The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-09-10
T II E DISPA ri.
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ANOTHER LITERARY LI0S IN TROUBLE
WALTER fSAvAdR LANDoR, SUED FOR

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ANOTHER LITERARY LION IN TROUBLE
WALTER tsAvAGR LANDoR, SUED FOR
MBELINa LADY
The iiterati OF Eagiand has been startled by q
libel suit agsinst Walter Savage Laodor, the poet
for iibelliug the Rev. Mr.. Yescombe and Wifi. The
suit was tried In the Western (Bristoi) circuit--
The London Times says:
Mr.. Landor, a. IL sufficientiy notorious returned
TO Eeg'snd many years ago, weary Of his Tuscan
expstriation. He fxed himself ultimately at Bath.
In that city be made the acqaaintancs Of Mr. and
Mrs. Yescombe. The lady was the plaintiff In
the recent action Acquaintance ripeaed by degrees
into friendship, or AZ least into intimacy, and fr
many years Landor and the Yescombes we're In
constant, almost In daily intercourse; indeed, IL
appeared that Lsador was in the habit Of dining
with them about three times a week In thefy
family there resided for some time q young lady.
to whose name, although IL mentioned at the
trial we have no wish to give any additional pub.
licity. For some cause unexplained IL was judged
right that she should leave the Yescombes and be
removed 70 Chelteuham, and this IL was which
which ronsed Mr. Landors anger, and led 20
the publication Of the iibels. 0mitting the
dirt, here are few OF the points charged
against a lady by Walter Savage Landor. He said
that she had been guilty OF perjury; that he had
given her SIS to pay for him, and that she had
stolen half OF the money; and that she had stolen
IS out Of a letter which he had given her 10 + at
in the post office; that che had retained trades
had availed herself Of the recejpt: that she had
stolen seven shiilngs from the counter Of trade.
mans shop; that she had obtained cleo from him
under false pfetences. Now, it was not pretended
oy Mr. Landors legal advisers that there was not
shadow OF pretence for any of these charges =
They were the mere ontpourinss of g yenomous md
cankered spirit Ore would suppose that all this
was bad enough, but far more remains untold
y A great disturbance at Bath was the natural
consequence Of such quarrel between man 90
famous rs Mr.. Landor and family 90 we'll known
as the Yesccmbes The unspot however for the
moment was more reasonable than might have
been expected. Mr.. John Forster, the gentleman
whose name is weli and 80 fayorab,y h pow,, in,
the literary world, went down In Bath TO see if he
could not put an end to dispute which as we
saw at glasce, could only bring shame and dis
credit upon Lsnco-.
Mr. Forster succeeded in obtaining the old poets
inItiais TO an apology, in which he withdrew all
offensive and libellous charges which he had con-
cocted and circulated against Mrs. Yescombe and
added promise that they should not be repeated
This we'll meant and judcious interference was
not, however, destined to be productive OF
any permanent effect No sooner was Mr.
Forster's back turned than Mr.. Landor renewed
Lis attacks, and this time with the most cowardy
weapon 10 the slanderer' 'sarmory. Walter Savage
Landor, the poet. the man of letters, the gentle
man just t0ttering on the verge of the grave, &C.
tualiy coudesceuded to bave recourse to the expe
dent OF anonymous letters, aud these letters
contained such filth that one may we'll wonder
human -
Friendship and sound judgment couId do no upre
for him; MIR. Forster Was reluctantly compelled to
leave LaDdor to his fate and to the disgrace which
he had so deservediy drawn down on his own head
Now, we must beg our readers to take this filth
upon trnst. 1t Is not our intention to pander 10
the pruricnt imagination of any dirty fellow by
reproducipgit here, but If auy one has curiosity
upon the subject we refer him to the report of the
trial which appeared in our columns yesterday
Even there weon!y gave what we were com PEELED to
,npst tatf.
which was 80 utterly and iDdescribabiy filthy that
the counsel for the plaineif declined 70 import il
into the case. Landor WAS saved, like the skunk,
by the very intensity Of bis own dirt.
