Northern Times. — 1857-09-09 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

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 presuming 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 principles 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 disposition, 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 circumstances 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