Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-07 00:00:00

No 51; post-nark, '• Helensburgh, 29th Sep•., 'ssv:

"I did not write you on Saturday, as C. H, was not at home, so I
could not get it posted. I ',on% think I can see you this week. But
I think next Monday night I shall. as P. and M. are to be in Edin-
burgh. But my only thought is Janet; what am Ito do with her ?
I shall have to wait till she is asleep. wh:.ch may be near ele.en
o'clock. But you may be sure I shall do it as soon as I can. ...
Br, Minnoch has been here since Friday. He is most agreeable. • I
think we shall see him very often this winter He says we shall,
aid P. being so fund of him,.l am sure he shall a-k him in often."
No. 53 ; postmark, " Helensburgh, October" (day and 3 earillegib'e)
:
"Tuesday Morning.
"My dear Emile,—
Emile, yon are not reasonable ' Ido not wonder at your not loving
ma as you once di i. Emile, lam not worthy of you. Yon deserve
a better wife than I. I sea ini-ery before me this winter. I would
to Goa we were not to be so ne r the M. You shall hear al stories
and believe them. Yon will say lam indifferent because I' shall not
be able to see yon much. I forgot to tell you last night that I seall
not be. a of an evening tolet you in. My- room-is next to 8., and
on the same floor as the front door. I shall never be able to spend
the happy hours we did last win er. Our letters h don't see how I
am able to do. M. will watch every post. I' intended to speak to
you of all this last night, butwe were so engiKed otherwise "
No. 57 ; postmark," Glasgow,-Noverober" (day an& year illegible) :
. " Friday night. twelve o'clock.
"My Own darling, my dearest Emile,—l would have written you
ere this, but as I did not intend to be out till Saturday, I s iw no use
in wilting . . . . Sweet love. you should get those brown enve•
lopes, they would not be so much seen as white ones pot down into
my win,low. You should last stoop down to tie your shoe and than
slip it in. I have been ordered by the doctor, since I came to town,
to take a fearful thing, called oeasemeal—such a nasty thing; I am
to take it at luncheon. I don't think I have tasted' breakfast for two
months. But I don't think I can take this meal. I shall rather take
cocoa. But, dearest love, fund embraces, much love, and kisses,
from your devoted wife, yoar laving and affeetionate wife,

L'Arliamizz."

No. 61 ; postmark, Glasgow, Nor. 181 "--
" First letter I have written in Blythawool-square house. Good
night my very sweet love."

N 0.63; postmark," Glasgow Nov. 21, '562'
"Now, about writing, I wish you to write me and give ma the note
on Tues Jay evening next., You wilt, about eight o'clock, come and
pat the letter down into the window—(jast drop it in—l won't be
there ).t the time)—the window next to Minnoch's close door. There
are two w,ndows together with white b inds. Don't be seen near the
house on Sunday, as M. won't he at church, ani she will wa ch. In
your letter; deur I:ve, toll me what night of the weeirwill be best for
you to leave the letter for me. If 01. and•P: were from ho ne I would
take you in very well at the front door, just the same way as I did
in India street, and 1 won't let a chance pass—i won't, sweet pet of
my soul, my only best-loved darling."•
No. 67; " Glasgow, Dec. 5;'56 :"
" Sweetest, dearest love, if it is more convenient for you to drop in
my note at six o'clock, do it; it wal suit ms just as well. if not six,
eight o'cl, etc. Will }on, darliug, write me fl. Thursday lint if
six o'c'ock, r'o it ; I shall look. If not at six, o'clock, why I shall look
at eight. I hope no one sees yon ; and, darling, make n ) noise at the
window. You mistake rue. The snobs I spoke of do not know any-
thing of me ; they see a light, and they fancy it may be the servants'
room, and they may have some fun; only you know I sleep down-
stairs. I never told anyone, so dont kr ock again, my beloved.
I wept ior hours after I received your letter, and
this day I hive been sal—yes, very sad. My Emile, I love you, and
you only. I h ,ve tried to assure you no other one has a pl,ce in my
heart. It was Minnoch that was at the concert with me. You see I
would not hide that fom you. Ernie, he is P.'s friend, and I know
he will have him at the h cues ; but need you mini that when I have
told you I have no regard for him. It is only you my Emile, that I
love; you should not mind pubt.c report. You know lam your wife,
and that we shall shertly be united ; soil matters not "
No. 69; "Glasgow, 8 Due., 's6'':

