The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-28
Sir E. Bulwer Lytton and Lady
Lytton's War.
History of the Whole Transaction-Habits and
Character Of the Lady-Scene at the Hust-
imprisonment Of Lady Lyston
in Lunatic Asylum.
Indignation Meeting Of the Citizens of
Taunton,


A'e Her spot arance, nAuo.rs spd haoi~ 50 .ar 1
toe later we're h-oso, did not cause her to oe psrtcu
ay Iocso a. sbe walk ID In nabic: for sue vas "ooc
like oroitsy lssiesp .Iy sus b-oomusy dressed, COO
soos beren III psopretf reos'ksd opscL to-' were
Ast sometimes Did q NJ 10 "snopoiag "
sre eu.reis tend OF Going ana ~peu sue Asked
TO- syS particular srrce see GA go 10 Ordinary terms
aac qoes 10 Tadobs MANOR, tfougo AZ
eues u, rb.pa arb hsushto-vs In her couatry walks
occss,opsiy sccomoatieo By q female friend,
trpsh seperaIy these Der only G. mpauioo little
dos Ter vnicu sno~sd greet fondnsss. some
tines sss .he been seen at palm, eDterts nuen.s
taysh bat oOmsnd there Ger attire has been smi-
krh beoou ing that In snicn enc was met IN her
wsiss IN town or country. In = place IKE Taunton, Q
Der. or OF shy not hong sue
Sonres known 10 macy the iphabisau,s aod soon
Ter The arrival NJ the lady describing
~.' esss'a known 70 be Lazy so,wer Ly,.on ~,ie OF
pnsscn Of C,lopal Secretary in her Asjsstys govern
fpeps
Of theh misfortune, both al b iwe aod abroad. they
bend their eyes on vacancy.
tseir words are loose
ks hesps of saLd and scAt ering eide from sense
But Lad. y eD saios TIE three years she has been in
ysupaoo, never old sugnt that we are aware Of (and
have tasep psus 10 ASCERTAIN the uto TO cause any
~e with vhom she mad communication toe slightest aus
os vet N be- case reason hat peen detbroued that
Der degree aft ced with lona,y. Yet this
ny has tax from the quiet retreat she mad
In ,ois fsu own OF Somerret perhaps we might 70
ofivsn carried 70 one tnose mise.
rAo'a soooes OF the most hapess or human beings"
na4house."
fac circumstances under which Taunton has los, one Of
ia BBaotanss are exIa9ropsry and 90 shocking .na
&c supsoeeo they have greatly excited ne minds
Of The people generally Upon those persons who
terms Of intimacy with Lady Ly tton they oniy
ie~ Tor sbe sd rte uciosrion to mix in society
and pretty sell Suo~n TIA. her pecunisry
too iirted q los of her doing so.) her per
Deo.l ff.nes fret meps,on n the fsct fe, like clap
cfkuboer when 'he skiss give ego Of approaching
esoru. They could no credit such strange Information
but -bep cnvoceJ Of It's verscy their exclamation has
be.D, "Gooo dosveDs! Lsdy Lyton In q msdhouse9 For
uLaIY Who Gan have scot her tneref She
Dsd thsn sm, or any one else Add those who have
revey ner, she passed. toem IN shs streets
oSer public high rays, have been hardly less startled
by the intelligence. There Is on all hands . arm
beuef that this unfortunate laty-ve say unforsu
nate IN siusion oriy 10 her present lsmen abba
hsve gwen both To berself aud her husband o
sad 100 uIenvAb,e notoriety- there is We say frm
belief n Lady Ly tton the subject Of horrible aud
scpane iajustce AMI wrong tos while perfect sane
sbe mas pteo shut in uosa asylum merely 10 order
tba' who has, doubt, been q constant OF
sn.oysDce 20 Der busosrd, may be prevented forever
from giving riD SINH uoaoie, or in any way moes,iog
hun. 10 ascrbins 20 her the character have gwen,
TO svod indication Of any opin her
ccpdoct torards sir Edward his general treat
nsni OF Der. We ouly state factt that people amoog
when Size resi- cd during perioi OF three years to
m.py ~hom she 10 well and iotimstely kooxo, aud
most of ShVu pave bed frequent tuntes OF seeug
her be love that though % asylum for unRcs,
Der iUtsect E.rf'o 'Iy eouDd snd therefore that
has been maze for some other the victim OF
Atso'Hs rbcn huodSed years ago might have excitad
great attention hey end tue Giro OF ones
oso rsissves, bls shc caon,t be overlooked in the
prssebt wnnouf "a 'tha, liberty OF
jet mas achieved for, ADD witch
noesi soas' Ano most glorious privilege Of the people OF
10 giving 70 Lady Iyt,on the cnarac.er we have as.
csbso la stat spat is the general OPINION her
In 'b,s "~n, We ey no mssas wHh 10 nave supposed
tbst re2ro her OF toe most amiaole and plea
az ~Omep Her ister literary works (for nous OF
~bich b. claimed any considerable pra.-) seen %
have bseo undertaken IN great measure for she pur
pore OF pUoisorR 10 The wo 10 Der suferngs, s1d
OF .IIosIg vbst sbe TO be tue fod
she received froo one Who vowed a. toe altar 10 love
so oosr "a" her asd IN more than enc distance her
~fItpgs uckind snd uDcasrtsbe fveugs tj<ar5s
nlu' Of Der latest productions entitled " Very
toccetsf 10 when lsoy o, thu iosD sho IL only
tso~4 10 be res,e,,ed snd esse.msd, Is belt ~ 20
wcst uDoe'srvea rdicu e, for 90 other reason taaa
that she dbl desire 10 cultivate her lsayship's &C
qasfutsDce, having probsby from the nature OF Der
os.y epEsgeueos little time 10 give ihe sDte.
