The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-08 00:00:00

LORD RANELAGH AND THE sours
MIDDLESEX VOLUNTEERS.

The following is a copy of a letter which has
been addressed by Lord BatiOagh to the South Middle=
Voluuteers:
TO TEE ELEEREES OF THE 0017171 EIDDLESEX al/LE CORPS.
Gentlemen,—l hear with very great regret that the
personal annoyances to which I Lave beau subjected in
convection with the prosecution of Mamma Rachel, ha.
been indirectly felt by you as aarrathual with me in the
corps which I have for eo long and situ 50 much pride
and plearare oomnianded. I have arra shall continue to
bear for myself the extreme injustioe with which my
name has Leen used on all aides, con id,raig it beneath
on. to add one syllable to the evideuth I have repeatedly
given on oath as to my perfect ignorance of even • sus-
melon of Madame Rachel's proceedings ; but I think it
now no less due to you than to myseit as your colonel, to
add to that expousion of sincere regait a short statement
of the whole case as far as it has come to my knowledge
or comprehension. It has been my misfortune to have
been singled out of • great number of gentlemen
who for the idlest of curiosities strutted oothressally into
Madame Itachiel's shop. I wish here to alarm most so-
lentuly that the insinuations that have beau thrown out,
that Ler ostensible trade was a civalt or adjunct to one
even less reputable, bore no shadow of imindation, so far
as I am concerned, nor, alter doigeutinquiry um from
others, have I beard a whisper of the i-tightest unmans-
hty attaching itself to her establahm ut. Oil one cocas
sin of my going there (then as always in the open day)
I have • recollection, though • very milt-tract one, of
being annoyed at the vulgarity of shame Rachel in
mentioning my name (as tor mt. odueiiieu to an odd-
lot king female muffled up in veils, bat whose person
aid mane did not remain in my memory. I first heard
of Mrs. Borrodaile's claim against me alma ten mouths
other, whets, to my utter astonishment, I received a letter
from Messrs. Lewis and Lewis, coaxing a demand on me
for some 1.7001. on her behaa. I replied to
that letter by telling the wi item that they
ought to be ashamed of thews.. vet to make
ouch an application without possessing tie slightest justi-
fication beyond the statement of a lunette, or noels to
that effect. On receiving further mead of the demand, I
at once placed the matter in the hands et my solicitor, and
directed him to communicate with Mrs. ito..rodaile's rela-
tions (whom I found to be respectable), adviang them to
place come proper watch over her aetions and interest.. I
received the thanks of her friends in reply. Immediately
after this I received her wild and silly miters shooM
state that noue of those addressed to William ever reached
ne—those I had were addressed to mu in my proper
Christian name), and I took no other notice of them than
by placing them in the hands of Mr. Codmid, the hated
adviser of Mrs. Borrodaile's family. thing one day
at the effice of this gentleman, L heard Let Mrs. Bor.
rodaile was there, and was a-hod if I iili•tuld like to
see Ler. To this lat once assented, and ler the first
time came in contact with awl spoke to this extra-
ordinary le son. I found Ler I r.i just as wild
in her assertions as the was in her und however
consistent or truthful she may have berm ea the witness-
box, she assuredly then insisted to my la as to it she had
Ka n me fifty times. Beyond offei big sod rendez mg to her
family and advisers all the immetalitte in ins power. I did
nothoig else, and wath d the tune wit ii I/ a Lune Rachel
should take her trial, never going near her -hop from the
thst moment I had reason to suspect her pup: op r use of
my name. From the first antiouneemeot Cie polices
court inquiry to the preemie 1 have to eibuot to all
the insults such • case might barge t to the tu,st common
of men and the lowest of we mms—tu ono m,tsnre going
so far as an attack by a woman who tavi busts Cie pest
of the police courts for years. I wit- Las n reiuested by
the police to make • charge arainst her of inAtult. She
was convicted. lieveltheket, the lovers of scandal
tiara. ht themselves able to add the revengef raying* of
a lit Wooed drunken prostitute to tie ir Ist of charges
tnouvlst against me, which tlwy supposed--and, 1 dam
ray hoped, would have been aintineed by the eiuWilatiom
of the Barbel case. Even my statement unit I hail known
this, unfortunate creature by sight h some years was
ecustrut ti into a pensonal and mine iutimate knowledge of
her. Many persons even how seem to eling to the idea
that there is still a mystery—sem-thine yet to bit
dis-
c its this wretched and bieumial ea e but it is only
because they don't like to find these prophecies lamentably
fallacious. There is indeed no mystery. I know of none
whatever—the case is clear enough when strapped of the
clouds by which it the interest of thetieleno.„ e4tialiy with
the prosecution, it has been surteruided. It Madame. Rachel
could have proved that the smallest one its the realm
had ever probed from her to me—or that
(which she probably believed to have been my name till
she discovered the error) ever existed—slie, who could
eviece so much ability in other respects. would not have
failed to procure her rase acquittal. Tile writer oven
under dictation) of such disreputable letters as tho e ad-
mitted by the proeecutrix can be worthy of little spa-
athy in the unprecedented folly of her money losses. 'Me
purveyor of water from the Joitlan, the rostoreir of
wrinkled countenancer, the trailer alike on skies trod re-
putations, has still less claim to commiseration: bat
who have been most cruelly vilified, have been placed
under a ban of suspicions the most foul for nearly a year
without the slightest ground or pretext—considt;r that I
an really the most to be pitel, and lean only attribute
the withholding. of just espressious of ea:alp:gum to the
feet that certain writers have been unwilling to unsay
their inueudoe or honestly to admit a mistake to whit*
they have committed themselves. Mr. Krause, the magis-
trate at Marlborough-street, soon hit upon the right view
of the case. Ile at once sent Rachel for trial. and stated
that nty name had been most impropetly imported into
the affair. But capital was made out of inc. tent
the public received • bias. I would spodally
meter to the unwarrantable remarks of Serjeant
Ilailatitine, at the Old Bailey, who. without a tittle of evi-
dence to justify it, had the autlacAy to imply im.oroper
motives to me in going into Madame Its short shop. I
should be sorry to change my morality for Serjennt
Ballantine's. If those who live in glass houses should
abstain -from stoats-throwing, surely those who wimpy
regular Crystal Palaces should be still usoro guarded ins
that teepect. 1 have given you. gentlemen, on my honour,
a full statement of all I know of the Rachel ease. It is
but a simple act of justice to myself as your commanding
officer, and to you as members of the volunteer regiment
raider my commund.—l have the honour to remain yours
Oct. 7.