" dearest love, my own fond husband, my sweet Emile,—l
csnnot resist the temptation of writing you a line this evening. Dear
love, by thin ime you will have my parcel I hope era long you may
have th' original, which I know you will like bet'er than a glass
likeness. Wont you, sweet Ion? ..Emile, I dont see, when
we are to have a cha ce. I don't know, but I rather think papa and
mama will go in to Edinburgh with J.mes in January. but I don't
hear of them, being from home in. February. I rather fear we shall
have difficulties to contend with ; but we must do our b-st. How am
I to get out of the house in the morning with my things (which will be
two large boxes, &c.). I don't know. I rather think they must go
the ni,ht before; and for that I would try and get the back door
key, The banns give me g eat feght ; I wish there was any way to
get quit cf them. What stupid things they are ?"
No. 78; postmark, "Glasgow, IT h*, 1856 ":
"My own beloved, my darling,—l am longing. for Thursday to
bring me your dear sweet letter. . . Beloved Em le, I don't see
how we ens. 51. is not going from home, and when P. is away
Janet does not seep with M. the won't leave me, as I have a 11,e
in my room, and M. has none, Do you think, beloved, you could not
sea me some nights for a f,,y, moments at the door under the front
door? but perhaps It would not be safe. Som. one might pass as you
were coming in. We had hitter not. . . ."
No. 75; postmark, " Glasgow, December 19,1856":
My beloved, my darling.—Do you for a second think I could feel
Nippy this evening knowing yon were In low spirits, and that I am
the cause? Oh, why was I ever born to annoy you, best and dearest
of men? Do you not wish—Oh t es; fu'l well i know you often wish
you had never known me. I thought I was doing all I could to please
yon. But no. When shall t ever be what you wish me to be?
Never ! Never Emits, will you never trust me—she who is to be
your wife ? You will not believe me. You say you heard I took H.
to the concert against his inclination, and forced him to go. I told
you the right way when I wrote. But from your statement in your
latter of to-night, you did n t believe my word. Emile, I would not
have done this to yon. Even now I would wriies and 6)1 you I
would Lelleve. I would not believe every idle report. No! I would
not. I would, my 1.-eloved Emi e, believe my husband's w rd before
any other. Bat you always listen to repo' ts about me if they are
b d."

No. 81; postmark, " Glasgow, 28th Dec., 1856:
41 Now, I must tell you somethlng you may hear. I
was at the theatre, and people, my love, may tell you that M. was
there too. Well, M. was th .re. but he did not know of my going.
He was in the Club Box and I did net even bow to him. To-day,
when 8., mama, and I were walking, M. Joined us, took a walk with•
us, and came home. He was most civil and kind. He sant Janet
such a lovely flower to-night, to wear on Monday evening. Now,
have told you this, sweet yet. I knew you will be angry: but I'
would rather bear your anger than yon should perhaps blame me for
not telling you, as some one will be sore to inform you of me. . ."
No. 87 ; postmark, " Glasgow, 11 Jan. '57 :"
"My own dear beloved Emile,—l cannot tell you how sorry Pwas
last night at not hearing from yon."
No. 89; postmark, "Jan. 14, 18!v7:"
My own beloved darling husband,—l have written Mary a note,
and yoa shall have one too."
No. 91 ; postma k, "Glasgow, Jan. 16, 1857:"
" Friday, three o'clock afternoon.

"My very dear ought ere this to have written yon.
Well, my dear Entre, you did look cross at your
Mini the other day. Why, my pet, you cannot expect that lam
never to go on St. St. Sometimes I mast. It is not quite fair of you.
I have kept off that street so we.l this winter, and yet when you meet
me, an 1 the first time you have bowed to me this.season, that you
shou'd have looked so cross."

