... I (From the Marh Lane Express.) This weather has been very hot and forcing throughout the week, and the reports from the ageicultural districts generally agree in stating that the growing crops have materially improved in appearance. The rain of Monday does not appear to have extended far, but the land having been previously well saturated,no more 'wet will be required at present; indeed as ...

... 1 _ PRESTON MARKET.-Saturday last. The market was well supplied, and the demand for wheat was very brisk, at an advance of about 6d. per windle. Meal mainitainled the prices of the previous week, and in beans, potatoes, and other articles there was very little alteration. New potatoes were plentiful, and sold at from 2d. to 4d. per pound retail. S. d. s. d. WHEAT, white, per windle of 2201bs ? ...

... ed ]Robert Williams, Liverpool, tailor, June 8, SJly.C, at Ii o'clock, le, at the Liverpool district Court of Bankruptcy.-Wllliam Oakes, th Oldham, clockmaker, June l IJuly 4; at 12. o'clock, at the Man. ot heater District Court of BaSlkrUptCy.-Sarah Stone, Strange. C ways, near Manobester, baker, June 8 und 28, at.12 o'clock, at the an. Mnohester District Court of Bankruptcy.-Thomas Wilson ...

... MANCHESTER COMMERCIAL REBORT.-YESTERDAY. A fair amount of business was done during the week, at rather advanced prices. The increased rates demnanded for domestics have tended to limit the sale. Printing cloth has been in pretty good demand, at improved prices. In shirtings there has been a very active demand for 36 inch and 40 inch, and improved rates have been obtained. In yarns, the high ...

... MARKETS, PRESTON iARKET.-*oturday?;ast. We have not had a duller market for the last six months. Both buyers and sellers were few in number, and the little business that was done was at last week's prides. WniuT1, wbite, per windle of 2201b3 ?? 22 0 24 6 Wheat, ed .21 6 22 6 Fiovz, superfine, per pack of 2401bs ?? 34 6 3S 6 Do. common fine, do. 29 0 30 6 Do. seconds, do. 20 0 23 0 OATs, per ...

... DMARKET.-Saturdal last. There was rather a scanty supply of wheat at t7& morning's market, and, as there was rather a brisker de- mand, it advanced about Ud. to 9d. per windle. Potatoes were higher. Meal was Gd. higher than last. In other articles there was little or no alteration. S.6. S. d. WSEAT, white, per windle of 220lbs ?? 23 6 24 6 Wheat, Rede d ?? . S1 22 6 FLouoR, superfine, per pack ...

... PRESTON MARKET.-Saturday Zcef. The market was well supplied with grain, and the de- mand for wheat brisk, at an advance of about 6d. per windle.' A slight advance in meal, flour, and beans, was also pereeptable. New potatoes were plentiful at 2s. the score, old ones remaining at last week's prices. In the butter market a slight advance was obtained; in other articles no alteration in prices ...

... Those who have really felt any alarm lest Free- trade should inflict an injury upon the commerce and industry of this country, will be strongly reassured by the information contained in the offieial returns of the Board of Trade, published on Tuesday last. From this important document we learn that, not- lvithsta'nding the general depression which has pre- Vailedl so long in almost every ...

... | BLACKBURN WATER WORKS COMPANY. On Wednesday last, at twelve o'clock at noon, an ex- traordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the t Blackburn Waterworks Company was held at the Com- nt HPany's Offices, Clayton-street, for the purpose of author- is ising the directors to raise, by the creation of new shares, be any sum of money not exceeding in the whole the amount is' of £20,000, in ...

... BANIRUPTS IN LANCASHIRE. Thomas Bamford, Rochdale, woollen manufacturer, June 26, July 17, at 12 o'clock, at the Manchester District Court of Bankruptcy.-William Ellis, Liverpool, printer, 'July 2 and 23, at 11 o'clock, at the Liverpool District Court of Bankruptcy.-Thomas Caesar Croasdale, Fox- hill-grove, within Oswaldtwistle, near Blackburn, grocer, to surrender June 29, July 20, at 12 ...

... I I MANCHESTER COMMERCIAL REPORT.-YESTERDAY. The market both for goods and yarn has been rather quiet during the week; prices, however, were fully sup- ported. Manufacturers having entered into large con- tracts, it is not anticipated there will be any decline in the price of light fabrics. Yarns are rather dull of sale, and the tendency of prices is downwards. MANcIIETsTr SHARE MARnET. ...

... (From the AMark Lane Express) By the statement submitted to our readers in our last number, we showed that the importations of wheat and flour from abroad have averaged something over half a million of quarters per month since the beginning of February, when the duty was reduced to the nominal rate of Is. per quarter, and stated at the same time that, notwithstanding these enormous arrivals, ...