GLEANINGS FROM PAPERS.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 135, 1 May 1880, Page 3

GLEANINGS FROM PAPERS.

A luahimonial suit, thn progress of which wiiibo watched with interest in certain l'aris'an circles, has been commenced in the Civil Court. Madame Blanco Encalada, the plaintiff, is a member of an influential Russian family, her brother being Prince Troubetzk.i, and she sues for a judicial separation from her husband, Mr. Blanco Encalada, sou of the Chilian admiral of that name, ex-president of the ' Republic. Madame Encalada waspreviously.married to Mr. Oustinoff, First .Secretary of tho Russian Embassy at Rome, and after his death settled in Paris, whero she became acquainted with Mr. Encalada, to whom she has been married fifteen years. She possessed a revouuo of ">(),uuO fr. Mr. Encalada's fortune only in expectations, this, however, was not a drawback, for the lady declared that she only wanted " love," and was quite satisfied with Mr. Encalada's promise that j alter tho wedding he should seek emI ploymont in Chili. It was agreed that j they should both leave Paris for that country, but in support of the plaintiff's cose it was contended that almost immediately after the nuptials Mr. Encalada packed up the bulk of his wife's movable property without, consulting her, and proceeded to Chili alone, taking the valuables with him. After having sold a portion of them ho returned, and from that period is dated a series of grievances brought forward in support of Madamo Encalada's ease. It is said that he encouraged her .servants to insult her, wasted her fortune in various ways, and on one occasion it is stated that he burned a note for I.OUOfr., to show that his wife's | money was his own. Then came a painI fill scene in public. They were driving : together when a dispute arose, and Madame Encalada endeavoured to leave the carriage, but was forcibly restrained by her husband until some bystanders ! interfered, when she was enabled to go ; borne in another conveyance. Finally ! Madame Encalada sought refuge in a j convent of the Dames Augustiues about j a year since. For the defence it was ■ urged that this suit was nothing but the ; result of a lady's caprice, and that in ! taking the action Madame Encalada was coer.-cd by the children by her first husband. The case has been adjourned. The question of German action in Pinion generaliv has entered upon a new pha c. fn th" Oliancell ir's memo, to the Piwidenf of tho Imperial Board of Einanco recemmenliii.T a new cnnipanv, and pronv -:,,_. an annual subvention for '2d years, stress was laid on the fact that flodcffroy's I failure w mid d iprivo the Empire of the groaior part of its commercial trade with the South Bea Islands, unless their estat'•-■ were secured from fading into foreign hand... The. Emperor was not much impressed with the scheme, but the Crown Princ warmly supported ii, and it is now stated that the real reasons why Bismarck has not gone into the matter is that there isan ulterior object in view of forming a German convict settlement in the South Seas, ft is rumoured at Berlin that the Imperial Government intends acquiring possession of several islands for (he pin pose, and that Captain Fumboss, German representative at Apia, is to make the necessary preliminary inquiries.