Of fsisUdsnips beyoni the CIRCLE OF associates
WON she hsd already gathered around her. Add
h.ofeu q Know tea, IN several cases her Iad,ship has
n AMI esteo much nsush psrso3s who nave
cccetDn 70 10 contact with Der But such thags
utse tossvcr much TO be deprecated IN all psrsols
oera1y UAUpGt b. REGARDED ~ evioetc o! delsnsei
brs'n tor uusino aud onsLsive personalities In print
vs, 70 corsocr,d, few WRITER'S would BE- sac iron IN
oaceTai on In iuu attic asylum and haushuness
hsi3 W he proof upscy sho there that ,ud give
tbs rtccetpfy "Nefu1cat aud who become wAr5eys1
e.ao.-A~o pev.r very Reasonable; they are 10 t,utb
very Toicu G, there Is uueny es " be learned tney
be held Indications dness We make these
W. show tbst sbiie unds impress viii
cay COT viciioBiba' 10 Lady Is tons transfer 70 Ia
psi asy Ian soc has been made the vic i'm OF shockiag
sairsge crime; not unscqnsatsd With In
senaipie 10 Der Weaknesses and oefects Ana We may
bsre state that oeso N sludrg TO her case .. all Is
eeforce bv s pubcty tnai stot lnvestgs ION into is
ofcupsatcss which sbe IL 10 justice entitled,
ana -bcn society ossnos Tor ne own Satisfaction and a.
10 sa'es ussd.
Tao foliosfnr Information respecting Sir Edward and
IAJy lyyou IL taken from "Dods PeerAse";-
eur EewNrd Ge,rr. Iarle LIT on Buwer Lytton Firn
h-r ks,ls Buls,r Wool sias and asydoa H,i By
sS ss by ~ III .ss 81
yss.rn,l ,p,rAme Of L1aoS s',n iss, p.r'ed SO,
rsrc oonn,h .ousiy I4neri-t, grsrd.cr q aush Lord
srsaaslse b = isss A lass va. n for s., I've. N
Isl ,ea fo IIco from is1 70 ISL. has sat or Ger. since
-. q Bs-ss ~ ls,s !, s e rh ne ~ BIS mo
and kosi-son Of Gu.rsy appointed deputy lieutenant OF
hers ss t.csivso he boHar.e degree q u. L from
saasrous Nss,asas.s-I Pars lAne Loaden kneovor.b,
10 Fior,nc. ls5l
Issy Lyon, whsu msrriec IN SIR Esw,rd, possessed
rnan property worth sbsut 6sOo per Nuouu and II is
Gae0 tbAi bef hes sa1d berg tneu IN a ecs a1eu, cir
orosr 10 give qusl6oatOo for seat in Parlaneut
Her cypefsnre ~ the marriage state IN unhappy
ooe ard N 1850 anra-sioa COX s'rcs by mutual c,u
bis Ie IN CD bss been her ALLOW from ins, 10
pressIt ulne slshstsudug IL IL, o. repu.ea 70 be-
~eeey man, ls annual 0ccmo ssUs estimated Al from
Pour bu5srsa ycs- being 'qpal 20 tss ordinary re-
oorsusUts Of ifoy who bad mayed IN the higher caa.
s-ciftv-lesvirg iuxrries out o. te question LAZY
Iyun hcctoe irycved debt which Of la,e nas ca med
tsou bar OF Der Income ard Of csurge every year
her INK deeper and deeper ioto TIE mirs one
~ ter csisf ruplssD,s against CTR Edward vas
Ne fualrrss ~ the rnears he allowed - Der
fu3' or ard certainly n as sisted, bs ovn Dc5ros "
5000 Ess very ressons)ie one-'or the allowance
81 - gtsr 9 BE- yfs BY man sboso incoms IL f2)O
ul1 D. l-i N the same proportion; ard there are lev
vbo soui DO osc-y snd condemn TIE injustice which
enco r.ymsut bg person bavIg C1oo year wOdd
eHhfi ~ Zoe fcfn % ssDff afcn Lady Lvtou W. q
r~ssss ~ her oRn rsn any pr1certy rne might acI1re
fhsrsafffr Nf-T has hnn- "a CIV fr1, Der uuocafiour
v ttne eaes fcusnerlre, Ot "a others miserable fall
ufes thc has pc tcve-ey nsafcd 'cr The byorbess
trrlsycd r rore ~ her WINS bot rernsps not al
F.tner VIII justice let those Bno void coraernu the
~ hafeh tneuaro frs' learn under rrst circun.
F'srree Y has bccn rsei and they nnf ire authprs
lie hss tecn ore ~ crcesstve trial and Yursrn0-thai
etc bas either beeu compelled " guit on has felt a I'M
refsveg Beoessry 70 Gee FROM, the honse OF her hps
fend. 'tat from yriou o. pccgnisry he bss bean
rest g. crUcton o. hdrIliztrg pcverF. that, IN
esd cf be- f'cety beng courei ~ "fropia
vince scs q kocDess caused her lays 10 pass usbtv
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