, 1870-02-09
1HE sYR0N SCANDAL AGAIN:
Reyiew Of Mrs. Stowe's Vindi-
cation by the Quarterly
ReView,
New and Important Points In the
Ease.
More Letters from Lady Byron to Mrs.
Leigh Made Public

IelG1 mRQe 1louG
From thu ytH Yort 1inra, Pxh q,
We naye reoelv cd IN advasca COPY Of ,ne Lon-
don Quarterly RtrItw. from Af. 41Iray, tne Lou.
dou puolt,her. consslning tho reply 70 Ars-
scd strong testimony 10 prove Mra asoNe's Asloa-
tshtr9 charges nnfounded, tha, Nc reproduce Il
~ ~ op asaon n y taa tooe % CO.. T5.
Quarterly atrcae open2.
When br Ntus dttes Was asked, It lae Peve.sl
tau, p'ece Of evde6ce IN hls former efa uinarlon,
the sollos ing eolo9uJ occurred hesWeeo .as w.t.
sAssy Lard" sald oates, ~ will ssu you pretty
~Ihsps". the Jeass .shss L my be thu szss
-AaAJ Lard. :" c,nt'nned Us,es -thesp was eueo
81 see, sss 81 s's t1*e liz I'd &:
ad s etgsf t n,t.aa =, !.., m the Fft
~ ~ 5oas a. .1.den1s y" but she stoes .sd ncs f..
sstHss. sstHss & t iae e youst md ths !ar3:"
trash, made Formidable czacI ID rae leo Of
| public c,ehnltg, ah1ch u gtvlr7 way on eyery
sde urder the extraordinary pressure of her
boob. Oar parting suggessioa 70 her 90 former
occasion, VAS that Il NJu.d Be Eorss t1an u*e1eas
10 accumulate more statements Of Lady Byron
tnas there wese LOO mauy Of thtM a!rea1y: that
that cooNct11es and sulm.ses would De equ0;y
fupernpous Instead Of pfp1tin4 bJ sa.s a1vlce,
enc hiss multiplied and 4 piled the s.s1ensnts
abe has ace enoleaa con1ecsures ard sur mIses DO
duty for tActs aud she ma proouced no c7onrrua-
tory eTtdtnce HbAroseE. nTsl Or o0cu ucatars. Tue
Ern ttoua ahd almost ursooo1ntahe inaccuracies
Of detAl des* cfet IN the GtBt yefaioQ OF her True
| Story were alone suinc3ent 10 justify dtatfnlt,
| apa1t from ito iE Enefent !nprobaninry. Hr seo.
9no venion 1pen O. 70 nc =, sams OBJ cnons yin
, trao1ctcry OF the 1rst- Yet we s1o1,d Be- dis.
70 geGFs ne 4sn ss
II wss the remark Of Bacon that "therc IL no
msRnliytnz elasa IKE pteIadtcase opinion. d"
clouced when tneir predlecttoua or pfrjadlces
d,s.oIsirs mediun: a md III Beeeae1 eSSa s1s 70
preas,ou1 arc tublectve, no: objective, and It Il
precisely when she Il moas lntsses Cd or excited
that The Smallest amount Of reliance il to ee
cc1AcJ that LED to her extraordinary hnl!uc1aa-
ton Arou. 1.-THE Dream" !" the heroine Of which,
she tIs.ats, "a not AsrJ Cha3oztn but NrA
,ufo,sa1r error Ct m1l.esding the solitary pieca Of
documentary eyldence TO which she couta Apoea1
sqese sae IT, Tne nsey.eT naa a@oss taa
aolemnlty oi dcstn bed AyoEa. Lady DTron re-
counted The history wh'ca has been embodied IN
tus e,iti ne@e1anda@ ZEN of % tae vpoe, p VIZ iae
dltea nxed She took tns paper VIA her,
1s.or1ea 70 Loea9n' sod s,se ~ e t!o . tns
It to Lady BTrou. We have ftsd It, and ~e post.
