The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-21 00:00:00

TH.EATRICALS.

Mn. frefeur Lone teE.—The New York Daily News of
22nd December, noticing the re-opening of the Broadway
Theatre, on the previous evening, thus refers to Mr.
Loraine's debut before an American audience :—" After
the overture, the curtain rose upon the play of " The LAY.
of Lyons." As each old favourite and .new debutant at this'
theatre appeared upon the stage they were warmly greeted.
The reception given to Mr. Loraine, the new actor, and
Mrs. Uzzie Weston Davenport, was enthieeisstic in the
highest degree. The gentleman fully sustained the high
opinion which report had given of his merits. liTrs. Lizzie
Werton Devonport, as Pauline, surpassed our exicoctations,
and was repeatedly cheered throughout her imperse`nation
of the character. At the close of the play Mr. Derain°
made a very neat speech, which was received with reat
applause."
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF MR. CHARLES MATHEWS.—W 43
are glad to be able to state that Mr. Mathews is making'
rapid progress towards recovery. He has been conflaed to
his bed for the last mouth from the effects of an accident
he met with in the Manchester theatre. An abscess was
brought on, aggravated by erysipelas, the symptoms being
so alarming at one time as to threaten the loss of Lis right
arm. However, after four operations, skilfully performed
by Drs. Pettigrew and Ree, and borne with much fortitude
by Mr. Mathews, the malady at length gave way, and it is
hoped that in a few days he will be able to resume his
professional avocations.
Mr. Belfe, the popular composer, is at present in Paris,
and has been laid up by an attack of bronchitis, but he is
now convalescent. He is, it is stated, engaged on the'
composition of a new opera on an original subject.
Much interest has been excited by an announcement
that Mr. Thackeray will deliver Mis series of lectures oil
the Four George's in the Music Hall at the Royal Surrey
Gardens.
Mr. Lumley, who has been in Paris a few days, has
]oft crtrn. impnytant .rtnau.rnery."--
the ensuing season at Her Majesty's Theatre.
Mdene. Rachel is still at Cairo. She has not yet, I;
seems, experienced any change in the state of her health.
The celebrated tenor, Tarnberlik, is daily expected in
Europe from the Brazils.
Letters from Milan say that Giuleni, the tenor, is pro-
ducing a fanatissimo. The Milanese have crowded to the
theatre to hear him before the arrival of the Emperor.

SUNDAY SCHOOL AND LITERARY INSTITUTE.-The third
of the eleventh winter course of lectures, in connection
win this institution, was delivered last night, in the ball of
the Liverpool Institute, Mount street, by the Rev. G. W. Con-
der, of Leeds. The chair was to have been taken at half-past
seven o'clock, by Lawrence Heyworth, E,q., M.P., but as be
was prevented from reaching the hall at that hour, Mr. C. R.
Hall proceeded to discharge the duties which would have de-
volved on the hon. gentleman, and introduced the lecturer to
the audience. Mr. Heyworth, whose absence it was at first
feared had been caused by some accident, soon after arrived,.
and was warmly greeted by the audience, The subject of
the lecture was ,‘ The mind, its world and its power." T?f,
discourse was of a most eloquent character, and on its
conclusion thanks were voted by acclamation to the Yel.•
and distinguished author.

MARINERS' CHURCH DAY AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS.I
The annual Tea Party in connexion with the Mariners'
Ciurch Day and Sunday Schools, was held last night in the
Concert Hall. The Rev. W. Maynard occupied the chair,
and among the other clergymen on the platform were the
Rev. H, Marlon, Rev. Verner M. White, Rev. J. Sampson,.
Rev. W. Hunt, Rev. 11. Baugh. The hall was crowded
in every part. The walls were all draped with the flags of
ships, and the front of the galleries was hung with scriptu-
ral mottoes, prominent among which were " Christ is the
anchor of the soul," and Remember those who go dowU
to the sea in ships." The choir of the Blind Asylum were
stationed on the platform, and at intervals added to the
enjoyment of the evening by introducing well selected and
skillfully executed pieces of music. The chair Man opened
the proceedings with a review of the progress of the
institution, and an eloquent description of its objects and
its beni6cent resul:s, showing how peculiarly the seaman
class required the aid and eotoperation of such a society,
Tee Rev. H. Marten, the Rev. V. M. White, and other
speakers also addressed the meeting, and a collection was
made in the course of the evening.
HORSE STEALING.—A t Manchester, yesterday, a Lanca-
shire young man, in sailor's attire, named James Dugdalee
was charged with stealing a horse, the property of Tnornas
Thompson, of Wigan. The horse was placed in a stable
belonging to Joseph Derbyshire, at Barton, at night, and
was missing the next morning. Shortly after this the nri-
soner was seen by police constable Bond in the yard of the
King's Arms, Present, offering the horse for £4 to a mart
named McCormick, who refused to buy, unless the prisoner
could give a resident guarantee to return the money if it
should turn out that the horse did not belong to him. The
prisoner, not being able to give such security, did not effect
a sale, and being suspected, was followed by the police, and
apprehended. He then said that the horse belonged to big
father, but yesterday, before the magistrate, he stated that
he joined the company of two men named "Bill" and
Jack," who were going to Manchester. and they fetched
the horse out of a stable, and wished him to sell it,
agreeing to give him £1 if he sold it for £6. He thought,
therefore, that he might as well try his hand at it. The
prisoner gave a very minute account of his transactions
with " Jack" and " Bill," and was then remanded until this
morning.