No. 95; postmark, "Glasgow, 21st Jan. 1857 :"
"My dear Emile,—.. .. Why no letter, pet, on Monday night ?
It was such a disappointment t you, Mini. I cannot sea you on
Thursday as I had hoped. Jack is out at a party, and the boy will
sit up f,,r him, so I cannot see you. A better chance may sooa

occur, my dear pet. ". Akin."
No. 101 rpostm 4t; " Glasgow, Feb. —, 1857" :
" I felt truly as'onished to have my last letter returned to me; but
it will bs the last you ohall have an opportunity of returning me.
When you are not pleased with the letters. I send you, then our
correspondence shall be at an end ; and as there is coolness on both
aides, our engagement had better be broken. This may astonish
you ; but you have more than once returned me my letters, and my
mind was made up that I shou'd not stand the same thing again.
And you also annoyed me much on Saturday by your conduct in
coming so near me ; altogethe- I think. owing to coolness and indiffe-
rence (nothing else). that we had better for the future, consider
ourselves strangers. I trust to your honour as a gentleman that you
will not reveal anything that may have passed between us. I shall
feel obliged by your bringing me my letters.andlikeness on Thursday
evering at seven. Be at the same gate, and C. 11..wi1l take the parcel
from you. On Friday night, I shall send you all your letters likeness,
Sze. I trust that rots may yet be happy, and geOene more worthy of
o you than I. n Thursday at seven o'clock.--I.am, &c. m.,
"You may be a;t nished at this sudden change, but for some time
back you must have noticed a coolness in my notes. My love fore
you has cease, and that is why I. was cool. Id d once love you
truly and fondly. but for some time back 1.. have lost much of that
love. There is no other reason for my condrict, and I think it but
fair to let you know this. imight have gone on, and become your
wife, but I could not have loved you as In ought. My conduct you,
will condemn, but I did at one time 1 ,ve, you with heart and soul.
It has cost me much to tell, you this -sloeple,s nights—bat it was
necessary you shou'd knew. It' you remain in G a tgow, or Co away,
1 hope you may succeed in all your endeavours. I know you,wial
never injure the eh ,ratter of one youS9 fondly loved. No, Emile. I
know you have honour: and are.a.r entleman. What has passed you
will not mention. I keow. when Lash you that you will comp/fp.—
Adieu "

No. 103 ; postmark, " Glasgow%Dth Feb. '57" :
" I attribute it to . your having cold that I had no answar, to my
last note. On Thursday evening you were, 1 suppose, afraid of the
night air. I fear your cold is not better. I again appoint Thunday
night first. same place. st e3tgata. seven o'clock.—M. If you can-
not bring me the parcel on Thursday, please write a note saying when
you shall bring it, and address it to C. H. Pend it by post."
No. 105, envelope addressed " immediataly," posted in Glasgow,
10th Feb, 1857

"Monday Night.
" Emile, I, have jitsthad your note. Emile, for the love you once
had for me, do nothine till I see you ;—for God's sake do not bring
your oneo loved Mini to an ope i shame. Emile, lihave deceived you.
I have deceived my mother. God knows she did not boast of any-
thing I had said or you, for she poor woman thought I had•broken off
with you last winter. I deceived you by telling you she still knew of
our encfageraeni. She did hot. This I now confess—and as for
wishing for any engagement with another:. I do not fanny she ever
thought of it. Emile, writo to no one, to papa or any other. Oh. do.
not till I see you on Wednesday night—beat the Hamilton's at twelve.
and I shall open my shutter, and then yen, come to t'e area gate—l
shall see you. It would break my mother's heart. OA, Emile,. be not
harsh to me. I am the most guilty, miserable wretch on the face of the
earth. Emile, do not drive me to Beath : When I ceased to love you,
believe it was not to 1,)vo another. I ada free from all engagement at
present. Emile, for Gi d's sake, do not sond my letters to papa, it
will be an open rapture. I will leave the boom, • I will die, Emile ;
do nothing till I see you.. One word to.mrrrow night at my window
to tell me, or I shall go mad. Emile, you did love me. I did fondly,
truly lova you too. Oh, dear Em le, be not so harsh with me. Will
you not,—bnt I cannot ask forgiveness. I sin too guilty fur that. I
have deceived—it VMS lova for you at the time made me say mamma
know of our engagement. To-morrow one word, and on Wednesday
we meet. I would not ag,in ask you to love me, for I know you could
not. But oh, • mile, do not make me go mad. I will tell you that
only myself and C. II know of my engagement to you. Mamma did
not know since last winter. Pray for rue for a guilty wretch, but do
nothing, oh Emile do nothing. Ten o'clo:it to-morrow night, one line
fur the lova of God.
"Tuesday morning. lam ill. God knows what I have stiffered.
My punishment is mom than I can bear. Do nothing till I see you,
E, for the love of heaven do nothing. lam mad ; lam ill."

