... grale UnNt OifT NCC. offcial contradictions are published in St. Petersburg of the intention 2ttiibuted by the Go/os to the Russian Government of issuing a new railway oait and also of sending, according to the Daily News telegram, a functionary f the Mi;nistry of Finance 'on a tour through Europe to try and negotiate a State loan. We all know what such contradictions in effect amount to, and ...

... COMMERCIAL TRUSTEESHIPS, THE decision pronounced on Friday by the Court of Appeal, reversingtlA judgment of the Master of the Rolls in Smith v. Anderson, is one of li highest importance, involving, as it does, not only the disposition of artq substantial rorpus li/is, or amount of property in actual litigation, butl 6 affirmation of the legality of a method of investment which, until bothih ...

... KLADDERADA TSCT. THr well-known Berlin Punch is the subject of an interesting letter in the TemnipS from M. Kohn-Abrest, an Austrian who has acted for many years past as the Paris correspondent of the Tgi'ablat of Vienna. The occasion for the letter lay in the recent death of Herr Hofaann, the editor of Kladdeyadalsch and one of its original founders. In 1845, a year of trouble and ...

... t CIT Y OFFI'iCE, C/hrtnqc-'lt'?y, ?? lerri~W .r Tweslve o'-ltork. Home Government Securities have opened quiet and rather dull this * morning, Consols for the account showing a slight reduction. rfi The English Railway market shows a strong tendency, several of the lines b hav ng improved somewhat. no Canadian issues are without variation. le The Foreign market is not very active, but the ...

... S-ZZRJp ZIST-TIIS DA Y 'The Principal Stocks and Shares not quoted in this LiLt will be found in the Mouey Article page 9. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing Prices Business done -Sh. Pd. Railways. yesterday. yesterday. St soo Caledonian _ _ 4. 4 5145i 14 5 x3X 14 r4 St Iso Ditto Def. Ord., No. .L. X4' - 5% 15 [s I s I r4 St zoo Ditto, No. 2 St coo East London (Consolidated) 30 32 3034/ Y7 ...

... LAVA l IN X: AY0111V .x 1s FI i1_ littS Y . CITY OFFICE, CJlhag/'-ahey, COir/lhl. The fortnightly settlement onl the Stock Exchange has, so far, procecdcd satisfactorily, and will be completed this afternoon. The Funds are quiet, but tolerably firm, Consols for the account hlavint fractionally improved. lclme Railways are firmly supported, all the movements being favourable. Canadian lines are ...

... It may be useful at the present juncture to call to mind a few figures relating to the trade between Great Britain and France. Lying contiguous to each other as they do, these countries have always done considerable trade together, but not so Much as they might have done had the free flow of trade intercourse been unchecked by tariffs. Previous to i86o our total exports to and imports from ...

... MIONtEY MIARKET' THIS ?? Civt Ol ICE1, Glanze-ally~, Gui-it 'ill llome Gloveininent Securitics have opened wcithl a firml tendenicy thlis morning, Consols for the account anid Rleduced andi N\ew Three ?? hat in- 5lghtlyt improvcd. English Railways are not very active, butt thc tone seemls ?? to firm- ncss. Canadian issucs arc quiet and stcady. The Foreign maikeet is ahlmost wvithlout v ...

... CITY OFFIco, Chanlle-atl.y, Corahill. Fridzav, Twelve o'lock. The English Funds have opened quiet and steady; the only alteration being a fractional decline in Consols for the December account. The Home Railway market presents a dull appearance, all the movements that have occurred being in the downward direction. Canadian issues are steady at 3esterday's prices. Foreign Bonds are quiet, and ...

... I . CIT OrFICa, ChZanto alelq., CO/n ill, Tuesday, 7Tz'lve o'loac. Business on the Stock Exchange this morning is confined within a narrow range, and the markets have opened very quiet. The Home Funds are inclined to firmness, Consols for the account having improved somewhat. English Railways are very inactive, they being almost without change. Canadian lines are steady. The Foreign market is ...

... CITY OPFICE, Boierse-bduin3rs, 2o, Btc.,kerssbey, E.C. U'hd/esdey, Hall-pasi Twzeal. Attention on the Stock Exchange is still chiefly given to the arrangements for to-morrow's settlement. With the exception of a few of the Foreign Bonds, the tendency of the markets is weak this morning, especially American Securities, which are sold in response to New York quotations. Home Railways.-A rise of ...

... The assumption was very general in the end of the week that money would be cheap for the settlement commencing to-day. No very intelligible reason could be given for this view, but it was based in the main upon the fact that the last settlement proved much easier than was expected. There- fore the Stock Exchange says this settlement must also be easy because, in the first place, there has ...