The New York Herald Newspaper, January 4, 1870, Page 8

MG BYRON SCANDAL, wee Mrs, Stowe Vindicates Lady Byron in a New Book, Tho Old Story Repeated at Greater Length—Lord Byron Gnilty of the Crime Charged Eecause He ‘Was—A Lame, Puerile and Tneonclusive Argument. m the effort to bolster ap the scandalous story Printed some months ago in the AWantic Mouthiy Mrs. Stowe has written a book entitled “Lady Byron Vindicatwa; a listory of the byron Controversy from tis Beginning in 1526 to the Present Time,” the mmtroductory chapter w which we published some @ays ago. Advance sheets of the entire Work, which te pudiished, as was the original scandal, by Fields, Osgood & Co,, of Boston, are now before us. We had expected avery weak defence, but we hardly be- Heved Mrs. Stowe would permit so thoroaghly pue- Tile acomposition as this w go before the public as subdsianciating the very grave charges she had pre- viously given publicity to. tis without exception the lamest production in controversial Mteratare that we have read for many years. Mrs, Svowe opens with the solemn assurance to her “brothers aud sisters’? who sharply criticised her Ataniic Monih’y article that she has not read a Bmzle line of their adverse criticism, and, with sin- gular inconsistency, proceeds n the sneceeding chapters to defend hei against the attacks of there erring relations. Of course this ia done ander cover of an ardent desire to vindicate Lady Byron. From the ninth to the eighty-sixth page she labors hard to prove that @ conspiracy exiaved on the part of Lord Byron and his friends to injure the fair fame Of that paragon of earthly perfection, Lady Kyron, in the estimation of the virtuous Britisu public. To this end Lord Byron cbarged “that SHE Was directly Fespunsible for getting up avd Keeping up this per- Beoution, Which drove him from England; that she did iii a deceitiul, Wweacherous manner, which leit ce of defending bimself.” To make a Stowe quotes from the letters and poetry of Byron. At first the conspirators acted with caution and secrecy. ‘are Thee Well” was for some time only privately circulated, ae, at the time of its composition, Lady Byron bud a “strong party in Engiand.” Her ps ts were Living, her counsel were Sir Samuel Romily ana Dr. Lashington, “and the appearance in the public prints of such a plece aa wis would have brought down an aggravated storm of pabuc imdiguation.” The letters of Lord Byron, demanding a public investigation of the causes Which led to the separation, are a part and parcel of the conspiracy, and were only writici Decanse the poet was aware that the angelic dispo- mition of his wife could not be moved into eovering Mrs. Leigh and her family with dis- grace. His cartels of defiance were all balderdash. No commitivee headed by Mathew Gregory Lewis “ana a chosen board of {riends’ ever “requested an audience with Lagy Byron, Sir Samuel Rornilly and Dr. Lugbington, aud formaily presented” the letter Byron wrove in August, 1517, challenging his wile to make public her accusations against him. The per- sistent efforts of the couspiravors turned the current of popular opinion trom the martyr wife to the sen- suai, depraved husband. In several pages, which she calls a “sum of the conspiracy,” Mrs. Slowe enters upon a rather curious summing up of the evi- Geace, such as it 18, of Lhis pretended plot. It began ‘With the poem ‘Pare thee well, and if forever,” writ- ten “while negouatious for separation were pend- ing."’ So that we are asked to believe Lord Byron ag actually plotting to tnjure his wife's character before ali hopes of a reconciiauon had been de Struyed. Itmust not be forgotten that we have the essurance of various persons that It was not for an entire year alter deeds cf separation had been signed, that Lord Byron abandoved the hope of beimg reconciled to his wilt. And we know, fur- ther tliat whilo this hope lasied he was ‘Us pulously particular in all that he said of her; losing no opportunity of bestowing upon her the most lavish praise and ascribing to himself all the biame fur their conjugal iaieliciies. The attack on Mrs. Clermont orn in & garret, in a kitchen breu”), who is represented a’ @ most worthy person, the “Lines on hearing that Lady byron js 1,” in which he calls her ‘ihe moral Clyteunesira of her lord,” his writings in which he dares Lady Byron and her counsel to publicly state the reasons for the separation, the fourth canto of “Childe Haroid,” the first canto of “Don Juan,” nis autobiography, Ins leiter to Mr. Disraeli vindicatiug himself against an attack in Blaciwoows, and some other documents are ad- ‘Vancea as proof positive of the existence of a con- spiracy, the success of which, mark you, was due to ‘Whe wondrous fascination exercised by Byroa over ali with whom he came tn contact, “te played adroilly, skilfully, with biindiog flatteries and seduc- tive wiles that made his victims willing dupes. No- thinz can more clearly show the power and perfect- bess of his enchantments than the masterly way in Which he turned back the moral force of the whole English nation, which had risen at first in its strength against him. The victory was coniplete.”’ With this paragraph Mrs. Stowe ends her story of the conspiracy, the preof m support of which we Dave fairly stated. No person can read the two chapters without impatience. The poems and letters Of the poet and the action of the few friends who clung to im in the gloomiest period of his life, have mot even been ingeniously tortured into proving a preconcerced effort to undermine the reputation of Lady Byron. The reasoning and deductions are forced and unsatisfactory. They suppose too much. Let any person suppose a cause and It will not be mMficult to show the effect, Now, there was 9 reason at least for the letters and poems quoted; bat when Mrs, Stowe asserts that this reason was to cover tie crime of incest, something more than mere quotation 1s required before we can believe. However, not to tire the reader with this mass of empty aasertious—chapters which the mereat tyro tm the law of evidence could pick to pieces, 80 loosely are they compiled—we direct our attention to the sneceeding chapters which end the first part of the book. In these Mrs, Stowe proceeds to show that “at the time of Lord Byron’s death the English pub- lic had been so skilfully manipulated by the Byron propaganda that the sympathy of the whole woria was with bim.’” The literary men of Great Britain anited in abuse of the wido w. Numerous quotations from “The Noctea,’? publisned in Blackicood's are given as showing the drift of public opinion. im Jaly, 1824, within three months after the poet's fleath, there appeared in Hackiroods a poetical epistie written by the famous Timothy Tickler, which professed to give the detatia of all that occurred in the twenty-four hours succeeding Byrgn’s marriage in this eprstic there was plenty of coarseness, sei- dom found outside of “Faublas.’ For montns Lady Byron was violently assailed on all sides, and when at leagih she spoke she was abused for speak- dng. Here Mra. Stowe enters upon a “woman's rights” argument, whose pertinence to the subject ‘we cannot perceive. Lady Byron was not con- Gemned for speaking, but for not speaking pi She retailed her charges privately to her friends and publicly gave witerance to vague insmuations against ber dead hnsband, which either meant everything or nothing. It 1é an imsult to the intelli- gence of the reading public to mbagme that they would rest content with the mere state- ment of Lady Byron that she bad been terribly wronged. “if you only knew,” she told the world, “then you wenld give we your mndivided sympathy. Accept my aasurauce that Lord Byro committed the most terrible of crimes, and, without requiring any furtifer explanation, damn his iwemory and exalt my exalted virtue.'’ But tie world had been humoagged ie this way long enough. People refused, point biank, to accept “Lady Byron’s assurance, They demandev the proof, @ud she remained obsunately silent. Then it was that she was properly denounced. But Mra, Stowe cannot understand that ex parte stavemorNs will notsuffice, She thinks that everybody should have been satisfed with what expianation Lady liynon vouchsafea. Was she not a paragon of excelienca’? Was sue not the most viriuous of women? Nay, NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1870—TRIPLE SHEET. ad not Lord Byron himsol? tmmartatized her trnth- fulness m verse? Then, to show how inuch Lady Byron suffered, we ure Sold of Murray’a ungentice~ manly conduct in the matéer of obtaining her Portrais for an editton of her husband’s workis. And we have, besides, Thomas Campbelt, the poet's, defence of her against Moore’s biography of Byren. Farther on we are made acquainted with | an “attack on Lady Byron's grave,” in the shape of the Countess Gutociolie “Recollections” and an article that appeared in Blackwood’s, a8 well as various other papers of minor importance. The most noticeable featare iu these two chapters, covering over one hundred pages, 18 the absence of anyUring like a connecwd argument tending to prove Lord Byron guilty of incest, Mrs, Btowe dts- newly charged him with an inceatavus imtercourse withchis sister, She was denounced on all sides and called upon to prove the cnarge, Instead of doing tne she entera upon @ somewhat rambing review of the married life of Lord and Lady Byron, m which we are told absolutely nothing that we were not as mumately familiar with as Mra, Stowe bersel. What connection have certatn papers pab- Ushed years ago with the eharge of incesd? But let us uot be hasty. Let ae rather enter upon the seoond part of the book, and with as much pa- tuence as we cam sumimou read the thirty pages descriptive of Lady Byron as Mra. Stowe knew her. As @ reminiscence they are interesting enough; 29 bearing upon the crime of incest they are turesoine, Mia. Stowe’s sister, in a bre letter, corroborates all the statements made in the Aantic Monthly article. This tady accompanied Mrs. Stowe on her vistt to Lady Byron, and was told the story immediately aiter, As might be supposed, the widow of the poet 1a immensely pratsed, If we are to believe all that Mrs. Stowe writes about her we must Inevitably arrive at the conclusion that during her lMfetime sue was the most perfect woman tn the world. Mentally as well a8 morally she was unequalled. She united the puvity of a Mary with the intellectual capacity of a De Stael Mer temper was sweet avd amiable; her chariues boundiess, In a word, Lady Byron is re- presenied just such @ character as vever did and never can exist, Kven the most cxtravagant of novelists would hesitate before drawing such a being 43 is bere described. Mrs. Stowe labors hard to provewthat dis remarkably gfted woman was nota vieulm of hallucination, Several letters trom Lady Byron to her are given as evidence of the former's ciear, robust mind. When we consider that they relate mainly to the slavery question we might fairly quesiion their worth, Certaimly not few of those who intorested themselves in the abolition of slavery were anything but sane. Yet we are willing to admit that tuey are written in a very clear, in- teliigent style. But does that prove she was no victim to hallucination? The monomaniac 1s invaria- bly as sane as other mortals save on the single sub- Ject that is distorted in his mind, However, to the subject. Mrs, Stowe’s acquaintance with Lady Byron ripens into friendship, aud the latter bestows her confidence on the author of “Uncie Tom’s Cabin.” And now we come to the atory of the incest, Because of 8 desire that Mrs. Stowe shall be heard fully and impartially in her own defence, we give the chapter entire, excepting some letters trom Mrs, Stowe and one trom Mr. Aird, to which we shall refer hereafter;— Inow come to the particulars of that most painful interview Which has peen the cause of all this cou. wove My sister and myself were going from Loniow to Evers.ey to visit tie Rev. UC, Kiuusiey, Oa our Way We stopped, by Lady Byrou’s Invitation, to ijunch with her at her summer residence on Ham Comon, near Lichwmond; and it was when arrauged Uiat On onr return We should make her & short visit, as she said she had a subject of importance ou Which she Wished to converse with ine aione. On our return from Eversiey We arrived at her house in the morning. It appeared to pe one of Lady Byron’s well dave. She was up and dressed and moved about her hoase with Her Usual alr of quiet simnplicity—as ful: of ttle acts of consideration for all about her as if they Were the habitual mvalids and she the well Ts0n. ‘there were with her two Jadics of her most inti- Mate friends, by whom she scemed to be vegarued with a sort of worship, When she lefuthe room for @ Liwineat taey looked after her with a slaguiar ex- pression of ,Tespect and ailection, and expressed ireeiy their admirauon of ber character aad ther jears that her wuseifishness might be ieuding her to exertion, Aster innen I retired with Lady Byron, and my sister remained witu her friends, 1 shouid here re- mark that the clef subject of the conversation Which ensued Was nov entirely new to me. In the interval beuween my iirst and second visits to Hag. jand alaly who for many years had enjoyed Lady Byron’s friendship and conndeace had, wich her consent, Stated tae case generally to me, givug some of the ieidents, so tual 1 was in a manoer prepared for what followed. ‘those Who wccuse Lady Byron of being a person foud of taiking upoo this subject and apt to make unconsidered confidences can have kaown very hitiie of her, of her reserve and of the apparent dibi- Lees soe bad ig speaking On subjects nearest her eart. Her habitual calmness and composure of raanner, her collected dignity on all occasions, are often mentioned by her husband, sometimes With bitterness, sometimes wit admiration, He says, ‘Though i accuse Lady byron oi an excess of gelf-respect | must in candor admit that if ever @ persoa had ¢xcuse for an extraordinary portion of iv she ad é, iu all her thoughts, words and deeds, she is the most decorous Woman ‘that ever existed, and must appear, what few | faucy could, a per- fectiy refined gentlewoman even to her jemime de chambre.” ‘Tns calmness and dignity were never more manifested than in this interview. in recailing the conversation at this distance of time 1 cannot remember ail the language used, Some particular words and forms of expression I do re- member, and tuuse t give; and im other cases | give mny recollection of the substance of What was sad. ‘Phere Was sOuiething awful to me in the intensity of repressed emotion Which she showed as sue yro- ceeved, ‘the great fact upon which ail turned was stated in words that Were unmistakad! “Mrs. Stowe, he was guilty of incest with his sister |”? Sac here became go deathly pale that I feared she would Jaint, aud hastened to fay, “My dear Iriend, I wave heard that.” She asked quickly, **Froim whom?? and T answered, “From Mrs. —,” when she replied, “On, yes |"' as if recoilecting herseil. I then asked Ler some questions, 1n reply to waich she suid, “1 wiil tell you.” She then