The New York herald., 1850-04-04

side and psgsevcrsd for week, In bringing about
Cancellation. This kindness and the inter-
persons thrown constantly together In travel
made an Impression Mr.. Jameson which none wilf
winning ffanknsss Of the lady. Mr JAMESON is an
imaginative man, and, like most actors he's become
q A. Lam
this tour he had been reading the new novel Of Con-
sOslo" ana had become eO%Rlstsly into1ic.tsd with
assumed the part Of lover and the
OF the book to Mrs. Forrest, who had become the
her, ct parting (Which Is Mr. Forests one and only
and presumptive, evidence Of his wifes guilty was
very npropsr one but would havs been addressed,
world undex similar circumstances. Mrs Forrest an
swered the letter with adys mild rebuke for the er
to nfursss her SusbsnS With the Inowsds: Of W snS
threw it aside with vague thought that her sister
D1 IL the 81 nsr
one day, with Of which II had been returned to
Mrs. Forrest and TO which he had access by key ef
bis possession Of which she perfectly awsre Mr.
Forrest found this dooument-vhich We SCARCE need
isy woman who knew IL to be proof Of guilt would
have better secrsted, or burned
But. without commenting on Mr.. Forests greedy
and hasty Of this letter let how Q lord Of
FontsiIl treats . sentlsnsn whom he finds in
tultng his wife. In his own published testimony he
II entered my private pAror in the City Hotel at CT:
Mr S. s Saith some yards and found Mrs Forrest
standing bsevesn the knees Of .sd Jameson with his
sss hand: S:s and
Nov that any lord Of castle could 90 receive an in.
silt TO himself and wife, will create wonder In Eng
land at the nature Of American boodbut the sacrifice
which MIR Forrest makes In this affidavit, looks less
like that Of bis character Of sDint than like
We NAV Give Ss ~i.s side Of the story with D.rsos
certainty that IL will be believed Mrs. Forrest
standing with her bonnet in her hand waiting with Mr.
Jsmieson for Mr. Forrest TO come in and join them In
Q visit to the phrsnologist She stood leaning against
the Of q rocking chair and - he sat the sofa
SON raised his hand to Mira Forrsi head to touch in
illustrfton Of remark as to its formation and at
this moment MIR. Forrest entered. He asked some
question to what they were doing, with tesnsss
which she attributed to previous irritation but
which offended Mr. Jameson who left them when they
had engaged to do The proof, howsver, that the
"hsnds were not upon her person" in any offensive
sn. o. sna, MN IN .ns 20 simple S & sSs
him the next day and that ON the afternoon OF this
next day, at parting, MIR Jameson panied them
10 the boat and received various commissions from Mr.
Forrest to be executed at.rhe South!
But unwilling TO leave this manifest departure
2, 81 M OF
thing There 10 . common opinion about, (arising
probably from his asserti.g 1t, on all occasions. as
est shadow Of deception One Of brother editors
says, in speaking Of his testimony :Ths fidelity Of
man who aid doubt IT," Nos' we chance to have our
self, . little chronological story, bearing this
point and tell 1t, to shov the with which any
part Of this testimony may have been mscolored and
man ufactured, deignsdy, by himself Takios an in
vslids walk, one day in London when recovering from
Q severe illness MIR. Forrest who was our companion
p.oposed that We should step in and see . female
phrenoloest, whose sign before We did So and
the woman, very shrs"d and superior person, gave
us each chart OF our dsyelopements- marking the
strength Mr. Forrest evidently very little pleased
having cent for this woman TO examine the heads Of
her ohiidren che snringiy said 70 US, Your friend
examined more carefuly but whom told him the arst
chart cerrect he insisted having another made
we say Is an instance Of low cunning ana deception
which not only shows that deceit Is easy to Mr. For
rest but gives another illustration directly In the line
Of sument, a. to his unworthinsss Of the cona
depoe of gentlemen
In trial for divorce, before high court In England
