The daily union., 1856-10-10


trcts follows lst district $500 dem I'd, 1900 dem;
Sd, 900 dem.; 4th 1000 dem. 9th, 5000 repub 9Th,
1000 dem; 7h, 500 DEM sth 500 dem 9TH 1000 repubi
hold good at the State election will carry the State for
Buchanan in November by majority Of $4,000.
DETAILS BY THE ARAGo.
The United States mail steamer Arago arrived at New
York Wednesday morning from Havre, via Southampton
During the trip she encountered succession Of strong
westerly gales and rough
GREAT BRITAIN
The affairs of the North British Bank being devel.
oped and its condition appears to be than
anticipated The deficiency to which will be added heavy
legal expenses in chancery, Is full f2O000 The ac-
countants testimony given at stormy meeting Of the
shareholders showed that Mr. H. Brown, member Of Par
lament for Tuwkesbury, and until recently director Of
bank indebted to the In the sum of f70
9os Mr. Jno Mcregor member for Glasgow and founder
OF the bank f7362 Mr. Cameron, late manager $685. 000
the utmost worth Of the securities against which f3 000
Mr. Mullens late solicitor Fl 900 OF the creditors,
e. 00O Other officers Of the bank had appropriated to
their amounting in the aggregate to fl2l
900. The mines in Wales mentioned in previous letter
from London correspondent had swallowed up tl06-
453 and considered TO be worth about 100000 Ac
cordng to the balance sheet to the meeting the
enre liabilities of the bank f539l3l while the
SETS including the Welsh property are estimated at $685.
644
The London Times denounces, by name the men who
have brought about the downfall of this bank by their
official peculations and calls for penal statute that
shall reach such OF fraud upon shareholders in such
associations, and says:
These transactions tainted with every circum-
Of fraud They do not appear to have been entered
in the regular books which open public inspection
There little safe and little book locked with little
key which Mr. Cameron the secretary kept in his waist
coat pocket and in this boz that the real transac
tons Of the company entered The porty ledgers
and day books but blind to this little volume
which really contained the last words Of the oracle One
set Of documents was addressed ad Ppuu the other ad
eierum.
The poor-sprted creature who paid in his floo and
drew his dribets OF fl0 and f20 his occasions
might require noted in the imposing but faith
less records The Of moro matured financial genius
who drew out 10000 without having deposited half
penny obtained the honor of the little volume with the lit
tie lock-
An unavorable effect had been produced upon financial
affairs by the affairs Of Naples and the alleged attempted
evasons Of Russia In connexion with the settlement OF the
Bessarabia frontier In reference 10 the former naval
demonstration said 10 have been projected and In
connexion with the latter the English feet had been
dered to remain in the Black Another unfavorable
influence report Of probable difficulty with Austria
account Of the imprisonment Of thirty officers
and Of the British Italian legion their return home
from Malta.
All accounts seem to concur in the opinion that the
wheat harvest throughout the British domnions has
been gathered good condition The crop OF potatoes in
Ireland is also described as large and healthy
TRAxcE.
Increased activity trade at Paris spoken Of in the
correspondence from that city
We have previously had report that Donne had ten
dered bis resignation which had been accepted by the
Queen The following shows that the resignation
only threatened not made and explains under what cir
cumsances:
recently mention ed that the Spanish Minister Of Fl
nance Senior Cantero had presented the Queen law
the signature OF which by her would have been
sal TO sign II had caused disturbance In the cabinet and
that crisis WAS imminent council TO be held
Friday last at which expected that the question Of
the sale OF church property would again be brought for
ward.
The telegraph informs us that Senior Cantero bas
left the ministry, and correspondence from Madrid in the
Journal ds Debd gives details Of the Of
the difficulty According TO this correspondence the whole
Of the ministers with the exception Of Rios Rosas who
not present lately agreed to project Of decree authorizing
the opening OF credit Of 900 reals TO be applied
the repair Of certain churches and ecclesiastical buildings
The treasury was TO provide the funds and 10 be rem
bursed out Of the produce Of the sale Of church property
Rios Rosas learning what bis colleagues had agreed
to- demanded the convocaton Of an extraordinary council
| at which the Queen presided.
In the discussion that ensued, 0Donnel Cantero and
Blyar supported the law the four other ministers OPP
posed It. Finally 0Donnel Is said 10 have declared that
the law Of desdorE0cion had been voted after free and
conscientious deberaiop that had been sanctioned by
the Queen and that bis government could permit Its
suspenson and that the Queen refused her signature
Senior Caneros project he and the two colleagues who
shared his opinion would resign The Queen ranged her
self on the side Of the majority Of the council entreated
Csntero TO withdraw bis project and said she should
accept 0Donnelrs resignation The council the Pre-
mer again presented the decree for signature with the al
tentative Of his resignation. The Queen refused boh and
| 0Donnell gave way.
Intelligence from Madrid states that severe engage
men took place the 9th OF September between the gar
son OF Mes and the Moors Of the environs In which the
latter had suffered serious loss The Spanish troops had
| 90 killed and 20 wounded.
II the following from the Paris correspondence is asserted
on sufficient authority the affairs Of Naples and the
diion OF the whole Of Italy, rapidly approaching
crisis The letter from which the taken IL dated
| September a.:
The French undtu addressed 10 Naples II not already
despatched, certainly the Of departure II
ready not sent II Is said that faint hope founded
Baron Hubners nercesson but IL is very slight and
shared by few The tone OF the Paris papers OF day
shows that the belief general that France and England
have abandoned utess for positive demon.
strations.
stated that Ascco to be the rendezvous Of the
combined squadrons and that the French ships will leave
Toulon Immediately The funds have fallen again to-day
II Is said that Baron Hubner Is expected Msrseiles