Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-26
daily agir9iniau.
Tho Recent Elopement in England-Fur-
thor Particulars.

A paragraph among the foreign news by late
arrival made brief monion of tho olopement Of
the wife of John Horny Gurney with her tooiman.
\ Philadelphia correspondent of the New York
Tribune. furnishes tho following additional par
ticuiars:
Mr.. Gurney is the son of Joseph John durney
the distinguished Quaker preacher and philanthro.
pist well known by his ex' '" sivo travels in this
country, some years ago, IL. the purpose Of yisi
ting tho meetings Of the society to which he be-
longed. The latter WAS brother of the we'll
known banker, Samuel Gurney his sister WAS
the celebrated Elizabeth Fry. aud his widow is
native of Pennsylvania. The family name and
chai acter arc thus familiar & thousands in this
country, who will bo interested in hearing rome
particulars of the domestic desolaton 40 hastily
dispatched in tho foreign summary. Letters re-
eei,od here by tho last steamer have been shown
to me. which furnish full particulars of tho case
The fugitive wife WAS the only child Of Richard
Gnrncy VI. r., II cousin If JoseplrJohn and wns
married to tho husband sho has abandoned when
she Was only fifteen years old She il now twen
tyeisht, aud has two children. Her father at his
death. left fortune of $4,000, ,0OO-onc half to
her children, and tho income of the other half to
her during her lie the principal ut her DEATH to
go nl'o tn her children In addition TO this album
dance. her husband is also very wealthy. n mem
her oi Parliament. and maintains a splendid city
establishment and several country AS n
man, citizen. husband and father perhaps all
England docs not contain u better or brighter
character. lle married for love. aud was passion
stely attached to his vile. lavshed ON her every a
tention and indulgence which mn ovcrtlowing Tor
tupo and affection could suggest M likely to con-
tribute to her happiness, without for u moment
suspccling that her loyalty to him had been alien
ntrd until he heard tho blasting intelligence from
her own lips.
\ young man, whose name IL Taylor, had been
highly recommended to Mr.. Gurney as IL groom or
tootman to take charge Of Mrs. Gurney's horses,
she wns excessively fond OF equestrian exercise,
and was accordingly employed in that capacity
Taylor was an educated num- aud ot fine appear
nHee and pleasing manners, and three or four
ycnrs younger than his mistress. Thus thrown
oltrn together she conceived passion for her sor-
Want, ot which her husband did not entertain the
remotest idea until she openly avowed it to him.
declaring that though tho latter had been faultleAs
as II husband, and only too indulgent, yet sho had
ceased Ia lntc hlm: that her heart was With lay
lor. and thut she had determined to abandon the
husband for him. The tenderest remonstrnnce
and lntercess'on ayaied nothing to lessen her in.
tatuatnn. Friends aud relatives who were called
IN Ia plead with her made no stronger impression
and. leaving her children without shedding tear
this infatuated being abandoned as admirable n
home es woman ever inhabited, and loft Eng land
Tor the Continent. in company with her stdnacr
The letters referred to speak Of this sad event rs
having produced an extra1rdinary sensation in
Euglani, where the Gurncy family has long been
universally known nnd loved. In this country,
also where their virtues are ms highly appreciated
hy very extensive circle, these particulars will
be read with equal establishment and grief.