recently, the testimony OF servants ruled out By
the Chancellor" p pronounced Of no effect In law
that Is to ssy)" from the liability Of that class to
bribery and corruption" without accusing Mr.. For
rest or any one else Of bribsry-we declare as wit
before the Court Of Public Opinion that there are
fsseh. ods IN that testimony which 1t Is scarce possible
shoud have been told unrrompted, ssd which seem to
rs TO bear, en- their face that they recorded
infersnoe rather than in the prepared
Mr. FORESTS two servants and Of La stevens
bic Low agent and lower jscksl and comparing II with
isdy in New York safe from destruction Sy the sa.,
confpsrsey of vile men, nor gentlemans house wait
ed on by servants where the hospitaiiy may not be
one word more. II y. had believed Mr. Forr.ss Elm
cere In HE Jealousy honest In his mistrust Of his ~
and acting heartfelt conviction We should have
treated the matter less decidedly for there was an In
noccnt and wronged woman to give evidence for, and
We we're called on TO DO 90. knowing the truth, and
holding psni but We should have spoken OF his mo-
ives more foibesrirgly - those OF man under an IL
fusion We have no idss however. that Nh. Forrest
bas for one insfant believed his wife shess to her
marriage VOW t was nscesssy to his purpose TO play
the part CT wrouged husband and he has done a. With
the facility which made him an actor This was not
received upon at once II has been growth Of tins
And ncv that he sJumped 70 the conclusion, We can
look back and the workings Of u through What
hsd observed Let US briefly outline II for the reader,
oat the whole matter may be better understood -
hr. Forrests ruling ambition IL 10 lord II over his
fellows. lie msuied from pride only, woman oflcfty
mien sritd 10 show we'll ss the mate Of !" natures
nobl@man." Soon Recognising that her Intellect was
naturally superior to his own and her education SUI
reriofity still more impossible TO overake. he gave up
playing the lover using ngure only for his vanity
and sesking synpsthy and compsnionship elsewhers.
pensps Itself mesntirns. in rsspec,sel. s.socstion
With the refined and gifted whom she drey as society
arcund hsr-snd Mr Forrest feeling ths, che shOns 10
this sphere without him his temper sour.d he became
morose and violent and nothing but her absolute good
breeding and fcrbearsnce prevented separation long
inpossble thai she could ever hsr. 70 What
she charged with In the evidence, Mrs Forrest is
LOFTY In her jucsm.nts and ndindependent though gentle
In the OF her opinions Quiet Instances Of this
were always occurring; but steady and minded
differences from her husbsnd 20 his conduct towards
during the troubles Of last year brought his
intolerance Of her superiority TO head, and he
solved on sspsraton. He brought this sbout as the
public knows, and she submitted without murmuri
but vith or without prsmptiDg from certain quar-
ter) he began 70 think Of sivorcs Ths would Be
s.y enough and he would be quite at liberty 70 li,.
with whom ne please, both could agree, and seek
On The plea OF "Abandonmeptr But Mrs. Forrest
could not consent 70 this unless With the continuance
OF ber present allowance secured 20 her and wealthy
though he To- the psy ment Of this little stipend began
70 come reluetanty To the best Of iudgmen, and
BELIEF the main motive Of r Forrest in the late pro-
ceednss seainst his wife has been TO the d.
vores without supporting her hereafter which he could
only % BY bringing the action On criminal grounds
Whist he was willing 70 sacrifice, OF vors and human
oogstons OF sefresrect and professional dignity for
henyirg OF this small sum per snnum' aad hos reok-
lssriy he would savs involved friends and s,7uain-
tsrces In bis vifss ruin the testimony" and this
briefstory will show.
We Rave written the above under the editorial plural
but the fscts being mostly Of personal knosisdge ssd
vthirg to evads Of resp onslbity, close
with the writer's Ia ndiridusl Signature
~ r WILLIS.
Marine Ansirs.