The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-08 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

SECOND EDITION.

THE PEACE PROPOSITIONS

FRANKFORT, MONDAY,

We read in the correspondence of the Dresden
Journal which possesses a semi-official character,
that telegraphic accounts from St. Petersburg
represent that the state of negotiations was not
altogether unfavourable, there being no reason to
fear that Russia would peremptorily refuse to take
the new peace proposals into serious consideration.

PRUSSIA,

BERLIN, MONDAY.

The House of Representatives has chosen the
Tory Count Eulenberg as its permanent President
in preference to Count Schwerin. The numbers
in the division were 191 to 104.

THE FRENCH FUNDS.

PARIS, MONDAY EVENING

The transactions on the Bourse to-day closed
as follows :—Four and a Half per Cents, 911 25c.;
Three per Cents, 63f sc.

MADAME JENNY LIND AT THE PHILHAR-

(lONIC HALL-LAST NIGHT.

The triumphant ovation which attended the re-appear-
ance, on Friday night, of the gifted lady, whose fame is
now world-wide, was revived last evening, when the
" Swedish Nightingale " was presented in the Philhar-
monic Hall as the perfect mistress of the art of
which she has long since been justly described as the
presiding goddess. The enthusiasm which greeted her,
when she so truthfully developed the genius of the divine
composer of the " Messiah," and at the same time dis-
played the capabilities of her unsurpassed organ, naturally
drew a crowded and elegant audience, to the same arena
in whirl' she had attained such musical achievements. The
programme was well selected, and the triumphs of the
prima donna were indisputable. Without presuming
to enter upon a close examination of the performances of
the " Star of the Evening," it may be permitted to us to
affix our first adoration on Bellini's recitative and aria
from " Beatrice de Tenda," which enchanted the
audience. Her preceding rendering of Mozart's rondo
"Il re Pastore," with the violin obligato accompani-
ment by Mr. E. W. Thomas, prepared the audience
for the luxurious feast of harmonic skill which
was to follow. In the second part a " Recueil de
Mazourkas " arranged for the voice and piano-forte was
expressively given by the fair vocalist, and exquisitely
accompanied by M. Goldschmidt. The performance of
this portion of the entertainment was eulogised by the
enunciation of a fair lady near us, "Ohl is not that
lovely ?" The enthusiasm with which these words
were expressed form the best tribute of applause
of the skill of the artiste who drew them forth. In the
Swedish melody known as the " Echo Song," Madame
Goldschmidt was more than at home, and the effects
she produced were, indeed, more than wonderful.
To describe the sublirnities of vocal art which
this splendid demonstrator of our first composers
exhibited would fill our space. It is enough
to say that this almost divine exponent realized
all her former triumphs, and was greeted with, as she
deservedly won,:the plaudits of an hypercritical audience.
We have only to add that the rest of the concert went off
smoothly. Mr. Robinson acquitted himself to the entire
satisfaction of the audience, and the orchestral arrange-
ments, under the conductorship of M. Benedict,
were all that could be desired, We have already
said that the hall was crowded to excess, and it remains
for:us only to add that the departure of those who thronged
the temple of song, was intermingled with the expressions
of extreme delight in the gratification they had experi-
enced, and of regret—deep regret that the prospect of its
repetition was so distantly—if not for ever removed.

LONDON AND NORTFI•WLsSTERN RAILWAY.—We believe
that the report of the committee of consultation will be
presented to the shareholders about the end of the present
month.

THE CASE or Mns. Wootru.—The auditors of the
county of Durham, in presenting the accounts the other
day, mentioned that the late prosecution in the great
Burden poisoning case had cost the county no less than
5121. Gateshead Observer.

