The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-18 00:00:00

day's dates

The Illoniteur of Sunday evening, publishes the
'ollowing bulletin of the health of his Imperial

ighness Prince Jerome :

" SUNDAY, 3.30 a.m.—During the morning of
Saturday the patient was at ease, and had a short
sleep at nine o'clock at night. During the rest of
the day the Prince was much better."
A Paris letter, in the Independance of Brussels,

Baron de Brunow, exhausted with fatigue, fainted
on Wednesday in the Cabinet of the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, just as the plenipotentiaries were
about to enter on their deliberations. This inci-
dent, which caused great emotion amongst the
members of the Congress, had no painful results—
M. de Brunow having promptly recovered and been
able to join his colleagues. Although peace be
not yet signed, the question as to who will
be the future ambassador at St. Petersburg
has begun to be discussed. General de la Hitte,
the Marquis de la Rochejaquelin, General Can-
robert, Baron de Bourqueney, and many others
are spoken of. It is said, however. that before any
nomination be made, Count de Morny, President
of the Legislative Body, will be sent as Ambassador
Extraordinary to Moscow, to attend the coronation
of Alexander 11.

The rumours of peace do not diminish the pre-
parations for war. At the arsenal of Metz sixty
women are now employed daily in the making of
cartidges for the infantry.

The Paris correspondent of the Times continues to
report, that the business of the Conference is nearly
brought to a conclusion.

WOLVERHAMPTON.—The merchants and manufacturers of
Wolverhampton have, in imitation of Birmingham, Man-
chester, Bristol, and other large commercial communities,
resolved upon establishing a Chamber of Commerce in that
town.

THE SUICIDE IN ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.-On Saturday
an inquest was held before Mr. Payne, the city coroner, but
no new facts were elicited, and the jury returned a verdict
of temporary insanity.

The execution of Bousfield, who was convicted at the last
session of the Central Criminal Court, of the murder of his
wife, and against whom there are three other indictments for
the murder of his three children, is fixed to take place on
Monday, 31st inst.

The Right Hon. E. Strutt, M.P. for Nottingham, has,
we believe, declined the offer o: a peerage. It was con-
sidered that Mr. Strutt—a man of good abilities and noble
character—had been somewhat hardly, or disrespectfully,
used by Lord John Russell in some ministerial arrange-
ments two or three years ago ; and it was a graceful com-
pliment in Lord Palmerston to offer to raise him to the
House of Lords—although, perhaps, the declinature of that
offer is no less graceful.—Scotsman.

THE CATHEDRAL SYSTEAL—A sqrited publication, from
the pen of the Rev. A. WConkey, .A., incumbent of St.
James's, 'West Derby, has just passed throngh the press.
It consists of a series of "Letters on the Cathedral System,
as exemplified in the Cathedral of Chester, with observations
on the final Report of the Cathedral Commissioners."
These letters are reprinted from the local press, and are
now collected in a compact form, and are replete with
information well worthy the attentive perusal and consid-
eration of the multitude who desire to see the abuses of our
Ecclesiastical establishments reformed.

THE IRON TRADE.—BIRMINGHAM, March 15.—The state
of the iron trade in the South Staffordshire district
remains unsatisfactory, and underselling is, according to all
accounts, upon the increase. The orders from the United
States at this season are more than usually limited—fewer
than they have been for some years past—but, should the
present differences between the British and the American
governments be speedily and satisfactorily adjusted, there
can be no doubt that the demand for Staffordshire iron in
the States will, for a time at least, be larger than ever
known; such are the anticipations of many leading
members of the bade.
THE SUICIDE AT BERLIN.—A letter from Berlin, of the
12th, assigns the cause for the suicide of M. de Raumer,
which the electric telegraph has already announced
A fresh melancholy event has thrown this city into
consternation. M. de Raumer, Director at the Ministry
of the Household of the King, and Chief of the Office of
the Archives of Prussia, committed suicide last night by
blowing out his brains with a pistol. He had been, it is
said, charged by the King to Eterfere as a mediator be-
tween MM. de Hinckeldy and de Rochow, and not having
been able to effect a reconciliation between them, he
attributed to himself the disastrous issue of the duel, and
in his feeling of despair put an end to his existence."
ALARMING EXPLOSION. —Between three and four o'c'ock
on Saturday morning an explosion, by which the captain,
mate, and several of the crew, were sadly burned, occurred
on board of a French schooner, the Alphonsine Estelle,

