The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-08
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From the Neao York Herald Apyiz 61
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF LOLA MONTEZ.
Lola Montez delivered portion of her autobi-
ography last evening, to an audience which nearly
filled Hope Chapel, Broadway.
Several leading journals had. she said. called
for lecture on Lola Montez. 1t MIGHT he sun
posed that she waszwell enough acquainted with
that parsonage to undertake the task. 1t was NOT
pleasant to hold up to the world mirror of ones
self, and though newspapers had sometimes
styled her impudent, yet it was with more than
ditfdence she undertook the subject. As Burns
says, ave were girls together (applause)-and
nave been so closely connected that speak of that
lady is very much like speaking of myself" A wo-
man, like man, dislikes to hold the mirror I'D to
nature, and few can summon the courage to stand
face to face with themselves 'Ts only those women
who have met the difficulties and braved the
t hangers that are commonly the lot of men,
that dare do it. Those pieces of human
waxwork to whom life means eating, drink
ing, the Opera and sleeping, know none OF
the rules which apply to others whose stormy
nature forces them into the battle of every day life
A drawing room hirt knew little of the tidal cur.
rents with which other women have to cOntend.-
Alas Tor the women forced out into the currents OF
active ite Some who had the strength to get there
were powercss to stand the tide Their great msfor
tune was too much energy for wOmans sphere
and too little for her proper one. gifted man well
said, "Woman, with wit and beauty needed the
quills of the porcupine for sefpreservation. Dan
iel O'COnnell claimed to have been the hest ahusnd
man in the world.
She would not say Lola was the best abused wo-
man, but surely she had been abused sorelv enough
She had the honor of having been the subject OF
more newspaper paragraphs than any living wo-
man. She was the heroine of twenty-thren hi
ographies. Seven cities claimed Homer; seven
times seven disputed for the birthplace of Lola
Montez, If her biographers are to be believed
Lola was a myth-Spain, Germany, Cuba, Italy,
INDIA and Turkey were each her birth place. Lord
byron, King Louis of Bavaria, and others, numerous
rs the signs of the Zodiac were in turn her father:
and wretched fugitive from the gaows will
have 1T that she is the issue of n washer-woman
named Molly Watson. Betsy Watson, or Betsy
Reagan II | were Lola, continued the lecturer,
should doubt if were born at all. But if all that
is written of her be true she has been born again
many times. Minerva sprang from the brain of Ju-
plter but Lola has been born of the brain of each
one OF her blographers Lola MOntez was in truth
born in Limerick, in 1924. Her father was the son
of Sir Il. Gilbert, an Englishman and her mother
one of the divers, of Castle Oliver, Ireland who
were connections of the Spanish MOntapos that lost
extensive fortunes in the French and Don Carlos
wars
The Montalgos are of Moorish descent and thus
Lola is of English Irish and Moorish blood-a some
what combustible admixture. Her father was made
an ensign at seventeen by the Duke of York, cap
tam ana married to 4 girl of fifteen ere he was
twenty. The second year of this union Lola Mon
tez was born. She was baptized Maria Daloves Eli
"a Rosanna Gilbert. Her father was ordered to the
East Indies soon after her BIRTH and there died of
the cholera, leaving her mother, widow of eiob-
teen, and young Lola to the care of Mai. Patrick
Cragie. The difficulties of the young widow were
numerous. SuitOrs surrounded her on every side,
TILL the air. said the lecturer trembled of their emo
ton for miles around
She gave her hand to Mai Crarie then Assistant
AdIutant General Of the British army in Calcutta
Young Lola was sent to the care of the Cragies at
Montross, in Scotland There the little Indian Girl
who spoke but little patois of Spanish and Hin
dostanee, was first made lion, and laid the foun-
dation of her pranks. Thence she removed to the
care OF Sir Jasper Nichols, who spent most of his
time in Paris: awhile in French convent with the
daughter OF Sir Jasper; with her she crossed the
channel and finished her education ut a boarding
school in Bath There Lolas mother came to see
her. Heaps of dresses were prepared and hosts of
ornaments and when Lola. then but fifteen induir-
cd ''what for?' she was told sit was none of her
business"
Through the intervention of Captain james
young and handsome-she learned that her mother
had pledged her hand to wealthy old East India
Judge, named Lumley, whose attractions were me-
tac and coined into rupees. This, said the lectur-
er, was the hrst spark to the magazine. An ex-
piosion followed, and the upshot was that Lola
eloped with Captain James to Ireland. There no
clergyman would marry girl of fourteen without
her mothers consent. With much reluctance CON
sent was at last given, and Miss Gilbert became Mrs
James. The Captain proved but the outside shell
OF husband, and Lola drew the witty inference
which she commended to young ladies, that run
away matches are like runaway horses, and end
generally in some smash up CAPTAIN James re-
maIned eight months in Ireland, and then was or
dered to the East fndes whittier his young wife
accompanied him. For awhile she was the belle of
Calcutta. The removal of the troops to the inte-
rior produced change of scene, and the lecturer
leaving Lola In the interior, introduced most in
terestlng dissertation Indian travelling illustra-
ting the description with severel ludcrous incl
dents. She described most graphically Runieet
Singh's reception of the officers of tho Rn9ral
army.
