, 1870-01-04
n&Ep0RALEl{1HT
Addition TO the LtteTatuTo OF kha
Byron SsoYy-Dx. CharleA MReRny's
AnsWer TO mrs. StoxFo-AN Intere1E.
ing .Atsto<F aud Autobiography


volume published 10 lootbD ~ peute pe,otjop1ann1
Medora Leigh; History alt AZ a.n1 f"r tne yo}:
1s ases Ms5a ~ yftasoonnSspn, ftaoas = via hn miro
duetann md foloxang Il v,ta9 9o1n Y,ran b7 Mfs.
the chaTgea brought ssannsss ssns Ao rom m advanced
So,w :, ~. vnrk puumatJ Of tss contents. leav.
mo nHr readers 10 decide opon toe ckealnnJ %
1os s.o+y ,rsl IL Tara B,son. DR.. AAckty states In
-. HSrrfsce row ne came uPon the ologra9nT,
and follows thla with an l1Toaoetou, covering
roIa11e, And consisting Of IevieH o., the wbole
pi tn,s acteElrE c3nttorer.F, intefarled VITA
sau'suons Of LSrd by,on 4, IN s.p aSs. 4pqa
Eee," and, Us If that we,. not enough. M "ul,ra
Txnket." This lutruuu:'ufy chapts:f c!osed with
the following statement OF wa: ". Mae.ay e.
pecls fhl history aLd Autobiography Of Acd0sA
bu, though If is evident from all contemporary
Nse Leien. int 1h- cnarss Of iucest was not
made II 1sle,-sEd from Lady BsTont 1et1cr 70
nef Ideut, Lady Anne Rsrnasds IN 1915, That It
was net made t. years afterEards-it y eqnally
evident that The kror5 d tod BY MrA. Stowe L.
untrue, a. reeRrds its aA'e. and t9at the charge
w. 9:ee At nnsa T. ae1 III 1s Rsra M1s 'Sa. 6
i.eru II. snd 'ead Il cnuntepence! Tnese in
Qu:rtea Mn all rnh thetr urh~cs 10 the nia:orJ
VII Wnica ~ VII pe dui, dis .et fvt i ~ TOE next cn.ptef.
Alcr thls e:,, ur+ Tue nisiu.y Of Aedura Leigh,
a. given b, d.. Nscxhy, und tho autobiography.
Ali that u rrtl st,etnal interest IN the boOk
III The tun,taer q 1s4s twenty seven years af:
ter ,ts ters.a.o:a Of L1' 40 "a. L91y Il e'noD. aad
H.etrlor gnt there arrived IL Lundon, from Paris
aid tLe eoutn TT France, wnrre sue hAd resided
Tor sone lIroe r.cyluusl., q youn3 lazy witt q
pretty llt:te dlrghies. hue or ten ears Old. The
lady represented hessen as the fourth cnsld Of
Dnn. Augusta L-irh, rat sister Of Lord Byron.
eoe nc s4a y 1s1 aod
rather than emu r:t7 ha; dsooe, mad dark eges
ana heir, and a dark compilation, aui vas alto
<yp$h . " OF n at 1,is,r
Sne had come TO Etglsnd 10 urge cla,m which
the bad. Or fanclci NJ usd ,Gpou the Reaesossy
penlcs from Paris 10 Lunaou md been betrayed
by CaP'atR De b, Eailaat Feteran or the
l'If'isl' army. Tals otlcer, who had long
Miss Leigh Id fa11s 10 att ui utter deausotlon.
=" IL the coaEht OF i b-siursa v.slt 10 hts Ian.
dor correeppE deLt., he iLcl,ieutA!Iy menuoaed,
as = reafon Tor requiring some mo.s money than
EtuaI, The citcuHs apc-s o! his extra exn nsudi-
1ole Tor Mics Lctxn: whose parentsge ne stated.
alleging her to Ge The Ia1Rhtef pt Lotd H5ron
apo Nj. Leigh TINS sr1arye ateuieut. II only
1usged csuEe Of The separation ol Lord and Lsdy
t.: est ia thosr who ntaro. Miss Leigh
rruset, b5 docrme.tsry eysuence n her pQsse,.
Zion, that she was indeed the ta7ghter OF Hon
Augusta Lega. She alleged las It sat.
is,aclorty appears from o.ner ana cortoborarory
esidencc, vita peIfec: sluth) ,nAt her motaei,
her Whit IA caIIed IN ieIai narinncs n
sdeed Of eppoin ment," By which tue sum
Of ea,eo0 was 10 hecnms paJab to
Ler a1tyr the ueath uf these iauies . :
She aNo claimed = box Of v4luable family papers
apd letters which she mad lusrustea to Lady
hiolen from imar Hvronss h,nse nm N Mooreniare' bV
a Fferch Wnt.nv Nruan ~ od Lcr husuxud q yset
az courier. WIN had tuei cE.nloyed py Lady b.
trienIis to sci IN her Pitfalls Ia re south Of
Ffance TIE most ac{ve Of the
1Wo paitDeys In the nFm To wnon Msz Leigh was
1utloouctd by Their cllett-the mns- active, al
least, 80 iar as mis- poor Ia6Y 8 case Wps con-
c4sn.d-Hns n gent. .eu5aL whom. for tue purpo.es
Of this nnHa1i:e, we sna oe=,snnte by the lni-
n.rn,s aud paptrs OF rhich s.s narrative Is
1ouIcso came from his hat.ns, and are publ shed
by nts consent ard Au-ho:i.y. The originals are
II the Eoskess,oa Of the pu.,sAer uf this volume
and vii bs sliosn to aty oae .ho has au5 i.SAl
ioTs 1cneaotca stsme.t from s.;s lHe'1 ;, io. n.
