Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-09 00:00:00

THE

GLASGOW POISONING CASE

IMPORTANT STATEMENTS ABOUT L'ANGELIER,

The great interest which this case has created in all
quarters of the country, and the avidity with which
everything connected therewith has been perused, induces
us to give at length the subjoined communications which
appeared in our cotemporary, the Glasg3w Herald, of
Monday, as Well as a copy of his diary, which the judges
refused to admit as evidence on the trial. From the
several copies of testimonials which we reprint, the
unfortunate deceased is represented as an exceedingly
good and virtuous young man. The Glasgow Herald
prefaces the letters and copy of the diary, with the
following remarks :

"In a recent number we considered it our duty to make certain
statements with the view of relieving the character of the late un-
fortunate Emile L'Angelier from the false and unfouncLd aspersions
which had been cast upon it by newspaper writers, pamphleteers,
and especially by a popular preacher in Daniee. We then stated
that data of a more formal kind than that which we at that tme
possessed was likely ere long to be forthcoming ; and to-day we
present documents which will bear out all that we then considered
it our duty to put in print. Our townsman, Mr. A. Pringle, with
no ether desire than that of elicit lig the truth, has put himself
in communication with persons who knew L'an_,elier intimately
from his youth till the day of his murder—for, after the evidence
at the trial of Madeleine Smith, and after the sumnfne up of the
presiding Judge, it is an insult to common sense to deny that he
was murdered by some one. In addition to Madame L'Angelier,
Mr. Pringle's cizrespondents are gentlemen of undoubted veracity
and integritz, and one and all concur in speaking of the un'or-
tunate deceased as a young man who had only one stain upon his
character and reputation - that of his connection with the unhat.py
woman who recently stood at the bar of the High Court of Justiciary
Amongst the documents furnished by Mr. Pringle will he found a
copy of the diary kept by L'Angelier up till the period of his death,
which, it will be remembered, was ri-j acted as evidence by a majority
of two of the three judges who sat on the trial. The wit-olding of
this d consent from the jury is considered unsound in law by men of
the highest legal eminence; but this point we do not discuss. We
merely call attenti no to the diary to show how :completely It Wailes
the description so au•'.aciously given of it by new:loaner writers and
preachers although they have never seen it. Wo were t Id that it
was a foul and licentious record, and that it affected the reputation
of ladies of unsullied name. All unfounded assumption. The journal
sr eeks for itself. It is as innocent a production of the ki das can
possibly be conceived, sand, apart from t' .e references to " ." and
" Mimi," and tae allu ions to L'Ange ier'a illness, does not contain
matter cf the slghtest interest to any one excepting the writer.
We learn, with a feeling of regret and shame, that the Crown per-
sists in retaining L'Angelier'l papers, notwithstanding th_it Mr,
Kennedy of this cty has formally demanded their restoration,
in virtue of a mandate which he holds from the sisters of the
deceased. It requires no peat am unt of law to enable us to affirm
that the crown officials have no more authority to keep these pap'rs
thin ore man has to hold unauthorised possession of the property of
another. These papers have s, rued their purpose, so far as the recent li
inquiry was c, ncerned, end as they were legally possessed by L'angc-
lier they no .v unquestionably belong to his m ,ther and sisters, unlev,
indeed, Madeline Smith should claim them as his wide-v. Had a
.tlso note been found amongst the papers of the deceased, and had its
production been essential at ,the trial, the money might j :at have
been retained with as much, or rather as Ltce, warrant as the crown
officers have far keeping hold of the letters, papers, memoranda, &a,
of the murdered man. We Um`, however, that measn es will ere
long be taken to c meet these gentlemen to restore property which is
not their own. Al, hough they administer a portion of the law, it is to
be hoped they will be found to be not above the law. Meanwhile we
congratulate Mr. Paingle on the chivalrous and successful effort he
has made to clear the reputation of the young stranger who was so
foully misused amongst us."