• •
No, IOl.—M. L'Angelier, Mr. Jenkins, U, Franklin-place
Tuesday evening, 12 o'clock.—Emile, I have this evening received
your note. 01, it is kind of you to write to me. Emile. no one can
know the intense agony of mind I have suffered last night and to-day.
Emile. my fathsea wrath would kill me, you little know his tempeg-
Engle, for the love you once h. 4 for me, do not down= mg 01 MX

P: Einile, if he sheaf& read my letters to you, he will put me.
from hlm hewill-hate me as a guilty wretch. I loved you, and
wrote to you 'in my ft et ardent love—it was with my deepest love
I loved you, Itiwas far your love I adored you. I put
on paper what, I should not. I was free because I loved you
with my heart*- If he or any other one saw those fond letters to
you, what would 'not be said of me? Orieny bended knees I
write yea, and ask yen; as ion hope for mercy at the judgment day,
do not inform. on me—do nit make me a publics shame. Emile, my
life has been one of bitter disappointment. You,-and you only, eau
make the rest of my life-peaceful. My owe conscience will be a pan-
ishmenethat Irshall tarry to my grave. I have deceived the beat of
men. Yon msy forgive me, but God never will; for God's love lorgivak
ine, and betray menot ; for the love you once had to me do not bring
down my fether's wrath on me. It will kill my mother (Who is not well).
It will for ever-cause me bitter unhappiness. I am humble before
you and crave y,nr•mercy. You can give me forgiveness—and you,.
oh ! you only, /an make me ha .py for the rest of my life. I would not
ask you to love•me, or ever make me your wife. lamt A) guilty for
that. I hevedeeeis el and told you too many falsehoods for you ever
to respect me. Bat oh! • will you not keep my secret-from• the world.?
O'a I will you not, for Christ'. sake, denounce me. I shall 'be undone.
I shall be relael. Who would t net me ? Shame would be my lot.
Despise me, hate-me, but make me not the public scandal. Forget
me tor ever-blot out all reinembrate eof me. I have u•ed you M-
I did love you, a•id it was my soul's ambition to be your w fe. I asked
you to tell me my flats. You did so, and it made me cool towards
you gradually,: When you have found fault with me thieve cooed—
it was not love for another, for there is no one I love. My love has all
been given to you.- My 1. Bart is empty, cold -I am unloved. lam de-
spised. I told you f. hal ceased to love you wits true. Idle not oveyou
as I did—but oh till within the time of our coming tertown,lloved you-
fondly. I longed to be your wife. I had fixed February. Llonged
for it. The time h Gould not leave my father's house I grew discon-
tented, then I ceased to love you. Oh, Emile, this is indeed the true
statement. Now you can know my state of mind. Emile I have
suffered much for you. thare lost much of my father's confidences
since that September. And my mother has never been the' same to.
me. No, she haszever given me the same kind look. For the sake
of my mother—her.'who gave me life, spire me from shame. Oh,
Emi'e, will yon, in God's name, hair my prayer. I ask• God to
foreive me. T have prayed that he might put it in -year heart
yet to spare me irons shame. Never, never while I live can Ibe
happy. No, no, I shall always have the thoaeht • I deceived
you. I am guilty, it will be a punishment I sha-1 bear till the
day of my death-, I am humbled thus to crave your pardon;
bat I care not. While T have breath I shall ever think of you
as my best friend if you wi I only keep this between ourselves.
blush to ask you, Yet, Emile, Will you not grant me this, my last
favour. If you wilt never reveal what has passel. Oh, for God's,
sake, for the love of- heaven-hear me. I grow mad. I have been
very ill, all day. I have had what has given me a false spirit. I had,
resort to what I should not have taken, but my brain Is on fire. I
feel as if death would 'indeed be sweet. Denounce me not. EmUe,
Emile, think of ourence happy days. Pardee me if you can, pray for
me as the most wretceed, guilty, miserable creature on earth. I
could stand anything, bat my father's hot displeasure. Emile, you.
cv 11 hot cense me death. If he Is to get my letters I cannot•soe him
any mor And my poor mother, I will never more kiss her—it
would be a shame,to them all. E will you not spare me this—
hate me, despise me, bat do not expose me. I cannot write more; I
am too ill to-light.
"e.S. I cannot get to the back stair. I never could see the way to
it. I will take you within in the door. The area Bate will he °pa].
I shall see you font my window at twelve o'c:ock. I will wait till
one o'clock." ,

