The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-15 00:00:00

apprentices

Ad vices from St. Domingo to August 7, state
that the Spanish Consul General, Segovia, is taking

active measures to coutrol thk-

of the

Dominican Government in its rAations with the
United States, and it is said that he has succeeded
in inducing the Minister of Foreign Affairs to re-

call, for correction, the recent treaty negotiated
with the United States Commissioner Elliott, on
the plea that it contains some errors of form and
language; but the real object is said to be to sup-
press the treaty in accordance with the demands
of the Spanish Consul. Mr. Elliott is now at
Washington, and will make a proper representation
of the conduct of the Spanish official, who is said
to be openly sustained by the French Consul, and

secretly by the English

Continental news is still of an uninteresting

character. The Emperor of the French is on a

visit to Spain to see some intimate friends of the
at Santander. Reports come to us

Empress

that France,

England, and Prussia have not given

up the idea of inflicting signal punishment upon

the Riff pirates, and that the repre

sentatt

powers are just now in communication with
the Emperor of Morocco to obtain his
an expedition against the offender

consent to
It will be

seen from the letter of our Paris Correspondent

that the French Government do not entirely
approve of the conduct of its Admiral iu
iu the Pincus affair. The Paris papers contain an
interesting account of their Majesties' landing at
San Sebastian, where they were received by the
Spanish authorities with a hearty welcome. The
inhabitants were highly gratified at having the
opportunity of paying their respects to the Impe-
rial visitors, whose stay was short, but whose time
was fully occupied in beholding everything of
interest that was to be found in that city. The
Constitutionnel is particularly desirous that no war
shall take place between Turkey and. Montenegro,
and urgently recommends that the differences
shall be left to the mediation of Austria. Letters
from Constantinople of the 6th inst., affirm that
the Russians were busily occupied in fortifying the
Bong and Nicolaieff. The whole of the English
fleet had left the Black Sea, with the exception of
the Gladiator, which was cruising off the Isle of
Serpents, and would continue so to do until that
place should be evacuated by the Russians.
By a telegraphic despatch, which has just
reached us, we learn that Sir E. Bulwer had arrived
at Constantinople. The commission charged with
the re organisation of the Danubian Principalities
were completely re-united. It is reported that the
Sultan allows 2001 r. to every officer or soldier
mutilated in the last war. Disturbances have
taken place at Napalouse. The Persian Govern-
ment are preparing a brilliant reception for the
French Ambassador.

The inhabitants of Liverpool were thrown into a

state of extreme consternation on Saturday morn-
ing, by a report that a most diabolical attempt had
been made, on the previous evening, by a man
named William Ball, to destroy the Royal Amphi-
theatre, and, at the same time, cause a most fright-
ful sacrifice of life. The details of the case are
given elsewhere, and it will be gratifying to all our
readers to know that no damage was done, that the
nefarious designs of the atrocious offender were frus-
trated, and that he now awaits his trial at the
Sessions, charged with the crime alluded to, and
for which Mr. Mansfield said he was liable to be

John Frost, the notorious Monmouth Chartist

convict, seems bent upon mischief. This day he is
to make a public display in London, and coin-

mcnce an agitation which can do no good, but is

"kely to create mischievous consequences of a
We had thought the expe-

serious character

rience of the past would have taught him to refrain
from this vain and empty exhibition. The pro-
gramme of the procession tells us that the Char-
tists of the north London localities will meet in
Russell Square with their bands and banners, and
will start from that point at ten o'clock for Lincoln's
Inn-fields. Those of the central London localities,
Chelsea, Knightsbridge, Kensington, Hammer-

smith, Southwark, Lambeth, Westminster, and the
" Foreign Democracy," will assemble with their
bands and banners in Lincoln's Inn-fields, and
being joined by the procession from Russell
Square, will start for Finsbury Square at eleven.
The Democrats of east London, Walworth, Green-
wich, Deptford, Croydon, Bermondsey, and all
neighbouring localities, will assemble with their
bands and banners in Finsbury Square, and wait
there till joined by the other processions. A
carriage and four will be sent to receive Mr.
Frost at London-bridge, and on his arriving at
Finsbury Square the united procession will move
at twelve o'clock through Cheapside, St. Paul's
Churchyard, Ludgate Hill, Fleet Street, the Strand,
Trafalgar Square, Portland Place, and the Regent's
Park, to Primrose Hill, on which, at two o'clock, " a
mass meeting" will be held. An ode, composed
for the occasion, to the air of the national anthem,
will be sung, and an address will be presented to
Mr. Frost " on behalf of the men of London." The
authorities should watch this renewal of Chartist
agitations, and nip in the bud any speechification
likely to lead to a renewal of the seditious doings
which took place on Kensington Common some
Mr. Frost should get timely warning
of the dangerous ground upon which he treads.
The affairs of the Royal British Bank continue
in a very unsatisfactory state. Numerous meetings
of the shareholders and depositors have been held,
but without any decisive line of policy being
adopted. As the Bank is not yet formally dissolved

years an

It is thought that some steps may be taken to
obtain the substitution of the real holders of the
shares for those who were the former proprietors.
The shareholders have, of course, a right to avail
themselves of every means which may be suggested
for relieving themselves from their liabilities. But
it is not easy to see by what process they can get the
present holders, who have not registered, to place
their names on the registry. But, even if the substi_
tution could be effected, it could only absolve those
prior holders of shares who had parted with shares
at a period three years distant. A meeting of the
shareholders in the position we have described was
convened for twelve o'clock on Saturday, at the
office of Messrs. Ashurst, Son, and Morris, of Old
Jury, for the purpose of considering what steps
should be taken in order to get their transfer
legally completed before the bank
dissolved. Owing, however, to the advertisement
not appearing till Satur
of persons interested atdteanyd, ea
dv,earnydliimt
was
sd
resolved number
to adjourn the meeting until this day, at twelve

was formally

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THE London Times has just discovered that
there is such a thing as usury, and that it is
practised in this mercantile kingdom. The
amazement caused by the discovery is only
equalled by the vehemence with which our
%temporary denounces it, and its consequences.
`‘ It :would be unfair to the traders of England,"