PIERRE EMILE L'ANGELIER.
7o the Editor of the Glasgow Herald.
Sia,—ln handing you the inclosed letters, addressed to me by the
Mene's and acquantances of the late Pierre Emile L'Angelier. and
which I desire you will have the goodness to publish, I shall not
weaken the impression which donlotem they mutt create on the
public mind by offering any comment. A respect for truth, a heart_
felt pleasure in attempting to retrieve the reputation of one whose
character and memory have, as it appears to me, been treated a ith
so great injualice, and a deep sympathy for his aged mother and
sisters, whom he affectionately loved, have alone prompted me to
adopt this coure, whereby the opinions of those who knew him best
might be given expression to, unbleeed by any reference to the
proceedings of the late melancholy trial. Many other prooc,
might have been brought forward, in further confirmation of the
excellent character of poor L'Angelier, had possession i gen ob-
tained of his papers, still in the han 's of the Crows, who, I re-
gret to say, throw every obstacle in the way of their being
returned. A mandate from his sisters (his legal represen-
tatives) has been in the hands of Mr. T. F. Kennedy.
ever since the trial was concluded, and although repeated
applications bate been made to the authorities, and not withstanding
thclangubah of mind felt by his near relative., yet t,,e deceased's
property is still most unwarrantably withheld. Hal possession been
given, the diet y or memoranda n book inclosed would not have been
merely an attested copy, but tha original, which would have been
placed in your hands. The inclosed copy, however, carefully taken
by Mr. T. F. Kennedy, enab'es me to hand it to you, and thereby
avoid any further delay in the publication of so important a dccu
ment, the suppression of the contents of which has done more to a ard-
the formation of a false estimate of the character of the deceased, than
anything else. I shall only further add, that the sentiment of the
Rev. Mr. Miles, es to "hurting the already harassed feelings of the
late prisoner's family," has had my utmost consideration, and I trust
I shall not on:y ba acquitted of the most remote desire to inflict ary
pain upon them, but, on the contrary, I entertain the hope that they
will view with satislacton a proof of th fact that the friend of their
daughter was not the reprobate that the thoughtless and mal'cious
would make him to be ; and the best reason I can give far the purit y
of my own motives in thus reintroducing this painful subject upon
pablic attention is, that I never knew the late Pierre Emile L'Ange-
lier, and ha, eno per.oaal interest whatever in his memory.—l am,
sir, year obedient servant, ADAM PRINGLE.
Sannyside, Partick, sth Sear., 1857.
COPY OF VANGELIEVS DIARY OR samosas:mum ROOK.
Wed 11/5/57.—Dined at Mr. J. Mitchell's. Saw M. at 12 r.m. in the
C. H. room.
Th. 12th.—Spent the evening at Captn. Kennedy. Major Stewart
and wife, De Jamieson end family.
Fri. 13 —Saw Mr. Philzpot. Saw Mimi. Dined at 144. Renfrew-st.
Sat. 14.—A let er from M.
San. 15.—St. Jude's.
Mond. 16. —Wrote M. Saw Mr.Phirpot.
Tuerd. 17.—Dined at 141, Renfrew-street.
Wed. 18.
Thsr. 19.—Saw Mimi a few moments. Was very ill during the night
Frid. 20 —Pas,ed two pleasant hours with M. in the drawirg-room.
Sat 21.—Don't feel well. Went to T. F. Kennedy's.
Sun. 22 —Saw Mimi in dining-room. Promised me French Bible.
Taken very 1:1.
Moo. 23.—Rec 1. a letter from Mrs. L.

—„— Brown.

Wrato Mrs. L. Rose.

Tues. 24.—Wrote M.
W. d. 25.—M. wrote m..
Th. 26.
Frid. 27.
Sat. 21 —Mimi wrote me.
Sand. 1 March.
Mond. 2.—Wrr ta ML. Miss E.— Brown.
Tues. 3.—Mimi wrote. Wrote Mimi. Saw her in S. S.
Wed. 24.—reed. a letter from Brown. Ssw Mimi. Gave her a note.
at,cl got one from her.
Thur 5.—A letter from Brown. Saw Mimi. Gave her a note, and
recd. one. Saw Midsummer's Dream.
Frid. 6.—Mimi goes to B. of A.
Sat. 7.—Went to the Gardens.

Sund. 8.
Mond. 9.—Tea at 144, IlenfreA -street.
Tues. 10.—Went to Elinr.
Wed. 11.-11r&Whit , 5, Buccleuch•street, Mn. Jones, M'Call.
Thur. 12.—Saw NI 'Call.
Frid. 13.—Dined
Sat. 14.—saw the Gallery of Paintings. Lined wlth
At the End of Diary .
I insist to have an explicit answer to the questions you evaded—
Who gave you the trinket? and is it true you are directly or indi-
rectly engaged to Mr. M., or any one else but me? I must insist on
this answer.
(From Madame L'Angeller, the Mother of the Deceased.)
Jersey, Augtpt the 6tb, 1857.
Sir,—The harrowing feelings under which I have been labouring,
in consequence f the bereavement of my poor boy ever since he came
to his untimely death, have been most painfully agiravated by the
cruel and wanton malice of those who have mode it their business to
slander his m,mory.
Such persons, supposing they are gifted with any feeling, must
have been aware that their envenomed shafts should recoil with dou-
ble force on h's distressed mother and sisters, whose tears have
scarcely dried up since the news reached them of their irreparable
loss.

was a great consolation to hear that there are still noble-hearted
minds in whose breasts the sacred flame of truth and justice is not
extinguished, and who, like the champions of old, are ready to come
forward in the defence of the weak, the unprotected, the deeply
irjured.
Among these, sir, you stand most prom'nent. Permit me to thank
you nlost cordially for your very kind interference, and to express the
hope that your generous efforts msy be crowned with success.
In compliance with yourreqthst, I have appled t 3 a few friends to
whom my son was personally kno we, and who have readily come
forward to testify to his moral C nduct.
Allow me in turn to say, in behalf of my poor Emile, that he was
not only edutiful and affectionabe son, but that he did all in his power
to assist his mother and sisters by remitting to them occasionally a
part of his earnings, and contributing with hts limited resources to
defray a t art of his sisters' scholastic expenses. Upon him we fondly
cherished the hope that the time would coma when he should be the
main support of us all. How this hope has been crushed—how his
demise has annihilated our future prospects in life, I leave y.O to
j edge.
Meanwhile, sir, receive, I pray you, cur warm-hearted thanks for
your kindne,, and beg you to believe me, with much regard, your ,
Trost grateful and mo.thumble servant,
A. ['tingle, Esq. Alms vIE L'A NGELIER.
N.B.—The testimonials not being ready yet, will b 3 sent by next
p sot.

