New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-08

beauty follows on beauty like the celestial fruits
ia the enchanted garden,
"sc.rce ore i' gathered,
rose together on the horizon in the County Of
Waterford, about tie year 1885. Their home, an
old manorisl mansion which looks down on the
beautiful river Bl,ckwater, and which bears the
pleasant Irsh title Of BaliDatrAy and like mos: other
Irish homes, was heartily incumbered, is situated
not many miles from CuIrashmore, the residence
Of tte Marquis of Waterford. Some intimacies
existed between the families, and under the protec-
ton Of the Beresfords. the two Misses Smyth
were carried 70 the London market for sale.
Most of the aristocraic families in Eogland, as 1t
msy be easily sho sd, owe large measure OF that
vigor of physique and portliness oi presence tor
which they are remarkable, to the occasional
ip,ernsrlisee Of The heads Of houses with
penriIess but pretty Irish women. But of the
many thus imported into England siuce the two
celebrated Misses Dunniog of RoscommoD, one Of
whom married the Earl Of Coventry, the other the
Duke Of Hamilton aud secondly the Duke of Ar
eyle, Done produced so deep an impression as the
Misses Smyth of Balinatray. Their admirers were
legoD, and after a brief campaign the one married
tte Prince Of Capua, then Gu visit to Eogand,
snd the other Lord Dinorben, senile and sensual
London beau of some seventytwo years Of age,
ard similar number of thousands per annum. The
marriage was, as usual in such caseS of inequality
Of sge, not happy. Old Lord DinoIbea was derded
as dotard, yOubg Lady Dinorben was danSled
after by every dandy on town. After some years
of splendid misery Lord Dinorbcn died in 1852, and
the estates passed TO the OF his younger brother
Mr. Hughes, who figures by the last mail, as plain
tiff in tIai for libel.
Previous to the late lords marriage with Mlss
Smyth, now Lsdy DinOrben and the defendant
i'll this suit, he had had two children by former
mMrisge, a boy and girl. The boy wac lunatlc,
ard the settlement Of the estates was so framed
that the property, in the event of the death with
out issue # his nephew, Mr.. Hughes, the plaintiff,
would fall to Lady Diuorbens daughter, presumed
to be her only child by Lord Dinorben-thOugh
rourd this latter fact scandal has thrown an air Of
uncertainty. BE this as it may, from the death Of
Lord Dinorben ,he appears to have set all her cum
ming at work to prevent that marriage which alone
would interfere with her daughters Inheritance of
the estates. Scarcely bad Mr.. Hughes been
betrothed to a daughter Of Lord Ravens
worth whom he has since married, than
series of anonymous letters was addressed
TO the family Of the lady Of so coarse and revolving
a character as to make it matter of wonder how
q woman who could conceive the filth they contain
could have been permitted so long to mix in the
highest circles of English society Hereditary
madrest kiDg evil, yictimiz alton by Jewish money
lenders, every disease of body or pocket which
could alarm timid parent, conjured up in
Lady Dinorben's auti-cornubial crusade. The
marriage, however, took place. and the letters fell
into the bards of Mr. Hughes, who immedistely
recognized the handwriting as that of Lady Dinor-
ben. To screen the scandal, the lady had dis
patched her BROTHER c d. Smith, an Irish Dragon,
who had already notch on hls pistol, having shot
a yCurg officer named o. Grady in previous duel
under questionable circumstances, TO demand salts
facton. But, alas, the days of chivalry have gone
by. Mr. Hughes preferred tie ordeal of an English
jury, who, after few moments delibera.on,
found Lady Dinorben guilty of libel. The verdict
upforul ately not only convicted the lady Of libel,
but of the sraver crime ofpeuury. However, she
adhered to the last in the face of the cleares evil
dence, in persistent oath that she had not written
the letters. But as the plaintiff counsel truly
observed, woman who would poison the sacra-
mental cup would not hesitate to deny itupOn oath.
The case has evidently excited an intense sensa-
ton in the circles of fashion in which Lady Dinorben
once moved IS the reigning star. In Belgrayia
anopy nous letters will for time be at discount,
while the fallen beauty mourns her departed
in the old isb manor hOusa of BaluatraY,