Star.
London, England, 1829-10-19 00:00:00

LORD BRANDON v. VISC. MELBOURNE.

The forthcoming legal proceedings in the Court of
King's Bench, in which the Right Hon. and Rev. Lord Brandon
is plaintiff, and Viscount Ale'bovine defendant, have excited an ex-
traordinary sensation in the fashionable circle, from the elevated
rank and noble connections of the parties who ate about to appear
in the above painful character, in a Court of Law. The lady, whose
nitne is so closely connected with the pi cant inquiry, is considerably
her Noble husband's junior, and report represents her Ladyship to
be possessed of great personal beauty and accomplishments. She
belongs to the Irish family of Latouehe, and her mother, Lady
Cecilia Latouche, is aunt to the resent Earl of Miltown. Lady
Cecilia was united, in 1789, to Colonel David Latouche, and
Lady Brandon is the eldest surviving daughter of that marriage.
Her ladyship married her. Noble and Reverend husband in 1115,
who, at that period, had not succeeded to the Irish Barony of
Brandon, which dignity he inherited on the death of his cousin,
the last Earl of Glandore, who died in October, 1815, having
survived his Countess only a few months. The Noble and Rev.
Baron early in life entered into Holy Orders, and at the present
period his Lordship is Rector of the lucrative benefice of Castle
Island, county of Retry, to which he was inducted when be was
the Rey. Wm. Crosbie. The Noble and Rev. Baron is, we be-
lieve, chiefly a resident of Castle Island, and only occasionally
visits the metropolis. Although his Lordship has not completed
his fifty-eighth year, be is exceedingly infirm, and subject to
frequent attacks of the gout, which nearly render him inca-
pable of walking without assistance. Viscount Melbourne,
the Noble defendant upon whom the onus lies of answering
the charge of the present action, at the period of the alleged
intercourse, filled the arduous situation of Chief Secretary to the
Irish Government, to which dace be was appointed on the re-
signation of the present Chancellor of the Exchequer. His Lord-
ship is only eight years the Noble plaintiff's junior, and has one
surviving child, the Hon. George Augustus Frederick Lamb, born
1807, by his late highly accomplished and celebrated wife, Lady
Caroline Lamb, who died in 1828, in the forty-third year of
• her age. The Viscount's only sister married the present
Earl Cowper. Sir Frederick Lamb, our late Ambassador to Por-
tugal, and the Viscount's neat brother, is unmarried. The Haft
George Lamb, Member for Dungarvon, married MadUe. Caroline
Rosalie Adelaide St. Jules, a young foreign lady, is 1809. The
trial is flied, at present, for the 2d of November; lir. Gurney
conducts the Noble plaintiff's case; and Lord Melbourne is pro-
vided* with the professional assistance of the Attorney-General,
The surviving issue of Lord and Lady Brandon's marriage is one
daughter, a young lady about eleven years of age.—MerwingPeper.

The Duke of WELLINGTON came to town on Satur-
day, from Widmer Castle, Kent. His Grace left town
yesterday morning at an early hour, on a visit to the
Marquis of HERTFORD, at his seat, Sudbourn Hall.
Despatches were received yesterday, at the Foreign
Office, from the English Charge d'Affaires at the Hague.
The King of SPAIN has given orders (in Paris alone)
for wedding presents to the Princess CHRISTINE, which
amount to more than two millions of francs. The most
remarkable of these objects is a praying-desk (prie-dieu),
which is ornamented with several exquisite paintings on
porcelain of the Transfiguration, and other sacred sub-
jects ; and the interior of it contains a self-playing musi-
cal instrument (on the principle of musical boxes), which
executes a great variety of—not sacred, but profane—
pieces, chiefly from ROSSINI'S William Tell and Othel-
lo. This object alone is to cost 60,000 francs.
The article of the law of nations which makes fo-
reigners owe a temporary allegiance to the State in which
they reside, is blotted out as regards Russian subjects in
Turkey. Russian ships may violate the revenue laws, and
cannot be searched in the Russian waters. The order of
things which the victorious General has established is not
to be disturbed so long as Russia holds any part of the
Turkish territory, and yet we talk of the moderation of
Nicholas ! We might as well talk of the wisdom and
energy of the Wellington Administration, which looked
on quietly while those evils were preparing for " our an-
cient ally," and saw them ripen into this conclusion.
Morning Herald.
General Sir R. NV. O'Callaghan, Commander of the
Forces in Scotland, with the gentlemen from the War
Office, have inspected the books and records of the 83d
regiment, stationed in Glasgow barracks, and the length
of servitude of a number of the men, who have been long
in the army, has been ascertained, previous to their dis-
charge at the half yearly inspection, in order that they
may be replaced by young men. This fine regiment has
received between 70 and 80 recruits since its arrival in
Glasgow, and is about 600 strong. The ancient Glasgow
volunteers, as this regiment is sometimes called, will
haves grand field day on the 24th inst. when they will
be reviewed by Sir R. O'Callaghan. The gallant Co-
lonel (Coition) is about to retire from she service, and
will be succeeded in the command by the Hon. Mr.
Dundee (son of Lord Melville), at present a Major in the
regiment.