The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-10-22 00:00:00

MONETARY PRESSURE AT HAMBURG

Letters from Hamburgh dated Oct. 18, mention
that on the precedinglevening a highly respectable
and influential meeting was held in that city, in
the building of the Patriotic Society, for the pur-
pose of taking into consideration what measures
can be best adopted in the present pressure of the
money market, for the relief of a large number of
small house proprietors, who are thrown into great
difficulties from the withdrawal of sums invested
on mortgage in their house property, in conse-
quence of the present enormously high rate of
interest—as much as 8 per cent. being now de-
manded where hitherto capitalists were glad to
invest their money on a safe mortgage at 2i and 3
per cent. Mr. Senator De Chapeaurouge presided
at the meeting, which came to the resolution of
forthwith establishing a joint-stock company, to
be called " The Hamburg Bank of Discount for
Mortgages," with a capital of (for the present) a
million marks banco, in 5,000 shares of 200 marks
banco each. The principle of this new undertak-
ing is to lend the capital of the association to house-
owners in monetary distress at the rate of 5 per
cent. per annum on mortgage. The shares are to
bear a fixed annual interest of 4 per cent., and the
surplus to be divided in the shape of a bonus,
after deducting the expenses of adminstration.
The undertaking appears to be only formed for a
specific and tempory object, as one of the resolu-
tions passed distincly states the duration of the
company to be limited for five years, " unless dis-
solved earlier by general consent." One-half of
the capital subscribed is to be paid in fortwith,
and the other half two months later. Amongst
the promoters of this small but patriotic under-
taking we find the names of Messrs. Ami de Cha-
peaurouge, William Boye, 0. H. Fernand, Dr.
Daniel Hertz, Dr. D. H. Jficoby, C. A. von der
Meden, J. Roosen-Runge, and Dr. Gossler. The
requisite amount of capital was immediately sub-
scribed, with the understanding that, as there is
no speculation in the case, the shares will not be
brought into the market, and it is therefore not
likely they will be quoted on the Exchange list of
prices. After settling the leading regulations and bye-
laws, a board of directors was elected by ballot ;
and after a vote of thanks to the patriotic senator
for using his influence in the establishment of the
company, and for his conduct in the chair, the
meeting separated.

THEATRE ROYAL.

" LA, TRAVIATA."-LAST NIGH'

