The New Orleans bulletin., 1876-03-26

4 LONDON SCANDAL.
Our impression of yesterday contained the
announcement that the Prince Of Wales and
his suite had sailed for Europe. His visit
seems to have been unclouded by any disaster
or drawback, and has sgnally failed to verify
the prophecies Of the croakers. There seems
every prospect that he will in few weeks be
once more in the midst OF his remarkably
happy domestic circle. It would be well if AZ
much could be said for all who accompanied
him. One of them is, on the contrary,
destined to find that his wife has taken ad.
vantage Of his absence to forget her marriage
vows, and to assist in creating the greatest
scandal Of the kind which has occurred in
English society since the revelation as to Lady
4ordaunt
Five years ago there were cele brated in
Westminster Abbey, ct the same time, the
marriages of two beautiful sisters, the young
ct daughters Of the Duke of Abercorn. Lady
Albertha Hamilton, the Prince Consort's god.
daughter, became the wife Of the Marquis Of
Bradford, and Lady Maude, Marchioness Of
Lansdowne. Nothing was want ng to give
eclat to these nuptials. which had . strong
aroma Of historic interest about them. Tie
brides were of princeiy house, renowned in
Scottish story, and the ancestors of the BRIDE
Rrooms had played no uncomfortable part in
the page of English history.
The heir to the throne and his beautiful
wife were among the crowd of notables pres
ent ct the ceremony in the Abbey, and when
the bridal party adjourned from that vener-
able fame il was to feast in Q stately and no
ble mansion, full Of associations Chesterfield
House. No marriages could have COM
menced, apparently, under brighter auspices,
but unfortunately, SO far as one of them was
concerned, the happiness was Of very brief
duration. The misconduct of Lord Bland
ferd toward his wife has for q long time been
matter of club and drawing groom gossip.
flate they have been living apart. though
without any formal separation, and those ac-
auainted with his character will feel small
surprise at the announcement of his elope-
ment with the wife Of another man. Nor will
there be any excess of sympathy for that
other man, inasmuch AZ he is the Earl Of
Aylesford. A weaker, more inferior speci-
men of his own or any other class could
scarcely be found.
when little over age he married giddy,
extravagant girl, one Of . family which has
had . most pernicious influence on fashion
able society, and soon after succeeded to his
fathers title and estates. Il Was then found
that he had been for years borrowing on
post-obits to such an extent that had his liza
would have scarcely had an income to sup
port himself So he sought the aid of Chan
cesy, and the Lord Chancellor .quashed the
sxorbinnt rates charged, but 1t the same time
made reflections OF the most cutting severity
ON Lord Aylesford. Lord Sslborne's COM
ments. however, served to neither make Lord
Aylesford prudent nor 10 cool the ffiendli-
ness Of the Prince of Wales toward him.
In 1872 the papers announced that the
Prince. accompanied by Col. Williams. Lady
Aylesford's brother-in-law, had gone down to
PAckington Hall. Lord Aylesford's seat. whore
. very sfast" company, battue, and great
ball awaited him. It was from Packington
that the Prince and Princess last year pro-
oeeded to pay . state visit to Birmingham.
Were further proof wanting Of the Princes
regard for Lord Aylesford. it may be found in
Fho choice Of him Is one Of his companions
In India.
It is the most unfortunate feature Of the
Prince of Wales's life that he makes such o
very bad choice Of friends. A rascally card
sharper like Major Harbord. and . foolish
mirably calculated to bring any one intimate
With them into disrepute, and these are only
swo out Of many, little superior to them, with
whom the Prince has been wont familiarly to
associate. It has been often said that far
lever tone for the last ten years prevailed in
English high life than in the preceding de-
oade but the turn for the worse is rather
II the shape Of the growth of certain
smell. excessively vicious section of the aris-
tooracy, which has unfortunately surrounded
he Prince, than in general decay Of moral
ity in the upper class. But. without doubt,
the death Of the Prince Consort and tho re-
firement Of the Queen have had very bad
sdect. by removing an admirable example in
eha hioheat place. This last scandal can
hardlv fail to result in double divorce, and
4 is to be hoped may have the effect Of
avskeninR the Prince Of Wales to sense Of
10 necessity Of breaking finally away from
that disreputable circle which brought SO
much discredit on him as "the Marlborough
House set."-N r. Times.