... 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.-Yesterday afternoon a most serious lood d t was oxperionced in the moorland district near Dunford, ti I resulting in the submersion-of both lines of railway passing C f through the moorland tunnel ...

... MARKETS.-YESTBItDAY. IONDON CcRNn-Atb Mark Lane. quietness prevaile. o Englisl produce wvas again short, but, thare was a good show of P foreign wlheat and oatn, and fair of other artlelos. -The demnacd for ,whent was not active, but the market was steady, and pricesa wero well maintained, Barley met with a (lull sale, and grinding ditto was-still very weak. Malt seas again quiet, and ...

... d X BIRMINGH&M SHARE LIST-YXsTDAY-| ,. ?? _ , _ ,_ ?? ~ - ' I_, _ , ?? ,- ?? . ~~~Businesai '8h. Pd. COMPANIES. Closing Prieos. Done. RAILWAY. Buy. IS ,ORINOOARlY, 20 20 StratfordD1n.Avon ?? _ 1 flEltOTWTUE. Stk, 100 StattordEcn.Avon .p 100 101% . EMT. (JI., GllAB. ANDPDZ0' . S.tk 100 Gceat Woest, 1u2r. 5 p.ot. _ 129 81k. 100 Ditto, Prof. 6 per cent. - 127 50 30 Ditto, 9tati d 3 O Rt. C . . 4 ...

... THE IRON TRADES ADVANCE IN MARKED - IRON. WOLVERHfAMiPTOTN, Wednesday.-Upon 'Change ?? r afternoon, much anxiety was distllayed on every side to know what the prices of quarter-day were likely to be. t It quizitly became known that the marked bar houses had i ,met earlier in the (lay, and had deternindca to, put upp nrices in advance of next week's meetings S1. per ton. r ara of the list ...

... There was unusualanimation at the weeklymeeting of the iron trade yesterday, owing to the circumstance of the marked bar firms having fixed their quarter-dly prices a week in advance, in order to end the suspense which was checking business. The announcement that the rise on marked bars would be limited to ;. per ton, making the standard quotation £9., with the usual extra 12s. Gd. for Lord ...

... BANIC OF BNGMAND RETURN. OttlerSeovarities.. s 20,s0,850 . ?? Coiruandfluliica 20c,00, 816 Silver liouliou ?? nil TO !419l 15 tal ?? ?? Atl,s~~l BZ-*iftN( D15PARTMENtT. Dee. I CIL. Proprietora Capital.. £14,553,000 I Governnent Secuiritec £X16,537,14 2 Rest ?? 0s5,115 I Other Securitles ?? 24,295,528 Pub'lic Depositq ?? I,'912 3Nots . 13,74US051 OtherDepsoits ,, ?? 397 'I Gold ?? (join.. 1 ...

... COMMERCIAL A Soim our ctv Corn-espondent LoNloN, Thursday Evenlng, The supply of * soney to-day wvas very large, and there were few takers, However, the disco.ut brokereare doing their best to stimulate the demand, as they offer to take three months bills et 2M, those of four months at scarcely more, and those of six months at 2y. No Bullion operations were reported at the *Bank of England. ...

... MARKETS.-YsTERDAY. Iu7ANCIIEDSTEl Coit.-Marlret slenderly, attended, and lut little dolns WiseastEnglish tind foroeitaVerY fi111l, anld rs*uat be ,quoted 1o. per quarter, and id. to 2d. per -eetal dearer thnthis (lay fortnight. Flour lalo tencied in favour of seilere; oats oned beans were withomt, masteral change; maize Was 3d. to 0CI. per quarter lower.- CORE~ CORI I.-Blaclo oats, Os. to Os. ...

... ?? Lasl.isltI s Gwaesit.l .BANICRUPTS. WArLTER HAY PEASON. o' Sliaftesbury Road, Hanmarsmith, JTeiudiasev, clerk to a railway company. TaoBAsI RAWsoNc, of the Wilidsor Hotel, Queen Street Place, London, licensed victualler. Joinx B3Anwoo BOWLS ELLIOTT, of Rliversdale Road, Twiciren- ham Pask, Middlesex. THIOMAS EL5'ORT, of Plympton, Devonshire, gentlemen. FnnDrsneec HacujDIn4Ae, of Upper ...

... B1RMINUMAT-4 SaARE LIST.-YESTBRDAY. ?? .. ?? .. ~ _ - - - - - - - _ Bnatneso Sh: Pd. COM.AXIFS. Closing Prices. Done. RAlLWAY. Bay. I Seol. 01 DINAR71, 20 20. Stratford-on-Avon ?? 31 DED \TURF,. Stl. 100 Gret hNorthern, 4 prr cen t. - 10S xd Rn 010., r VAII., ANDlVE.F. Stik. 100 Orcat.aet.. tnear. 6 pt. 12 0 10 Stk. 100 Ditto, Pref, 6 pet cent. - - 30 s0 Dltto, Statfd Cnl.Itt. Ch, 04% _ Stk. ...

... MAURKETS,- EsrERDAY. LoNDON CnotT.-At bfark Lane business. has relninined quiet. Theritwas a rather thin altendance, and not much dis- position to operate, A short suappy of English produco was offered. Fronm abroad liberal recolprtsrof wvest, oats, raize, and flour werc secnred, nod lair 6! other ortioles, 1Wheat hae met IL ciulet sale throughout, but his been tolerably steady In value. ...

... I flr~aa~oIAr.Friday Evening. IIN most of~tba great; produce and manufacturing markets birsireses braa opened quietly after the holidays, but pricca geirerally- are reteldd~, and in seine oases. higher. In tire :cotton market at Mianchesetr manufacturers arc conllninrr their parebsases to the satisfaction of imrmerliate wants. .Export yarns are in iniproving request to Bastern markets, but ...