New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-04
FOREIGN NEWS.
GREAT BRITAIN.


THE LONDON PRESS ON THE BYRON SCANDAL.
LONDON, Friday, Sept. 8, 1869.
The London Times to-day has an editorial on the
article in The AuaRtc Monthly, by Mrs Stowe, in re-
latiOn to Lord and Lady Byron The writer, after
commenting on tho character and position of Lord
Byron, considers Mrs Stoves story faithful repro
ductiOn of Lady Byron's statement to her solicitors
The latter do not hesitate in manfesting desire to
discredit but do not contradict the story. 1t is i'm
possible that Mrs Stowe understood once, and for
got aterward the substantial part of the statement
but it is perfectly possible and probable that the wife
was a victim of deusion. We can find nothing in
compatible with such hypothesis on the contrary,
the story uDintentionaly confirms it. We have
yainly searched TO see what Lord Byron said and
did to confirm the suspicion of guilt and only find
vague expressions that the wife fully convinced
The fact is startling but not the less so when we
member that she thought him insane. We cannot
conjecture how the wife came to entertain the sus-
Picion; but easily understand how, once enter
tanning, il first imposed herself and then on Mrs
Stowe 1t would only be what thousands of unhap-
ny wives have done before. to have suspicious of ex
oeptional enormty. This quite accounts for the
doubts of her husbands sanity and the low opinion
his confessions may have led her to form of his
morality.
The PaU Man Gazette saws on this subject: "What-
over may he the reasons that determined Mr. Went
worth and his sister 20 postpone the publication of
Lady Byron's papers, Mrs Stowe cannot be such
serious offender if the grand children seriously
thought Of printing them. The solicitors, in their
letter recently published, make charge of mac
curacy, but of incompleteness The inference is that
Mrs. Stoves statement is correct, but that
mans to be told"
The Morning Post also has an article on the CUES
len, wherein the writer says: AS Lady Byrons
will committed her papers TO the of trustees UNI
der certain conditions, and, rs Mrs. Stowe was not
one, her story is entirely gratuious and unauthor-
iled. She has committed breach of confidence re-
posed in her and the ofense, by her own showing
does not admit Of eNtenuation. There was no error
of Judgment in the matter 1t is for Mrs. Stowe to
explain her motives. 1t does not signify whether
Mrs Stowe was ignorant Of the terms of the will or
not the violation of confidence, the outrage on the
dead the disregard Of the feelings Of the living are
the same. She ought to know that the public con-
science cannot be so offended with impunity."
THE COTTON TRADE.
A correspondent in todays Times, speaking of the
calamity in The cotton trade, says that 1t was owing
90 an increase of the consuming power at a time
when the raw material was decreasing. He argues
that il would be folly in the American planters TO
grow 100000 bales Of cotton at double the expense
of land and labor when the same profit will be real
lied from half that amount lie is certain that a
welaTanged trial must convince the spinner of the
benefit Of cooperating in growing.