When the counsel ou his own side was called
upon, he could rot say a word in defence Cf The
nasty old man, except that the jury ehould con-
slider his great age. When Landor young
man, or even a man in middle lifs filth was the
fashion. wit and good fellow of the days
of the Regency would now me secuted ont
Of cent society if he made any effort to be anu.
sing in his own peculiar iiue. In such a sch0ol
Lander bad been brought up. and therefore it was
suggested thxt he should be judged by the moral
ity Of q former day, rather than by the rules of
decent behavior which obtain in our time OF
coarse the jury would not listen for q moment to
such paliation as this; but the still counsel
for the defence was obliged to say some thing, and
what could he say 1t was more reasonable wht q
this gentlemen added, that in consequence of the
recent decision in the great will CASE there ia an
end of the discretion hich barristers used to ex-
ercise in former days in what they supposed to he
the interests of their clients. Thus, notwith-
standing his own feelings, and signfe ant hint
from the presiding judge, he was obliged to 60 on.
The obvious interference, aud it was not q very
favorable one for Mr.. Lsndor, was that it was be
himself who compelled the gentiemon who were
acting his counsel to take in direct ep-
position to their own feelings and judgment.
The end was verdict for 81 900 damages against
Mr. Laudor; but this is the ghtest portion of the
result. How ineffable is the disgrace to a man OF
L.. .ht and . IL
of long life to be mixed up with 80 disgrscefu.
transaction,
A MOUSE HUsr.-I was stopping last summer at
Cape May, aud of course my wife was with i.ie.-
About o'clock one morning, was awakened by
a reyeilIe tap from my better half "For gracious
sake" she whispered, 'if you want to laugh, jusf
listen to that gentleman and his wife hunting a
mouse in the next Toom."
"Ee-ee-awi' murnured, half awake.
Snow do just wake up. To morrow, when tell
the story, you'll be sorry you we're not awake to
the reality"
Thus abjured, awoke in right earnest, too late
to hear any Of the mouse buut, but just in time to
hear the next room door open, and little quver
log dandy voice, which l at once recognized as
that of Piinkey, call out to some distant night
walker:
"Waitaw waitaw! waitaw!"
No answer.
"Potaw! potaw! potaw."
"Watchman! watchman! watchman!"
"Thats NE SIT, Hrowled a deep voice.
'Waichman, come here diwectlyl We're in
gwate trouble! There's mouse in this apawt-
ment, and it aihbles all around in the most dis
twacted manner. spoke to Mr. HAYWOOD about
it, and he pwomised to have the use wemoved
hu. he hasn't done it. Aw think il yewy unhapd
some conduct Of Mr.. Ha'wood to allow the mouse
10 weman after pwomisin2 that il should be We
moved. Waterman, Mrs priukey is vewy appe-
webensive of nice Can't you come in and catch
the cwestt re!'
's'Fraid not, Sir. It's too late, and should be
sure to wake up some bosrders as mightn't like
it,"
"How widiculous! Well "a long pause,) watch
man, couidn't you just step down to the baw- woom
and gct ctoackeJs and cheese and etcs the ami
NAL out into The sntcyF'
A brief remark from the watchman that the bar
was closed sent Mr. Prinkey back into his mouse
haunted dormitory.
PROPOSED BAPTIST HIGH SCHOOL IN WESTERN Va.
The Western Baptist Association, at its recent
session in this place, determined upon the early
establishment of male school OF high grade to be
located somewhere 10 Western Virginia. We are
Informed that this school shoud be In the country
and situated either at some point on the Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad, between Marion and
or IN Greenbrier or Monroe county.
We learn also that the Board have appointed
committee. consisting of Rev. George d. Taylor, of
Stsunton, Rev. Won. Hut, of Lebanon, aud Chas.
L. Cooke, Esq, of Itollins Institute, to report by
next Spring suitable site, aud that this commit
propose both to survey the soctons referred to
aud 70 invite offers from communities desiring
the school IN their mdst.-Ss,yths C0uny, Fa, 1is-
ft0r.
FArAL AccrrEnr.--An accident occurred on Sa
turday evening last, in Charlotte county, Va near
tho Prince Edward line, which Resulted In the
death of youth, cbout 10 years old-son ci Mr.
] ohm Spencer, of the former county. Young spen-
GER, and another YOUTH Of about the same age, son
Of Mr.. JOHN b. Bell, of Charlotte, were riding
,ute fast on different roads, verging to the same
point, being bid frcm each other by intervening
fences and bushes. When they arrived at the
point where the rosds met their horses came in
and both riders and horses we're thrown
to the ground. Spencer was so badly injured that
be died the next day. The other youth escaped
with comparatively slight injuries.
DEAru FROM FgIeHr.-A young lady OF nineteen.
daughter OF Mr. Haywood, Of Esopus, N. T., died
on the ID inst. from fright caused by being IN a