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

II impossible for me even To explain the matter 70
my council ana hence srose that part OF the cross
examination which implied that pledge had been
gwen before the signing Of the memorandum.
II Ia true that IN 1887 we contemplated reunion.
She had assured me that che had taken the sGcra
ment IN attestahon Of he innocence IT al crjmnaty;
that assurance and other circumstances induced NE
to bt eye her nnocent OF the lass offence but Of the
improperly Of her conduct and total disregard OF
outward appearances, by which alone society can
form its opinion, one who moved IN our circles
could doubt My own condnct. | admit, al tnaf tune
was weak and vaciatng in the extreme. ] had
loved her to madness for three four years before
married her, and after we were united she had 81
power over me. But all idea of reunion was abruptly
broken on Shen certain tidings reached me OF her
sojourn in the lsle of Wight.
From that moment my honor was outraged, and
our reunion rendered impossible. Judge, then, OF
my surprise within the last three or four years 70 re-
ceiye hints from her as to our living again tog ther
OF these / can distinctly remember. MY son
Fletcher was seriously unwel at her house, and l
went there to see him. was rcmarking TO him
that was about taking new lease OF my house,
room for you heren Would any one believe that IN
lS49 such proposal could have cone from the per
Ron who, on Thursday last, denounced me IN the
way she did
But 10 return 10 our moneyed differences. When
we first separated divided my inoome--then only
$500 or $500 per annum, into three portions. One
paid into Messrs. RaDsoms for her support, the Sc
cond | allotted for payment Of our debts, and the
third for the three children and myself and, AFTER
paying their ex lenses, bad not more than 5s per
day for myself 70 live upon il town, having to attend
u my police court.
N 1885 my COUSINS, Mr.. Vaughan and his sister,
fulfilled The deceased mothers wishes by leaving
nj their Yorks hire estates, and Immediately IN.
creased Mrs Nortcn's allowance to s400 per annum.
exclusive Of her pension. She declined at iirst re-
ceriDg it; she preferred furnishing houses and dis
posing OF them, and leaving the tradesmen to bring
their actions in the superior courts. AT least thirty
suits were instituted against me for debts OF her coz
tracing. In two cases only were the opinions OF
jlries laken and in both the veriicts were ir me-
But tie expense Of defending myself against such
ruinafion was very heavy. and ! had to borrow, u
recolect IS coo or &c 600 in Scotland and elsewhere
to meet it, In lS4S il was suggested that it wonid he
q saving of interest 10 borrow that money OF tue
trustees cnt Of my patrlnony, and notice WA. was
would be paid at o certain time. Mr.. Leman pre-
pared the mortgage deed for the trustees osca
my Yorkshire estates; but after the prepara1 IN OF
the mortgage had proceeded nearly TO complexion
and much expense had been incurred therein, he
told me he had discovered what he ought f-oI the
first 10 have known-that the trustees could not
lerd the trust money without the permission OF
MIS-. NoItsn and myself IN wrltmg-snd ne IN
rmed me, further that she would not give her per
mission unless commented to give her Al addition OF
fI00 t. her allowance, making it $500, instead OF
f40O. l was driven into q corner by this unex
pected discovery, and had to submit to the al.
| dtiop
In 1851, my younger sons expenses at Oxford in
| creasirg and my own expenses in Yorkshire being
greater to keep up the rents in the then depressed
state Of agriculture, learnt that Mrs. Norton had
been left $500 per snnpm by her mother, from whom
| was not aware that she had any expectations.
then proposed to her reduction Of her allowance
which she would not accede to; and after she had
received her mothers legacy, and for some tine en-
ioyed it, ! did reduce it to $500 per annuin, but
witch she has lever accepted.