spoke of her first acquaintance with Lord Byron, trom whien | gathered that she, an only cilid, brought up in retirement, and living much wituin herself, had been, as deep natures olten were, Intensely stirred by his poetry, and had felt a deep interest in nun personaliy, a3 one that had the germs of all that is glorious and nobie, When sie was introduced to him and perceived his admiration of herseif, and at last received his o oiler, alihou deeply moved, she doubled her own power lo be to lim all tuat a wile should be, She declined bis offer, there- fore, but desired to retain still his friendsnp. Alter Us, a3 she said, u correspondence ensued, mostly on moraj and nterary subjects, and by this correspondence her interest im him was constanuy increased. At last, she said, he sent her a very beautirul letter ofiering limself again, “i thougnt,” she added, “that it Was sincere, and that | might now show hun all lieit, 1 wrote just What was in my hears. ~*Alterwards,” she said, “i found in one of his journals this notice of my ilewwer:—‘A lewer trom Bell—never rains but it pours,’ There was through her babitual calm a shade of womanly indignauon as sie Spoke taese words, but 16 was gone in @ Moment. | said, “And did he not jove you, then?’ She auswered, “No, wy dear, he did not love me.”” “Why, men, did he wish to marry you?” She laid her haud on mine and said in a low voice, “You wiil Bee.” She wien told me that, shortly after the de. clared engagement, he came fo her tatl house wo visit her a8 an accepted suitor. Th visit Was to her fuil of digappointm His appear- ance Was 50 strange, Moody and unaccountable, and his reaument of uer so peculiar, that she came to the conclusion that he did not love ber and sought an opportunity to couverse with lim alone. She told bim that sue saw from his manner that their engagement did nov give hin plea- sure; that slie should never blame Dim if he wished to disso) ; Uiet Ms Dature was excepuonal; aud M, on a nearer view of the situation, he shcauk {roi it, she Would release him, aud remain no less than ever nis Iriend. Upon this, sae sald, ne fainted entirely away. She stoppea a moment, and thev, as Wf speaking titel Ng effort, added, “Then | was sure he muse Ove Li “Aud did he not? said I. What other eause could have fed to this emotion?” She looked at me very sadly and said, “Fear of de- 0) 1. “What?” said I. “Did that cange then exist? “Yes,” she aaid, “tt aid.’? Aud ghe explained that she now atirinuted Lord Byrom’ great agitation to Tear Uhat, iu some Way, suspicion Of the crime had been aroused im her mind, wad that on this account she Was seeking Co break the engagemeat. Sha said that from that moment her sympathies wera aroused ior tty, to sooine the remorse and snguih which cope gat hye on bis mind, and which she then regarded 94 the senstbility of an unusually exacing moral Mature, whlen judged itself oy higher standards, and condemned ‘itself unsparing- jy for what most young wen of hig times. ed as Venial fauita, She) lad every hope for bis future, and ail We entbusiesm of beiter that so Many wen and women of those times aud ours haye had in his Inwinsic Lobieness, She Bata the gioom, however, seemed to be even deeyer When he caine jo the mar- riage; but she looked att ag the sullering of a pecu- liar being, to whom she was calied to minister, I said to her that, even ia the days of my curduood, 1 had heard oF something very painful that nad passed as lhey Were in the carnage, Uunediawly witer mary === Oe riage. She then satd that it waa so; that almost bis first words, When they were alone, were, that dhe might once have saved Lim; that if she bad accepted peepee ee ee it Live 4 made ung Bue pleased; as it was, ane po ie gto conv a8 reoo! mg Varoard’s Wary, seems only a coulioantion of ee foantin aad just What migat Lave iollowed 1 (nen asked how she besame certain of the true cause. she sald Sah roe the outset of thetr married Me, his conduct towards her was strange and Unaccountadle, even daring the first weeks alter the weddlog, while they were visiting her friends and outwardiy on good terma. He seemed resolvea to shake and combat both her retigious principles aud ber views of the family state, ie tried to undermine her faith in Ohstsuanity a3 o rule of ufe by argument and by ridicule. He set be- fore her tbe continental idea of the Mert ob mar- riage; 1 bemg a simple partnership of friendsnip and property, he to which were allowed by one anowher to pursue ‘heir own separate individadi wastes, He told her thu he could uot be ex- pected to confine hwnsely to her, nelther should he expect or wish that sie should confine hersei to him; that she was young and preity, and could have ber Jovers, and he should never object; and that she must aulow him the same freedom, She said that she did not comprenend to what this was tending till after tucy came to London and ols sister came to stay with then At wbut precise time tue idea of an improper connection veiweea ler Busband and lis sisuer Was first forced upon her she did not say, but she told me how 1b was done, Sue said that one ut, in ber presence, be treated his sister with @ uberty which both sbocked and astonished ber, Seemg her amazement and alarm, he came up to herand said, ma sneermg tone, “1 suppose you perceive you are nob wanted here. Go to your owa room, und leave us alone, We can amuse ourselves better without you.”? She said, “1 went to my room trembling. I feli down on my knecs and prayed to my eavwaly Father w have morey on tue, I thougnt, ‘Waat shall 1 doy??? remember after. this a pause in the conver- sation, during which she seemed straggiing with tuoughts aud cmotious; aud, tor iny part, | was unable to utter a word or ask @ question, She did not tei Ine what joliowed immediately upon tals, wor how seom alter she spoke on the subject with either of the parmies. She first began to speak of conversations alterward held with Lord byron, in wich be boldly avowed tac connection a8 having cxistecd in lime past, and @8 one tat was to continue 11 tine to come; and unpiied that she muss submit to i. she put it to ius conscience a3 concerning his sister's soul, and he said it Was uo in; that It Was the way the world was first peopled. ‘The Scriptures taught that all the world descended trom one pair; and how could that be unless browbers married tueir sisters? that, if nota sin then, it could not bea sin now. Itmmedtately eaid, “Why, Lady Byron, those are the very arguments gtven in the drama ot ‘Calp,’”” (ne very same, was her reply. “He conid reason very speciousiy on this subject.” She went on to say that when she pressed him hard Wit the universal sentiment of mankind a3 to the hosror and the crime he Look auother turn, and said that the horror and crijue Were the very attraction: that he had worn out ail ordiwary forms of sia, aod thas he “longed for the sumuius of a new kiua of vice,” She set before bim the dread of detection, and then he became furious. Bhe should never be the means of his Gevection, he said. She should leave bim; thas he ‘Was resoived upon; but she should always bear ail the biame of the separation. In the sueering tone which was common with him he said, ‘ne world will believe me, and it will not believe you. The world has made up 1s mind that “by? 13 @ giorious boy; and the world wil go for ‘By,’ right or wroug. Besides, 1 shall make it mny iife’s object to discredit you, I shall use ali my powers, Kea ‘Oaleb Whi- Hams,’ and you will see that 1 shal) do by you just as Falkiand did by Caleb.” Tgaid that all this seemed to merlike insanity. She said that sue was for a time ied to think that it was lusanity, and excused aad pitied hun; that his treai- ment her expressed “such hewed and Walgnity that she kuew not what else to uuuk of it; that he seemed resolved to drive her out of the house at all hazards, and threatened her, if sue should remain, in @ way to alarin he heart of any woman; yet, thinking nin insane, she lett him at last with the sorrow witht witch guy One Might leave a dear Irtend whose rea- son was whouy overtiarown, and to whom in tis desolation she Was no longer permitted vo winister, 1 inquired in one of the pauses of the conversa. ticn wuether Mrs. Leiga was a peculiarly beauttul OF attractive woman. “No, my dear, sue was plain.” “Was she, then, distinguisued for gentus or talent of any kind? “Oh, Do. Poor Woman! She was weak, relatively, to him, and wholly unuer his control.” “and what became of her? “Sie atterwards repented and became a truly good woman.” 