... The last returns of the following leading railways tot the second half year of 1846, give the following compa- risons and results, in round numbers:- 1. London and North Western, 350 mile;, with a capital or cost of 13,000,000; gross receipts, above 1,000,000; dividing to shareholders 543,929_ paid 21,425 for local rates sad taxes, and 24,682 for the government duty of five per cent. on ...

... REVIEW of P THAI SCOTTIST G.RArTN- M JARKET1S 1)tR ING THlE PAST WEEK. Supplies ili the past week's markets were rencrally mid- dlintr in qlilantity, and ratller less thian those of the week before. Markets were brisk, anid wheat and b irley, oil thc whole, improved in q aotationr, the rise beinir niore univer- .ali in respect to 13arl.-v. Oats hod rather a dull sale, alnd a, tendency to ...

... RA IL WA YS. RAILWAY SHARE LIST P0R MONDAY, ?? 14. Railways. Pjad Cloisag Pries.iuaneis Done. Abuerdeten ?? 2 1 di5-23% Amblrr.,Not.,Bostni.,8CE.J, V/, Y, dii par 2i' 141 BDIirrngir IWoh.,& Dudley 42g. 314, 514pnl I%/ Ns Pal Birlrlintra~iajt & Grloiucester triO 127 1.9 Ii Iffirmrir7. arid 0x00, Jurre' 2 75174 ~ , Bosoir,' Stirmf. arid Burt, 02s~. par %4PuO Brireol arid ?? ~ 7 1 0 pin Do. New ? ...

... RAIL WAYS. R~AILWAY SHADE LIST vor, DIONDAY, DEC. 28. Railwilyl. P'aoa losing Price) Buines,,~l tI)fln. Ambir., No1,,lBosin,,&NJ,J 2!r of, a,18 Pt~ II, 111irmoii'gh ,WNV.,&: Dudley ilzs. 5~&4 0Pin 6Ij ii pin liviingirlil &C Gilucesler 100 Mil 11,103 )Ii Newl~iss, 7Ye~ ?? Vjil 3;1% St 1.infiqiit'. and Oxid. Junc. i2 9 , PIpill 154 3/t4l ¼16 Pi (olon, Stamt. and ilirm.) Tl2,. I 4iil5454 11 ...

... DU7'CHI MA IL. AMSTERI),A1, DIEc. 19.-In consequence of the. great fall of snow, the rajfisvsy from Arnheim did not arrive here yesterday till two hours beyond its time. DoE. 22-Thve ?? estates Ot South Holland, by a resolution of the Ist of this month, having remarked that the butter of IIollnd is lesrs sought for, and fetches a lower price in foreign inarkets, especially in England, than ...

... COMMERCIAL COLBU:vY. * BRITISH FUNDS.-(Closing Prices.) BankStoc, 7 er Cnt Mted.T490s W~eaa Tlor. Fri&~~ Sola,, Dan' Stoc, 7 pr I~et ?? 20688 - 3 per Cent Conlsole ?? 94) shut ?? tor Attuned ?? 93 ) ~ 3) 8 3 per Cents Iteducon qq) 10i5; 94 04 3 New Si per Cents ?? 6 9 AXfi 04~ rq 2( Lon Ariss. Jan. 2, 186 ?? 2 o~ Indiat Stdck, 10i ?? India renes, ?? Exclseq.-ils I)e set 4PM. 11 pm 123pm Ilpm ...

... Sir, —Three of the six experimental journeys, for the transmission of the Indian Mail Trieste and Germany, sanctioned by the British government, have already taken place. I need not expatiate on the extreme importance success in such attempts, which would re-establish the old trading route of nations, would place England and Holland nearer to their dominions in the Eastern hemisphere, but open ...

... Oxrau), Nov. 30.—Balliol morning Messrs* J. Riddell, 8.A., and E. Palmer, 8.A., were made Actual Fellows of Balliol; and on Saturday Mr. H. M. Oxendhame, from Harrow School, and Mr. H. from Shrewsbury School, were elected Scholars tiie open foundation, the «*> time Mesrs. Firm and Pindar were nominated Exhibitioners—the former on tha Worcestershire and the latter the Somersetshire ...

... LOATDON MAIKETS-Fi DxY. CORN EXCHAN(E. Thle present week'- arrival of English Wheat having been very trifling, the show of samples of that article lero to- dav was unusiually .nisall All descriptions comimanded a very steady trade at fully Monday's quotations. The demnand for freu foreign Wheat for shipment to Ire- land was extensive, at n further advance in prices of from ts to ts per qr. ...

... 1llo.NiY MARK'ET AND CITY IL i Me a- ET ?? Mt't'tv Market slightIII1 ?? it,' I1( pias:it wvick titi- Littgish F'unds ?? MI\ ittl Il'd (it to a x t P'rag' Il IN po I Cet It. on, *At tite- terintiaflio, * .1U 'i''liiclotll attrttti N ?? usrl prei P lpe ?? telits. u'tgin,- ;the) tale oem , bt tii~ii'. it i~rt-i ?? 'i't ?? Ittt I Id ?? i IIZ t I 1jte Ititt -t OtIt titi ])ft IIv l ii i i ?? ...

... LONDON MARKETS-FRIDAY. CORN EXCHANG Ft Theo orrivals of English Wheat for our MikAet during ?? present aoeck have bee,, good, yet tlto show of samples of that article here to-day Wit8 by no mrans extensive. On Itibe whole, the trade wats firm, a't, ully Monday's quotations. There was a goon deal of '.sferior Iree toreien Wheat sold for Irish account, at raf',,r more money. In corn under lock ...

... >. Illness of Mk. Farren. ar»grieved tq say that Mr. W. Farren, while on , the cvenuig, was seized with so severe an illness w§V d!siiiled going on with his part. The ci>mi^y Worth Knowing, which he perljormea;,tfte character of Nicholas Rue with his usual ex- anx.apparent weakness, was followed bf a farce, produced tor the first time, called Story-telling, ; , '& which he had the principal ...