Now as to her access to the three children. My
first idea upon her leaving me was to place them
with herself, and never denied her reasonable ac
to them but she made three different attempts
to carry them o-from Story's gate, from Ryde, and
IRON W0nerah, and she resOlntely refused to guar
antee ne against similar attempts, her object evi
IDENTIFY being by every means and pretence - excite
publc sympathy the subject OF the children, and
for which gave her no grounds | was responsible
for their maintenance and education, and dreaded
her intention Of taking them abroad. therefore
ultimately sent them TO my sisters Lady Menzes
in Scotland providing them with tutor; they were
thea sent TO DR.. auckland, at Laleham; thence the
two eldest went to Elton, and the poor youngest
died Of lockaw, resulting from mere scratch on hi:
elbow by fail from his pony. lie died at Kettle
thorpe, my place in Yoikshore, and the moment TIE
first symptoms Of lockjav and Of danger were dis
covered sent Immediately for Mrs. Norton, bat she
| arrived not until alter he had expired.
Both my elder sons stayed some years Mt EtOR and
| then Fletcher went 10 Lisbon attache, with an
outfit that cost me upwards OF e400 and allow
aGce o. 1900 per annum, which he enjoys ny 10 this
moment. Fletcher was Ill al Lisbon, and Mrs Nor
ton took Bforey out there, removing him from Elton
against the advice Of Mr. Colerdge, his tutor, and
myself. had mu ii difficulty in getting him back
to England, when placed him with private tutor
Mr.. Heatley, TO whom paid goo per annum, 10 pre-
pare him Tor college; he then went 70 University
! College, Oxford, and although gave him outfit
ard sllowed him $3.50 per aDnum, the utmost sum
DR. Pumrtre advised, aud which sum was aftervard
increased, he got into such difficulties that he If
living abroad, and ! am now at an expense for hi
| support and maintenance there. In addition Il
! these allowances have sent money OF various time
to Lisbon, Germany and Italy for the support OF m,
sons My house has always been open 10 receive
them, and they have not unfrequently ayaed them
selves Of it MS home. During their whole lives
have paid for their clothing, schooling and support
with the exception Of their yands at those period
when they have lived with their mother, and il wa
one Of my many establishments on Thursday to hea
her unbushinRly state that all had done for the
was to pay for their edunation.
The history OF the action against Lord Melbourne
was briefly this Il had observed from the time Of
their close intimacy, Mrs Norton had taken less in
terest in our then only child aud IN myself On one
occasion had seen her arm round his neck, and
when demonstrated with her abe said, Well, and
what il had my Nelly round the neck-what was
II ! was jealous, and mentioned the subject u
Mrs Sheridan, who quite lrlled my suspicious by
telling that he had been her fathers friend and
other circumstances and The morning OF the
30th Of March, 1886, had no suspicion whatever
that Their intimacy was anything more than plato
mic. On that morning Mrs Norton lett her home,
leaving her letter bureau by accident open, and |
saw piles OF Lord Melbourne's letters Tying in it,
She never showed me his letters saying letters
not meant for two and, knowing her particularly
about her letters without looking at one, locked
Il door Of the room in which they were and giving
my servant Fitness the key, gave him the most DO
sitve orders that no one should enter the room TIN
! I'll Mira Norton returned, in order that she might
see that they were untouched and just as she had
! left them.
! then took my children to the country, but the
next day was surprised 70 receive letter from Fit
nees, 10 say that Mr.. Charles Sheridan, Mrs Nortons
brother, bad come at six O'Clock in the morning and
asked for some papers OFT of the bureau for publ
cation Mrs. Norton was then engaged on and that
he had permitted him to take them.
came to town Immediately, and found that the
bureau had been enptied Of It's contents ! then
for the first time, suspected something wrong.
searched ab3ut, and found small writing desk in
the room which had escaped observation. ! opened
it and found the two or three letters Of Lord Mel
bourne which produced az the trial and one Of
two ktteg5 and papers Of much more suspicious cha
racter, written by gentleman az JIastbourne.
scolded Fitness for his disobcdience Of orders. lie
said he had told Mr. Charles Sheridan OF the strict or
deTs had given him. but hr Charles Sheridan said
r.