The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-09 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

The Berlin correspondent of the Times gives an analy-
sis of a report made by a committee of the Prussian
Chambers, showing the region of the Russian prohibi-
tive system, and the Russian frontier exclusive system,
on the eastern provinces of Prussia, which is not only
prejudicial to commerce but contrary to existing treaties
with Russia.

THE DEPUTY LIEUTENANCY.—The Earl of Ellesmere,
in a note, dated " Bridgewater House, St. James's, London,
sth May," states to Mr. Alderman Barnes, of Manchester,
that her Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve of
his appointment as deputy-lieutenant for the county of
Lancaster.

FIRE LAST NIGHT.—Abut half-past nine o'clock last
night a fire was discovered in the shop of Messrs. Mac-
donald and Brodie, hat and cap manufacturers, St.
James's-place. Mr. Hewitt, with the fire brigade, were
quickly at the spot, but the whole of the stock was already
consumed. They succeeded, however, in preventing the
spread of the fire to the premises above and alongside.
The stock is said to be insured in a Manchester office,
but to what amount could not be ascertained. The pre-
mises belong to Mr. Mason, tea dealer.
LOCAL MARINE BOARD.—Yesterday Messrs. W. Mann,
S. R. Graves, W. J. Tomlinson, James Beazley, Joseph
Mondell, and J. P. Palmer, who a few weeks since resigned
their places at the Local Marine Board, in consequence of
the interference of the Board of Trade in the discharge of
their duties, were re-elected without opposition to the same
office. the polling, which was held in the grand jury
room of the Session House, Chapel-street, commenced at
ten o'clock, and at its close at four o'clock, 289 votes were
recorded for each gentleman.

THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY.—The Brussels papers already
designate the future British ambassador at St. Petersburg
in the person of the Earl of Westmoreland.
FISHERY HARBOURS IN SCOTLAND AND IRELAND.--It
appears that between January, 1846, and the 14th of
April, 1856. £72,200 was advanced on public account for
building, adding to, or otherwise improving and maintain-
ing fishery harbours in Inland, and a sum of £33,500 for
the same works in the sister kingdom of Scotland.

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BELGIAN HONOURS:—The Belgian lifoniteur announces
that King Leopold has conferred the Grand Cordon of
Leopold upon the Emperor Alexander 11. The same
orAer is conferred upon Count Nesselrode, upon Count
Orloff, and on Prince Dolgourouki. Pince Henri di Ligne
is sent as Envoy Extraordinary on a special mission to
the Emperor of all the Itussias.
WELLINGTON COLLEGE.—We are authorised to state
that Monday, the 2nd June, has been definitively fixed,
by command of her Majesty, for the cermony of laying the
first stone of the Wellington College, and for the subse-
quent military review, which were to have taken place
on the 3rd instant, and that the programme:of,the cere-
mony will, in all its principal points, be the same as that
Which has already been published.
TRANSMISSION OF NEWSPAPERS TO THE COLONIES- —A
treasury warrant appears in the Gazette respecting the
transmission of newspapers by post to British colonies,
which expression is to include the conveyance by any
British, foreign, or colonial packet boat. The charge for
the conveyance of newspapers between one British colony
and another British colony by the closed mails, via
Marseilles, through the United Kingdom, is tobe 2d each.
SALE OF A RENTER'S SHARE IN DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

—On Wednesday, at Garraway's Coffee-house, Change-
alley, Mr. Clark, of the firm of Messrs. Farebrother,
Clark, and Lye, actioneers, offered to public auction a
.e3OO renter's share iu the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane,
entitling the holder to a transferable free admission and
to a clear rent of Is. 3d. per night of performance, the
property of the late Mr. William Merry. The sale was
attended by a number of gentlemen connected with the
theatrical world. After a brief competition it was
knocked down for £45, being a slight advance on the
price realised at previous sales of similar property.
TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATION.--a memorial is getting
up in Southamptiou requesting the Emperor of France to
permit a submarine cable to be laid down between that
port and Havre for the purpose of establishing a telegraphic
communication between England and the continent by way
of Southampton and He 're. The Hurst telegraphic station
will shortly be e4ablishcd, the Peninsubr, Royal Mail,
South Western Packet, Ocean Steam Navigation, and
Southampton Steam Tug Companies, together with the
Post-office department, having subscribed the necessary
funds to pay its em2enscs.