(From A'fred Denzgoe, Esq., Albion Howe Academy, Jersey.)
Mad,me L'Angelier. duty 31 1857.

Dear Madam,—Having had your two sore under my care for three
or four yews, and well kn rwing their tempers a id general respectful
conduct towards mjseif, I have often spoken in admiration of the
pleasure their advancement and pcsition in life bad gained for them
by their own sol exertions, no doubt enhanced by their du'y and
affection to a mother and sisters, in enabling them to support the
trial, of tee world.

Knowing them so intimately when young, and seeing them from
time to time since, 3ou may su; pose how much 1 lamen'ed your
deprivation of Achilles abroad; and how much more so that of poor
Emile,in so lam, ntab:e and heart-rending a manner; and a though
I have refrained, through feeling, from calling to console you, I have
watched with intense interest the issue of a trial on which there has
neceesa ily been so much comment, End I am glad to find there are
but few journalists (who must hare been ignorant of his eh zacter)
that have thought proper b cast aspersions upaa him.

Tie loss to a tender and affectionate mother and sisters mu-t be
heart-rending, as well as severe in a pecuniary way ; however, the
Almighty Disposer of events will, without doubt, not leave you
without friends and assistance, in order to blunt the shalt which has
caused your irreparable loss.—With sentimen s of the tdeepest sym-
pathy, b3liave me, yours very sincerely, ALFRED DENZILOE.

(From Joshua Coutanche, Esq., General Printing Establiihment,

Jersey,)

Having been called upon by the fami'y of the late Peter Emile
L'Angelier to certify to his character, I hereby attest, that bei g in-
timately acquainted with him for savaral years, I ever knew him
steady in his conduct, dutiful to his parents, :Add ever generous and
o en-he rted to his friends and acquAlitances. The news of his un.
timely death has ca,t a gloom of deep sorrow, not only among his
family, but a f deep regret among his nuxerons friends.

JOSIII7O COI:MANCHE.

. A, Pringle. Etiq.
G.nzral Pr nting Establishment, fill-street, Jersey,
this 18th, August, 1857.

(-rod) E. G. Marott, Esq., Royal Crescent, Jersey.)
Is'and of Jersey. Bth August, 1857.
I, t'-le undersigned, do hereby testify that i have known the late
Peter Emile L'Angelier from his early youth, and np to the very day
he left his home to go to Scotland, and most willingly bear testimony
to his gocd conduct, both us a dutiful and ffectionate Con and boo
ther ; and I feel certain every cue who has had any acquaintance
with him will speak to his good reputation and behaviour.
E. G. MARETT, 6, Royal Cra:Cent.
A. Pringle, Esq.

(From Mr. Bernard Swindon, Nursery and F, eedsmln, Jersey, with

whom Mr. L'Angelier was apprenticed.)
Jerfey. August 17, 1857.

Sir—Finding from what I have heard from Madame P. L'Ange ier
that you are ioterestine yourself much in the fate of her unfmtunate
s m, particularly as it regards the retrieving of his character, which
has been blackened by his enemies, I take the liberty of informing
you that I have known him f. om a child up to the time of his unfor-
tuna'e death by poison. When his father dial the mother was left
with five young children to support, a hcavy charge fir a mother ;
althou,gh their business was thee a pretty good one, in the seed and
nursery line, but unfortunately both boys were too young to carry it
on, and the business was oblieed to be partly given up. The seed
business is st,ll carried on by the mother, now aged and infirm. At
the age of about fourteen years, when the late L'Angelier came from
school, his mother was very desirous to place him in my employ to
bring him up to the nursery business, and he was accordingly articled
to me for five years. It however transpled at the and of three years,
that a gentleman, Sir Frs. Mackenzie, from Conan, in Ross-shire,
N. 8., was on a visit to some friends in this island, and frequently
visited my nursery grounds, veliere L'Angelier often had to wait on
him. He was then a fine hanc some youth, very intelligent and polite
in his manner. Sir 10. took a great fancy to nun, ana luta a great
desire to take him to Scotland with him. This he cmild not do
without the consent of his mother and myself. Ultimately I agreed
to give up his time, and allowed him to g s wait him, thinking it
Would be for his benefit under such auspices, and to show yon the
kind feeling Sir Frs. had for him, fearing the north of Scotland
would to too sudden a change for him comleg from this
mild climate, lie placed him for one year with that highly
respectable firm, Meyers. Dickson & Co , of Edinburgh, to inure him
by degrees to go farthor north. tinfertanateiy for the youth, before
the year expired Sir Frs. died suddenly in London of a fit of apfuplletahxnyadts
pa nrodtei
tor,
.r e consequenceme
stshr
s. pi unfortunatecks3a,
however, L'Angelier
found hhs
itmh
si so friendu se
they kept him in their employ three or four years, and were very
partial to him. When he loft them I b lieve he went as nnder clerk
into some nereantile house, and since that he has bean from place to
place until he met his untimely death. I can thus forth r say of him.
that whenever he came to Jersey to visit his friends, my Louse was
always open to him, and that be h es always been grateful, and looked
up to me an his friend an 1 benefactor, and that I have always been
glad to hear of h:s welrare. I deeply regretted to hear of his
melancholy end, and it caused me much pain to have to reveal it to
his unhappy mailer and sisters when t first heard of it. He was a
kind-hearted and a dutliul child to his mother, and kind to, and did
all he could for, his sisters. Always cal- and obliging in his
manners—sober, honest, and industrious, during the time I knew
him ; and I believe, from what I have heard and se:n of him since he
left here, he has maintained that char:teen—l have the hmour to be
sir, your most obedient se:erant, BERNA ED SAUNDERS.
T. F. K nnedy, Esq.

