Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-12-02

sonng, and accordingly, at title village far from
Calais they were married about the latter end oNIarch.
1172 by Priest, well known for such services Oh such
occasions.
They thence Immediately proceeded to Lisle where
MISS iiey as she must be still called giving up her
hieh'ioh OF gong on 10 St Quentin, procured an
apartment IN convent, with the determination of
naming theIe till Sheridan should have the Of
supporting her rs his acknowledged wife.
SON the first discovery o the ciopcment, the landlord
OF the house IN which the Shcridans resided, had, from
fecl ne OF pity for the situation Of the young ladies'
now lc without the projection Of either father broth
ergone off, at break of day, 10 the retreat of Charles
sheridan, and informed him ot the event which had
Just occurred Poor Charles wholly ignorant ill then
oi his brothers attachment 10 Miss LDley, felt all that
man may be supposed TO feel who had but too much
reason TO think himself betrayed well dsappoint
cd lie FASTENED TO Bath where I've found still more
furious lover, Mr. Mathews inqmrrng at the house
every particular of the affair and almost avowiug, in
HE impotence of his rage, the unprincIpled design
which TINS summary step had frustrated In the
OF their conversation Charles sheridan let fall
unguarded expressions of anger against his brother,
winch THIS gentleman, Who seems 10 have been cnin
entity qualified for ceyt;un line OF characters rdis-
pensabe IN all romances, treasured mp in his memory,
and, as 1t VIII appear, afterwards availed himself of
! them. For the four FIVE weeks during which the
young couple absent. lac never ceased 10 haunt
the Sheridan family with enquiries rumors, and other
disturbing vsitaluns ami at length urged by the
restcssness OF revenge, inserted the following adyer-
tise'ncnt in The Bath ChIonclc:-
"Wednesday, April 6. 1872.
"'Nr Richard s. %sss@s* having attempted. in a let
ter left behind him for that purpose TO account for his
scandHfus method Of running away from this place. Is
Insinuations dcrogatlng fromnv character and that Of
Young lady innocent far relates 10 me, or my
know ledge; Stree which lie has neither taken any no
ucc oi letters or even Informed his family of tic
place where he has hid himself can no longer think
he deserves the treatment OF gcItlemar and there
lore STALL Trouble myself no further about him than in
'h's public method, 10 post him LIZ and a trcacl-
S#*%***.
land rs nm Convinced there have been many
/ in
of tins infamous lie, if any tho,n unprotected by age
'hifi0es, OF profession will dare TO acknowledge The
part they have acted, anu affirm to What they have said
ot me, they may depend receiving the proper re-
ward of their vilisny, in the public manner The
"o't VIII DC candid enough TO Judge properly Il make
no doubt OF any private abuse this subject for the
iu'nre os nobody can defend himself from an accuse
lion he IS ignorant of.
"THOAIAS MATTHEWs.n
| 500 rernonsrancc from Miss Sheridan upon ibis
outrageous proceeding he did hesitate TO assert that
her brother Charles privy to it-a ciarpe which
lie latter with indignation repelled and .as only pre-
vented by the sudden departure ofhIsthews 10 London
from calling him 10 serious account Tor the false
| hood
Goa his arrva! in Bath (yyhtI.cr he travelled, with
Miss Liney and her father Sheridan lost not mo-
ment IN ascer;ang the faehood of tie charge against
his brother While Charles. however. ilignantiysde-
MED the fagItiuus conduct imputed 10 han by Mathews
he expressed lis opinion of the step icl SHERIDAN and
Miss Lncy had taken in of considerable warmth
Which ere overheard By OF tho family As soon
as tc young ladies had retired bcd The two brothers
without any announcement Of their intention, set OF
post together for London, Sheridan having previously
written MI w ade the master of the ceremonies.
"0n the arrival OF the brothers in town Richard
Sheridan Instantly called Mathews ont. His second
on the occasion was Mr. Ewar and the particulrs OF
Tie due! are ins stated b. himself letter which he
addressed to Captain knight, the second OF Mathews
soon alter the subsequent duel in Bath
"Sir-On the evening preceding my last mec.;no
with Mr. hiathews, Mr.. Barnett produced paper To
ms written BY Air Matthews, containing an account