while lying in the Cardiff Dock. The vessel had taken
in a cargo of steam coals for the French Navy,
and the captain had closed down the hatches to prevent
any escape of the combustible gas evolved by them. In
some way the subtle fluid had manned to escape
through the crevices, and upon the captain striking a
match to light a candle a terrible explosion took place.
The decks were blown up, the cabin shattered, the
master, Captain Perrion, was severely burned and injured,
as also was the mate, while several of the crew were more
or less burned.
THE LATE LORD TRURO. —The ancients narrate that the
prince of orators, Demosthenes, cured himselfof a natural
impediment of speech by practising his art with pebble
stones in his mouth. Tne following anecdote of the late
Lord Truro is not a less remarkable instance of persever-
ance. The anecdote was narrated on Friday night in the
House of Lords by Lord Lyndhurst, who, after pronounc-
ing an eloquent eulogium on the late Lord Truro, said :
" He had one difficulty, and it was rather an extraordin-
ary one to overcome. 1 had it from his own lips, that he
had a great impediment, which rendered it almost impos-
sible for him to utter certain words. He overcame that
difficulty with a perseverance and ingenuity which cor-
responded with his character. He formed a list of those
words which was a very comprehensive one, and annexed
to each word every synonym he could collect. Finding
any word difficult to pronounce, he dismissed it, and sub-
stituted a synonym with an address and readiness so
remarkable that it occasioned no interruption in the flow
of his discourse."
AOCIDENTAL AND SUDDEN D BATHS. —S aM Uel Parry,
aged fifty-seven, a cooper, who resided off Wood-street,
died suddenly on Sunday.—John Pennington, a stone
mason, residing in Belle-street, Everton, died in the West
Derby Hospital yesterday, in consequence of injuries
received by a fall from a house in Breck-road,- where he was
engaged at work.—
Eward Munro, a child, was found dead
in bed on Sunday morning at 34, Cable-street.—Lawrence
Hendrick, aged thirty-six years, who was engaged in the
suddenly, dead at
Pumpfields, fell down,
Chemical Works,
his work 3esterday morning.—Betsy Wright, the wife of a
shoemaker, residing at. No. 62, Standish-street, died
suddenly in her o Nil house on Saturday night.. between
eleven and twelve o'clock. She had complained a short
time previously.—Elizabeth Anne Nicholson, a child,
residing in Tithebarn-street, died on Sunday evening from
suffocation.—Robert Dingwall, a sailor, aged thirty-six
years, belonging to the ship Montmorency, was, found
dead in his bed at his lodgings in Crooked-lane, on Sunday
evenipg.

T H I

BIRTH OF THE IMPERIAL
PRINCE.

Yesterday we announced the fact that the
impress of the French had been safely -delivered
of a prince at an early hour on the morning of
Sund►y last. We now subjoin the full details
attendant upon the auspicious event.