1 think It Was here she mentioned tuat she nad frequeatly seen and conversed with M Leight in the vatler part of her Iie, and she seemed b derive comfort from the recollecuon, Lasked, “Was there achild?? [tad been told by Mrs, —— that there was a daughter, whe had jived some years. She said there was oue, a daughter, who made her friends much troubic, being of a very ditlicult nature to manage, 1 bad understood taat at one tine this daugiier-escaped from her friends to the Continent, and tat Lady Byron assisted tu efforts to recover her, Of Lady Byrou’s kindness both to Mrs. Leigh and the ciild J had before heard trom Mrs. ——, Whiv gave ine my first information. It is aiso strongiy tmpressed on iny mind that Lady Byron, in apswer to some question of mine as to whether there wascver any wecttug between Lora Byron and his sister after he left Kpgiand, answered twat she had insisted Upon it, or Made a condition, that Mrs. Leigh should not go abroad to him. When the conversation as to events was over, as 1 stood musing, 1 #41, “lave you Lo evidence that ne repented ¢”’ and alluded vo the mystery of his deata and the message he endeavored to utter, She answered guickiy, and with great decision, that whatever sagut have been his meauing ab tuat hour, sie jet sure ne had finaily repented added, with great earnestoess, 1 do nov delleve that any child of whe Heavenly Father is ever left vo eternal sin.” i sald that such a hope was moat delight™ml to my feelings, but tha. 1 had always regarded the ludui- geuce of It a4 a dangerous one. Her look, voice aud mauner at that moment are indelibly iixed in my mind. Sue lvoxked at me so sadly, $0 firmly, and sai “Danger, Mrs. Stowel What danger can come from indaiging that hope like the danger that comes trom not having it?” I said in my turn, “What danger comes from not having 17? “The danger of losing all faith in God,” she said, “alt hope for others, all strength to iry and save them. 1 once Knew es lady,” she added, ‘who was in a state of scepticism and despair from betief in Wat docurine. 1 coink I saved her by giving her my taith.” 1 was sient and she continued:—“Lord Byron be- lieved in eternal puaiwiment fully; for though he reasoved against Christianity as it 18 commonly re- ceived, be could not reason himself out of it, and I think 1 made him dosperate, He used to say, ‘Ihe worst of 118, 1 do beileve.’ Had be seen God as 1 see Hit | ami sure bis heart wouid have relented,’ She went on wo that his sins, great as they were, admitted of unuch palliation and excuse; that he was tne child of singular and til-matched parents; tuat he bad an organizailon orginally tine, but one capable equally ol great good or great evil; that in his cuildbood he bad only the worst and most 1aial influences; that he grew up into inanhood with no guide; wat there was everyluing in tic Classical course of the schools to develop an unhealthy growth of passion, and ho moral infueuce of avy kind to restrain it; that the manners of his day were corrupt; that what were now considered vices in society were then spoken of a3 matters of course among young nobic- men; that drinking, gamimg and licentiousness everywhere abounded, wud that, up to a cettain time, he was no worse than mulutudes of otner young men of his day, ouly that the vices of his day Were Worse for him. ‘ihe excesses of passion, the disregard of physical laws tn eating, drinking and living wrougit effects on bit that they vid not on less sensitively organized frames, and prepared him for the evil hour when he fell into the sin which shaded his whole iife. All the rest was a struggle with ics conzequences—siumiug more and more to conceal the sin of the past. But she believed he never out- lived remorse; that ho always suffered, and that this showed that God had not uveriy forsaken him. Ke- Morse, slice said, aiways showed mora! sensibility, and while that remained there was always hope. She now began to speak of her grounds for think- img it wight be ber duty sully to publish this story before she left the world. First she said that tiurough the whole course of her Mfe she nad telt the eternal value of trath and seen how dreadful a thing was falsenood, and how fear- ful it was to be an accomplice m it, even by silence, Lord Byron had demoralized the moral sense of Engiand, and he had dono it in a great degreo by the ‘sympathy excited by falsehood. ‘ihis had been pleaded in extenuation of all bis crimes and vices, and ied to @ low- ering of the standard of morals in the literary world, Now it was proposed to print cheap editions of nis Works, aud sell thes: among tie common peo- ple, and inierest them ia him by the circulation of Us same Story. She then said to this effect, thar she believed in retribution and suffering tn the future Ife, and that the consequences of sins here follow us there, and 16 was strongly impressed upon ner mind that Lord Byron must satier in looking on the evil conse- quences of what he had done tn this life and in see- lag the further extension of that evil. “It has sometimes stroagly appeared to me,’ she said, ‘that he caunot be ab peace until this injustice has been righted, Such ts the strong feeling that { have when | think of going where be 13.” ‘These things, she said, had led her to iuguire ‘whetuer it might not be ber duty to make @ full aud clear disclosure before she lett the world. Ot course 1 did not listen to this story a8 one Who ‘Was 10) ita worth. I received it as truth, aud the purpose for which it was communicated was not to enable me to prove it to the world, but esk my opinion whether she should show it to the world before leav! it The whole consultation was upon the assumption that she bad at her com- mand such proofs a8 could not be Neate Concerning what they were I did not minutely iniquire; oniy, in apswer to a general question, She said that she had ietters and doguments in proof of her story. Knowing Lady Byron's pret ae of mind, her clear-neadedness. her accurate habits and her perfect Knowledge of the maiter, 1 considered her judgment pp this point decisive. Trold her that I would take the subject mto con- sidcrauon and give mv opmion in a few days. od nigtt, after my sister and myself hed retired ‘our OWN apartment, I related to her the whole ry, and we spent the night in talking Of it. Twas powertuly impressed with the justt and Reopes ‘Of an immediate disclosure, while ane, on the contrary, represented the puinfal sanee- juences that would probably come upon Lady By: rom taking such @ Biep. Beloro we parted we next day I requested Lady Byron to give me some memoranda