The Times has a great influence in Engiati", -- t
the world ecce signum. The Times, at the close of tbe las-
London season, discovered and promulgated the mei°,
:holy
fact, that certain theatrical managers had
outrage"
morality by the production of certain plays ; andwptibe
mostd. flagrant of all was this poor " Traviata.'' "...Al'
discussion arose, managers and cotemporaries dispilt;
thewa goo thunderer's position, but the Times, as la;
~ i unconvinced, and reiterated the dictum',
.t ,
La Traviata" was immoral. In the face of tbisfof
body of ladies and gentlemen, on the announeeilleutbo
theic opera at our theatre, secured every dil°s: to
heket, and crammed the building in their eager% of
ar the work. Now, either these people are fan'i 0
immorality, or the influence of the leading iatil:,°,3,„er
unduly magnified. We have no reason to 6% the I°Al-1/
stigma on our citizens and their families, but :atihe
experiencen,nes obliges us to know that, in matters of art, the
constantly misguides the public, and coosequen re
loses power. For ourselves, we can see nothing PI
0
objectionable in " La Traviata" than in ` 113niale'er
"Othello," " The Stranger," " Lucretia,'' or Oft/ -bt•lib,
works we could . name. The evil lies in !plods 11-Ith
having before them pictures of life, chequered Ti•
teitatieo •
good and evil, select for contemplation and 1
thel bad only ; but we find, as we proceed, we get into/
arge subject, which would expand our operatic nonce
ap rt 0
do
into a metaphisical treatise, so we dismiss this
question with "Honi soit qui tnal u pense," and Prcice,e • sil
speak of the opera. Most of our readers n3us betheetall
of the subject, but, as a record, we will repeat
from a cotemporary. ~ylta
" The plot of 'La Traviata' (The Lost
eonte2sll:;itjbp:
given in a few words. The firs
gayaud partybo in the house of Violetttaa(ctittecreri:ine), s l°:03,
of her
creature, thrown by circumstances: 0i
the lossauoti her parents in childhood, int° a etitav7cl to
voluptuous living. Amongst the throng Wh,°„efgeeaniss
her shrine is Alfred Germont, a young man, li""
A bf the
seriously enamoured. with Violetta. Toucile" a lie';
sincerity of his passion, she yields to'its influence; A firP
tainmdepaubrelove springs up in her heart, and fel the
becomes conscious of the misery
whichlierbbr
tion, aned the hollowness of the pleasure in Ii:PC!
basked. In the second act, we discover her ~,,Po'.;
seclusion with her lover, in a' cobuanttr
Alfredseer accidentally discovers t
secretly her houses and property in Paris' 410
tb.
to emaintain
this establishment • and reVoltieg 000
idea of being a dependent on' herbeauty, tlett tlii°
hurriedly for Paris, to redeem h ur frn- ad'
disgrace. his -ono jo, ,th
country house ora.,
0,,,,de;
During his absence, his father art • 0 Ini
wen° ria,
representing to Violetta that his son's co hop ,
her is not only lowering him in the opinion of tP.oril
but will be ruinous to his family, she resolves in Pke,°ll.:
her affections and happiness for' her lever!esdaisee•looPi
returns alone to Parisl,vwehairtebetrbAe Alfred, wbotoedilto , salao,
her flight, follows.
in the hotel of Flora, one of irlritoZtntas'Peell:oroler..,farniesi°°‘
festival given by the fair mistress of therfotec;,.
TheregaAlfred meets again Violetta now underrate then rof i/1
tion of the Baron Duphoul, andbeing litulbs °lf'
generous motive which made her desert ad he-rt
whelms her with reproaches.
broken, Violetta returns home to Degradeddie." .1, out
performance last night confirmed tislool-iaceir•iii
The
opinion, lately expressed, that Madlle. riee
not a great singer, though a very natural and 1.5,t11 I'Dkii,
one, and that the music "Traviata" is bald, :fortburrn,-slil
of ineffective. As an actress, Maddle Piecoloiniel's tse°
enters
much praise. She seizes on the spirit of her Pet ' slte
is into it with a pe'rfect abandon in each phoe.;o of
an adept in the depiction of wild gaiety' all al'eltd
hehollow hilarity of the ball scene, she seemed t° lble co°
auditors. Again, turning from gay to grave': oleri
give forcible vent to a disappointed love--gin
follies, and weep bitter tears of re entanee. In :pti'ble
e*
fstance.s where such feelings ariseP we find lief caps
carrying to an extreme point the incidoltal lel t°
but, as a whole, her pourtra al of character cl° etilt°
be too artistic, too self-consciousY a revealing*, Set o
have to regret the absence of the power, or the de°01):10
concealßut
that art which obtains for her partial trid,ue fe.,f.
our
judgment
must not be too severe or fastidious, as -ohicil
h clashthey with
hlathime e audiellec,,,,
metjlastgmneignttm, may
ys
plaudits, that at least theyp w.ere eldclaereghpyiythm:tiveTebsfee.l,
acting of Madll'e. Piccolomii The
.sntuar
oral, Oro
lent voice, and proved the .
proachable method, power, andPefissexibilityy antele°l4:.
lead to much better things with time and cultic- ' ile-1
Charles Brabam sung the tenor part, (whieil .5
the
part of the music,) but the mantle of the eldr2rif 'it
has not fallen upon his sons, and we ne; %It'
more. Belletti, in the smallpart of ua nacligniil
but amiable father, sang as he alwaY° does, "°
correctness, force, and feeling. Of the -"II
need not speak, except the band,. which ole
,ci: ':
of our best local performers, and was, at its ',:of tjr:
that could be desired. Every available 01.131ag bra
Theatre was occupied, and one-half the pit ,br°ill.llaneff'
turned into stalls, the gay occupants gave a u
the house not usually seen.
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DARING ATTEMPT AT MVO
ROBBERY.