WORKING MEN'S CONCERTS, OAKES STREET, LONDOI
ROAD.—On Saturday last, William Ra'hbone,
presided, and, after a few remarks from Mr. White,
eulogistic of Mr. Rathbone's philanthropy, the chairman
expressed his gratificatiuir at being able in any way t°
contribute to the happiness of his fellow creatures ; that
inward monitor, the conscience, told him that he ha not
done enough ; and, although he thought at his time of life
he should be playing upon other boards, he could not resist
the invitation he had received to be present on that occasion-
Ile was of opinion that these concerts, which for the last
twenty years he had endeavoured to promote, would be
instrumental in keeping the working classes from demoralir
ing scenes, and give them a taste for higher and nobler
parsuits than they were ordinarily accustomed to. Instead
of absenting themselves from places of worship on the
earning Sabbath day, he thought those who attended din
inn,icent recreation of these concerts would be more dis:
pos. dto lien to pulpit ministrations. The concert passed
eff cxccllently well ; the principal artistes, Miss Jca°‘
Hammond, Miss M. Beer, and Mr. Sadler, giving their
sorvices gratuitously, and were deservedly encored in 0'
their efforts. 'lhe usu,ci cote of thanks to the chairman'
proposed by Mr. Abrahams and seconded by Mr. White,
terminated the proceedings at ten o'clock.

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POREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

PARIS, MONDAY EVENING,
The dejection of Verger is greater to-day than
Yesterday. He signed his appeal to the Cana of
Caseation to-day at twelve o clock. The strait i7aistcoat was removed for that purpose.
Verger
then asked the Director of the prison whether that
measure of precaution might not be dispensed
"h as it was real torture, and it prevented him
gas tu writing. M. Leveille, the Director, said it
impossible to 'indulge him, and he submitted.
a-ti@ has asked tr., dey to see the physician of the
rson, as well as the chaplain, and. he appears to
tut With ir2patience the result of his appeal to
e Court of Causation.
The Persian Ambassador arrived here last night,
_e
has iaketY_ up his quarters in a private house in
arached Champs Elysees. M. Duberstein, interpreter
to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who had
so 4
r eto Nr‘arseilles to meet the Ambassador, has
be,',ll.r,ne) with him to Paris. Feruk Khan has
zzi,,,i(4v brought with him 20 servants and six
bc„ 'fl) ficent black horses. Groups of people stood
et' the door of the hotel nearly the whole of the
While the servants in their picturesque costume
e arranging the baggage of the Ambassador.
the foliowing despatch has been received :

