The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 11, 1861.

IBRIAND.

DUBLIN, SATURDAY EVENING.

MORE YELVERTON REVELATIO:Ig.
Byron said, or sung, that—
" Ttomances paint at full-length people's Wooings,
But only give a bust of marriages," _

which is true in a general sense r bUt the Yelverton
real life romance is certainly an exception, seeing
that it has painted portraits as large as life of the
honourable major's brace of wedlocks. It is not,
however, often that, in a romanflej real or ficti-
tious, the hero and the villain are one and the
same self-sketched character. It was reserved for
Major Yelverton to become the voluntary suicide of
his own good name ; and it now appears that the
operation of moral self-destruction did not com-
mence in the Irish Court of Common Pleas. All
the reasons that he alleged, in reference to his
uncle, for concealing his marriage were founded on
falsehood. "In his letters," says the Irish Times,
" to Theresa Longworth, Major Yelverton alleged,
as the principal motive for a clandestine marriage,
his dependence upon his uncle. He affirmed that
he owed his uncle, the Hon. William Henry Yel-
verton, the sum of £1,000; that this uncle had
compelled him to give a bond for the amount ; and
further, that the stipulation exacted was, that Major
Yelverton should not marry under penalty of exe-
cution on the bond. Ho ventured further, and ma-
ligned the character of an upright gentleman. He
stated that his uncle had ulterior objects to promote
and desired that the title of Avonmore should de-
volve upon his sons. Major Yelverton added that
he had great expectations from his uncle, and that
to displease him would be his ruin. All this—the
bond, imprisonment, the loss of his commission,
the hostility of his uncle, and the sacrifice of his
prospects in life—was brought to bear upon Miss
Longworth, and at last she was induced to consent
to a secret marriage. We have (it continues) the
authority of the Hon. William Henry Yelverton,
brother of Lord Avonmore, to state that all these
representations are without a shadow of foundation.
There is not a particle of truth in the story from
beginning to end. Major Yelverton never owed a
single shilling to his uncle, and consequently never
could have given him a bond. Major Yelverton had
no expectations from his uncle, for, though prospe-
rous and affluent, he has children of his own to
settle in life ; and they who have the pleasure of
his acquaintance know that he is the last man in
the world to conceive so base a project or entertain
so cruel a purpose as his nephew attributed to
him."

In reference to the false report that the
Honourable William Yelverton was bearing the
expenses of Mrs. Yelrerton's case, the Irish
Times says that, though the lady has that
gentleman's sympathy, as well as the sympathy
and commiseration of other memhers of the Avon-
more family, " The rumour is without foundation
that the Hon. William IL Yelverton contributed
any pecuniary assistance whatever throughout the
trial. Inclination must give way to higher consi-
derations, and we cannot always with propriety do
what we could wish. It is necessary to state this
clearly, lest it should le supposed that Mrs. Yel-
verton does not need al the assistance which a
feeling people can give to oppose the most costly
and most worrying processes instituted by her ene-
mies." And it adds, We are happy to state, for
the credit of this country, that the subscriptions
are flowing into the Notional Bank, On Monday
we will publish the names of the committee—a
committee embracing some of the most esteemed
gentlemen in Ireland. We know , that to her who
has so bravely struggled for her rights, where so
many would have quailed, funds will be readily
and cheerfully given, amply sufficient to set at
defiance and endeavour to overthrow the verdict of
an Irish jury."