:From Mr. G. A. B.Aer, an intimate friend of Mr. L'Angelier when in

of three years. I entertained the hiffiest opinion of his character.
I considered him to be strict y moral and gentlemanly in his conJuct.
I thought that he was studious in his habits, and took pleasure in the
study of botany. He was a most regular attendant at our church
until within a month or two of his death. I have not spoken to any
person that knew him but who also entertained a good opinion of him,
The above re.na ks are, of cour-e, quite independent of what has
been revealed respecting this poor young man in hi, connexion with
Miss Smith.—l am &c.,
GEORGE STAEHA3c•
Adam Pringle, Esq.

(From Charles Lane, Esci•r Badgsmore Castle, Oxfordshire.)

ulg-more, Aug. 25, 1857.

Edinburgh.]
Jersey, 10th, Lamotte-street.
Sir,—A' r,gards the late Mr. Emile , fiom J. rsty, I had
the p'easure of bei -g intimately r cquainted with Wm for several
years in Edinbnrgh whip in hosiness. I always found him a young
man of good character - most particularly in the company he kept
He always was in good society, nd much respected by Wl that kn-w
him, and gre ttly esteemed. I al.o knew his parents; they me most
highly respected in the island.—l romain, your obadiont servant,
A. Pringle, Esq. G. A. BAKER.

Had they been able to conceive the agony of mind of a widow, d
mother, suddenly bereft of her main hope and support, would they
have added a fresh stir g to the first shot k sustained by the loss of a
good and e fractionate child? Would they have thus wantonly added
to a mother's grief ?
Far from the scene where both the sad tragedy and the revelation
of the hi rrid deed was publicly rehearsed, without a single friend to
condole with at the time, who will, who can properly conceive the
anguish of his more than distressed mother, left to devour her tears
in silence, and, in the midst of all this, to be apprised that there were
beings, bereft of all the fecangs of human nature, malicious enough
to assail her dead, her mu-dered child's reputation?
This, sir, was too bad, too much to endure and yet, what could
she do, but weep In silence—what could she say but deplore the
malignity of the world ? Yet, in the midst of her deep affilotiors it

Sir, —We were, Indeed, glad to and, from your letter, that steps
were proposed Ll' rel eying the character of t e lats unfortunate Mr.
Emile P. L'Angelier from the aspersions which I balm to b 3 tin;

grounded.

I do not, in the most remote degree, desire t r remove the deserved
reproach which his cominet merite t halals clandestine communicatio , a
with Miss fmith, for which the only extenuation can be found in the
avowed conduct of that person. It cannot be defended, and must be
a source of deep regret to all who knew-him.
Yoa Jogai:se of n e tt e knowledge I had of him and his chsraeler.
Cur first knowledge of him was in the )•esr 1350, n hen we met him
at Spa, where he was living with Madame do Hosen and the Baron,
her son, to whom ho arpeired friend and coa panion ; and if this
residence is the one alluded to by one of the witnesses at the trial as
an engagement abroad, in which ha had the care of the luggage cif a
nobleman travelling, nothing would appear mare incorrect. He
might have made himself useful to them, as his good nature prompted
h:m to become to any one, tut 1 know that he app aired to be treated
by Madams de Posen and her son on perfect tams of equality, was
never absent from their morning and evening parties—common at
that place—and was adsnited by them into a knowledge of their pri.
vate affairs, and was on terms of equal intimacy with others of
r-spe,ctability and consideration there, where we became acquainted
with him, through the introduction of a fiend. Throughout our
acqurintance he did not cisguise his poverty, professing his
great desire of employment in any hon:urabio mannrr for his
subsistence. His knowledge of botany and continued kind present.,
of specim,ns to Mrs Lane and my daughters, with my endeavouas to
procure for him some employment on a railroad, led to communications
passing between us—continued by his kindness in procuring articles
for Mrs. Lane and my daughters from the house of business in which
he obtained a situation. During this acquaintance we found him a
light-hearted, cheerful, well conducted yourg man, fr.° from presum-
ing manners. and happy when obliging o.hers. Any attention we
could show him fell short of the services he seeme I to take delight
in affording no, and we never discovered any lightness of character or
want of strict moral feelings even by au unguarde I observatioa. II s
knowledge of religions truth was not confined to the common princi-
ples of Christianity, of which it would bo • difficult to be ignerant in
the present age, but he catered into su h subjects with a knowledge
which showed a study and consideration of them, and his remarks
upon deviation from moral ant religious principles were such as to
lead us to think that he duly appreciated them. He has stayed at my
house, and my sons had a high regard for him ; a favourable feeling
entertained by many who had met him here.
From the above you will imagine how much grieved we were to
learn the dreadful trag:dy of his death ; and from his contented dis-
position, and the perfect satisfaction he expla sled at his treatment by
the firm whs employed him (which made him relinquish the thoughts
of an appointment on a railroad I hoped to obt .1n) I think he r as a
person most unlikely to have committed suicide, did not the circum-
stances of his death r nder such a supposition utterly absurd.
I feel much satisfaction in stating this knowledge of the late Mr. E.
P. L'Anl.elies's character, and you are at liberty to make any use or

't you please.—larn, &c.,
A. Pringle, Esq.