ErISCOVAL VISITATIONS.—Wt, learn that the
Archbishop of Canterbury is recovering from a gomewhat
severe brunched attack. but his neiilical atteudaut still
thinks it advisable that he should keep within doors. In
accordance with the same advice, we hear that his
intends to print his charge and distribute it to his
at the ensuing visitatiou. The Bishop of Cripoeown
visited the archbishop at Addington on Saturday to bid
him good-bye. The visitation of the Bishop of Redwine?,
which was to have been held iu the autumn, has hens
postponed until mist your.—Geoirdaiu.
Sotntt InteleiN WORK iNti MEN'S CA
001.1.1StilrOOD-W171.11% 111.8131 Lest ASS-ituan. —This institu-
boas has recommenosd work for the winter. tau Monday
Dr. l'oblvild, F. 8.5., delivered a very interesting lecture
on " Rocks and their Teachings." and ou Tuesday, Pro-
fessor finicky, the Principal of the College. pri.abled at a
lecture delivered by Dr. Bithell, on the subject of Moral
Science." Dr. itithell will commence scour,. of twelve
lessons on the shins subjeet nest Tuesday evening. Fee
la 6d. On Monday oust C. W. liernbeid will deliver a
free tenure on " deocactry and its practical Applicatious,"
at the pew minims of the college, 01 Blaekfnara-read.
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