No. 111 bad no date,,and the p3stmark was so much obliterated
that it was impassible to male out the month with any degree of
certainty. The writer expressed her sorrow that VAngelier had been
ill and the following.words occurred it :--" I think you.got sick with
so long wanting food, and golnz about so late, so the next time We
meet, I think I shall make you eat a loaf of bread. I cannot sit up as
I used to do, but.l•am takirg some stuff to make the colour come

azain..

In letter 112, posted 27th February, 1857, she tells her lover that
she and her faniily were going to the Bridge of Allan for a fortnight
about the 10th of.liiar.:ll; and in letters 115 and 17, she intreats him
not to come t :ere anal she and her friends have returned.
No. 119 :

" Glasgow,. March sth, 185T.My dear sweet pet Mini:—l feel indeed very vexed that the
answer I received yesterday to mine of Tuesday to you, should ore-
vent m 2 from sending you the kind letter I had ready for you. root
must not blame me for this, but really, your cold, indifferent, an&
reserved notes, so short, without a particle of lore in them (especially
after pledging your word you were to write me kin ly for those letters
you asked me to destroy), and the manner you evaded answering the
questions I put o you in my last, with the reports I hear, fully con-
vince M 9. Mini,_ that there is foundation in your marriage with an-
other. Besides the way you put off your union till Septem ier, wl !l-
out a just reason, is v. ry suspicious. Ido not think, Mini dear, that
Mrs. Anderson would say your mother told her-things she had. not;
and really I could never believe Mr. Houldsworth would be guilty of
telling a falsehood for mere talking. No, Mini, there is foundation for
all this. Yea often go to Mr. M.'s house, and.coMmon sense- wonkl
.lead anyone to.believe that if yon were not on the footing reports say
you are, you would avoid going near any of his friends. I know he goes
with you , or at least meets yo u in Stirlingshire. Mini dear, place yourself
in my position, and tell me am I wrong in believing what I • hear. I
was happy the last time we met—yes, very happy. I was forgetting
all the past, bat now it is again beginning. Mind, I insist in h ►ving
an explicit answer to the questions you evaded in my lat. If you
evade answering them thi- time, I most try come other means of
coming to the truth. If not answered in c satisfactory manner, you
must not expect I shall again write you personally or meet you when
you return home. I do not wish yon to answer this at random; I
shall wait for a day or so if you require it I know you cannot write
me from Stirlingshire, as the time you have to write me a•letter is
occupied. in doing so to others. There was a time yon would have
found plenty of time. Answer me this, Mini—Who gave you the•
trinket you showed me; is it true it was Mr. Minnoch ?. And is it
true that you are directly or inderectly engaged to Mr. Illinnoch, or to
anyone else but me? 1 hese questions I must know. The d•ictor says
I must ga to the Bridge of Allan. I cannot trawl 500 miles to the Isle
of Wight and 500 back. What is your • obj,ct in wishing me so very
much to go south. I may not go to the Bridge of Allan till Wednes
day ; if I can avoid going I shall do so for your sake.. I shall wait to
hear from you. I hope, dear, nothing will happen to check the
happiness we were again enjoying.—May God bless you, pet ; and with
fond and tender embraces, believe me, with kind love, your ev.r
affectionate husband, EMILE VANGELIER.',
No. 121F:—