" BERNE, JAN. 18.
.1) " The Royalist prisoners at Neufchatel, escorted
y a detachment of Swiss troops, commanded by
fi`e officers, were conducted last night to the
The frontier, which they crossed at Pontarlier.
--„,ie,„Flderal Council has given orders to immedi-
i?aten"erkLallatderse the troops already assembled; and
Dufour, in an order of the day of the 17th,
ais announced to the Helvetic army, the pacific
r 1116 on of the difference; adding, that the solution
Piestion, protects the interests, the dignity, and
Le honour of Switzerland."
Manin has addressed the following letter to
"z editor of the Patrie
Sir, It is with regret I address you this letter.
is riot my habit to enter into a discussion with
,-;;;lvsPapers, but the question of the Swiss mercen-
te, 'eS appears to me, so important for Italy, that I
lottld take this opportunity to mention facts,
di th are little or not a t all known. I will not
I,4lellss your opinion, for it is evident we should
Iciter agree. Nor will I defend my style, which I
tliktilit to b e bad, nor that of my friends. I merely
Sher the liberty of observing that in a country
•a„.ere the supreme power is held by one who
I,:s' himself a refuguee it would perhaps
is,,grJod taste not to use that expression as an
as,;''lt• As to the facts, I maintain my
ye' ertions, and I ask permission to rectify
ye'
I have taken my information from official
(?-,rues• The entire history of this affair is to be
"aci explained in the message of the Federal
nilroil to the Swiss Federal Assembly on the 13th
in "uIY, 1855. Now, it appears from this document
411 incontestable manner that Switzerland never
eil;'°usly desired to prevent the enrolment of ber
t'tzens in foreign service. In 1849 it became
tteessary to make concessions to liberal opinions,
w..ea powerful in Europe ; but those concessions
Th're illusory. The Federal Council says so formally.
is object of the existing Federal Legislation
ofVnice to arevent citizens from entering into the ser-
YouuLe foreign states, nor into military bodies. We
nothing to add to such an explicit declaration.
could aaY, sir, that all the Federal Government
the do is tr., declare that all their countrymen in
servie'a of Naples and of the Pope had for.
their.elte their quality of Swiss, and to confiscate
But roperties.' lam perfectly of your opinion.
aid
You add that the Federal Government tried
_clo so several years since, but that the menace
aid not succeea.' This is an error; if those
they had been really and seriously employed
cy Would have succeeded. That is the reason
AL was not attempted.
Accept, sir, the assurance of my distinguished
^onsideration.
T"
hPearis, Jan. MANIN.
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ini
Paris, andP therers3ent ? be regarded as a dull season in
s
quarters.
mercial not,rh much business doing in corn.
ever, in one respect There under favourable auspices.
is but a small stock of goods in the hand of
i„Lo manufacturers, and they are accordingly re.
,",aishing their stores 'while waiting future orders joaaese orders, it is hoped, will not be long delayed,
al:Ztiela as the French export trade has been lan-
th4,l4 for some months past, in consequence of
hree:lstle.lal crisis which has been more or less felt
en'"'ellt Europe. Several manufacturers have
for /itlasnred that they should receive large orders
be ivitssia in case the Russian government could
kzisti;l44eed to modify their Custom's tariff. The
Nino; g duties are so exorbitant that the
areal French articles used at St. Petersburg
At /%I"Uggled into Russia. It is very well known
vesselarseilles that scarcely a captain of a merchant
Ne arrives there from Odessa but has
/11iiiir„a for some expensive articles of French
the peace,
and silks. In fact the Russians, since
iitkveaee, have been the best foreign customers
tilrinarseilles. The accounts from the manufac-
tnrv• s towns in the provinces are not unsatisfie,
and Veveral purchasers had appeared at Rouen
Of 01111411 Se, and, were it not for the high price
vaj anufactured goods, caused by the increased
Then' °,,,
1P! the raw material and the rise in work-
tlaey might have effected large sales
sY in ..st week. Money has become more
confiner aris for commercial purposes. The
for B, atal losses which have been experienced
(16 'tee months at the Paris Bourse have
i 4.
„"11, sled many speculators, who have found to
heir costio'r
that the slower mode of acquiring a
eertil!" by legitimate commerce is in the end more
i The Bank of France does not yet appear
liral;;l„ned to receive for discount commercial bills
r4t-pl 90 days to run, and still less to reduce the
the discount to five per cent. It is true that
it tni,ted state of its funds does not permit
leclined-ee
iltt. is said -tno very generous. Its cash in hand
the Bth inst. to 191,000,000 francs, and
have fallen still lower within the last
the„e,ic' For those reasons the public are desirous
the Bank may be permitted to increase its
xv.Pital• The corn market was firm last week,
titthout any further rise in prices. The moment a
of a franc or 2f in a sack of flour was appa-
Thbat there were numerous sellers to be found.
e last accounts from the north indicate a ten.
Aar' to a fall. Buyers are to be found at the
kips Market at 801. for the sack of flour of 157
toriugrarnmes, of the best quality. The trade is
14",'aed to the bakers, the speculators having
VEX stocks on hand, which they purchased at
tIL-e'r rates than the present market price. The
reeriPe of flour in the Paris stores has been
Nreed within the last eight days by 3,000 metri-
ttletria 8.
Wilt and is now not more than 7,000
htte„,eal quintals. A number of buyers from Lyons
teid","ll at the last Paris corn market Ordinary
for 4:ferior qualities of wheat were chiefly sought
Nita' an advance of 70c the hectolitre. The
1)0 era who have a sufficient stock on hand made
in purchases. Butchers' meat was never so dear
'11,411a as at present, and it still continues to rise.
laßtkere is not mush business doing at the wine
,tyiae, ,'• of Bercy, but wines of every quality main-
to their price, although large quantities continue
The r've
by the Orleans and the Lyons railways.
high
price and the scarcity of wines at Bor-
frnansil have paralysed all business there. Letters.
Nis", Chalons-sur Saonne announce that a fall in
roar-it" is beginning to be perceived in the wine
'theta of of Burgundy,
the Dt) Emperor yesterday received Count Kisseleff,
l'hoTissian Ambassador, and Baron de Brunnow,
the "
'l
°n an extraordinary mission to Paris... A
„umber of foreigners of distinction were in
hp
the see of the day presented to their Majesties
Papal Nuncio, the Turkish and Russian
ainis‘'4B.sadors, the American and Wurtemberg
'ers, and the Charge d'Affaires of Greece.