... uMbD COMM ^IRCIAb. erthe l;'Y AND RAILNVAY MARI(ETS. tO WEDNESI)AY. oh. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ £5. -ci S, WoW2E.SEAY EvsErt-O.-Tho demand for 9L, r , to day has been rather active in cononexioU ?? the rerouireii fltB of the Stock Exchange settle- i s, d the close of tell year. Shore loans wvere tr td 2. to q per cent. Discount rates were an. Ir. l~ at a2 to 21 for first-class bills, weith a ...

... Sole Lessee and Manager. Mr. Henry Irvine. This Evening, 8.0, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Shylock, Mr. Irving; Portia, Miss Ellen Terry. Messrs. Forrester, Barnes, F. Cooper, Elwood, Pinero, Forbes, C. Cooper, Johnson, Bean mailt, Tyars, Carter; Misses Aiiua Murray, Florence Terry, ...

... SEHUPINt'. A TINiliE OF HLr WATER.-Tuis Di?. H Tcs, . 5.285 iorlng ?? 6.47 evening. 6, Sunderland ?? 6.80 6.4964 ,, T2e lIartlepools. 5.86 , . 5.55 ,, WhItLy ?? 5.53 , . 6.12 4 Mifiddllos roagh .. 6. 8 3 , .22 If, ?? 6.18 ., ?? 0.57 re THE' LIFEBOAT SEPV6ICE IN 1879. SO Year by year the work of the National Life- boat Institution becomes more and more exten- sive, and testifies to its ...

... DESPATCH OF FOREIGN MALS FROM LONDON! Despatch of next Mails fromr Next P t London. Mail due pi Australia (S. &W.) via S'thampt'n . .Jan. 8 Mg. Jan 19 ne Tasmania&Victoria l via Brindasi . Jan. 2 Evg. Jan: 12 ml Bermuda .. . Jan. 1 Evg.. su Brazil, hlonte ,lfiverpool ..(.Dc. 30 Evg. Dec. 30 W4 i I iria S thampt'n Jan. 9 Mg. DecG 31 th Brazil . I by French PIPtt Jan ...

... Lessees and Managers, Mr. and Mr. Kendal. Evening, 8, THE QUEEN'S SHiGGiNG. Mrs. Kendal. Mia. G. Murray, Miss Phillips; JJesore. Kendal, Terrias, Cathcart. Ltenny, Brandon, und Hare. —At 10.15, THE 1' ALCON, by AlXred To:. Kendal, ilr». G. Murray; Mr. Denny, and Mr. Keni.ial. ...

... This Eykkikcj, at 7.15. RUTH'S ROMANCE Miss Randolph and Mr.H. Parry.—At 8, new Optra Comitjuo, MADAME FAVAKT. by Oifenbach. Messrs. Ashley, Bracy, Eewens. H. Cox, Lange, and Murius: Meedamos Florence St. John, Violet Ouueron, Randolph, Antiel, Couteur, Evclyne, ic. ...

... I vA:RXET J1'NTlE}LLIGENCE-YEST.9D~AY. I ID 1. I - ?? 1 I .I T 0-.: *: 0 0 ?? ])t-B kl; S21 r iL ?? , b -; - Ys no - - I~ ~ ?? ofe 1,-i0be sit ytine lean azul Irish, ilet tug nt th~e unzrir2et c2to iles *up. 1lto a: f:!l ?? With ii inod2er:tne wir!pqlitpie :tn~dQ in eaclhb;nei tp: ?? re u.i naiwttb~eit r.Sy vrevlonsaflematrnni2 * Bettter I &teaho seili~td anprede'i.s dit tes. Xo -chtab~ baat ...

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... E2IFPIN? IYTBLLIGZ2IW. SAILTED FROSI GLASGOW. December 31. A nchoria (a), 27113, Hedderwick, from N~ew York- general cargo. Glerafinart, 1530, Stirrat, from Boston, UJ.S., in 15o days-general cargo, Bolivia (si, 2625, Small, for Newr York-general cargo. Lotus, 109, Archer, for PortsEmpedocle--ast- pipes. Mary Coles, 84, Eliis, for Caen-pitch | Philanthropist1 75, lugram, for Dinard-coals.i ...

... Miss Fanny Josephs.—JLiiractor, Mr. John HoUingsheaA. This Evening, 7.30, SUCH A GOOD MAN. Messrs. Maclean, Macklin, and Mias Fanny Josephs and Mrs. Leigh. At 0.30, HUNCHBACK, Burlesque. Misses N. Bromley, Oome, «o.; Messrs. Rightoh. Fisher, Penley, ...

... THE GALE, FLOODS, AND S1IPPING - DISASTERS. V BRISTOL.-lt blow hard here all day yesterday. The o passenger stemier Juno, whiel left the port for Cork on Tuesday, has had to put baok. tl 13ARNSLiY.-Ye ...

... MdONEY MAGRKETS (FrorourOL, owes CoaaaseoxnDExr.) LONDjON, Wednesday Evening. The concuiulig errang-enisents of the settlement chiefly messyaged attention in thle Stock Exchange, and the indoorl P .2 work generally incidental to the last clay- of the year fr tit ter diatesnislied the interest ta-ken in current busminess. E There w,~iere consequentlylbut fewvfeatures. 'Thetenidency 1 wvas ...