... ; ?? ~'~comer' utcufgmtte. l 9 - THE BANK OF ENGLAND. The subjoined return is for the week ending Wedise*. day last:- _8teI5i4, 39,4'43,960 Goverinmnet debt,a1i.01,0 Other seenritles..,,, 3,944,.900 IGold coin &.balliou. 2142,9' ,60 539,403,9601 ?? 96 0 B xaeDEPAR5TMENTv. Proprietors aplitem SS,00Govirmt. seeparlties.214,9ilO,554 I ?? 3,W35891= Other aeouricis ?? 18,195.11,1 Publc dposis- ...

... | 1 THE COTTON TRADE. A Blackburn correspondent writes Complaints are so general amongst manufacturers as to the state of the market that unless signs of improvement become ap- parent there is a probability of measures being Droposed for the curtailment of production. Already there is a strong feeling prevailing in East Lancashire in favour of the resumption of short time in the weaving ...

... - - ?? . r :-A. d A A AAL JLb THEIBRLH GUA'IA 91 A III ON PAqf rt, IAt the Manchester oity polic, ourogens~y inbefre r.Healan Wilim De 'lifford Broahed isreay of the 'Britis Gdardia~n Life , ~ eC~ ed .piny Limited, -17, (Garilck-stroest London,; was elwgied ad en a sumniona with having obtaiedlasui~E al Ut from Mr. Francis Hampson, solicitor, 60, Kinstet in, under false ?? Mr.-a~tipro.t, ng ...

... &6 .t o r netti I )ftdi -t THEM MANC ~STER MRE. io FieD.'. ~ per The markets opened itame, and no continuance Ofcs yasterda~y's batter fatlswas obsevbe nya : Of an~mation.PriceoS were quoted steady, but little iror pressure was brought to bearupon thm Ootseezn as5 e whole, to be Stronger than yarn, the position of whi~ch Beamed to be not vary wall saoured. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. pi FRIDcAY, ...

... | : amc=trial Intellmigme. THE MACE BR iKT FEiDAX, DECMBBB 12.. The market' shows that. tlhe declinling value, of ~ottou in New York and Iv~erpool is being care~uly observed'. Buyers, are more cautious ev~n. than before, adselr show a growing disosition to ~neet such deads they find. ,Inquiry is therefore slack, 3and the nominal steadiness of pti ces i's due, in some measure'to their not ...

... TEE MINERS' FEDERATION: SPECIAL CON. FERENCE AT CARLISLE. On Tuesday, a special conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain was opened in the County Hlall, Carlisle, - for the purpose of considering tho wages dispute of the Scotch miners. The Scdtch miners, who formed a Federation after tho wages troubles last year, received notice recently from their maasters of a reduction of ...

... LANICASHIRE AND CHESHIRE MINERS' FEDERATION. . V Tho monthly meeting of the Lancaohire and Chesli're hi rMiners' Federation was held on Saturday at the ?? Peter-street, in this city, with Mr. S.* of Woods, M.P. (the president), in the chair. A num- sC h ber of reports were presented dealing with the tf rawges dispute in the neighbourhood, and other local st rgrievances, and these occupied the ...

... I S sac SHIP A OMPAY. ,dEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS, t %poRrANT STATI;MENT BY THE CHAIRMAN. Tbe 18th DrdinsrY gonoral meetir g of the Mrancehster pie Canal Company wai held in te Qeutlenlens Colle(Ht iall, in this city, on Tuesday. Mr. J. K. e thell. tho ohairman of the company, presided. There hierrge attendanco of shareholder s. The wort ?? trkofi as rca t lr Bvthlel, who was viry cordially ...

... Z6mu=rfal fntsllfamrs.? 2 ? . , .YORKSUMB MARKETS. HALI~rAX. SAT&]fnAY.-A very slight demand for wool has sprung up since lest Saturday, and given a little more cheer. fuleas to our market. Prics tot the raw material are the same BE those of this day week. Spinners are all fairly em, ployed, and although the yarn trade is not as profitable as it ought to be, It is yet in a moderately ...

... 1. .. ~, ~- 0 ?? .LJZU.J I c~ia I icwe I YORKSHIMM 'MARKET8, HAilyx2SArwanAi.--Oajy a moderate attendsanc to-day and av IIr Jmted'bu emss was done,oigeobt he Ialdjja eigon., The_ inquiry for owooicntiano t dutot Ie vary lht; One, and the amun ,i *01'G i~a' t be ai Veow svra% .Proeis may besaid to beiainan bt 0 ac oconcessions, which, in. some csases, re granteOd. Budsinssremainsfairly steady ...

... At the Gloucester assizes, on Saturday, before Mr. Justice Qiuain, a case of considerable importance to the commercial world was heard; The plaintiff, a Mr. Stephens,i a vinegar merchant, of Gloucester; brought an action against the defendant, who, under the style of EHepworth and Co., carries on a Trads Protection Institution, at Manchester, 'Liverpools,and London, fr breach of 'contract ...

... THE NANTYGLO AND BLAINA COMPANY it. GRAE. Vice-Chancellor Sir J. Bacon delivered judgment in to this case on Tuesday. This, as already stated, was an a action by the above company against ^tlr. Grave to tc render himiliablefor 50 shares received byhim. Mr. Kay, Q f,, end Mr. Ford appeared for the company; the b Attornr y-.eneral (Sir J. Holker), Mir. Hemming, Q. C., w andMr. G. S. Green ...