A letter from Paris, dated Sunday evening, con-
tains the following intelligence:—

This day adds another to the many instances of
the great good fortune which has attended Napo-
leon the Third, His dearest wishes es a husband
and the founde'r of a dynasty are fulfilled. He has
a son and heir, whose advent into this world has,
indeed, been accompanied with a full measure of
that suffering entailed upon the children of Eve by
the primeval curse, but'who has at last been born
under circumstances as favourable as poSsible
both for mother and child. The imperial infant;
as I learn from a credible eye-witness, is really as
fine and robust a boy as ever was seen. He is
described as rosy, plump, well made, fully deve-
loped, and with a surprising abundance of chesnut
coloured hair, resembling his father's. The name
given to him is Napoleon-Eugene-Louis-dean

Joseph. The reasons for these names are very
simple. He is called Napoleon and Louis after his
father ; Eugene from his mother Eugenie; Jean
after the Pope; who is to be his godfather, and
Joseph in compliment to his intended godmother,
the Queen of Sweden, whose name is Josephine.
The Empress felt the first labour pains as early
as one o'clock on Saturday morning, although they
were not so decided as to be noticed officially till
four o'clock. From one until the hour of her
delivery (a quarterpast three this morning), she
suffered at times very considerably, but there were
many intervals of comparative ease. The
aceoucheurs frequently thought in the course of
Saturday that the crisis Was at hand, but repeated
unexpected cessations of the pains postponed the
looked-for event. During the intervals her Majesty
enjoyed some calm sleep, and sometimes walked
about the room. The Emperor never quitted her,
and it is said that when her sufferings were acute
he frequently consoled her by saying that all Paris
was thinking of her, and that all the churches
were full of the faithful, praying for her safe delive-
rance. A little before three o'clock this morning her
Majesty's state was such thas it was thought proper
to introduce into her chamber the grand dignitaries
convened to be witnesses of the birth. On seeing
so many people about her bed the EMpress

appeared troubled, and the action of nature was
awhile suspended. Terrible pains followed, and it

is stated that the accoucheurs found an occasion to
draw forth the exercise all their skill and presence
of mind. The birth was at last happily affected. I
have already said, on good grounds that the child is
a remarkably fine and healthy one. It is stated by
some that he is as big as many a child of two
months old, and that when the Emperor saw him
he exclaimed, "No wonder that the Empress suf-
fered so much." I am told that the Emperor
wept abundantly, and that falling upon the neck
of his cousin Prince Napoleon, he said to him,
" You will, I am sure, los e and protect this child."
101 guns fired from the Invalides at daybreak
announced the tidings to Paris.
A bulletin published at 4 o'clock this afternoon
states that the health of the Empress and of the
Imperial Prince is excellent.
Within a few minutes of the birth of the Prince
at a quarter-past three this morning, the Emperor
sent messages in his own name announcing the
event to the Pope, the Queen of England, the King
of Piedmont, the Queen of Sweden, the Grand
Duchess Dowager of Baden, and I believe some
other Courts. It is a very curious fact, as showing
not only the wonders of the Electric Telegraph, but
also the activity of great personages at hours when
the world at large is wrapped in sleep, that tele-
graphic messages of congratulation were received
in answer before six o'clock from the Pope, Queen
Victoria, and the Queen of Sweden.
The Senate and Corps -Legislatif remained the
whole of the day, yesterday, in their respective
palaces, waiting for the announcement of the event.
To beguile the tedium of the long hours of expect-
ancy, they not only made ample provision of eat-
ables, champagne, and cigars, but sent for music,
and invited their wives and daughters to keep
them company. After remaining en permanence
till half-past one in the morning, a message was
received from the palace, giving them leave to go
home. They could, however, have had but little
sleep, for between three 'and four o'clock Most of the
members were knocked up by their private mes-
sengers bringing the great news, and by eight
o'clock they were again assembled in public sitting,
waiting to receive the official communication of the
intelligence. The Senate, as they are compelled
to do by the constitution, sat with closed doors.
To the Corps Legislatif the public were admitted.
The proceedings were very short. The president
(Count de Mornyl on taking the chair, said in a
voice betraying much emotion :

E.-Gentlemen—This:night at four o'clock the Emperor sent
an orderly officer to inform the Corps Legislatif of the
happy deliverance of the Empress. Her Majesty gave
birth to an Imperial Prince at a quarter past three.
(Cries of " Vive l'Empereur," from all parts of the house.)
see, gentlemen, continued the Count de Morny, that
you participate in the joy of all France. " Vive
l'Empereur," cried the president, " Vive rlmperatrice,"
" Vive le Prince Imperial."