of such dates and outlines of the gener, tory a8 would enable ig. Onegiving a the paper ‘arly Hyron requested |. On giving me r Lady Byron me to return It to her when 1 had ceased to be of ‘we to mo for the purpose indicated. ‘Tms Mrs. Stowe did. She also wrote a hasty note to Lady Byron expressing her astonishment at the facts narrated, and inquiring if she had ever sab- jected them “to the judgment of a medical man learned in nervous pathotogy."» Subsequently she Wrote saying that “Considering the peculiar circum- ‘stances of the case 1 could wish that the sacred veil of silence, so bravely thrown over the past, shoald never be withdrawn during the time that you rematu with us.” ‘Toen follows @ letter written by G. H. Aird to the editor of Macmillan’s Magazine in September last, relative to the conduct of Lord Byron immediately after his marriage. And this is really aii that Mrs. Stowe has to say in substantiauon of her charges. It Is true that she takes up forty pages with a “Chronological Suinmary of Events,” but in wese she further weakens an already weak case. Mrs, Stowe asserts that Lady Byron told her Lord Byron had been guiity of meest with nia sister. She farther said that Byron had taken shocking lber- ties with Mrs. Le@igh in her presence, ana tat In re- ply to her remonsirance he lad toid her to leave the Foo, a3 she Was not wanted. «In all this Mes. Leigh 13 ade to appear at least a passive if pot ws active pariner in the offence, Ia the “summary”? reierred to Mrs. Stowe endeavors to expiala away the iet- ters irom Lady Byron to Mra. Leigh, wate the sepa- ration Was pending, published 1m tae London Quar- terig, #00 given in Luese columns. 1t will be reimem- dered that they are most alecthonaiely worded, Murs. Leigh 18 addressed as “My dearest Augasta,” and 19 reicrred to as Ube best of frieuds and sisters. Mrs. Stowe cannot yet over these letters. Sue quotes them in tuil and ¢xplains them away as fo:lows:— We are here to consider that dirs, Leigh bas stood to Lady Byron im all thie long agony 48 her only coni.dante and j that she has denied the charges li i and reierred them to insanity, adm tempts upon herseif wich she has been o! over and control. Lady Byron has come to the conclusion that Augusta i# mistaken ay to insanity; that there is a yeal wicked purpose and desire on the pi of the brother, not as yet believed in by the mis- ter, She regards the sister as one who, though deceived and Visndes il worthy of couldence was consideration; and 40 nays to her, “You will be oc my opinion berea:ter.” ‘ou have considered ne more Lian & thousand done." Mrs. Leigh 1, in Lady Byron most abused and innocent woman, Who, to spare be her delicate situation, has takeu on le.self whole charge of a maniacal brower, — aithoush suifering frou him language an’ actions of tue most inja- Tous kin’, ‘That Mra Lelzh did not flee the house at ouce under each circumstances, and wholly deciine the manage- ment of the case, seeus to Lady Byron consideration and selt-eacritice greater than she can ackuowledys. ‘tue know- ledve of the whole extent of the truth came to Lady Byron's mind at a later period, ‘This is the very essence of absurdity, We repeat that Mrs. Stowe asserts thas Lady Byron told ber sue had witoessea Lord byron's bag yt actions: towaids Mrs, Leigh, Soe was in the same room With them—more, she was ordered to leave tie room because uer presence was not wanted. Whar was Mrs. Leigh doing ali this ie? Was she rebuk- tng her brother or Was she passively sebmittiug to the umproper ilbenties, or Was Bue acuvely paruci- pauung i Lis guuLY Mrs. Stowe must explain away er inconsistency in this respect, As tv stands her explanation of the letiers 18 nosatistactory. We ure compelied to abselulely Ana unquaiuediy reject it AS regards What Dr. Lusiington said tuere w noth ing to prove incest, He clared, after hearing Lady Byron’s story, that areconciiiauuon was twi- possibie. ‘Unly this and noting wore”? What tie oence was he left to conjecture, We shail not take up the time of the reader a great deal more on thts book, Mrs. Stowe compares tue cuaracters of Lord and Lady Byron, and anos at the conciusion that the story of tue wile is the most worthy of credence, She next gocs into “te direct arguuent to prove ine crime,” waich sie bases Ou Waal sho CliuMs to be Lacts—tiat -t 13 derect evidence thas Lord Byroa was. guilty of some ua- usual tunmorality.” Where is it? Next, that he agreed to the separation rather Luan consead to & pabuc in- vestigation. ‘ard, that he did pot revarn to England and enter ast, Kourth, tit at the time the cnarge O/ Incest Was inade, to Wich Saeliey refers in a se ter dated’ bath, Sepiember 24, 1816, when he sies that Lady Byroa was thea living with Mrs, Leigh, Futh, in Manfred, Sixth, mm a ietter or Lord Byron, m which he says, “besides my litue legitimate, [ have made uuto myseif an ie- gitumuic since, to say noting or one Lerore”—tnis “one before” peing Medora Leigh. We have neitaer nor the ncinauon to further summMriZe wus “dlrect argument,” which werely collects a number of facts aad fancies and weaves of them tn theories tending to saow incest. ‘Lhe “phys cal argument”? is readily laughable, Graniig BYLOL WAS Bi sutured as LO be capapic of the erie he 18 charged Wit, 16 does M06 LulLow, by wny means, that he was gulity oF invest. ‘tac lied of Conuecting his iife With lis poetry ww nothing new. He has beiore beca cuaryed with bemg tue reality of every male character le ever conceived, Wnaeu Mrs. Stowe writes gravely about tbe “early unnatural staiv” Of lis ind, and about dis “safer yg singuiar and mexplicaple agonics of remorse, We cannot resis. the wmpration to sintie, All who knew Byron weil were aware how he delighted to make himse. appear mysterious and Mex pucabie. We sail not, However, reler farther Lo Wilat 1s diready 80 Well knowa. it bas been Our Purpose rather vo suMMa- rize Mrs, Stowe’s book than Lo review it, From what is given here the reader can form a just estiuiate ol tae vaiue o the Work. For our part we do iol besi- tate to pronounce it Jame and Mapotent. As a via- dication of Lauy Byron it 1s poor; a8 & vindicauon Of Alrs, Scowe It 18 ,Oorer. Bul, Lotwiilistanding Unis Lact, We agree Wilh Mrs. Stowe in wilat she says in ihe following senienee, Lf ane writes une wruta, if Byroa did couigi the crime of incest, and If the proot of his guilt exists, it 1s tue duty of those Wo Hold the eviacnce to clear up tae Goudts aud uncer- laluties that bang around we tame oi Lord Byron aad the memory of his wie. In concluding mer nar- rative Mrs, Stowe says:— And now I have one word to say to those in England who, with ail tie facts and documents in their hands watch coul at once have cleared Lady Byron's tame, auowed the bar OU8 ussattit of the Backwood to yo Over the elviiized world without a reply. I mpeak to thoes whos Knowing tuat 1 sua peaking the truth, stand *lient; to those who unve now the Hlity to produce ‘the fucte documents by waleb tb cause might be insianuy settled, end wo donot produ 1Go not judge them; but J’ remind them that a day is coming when théy and L must etand aide by aide at the great Judgment seai—i to give an account for my speaking, Wey Yor their silence. Others may be able to fasten the crime of incest upon Lord Byron; bat certuimly Airs. Stowe has not suceeeded bere. Aside froin the subject, wer work is very poor. As’@ literary production it iB verbose and uresome, Mer principal object in view aces to have been the writing of @ volume suificieauy bulky to sell. To this end she dwells upon