New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-05
" gentleman Of Europe" and all the other first
gentlemen and ladies' around him. The charac-

Ter OF the prestDt sovereign OF EnglSul ssauus
out in broad and delightful relief 70 that of many
of bis predecessors; but the sristocratic
circles Of Eneisnd have unfortunately no. all
caught the ref, criop of her pure character aud
domestic virtues. The memoirs Of which. on
another psee We present review today have
torn off the graceful robe with which fashion
eudeavored to veil tho hideous sore. aud laid
bare in it's native corruption the total absence of
principle and morality " bicb prevails among many
the mOst select of the select society Of England.
Lacy BessiDg,On's life is full Of romantic and
fash cnable incident TO FIX the attention of the
silly end the sentimental. l. is siro full of
startling social suggestion, furnishing though; to
the philosopher and reformer.
Let Us suppose that girl from the country,
destitute and poor. hut with buoysncy Of spirit,
and ysidDess Of Imagination, listens 70 the gilt
teriDg Rib Of some young Lothario-is sejuced,
and, after little while, deserted. Immediately
she il shuDned by the honest mechaoic by the
viriuous trsaesmau. by all of the village TO which
| she belonged, ana cas-; torth with the mark OF
Csin upon her brow. Such is the rule among
what il fashionssy called "ths people" Why
is this girl thus driven forth upon the cold bleak
coRimon Of life ? Not that tee heart of she labor
ing many does not own kinder impEise than
that Of rbe Idle fcw-not that the people love
tnat poor outcsst less-but that they love the
virtue of woman more; that virtue which, how
ever tneeted at by the scoff.r, lie socety's pro-
tsciiDg care end guardian crown. Misery aud
want make that out:ast's outward life as
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life unbsarabe. Her original buoysncy Of spirit
and yividness Of Imagination are not gone bat
taty only serve 20 cl0tDe her fall with picture
of gloom ss they clothed her short Happiness
with 8 picture Of delight. She falls aud sinks
deeper and deeper The fate and history of such
a girl find no brilliant recorder. No testers are
show cred upon her full Of silly signs aud curious
y.no'ched nothings. And Jes If there be any
being on this earth whore sorrows should
touch the pisy Of MAJ, as it do IS that of Heaven,
it Is such on outcast. Under the wsn.On walk
and Deretricious glare, the kind heart of woman
is ct:en found. And there are mny and many,
at this moment who would battle with their /
tears End WIPE with their hair the feet of de- |
kverer ss Msedsien did N the inspired narrative. |
Let us turn 30 aoo;her picture.
10 house within pleasast drive of London, |
whore combination OF suburban beauty with cisy |
lcsndeur, and whose cbsste sdorDmsnts of Art /
aud graceful luxury Of decoration, gaze 10 il the
air almo,t of afairy palace, sits swonaa of middle
age, but round tie parting summer OF whose /
beauty somewnst OF lingering spring has still de-
lsyed. This woman had, when young welded
husband az tho altar with sworn vow. She .
abandoned him for q lover She sickened again
Of bin, and scared uo 10 another. She betrayed,
too, bis foolish, but loving and trusting heart,
which forced him into marrying ner, ami kept as
parsmour, a gay, gallant and gorgeous young
Frenchmsn, Count D'Orssy. To this mau che
conceived the foul design Of marrying her hus-
bands child her own step daughter, in order thus
to censef in the object of her guilty passion her
dull dotard of n husband wealth. The plot sue.
ceedtd. After the marriage she still continued
the intimacy. When the fs time came, her
daughter was driven from the doors; aud Lady
Bles,irgoD aud Count ID Orsay maintained their
connection, and set shame az defiance to che last
Ire wretched outcast of tho street, poor and
seduced, is called a prostitute. The brilliant
mistress Of Gore Iouse, sifluent apd the
seducer, is called "a charming person."
Men of the highest rank and most honoret q ames
in England, were not ashamed, nay, were proud
10 worship this polluted goddess, and to lay gar
lands at her shrine. We own We were startled
to find among the list of such womsn's choicest
communicates and mos. favored guests, such
names as those Of the decorous Peel and the re-
fined Lord John Russell. Yet, this woman he'd
not the pallistlon Of seduction, OF deserton, or
of want like the rustic outcast. She vas rica,
and had fond husband AID beauteous home.
Yet, she did a deed and that to her own bus
bands child, 90 deep and damnsbly Infamous
that not all the charms of sparkling COZ
versatiop and elegant ease can wipe it out from
the book of the recording a0gel. In this fell pur
pose she bad for her accomplish, her paramount
Count d O,say, an accomplished dilettsnte, who
dressed, rode, walked, talked, wrote, chiseled
played and painted with singular good tsste
but who carried under these superficial accom-
plishments as his one act to his victimized wife
clearly showed, heart as cold aad black ss was
ever hsrbOred by villain. Such was the wo-
man and such the man round whose 4" graceful
beard" the pure and stainless aristOcfacy OF
England loved to gather. Yet, in harDing home
from such feast, there was not one Of these
well hammered men and fastidiOus women who
would not have passed the outeass with
sludder
The historian who will disclose the hidden
csu,es of the recent political olunders Of En-
gland can scarcely complete his task unless at the
same time he drag aside the folds which decently