CHAatrs LANE.

P.S.—I reg.et to live been preveat ;c1 soDner replying to you. I
know Mr. L'Angelier to have been much esteemed by a highly re-
spec'able family at Lou-mine, the head of it holding the cffice of
Mayor about two yea-s ago, but I cinnot remember his name for
certain, but believe it to be Videmars.

'(From Mr. W. P. Lair:l, Nursery and Serdsmln, Dundee, in whose

emploment L'Angelier was wh le ther:.)
Dun, ee, Augist 25, 1857.

Doer Sir,—l duly received both your letters regarling the
late ,L'Angeger. Having been from home, I am Barry I have
not bean able to reply to them sconer. I now most willing'y
send you a paper with my real opinion of pcor L'Angeller,
which I have no objeotion to your publishing to the world, as it
is honest truth After an intimate acquaintance and
close friendship of upwards of fourteen years, I firmly believe hat
the late Pierre Emile L'A.ngeller woe a most virtuous, good man—a
warm-hearted friend either to those above or below him in stalon.
I !mow ter a fact that he was ever as ready to give good adv:ce or
assistance to tte poor ragged boy who hung about the streets, as he
was to give the hand of friendship to the proud merchant who did not
think it below him to call on him, converse with him, and invite
to his house. I could say much in favour of L'An:elicr were Jt
required ; but 1 believe when the public mind settles from th 3 ex-
citement of the late trial his character will shine out mach lot izlater,
and some of those who now mal go his name will think and speak
otherwise. All who knew L'Angelier speak well of him :it is only
those who knew nothing about him at all that run him down.
Having spoken cf his virtues, I do not mean to infer that
he had no faults. Who is without them ? That he was rather
vain th2re is no doubt, but seeing that he was a parti-
cularly handsome Untie fellow, this may so far be ex-
cused. His vanity did not harm any one but himself, and
he could and often would h amble himself to do goo I. He sometimes
spoke of his great friends, and at timos he may have exaggerated a
little; but I afterwards learned that mach of what he said was true,
and I have seen letters from persons in very high rank writ'en to
him in the most friendly s'yle. I have n s doubt that, in speaking of
some of his friends in Dundee. after 113 went to Glasgow, some might
not believe him; but, as I have already said, many of the host an
riche-t rasa in town did not think it below them to call upon him,
and invite him to their house, even though their acquaintance ccith
him was short. lii had the most pleasing manner and, obliging
disposition. Even when in his low desponding moods h.': had a kind
and civil word for all about him.

As ell his landiVies hwe spoken of him in the highest terms. I
may add the testimony of my aunt, Mrs. Downie, a widow lady, who
kept my home when he lived with me. She 'coked on him as a kind
friend, and treated him as if he had been her own s n, and ho showed
the greatest gratitude in return. He was ever ready and most
anxious to serve Ler, and would willingly search through all the
shops of Dundee to got a lair of speAacles 'o fit her propzey, or any
such like j )b. Like all the test of his acquaintances she Llt deep
grief when she heard of his sad end, end still feels 'n ligoatdin at those
who would endeavour to sully the name of poor L'Angeller.
Now that he is gone, with al Ws faults and fsilings, as well as his
virtues let us remember that he died a creel death by the hind of
some one, and rather than barrow up h's eanite, let us be charitably
disposed towards his aged m,,ther, who grieves for the loss of a
dat ful son, and to his sisters, who_ mourn for a kind and affeetien ,te
brother.—l am, &c.,
Adam Pringle, Eiq.

WILLIAM PRINGLE LA IRD.

(From And. W. Smith, Esq., Newport, Fife.)
Tay Brae Cutt&ze, Newport, Fife, Aug. 26.1857.

;From hf e3Ers. W. B. Huggins and Co.,Bothwell-street, Glasgow, in
whose employment Lo was up to the tine of his death.]
Glasgow, 24th August, 1857.

Dear Sir,—ln answer to your note of the 17th, we have much
p'ea,ure in bearing testimony to the following effect : —The late
Pierre Emile L'Angelier was in our emp'oyment for ahout four and
a-half years, during which period he conducted himself with great
proprfety, and proved himself a very useful member of the establish-
na-..nt. He eras attent ye to business, industrious, honest, and sober,
and of an obliging and agreeable manner. We always believed him
to be a highly moral, if not a religious young man, and deeply regret
that the press ehou'd have thought proper to b'ast his character,
without any grounds whatever for so doing. For the sake of his
mother and sisters, we trust the ek.ud which at Iresent hangs over
his memory may sxn be dispelled.—We are, yours very truly,
A Pring e, Esq. W. B. HUGGINS & CO.

(From Mr. T. F. Kennedy, at MCI,Er3. Huggins aryl Co.'s.)
Glasgow, 21st August, 1857.

