The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-12

Fight to point this out to his Royal Highness,
and to tell him that he Is not bound or required
by, law to submit to any interrogations on that
subject.
His Royal Highness was then examined by
DR.. Deane as follows:
believe your Highness has for some time
been acquainted with the Moncreiffe family?
/ have.
Were you acquainted with Lady Mordaunt
before her marriage? I was.
On her marriage, did your Royal Highness
write to her and make her some wedding pres
ents? did.
Previous to. her marriage had she visited at
Marlborough House when your Royal High
ness and the Princess of Wales was there
She had.
And has she gone to the theatre with both
your Royal Highnesses? She has.
We are told that she was married at the end
of 1866. In 1867 did you see much of her? 1
did.
And the year 1868? did also.
Were you acquainted with Sir Charles Nor
daunt was.
Have you frequently met him? have.
And with Lady Mordaunt? With Lady Nor
daunt.
Your Royal Higness knows Hurlingham? i
do
Have you been in the habit of meeting Sir
Charles there? have.
On one occasion, think in June, 1868, there
was pigeon match there between Warwick
shire and Norfolk? There was.
believe your Royal Highness and Sir
Charles were captains for each county? i be-
Was Lady Nordaunt there? She was.
Effh her husband? With her husband.
Does your Royal Highness remember the
date? think it was about June.
Did Lady Mordaunt score for one side? For
both. sides, !! think.
And in the course of that match did you
speak to Lady Mordaunt at times when Sir
Charles wusby? believe so.
We have heard in the course of this case that
your Royal Highness uses Hanson cabs occa-
slonally. I do not know whether it's so? 1t
is 80.
Mr. Deane. have only one more question
to trouble your Royal Highness with. Has
criminal act between yourself and Lady Nor
daunt?
His Royal Hlghness lin q very firm tone)-
There has not
There was here burst Of applause, which
was at once suppressed.
Mr.. Sergeant Balantine. have no question
to ask his Royal Hlghness.
The Pi{nce then bowed to- his Lordship and
retired, amid another attempt at applause,
which was, as before, promptly suppressed.
Rcmarking on the evidence. of the Prince,
the London Times concludes an article as fol-
lows:
The case OF his Royal HIghness stands by IT.
self. 1t is evident that the Princes error was
simply this-that he had been too careless of
his reputation. He had acted as young man
who does not understand the passion toe many
have for scandal, and has given occasion 10
misconstrllction through simple heedlessness
1t is, indeed, not cosy for the young, even
though they may be next the Crown, to re-
member and guard against ''the fierce light
that beats upon the throne"
Those who know Marie-Antoinette as we
have now the power of knowing her, through
oil the relations OF her checkered life, know
how baseless are the calumnles which were
pcIsistently heaped upon her name when
living; but she-gav, brilliant. charming, the
radiant vision treasured In Burke's memory
rocked nothing of the malice Of the base, and
| her indscretion accelerated at least the catas-
trophc which caused her own unhappy death
and tile destruction of the French kingdom.
The Prince of Wales has learnt by painful
experience how watchfully he must walk
whose life Is the property and study of the
world. If Royalty has many privileges, 1t must
suffer not a few privations, and the charm Of
dehSea to Tic fiHaftoFs q orsv!as fks fThHes
has had, indeed before him the pattern Of q
life, not surely devoid of innocent pleasures,
yet so carefully regulated that 1t was, In the
| eyes Of all men, dedicated TO domestic purity.
The life of the Prince Consort was marked
by the incest regard to the conditions under
which it has passed. Every one will remem-
ber the rules OF social conduct the Prince pre-
scrbed for himself, and how faithfully they
were observed. We do not doubt that the fu
ture years of the heir apparent will show, by
their fidelity to this example, the influence Of
the lesson he has to learn, and that English
men will see eXemplifed, in their King that is
to be, life purified from the semblance even
Of levity.