THE CAMPBELL DIVORCE CASE.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 767, 12 November 1886, Page 14

THE CAMPBELL DIVORCE CASE.

(SPECIAL TO SYDNEY EVENING NEWS.)

(Per Australia, at Auckland.) London, October 29.

Nothing since the celebrated Mordaunt scandal has caused so much sensation in England as the alleged disclosures in connection with the aristocratic action in which Lady Colin Campbell sues for a divorce from her husband, the son of the Duke of Argyll, and the brother of the Marquis of Lome. The case was heard in camera, and in consequence the wildest rumours have been circulated as to grounds for the action and the counter charges that have been made. It is alleged that the Prince of Wales has been in constant communication with Lady Colin Campbell, and that correspondence of a very questionable character has taken place between the Prince and her ladyship. The Prince of Wales has denied the truth of the allegations, but the correspondence has not been produced. This has led to an indignant demand oa the part of a section of the Press for the production of the letters. The Queen, it is said, has displayed unusual interest in the matter, and has commanded the Duke of Argyll to leave no stone unturned to discover the letters that the Prince wrote to Lady Colin Campbell, so that Her Majesty may satisfy herself as to their contents. (We publish the above as it has been received, but as the Australian paper in which it first appeared is notorious for padding out its telegrams and giving them the most alarming appearance possible, it is very likely that there is much exaggeration.]