After an announcement that the Corps Legislative
would be received at the Tuilleries by the Emperor
to•morrow, the house adjourned till after Passion

week.

Among the preparations for the illuminations of
the evening, those of the Bourse shine forth con-
spicuously, and they are the more remarked because
the Bourse has never illuminated on any of the many
recent occasions of public rejoicing, The decoration
erected in front of the Bourse consists of a triumphal
arch, surmounted by an imperial crown. On the
freize is the inscription, in coloured lamps, " The
Agens de Change to the Imperial Prince." The
arch is united by garlands of flowers and evergreens
to four pyramids surmounted with stars, orna-
mented with the national flag, and bearing the in-
scriptions "Vivo l'Emperenr, Vive l'lmperatrice.'
Between the pyramids are four escutcheons bearing
the words, " Confidence, Prosperity, Credit, Secu-
rity." The Municipal Council, on receiving
the news, immediately voted a sum of 200,000
francs for the poor, of which 100,000 francs
are to be employed in redeeming bedding
pledged at the Monte de Piete, and the
other 100,000 francs in paying the nurses of poor
mothers who are in arrear. Such an immense
number of presents for the Empress and the
imperial infant have lately been sent to Paris that it
has been found absolutely necessary to send orders
to all the railway stations and diligence offices in the
country not to receive any parcel for such a destina-
tion. The money spent in paying for the carriage
has been enormous. Of course vey few could be
accepted, and the greater part were returned
to the senders with thanks for their offer.
The carriage of all these returned parcels was paid
by her Majesty. Many of the presents were of a
very odd. character. Among the gifts for the infant
was an enormous case of honey, the carriage of
which came to 20f.' The Empress received from
a woman in the south of France an extremely dirty
girdle, which the donor said she had worn for seven
confinements, as she ha I had only boys, she
thought the Empress would be glad to wear it for
luck!

The Moniteur published the following official

narrative

I am assured positively that the Empress did not
take chloroform, and I learn on the same authority
that the forceps were used.
At half past four yesterday afternoon, during a
remission of the pains of. labour, the Empress got
up and walked about her apartment, leaning on the
Emperor's arm. She was distinctly seen by many
people from the gardens of the Tuileries.
To-morrow all the theatres will be thrown open
fratis. The performances will take place at two
o'clock in the afternoon.

Today, at a quarter past three in the morning,
the Empress was happily delivered of a prince.
In the middle of the previous night her Majesty
experienced the first pains ; these
in the regular manner until the moment of her
Majesty's happy deliverance. were prolonged
The Emperor, who was at the side of the Em•

press, immediately the signs of the accouchemenv
were manifested, lavished the most touching at ten;
tions upon her Majesty, near whom were be f
mother, the Princess D'Essling, Grand g
the Household, Madame Bruat, Governess of
detri,
Children of France, and Madame the Duchess f
Bassano, Lady of Honour. At the momentdelivery, their august Highnesses Prinee-Napele:is
and Prince Lucien Murat, witnesses named byof
Majesty, also their Excellencies the Minio,o ced
State and the Keeper of the Seals, were tntronn ;stress
.%
into her Majesty's chamber. rant
Immediately after the accouchement; the in—,
was presented by Madame Bruat, Governess ofthe
Children of France, to the Emperor and
Empress, to their august Highnesses. Prince
leon and Prince Lucien Murat, and to their Ec`of
lencies the Minister of State and to the NeePeli;
the Seals. The proces verbal of his birth was. t, tbe
entered upon the Registry of the Civil State of
Imperial Family, by his Excellency the Ministet u.f
State, assisted by his Excellency the President.°4
the Council of State, conformably to the artielen'd
the &flatus consulte of the 25th December, 1852: fa Of
to Article 13 of the Imperial Statute of the 2197

