The Sun.
London, England, 1869-11-02 00:00:00

THE BYRON CONTROVERSY.

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In a postscrpt to the second edition of the Quar„,.
Review a reply is made to the criticisms, especially Lora
in the Saturday Review, upon the article defending l'ero
Byro
thatn.Th
The weekly
Byronjournallty should pointedhod h
outave that
it
the
asamazing
written
letters to Mrs. Leigh, and have been under the dellis,iff
of a non-existent crime, as it would be for Pi:t
thy letters, bro'ho
Mrs. Leigh had been guilty of the offence imputed.
postscript declares, however, "The existence of these le
tte''
was known, and they were a frequent subject of colore°.
tion in metropolitan circles some weeks before the arri:fr
ance of our article. The originals are inlegitimateandfby
ourable custody, and their authenticity is guarantee'eo
two noblemen whose names (freely circulated already)
tho
be given if required. The original of the first letter,
te,
un-dated one, was in our possession when we vri.H
along with several ether autograph letters of l'atio
Byron." The postcript then proceeds to say that pr•
article did not admit that the communication to
Lushington in 1816 was on the subject of this din
evidence points the other way. "Lady Byron sta,,-ed
1830 (1) that the conduct of which she coined or,
in 1816 was of a nature to be palliatedicere
excused by insanity; (2) that all the facts, wry,
known to her when she arrived at Kirby 1/11,000
although a part of them were kept back. New the -601c1
in question; in which two persons wore concerned' -4,1 or
not be excused or palliated (if it could be exec's: A'palliated at all) by the insanity of one : no new lig„11'00/
or could be thrown upon the reserved facts so far 7basgea
affected Mrs. Leigh ; and it is Lady Byron's uscoted
demeanour to her sister-in-law that must be oc°lo,cl.;
for as well as her changed demeanour to llerooloesi,
In September 1816 Lady Byron went to stay with go °.
and Mrs. Leigh at their place near Newmark
down to and including the period of Lord 13V7ralle 'scliii°
illness his sister was the recognised
of communication between Lady Byron I'll- fig
self. The specific charge was named biAfillet
Broughton, and distinctly disclaimed by Dfr• 0171
Horton on behalf of Lady Byron. The problera the,
Mrs. Beecher Stowe may really help to solve erietti,
opinion of the Quarterly, this :—At wild
and /11,:
Lady Byron first specified the charge, a, Ow.
what supposed evidence or mental Pree4eseci it
arrived at it ? That, assuming her to have sPeew.„ i 0 ‘ti
1816, she did so under the influence of reononls;er si
theory of which the reviewer declares be PO (I'l3
much as heard till he saw it attribut treat
the Saturday Review) to himself—on the
Soy,
of his having said, in reference to Lacif„,. Wet:
multiform statements during the last ten `iort.sP.d-
years of her life, that the most (or only) c )ss 00"
hypothesis was insanity. But
as regards that period, wo did not say it was eux opinion en,
sis ; and we must beg leave to suspend our that
the point. Enough for us to have demonstrated'a- the
ever, or under whatever state of mind, gibe br°
(the writer goes cl/hiipstlici;
accusation, it was false." s
ides
It is now • confidently asserted that ha forei
Durbar at Agra is given up. A camp :
c°
there, but on a far smaller scale than was °rib-
Or°
contempleted.
the
KINGFISHERS FIGHTING.—AbOVe Jed -°,4
"Edwin Ward" the following fact is coraniurt:-010goto
contemporary. About eight o'clock on th
nr:blo
the 27th ultimo, whilst the Right gen% Ids
Evelyn Denison was sitting at breakfast, geatmit
Ossington Hall, Newark, Nottingham, Os it
was surprised by a sudden crash at the plate-Parr-a
foon
of his room. On going to the spot be ey Won
was made by two kingfishers flying viol en have 11,.0..
the glass, which would, in all probabilitYrtco,
b And
broken had it not been thick plate. One efuiveria 000,
tiful birds was seen lying dead, the other at
nearly so. The dead bodies of the victims 't 4r. 4
secured, and by a lover of natural historYt ;ea intP',,
Denison, brother to the Speaker, carefully der° ocl
bands for preservation. The hall stands bight
°
A
distance from water. gilj;,ol4
ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR, his Sea
ACADEMY.—The following General Order b./ °bid
cji.
highness the Field Marshal Commanding-lir odt to
_,, ,gce
been specially issued to regiments at home anu ow .31$
filan(11141,0 ID.,
terranean, dated 30th October, 1869.-A-ion' than °‘.
will send to this department, not later l'on full
proximo, the applications of such officers , assistA/i,
feel themselves qualified for the situation el'irociviio7o/),
structor the Royal Military Acadera The , offieeiropro
surveying and topographical drawing. l•
two, inc,uctoA
pointed will receive a salary of .£4OO Per "11 °as I:
of all pay and military allowances ; £soowl.lie
when he is provided with quarters. spee,
the above instructorship to be accompaniei: 00 os
of drawing, and by a sketch of two squa
Teri osiSsi Dit
ground the candidate may select. In e „wed 'Pt to
prOi, big
candidate must certify that the drawl 011 40
10
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enticinooamdlim(fil (iii.ntdiNol'
not
recommendations
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Royal:3l .po pacouoiclita ine
Education: 41v command. W. l'Atrar.