uv.fy assert ihss It contains not syllable IRON
nEo wsSn ~ 1n ssns .1ss9at
The eharxe IN qoeatlan, Or any coasne involving
crime, At any tune. 1t SIT pJ confirms some q
viii tho EXCEPTION Of i xetiof4 Ls,sa," e II sa:s /;
LADY Byron S.ndics.ed" Il the most asrart
tpecineo Of hoek making that ever fe unoer our
| quotattors md tnresdoare Arguments, tedious
comntn1H on forgotten 4rticles, and weaftsome
Tsass ,oeqs sns o.
| AS long ~ p1ta.blc, End, when Ahe does come 10
them, sae produces lisle OF nolhtnR tast Is nos
IL tas nsry IL q hea dsa3s,e az 1ssssa1s
os Rs5 .soae s1ia tns f
| remedy ao5 wapt OF conpsctaess IN cur former
article that may hare aE1seu from the deaultory
u 29F .e IND sqRD5s
now II condition 70 give full explanation OF The
ci:cums,at ecs under whtcn LsdJ liJron'a ,es,es1
joalna) .ele -ilten u M,a Ieisa. we sso m stso sa
=. nbsrty 70 state tna: these letters reached us
G ne =, :, to9Fses aaa Te,s
| Godofphtn Osn1' ncs sud Mf. George elRn, the
only surviving sen Of colone, ard MrA Lsgn.
/ AZ b5rop nlnseii Iemasked loog subsequently
r. ..yss Il FIe'sseF dnnauossa. sfe sSs'5: essr5
/ woman rop,d % anything WITH ny Lord except
| my LAd1,'" 1ouid hars been equally true Of any
! wonau Who had the iupfudence 70 oecone his
!
t habits for the nar1mootal tie; AID last as the
novelk! had worn OF his pscanlaryy dI11eu'ties
| pres.sd nasdss'. . aad t9s sslltnG reneeuon waa
calculation, A. well ~ mistake Matane De
Ho'aJ tcountess Gu:ccloh} II quite correct On
ac1ual fortune, naturally forced nim into E7eas
expenses that soon went beyond nts resourceA
BIS c1eaio!s, lured by the r.cnes sad to belong
the wtles lcf1ura could be used to pay the has.
| pAnd8 deo'A ueS 1oftune1 With the exception
a9oeo setslsd ;as oa ner dtd oos CONT INTO pos.
PIT 1ntn the nonte: nt. furniture 9as &c zed
'the oall1A the taJs} we're put into possession ol
IL cr u.ss
| to nep him, AID the xell.uHed o1er 10 aavc hin,
zen ~ y9s M Of sn as
fot tho apolcd child Of fame, the pruudt4t Of the
proud. the most WaJ Hsld. Irritable ant e1ctApe
Of Gods creatures, sne poet en1oxed 70 o1es.
dnWlEg With ali the dEest and r1chesf, along vtth
All ne mo.t dangerous qua,tIea Of zenlus. Whist
| wonder II he SAre way to Wild nurs:a Of passion,
II he tnrcw out hints OF self destruction: Il Be
fro@ hs bril-; It. in saos. sis IssFusse I'D % coz
5aaef = s y %st @ aas to1
occa4oualiy enuaht retiet In dtsspat.ou, or Wnn
awite sEd Ester might be excused Tor terninl
cops!dertrg that Lsty Byron was ueves "a,
least to nin) what the Italians call tmpdtiea, an
apsne Of snsps into ~ ~
1nat ner pfesccce sone.imes aaded 70 hts u1iss
eElsJ: Thai sns vas roughly oEoesea oas ot n,
euppoailion utterly rrtconcilab!e with sh
''hear Duck letter, Or w1th tae parting seen
Described ~ MTs- Beecher Stowe
| LADY BrRpfS LETTERS
Eor.. period, tue lass tzo mouths. EeIo Mn
Lssa9 s9 B,Fon. Ss 'l IL lesn u nd ' caplss B,so
" %s s5ettss Ms,te1s' T. es Hst
e1tiv s!en of hsr nrneeedmrs hi NJ. iois l..
sssrs I'D y hes s,gsss
other feIzale illepd. Her prI1cipst epna::anl
throughout waa her ltster-tn-isw. Who kept he
diiiy st:sr nsr depassuse. asinS At sse sanae IN ID
e. p31'et e spa9snss 70 prevent na;s.a IT,,
S11an Trose II 1acs p..sonsss sePns q Frs9 ~
t1de And confidence 70 Mrs. L>Ieh, sud whJ Ii
eh!ld vas cnr1s,eleo Augusta Asa. Tao fallo.ln
i from Lady n5Eoa 70 B!tons Ulster arc w,:nv,
"THrRsply.