June, 1853

d the Doles of

The Imperial Prince has receive(
Napoleon Eugene Louis Jean Joseph. f tie
In the morning the Grand Mistress e` of
Household of the Empress had sent, by ordelo
the Em peror, to forewarn the Princes and Princes .iv
of the Imperial family, the members of the t11,1113.11e1.
of the Emperor having rank at Court, 1118,;;:es%
officers of the Crown, the Ministers and tba
dent of the Council of State, the Marshals, the der
mirals, the Grand Chancellor of the Imperial °Tr,,va•
of the Legion of Honour, the Governor of the -`:,.ds
Tides, the Chief Commander of the National teL.,-.111
of the Seine, the Commander of the 10P—tbe
Guard, the Adjutant-General of the POO% old,
officers and ladies of their Majesty's lo_useLcies
who instantly came to the palace of the la"-
and remained until aft ar the delivery. the
The Senate, the Legislative Corps, an tho
Municipal Council of Paris, acquainted 010.
morning by the officer of the Empress's holica%, of
immediately met at their place of sitting.
the officers of the Imperial Ordinance wen' to
diately after the birth of the Imperial Pria'"
inform them of the happy news. ,
This morning at six o'clock, a salvo of 1(4 '"
announced this great event to the population. t
fled at
The Imperial Prince was privately oblige- fter
noon to-day in the presence of the Em
Mass in the Chapel of the Tuileries, by the 1319
of Nancy, first Almoner of his Majesty. ocl•
The Emperor has decided that he Will b•fq'tbe,
father, and the Empress godmother, ot ot
legitimate children born in France on the
the 16th of March. note
His Highness Prince Louis Lucien Baena, tbig
has fractured his toe, and in consequence
accident was unable to be present at the i,c‘e,,,,i'-verer
On Tuesday, at half-past one o'clock the D---begi9.
peror. !bop
will receive the felicitations of the Senate' tbe
lative Corps, Council of State, magistracy' die
Institute, clergy of different persuasionsiiool
Municipal corps, and deputations from the N 5
Guard and from the army and navy.
(tr of
An extraordinary supplement of the luen
Sunday gives the following bulletins :
eh 16'
Palace of the Tuileries, gar-
Bulletin of the health of her Majesty the EmPr,egisoclP
Halfast Eleven ;17, cod'
The health of her Majesty the Empress is satoliboig,
(Signed) Dr. H. Connean,Baron Paul mite 1;
/Arabs
Rayer, Jobert de
Darralde.
Bulletin of the health of the Imperial Prince', ibcl‘'
*
Half-past Eleven 0,0,
The health of the Imperial Prince leaves nethl;
desired.
Co
Dr. HL.uCcionnnceoavuo,ißsa.rPt. ad
rn Paul. pubclss'
Every day, at nine o'clock in the ornier;rors
at six o'clock in the evening, one of the Eler the
chamberlains will remain in the apartment l
ber to
ground floor at the Pavilion de Fiore, ill or tilifi
receive persons who present themselves to.
uaiot
news of her Majesty the Empress, and to aeciof tbe
them with the bulletin which the physicians
Imperial house will issue twice a day.

REJOICINGS IN LONDON.
nf
On receiving the intelligence of the birth ;
Imperial Prince, the Ambassador of rrancfivg
Sunday caused a Te Deum of solemn thael;sig,;sioll
to be sung at the French Chapel, at the en9c,,,""ber°
of high mass. His Excellency, all the 01,,c—efiel/
of the embassy, and a great number of -rt.srice•
residents in London, were present at the,r,l er t°
In the evening the ambassador gave a °.11,;-0(10°'
aull.the French of distinction at present in Ofir
s Excellency proposed as a toast :--" erior
pereur, l'lmperatrice, et au prince Trorol,oo
Pnaisse lc genie de Napoleon I , la grace delitlE jotlt
et la sagesse de Napoleon 111., etre 11"
lananage du futur Napoleon IV."