The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-10 00:00:00

THE FRENCH FUNDS.

PARIS, IVEDNE3DAY EVENING.
The transactions on the Bourse to-day closed as
follows :—Four and a half per cents., 91f. 25e.
Three per cents., 63f.

THOMAS'S SHILLING CONCERTS

PHILHARMONIC-HALL.

Mr. Thomas assumed his baton for his season of 1856 (to
last one month) on Tuesday evening, and was honoured
with the presence of a large assemblage, who appeared to
derive much pleasure from the performances. There are
many now faces in the band this season, but in general excel-
lence, the band never was equalled at these concerts. The se-
lections are, as before, culled judiciously from the best masters,
consist-ng of overtures, symphonies, danse-music, inter-
spersed with solos, for Prospero, the giant of the orchestra;
De Folley (flute); Gobin, whose purity of tone on the
cornet is only rivalled by Kcenig ; Sorge (clarionet), &c.; and
last, though not least, the charming Madame Amadei un-
dertakes the vocal department and sings each night two or
three songs. This lady is the fortunate possessor of a
remarkable contralto voice, and though a little deficient in
fire, sings in a very pleasant style all the favourite
airs of the contralto role. She sang last night "La donne
e Mobile," from Rigoletto, and substituted the ever pleasing
"Il Segretto" when encored. Other vocalists are to follow
on the termination of Madame Amedei's engagement. The
band last night gave the overture to " William Tell" with
great precision and effect in all its varied features,
and the andante, from Mende lssoh n' s " Italian
symphony," was a specimen of quiet chaste harmony
that could hardly be surpassed. The selection
from "The Huguenots" was admirably played, and
also some interesting polkas and valsee. These concerts
are a very satisfactory, quiet, recreation for two hours
nightly, and we can conscientiously recommend them to all
classes, as affording an opportunity of hearing the very best
music, played by master hands, for a mere nominal charge.
We trust this season will afford delight to many thousands,
and at the same time repay the spirited conductor, who
provides the banquet.

CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday the deputy-coroner
held an inquest on the body of a child, aged thirteen
months, the son of Mr. Harris, master of the North Corpo-
ration Schools. On Christmas-day the child pulled a jug
of hot water off the table on itself, and was so injured that
it died from the effects. Verdict accordingly.
SUICIDE AT BOOTLE.—Yesterday morning, a master car-
ter, named Thomas Booth, residing at Bank Cottage,
Bootle, hung himself in his own stable, The deceased was
38 years of age, and for some time past be had suffered from
low spirits, in consequence of his horses being idle. On New
Year's morning he made an attempt to hang himself with a
handkerchief, but was prevented by his wife. On Tuesday
he was in a very low state, and lay is bed the moat part of
the day. At ten o'clock he asked his wife to get a pint of
ale to cheer him, but he did not drink it; he got up about
four o'clock to feed the horses, and about eight o'clock his
wife found him hanging in the stable. There was an
inquest on the body yesterday, when the jury returned a
verdict of " temporary insanity."
The Prease d'Orient of Constantinople says that the
Czar has admirably received the French officers who
were taken in the neighbourhood of Kinburn. His
Rassian Majesty is reported to have said to them, " I
shall soon shake hands with you as your friend."
RE3fARKAULEIBTEOIII.—A very brilliant and remarkable
meteor was witnessed at Southampton on Monday last.
At about fiva minutes before five o'clock in the afternoon
a streak of light darted down from the heavens, and when
apparently about a mile and a half above the earth, the
lower end of it expanded into a blue and red ball of fire,
about six inches in diameter. This ball separated from the
streak, and as it was falling towards the earth it separated
in five smaller balls which vanished in the haze that eb-
soured the horizon in the south-west. But the moat remark-
able part of the phenomenon was the streak of light, which
remained precisely in the same spot where it was first seen
when the ball of fire left it.

FRANCE.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING

The Austrian government, I hear to-day, takes
the greatest pains to ccmvince the governments of
England and France, that whatever may be said,
her firm determination is, at the proper moment,
to take part in the war against Russia. The
French cabinet, for its part, feels perfectly certain
that it will do what it promises, and it is even said
that Lord Palmerston, who is known not to enter-
tain any great liking for Austria, declared a few
days ago, that " he was satisfied with her."
As a proof that Austria means to act as
the Allies require, it is stated, that her
Ambassadors at Paris and London have almost
daily interviews of the most friendly nature with
Count Walewsky and Lord , Clarendon, and enter
into the fullest and frankest explanations with
them on all matters respecting the past, the
present, and the future. To such an extent do the
Ambassadors carry amiability, that they have even,
dit on, revealed several things affecting Russia and
Prussia, which were formerly regarded as the
gravest secrets. They have always made known
that the precise tenor of the letter addressed by the
King of Prussia to the Emperor, and sent by Col.
Manteuffel, is to press Austria to shake off foreign
influence, and to enter frankly into the Prussian
policy of neutrality.
A telegraphic despatch informs us that the Dres-
den Journal, which is supposed to speak with
authority, declares in its number of last evening
that the negotiations for peace at St. Petersburg
are not :absolutely unfavourable, and that, at all
events, Russia will not decidedly reject the Aus-
trian propositions. This, however, does not amount
to much, and does not accord with what the Eman-
cipation of Brussels told us yesterday. I need
hardly remark that even supposing it be true, it
does not affect in any way what I have more than
once had occasion to say, as to not the slightest
hopes of peace being entertained from the Austrian
propositions.

