... ?? B T TH ?? :. CORN EXCIANGV,.--IORIDApT Wheat Duriy, the, present Wtbk the arfialis of E0giy'st baely up to our Arket ?? mtav aounteod at aboui qures yI-lad- carriag'e' have been on1 it very smtna sce. To-da theinho o samples was trifling, DvPited eeals Indiany sora knd of V,1hearce home produce was In a very inactive state, atr rel eqisil to t Osobtained -an Monday. The imports of oebai Wha ...

... FIRE ASSURANCE OFFICES AND I Farming Stock. A parliamentary return, just issued, contains an account of the stamp duties paid by each of the London and country Fire Assurance Offices during the year 1849. IFrom this it appears that the proportions stand respec- tively as follows:- DUTY PAID BY LONDON OFFICES. Sun ?? 180,802 I Royal Farmers' ?? 12,517 Phoenix ?? 120,194 I LicensedVictuallers 11 ...

... CORN EXCRANGE.-FJIDAY. Since Monday the arrivals of English Wheat for our market coasttvise have notexceeded 1,040 quarters, almost w'holly from Essex and Kent. By land carriage they have been trifling. The show of samples to-day %Vas small ; nevertheless, owing to the continued imports from abroad, the absence of tile principal dealers, and the favourable accounts respecting the growing crops ...

... RadLFWY IAMS. AND TRAFFIC. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-On Tuesday, after a legthened inquiry, the Committee of the House of Lords, the EarlofChichester in the chair, unanimously declared. the preamble of this company's bill not proved ; the object of it being to conlstrct certain rail ways to connect the Birmingham and Oxford' Junction Railway with the London and Niorih-Western Railway at ...

... * TIEM MAR~KETS. CORN EXCHANGE.-FRiDAY. Coastwise, the receipts of English Wheat up to our warket this week have amounted to 2,010 quarters. By land carriage and samples, the arrivals fresh. up to-day were small, and of very middling quality. Although the the number of' both town and country buyers in attendanee w'as rather limited; 'holders of all kiods of Wheat of hlime prod'ince were firm, ...

... TE INCOME TAX-A WORK UP for Financial leformners. The position of the Chancellor of the Exchequer is at the best no very enviable one. As Chief Ac- countant of the Realm be has to make both ends meet under advantageous and disadvantageous cir- cumstances. If his balance-sheet is prosperous in appearance; he is beset with a very natural clamour by the public to liberate the community from taxa- ...

... I~~ P.. ic FRIDAY EVENING. The markes for Public Securities this morning has been hardly so buoyant as it was yesterday, and Consols have been done. at 961 ' for the Account, and for SMoney at 96f J. The Toree per Cents. Reduced 97* J the Three- ?? per. Cents. 99 Si, Bank Stoek 213j, Ex. chequer-bi0l6598a;61s., and India Bonds 74s. pm. There has been a rather beavv market this morning for ...

... iONEY AND COMMERCE. CITY, SATURDAY EVENING. The representations made to us concerning the state of business generally, are not such as to lead us to the con. clusion that there is great activity in any department, and this, as far as produce is. conoerned, may be attributed mainly to the desire to await the statement upon the Budget. The manufacturing districts also are quiet, .and the Spring ...

... RLAXLWAY SHARE LISTS, LONDONBTOCK EXCHTANGE, JvINN F. Share. Railways. Paid. e. 26 ?? ?? 12 26 Arnbrrg. Nottingham, and Boston ~. 4O5dj 13 14 0BDirnetng., WVolv., and StourVal ley 13 14' ls Stock. Bristol and ?? 10 Is Stock. ?? . 5 130,' 5o Chester and Hlolyhead ?? 50 Dublin and Belfast Janction. .. 4 2$ East Ang-Iean (425 L.&, E.& L.&D.) 25 1 i is Ditto (4108 E. and ?? 7 70 Ditto (467 17aJ 7 ...

... WON=E AND OOMMEECR. CITY, SATURBAY 1EYVExNa. The aspect of the money market has become much changed for the better tiice this day week, and the anti- cipated preservation of peace abroad has turned the foreign exchanges more in our favour, and strengthened confidence. The rate of discount, however. continues about the same, as the transfer books close this day for some of the principal ...

... 1MO E , C) ?? ?? ' a M i5ONEY, AND, 5blERM. E:. ,, , , , , . i - . I . - 7 ,l _ IL . 0 CiTY, FAIIJAY-, Until itbscasies.kpown yesterday itht the Barnk of England idoar meeting had broken up, there were coaes fident ibredictions tehat the rate ofdliseoint -would be lowerel, so'iplentlful'is rhoney it Lombard-street. ?? determinatidn o fthekind rwas' cojise to- however, and it 'will depeaqd ...

... XONXY AND COMMIEC!. CITY, SATURDAY EvEissn. | Political affairs have heet the. monetary and coraeer- cial markets in rather an unsettled condition, and thet financial statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer not bsving proved in ac- ordance with popular views, the funds have declined over 4 per cent Silver being in increased demand for Holland and India, and gold having been shipped to ...