THE DILKE^CRAWFOSD DIS VORCE SOANDAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIX, Issue 11131, 17 February 1886, Page 2

THE DILKE^CRAWFOSD DIS VOR CE SOANDAL.

« "Puff" in the .Wellington Press writes : — Ahah 1 What did I tell you I What's the matter now ? I knew very well what hal happened ! Dilke's done for ! ' Another good maa gone wrong.! As soon as I heard that Lord Bose« ' berry was to remain at the Foreign Oflioe, I guessed how things stood! Didn't I tell you I feared Dilke hadn't come bright aud shiny oufc of that Orawford affair ? Yes, you did so, but it stsems the jury have not found a verdict: ageing* Dilke, but only against Mrs Crawford! Ah, it ia just as I thought ! They have not included the co-respondent in the verdict, because some technical de* fence wass 'successfully set up ! But as far as his position before the publio is concerned, they mi^ht just as well have included him ! Having pledged himself . to the Ohelsea electors to cleir himself absolutely, and having been elected oa the strength of that pledge, he was bound in honour to appear in court and submit to examination, and his not doing so is fatal to him ! I see there's a later telegram saying it is reported that he will resign his seat in the Ministry. I fancy that must be a mistake 1. I have not noticed hi 3 name among the Ministry yet ! I understood his joining the Ministry depeuded ou the result of the divorce trial ! Then what is the meaning of that telegram P ' It possibly means that he is going to resign his seat in the House of Commons 1 A. promising career blasted ! Yes, Dilke's not an amiable character, but there is no doubt about his capacity for jublio business! Lady Dilke must be rather awkwardly situated ! She osme home from Indi* and married him right off, didu'fc she, to show that she didn't believe the. . stories about the Orawford affair ? Yes, and that's probably one reason +• why the case wa3a't pressed: to the utmost agaiust him 1 But she won't dare ! A truahe^rted . loving woman like that wouldn't believe anythiug ag-iinst her husband, oven if the verdict had bean dead against him !