THE EARL AND COUNTESS OF EUSTON. Extraordinary Proceedings.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 60, 26 July 1884, Page 5

THE EARL AND COUNTESS OF EUSTON. Extraordinary Proceedings.

a "One who Knows " writes to a London r paper as follows : — I daresay most people i imagined that, with the recent attempt of f the Earl of Euston to get rid of his wife by fc trying to prove that she had contracted a bigamous marriage with him, there would I be an end of all legal proceedings. lam in 3 a position to state that there is every 5 reason to believe that Lord Euston is ; about to make another effort to rid b himself of the lady to whom he pre- ; tended to be devotedly attached, and ■ that ere long Sir James Hannen's Court 5 will be occupied once more with what the ; "Times" justly described as "the most s extraordinary case on record." Should the ; <c noble lord " persist in what I understand ■ to be his expressed intention, namely, to apply for a divorce on the ground of his Countess's adultery, I am enabled to state that the attempt will be strenuously resisted by the lady, who, in the natural order of things, will yet be Duchess of Grafton. Lord Euston is greatly mistaken if he fancies (as I hear he does) that the sacrifice of a few thousand pounds will facilitate his wish to get a divorce ; for I can safely say that the Countess is just as much indisposed to-day as she was two months ago, on the eve of the trial, to "settle matters." It is stated that Lord Euston is most anxious to marry again- -this time an heiress ; yet it seems to be incredible that any lady could be induced to look favourably on such a suiter. On good authority, I heard it said, only yesterday, that the Earl would willingly give (or "find") £15,000 to be quit of his countess for ever ! The lady has, however, been pronounced by a jury to be the actual Countess of Euston, and I shall be greatly surprised if she do not live to be Duchess of Grafton. " Lady Euston is of medium height, very fair, with almost golden hair, dresses Avell and in good taste, and has agreeable manners. In fact, to converse with her you would imagine she had been really born in the purple. Any way, she is more of an ornament to the Peerage than the individual who left no stone unturned to show his wife up ; and those who know her are strongly prepossessed in her favour. At the head of a dinner table she shines, and (if I may be allowed to say it) is quite as "good form" as a hundred aristocrats whom I could name. " Should (as Lady Euston has been led to believe) the petition for a divorce be really presented to the Court by her gallant husband, it would not surprise me to hear that Sir Hardinge Giffard had been asked to " lead " in the case.

A curious ease in surgery has lately come under the notice of Dr. Wilkins, of Queenstreet. A lather broughthis son, about 9years of age, to be cured of a squint which had bothered him for 4 years. Dr. Wilkins, on examining the inner part of the squinting eye, noticed the tissue was a little more raised than natural, and putting the tip of his finger upon the part, felt a hard, round body, that was immovably fixed against the eyeball. The doctor concluded that this body, whatever it may be, was the true cause of the squint. The father nor the boy could not give any account of it. The lad was put under the influence of ether by Dr. Wilkins, who carefully cut down upon the prominence, and exposed a black round object, which he seized with a pair of strong forceps, and with much difficulty extracted a piece of slate pencil nearly one inch and a-half long, and as large round as a smallsized pipe-stem. Upon questioning the boy after coming out of the influence of the ether, he told us that one of his schoolfellows four years ago struck him in the eye with his fist and made it black and bleed a little, but he thought nothing of it at the time, neither has he ever experienced any pain or inconvenience from it beyond the squint. It had penetrated the tissues close to the eye-ball, pinned it, and passing on pierced the inner bones of the eye-socket. Dr. Wilkins has also within the last fortnight operated upon two patients for cataracts with perfect success, both possessing now good useful sight ; one was an elderly lady, and the other a young man. A Wellington telegram says :—lt: — It is stated Mr DArcy Irvine, resident agent in Auck land for the Government Insurance Department, has been promoted to the position of Inspector of Agencies in that Department at a salary of £400 per annum and travelling expenses. There is no commission attached to the position. It is also understood that the Government have no intention of filling up the office of Superintendent of Agents, recently vacated by Mr Thorne, junior. Mr Irvine has had a long connection with the Government Insurance Department, and being the oldest resident agent in the service, his promotion is wellearned. He was appointed a cadet ten years ago, and step by step has risen by dint of energy, ability, ani perseverance, till he has reached the responsible post which he now holds. We have no doubt that Mr Irvine will worthily fill this ma portant position, for which his long experience fits him in a high degree. The proposed visit of an English cricket team to New Zealand has been abandoned, owing to the difficulty in making terms suitable to all parties. A letter received by Mr Dewes, Secretary of the Cricket Association, which is published on the fourth page of this issue, furnishes full particulars, and explains why the Englishmen are not disposed to undertake a tour through this colony,