"My dear sweet pet,—l am so sorry you should be so.vexed. Bolero
nothing, sweet one, till I tell you myself. It is a report I am sorry
about but it has been 'ix months spoken of. There Is one of the
same kind about B. Believe nothing till I tell you, sweet one, of my
'heart. I love you and y.. 0 only. Miss A. only supposed, M never
told, her. But we have found out that Mis: A. Is very good at making
up stories. Miss A. asked me if it was M. gave me the trinket you.
'saw, and I told her no. 11fy sweet !ore, I love you, and only wish
you were better. We shall speak of our union when we meet. We

;Wail be borne about the 17th, so shall see you snout that time. I
wish, love, you could manage to remain in town till we come home,
as I know it will be a grand row with me if you are seen there. Cou'd
you, sweet love, not wait, for my sake, till we come. hlmo? You
might go on.the 2oth or so. I would be so pleased with yon if you
can do this to please tr. e, my own dear husband. I >hall be very glad
to meet you again, and have as happy a meeting as the last. I have
quarrelled with C. 11. jvt now, so cannot see you to-night. I shall
write you nest week. !tether M. nor his sisters go with us. Only
M. B. J. and J. go to-morrow ; P. on Ssturday night. I have only
been in P.'s house once, and that was this week.; and I was sent a
message because M. could not go herself. I wjll tell and answer you
all questions when we meet. Adieu, dearest lov, t of my soul, with
fan(); and tender embrariss, ever believe me, with love and kisses, your
own fond dear and loving " MINI."

Letters 123 and 125 were written by the prisoner, from the Bridge
of Allan, to L'Angeller. The seconda them is dated March 13,1857,.
and says:—

" I think we eh all.be home by Tries-lay, and will let you know when
we shall have another sweet interview, when I zharl impressed to your
heart, and have sweet, tender embraces. I am longing to see you.
sweet love of my heart, my own sweet love. •' MI SNIS."
Letter 131 was written by the prisoner to air. W. Minnoch, and
its postroa,k was 16th March, S•truing. She addresses him as "My
dearest William," expresses regret at tie departure from Stirling,
which has made her sad and dull; and reminds him of a "sweet
walk" they had had together at Duublane, "s. wa'k that fixed the
date of the day when we Ipe,tan our new and happy life." "My whole
aim in life," she adds, "will be to pease and study yon."
No. 149; letter from the prisoner to .L'Angelier at his lodgings
Glasgow, with plstmark, " Glasgow, March 21, 1857 :"

"Why, my beloved, did you not .come to me? Oh, my beloved .
are you ill Come to me. Sweet oae, I waited and wait-Pd for you.
but you came not. I shall wait egain to-morrow night—same hear
and arrangement. Oh, come, sweet love, my own dear love of a
swegtheart. Come, beloved,and clasp me to your heart; come, and.
we shall he happy. A kiss, fond love. Adieu, with tender embraces.
Ever believe me to be you own ever dear, fbad
At the conclusion of lee ..reading of the correspondence, it was pro—
posed, au the part of the prosecution, to read th . entries in L'Ange—
liar's memorandum, The Lori Advocate and Solicitor-General
spoke in support of the propsal, Mr. Young aid the Dean of Faculty
against It; after which the Lord Justice Clerk intimatttd that the
court considered it advisable to take the advice of the other Lords Of
Justiciary on the point, and %voted give its decision on Monday morn—
jug. In answer to a question Loma juryman, the Dean of Faculty
stated it as his impression fhat the trial would be brought to a close
pa Wed,- esday ANAL—The court adjourned at a quarter to five o'clock
'until Monday morning.

By:British and 'lrish Magnetic Telegraph.

SIZTII DAY.-MONDAY.

The trial was resumed) at ten o'clock this morning. The court
held that L'Angelier's. diary should not be received, in evidence.
Lord Ivory assenting, The prosecution closed thii aftern9o4, and
the defeat:a began. The court adjourned at six o'clock, and, will
again-resuute attenaiclock this morning.