THE PRINCE OF WALES SCANDAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 421, 20 September 1869, Page 3

THE PRINCE OF WALES SCANDAL.

The London correspondent of the Australasian gives the fotlowing, with reference to an announcement made in the late telegrams by last Suez mail : — An unfortunate case of divorce, associated with the name of the Prince of Wales, bas been occasioning some amount of publio scandal. The proceedings were instituted by Sir Charles Mordant, in order to annul his marriage with his wife. The plaintiff proposed to include the Prince's name among the co-respondents, on account of revelations made by the lady while in a state of temporary insanity. The Prince has assured the plaintiff upon his' honour that there was no pretext for the statements. Tlie Prime Minister sent for the plaintiff and told him the course he contemplated adopting was regarded by the Queen as being unfriendly to royalty. Sir Charles was thereupon induced to abandon his determination. The " Peripatetic Philosopher " in the Australasian thus remarks on the above : — I am glad that I ara aristocratic and loyal, for if I was not I might be tempted to say nasty things relative to that portion of the telegraphed news which spoke of the divorce case and the Pr-nc- of W-l-s (you see I am properly cautious). I cannot help thinking what a man like Carlyle, for instance, would have made out of the story of the Q n requesting that proceedings might be dropped because such a course would be unfriendly to royalty 1 Ido not know if the baronet adopted the suggestion of H-r M-j-sty, but if he did, I suppose be will have performed the most heroic act of fiunkeyism on record. Non cuivis contingit adire Corinthum ; and in old days such a noble evidence of respect for | the throne would bave been rewarded with a peerage ; but I am afraid that villainous ■ popular opinion would be too strong iv these

time. I cannot help regretting, however, that the circumstance did not occur earlier ; it would have been an admirable illustration to Mr Michie's lecture on "Loyalty, Royalty, and the Prince's Visit."