... issued instructions for proceedings to be taken against several parties charged with evading the stamp duty in the transfer of railway shares, by omitting to state the ise amount received on account of sach trans- fer. The penalty is L.50, and five times the amount of duty evaded. Fatat Rauwar Accipent.—Yesterday morning one of the guards of the London and North-Western Railway, named Ireland, ...

... NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY NY The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held on Thursday in the Saloon of Gibb’s Royal Hotel, and was numerously attended—John Learmonth, Esq. of Dean, the chairman of the company, presiding. The advertisement calling the meeting having been read, register of sharcholders. the seal of the company was ordered to be affixed to the The ...

... I O OlulIR3:ClL LIS¶0I, on T THE WEEK ENDINg MONDAY WEEK. IMPORTS. ROTTERDAM.-5 casks butter. J. Jvjilne; 25 cheeses, 1 ertwood; 46 do. W. Renzie; 49 do. J. Airth' S0 do. W. Shepherd- So do. J. Fraser, jun.; 50 do. N. Coutts; 50 do. 3. Christie; . do. J1. Fras-r & C o.; 74 do. Angus Fraser; 02 do. IV. Walker; 125 do. A. Cumming; 14* do J.a WBiet14 do. J. and W. Bismet 190 do. G. Barclay; 203 ...

... - a e LONDON CORN MARKET, Wednesday, March 7. s The arrivals of British grain since Monday have been e small, but we, have 27,000 quarters of foreign wheat up; the market was attended by several distant buyers, and a mode- rate business transacted. English wheat slow, at barely Monday's prices. Foreign in large supply, chiefly from Bel- . gium, and buyers would only take at Is to 2s per ...

... FRANC E. Paris, Sunday. The Debats thus describes the way in which the anniver- sary in commemoration of the Revolution was celebrated :— “The ceremony of the 24th February passed off in the midst of the greatest calm—no enthusiasm, no curiosity, no dis- order.” The service lasted about two hours; it began at ten and at twelve the troops and national guards, whose officers were required only ...

... MED AL VIRTUES OF PORT WINE The following is an extract from a treatise by R. B. Rich- mond, M.D. Member of the Royal Physical Society, &c. en- titled * Practical Remarks on the Prevention of Cholera and removal of other troublesome states of the bowels :” “T cannot think of closing these preliminary remarks with- out adverting to the beneficial effects produced by the use of good, well-chosen ...

... Barnton, and Peter M‘Ewan, Esq. at the instance of Mr List, Superintendent of County Police, and Justice of Peace Procurator Fi-cal—viz. William Alexander, mason, Downie Place, Edinburgh, for trespassing in search of game on the estate of Riccarton, was fined 20s. and expenses, or four- teen days’ imprisonment ; and for a similar offence on the es- tate of Dalmahoy, received the same sentence ...

... H A I ? 1) 1 N Wl't i N IC 0 RN N1 A It K ?? 51 A P CE 9. -- - - - - I I -- ?? - - - - I - I ? . ? I - - - -- - or, IThere 'was a smaller supply of all hinds of grain in this day's craen. Si les were rather dull. Wvheat, top 6-, and average Is tid d&- itli wr iglht of top per 4 bushels, teast tul~js, Series top Es id dearntz Itur art rage 29 9d up; weight of top per 4 bushels I 1stl11bs. lists ...

... M ARKETS. LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, MARCH 12. There was very little Englibh wrheatfrerh up bty land csrriacesamnptes from the near coUnties, and the condition ori most was inferior to that of Inst weel. The sale was slow. at a dscline of Is to '2s per qr. Pi Fe choice Dantzic or Reostock wheat could not bie purchased] on better terms; . but all secondary and inferior deicriptions offoreigri wvheat ...

... A9GIrCULTURE. REVIEW OF THE BRITISH AKD FREIGN~c coaR TRADE DURiNG THE PAST WEER. (From the Mark Lane Express of Moneitayn We have no new feature to notice en connecton wvith the grain trade, all parties alppearT so be completely disheartened at thle ContinuedI depression, and the future is regarded With moracappre- tension titan hope. The unwillingness to0 olud stocks is ailmost uni cersal, ...

... | LondoU and Provincia rain rzair eto.1 :| LONDON CORN- MARKET, Wednesday, March 14. At this days market, English wheat, slow at Monday's de- cline; foreign does not revive either in price or demand; floating cargoes held firmly, which checked business. In- dian corn has more firmness, and some'cargoes have changed hands the past two days. at better prices thadn were procur- able ten days ago. ...

... E CORN TRADE FOR THE WE ( From the Shipping and Mercantile Gazette of March 2.) As yet there is no check to the downward movement in the The trade in wheat has re- value of agricultural produce. mained in a very quiet state throughout the week, still a some- what firmer tone has been assumed by holders at a few of the provincial markets; the desire to realise has, however, been much greater ...