The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-22
THE BYRON SCANDAL.
Matrimonial Mysteries and American
Revelations.
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Horrible Charges of Terrible
Crimes.
Bohemian Sensati0nism and
Independent Opinion.
The Allegations and Their Public
Reception.

s'Ada, sole daughter Of my house ana heart"
"Tne world. as usual, wickedly inclined to see q
kingdom or house o'erturned." In such words
and versincasion did the poet, Lord Byron, when in
che enjoyment of his most complete intellectual
power apostrophixe his child, and satarize, with
. view, no doubt, to Its correction, that mean
and demoralizing spirit of Jealous envy, preva-
lent at the moment In the 'best circles' Of English
society, which prompted to the invention, circula-
ton, exaggeration and retail OF the most glaring
and indicate scandals by members Of various
Little co.eries, with the object and purpose Of be-
Hitting individuals and disturbing the domestic
Juan particularly, Byron sets forth the feelings
which prompted him to 'laugh to nee away from
bis GOWN good hail." and to exclaim, its hearth Is
desolate." Born with Q brain organization, the
efforts Of which the Psychologists Of the day could
NOT anayxe and moving under the impulses
OF mental temperament which gave rise Al
times to the most gloomy anticipatory fore
bodlngs OF the future. Byron. even in his most
misanthrepio mood. could not have imagined the
coming "deep damnation" OF his domestic troubles
and family Affairs finally being made the subject for
. poor advertising dodge printed on behalf Of and
tor the profit Of persons interested in the pubca-
ton and circulation Of . Boston monthly maya.
Zine ~ this very day 80 many years subsequent to
the wife OF London manufacturer Of shoe backing
bad assured him. accounting for the daily repet.
ton Of doggerel rhyme pus in praise Of the article
In the columns OF the metropolitan journals, that
1--WE keeps poet" he was far from imagining that
ln after days and away the Atlantic ocean, In
country Of free education, public schools. and An
enlightened democracy. the tastes and necessities OF
q cht6onisr Bohemianism would induce perhaps
compel, the proprletors Of q periodical press to
'Keeps" writer who would the subject Of his own
personal griefs as material for an autobograpical
resume not q whit more elevated in intent and aim
than were the enuslons Of the backing songster
man Of his own day. Yet so 1t Is. The magazine
production OF Mrs. Harriet Beecher (Madame) Stowe
with reference to Byron's married life and death
the Of the and manner OF the last-n this
direction has excited the curiosity OF the pubic
the subject and for this and with the view of
making history correct so far as may be- we pub
llsh In the HERALD to-day all the facts which bear
upon the subject matter as collected from different
sources and standard authorities To 'begin at the
beginning and preface order OF connected ar.
rangement relative to the Byron scandal, we beg to
submit to the salient points Of the story
as given under modern renovation.
In our extracts setting forth the comments OF the
American press on Madame Stoves story, we make
space for the remarks Of our New York cOntem-
piquant and SPIRITED the Tribune groans consider
ably In spirit in the days OF aoolitonism, while
the Times IS natulent and inaccurate as usual.