a hte point at immense length and repeats the same thing many mes over. Aitogether, whether considcred Jor 1t# bearing npon upon the Byron controversy or regarded as a literary production, “Lady Byron poi agearal must be held @ compiete and wretched jailure, $HXu PEVMSYLVAMA COAL TRADE. A Stugnant Market—The Co-operative Syo tem. {Froin the Philadelphia Ledger, Jan. 3.) ‘The anthracite coal wade was very dull jast week, and of the litde done even less was reported. Sost of the companies were, no doubt, engaged in mak- ing up their reports to the end of the calendar year. ‘Phe xeading Kailroad reports @ wonage for tie week ending on the south ult. of 32,167 tons, against 67.014 tons the previous week, and for the tscal year, begiumug with wie Ist of December, 296,608 tons, against 200,587 tons to correspondiag time in 1868—au mcrease thus far of nearly fiity per cent, ‘The unusually warm weather last week sumclently opened the Canaia to permit the passage of boats, of which some few of them took advantaze to make coal deiiveries along thelr lines, ‘The total tonnage of the week, so Jar as was reported, was 187,207 tons, There is ttle demand for coal except to the retail trade of this cily. ‘To-day several collicries that have been closed for the folday week will open, but production 1s ever imactive in mid-winter whac- ever may be the demand. The Reading Kailroad Company will two-day reduce the rates of toll to Port Richmond fifty cents, which ougat to reduce the price of coal as much, Tos reduction will ieave the company $2 08 per ton from Port Carbon and two dollars from Schuylkill Haven, The committee of coal operators aud, representatives of mivers in the Schuylkill region Met on the 20tu ult. aud fixed tne basis for wages for the monta of December at three dollars per ton for coai at Port Carbon. Notwithstauding retail dealers are desirous of Maintaining prices antl they rua off stocks latd in when coal was up, during the fall months, all the indications favor a heavier coal business during the coming season and at lower prices for coal, the reduction coming from all the several items of wages, carriage and operators’ profits. The present enormous cost of production operates as a check upon the development of the manufacturing inter- ests, and is a@_grave burden on the dosnestic con- sumers tnronghout the country. A movement is making in the mining regions by intiuential parties to introduce the co-operative system in the produc- tion of coal It is pro) that the miners shall become the lessees of the mines, ma. chinery, &c., necessary to produce thé coal. By this arrangement it is believed that tue mines can be more intelligently aud more economically worked than many of them now are in tue Lands of inexperienced operators, giving to labor @ more satisfactory reward and to proprie- vors some profit, whereas, under the antae ee Sarin working, each of the several in- e in the trage aiming at the greatest temporary reward to itself, collisions are provoked, the workings are left for weeks and mo! in tale- ness, with severe lossjto miners, to operators andtto carrying companies, all of which loss to be footed by consumers in higher ee of coal. We should like to geo the co-operative system mm operation in the coal trade, which seems to present more points for its favorabie action than that of almost any other pursalt, There are, too, plenty of opened and un- productive mines in all the several regions, which, we havé no doubt, may be secured by satisfactory lease Outil the thug 18 fairly tested, “deal out physic w the taithral of the latter days. THE MORMONS. Brigham and His Tronbler—Potency of Medicine —'The Physie Schism — Tho Smiths—Sons ,of the Prophet at Work—What the Twelve Apostles Mave Done—Co-operative Saints— Tho Xow Railroad — Mur- der — Mormon Progress, SAL@ LAKE Orry, Dec. 25, 1860, Brignam Young is slowly and cautiously perfect- ing the plans by which he hopes to defeat the Jeaders of the present schism and “freeze them ut,” the method employed by him to free Sait Lake City from the presence of Gentues and gpostates. Recently Hiram B, Clauson, Brighawm’s fuctotun and man Friday, purchased the entire stock of drugs beionging to the Gentue firm of J. Bauman & Co., who have been carrying on the drug buriness for several years in this city, ‘Lhis purchase was made by Mr. Clauson ag agent for Zion’s Mercanule Bull’s-eye Co-operative Insutution, for the purpose of establishing @ “Holness to the Lord’? drug store, and becomes significent from the fact taat Mr. W, 5, Godbe, the proprietor of the Ulak Magazine and the principal leader ip the echism, has tor years carried on the wholesale and retail drug business in this cily, While Mr. Godbe was an adherent of brighaw’s he was regarded as un emisentiy tana proper person to supply with physic a people who, Wile professing to dispise and abjure the use of the article, are by no meuns so rash as to turow it to the dogs. In Mormondom, however, circumstances frequently aiter cases, especially when a so-cailed apostate ts concerned, and while Godve a year ago was the perfection of druggists, Godbe to-day 13 considered & very dangerous and untit person to In tals, asin every other case, Brigham has a sitding Seale Witch marks the temperature of bis tceinga towarda the individual, and which is governed by tne warmth or coldness of his affections towaras hia, Had Godbe remaine) a deyout inember of the Church and Gospel, a8 10 18 1 Brigham, Ziou’s mer- cantlle co-operative tnsitiution would noc now be a vender of pil.s, and Messrs, Bauman & Co. would be minus the greeabacks extracted from brigham’s Pieshoric wallet. There are many peopie wo have proved Mr. Godbe’s abliity and integrity in basiness gud who, notwithstanding the embargo lal by the Morinou iMerarchy upon trade with bis store, will gull coutinae to patronize him, at the risk of being themselves excowmunicated irom the bnghamite Church, All possible means are being adopted by Brigham to prevent the magazine from circulating among the people, anda positive orders have veen lasued prohibiting Mormons from subsertving for it. ‘Yhe excitement among the people here is unabated, and hundreds crowd Masonic Healt on Sundays to hear the leading men in this, the universally ac- KuoWieUdzed LO LE MO0St SeTiOUs Susu Wich has ever occurred 1m the Mormon Gauri siuce As Last inception. isveu tue claims and pretensions of the snuths, sons Of Joe Suh, the “vrophet,”? are iguored aud Jost sight of iu We excitement Witicu tue Lew aud Diore MNpOrtant ClalMs (0 Lae possessiou of aL OF.LO- dox Tatta Lave occasioned, ‘Lue DMns Uucig Hie sumer couvered & great many und shipped tuem to limvls and Jackson couuiy, —dhise sour, Tiis sater place Is GeBighuled by Teve- Jabivn a8 tue MorMua paradise, lo Wuick every faitntul Mormon with his retinue of wives und cuLl- dren expects lo go Waen We ULgodly GeuiLes are Wiped out Of existence. "UNG Diu brauca of tue | Churca has, however, Loresualed Uie Sale Lake Alor Mous in We seitieMent OL Jackson Cody, aud as Uley GO LOL practise poiygaiiy Wey Wil probaliy be @ lowed tO seman there la peace, Brigiaw is vow TesSOTtME LO argWuscuLs Ly CoUnteraci Lue edt the doctrines wivocaled bY Messrs. Goole & © for that purpose Orson Lyue has prea io tue tavervac.