A Supreme Court Judge Disgraces Himself. Left the Colony and Resigned. Divorce Proceedings to be Instituted. (By Tckgmpk-Piw Auocklwn) CiiuiSTCHUKCii, January 12. The rumour mentioned in the hylklton Times, 10-ilay, bus boon ' causing great oxoitiuionl in town. It is eommoii talk now Unit Iho persons implicated are Mr Justice Mm tin and Mrs Simms, wdu of a Ohristoliui'oh meroliiiiit. A few woi'ks ago, Judgo Martin loft for Australia, ostensibly to bu present nt the celebrations in connec tion with the Australian Commoii wonltb. Mis Siuinis had left Christ chnrcli a few woeks previously, on a visit lo her mother in JJrisbiiuo. From what can be gathered, Judgo Martin, by previous arrangement, went to Sydney, where the pair are uow living as man and wife. Mr and Mrs Simms had had some unpleasantness on account of the at tentions of the Judge lo the liillor, and although sho denied that there was anything wrong between them, it was agreed she should visit her mother foratimo. Aucouliiigly, she loft fur Australia. Although till sorts of rumours have boon circulated, tho facts, so far as can ho gathered, appear to bo that Mis Simms wrote to her husband, making certain confessions us to her rotations with Judge Martin, stating that they were living as man and wife in Sydney, and had no intention of returning to him. Judge Martin also wrote to his solicitors, in Christehiirch, admitting the fact, and naturally announcing his intontion of not coming back to the (Jolouy. It matters littlo whothor ho has takeu tho alternative of resigning, as removal would necessarily havo fol lowed the grave scuudal. Mrs Simms was a daughter of Mrs Marshall, of Brisbane, nud was a (»reat favourite in the Fondalton district, whero sho lived. Sho was also a leadiug member of theFendal tou Dramatio Club. Mr und Mrs Simms have two children. Judge Martin, duriug tho tiiuo ho was relieving Mr Justice Edwards in Christehiirch, lived with bis mothor at Feudaltou, next door to tho Simms. It is stated that duriug the whole time he was very ntleutiyo to Mis Simms, and frequoutly took her long excursions, to which, however, her husband objected, but was always assured that theso trips wore attoiidod with uo impropriety. Tho uows has caused a must painful seusation in Cliristeliuicb, wbeio both parties are well-known. 