The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-05

nesses were molestsd and ampered With in town, ana
that 1t was at their own request some OF oem were
sent 70 the county, where they we're nevertheless
followed snd perescuted.
find from the report tina. Mrs Norton said on
Thurday that ! had claimed the copyrights OF her
works from her publishers; this statement have TO
deny in the most distinct and emphatic terms !
have never, directly or indirectly, made any claim
has always been allowed by me TO enjoy without lei
or hLdrance and until was preparing for the trial
never even inquired az 70 the amount OF them
What did occur with regard 70 Der copyrights was,
that my solicitor, to prove that her income has ex-
cteded 81 500 per aDBun, did institute an Inquiry
among her publishers, several Of whom were sab-
loDaed TO attend. heard her refer to her copy.
rights but did not hear her use the word claim
thought she referred TO the Inquiries my solicitor
had made, and consequently used the words, Ny
solicitor did" Had the word claimed" actually
reached my ears, l should have doubted their ac
curacy in conveying to my mind 80 great false
hood.
mott absurd and false impression was given by
Mrs. Norton as 10 my signature Of "Greenacre;" the
but she frgets 10 state that it originated with her
self by her adopting, in her letters to me, the name
Of Hannah Bro W." With regard TO another NAV
ter, Mrs. Norton, in her letter TO the Times, uses
valid contract the creditor may be utterly cheated
Of his money, if (Which God forbil,) should copy
Mr.. Norton, and also fling of, by . quibble OF the
law, my liability TO them" Mrs. Norton, in this
30 happens that within the last few weeks poor
man, Peter Dooladdy, came TO noe and showed me
notice thst he had received from the westminster
County Court, informing HIN that Mrs Norton would
plead coverture in aa action which he had there
brought against her for wages due to bNn and IN.
deysiand that she has given similar notice TO seve'
raj others Of her creditors.
Lord Melbourne promised me the appointment q
police magistrate before he visited at our house, O.
before believe, he even knew MIS-. Norton.
Lord Eldon had appointed roe Commissioner Of
BaDkTupts in 1927, and when such appointment was
abolished by the construction of the Bankruptcy
Court in 1850 or 1891, considered that had some
claim on the Home Secretary, having received no
compensation for the bss of my situation. must
add that the acceptance Of the police masstrScy
necess arily involved the REIMBURSEMENT Of my pro
fession.
Mr. Trail, the receiver of my rents, proved on
Thursday that my income from every source did not
average a2400 per year. II s true therefore, that
not conditional upon the REIMBURSEMENT OF an
allowance from Lord Melbournes estate.
1t s not true that ever said or suggested the con-
trary II ia true that after Lord Meb0urnes death,
and when was informed Of such an allowance,
required Mrs. N0rton's solemn assurance that she
bad never received and would not receive, an income
from such source; that at one time that solemn
assurance was given; that at another the bare sug
gesiion that any auch benefaction from Lord Mel
bourne had been accepted was treated as an insult,
and that nevertheless, upon obtaining access - her
bankers books, ascertaned that she had actually
received lu1I allOWIliCc HOu l<JEU MCiuVAkiN .
estate Fom lS40.
II is not true that refused to perform the agree
ment OF 194S because il was made between man and
wife; but it is true that the agreement, having been
| Of temporary and not Of permanent nature, and
the amount allowed under it being necessarily de-
pendent upon the amounts Of our respective incomes,
did, in 1851 upon Mrs. Nortons income being in
| creased by $500 year upon her mothers death,
| while mire was, from various causes, diminished,
! propose to reduce the-s500 to 600, which was
afterwards willing to increase to f400.
1t is also true that down to March in the last year
Qs52) since when, and from the year previous, the
amount Of the allowance has been the subject OF dis
cussion, allowed to Mrs. Norton the undminished
sum Of $500 year; that, consequently for several
years she bas-and that even by her o1n admission
been in the receipt Of an income of ct least 500
year, and always has had an income far larger in
proportion than mine; and yet she has necessarily
contracted debts with numerous honest creditors very
many Of whom are at this moment unpaid, and in
stead Of applying her abundant means to the pay
ment OF those debts, has driven the creditors to re-
sort to me, depressing me with litigation and costs,
and impafing my already crippled means, which
should have been applied to the maintenance Of my
self and my two sons, both Of them Just entering
life. II is under these circumstances that ask On
/ whom il is that the coarse but serious charge OF
! che ating creditors may be truly made.
am sir, your obedient humble servant,
/ 10 Wilton. place, August %. G.. &. NoRroN.