jristor.
On Tuesday considerable sensation was erea-e,aolekSelf of
ment-street, London, and its neighbourhood IV; of
et}
attack on the assistant of Mr. Berry, the jewell,,y" (1,13-et, 114,
Parliament-street. It appears that Mr. 13e'frii-oleAr
attend personally to his business in Parliaolbeeell
ihaving another establishment at Pimlico, 131e:foto! P/41
he former shop is left to the care of an a55,,,';,1101",i0
respectable man, residing in Hendon-street, 1: teem," Y!I
name is Cope, and it was customary for Oto" /Of
the house in Parliament-street until half past riksealioot
night, when, to guard against robbery, he 0°- 00;81dPi:it
Berry the more valuable contents of the shoP.,, el i 0,1';
night about a quarter of an hour before the
street, bAr/.104,0
a man entered the shop in Parliament-00'c," rhiriji
transpired between him and the unfortuilitret ts;goi,4o'
remains for the present in mystery. 1118,0 01i nt
observed was the injured man being Inurue'-'rfiheid
by the man referred to, with a heavy weapon' of
oae rosb fl°,l
casual passers by saw the assault, and ngs. AS he)
milliner's porter, of the name of George Pert --tvhe
the door and gave the alarm. He states tba: ;ter ratr
violently striking Cope on the head. Tht3 cet;o
down behind the counter, overcome by the rfe,.Po; oe4
of his assailant. The man then rushed 71 varrgriks
stooping to pick up, as is thought, a sailla,loosoo,4rl
pushed by Lerings, ran up' Canning-reit "0;00
street, by the opposite court into Palace-1" c;tl "„te
knocked as ized by a policeman on duty, havirl bote'i'owo
down the page boy of Fendallfr'get 411
attempted to obstruct him in his escape. 41, saforeollo6o
taken to the police-station in Bing-street- The
diehor
man Cope was in the meantime found 0..-eibe oneldo"
injured about the head, the blood fre7go
having )iterally deluged the shop o tO ,7:3110
and in that melancholy state was shop. de
ed gh
minster Hospital, where it was discovered 00,6000
erolifwe 011
the house surgeon, that his skull was dang 0,,00r
taondthtehacituehsetiownasofin a most precarious staatteibe stoliOs;1
the Inspector on duty „0
in an impudent tone, that his name was Je' ,11 1/ 80l
is a well dressed, slightly builtman, aPP.3rheff e" to
and from his discourse seems to be an Ifism-dbt' d 4
of the police were instantly despatched tot "heis ',Tv. 0;
the murderous weapon he had cast awaY 11,;r1 fel'ibt,
up to eleven o'clock their search had P„;,,dairl,l3f°.to
enquiry at the hospital at eleven o'clock on J. a"f the
stare-ro
Legge declined to allow any of the relatives 010 "ell
t)
nate man Cope to see him, That geutleala,ll.,, tb°o
was very doubtful if he (Cope) could sorlCope 11„ 004
injuries he had sustained on- the bead' 11-:°1
totally senseless, and beyond attention to cats(
medical skill was of no avail until a Par
sciousness.

dlf°d'
f 9•-
THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETYS-;a gridgeseAalit/t11".
The •
executive committee of the Ca°s4eatifolune:
Society have just concluded their , Ted, 0-0'
purchase of land by the ac uisition 1 iiiocaq fOC
apsrolpert- in
Y Silver-street, Taucinton. ,i 9„ clitlots3 A
town,)rake's Estate, and from its positliy, sa'' of
u.and natural features, is adrnira '
to
AHUMAN IVRECK.—Two days ag°
before the railway station in LyODS, and a r„„."
dress alighting, took out of the vehicle a living via°,oe,4oo,
The persons standing near at first thought the:,re JP,
of the war in the East, but such Was Whouviti
appears that the unfortunate burden Which derpti
man named Baruel, a native of St• Edell;
had gone to California. An explosion bie beard 00„0- til
thrown him up into the air to a considel to 0111600
when he came to the ground he was fautli,"is legg'oilpstliet
state as to render amputation of both :ore the of
ar.ms, absolutely necessary. The man - o.°
with great fortitude, and in the course au /
kinndcenesthsetno
tthheensnafiolrotrunhaatse
indeavno,twedhoh,b.iffirineftS ;tea,
a fortune of 200,000 f, andintends set
til4
Salut Palk.