id a child by him. He denied, it. M 'itness reI mained a week in Melbp tirne, and j then returned to 1 lobart. She had i been living with her mother ever since. lAt the first interview they stayed together as man and wife, and he said *terwards, “ You can t get a divorce nOl In April, 187th he went to Hob ar *' the opera company. Miss Lami"'©rt was in the company. While he was' > n Hobart he stayed at the house i’f witness’ mother. She asked him if 1 w wotil d try and kf<ep steady and she would live with him. During the time he was there he was constantly intoxi eated. Saw him ,»gain in June 187 b 1, at Melbourne, ami he said he was not doing well. Dui’ing the years he was absent from her he had sent her small sums of money, not amounting to much in the aggregate. Mrs Harding keeper of the b. aardinghouse were Pringle was stayin; j, stated that Miss Lambert was in the habit of visit Pringle, and going into h iis room, with the ostensible purpose o f taking

singing lessons. Mrs Fox, another member of the company to which Pringle belonged, deposed to his having frequently stayed with Miss Lambert as her husband, and occupied the same room. The Court grafted the dissolution. Losh Man.—A sylvan retreat. Swell Artist * * I’m going to paint this co ttage of yours.” Old Woman : “ Au’um jfiai Ito hear it, for it h isna been dune for ma: ay a lang day, an’ a’ re been at the laird owe r an’ ower again, but .he never heeded. ” Aft er a brief pause: “But, losh, man, whaur’s yer pail an' brush.” Collapse of artist. The new opera house in Frankfo rt-on-the-Maine illustrates the manner in which el ectricity now enters into the conven iencea of daily life. It.tbere serves as a fire ° altar, a door closer, a heat indicator, a lift measure for the ventilator, a general illumin ator, and a time beater for the orchestra. Said Brow n, who had just return ed from a visit outside between theact : “Ob , darling, I’ve had such a fright! It almost took my breath away!” "“Mercy!” exclai med Mrs 8., turning her face awa y ; “ I wir ih it had,. John.” And Johsi looked sheepis h enough,, as he elily inserted a elo re in his i nouth. According to Dr. Hevrse.ns, tlie common European sparrow is cap abl e of having and of communicating small-pos .

General George Ma cd onald Colonel < of the Bedfordshire Reg iment has the j honour of being co nsidered the i “ father ” of the British A.rmy having ? been born on the 10th of Oct ober, 1784, i and therefore reached on T uesday the ' patriarchal age of ninety-eij (ht years, ; i The General has seen servic e in Han ? over, f taly, and Naples, and was pre- ? sent at the capture of I: ichia and Procida, He was also en gn ged in Sain, ana' took part in the < iterations 1 against Pi'attsburg, in Canad a, return- i ingin tim e to take par’ in tl ie cam- ! paign of 18 15 and the battle of Waterloo, in which he received thrue wounds —onthe leg, in the neck,and through the body. He was sub«< iqnently Governor of Sierra Leone, em d Lieut-enant-Governor of Dominies.. The great age of this distinguish ed . veteran is the more remarkable consid. ering his wounds ut Waterlo<:> and hie -exposure to the malaria of Sierra Leon e.