A very interesting West End Clab case has been occupying the attention of the Lord Chief Justice and " special Jury this week. The plaintiffs—the ease really consisted of two actions—were Mrs, Frankan, known to fame as " Frank Danby," the author of " Pigs in Clover" and other clever books, and her son, both of whom were recently removed from the list of members of Almack's Club, young Mr. Frankan on the ostensible ground that his subscription was in arrear, and his mother in consequence of her quarrel with a lady member of the Committee and of her having, as alleged, wilfully acted prejudicially to the intereste of the Club. Mrs. Frankan denied the latter charge, and declared that ber Gommmittee consisted solely in her quarrel with the lady member of the
taking action to defend a sister whom the lady bad slandered. Mr. Frankaen's defence was that as his mother had been in the habit of spaying his subscription he was not aware that it was overdue, and that when attention was called to the fact he immediately tendered a cheque. The whole story of the ladies' quarrel makes exceedingly piquant reading to those—and they are many—who know something of the parties to it. It has resulted in young Mr. Frankan getting verdict for £50 damages, against which there is to be an appeal, while in the ease of Mrs. Frankan " compromise has been arrived by which, although she obtains no damages, she is virtually the victor, as she is to be restored to her membership of the Club.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.