Sir,--I have much pleasure in comply;ng with your request, in
stating t. e opinion I formed of the character of the late P. Emile
L'Angelicr previ,us to his connection with Miss Smith. I was inti-
mately acquaints 1 wth him while he resldad in Dundee, and at that
time I formed a very favourab'e opinion of him. He was in every
respect what I would term a moral man, and strictly honourable in
all his dealings, although he was one whom I thought never had any
serious impressions of re igion, and therefore would be wanting in
that firmness of principle which a close union with God a'ona can
impart. He was possessed of the keenest sense of honour ; at the
same time he was one of tho,e whom I could imagine would be lislle
to fall in any great temptation where his feelings were concerned. He
was remarkably to nporate and regular in his habits, and of a very
modest d.sposition,so much so, that I never heard a coarse expression
or indecent allu,inn come from his lips. Indeed ha was one of those
who rather improve upon acquaintance, for much.of that disagreealie
fee ing which was apt to be rsisad in the naiad of a stranger by his
rather boastful disposition was softened down or removed by his
intelligence, knidness of disposition, and wilingness to oblige ; end
although there w.ts much iu his nature that was light and superficial,
yet I have not the least hes•tation in saying that a kinder or better-
hearted young man I never knew. I have frequently known him, at
the ca'l of the poor, bestow out of his part rty what he was little able
to spare.
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Dear Sir,—ln compliance with your note, received yesterday, I beg
to state that for nearly five years I was on terms of the greate.4 inti-
macy with the late Pierre E tile L'Angelier, and therefore had many
wportunities of j adging of his character. la' ways considered hi nan
exceedingly well-behaved young man. His mcral character was
unimpeachab'e. He was eeeply imbued with Jelgietts feelings;
attended chureh regularly; and was, in few worts, an exemplary
young man. He had many friends in G'asgow, not one of whom, I
am convinced, could reproach him with having done an immoral
action.—l am, dear sir, yours ♦ary truly. T. F. KENNEDY.
A. Pringle, Feq.
(nom Mr. W. Stevenson, with Messrs. Huggins and Co.)

In juAice to the memory of my dear Mend, you are quite at liberty
to make whatever use you think proper cf the above. I called him
my friend while living, and I shall not shrink from doing so when
dead. True, he fell in one great sin, bat is that enonhg to obliterate
altogether from our memo rizs a lifetime of integrity and honour ?
I am, &?.., A. W. 551120,
A. Pringle, Esq.

N.B.—ln reference to some ram%rles male at the late trial, I would
add that the late P. E. L'Angelier never in my presence, or in that
cf my friends, boasted of his conquests of ladies. A, W. S.

revca` ed ?

Ada m,Pringle, Esq.

10, Bothwell-street, Glasgow, 21st August, 1857.

Dear Sir,—ln answer to your inquiry regarding the character of the
late unfortunate Pierre Emile L'Angelier, I have only to repeat what
I have already publicly sated—namely, that I have known Mr•
L'Angelier for nearly five years, during which time he has been
employed by Messrs. W. B. Huggins and Co., as their packing
clerk.

(From Jamas Mitchell, Fsq., Writer, Glasgow.)

5, Park Terrace. Angt-st 31, 1857.

I always considered him to be a good moral living young man.
Ili4 conduct and conversation in Messrs. W. B. H. and Co.'s establish-
ment was entire'y free from au} thing licentious or immoral. He was
strictly sober in his habits. The only fault I hal to find with him
was his speaking so much about h's wealthy relations. I may add
that I had hourly intercourse with kim in business, and consequently
a fair opportunity of forming a correct estimate of his character.—•
I am,!dear sir, your obedient servant, W. A. STEVENSON.
Adam Pringle, Esq. _

Dear Sir,—l became acquainted with Mr. L'Angelier about three
yea a ago, when he resided with Mr. Clarke, of the Botanic Garden,
near which my residence then was. He was from, time to time in my
house and at my table ; and my impression of his manners and cha-
racter was wry favourable. He bad fought his way in life amid
difficulties, and appeared to me to be animated by a spirit at once
honourable and amiable. as appearance and mmners were pleasing,
his intelligence interesting, his conversation entirely becoming, and
his tastes and demeanour such as appear to me altogether incompati-
ni h a character which has bean as:rileed, and the justice of
epithets which have been applied to him.
Of the deplorable passage in his 11% which -was disclosed on the
late trial I knew and say nothing, exce,,t that, in place of being in
accordance with, it seemed to me from my means of judging, in con-
tradiction to his general character and principles.
Please excuse the delay which has occurred in thus answerb.ig your
letter of inquiry, arising from causes which I explained tci
am, &c., JAMES UIteIIELL.
Adam Pringle, Esq., Brunswick-stre,t.

(From the Rev. &ergo Stanham, Curate of St.! Jude's Church,

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Glasgow.)
52, Woodlands Road, Glasgow, August 19, 1857

(From Captala Kennedy, piatilet Paymaster, Glasgow.)
Glascow, 18th August, 1857.
81r—I beg to acknowlvige the reolpt of ;four letter of yesterday's

Dear 3'r,—ln reply to your letter respecting the late unfortunate
Pierre Emile L'Angelter, I beg to say that I knew him for upwards

THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1857.

