The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-23
THE BYRON CASE.
The Poet and His Sister-Itemem OF
Lords Lindsay and Broughton.

The Poet and His Sister-Rememb OF
Lords Lindsay and Broughton.
To THE EDITOR THE LONDON HERALD:-
SIR have the pleasure to forward to you the
following very interesting memorandum with whi CHI
Six or seven years ago, when Lord Broughton's
remarkable memory was as good as ever, he said TO
TOR desred) by Byron to examine matters with Lady
ByroEs friends l wrote down every vice. and SIN,
being can be capable; and said, Now, l shall not
stir in this business till You tell me whether you
them it Isl And the answer was 1t is none Of
these things.' Then SAID, what is itS' But they
After a pause Lord Broughton continued:-"r said
to Byron, Byron, what Is ftp He said, give you
my word DON'T know TOR know no more than yon
to herY He said, Ony once and I'll tell you about it.
One day in the middle OF my troublel money trouble
room and went up to the fire; she was standing be-
fore 1t, and said. Am In your wayYn ANSWERED,
tears and left the room. hoped up stairs as quick.
ly as could-t"P0or fellow p said Lord Broughton,
'you know how lame he was'')-and begged her
pardon most humbiy; and that was the only time
spoke really harshy to her, "
Lord Brought0n laid great stress on the words
''most humbIy." He spoke OF Lord Byron with pity
and tenderness, and evidently believed in what he
told him.
Your readers viii remark-First. that Lord
Br0ughton in clear possession OF his faculties
and memory when he made this remarkable state
ment, on a subject likely to impress itself on his
80 involved in the matter az to Disturb his
judgment either at the moment or afterwards.
Second, that he evidently put down the cata-
logue OF specific crimes and required an answer,
IN order to protect his friend from any OF
the lmputat0ns In question by the admission of
The hostile parties, Lady ByrOns friends who
acknowledged that they charged him with none OF
them. Third, that incest must have been OF the
crimes put down. as Byron had sister, with whom
he was intimate, and this d .Jo,ttO7f, II, as now
a1irmed, an Over-intimacy was whispered at the
time, which Lord Broughton could not be supposed
III. ia
Broughton did not name incest then, knowing
both Byron and HIS sister as he aid, 1t never
entered his head to deem it possible which
Is the strongest possible negative evidence. In
no point OF view would the complaint
against Byron have been, with Lord Brougnton's
statement before u.s. or the gravity commended for.
Fourth, that Byrons own account of his personal
conduct towards Lady Byron Is entitled to De
listened to, the more especially Lord Broughton,
who knew him well, believed him. Lady
Byron's statements and her husbands are recon-
cilable on the theory that Lady Byron took every
thing az plea de la tette, and could not understand
him, while, undoubtedly, he was under great ana
morbid nervous irritation at the time. Byron's
account OF his humbly entreating Lady Byron's
pardon tallles precisely with Lady Anne Barnard's
account OF the jest in the carriage which, when he
saw her hurt he in like manner apoiogzed for at
the moment Fffth-Lastly, Lord BrOughtons pity
and tenderness for Byron are like Scott's words to
Lady Anne, expressive Of warm afYection, incom-
patbie with the diaboltc character now ascribed to
him.
l have further to add that was mistaken in stat
ing In former letter that Queen Adelaide gave
informed by former friend OF that lady that Mrs.
Leigh was appointed one OF the bedchamber women
TO Queen Charlotte either in 1873 or 1914 on which
occasion the apartments were assigned to her which
she retained till her death. ] beg to remain, sir
your oDediont eervant, LINDSAY.
DUNECHT, Oct. 8.