... 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, ...

... LIVELPOOL EXCHANGE, WEDNESD&Y EvEN-1NG. The cotton market closes upon 1819 with a de- cidedly anxious aspect, and in the pretence of an unusually large stock for the season,-pretty nearly ...

... 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 ...

... j I COTT ON. (y1) &nith, fEdwears, and. Co.'s Annual Circdaer.) The year through which we have passed has been one of great fluctuations and violent speculation in the cotton mar ...

... 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. ...

... 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 ...

... I, ABDERDEEN I'OOK EXCIIANc4FA December 31. moeA >.-b. lr.- . -.. - R -LA B y~~ Fri' Lk I o 0 at, o - f N I. '120b~ o .- *0 uyer.tl, al AI Sk ~i1o lo. N. de cn ur Lo 0' 8 10 iwe4 1011 M Oo 4 oDo. 6Prof .. 'D0 0 00a Cit. 1100 I)On Deere C.: pI'f 90 0' 0 5 l et5k. 100 D~O: do N0.'. '0 ''0018 0 Slk 100 D o., 4 e et Ie otiue .. 0 0 ~ 0 a t) 100D. N. of Scl ndt. 0r 0 1 1 ' 8 110 0fWe ...

... - I 1, i- I ?? I-IVION, I I I - ?? , ?? t F' ~~~Dublin, W ednesday ~vening. - I jthrews ~lger b#- ?? V~e(~,W10arbile~ Four, per Centsyr s higher An'yeatierday, and math- I6#>' ?? 'Egyptianswere hev, an'Uifd. lpe a 9* tS~ fr oant'.70 ICIoiiv~eDar¾ 4 steady, an ueoste4ele~y~utt4 Rus- stians wvere dull, bat farly steidy, anid tie isse of 187Ltehanged hands, at Sfij. 'Sanish ti~ rather better, an ...

... MARIETS-1 CORN. ?? no ' .WVednesday. -There wtas a small f a,,erdoav on 'Changejtoday, and a moderate sliinesg done, We give the following as the t ruhirg cuo a..oc- - Foreign whbst (prime GUa-keey, i ...