The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-08
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A CASE OF ENGLISH SCANDAL

CASE OF ENGLISH SCANDAL.
! A CURIOUS CHAPTER OF HIGH LIFE.
ine Honuoh papers report the proceedings in the
Divorce Court in the case of Viscoupt and Wis
countess Forth. Lady Forth sues for a divorce on
the ground of the cruelty and adultery of her bu.
band. Her evidence develops a sad state of matri
monial infelicty.
A DRUNKEN LORD.
ceased to live with my husband about the end
| of 1858. At first we went to Brussels; and on our
return visited nv father at Maidstone; cannot re-
peat my husbands language to me, it was too
| frightful. He hardly ever went to bed sober. lie
| proposed to go to Brussels about three days after
| our marriage. He had no allowance from his fam
lily, and objected to go to strange country with
| out funds. He then got out of the brougham In
which we were riding, and told me to go to bad
! place. | then went to the hotel. We did go to
| Brussels for little more than a month. One day
he came home drunk from a supper, and wanted
him to 90 to bed. He struck at my shoulder with
such violence that the blow, aighting luckily
marble slab broke it in half
OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT OF HIS LoRDsHIP.
For three years only went to church three
times, on account of the violent he made
whenever proposed to leave his sight. He has
taken my Bible from me, and sworn at me for read
| ing it. If button off his coat, or his chop
was badly cooked, or | came down in a pretty
dress, or wished to get up before him, go into
| the garden, he would use the most foul language.
| He threatened to blind me- with a horrible threat
| which hope you won't ask me to repeat. He said
he would do it when my child born, and that
then he would send me to an improper place.
went to my family at Wroughton before my child
| was born. When the child chrstened my fa
ther wished me to 90 into the servants hall while
they were drinking the health of me and my child.
| Lord Forth, with a horrible oath, swOre that
| should not go, and dragging me up stairs dashed
me the bed. He then put his hands on my
throat, but my mother interfered. | believe he
was drunk. One day he beat nv little brother
| took his part, and Lord Forth thrust against
the banisters with such violence that it made me
| faint. My second brother hearing my screams
came to my assistance, and then Lord Forth car
ried me up to bed My father was quarrelling with
| him every day about his habit OF drinking.
HE BEATS HIS WIFE AND CHILD.
lie would not allow me to go back to my mother
but he kept me in the cold room, with nothing but
my dressing gown on, for upwards Of four hours
| AT last he went away, and then | returned to my
mother. My father had remained up all night,
fearing that something dreadful might occur At
ter this he had an attack of derium tremeus One
! day he struck my child when she was year and
| halt old, so that the marks remained on her for
two or three days In 1858 we lived at the Friars
| near Beaumars, for about six months and there he
| left me- While there he used violence to my sis
ter Florence, who was then about q years of age.
One evening shortly after this, he to
mothers room, where had always slept after he
| had had delirium tremens. He began to use foul
| language, and struck on the shoulder. l called
out murder" My mother and sister came in, and
my mother said, Run out of the house-the man
| is really not safe" | accordingly went half
dressed to Baron-h where Sir R. Bulkely lived.
HE ASKS PARDON AND is REFUSED
| The next day he came to Baron-hi, and said he
wished to ask my forgiveness. | said, Greatly,
| Forth, you have behaved so brutay for the last
three years, that | really cannot stand it any
| longer" He went down on his knees. | said, al
| forgive you, but cannot live with you again.
He then said. "By G., | will do everything can
to ruin you-there is no lie will not tell to de-
stroy your character" Then he pushed me away,
and told me to go-where he always told me to go.
| nnht ! how m
settled property whatever.
The case proceeding at last accounts, and at
tracing great attention in aristocratic circles.
From the National Iqtslhgencer, Mdy6I
TRoOPs IN THE CAPITAL.-The following regiments
| from the North duty in this citv
Fifth Massachusetts, Regiment, Colonel Lawrence.
Eighth Massachusetts Regiment, Col. Cowdin.
| Seventh New York Regiment, Col. Letforts.
Twelfth New York Regiment, Colonel Butter
field.
Seventy-frst New York Regiment, Colonel Vos-
| brugh.
Sixty-ninth New York Regiment, Col Corcoran.
Zouave New York Regiment, Col. Ellsworth.
Twenty-flth New York (Albany) Regiment, Col.
| Bryan.
Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment, Col. Mcdowell.
Gov. Sprague's Rhode Island Regiment, Colonel
Burnside.
The Sixth Regiment of Massachusetts, volunteers,
Col Jones, left the railroad depot yesterday alter
noon, at four o'clock, for the Annapolis junction,
to join other forces under command of General B.
f. Butler. Their further destination is not known
to the public.