13-37 the Euphrate, just arrived at Marseilles, we
have accounts from Constantinople to the 31st ult.
In the Crimea, the Russians are keeping up a
vigorous fire to prevent, or rather delay, the blow-
ing up of the docks at Sebastopol. Fifteen vessels
had been wrecked near Kamiesch, and one, con-
taining ammunition and clothing, destroyed by
fire. The French Ambassador had presented the
Sultan, in a very pompous ceremony, with
the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour,
and had delivered a very suitable harangue,
the Sultan replying. This is the first
time the Commander of the Faithful has ever
accepted a foreign decoration. Greece had signed
a treaty with the Porte for the suppression of
brigandage. The decree of the Egyptian govern-
ment prohibiting the export of corn had been
abolished.

The Moniteur publishes some official details on
the finances of Turkey. It appears from them
that from the 27th May, 1853, to the 27th Septem-
ber, 1855, 11,200,000/. sterling were disbursed in
extraordinary war expenses.

I heard it said to-day, in an important financial
quarter, that the French Government, which had
resolved to delay calling for a new loan as long as
possible, is on the contrary now disposed to ask
for it very-shortly—that its amount will probably
be £36,000,000 sterling, and that Messrs. Roth-
schild and other great bankers are to subscribe it .
It was added, that England was to share in it, or
at least to guarantee it. But take notice—these
are mere reports, and I do not in any way vouch
for the authenticity of them.
P.S. The vessel destroyed by fire at Kamiesch,
as mentioned above, was the Themis. She
belonged to England, and was freighted by the
French government. She had on board 30,000
projectiles, and 3,000,000 ball cartridges, and they
exploded successively.

The following appeared in our Extra Editions of
yesterday :
A BATTLE.-100 RUSSIANS KILLED AND
TAKEN PRISONERS.

The Paris Afoniteur of this morning publishes a
despatch from General Pelissier dated Sebastopol,
December 28th, which reports that a slight en-
gagement took place on the previous day between
one hundred Russians who had taken up a posi.
tion near General Autemarre's outposts, and the
French. Eighteen of the enemy were killed, and
the remainder were taken prisoners. The French
did not lose a man.

THE WAR IN ASIA.

(From the Monitsur.)

ERZEROUM,' DECEMBER 12.
The Russian army took up its position at Kars last
Monday, the 3rd of December.
The troops have been quartered in the town, and a
small division of about 2,000 men, consisting of Cossacks
and irregular Kurds, have been left at Sohardy Dagh,
where it occupies the fortifications erected in the month
of June last by General Mouravieff.
Yeni Keni, a village some fifty-four miles from
Erzeroum, on the road to Kars, is likewise occupied by
the Russians, who have collected there large stores of
wheat, flour, and barley. .

It appears that the Russian General is apprehensive
of Sehm Paella's coming to attack Kars, for he has con-
centrated all his forces at that spot, and has left at
Alexanderopol only a weak garrison, hardly strong
enough to do the duties of the citadel.
The Turkish forces, under the orders of Selim Pacha,
are still encamped in the mountains of Deveh Boynou.
There is no fear of the enemy's attempting now a
coup de main against Erzeroum. The exhaustion of the
troops and the state of the roads forbid it.

A LEAP IN THE DARK.—On Sunday, on the North Kent
Railway, a female, who was in charge of police officers,
made her escape out of the carriage while the train was
proceeding at the rate of 20 miles an hour through the
tunnel, which is 2 miles in length. It was supposed that
she escaped when they were in total darkness ; she must
have contrived to open the door, and thus let:herself out,
without being felt, as she was not missed until the train
arrived in the light. Every one concluded that she was
killed, and the station-master Mr. William Priee, immedi-
ately proceeded into the tunnel with an engine to find the
body, but to his surprise, on the engine corning up to the
opening of the tunnel, midway between Higham and
Strood, he found the woman endeavouring to escape by
climbing up the cliff, which is upwards of sixty feet high,
and almost perpendicular. She was recaptured. She is
a well-known character, named Susannah Kates, and is
fifty years of age.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BELFAST.—On Monday evening,
a few minutes before eight o'clock, a fire was discovered on
the premises of Mr. John M•Laughlin, tobaccontst, North-
street, Belfast, at the rear of which, the printing establish-
ment of Mr. Denis Holland, proprietor of the Ulsterman
and Morning Post, was situated. Considerable alarm pre-
vailed, in consequence of the flames appearing to spread into
the immediately adjoining establishments. By the exertions
of the firemen, the casualty apprehended was prevented,
and the disaster was confined to the building where it
originated. The printing-office of the Ulsterman was,
however, we regret to say, ultimately destroyed before the
devouring element could be subdued. On inquiry, we learn
that the fire broke out iu a snuff-shop immediately below
the printing-office where the Morning Post was, at the
same moment, being printed for the morning's circulation.
The flames spread to the composing-room of the Ulsterman
two floors fell in consecutively, and the types half melted
and wholly destroyed by the "pie" into which they were
knocked, fell to the ground. The premises burned had been
only partially insured ; and we are sorry to state that the
printing-office of the Ulsterman, into which a large amount
of property, in types and other materials, had just been
transferred, was entirely uncovered by any insurance.—
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