After most magnificent feast and entertainment.
dancing girls, slaves from Crcassia the lovelest of
the harem, were introduced Each woman bore
jewels worth a fortune, and was invested with the
ownership OF twenty villages. These, equally in
number the officers entertained and were offered
as present to the officers The peculiar looks of
the English officers, the sad manner in which Lord
Auckland informed the King that English law did
not permit them to receive such presents, NAV well
be imagined.
But | am afraid, said thelecturer, that the Young
ollicers-ah well the gentlemen present can appre-
ciate the disappointment. daughter and applause
long continued Other matters relating to justice
having been disposed of, the lecturer returned to
Lola in the interior. While there she lived with
Mrs. Lomer, of whose connection with Captain
James previous to his marriage, rumor had
Deen busy many days: Captain James wife
felt little interest in the matter At last one
morning at breakfast it was found that Capt James
and Mrs Lomer had eloped, and Lola Montez was a
grass widow. Much against her will she was sent
to her mother in Calcutta, by whom she was dis
patched to England to the care of the Cragies Mr.
and Mrs. Sturges, now in Boston, came from India,
in the same vessel On Lola's departure from India
her father-in-law handed her check for $40 1000
David Cragie met her on her arrival in England,
but she refused to to the care of the Cragies and
at the suggestion ofMiss Fanny Kelly was about to
adopt the profession of actress but her poor Eng
lsh pronunciation untitled her for that, and after
preparation, she made her debut in London as dam
with Mr.. Lumley. After appearing when
Carl Formes and Listz were the lions she met with
marked success in Berlin. The King offered to make
match for her suitable to her station She refused
Several incidents of her here were received
with marked effect. 1T was here she met the Prince
Alexander, to whom it was rumOred she was some
months since engaged to be married. But while
she was away at the South telegraphing kisses on
the Morse line, he was travelling incognita with a
celebrated primo donna, taking her name and book
ing her and himself Mr.. and Mrs. SO and So
This had produced rumpus. After Berlin followed
Warsaw. When Lola first commenced politics
Prince Paskievitch fell in love with her. Old men
are never wise in love. He offered her diamonds.
and in his ardent professions of attachment
opened his mouth so wide to expose the gold
roof of his mouth. 1t was deaths head
making love to a lady, and he was rejected in
consequence. She was hissed in the theatre and
forced in sefdefence to tell the whole matter
on the stage. The crowd applauded her. and she
accompanied home by a concourse that made
the wekn ring with shouts. Polish gentlemen
stood up to one spark of liberty where it had
been dead for years: This forced her from Poland.
At St. Petersburg she found safety and then closed
the calm portion of Lolas life The history of her
stormy career was then commenced. She would
meet it calmly she had nothing to lose. In the
words of Byron, she said: q Whate'er betides,
know the worst" Such, then, as desired to know
the remainder of her history could be gratiied at
Hope Chapel next Monday evening
The lecture was well received, frequent bursts of
applause demonstrating the satisfaction OF the au
dience.
GREAT ROBBERY New ORLEANs.-The n. o. Del
ta, of the 30th ult., says:
Thejewery store of Mr.. j. Turpin, situated on
Baronne street. between Canal and Common, was
entered last evening, about dusk, by means of false
keys, and robbed of diamonds and watches to the
amount of fourteen thousand dollars. Mr.. Turpin
it appears, had just left the store and only remain
ed absent about half hour, and when he returned
found the doors Opcn, and all of his effects save