Providence Morning Star

The Mordaunt Divorce Case.—The Mordaunt divorce case is, happily, to be disposed of in silence. Sir F. Moncrieff, as representing his daughter, Lady Mordaunt, will not defend the suit, and, therefore, Sir Charles Mordaunt will obtain his divorce upon making, through his counsel, a general statement of his case. In the first there were five correspondents, and three of them—One being the Prince of Wales—went into the box and swore that, as far as they were concerned, the allegations of adultery were untrue. Perhaps this did not carry conviction to many minds, on account of the peculiar obligations which honor is supposed to impose in such a case, but on the other hand, the fact that two of the correspondents were afraid to subject themselves to the ordeal of examination, seemed tolerably conclusive. It was, perhaps, unfortunate for Sir C. Mordaunt that he could not cast his net without finding in it bigger fish than were wanted. In the present suit the number of correspondents has been reduced to one, Lord Cole, who has lately been married, and who, it is understood, has resolutely refused to appear in court. Under these circumstances, Lady Mordaunt's advisers had no alternative but to allow the case to go by in default. This also gives them the opportunity of saying that, as Lady Mordaunt is mad, she is incapable of supplying materials for her defence. That the details of the scandal should be kept out of the newspapers is, of course, a great relief to decent-minded people.—N. Y. Times' London Letter.