The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-08-12

ma ]" FOur Acts.
rrom the New York Herald.
Twenty-even years ago, there was . fash
ionable aud literary wedding In London
The bridegroom, Edward Lytton Bulwcr
was young man Of mark. llc had grAdu,
ated with honors, received the prize Tor the
hest English poem, and had begun to pub.
lish the novels which have since created al
equal sensation In May Fair and In 81
Giles lie was the pet Of the delicate, In.
tcrcsting young ladies who were little
blue. II was one Of these angels that he
led TO the altar. A once popular poetess
tells TO tho world that BuIwer was pale
aud fascinating young man his bride was
the more charming because she was In deli.
cate health, and her complexion was like
rose leaves crushed on ivory" No union
could have promised better. Balwer was
rising TO the topmost wave Of suceess, while
his wife, who was beautiful and clever. found
welcome in evcry drawing room oI Bol.
gravia.
A little more than ten years pass away,
and we find our couple not quite no interest
ing 10 themselves. A son has been born TO
them. Lady Bulwer iuclines 10 m bon
point, aud has bad temper, Her husband
has been created baronet, and IL recog.
nixed ~ one of the first. II not the first, liv.
ing writers Of fiction. lie works hard, aud
ad interim, Il s whispered, amuses himself
after the fashion Of Young England. His
chambers are those Of bachelor Madame
lives In the country and came down post hastc
one day, 10 find her husband entertaining u
dinner party more joyous than select. The
twain have lived apart Tor some time, and
the separation Ia made eternal by circum.
stance which occurred In Sir Edwards ip.
PRODUCTION into political life. lie rises 10
speak for the first time In the House Of
Commons. aud fals TO iulnil the great ex
pectations that had been raised by his lite.
rary achievements. In fact, he breaks down
altogether. Taunted by his wife. he 70 far
forgeis his manhood. according to report, M
to inaict blow upon bcr From this time
war lie declared between them. The lady
makes her dsb,a In the literary world with
novel called Chcverly," which Is follow.
I'd by pamphlet detailing her family trou.
blcs, and by two other novels, severaIly en.
titled " Behind the Scenes " and "Very
Successful." All Of these novels contain
very severe attacks upon Sir Edward and
bis friends Curiously enough, some Of her
bitter sarcasns In Behind the Sccncs |"
were Icyc,cd against Mr.. Charles Dickens.
whose matrimonial troubles have since al.
fordci n wide field for the London gossips,
Lady l,ulwcr's venom against Sir Edward
il rather heightened M she grows older and
fatter aud ns he grows richer and more fa-
nous. 10 politics he riSs to the surface
with the Derby Ministry, and Ia appointed
Colonial Secretary. 10 accept this ap
monument he mus, resign his seat IN parlia
mcnt, and enter upon its hotly contested
election In his own county, where be " far
from from being personally popular. While
finishing his address 10 the electors with tho
customary tribute TO the galaxy Of female
beauty" within sight Of the hastings, the
rose leaf buty Of thirty years ago, appears
upon the scene, 10 the shape Of stout, red
faced matron Of about iity summers, before
whose dread presence the statesman beats
nm inglorious retreat, while sbe gives 10 the
public "piece Of her mind" in relation 70
The character of the honorable gentleman
who has Just solicited their suiIfags How
ever mortiiying this rencontre must have
been TO the baronet, the result was in his
favor.
IL apuears that b. has received with his
vile her income, Et00 per annum, which
was most welcome to him at the time that
when be became rich be refused 10 allow
Lady Ly,,on more than the sum above
named, and that now be has attempted 10
silence her forever by combining her ~ o
maniac, without the smallest possible ground
for such action. A novelist by profession,
be has given the plot Tor sensation story.
Of the iirst clas; . statesmsn by inclination,
he has shown in his own person the necessity
Of still further guards around the personal
liberty Of the subject. A member of the
Palmerstop Cabinet made an uDenviable
no,1riety IA rox and gambler, bat be
dii 10, preach the fne srntimetE which
form the stock 10 trade of Lord Derbys
Jo-sph Surface. The Newspaper accounts,
however, 10 W show that he has begun To
be ASHAMED Of bis course, and that he prom
iSs 10 compromise matters with Lady iyt
ton. There sens 10 be some peculiar is-
tality attendant upon marriages between
literary people. No sooner has the world
exhausted the scandal about the Hon. Mrs.
Norton. than the Balwers give new topic
lor go-sip; and ~ this grows stale, the
troubles II Mr.. and Mrs. Dickt m sgitste