There in this city about twelve hundred reg
ular troops of all arms. The District volun teer:
number about four thousand. The total NAV b.
estimated at from sixteen to twenty thousand
There from five to six thousand at Annapolis
and many others on their way,
We have report that six steamers arrived at tn
Arsenal, (Greenleaf's Point,) yesterday afternoon
laden with troops, supposed to be portion of tn
, fleet which passed Philadelphia on Friday nigh
, with the New Jersey quota on board. Others ar
! on the
r The Government has six steamships running upol
the Potomac, by which merchant ships thor
oughIy protected; namely the Anacostia Pawnee
Baltimore, Philadelphia, Mount Vernon, and Pow
hatan. The latter cleared on Saturday for an un
known destination, laden with cannon, shell, anC
shot, and large number of troops.
THE PERMANENT CAPITAL OF THE CoNFEDERAr
, STArEs.-The Montgomery correspondent of thu
Charleston Mercury, writing under date of thu
30th says:
among other things consider ed in secret session
of Congress, that of the location of the permanent
CAPITAL of the Confederate States has come up. As
desirable Montgomery is for the capital, in some
respects, | am informed that none but the Alabama
delegates are in favor of its remaining here I'm
doubtedIy the delegates from each State will have
, the claims of favorite spot to present, and
hardly think any thriving village in Texas would
receive fewer votes than Montgomery. What has
produced this feeling | am unable to say, uness
indeed, it be the high price of living the enormous
| | rents, and the fabulous sums demanded for house
lots The cost of board here is unreasonable, anC
continually the rise: but this must rise, also
{ with provisions and household stores. Whether OF
not this fact has been the means of driving the
Capital from Montgomery, am positively in formed
that it will leave here in about one month.
The correspondent also says:-
have ascertained these facts in regard to thi
subject: Imprtmis, whenever fixed line of pOlicr
is decided upon by Congress, it will not be know
outside until the end is consummated. Secondly
the papers in the Confederate States will be re
quested to publish nothing i'll regard to the move
ments of troops, cannon or munitions of war, and
notification will shortly be out to that effect
Whatever may be thought of this measure, the
state of in which we are, is offered in Justih
cation and the absolute certainty of any published
accounts of military movements falling into the
hands of the enemy. This may seem matter o
some injustice to the public, who are anxious tC
know all that can be known, but is certainly mat
ter of necessity for the successful carrying out o
military strategy.
A CoLoRED SCENE on THE Road TO WAsHrNGroN.-
While the New York Seventy-frst were at the
Junction, between Annapolis and Washington,
very dilapidated darkey, whose garments were o
all imag ginabIe hues and perfect labyrinth ofrags
had come into camp to sell a few eggs; while he
was there another ebOny-hued individual came in
vastly important in his demeanor, attired in clean
checked shirt, blue jacket and jean pants, with cow
hide shoes and felt hat, and in every respect per
| feet TurveydrOp in department.
"Stan back, you free nlgger, said the last com
er; ''de gemman don't want muffin out OBJ dat bas
ket; why don't you poor free niggers work anC
do suilin-( aside )-lazy debbiIs, amt wuf da
salt''
Soldier-"Are you a slave?"
| Darkey, with grin )-"Yaas, boss, amt nufiI
else. Never seed free mig wild sich closes den
on, yah, yah!' and he jerked back the lapel of hi
blue Jacket a la Unsworth. ~ b'longs to missus
ober on de ridge dar. Make plenty money nov
'mong de soger mans"
Soidier-But YOU have to give the money to your
mistress, don't you?'
Darkey-"Um-n, me! Mssus muffin to do wild dat
money, boss. | amt gwine to keep hens an have
um Law eggs for missus. Missus don't want EN-
Yah-h! YOU ony jokin' wild niger now"
Free nigger, with dolorous whine y" Spose
old Gub'ner gone dead, an left me free nigger dat
my fault, eh?"
Slave with dignity )-'Don't talk back, man,
90 way; g'long and sell dem tings OF your'n-I
knows you're hungry"
THE MORALS OF THE IRISH PEAsANTRY.-The evi-
dence given before the select committee appointed
to inquire into the operation OF the Irish Poor Law
is rev ealing a state of things with regard to the
morals of the poorest class of peasantry for which
the public were not prepared. 1t appears that in
the year 1856 the number of iegitimate children
born in the workhouse was l5620 against so ,3l9
legitimate. In the year 1860 the number of illeg
innate children actually exceeded the legitimate.
In the half year, ending September 49, 1852, the
legitimate were S,59l while the ilegitimate amount
ed to S,9S5. The causes assigned for this startling
state of things the impossibiity OF getting
small holdings on which the peasantry could 1--we
if married the number of soldiers in the country,
and the facility of adm ssion to the workhouses,
where unmarried women 60 for the purpose OF ly-
ing in and leave when they get over their dthcul-
! ties The poor have been Withdrawn from the
~ fhap nlapp1 Qn0er wholesome