The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-28
From the N. Y. Union.

From the NJ Y Union.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 4, 1912.
LORD MELBOURNE.
The ex-Premier is done up. lilo lately had TWO
paralytc strokes which affected his fight SIDE ana
limb, and, for some days, afflicted ms speech. tie
has got better but he is not exp cted again 10 take
part in public life. His lordship VINO has iived an
exceedingly gay life Is now o3, and ms constitution
is quite gone Lord Beauvale, his brother-beter
known as Sir Frederick Lamb, (late Ambassador at
Vienna) is heir to his titles and estates
LORD BRouGHAM
Has returned to London after three months So
iourn at Brougham Castle, Westmoreand-the long
est stay he has made there for twenty years. He
Immediately proceeds To France, and will remain al
his est tie there until the opening Of Parliament l
am told he is in excellent health and spirits
LORD FRANKFORT AND ALICE LOW.
curious trial took place in London, on Monday.
Lord Frankfort dc Montmorenci, an Irish Peer, mar
ried in 1885 very after separated from ms wiie
and has since been content with pro iempore wives
One Of these a pretty actress named Mitchell, IN
troduced Miss Alice Low 10 his "house and heart, !"
and that young lady-very young very handsome,
and not very eulate before she met lived with
his Lordshfp during the months of May and June
last While there she had supply of dresses,
and was decked out in a great variety Of Jewels,
which il would seem Lord Frankfort keeps by him
to adorn the persons Of the unfortunate females who
successfully reside under his protection." Alice
Low at last, Quilted the Peer, and took with her
such Of the Jewels as he had given her. In short
time being what is POLITICALLY called ''hard up" she
committed them to the custody OF that accommodate
ing relation whose arms are the three golden pas oil
I.ombardy, and who is "uncle" to an immense num-
Der of the population of London!
he ,fta np ed X
fort he had her taken up and brought before Lon
don Magistrate charging her, upon ms oath WIN
stealing The Jewels aforesaid. His tale obtained Mt
tie cretence while general belief was gwen to Miss
Lows statement that she had received tne jewels
from him. and worn them in his house as gifts, or
rather as the actual '.wages of SIM" But against
this was the oath of the accuser, and alter being
twice remanded, the unfortunate girl was committed
to Newgate for trial.
The 6eartless conduct of Lord Frankfort--the I'M
mitigated profigacy which clear even from his
own statement--the natural sympathy which springs
up in all honest minds when woman is sought to be
Northumberland the very appearance OF the perse-
cuted chere amie which was modest as 1t could be,
under all the circumstances all conspred to interest
the public in favor of Alice Low When Lord
Frankfort first appeared to lodge his complaint, he
sat on the bench with the Magstrate-a Difference to
mere rank which is very foolish, and encourages the
impress n that ''lheres one law for the rich and
another or the poor AT each subsequent exami-
at last had to escape, in disguise, by backway, for
fear that London mob, who had heard OF the case
through the police reports should tear him TO pieces.
At one Of these examinations, it was attempted to be
shown on the prisoners behalf, that his Lordship
was non compos niisand it would be charitable TO
think he was-that is that he mad than
bad. Eccentrlciy was shown, but not actual in
sanity.
The trial took place on Monday before Judge
Er,kne. Public sympathy had raised very hand
some sum TO enable the prisoner to be proper de-
Tended and Mr. Adolphus the cleveres practitioner
in the Old Bailey was her counsel Lord Frankfort
swore as decidedly as he could that he had never
gren her any OF the articles she d taken from his
house and pawned, and the pawnbrokers identified
her as theperson who had got money from them on
the sa Jewels. Adophus did not call any witness
for the defence, but made clever speech, in VIII CHI
he suggested that Lord Frankfort might have been
drunk when he gave prisoner the jewels, and conse
quently nigh, have TO gotten the occurrence Judge
Erkine, in summing up, told the jury that if they be-
leved Lord F., they must convict the girl. Without
leaving their bCx, they pronounced her not guilty,
and thus showed what they thought Of the PEERS
oath. second indictment against Miss Low was
then abandoned.
The moment the verdict Of acquittal was pro-
nonnced, a shout of exutat on rang through the
court Then came three cheers, and after this aDo-
Their shout. The Ju &c, in duty bound, stated the
lmproprety of any such expires ion Of feeling IN
court OF justice, but the reproof was mid Tor he
was evidently pleased at the acqulttal. The court
was very much crowded by parties anxious to hear
the tria-on did, that among them was the deserted
wife Of Lord Frankfort He holds commission in
the 10th hussars, but public opinion will compel him
to quit the army, ii he were Lord ninety -nine
times over gentleman he is not
The sum of 81 200 is said to have been collected
for Alice Low, and she will be removed from Lon
don, and placed in situation where, if she pleases
she may renew her station in society, and become q
reformed character.
Her age is nineteen-L I'd Frankfort is almost six
and thirty years old
The feeling against him and for her operates
oddly-making people think that his vices render
hers comparatively venial. If the girl had not orig-
nay lapsed from the paths of Propiety, she could
not have been placed in contact with Lord Frank
fort. 1t is quite clear that the noble Lords conduct
has been about as bad as it could be; but does that
turn her conduct from bad to good mention this be-
cause strong sympathy with oppressed individual
has made well meaning people nearly overlook The
girls misconduct. If this sympathy should work ou
her reformation, it will be very happy result
RICHARD THOMPSON'S LIFE PRESERVER