Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-25 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.

Sir,—Having long had the pleasure of catering for my
friends in Liverpool, and from a sense of due resocc-, to
them, as wPII as a duty to a most respectable lady, it may
be satisfactory to state, in few word,, the cause of the
unpleasantry which so unexpectedly occurred at the
C mcert Hall, on Monday evening last, previous to my
appearance.
In the first place, I may mention that I am now, and
have been f)r some time, under engagement to Mr. T. C.
Fester .(a most respectable gentleman), to give my Enter-
t,linments, in conjunc'ion with those of his relative, Miss
Kate Sax-ir, which I have already given 03 the other
side of the Atlantic ter many nights.

The y sung lady has already acquitted hers •If to the uni-
versal satisfac'ion of every atilie lee I have known her to
appear before, as well as the approbation of the press.
Site suffered fearfully on her recant voyage from New York
to Liverpo an I I learned with reset that her health
was so bid, many days after her landing, that Mr. F ,ster
itterl it prudent to delay her appearance in public as
long as possible.

On Sunday last, I was sorry to heir that illness still
confined her to her room, and that o❑ Monday she was in
a precarious and nervous state.

The young lady, however, seemed to think that she
could parform the duty allotted to her that evening, and
prepared for the task wiTh great anxiety, but under much
• xciternent, no doubt aUcellerated by the pleasure she felt
in returning to her natiOe land after five years of absence,
as well as from an ardent desire. which she liss always
manifes'ed, to merit the approbvion of the public.
Previous to the young lady's appearance on Monday
evening, and while in the retiring room of the hall, she
spoke in her usual agreeable tone and manner, till suddenly
se seemed ex!iausted, and spoke of a fearful pain in the
head.

I immediately proposed to Mr. Fmter, to give my
portion of the Entertainment first, but Miss Saxon said she
felt better.

Mr. Foster then lead the lady to the platform to usual.
till surldPnly he cline to me in the room stating that she
aq.ain s7etned exhAu;tel, and the circumatanel r,f the
ejeetio of a female from the hall caused her to shed tears,
r,oci exhibit all the symptoms of hysteria, to whie% she is
sometimes suhj ct.
Mr. Foster tied to lead her from the platform, but she
reemed totally ut cmseious ; at lenob, however, by united
persu7sion, she was induced to retire.

On enuiry to-lay. I learned that she had had a alight
rccurrence of the attack.

I have consi,lerei it my duty to state the facts publicly,
not only from rtspect to the highly respectable and crowded
aud!ence who honoured us last night by their presence, but
from a senFe of duty to a young, talenterl, and amiable lady,
whose friends and family T have long been acq tainted with,
and who, I am sure, will, on her restoration to health
(which, I trust, will Iv oa take place), a frJrd as much, if
tilt mon', •eal pleavire than any other lacy who ever
nppe ,red i❑ the good old town.—Most respectful:y, sir,
R. MALDNE RAYMOND.

FRENCH OPINIONS ABOUT OUR CONDUCT

IN DELHI.

TO THE TIMT3R OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.
Sir,—l have faith in Louis Napoleon, but none in the
French : the former lived in England, knew what she wag,
her institutions, and her government ; the latter only h ar
of her, of her greatness, her influence, and her power,
which they vainly endeavour to imi`ate, but cannot, for—
rharacteristic of France—it is done in a spirit of jealousy.
To illustrate this the celebrated picture of " Dignity and
Impudence" conveys a capital idea
The French are loud in their condemnation of our pro-
ceedings in Delhi, because we put to the sword the men
who could slay, in cold blood, women and childnn Here,
again, the spirit or jealousy triumphs over jus ice. I would
like to see, if a similar revolt took place, say in Algeria,
and their wives, song, daughters, brothers, and sisters,
were to b 3 murderei in cold blood, and then buried like
felons, whether France would be the nation to keep down
that spirit of retributi -n inherent in man ? Past experi-
ence has shown she would be the first to infl 'me it, and
the most cruel in avenging it, which is proved by her con-
duct throughout Ihe whole of the Peninsular war, where
even women were not spared, and by her more recant
excesses in Africa, and this without any provocation, but
for plunder.

Let me recommend all Englishmen to place no reliance
on France, for it is quite plain to every observing eye,
that at heart she is her enemy, without having the candour
and honesty to admit it.—Yours obediently.

DICKEY SAM.