€ OL ApOstacy, w Very Wwisuy Wesuy production aud BurGugly CbUractersuG Ol Lyd This Urson Hyde 18 one oF Brighuai's iweive apostc Bud We maa WHO, When he loud 1b Wowd ucaol oF apo iwaster’s purpo: Suuia ana during & meeung ob & at wien brighaim ,Was proseai, te. the Vuiwe Of tic Lord waytig, “t have cu, my servant Brigham to ve uc leauer of ly people.” AS Hyde Was the firsé mua wie ever tuougut of such & Lug he certabiny sdouls have tie Gedis, BUCA O38 1b bs, OF OFgMaLOs LL. Orson Prati, coalessedly tae must abe logicwta aud ora Lor, mM iw tae Oly Oue, Wai possesses, has wisd been Order hes Wo piuy Upon Lae Malukoif of tue opposis which he dl vy Gade OF @ Baraugue Ww use & qi bus Ais ure Was considerably Weakened by tue UATEHAOIERCSS OL DiS PUSIULOU. UCSON W1UL6, Jt, has Jolhed We TUnks Of We BCHISUUMUCS, BUU 1s InOELe @ule In arguuiead Urn Lis data Amid Ule excheiment oF se Zion sull Conunue to move Ind the kewmaiw Leuet bucivty MANOUNCES B Male Lor FUE VEUEUE Of Le poor in as Ward, fda it, ob ye salts! who Gwe du the Briuish isles wed olner portions ot Europe abd 1a we staiws. Ye wuo have been lutormed vy tue lying pour in Zi0u, Was prouised to those WRO Woud leave tacir © Jortavie Lowes ago go to UlaG. there Could be no poor tuere, Jor here Was work 1o¢ wil, bab the au- Louncement siares us biankly in tue face vat a inte ‘Wii bé Lield (Or the HENELE Of the poor ii Zivw. Alice that nove but & IyMg, EYUIVOCALLg HussioNaTy Will lave tue assurance ty deny Liat tere ure poor ln Zion, By the way, female relief societies have a variety Of Occupavions. Some of them ould aud curry on ward Co-operarive siores—Luat 18, the wouey Col. lected tor tue venctit of the poor ib Used to susiala co-operavion, ‘This 28 NOL at all BUrprisiag; for, a coraing vo the Bouk of Pocirine dad Covedaubs, U tithing is to be devoted, ainong oluer Lilddys, LO Lue beneiitof the poor; bul Brigual uses te lo dulid taeuires and Other Telgious testitutious, vesides supporting Migs Jarge and somewhat numerous Jumily OUL Of 1 JAS Written “He thut desire i die Ollice of Bishop, desweth a good tung.’ his 1s strictly true with regard to Zion, but be wat deswwe.k the oliice of Presidcut of the Moruon Uauren de- sirew & big thing, W ith loig Of Inoney In Wk. Ou We 2ud, & large quanuty of railroad trou Naving arrived Qt Farniugtwa and more on the road, track-layiug was resumed oa the Utah Central, between Liat place and this city, Track jaying proceeds rapidly, and the onicers of the road are conudent boat trans ‘Will be ranning to snd from te teruiiaus in tis chy by the ist of January, 1870, There will be a grand time and much rejoiuing among tne Mormons over the compleiion of the road. Co-operauion has not yet Sucveeded in “ireezmg ouv? all of tie Gente Inerchants, and some of the heaviest firms suii re- main in Sait Lake City, confidently expecting and patienuy awaiting the \ime when the new move- ment Will break down ali barriers to trade bevween Gentile, Jew and Mormon, wiica they beuleve Lo be near at hand. For several days past a murder trial has been pro- pressing at Ogden. ‘ine crimuaal 13 OC Of Ziol’s Hopeiui gons, bura and brought up in Morinonisin, but who nas departed from and reuousced the siti oi nis fathers. During & gambling quarrel at Utab on the ova Of last October he slut 4 young man named Martin Ear! through the head, Killing bin in- stantly. sprouse, the murderer, escuped to Lura- |; mie, but was caught and returned to Utal. A ver- dict of murder in the first degree was brougut in by the jury, ana in pursuance of @ Ulan statute, which gives the crimimal the choice of one or three modes of deati—bvy hanging, shooting or beheading, le chose to be slot. He was accordinly sentenced vo ve snot to death vt Ogden on the 14th day of January next. ‘The sen- tence was pronounced by ¥. D. Kiciards, Probate Judge, before whom be Was tied; and as the Pro- bate Court possesses no jurtsdiction in crimual cases, the firsc murder will be roliowed by a judicial one duless the United States Disty’.ct Court invericies to prevent it. ‘The columns of the Deseret News are filled with Jevters and extracts [rom letters giving & Most dule- ful account o1 tne success and pruspecis vi tie Mor- mon wssionaries in the Sates. One, Wiiliug trou Berkshire county, Mass., Says that tue amount of prejudice displayed by the people of thas region against the Luter Day work is Very great. But sew opportuniiies can be obtained for preaching in pub- lic, and the missionary says that he has vo co ali is preacuing by the fireside, Another missiunary Writes from Connecticut in gimuar terms. Oné, writing from Philadeipia, says the prospecis are not very brilliant at present for the juissiona- rigs to the Last dolug much by way Of couveritag the people, though the arrival of so many elders trom Utah is causing agreat deal of comment. Oa the night previous to writing the missionaries tried to gain admittance to a lecture upon the subject, shai the Mormons and Mormonism be tolcraten in the United States,” but the place was so full that they could not obtain admissiog. Another misston- ary, writing [rom IUinois, says that State 13 thetio- bed of apostates, and one 18 forced to contend agamst a thousand lies tuat grow proiiic among ‘tuat class Of men. Another writes froin Greenwood, Steuben county, N. Y., in despair of ever making a siagle convert. This is but a small portion oi tbe accounts received and published, all of which are the same eifect. ‘he day i long since past when the absurdities of Mormonism can be foisted upon the people of the United states as a Simon Pare jon. Speculation and money maxing are too plainly appareus as unoderiying tne whole renter of Mormonism, wiile the hideous tures of polygamy, blood atonement, Adam wor and incipient treason, disgust those who would calmly and dispassionately investigate thetr claims to public favor. Recent arrivais from Ogden, the City of Great Ex- pectations, siate that buildings are golng up rapidiy in the Vicinity of the Utah Central Kaliroad depos for business purposes, but that trade 13 very dull at prarens, money being @ scarce arucie in Utah, ‘ihe tah Central Rauroad Company contempiaies we erection of a large passenger and freigot depot, round houses and other ratiroud buildings ai wn Cany day at the Ogden terminus, A large vacant spac Immediately adjoining the town, on the banks of tho Weber river, been selected for that pur} From that point the Utah Central crosses the ik of the Central and Union Pacific Rath then the Weber river, upon a good, substant bridge, and through @ l deep cut unui it reaches the level eee beyond, and, making 4 long curve, continues In a periectly straight direction through Kaysville to Farmington, trom Whence another straight line oom it to the terminus upon Union square, in wis tye SUBURBAN INTELLIGENCE NEW JERSEY. Jorsey City. Tae Lararst Hoo in tae Srate.—Mr. F. B. Rien~ ardson, of the Ratiroad Hotel, Hightsiown, N. J., killed on New Year's day a hog nineteen months old which weighed, when dressed, 717 pounds. it was of tho Moumouth county stock. The hog came to market yesterday. Tus KNIFE AGAIN.—A man named Magrath en- tered the Mquor store of John Fation, at 19 Snssex street, yesterday afternoon, and drawing cut a larze knife made a swoop at bim, but Falion escaped by Poon over the counter and rasiing into a roo, agrat was wrested aud placed in prison to awais examination. DROWNED IN THE Mortis CANAL.—Yesterday morning the vody of an unkuown woman was fonnd Moating in the canal at the foot of Varick street. ‘The remains were 80 decomposed that identification isimposeibie, Coroner Burns will hold an imqucst to-day. Ap infant was fonnd m a box in the earal on Sum day evenivg. A permit for burial was given, Moboken. A Cizrg Accusry or Fravup.