"Eveuth.ne u Explained By the eA'l,c seepl7
| All This occaS!oned bT delay between Iii. uoar
ard Nausou tas Dalniaca uonev has bee1 read
ias osa 10 ny aSsT az
part III !: ought % hare been done. God kna"
Enst 1acs,e5 5es1s5dt5 = - ~ 4. a s1aesng r.,
| lie lesves lhe house, telitrE me he will abando
: cnlJ TO upo1Hd ne with .hAritR married bill
acquitted or Al principle % wards ne, aai ma
j eo1.,ae5 myssii only 70 os ssasssaels sor %
. hin, ard Is d1!ytn& him. TIE Kotnf on: Of Il
houte ard ne dr!1t1rg arc the nnst fataL Il
xas really quite iranuc YES ezdaJ; sait be did NJ
inrosss:e 10 seti i ais iee:inEs osa1a soa % Or 4
reia the mosk Goa pet<fy rescrsesi. rer. n ns.
too sous ns sTet M IS Or Psss, ns 2. toFssasr G.
nc eElJ coufert and peace l can expe1eue
i Tn1nEs never we're 80 seroua aont mean tt
aEs Yoa I'LL neaS sz.ia o9o eae II hi
I for 70 better. ItiS only f1!r 70 Haasna to s,A
I that Nj. Hoare Is n ost 10 hlaUe ID hay!1g soWe
: Mrk Hoare1 Ca ErTous II: ets 10 present hi
!. from cTa~trg t.e deed Dan. be upnappy a,o
me. and pe1nao. you Win zee leas caose than {
I II tsye waited 70 t,e lats, IN see hope Of .ou
{ enarEe-snr It s ,nc1rsoic sf1te and matse.
o.. Augusta. mn Il ever caESt tot ne!
nstfna De be.s q tai1s; NJ ye. erasy. "a, -
;. ktu-cele7t.on ret8re IN piss:h,e- I0ave taoo4
u: s,nee ~ Saturday, "a ynien n,sat ae :
!. moELtrS.> ris ntsd hts ne1eT Seen Tsh:, and
| viii add. tea1, NOR 1nd mtre to tee cac.e.
"R- reteosed lAts u,zaLfor he returned ez
Attactir htr', which had scsrcel5 had eeiore,
+ hs nad Lever he1 IN ny eom.apy thsnsKno
J ! kid TO TIE AEa.o, hut st11 her o1d. uoveys
+ sn Se1J ttAn1iul, NJ the Ct Of despair il
n parted 70 yoc-cruel1y fesr. He d?es not 1nlns
d kcow the c'1e1usiArcr Of OR un~e!coneg g7esl
J wah George B., ,or sone mn friend or con1rt
: sense, tt1s u the VIZ. to Ausn B. cat OF i
J. excessive hoIrcE On TIE aubjec:, walca he 4eee
Il 70 1eRsrd ~ II Eo r1oTta. had ever expere &C.
Z any yierg 70 ieock!nR, and Ve Csc do less, beesu
Z he shcks tAAs women doa1 enter INTO these n
J. LEE gres2lees. T-eI a.r quite tue tnblect
Il | his toC.1pcc II present.
IL ray 70 iits(e to you Of Jo1r own coceerrs
. e4rse cAtpt1 SPEAK very freely On panef, b
y there a1e nets on nh:c1 1citk more, or vi.
nore 10 tax 10 you. l pcst ,t|s you ssal Jou I
3 3 .Auaui,s .ss.n 70 g1 70, su,'se q: ~,
d would seou te TIE Honorable - o7Rti