... I FruDnAY EVENING. Although it was confidently reported in the beginning of the week that the Bank of England would lower tbe rate of discount to three per cent., and in consequence 5 violent speculation commenced in. railway sharee, tb meeting of the Directors yesterday broke up without their perpetrating any such insanity. We have often expressed a conviction that the B3D Directors, if they ...

... CITY, SAT-RDAY EVBEING. The duty upor. foreign wheat is now at 7s, per quarter. The West Indian Mail brings aaviccs of a more cheerful character from the different colonies; and although the expected withdrawval of protection was exciting a great deal of controversy, and, as usual, the most unfavourable predictions for the future, we find the general tenor of the remarks made-not only ia the ...

... coM3ERCIAL COLIUTBM BRITISH FUNDS.(ClosintPrices) Hsand. Tues. ed. T4usr Bank Stock, 7 per ?? 209i 2083 300 Poot 3 per Cent Consol5 ?? 95i 96 9j 4 . Ditto tor Account 913. 9'iat 9 B 3 per Cents Reduced ?? 9W t 9it i New 3' per Cents ?? 98 Long Anns. Jan. 5,18 6 0 ?? 10' India Stock, 10i ?? , 2 India Bonds, 1,009 . 22 2 9 . Excheq.-bills, lid per diem. 1m. 1I pm.l 2pmn. po 1pl FOREIGN FUNDS. ...

... IREJECTION OF THE STOCRPORT Il .COERCION BILL. FALL OF THE TRIUMVIRATE. In the whole of our parliamentary experience we do not remember any private bill that has caused so much sensation within Parliament and without; the public at large can form no idea of the monstrous powers attempted to be obtained by this, bill, in the name of the Corporation; but virtually by Coppock, Sadler, and Co., Mr ...