The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-21

teaching her, in short. to preside owe,
the dcstinics Of this great country"
J,orl Melbourne was not happy in his domos.
tie life. His Wife, Lady CAROLYN, Lamb tsh,
never became Lady Mclhourncl, was nt,rn,tivo
and brilliant. but hshty. irrational and rro.
voking. whiic her intimacy with Byron was car.
ricd to length which drew upon her mu.h
unfavorahr comment She died in 1898 Tbrv
hal one son. afflicted from his birth. who dtI
unmarried. and who was to L." last tcnl.riy
cared for by his father. Lord Melbourne ", a
c-srnt.allvn man Of society. AMI distinguished
member II that literary poitico-i ushionalla
world which. since the beginning of the ccniu.
ny. has existed in London. but which was in h.s
day lighter in its morals than Of late years. lie
himself had the character of gdi rireui ana in
1929 Lord Brandon brought mn action against
HIM for alleged misconduct with Lady Brandon
but signnlly failed To- substantive the charges
1t is probable. however. that this action WIS mo-,
without its influence in making him defendant.
seven ycurs later in the proceedings taken
against him on similar grounds by the Hon. g.
q. Norton. husband OF tho Hon Mrs Morton.
the wcll-knowu granddaughter OF Sheridan.
This suit. too. which there seem some good
grounds for supposng was instituted with a
hope 81 damaging Melbourncs position rs Min.
infinite modification. Mrs Norton taftorwarI
Lady Sterling MAXWELL died lust year. and II !,
stated TINT her second husband has left behind
HIM further and more conclusive proofs Of III,
entire innocence Of his wife than have cvcrLeen
given to the world. These nra shortly b.,
published. The Norton proceedings took pac,
in 1886. the year preceding tho Queens mecca.
sion. and Tory party spirit ran ycnomousj
high against Melbourne: 40 much 80 that Jour.
nails such rs Theodore looks .JDhn Bal con.
tanned. during the first years Of the reign. arti.
Giles Of II character which no paper Of any stand.
ing would nowadays dream Of inserting. in
reference to the Prime Minister'S pernicious
influence on the young Queen. and Tho evil "
her perpetual attendance at Windsor.
Lord Houghton has said, aud probably cor.
rrc,ly. tina; no man Of Maibournc's stamp viii
eyer les Prime Minister again. Lord almrr.
ston was the lHst Of the brccd. Mother he nor
his brolhcr-in-law tMelbourncl were ever OF.
pressed with that intense earncstness which
distinguishes the Wing statesmen Of to-day
These two Nlscuunts took things easy. enjoyed
social life. and were guilclc-s Of reviews letters
to papers. or postal card correspondents. They
were men of society and OF pleasure. rs differ
cnt from Gladstone ~ u .'rstrr as Mr.. Irwin
in Adom Bede Is from "A modern rtualisiic
clergyman. and yet, just as Mr.. Irwin had crr.
/ tain valuable qualities IN whichihis more earn.
rst brethren are wanting. so had these Minis.
tcrs. They were genial. humorous and attract.
i've. and could be readily appreciated and IN.
dctstood 10y the ordinary British mind. Tnc,
were manly and sympathetic and drew mems
hearts toward them. Nothing Of the book in.
brrcrhes was there about them. And It's here
that the modern school Of Wing stgt,smcn has
] full.I. They luek ppl4Duul fuuuuetieu Thpv