J. MACKENZIM-KENNEDY,
Pzymmter, Nurth British Distiict

(Flom the Rev. Charles P. Milzs, Incumbent of St. Jude's
Episcopal Church, Glasgow.).
14, Buckingham-terrace, 16,1817,T.
_

Bfy-d oar S7r,—ln reply to your com,unication, .I assure you that I
have read; with deep regret, the unju-t remarks made by a-portion of
the pubic press on the character of the late Emile L'Angeller. The
disgracofaiattaok upon the deceased is so viJle at an irjustice that it
cannot le allowed to, rest--it ought not to rest;—but it is difficuL. to
know how to puhlish the refwatim of the ungeneroai charges for, in
defending h's• memory. it would scarcely be possible to avoid hurting
the already. harrassod feel ngi a° the late pr.soaar's family and the
adoption of so painall an alternative is very undesiran'.e. You will,
however, find me ready—if the opportunity occnrs—to co-opera, e with
yen, or with-othe.-s, in jointing out the niter groundlessness of the
aacusatioas allege i again At the u ifortunate L'Angeller. The con-
ductors of the pahic pr.:ss Gogh,: thamsacts to have discriminated,
and given a whole ome direction to the public mind. But what is the
fact? They have exhibited Madeline amith as a heroi ,e,. and the
language media her behalf wmil scarcely have been appropriate
considering tee ievelations mute at h trial—even if the verdict had
been `• Not Guilty."

I am we 1 acquainted with the circumstances of the case, and, arter
listening to the defenc I hays arrived at the deliberate concllsi in
that, apart from his unhappy intimacy with Madeleine Smith, there
is not a stain upon the moral character of the deceased ; for, after the
most scaTchin?, efforts to discover traces of imm mil conduct during
his five years' resilesce in Glasg sw, he has passe 1 through the
ordeal withmt the discovery of even a suspicion •sdla nst him. How
few yoang men in any city could stand a similar invessigatiou
It is a remarkable fact that every wetness brought forward at
the trial—including the witnesses oa the defuses—spoke in favour
of the moral charsc'er of the unhappy man ; and yet, so much
for the puhlic press, he has bean held up by a portion of the
newspapers es if he had bees a reprohate of no crdinary kind. Tha
testinto is of his employers, of his brother clerks, of his landladies,
of his personal friends, as well as the absence of evidence against
bins, have been totally liars ardad, and the sense of truth, justice,
and decorum, has keen sacrilicod under the excitement occasioned by
the" Not Proven" verdict.

With respect to his conduct subsequent to his unfortamte attach_
meet to Miss Smith, Ido not see how any other opinion other than
that held by the Lord Advocate can be jitttly entertained, I know,

upon evidence independent of that adduced. at the trial, that the
deceased retarded her as his wife —that he believed himself, according
to Scotch law, to be actually married to her—that he was in the habit
of endeavouring to regulate and guide her by wholesome advice—
that he desired the engagement should be made known to the pa: ents
—and, in short, the sole ambition of his heart, from first to last,
was to receive her as his lawful wife, under his own roof, in f al-
filment of their mutual vows and pro-rises. He had made arrange-
ments with his landlady for an additional room, in expectation
of his marriage. I would. ask, with the Lord Advocate, whether,
under these circumstances, he could have allowed her to become
the wife of . any other nun ? It was not an ungenerous
feeling—it was not a dishonourable motive--that ioduced him
to withhold the letters. lie declared to a friend that he
retained the correspondence. because, after what had passed
between them, he would not allow her to deal with any ether man as
she had dealt with him. There is at least one person who will
think that in this matter the deceased behaved honourably towards
him.

In these remarks, elicited from me by your letter, yon will not
suppose that 1 think lightly of ctandsstino marriages. But that is not
the question. The wrong of which I complain, in co nmon with
ymrself and others, is that the murdered L'Angelier has been cruelly
and unjustly trampled upon by a yortion of the press.—l am, &c.,
CHARLES POPHAM MILSe.
Adam Pringle, Etq.

CHARGE or SWINDLING AT EgADFORD.--At the Brad-
ford Borough Court, on Monday, a person named Dove,
cmanaratively a young man, and a corrin of the notorious
William Dave, who was executed-at York last year for
the murder of his wife, end who is said to be a stati,•ner
in Leeds, and another man named Mohan, were charged
with attempting and pla!ing, with intent to swindle
various tradesmen and merchants in Bradford. The police
had by some means obtained information of their move-
ments and intentions, and at once apprehended them.
From documents found upon them, as well as through
other channels, the police ascertained that they designed
to obtain goods from John Foster and Sons, manufacturers,
to the amount of £5OO, and in the course of the week
from various houses, to at least £4500 in all. The hearirg
of the case was remanded for the production of further
evideru.

date, rcqn3stiog to be informed how ion I had known the late M.
I.,,angeller? what I knew of him? and, especially, the estimate I
had formed of his mo-al character, independontiy of a connection now