—A warrant waa issued by Justice Wolte yesterday for the arrest of ‘Thomas Blair, of the firm of Blau & Wenbyn, ona charge preferred by Robert Hankins of having de- irauded bun ont of umber Lo the value of $500, The Warrant is the hands of officer Henry and Blur WHi be arrested, Anornen SHootina AryRrAv.—Abont two o'clock yesterday morning a waichman named Egan was arrested by officer Hayes tor fring a pistol shot at ong Patrick McDermott, who lives in New York. 16 appears that some time previously McDermott emerged from @ public hunse in company with Joha Sheetaa and msuited the watchman, The latter resented it by shooting ab him, but luckily the bail rassed 18 aim. Owing to the conficting testimony the Case was dismissed by Keoorder Pope. Newark. SERIOUS. ACCIDENT TO A MILKMAN.—A few min- utes before one o'clock yesterday a milkman from Lyon's Farms, named Obadian Jones, had a narrow escape for his life on the New Jersey Railroad, at the Thomas street crossing, in this city. He was ariving across in his wagon waca the one o'clock tram from New York caue dying along. bis horse was instantly killed, the wagon demolished and te Dimself picked up in au lusensibie cundition and removed to a pliysiciau’s, where he soon became conscious, Tus injuries, though serious, are not dered fatal How in the world be eacape stant death 1s next to a muracie. . BURGLARS STILL AROUND.—arly yesterday a namber of residences oa Clinton place were entered by burglars and robvea of divers and sundry arti- cies ot value. The house of Mr. Alexander Barclay was filched of blankets, overcoats, new silk hats, a plauo cover, &c. lb was weil ine adroit scoun- drels moved with such catlike stillness, for the masculine membei of the house ail slept with revolvers uuder their pillows. They were never once disturbed, ‘Ine adjolumg residences of Mr. Joseph ii, Thomas avd Mr. Charles Esie were iso visited and robbed 1 like manner of various arccles, At Mr. Uste’s che burgiar received @ warm reception iroin that genticinan’s pistol, ‘The “bur- glar escaped but ieft so ood behind, apa as the bullet could pot be founu the inference is that the rascal carried 1b olf as a New Year’s souvenir, Paterson. ‘Turn Passare COUNTY BOARD OF FREENOLDEKS ‘wil meet those of Bergen county to-day at Dundee lake, to Gecide upon building a bridge over the river t place, The river ts the dividing line between the two counties and the expeuse and directorship af the structure tails upon each. ‘The Passaic ty Board very sepsiviy inegt that a suali be but of iron; the Bergzcnites, however, bearipg in miad the hage foresis of ieavy Umber upon their territory, are determiaed to Mave 1b Of wood, while bowl have adopted Stacton’s moto as their own, expiess thelr intenuon to “stk? Unless some sort OL Compromise 1s effected It is not unlikely that ge wilt be # curious contmivance, bai wood aud hail iron, “Taner Lee Lost IN THE Woons.—~ About four o'clock last Saturday afternoon three ttle sons of Mr. Joseph Wybie, of Wynockle, a fow miles erson, aged respectively ta, seven and five years, went out fora ramble in tho woods on ihe Jaouutains and have Dot simce been discovered. A continued search has bee. kept ap since their d appearuuce, wll ble beigubors joining in with the etracwa parenis; but, withoagu the country rouod been well scoured, ho traces of ine wn~ lute baves la the Wood have beea found. There nitude’ hope of weir vemg found alive, the as but storm of Sunday mght being very severe and the Weuther too cold lor c! i ire to breast. Nearly a y Jomed in the search, but Cod. WESTCHESTER OOUNTY. Nor Tuve.—A paragraph appeared in the MunaLo of Jast Sunday stating that Joun Eilts, a landscape gardener, living bear White Piains, had disappeared irom his home under mysterious circumstances, and ais tat bis Wile bad died ia tue Meantime. it pus slice been ascertained Liat cae statement was with, ont fouve ation im fact, #6 both partes are all In the enjoyment of home and ieaiuh. FATAL RAILROAD CASUALTY.—Edward Sheppara, aged sixteen, while accompanying nis uncle, a geu- tleman named Green, from ‘(remont to the city yess tercay morning, m attoimpting to get‘on the six o'clock train Irom White Plains, fell under the cars, two of wluch passed over tim, causing Instanta- neous death. Coroner Baivgate heid an inquest on the body when the station ugent vestilied to secing deceased fall between wie pluviorm and the track; tat he stouted to him to ite sull, but he supposed deceased did not hear bia, us he atttempted to get up anc fas at once drawn under the cars. A ver- dict of ‘Accidental death” was cendered, LONG ISLA! ARRUST OF AN ALLEGED Femau# INCENDLARY.— For months past the people of Flasling bave been terrlbly excited over the large number of attempts to burn the dwellings of prominent citizens, ‘the latest attempt of this kind was made on Sunday night in the residence of Joho S, Vandewater, in Muja street. ‘The Jamily rovred at about fia! I ten o’cluck, avout eleven o’ciock Were arouscd by the noise of the domestic, named Ann Morris, who continualty shouted “tire.” carpets in the second stery of tue buildmg bad been saturated with kerosene sud tien set on fire, caur~ ing such @ dense smoke as io kul a canary bird and Jeopurdize the life of a littic girl. The fire was ex- tingutshed before any cousiderable damage hid been elected. Yetterday inorntug officer J. W. Smith, of Kiushing, arrested Ana Morris, the do~ miesttc, on suapicton of having committed the our- rage. ‘Cue proof against ucr was so strong that sue was cominitted for the Grand Jury in Fepruary. She ig about twenty-two years of age. NEW HAVEN. EMANCIPATION JUBILEE.—Yesterday the colsred people of chis city celebrated the seventn avniver- sary of the day upon which President Lincoln issued the prociamation of emancipation with great heartiness and enthusiasm. In the forenoon a procession, consisting of a mulilary company, civic societies and citizens, paraded the streets, carrying baaners bearing portraits of Lincolt, Grant and Colfax, and at noun a Giger Was partaken of i the basement of tie State flouse. In the evening exercises of an appropriate character were observed. atthe Music Hall, and Wiliam Loyd Garrison, ot Bostol jovernor liawloy, of Hartford, ana Rev. A. G, Beman, of New Maven, made addresses. A MODEL DOMESTIC. Honora Eagan, a domestic looking and respecta- biy attired young wornan, with green trimmings and green ribbons on her botnet, who said she was twenty-seven years of age, Was charged wiih the robbery of twenty-five doliars, under ciroumstancea that may servoas a@ caution to housekeppers ‘up town.” Miss Eagan had been engaged, throngh the medium of an advertisement, as housemayd to Dr. Bursted, No. 343 Third avenue, On Saturdey sho made a great “haul” of wearing clotting and household property, meluding veivet and silk dresses, and packed theia up ready for her depar- tare. ‘To lorufy herself sor the grand jarceny sie drank a botile of wine, and then she took from a. vest pocket belonging to Air. Sidney E. Bursted eighty-tive doliars, Sue then went lor i relry and took two diainond riugs. Un leaving the house the wine had the effect of bringing on ovlivion, for sue left the nouse without takmy away the bundle and the two diamond rings were altorwards picked ap on the stairs. On the discovery of the robbery in- formation was given to detective Field, and he auc- ceoded lu apprehending her on Suuday afvernoou. Upon her he 1ound @ itst of srucies she had pur~ sed, most of which were of che dry goods kina, in her pocketbook $11 35. Sne was brougic rday morning before Jusuce Dowling and Gus mitted to answer,