Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-03-14

Who Lady MOrdaunt Is-The Cor
/ ruptiOn of the English AristOc
racy.I1i nraltFa Lrg IpnA i4oN
London Correspondence New York Herald.l
4 l have known, all my life, the family t
which Lady Mordaunt belongs, and re
member her., few years ago, a yer,
pretty little girl, laughing and running
about like young deer by the side o
her governess. am not young man
and have seen, God help me, not a littl,
of the bad side of life, as every one must
do whose business it is to visit much with
the world in this great city. But it makes
me sadder than care TO express to think
how, in a few short years, the merry child
| used to know in Perthshire has changed
into what do not like to say nor even
to think about, Here, then, is true
and simple account of this unfortunate
lady, and of her yet young life:
Lady Mordaunt is the daughter of Sir
Thomas Moncrieffe, baronet of an old
family, and owner of fine old place
in Perthshire, Scotland, called Mon
crieffe House, near the Bridge of Earn,
which many of you readers must have
seen when they visited Scotland Sir
Thomas had three or four sons, and, /
think, six daughters The latter are all
very good looking The eldest is mar
ried to the Duke of Athol, another to a
Mr.. Forbes, very wealthy Scotch gem
tleman, and third to the Earl of Dud-
ley. Lady Mordaunt is the fourth
daughter, and is about as handsome
woman as you or any person ever set
eyes upon.
She was married in 1866 to Sir Charles
Mordaunt, wealthy baronet, then only
thirty years Of age The evidence on
the trial states that this union took place
with the consent of all parties, but
which is not the fact. Sir Charles was
very much in love with her, but she did
not care for him, and, indeed, wanted to
marry relation of her own, a young man
of fair means, but not by many thous-
ands year as good match as Sir
Charles Mordaunt But her parents in
sisted upon her marrying the latter
do not mean that they shut her up and
fed her upon bread and water; but fathers
and mothers have always the means of
making their daughters obey them in
the'matter of matrimony. Harriet Mon
creiffe (now Lady Mordaunt) was only
eighteen, her mother, Lady Moncreiffe |
[ a daughter of the late Earl of Kinnoul), /
was a most worldly-minded woman, and /,
had personal pride in getting her ]
daughters well settled in life. She insis-
ted on the marriage taking place, and it
did take place. Sir Charles Mordaunt
is young, thoughtless man, much given
TO shooting, hunting and other field
sports. After the first few months, al
though he kept her in every possible
luxury, and denied her nothing, he left
his wife very much to herself Her de-
light was in balls, the opera, garden par
les and the like; all his pleasure was in
fox hunting, shooting, fishing
md other amusements which took him
much away from home. She was very !.
yood-looking, very gay, very thoughtless,
Iery young. and had more than one con- a
Itant attendant of the male sex upon
ler. 1t was the old. old story. With no
me to guide OF advise her she overstep-
bed the bounds of prudence and modesty
n her conduct, and then-to use the old
got talked about 'H Il
Her sisters, the Duchess Of Athol and
he Countess Of Dudley, tried to advise
ler, but she defied them. Her parents .
attempted to do The same, but only with
lie results, She became what in the /