pears tia: there E3s u cotf7ec,1on netWeeo the
Lonle families OF Leeds. Cony.r- and Byrop which
VII ACCOUNT for some Vi the nsrcs totroduceI
1tro the euto{,.oy; a,,u. u{ Mis-. Le,rl,.t
MI, g waa 10 10 .ues psr.uatcd that the
case Of Mrcora Iexn -,s genuine tpaa s.
epcpby an lnfr0oucrfO to avd Dad m !utr.rr,e v
with Or. Lush.uxtop, " o vas tnen. as be had
Leen Al1ce lsl6, III Ls1s B.1ou,s ful!est coul.
deuce. The onjrss u ibe lu.esrtex was not
Nr. S- hid IL Ut ~ =. ,,gether Win p,a crouais
ot ine,ce+slon, lu d.rt Ct trr-ts to The etr,nsnr
cistl.an. who. % t,s parL 1-ce.ved me s:ale1sns
ns u uEcessLAAi fsct-
III. Luehrg'on. hsv1ug recelvsd two letters
from Lady B5rUu r-1 .-steI L s-ch Il ,utn-y.cw
Win Mr. ~. IN t,THtFE 'IGl3 tLu5e settrr6 tn
him. Mr. S-uue.aed to ,ne SUMMONS mad
rs in The Hist 1nstILle Lottd doSn the wnuls
conversion w1tnl. sif IN ltu, n:ter liz occur.
Acting, thoaeh 20 utw ia, reluctantly. npoa ad.
y1Ge given bY Dr. l.ashtut .un l.. TIT. Interview Yr
p had eev* TAi luterv1e-s ,lt:s, conferences with
SI GtpIge Sepael, v - At that tile As an emit
nent nltcrLey IL In cit ~! Lns1op He &c ed ny
tue legal adriscr tf L.ny Bir ~ and was furtner-
nGre EnoTn N ne nut,t ri l,t5ers M th- AM
of nn sluusipt yo,uae. "fne Adyenturss OF a
Gea,lcnan IN senrc3 OF Il uoss.," Is Cavest
Emptor. Sit Geer. r. ailcr au4;,,c tina for dc.
liberation, net turin til. ve - Gu the whole SUP.
1ect OF Miss Lr1vtl's lls rtases f1cf ciatms un0o
Ihs EInc hear:tu1cts u Lazy Yytoo. end t0e
u lns,ht M as oy which. aDn y .t.en only. she coald
1o1fe,,es, In tn. fu!.nY ,sr Is1.er:
il KINGS AIMS Yam, c,lExAf srsEKr. +,
AUVu,t 2 i,ts
SIR: have rot ea,re,ued n ohfa,r,,o 'ths
1etjcIs Of MIps Lrch. II i had. T ahonid hnve
written 10 yuu tc:oye / ycta1r tne san;n dlsnn,
s1Itpp 10 as,tst utr ey mediar,on win ne9 Trends
and shall Itel tIuls trjo1re4l 10 % The tnsana al
411rcafinv rer sr,n .sr ,,r.s.nr Tn,sa snd noS ~
nH.1t;n ~ - r,, ~ t1jrst .ee + st auu panu. ~ M
Iiher len tnnn thurr / ,,roou-rd tn rnI, IN 1hc
f1teryieYq with Wnjcn rt,, Iuvnref me III.
Fer sur1eLder I Ihf oes1 Of annnfntmant a. a
phrIfd nrnvi.o, 10 Jru.l.~s IN nsr mi; 40
Irr aYif,rn .Snytss;n ~ nas a,nS.e, ~ nnr,,+,, =,
for ncr condurr % La,;y uyrnn, ~"1>''''sA
Her return 10 srcu.i,,n n Ffance-
on these terms iii X. # n, seif IN ee utnos.
10 cttatn for her INN mr. frirnds ,nsnpnf
aid Comfortable dvn,,c;le it Fra,ce. and an enn.
sitced ,hat thal. surCct4. int On aoy o@her
terms csnro Of fe+t II run. ar,,n to intprn,se
My oul, opl-t.t /, tn rt,ect an nyrangs.
mtnt That mss cpur1cr 70 IL. neacs and cntnfart
ef GiI paf.jcr In inc nos, cis rsssibc cssr shat
ever IrlI within nv kto eJ-cr. fecj ns,Sred
rnht ] have i. unefye ebcush TO scrnrunlIshJ Il
with one party, II cap pr,uv 10 other 10 4 fnii
conviction 0t neI 11t.. no }eas tnao her interest.
Ebt h;Il cam IT. <ytc IN s.1f.re,pect under
like the or1ce Ut mediator % aus terms hut sucu
aeI teel are hol city du,, IN L>oy Rsfon, prr.
kpHd4ly kIpW The II htirp Al well a. the extent Of
1he k.roneas that rue hss .no "a to Mtss Le.rh.
ard there arc very {cp, certatnls not tuorc than
.hIec. + 10 know II Us well Snt has deserved alt
fnAt Ksuteful aid a,l 1na' Is respectful At Miss