THE IRON TRADE.—BIDMINGITAM, Jan. s.—The iron
trade, according to all authorities, is in a healthy state,
and there are, it is said, indications of further prosperity.
Plates and sheets are in good demand, and there is no
falling off for bars of the first make. Prices now stand
thus :—Bars, 9/."; hoops, 10/. ; and sheets, IU. per ton ;
and there is little doubt that these quotations will be
confirmed at the quarterly meetings to be held in Bir-
mingham, Wolverhampton, and other places, during the
ensuing week. It is not often that the iron trade sets in
so favourably at the commencement of a year.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT LEEDS.—EarIy on Friday
morning, the warehouse of Messrs. Woodhouse and Sons,
cloth merchants, Aire-street, Leeds, was entered by bur-
glars, and twenty-tnree ends of cloth of various descrip-
tions taken away. The warehouse is situate on the banks
of the Aire, and it is conjectured that the burglars must
have forced the premises by the river entrance—crossing
the water in a boat for that purpose—and smashed in the
winpow overlooking the river, The booty was so heavy
and bulky that the police entertained reasonable doubts
as to the practicability of its removal; and on making
further investigations, the whole parcel was found con-
cealed under a railway arch, a little distance from the
warehouse.—Manchester Guardian.

THE SOUTHAMPTON MURDER.—The execution of the
last sentence of the law upon Abraham Baker, the young
man convicted at the last Winchester assizes of the murder
of Naomi Kingswell at Southampton, has been postponed
until this morning. It was to have taken place on Satur-
day morning last, but a previous engagement made by
Calcraft, the executioner, prevented his attendance.
Baker attended div'ne service at the prison chapel on
the Sunday after Christmas-day, when what is called
the " condemned sermon" was preached by the chaplain.
The wretched man eats his meals regularly, and sleeps
soundly. During the past week he expressed a desire to
see Mrs. Poynder (his late mistress), and that lady came up
from Southampton to see him. In consequence of a
similar wish, the incumbent of St. John's Newport, has
also visited him; but the nature of the communications be
made at these interviews has not transpired.—Hang's
Independent.

)3ESPARATE ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM JAIL.—John
Williams, alias Goodenough, who was convicted at the
recent rvinter assizes for this county of burglary, at Hat-
field, and sentenced to fifteen years' transportation,
recently made a desperate attempt to escape from the
jail at Hertford. The warder, while on his rounds at
night, heard a noise in one of the cells, and on proceeding
to Goodenongh's and looking through the small inspect-
ing glass in the door, observed him busily engaged at
the window of his cell. He had already removed the
sash, and was endeavouring to loosen the iron bars.
Assistance having been procured, the cell door was
opened, and the convict confronted. He stood like a bull
at bay—desperate and dangerous. Having been ironed,
he became almost frantic, and threatened to destroy him-
self; and the means of self-destruction having been care-
fully put out of his reach, ho resolutely refused food,
having determined on starving himself. For sixty hours
he persisted in this resolution, when an order came for
his removal to Millbank. He then, for the first time,
faltered, and accepted the food offered him. He was
removed in irons.—Hertford Mercury.

FIRES IN LONDON : Loss OF Two LIVES.'— Yesterday
London Fire Brigade and West of England engines were
engaged in attending numerous fires. The first fire broke
out on the premises of Mr. L. Osske, chandler, Great Alie-
street, Goodman's-fields, which was not extinguished until
the shop, parlour, and staircase were burnt out, and the
rest of the dwelling considerably damaged ; cause unknown.
The loss will fall on the Royal Exchange. A second fire
broke cut at Mrs. Sarah Skate's, Kent street, Borough,
which terminated fatally to Mrs. Sarah Skate, aged 76 years.
It is supposed that a red hot coal fell out of the fire on
her dress. A third fire broke out at the London Parcels
Delivery Company, Rolls-buildings, Fetter-lane. The fire
was discoveied raging in the counting house on the first floor,
which was burnt o .t, and the part of the roof destroyed ;
cause unknown. Owing to the timely arrival of the fire
engines, great loss of property was prevented. Another,
attended with loss of life, occurred at Mr. J. Allen's,
Marylebone-lane. The fire broke out in the third floor
back ; a fine boy named Wallis Watson, aged six years,
was burned to death ; cause unknown. Lastly, a fire
broke out at Mrs. Ellen Isaac's, Golden-lane, St. Luke's,
marine store dealer. The flames nearly destroyed the house;
contents insured in the Sun ; cause unknown,