The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-17

THE BYRON BUsIN Ess.-'AmiCus CuriG" writes as
follows to the PaU Mall Gazette:-"There may be
strong If not nsuperable, objections to the produce
ton OF much valuable documentary evidence relat-
ing to the separation OF Lord and Lady Byron. is
understood that Lord Brougham left a complete
statement Of the causes and circumstances, which
has hitherto been kept dark, Ender doubt whether
the publication is authorized by his WILL This state
ment would comprise the memorandum signed by
him and Mrs.W .Wllmot Horton, by which Lady Byron's
plenipotentiaries disclaimed one by one all the
charges ncludiDg the specific one which Lord Byron
deemed injurious to his character. There seems no
reason why this memorandum, at least, should not
be published at once. Surely the Leigh family have
moral, If not legal, right TO demand its produc-
tion Then there is the paper containing brief
memorandum OF the whole, with the dates a1llxed,'
which Mrs. Beecher Stowe took away with her and
returned after careful study. The writer In the
Quarterly says he has read it; and he asserts posi-
lively that lit contains not syllable from which any
sane person, without "prejudlcate opinion" could
collect that Lady Byron ever made the charge in
question, or any charge involving crime, at any
time. You reasonably object that Mrs. Beecher
Stowe may have read it by the light OF Lady Byrons
communications and the public must remain in en-
barrassed uncertainty this point till the paper Is
produced. Why should it not be produced? 1t is
clearly the manuscript in Lady Noel Byron's hand
writing mentioned by Lord Wentworth Gn letter
addressed to and printed by you) as found among
her papers, and not containing ANY accusation OF
so grave nature as that which Mrs. Stowe asserts
was told her. can understand complete silence,
but not half-reVeat0ns. This document would tend
to dlsCupate Lady Byron II the writer in the Quar-
terly Is right. At all events, much good and no harm
could be done by publishing it Immediately"
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THE EXECUTION or TRAUrPMANN has revived the
discussion to the retention Of consciousness in
the head OF the victim after decapitation by the gull
lotne, and there some who contend that the
faculties of hearing and sight remain for nearly
hour afterwards. On this point the Pal Mall Gazette
says:-''The public mind is being stirred up into
curiousy disagreeabe state OF excitement touching
the immediate effects of the process OF gullotining
The old story about poor Charlotte Cordays blush is
revived and before long we may expect to have the
Irish saint who took walk with his head under his
arm removed from the realms OF peus mythology to
those OF history. Nevertheless blushing depends
upon the relaxation OF the walls OF the small vessels
of the skin, and the consequent rush into them OF
the blood which during life is subjected to consider
able pressure by the working OF the heart the cheeks
| will no more blush when the jugular veins and
carotid arteries are divided, with the instant effect
OF removing this pressure, than water viii flow out
| of tap at the top OF house when the pipe which
leads to it IN the basement is cut As to the exist
ence OF sensIbility in the head for hours, or even
minutes after 1t is cut or any one who has tainted
| can have no doubt upon that subject The move
| ment OF the heart suddenly becomes weakened or
| arrested and consciousness as suddenly fails,
| because the brain is insuticiently supplied with
| blood. And II any stubborn person still doubts
whether cutting on the supply OF blood to the brain
does not instantly and absolutely arrest conscious
| ness let him ask a skilful and iudiclous medical
friend to compress his carotid arteries he will then
| know what decapitation means much better than M.
| du Camp