I became acquinte I will Mr. L'Anzelier about four years ago.,
He then sat in a pew in which I had temporary sittings in St. Jude',
I remarks 1 the regularity of his attendance and the propriety of his
demeanour at Divine worship. I formed a very good opinion of him.
which remained unchanged. He was most respectful, amiable, and
ob iging, and posses ed considerable information, beinet partial to
studies co genial to a right mini I knew nothing of his
family connections or antecedents, neither was I acquainted with any
member o: his house of business. He recommended himself to me by
the propriety of h s conduct, which I ever found most strict y eelicate,
and by the, fact cf his being a rtr.ingar in this city. la= satis-
tie:d that his chvacter, without reference to the connection as
above, was highly moral, and that he was most attentive to, and
sincere in the exorcise of his religious duties. His was not a charac-
ter which usually exhibits the at' ributes of coil-bloodei vdiany. I
was sensitive and lei, d hearte i—impuhive rather than deliberative,
The very expression of his countenance contradicted the imputations
which have been showered upon his memory. He occasionally
visited at my house, when ho made a f avourab e impression on all
wino met him. In the short but celebrated diary vrhich he has left
I observe a notice of one such visit. The world would invest that
di-try with a mystery n tknown to it. It contains very summary
notices of the leading events of his life for on y b a enty-eight
days—simple and brief statements—no impurity—no scandal—no
reflections. It should be placed before the pablio, so that the
mini of society may be disabused of erroneous impressions, derived
from the e who have not ,eery it, or who have wilfully er otherwise
misrepresented its contents. lam happy thet'there have been found
those who like yourself, are desirous to rescue the memory of this
utfortunate youth from obloquy, and who wool i pour inta the hea t
of lei; bereaved and widowed mother—ground to the dust by the n.
speakable loss of a most dutiful child—that consolation and sympathy
which at present she finds only in her God, and in her own knowledge
and experience of the virtues of hee sou.—l have, &c

DE‘TII OF ADNIIReL MAIJRICE.—R,Iired Rear-Admiral
James Wiikss Maurice died at Storehouse, on Friday,
the 4th of September, in the 83rd year ef his age.
The gallant veteran was born on the 15th of Februay,
1775, at Devonport, and was placed on the books of
the Monkey in 17.84, but did not embark until August,
1789. He became midshipman of the Powerful in 1792,
was present at Lord Bridport's action, end was by that
officer promoted to the Gorr, witnessing inter-
mediately the capture of th^ Unite and Vi ginie, and the
destruction .f La Volage, He subsequently assisted in the
Centaur, at the capture of St. Lucie Tleago, Demerara,
and Esssquibe. At Martinique he ai led in destroying a
6-gun battery, far his conduct on which occasion he received
a srord from the Patrio'io Society. On the 3ri af Febru-
nary, 1811, after nearly a !ennui had been expended in
plant in; five guns. and placing provisions and stores upon
an ell but inaceestible eminence, situated in the sea, near
the south-west end of Martinique, called the Diana Rock,
the rising was russigned to it of a sloop of war, and the
commend given to Lieutenant Maurice, as a reward far
the part he had taken in its equipment. He held it until
the 2nd of Juno, 1805, when, owing to the want of amrati-
nitioa and water, he we; under the necessity of surrender-
ing it to a French Squadron of 2-sail of the line, 1 frigate,
1 brig, a schooner, and 11 gunboats, together with 1,500
troops, after sustaining a day's attack with a degree of
gallantry which procured him the high admiration of a
court-martial aad the rearm applauee of Lord Nela n.
The enemy least 30 killed and 40 wounded on shore, (lodge
pendently of their ships and boats), aid also lust 3. gun-
heats ard 2 rowboats. The British, who only numbered
107, had hint 2 killed and 1 wounded. Lieutenant Mauriec
came home• with deedatches ; and was, in less than a fort-
night, appointed to command the S‘vage, a new 18 gem
brig, in which vessel he served till June, 1807, convoying
the trade in St. George's Channel and the Downs,. Re
next escorted a fleet of merchantmen from Cork to the West
Inoiice; and in December; 1807, captured the Spanish
privateer Don Qabto!e, of eight guns and 99 'win. la the
autumn of 1808 he became Governor of Marie Galante, and
administered the duties of that office until October, 1809,
when be was compelled to invalid. Oa July 30, 1810,
Captain Maysice was appointed to the Governorship of
the island of Anheldt, where, in March, 1810, he rendered
his name -famous by the brilliant manner in which he de-
feated an attempt made to reduce it by a Danish flatilla
and arm?, amounting in all to nearly 4,000 men, who
after a vlose combat of nearly 44 hours, were driven back,
with the loss of three pieces of cannon, 16,000 musket-
ball car'cridges, and upwards of 500 prisoners—a greater
nuniteer by 150 than the garrison itself. Althoegh the
loss 'of the assailants was so severe, that of the British
was confined to 2 killed and 30 wounded. The glorious
defence of Anhohlt became the universal theme of praise,
rend its gallant conductor received the warm thanks of the
Admiralty. His second in comment Lieutenant Barker,
was promoted, and, as a compliment to Captain Maurice,
his brother was placed in command of a sloop of war.
Captain Maurice had a valnab'e sword presented him by
the garrison, in token of their admiration of his bravery
and a grateful memorial of his liberal, forbearing, and
kind consideration of their feelings during his government.
He rernair.ed in the island until September, 1812, and has
not since been employed, He accepted the rank of
admiral on the Ist of October, 1845. He married on the
sth of October, 1814, Miss Sarah Lyne, of Plymouth, and
was left a widowee in June, 1515.