... Cattle and Meat Mtiarkets. METROPOLITAN CATTL MARKIET-ThuunSDAY i ced To-day's market was only moderately supplied with beasts, in wve- very inciddling rosldition. Prize breeds sold steadily, at full qlota- to tions ;otherwise the beef trade was in a sluggish state, at slonstay's .l currency. The top price svas 4s I Od per 8 lbs. Most breeds of tie- sheep aoved of slowly; nevertheless late ...

... COMMERCIAL LISP, FOR THE WEEK ENDING MONDAY LAST. ip, and -- Oats, IMPORTS. 12 st, AItcuANOEL-753 qrs. oats, W. Knox. Horne (Danish ship), ight of Quist, miaster. GOODS WAREHOUSED. 6350 lbs. tea, Brebner and Grant S5 3-10ths gals. brandy, F. L, 182 do. A. Esslemont Johnston 833 do. J. Marshall 37 gals. ram, S. Forsyth 150 do. A. Clark 207 gals. red wine, C. and '. 750 do. J. Rae Stewart 9 ...

... Ti LONDON CORN EXCHANGE-Wednesday. fair, The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to this morning's market fill) scere again on a very. moderate scale, for the imsost part in fair con- eort ditiois. All good anld fine qalities nioved oft' 'teodily at fill l~liota- rate tion%, but inferior parcels were extreaielv difficult of sale, except 05lu5 at lower prices. Tile iesporti of foreigas swhest ...

... ARuRVED AT AmEnDEEN.-Dec. 17. Hamburg, Geddes, Leith. i8. Times, Anderson, Inverness; Queen, Parrott, Lerwick: Admiral Napier, Begg Leith; Argus, Smith, Dysart.-20. H.M.S. Louisa, Lient. knox, bandee; City of London, Campbell, London; Tlmes, Anderson, Leith-2i. Qaeen, Parrot, Leith; Perseverance, Beatty, Newcastle; Hamburg, Geddes, Wick; Derovent, Taylor, Montrose- Absrdeensslire, inlclater, ...

... ABERDEEN MARKET8. ABERDEEN CORN EXCHANGE.-FRIDAY. Attendance at market still very small. New oats were wanted, and wheat was a steadier sale than for some time, at advanced prce.Wheat, white ..s Od to 5O- Od6 lspebuh. n , red 30 to4 lb P Is Conou Oats 23s d to 24i 0d 40 lbs. per bushel. !r Barley , 2s 0d to 29i Od S do. t, Bear ..7 Od to S9O 0d d Oatmeal .. ...

... ABERDEEN xARKEEs'. ARPRnpFrFS PAPS F.YrlTAVr.F.-V.,-s ditlg ABERDEEN CORN' EXCHANGE.-FRIDAY. New The weather during the past week has been showery. and sunshine The only is now wanted for the crops. The attenldance at to-day's mar- . 65, ket was very small indeed, anid there did not appear to be any Nor- business. W'e quote last week's prices. oitf llWheat, white . 2s Od to 4es Od 2 Ib3. per ...

... IABERBDEEN SHARUI LIS~T. I TOUEDAY, DanaivWUsa l0. Correcte forn thle Ojflhil Litd. Share. Paid. RI AS. Buyers. Sellers. 10Q.. 10 Aberdeen and Turriff P0 0 0 R. 3 00 .10. lO Alford Valley 0..0..0.. .. 0 O 0 0 25..2 Arbroath and Forfar . 31 17 0..320 0 110 ..10 Banff, Porisoy, and Strathisla, . 0 0 0..6 10 0 Stk , 100 Caledonian . 101 0 0.101 10 0 Stir . .100 ...

... BRISTOL FIPORTS. IIn the Victoria, from Buenos Ayres: W. and . wer,08 pi es 70,half-pipes tallow, 20,000 bones, 100 tons mnixed boe Yn the Ann Catherine, from Barbadoes: T.:Dandie and Sons, Y304 lids 19 trcs 40 brls sugar, 16 lids rums. I. In the Agnes Leede, fr~om New York: Stoate and Hosegood, a10,502 bags wheat; it. and W. Kin~ LO brls flour; Hump ries 'tand Co., 15031 bags Indian. co . alt ...

... SATURDAY. AUGUST 17, 1861. TAXES are not in themselves very poetical things; they appeal neither to the heart nor to the imagination; yet, perhaps, we should be wrong in denying that they offer as great a field to the true poet as even the military history of the country. Their tale is essentially of change,-the gradual and imperceptible change which civilization, education, refinement, and ...

... 'BRISTOL DIPORTS. Sy were| In the Nestor, from Dantzic: F. Barnes and 80DSo, 788 pea he par- fir timber, 8.3 pea oak plank logs, 151 pes oak crooks, 201 peS fir deals, a quanatity of Intlawodl.. ood~, ^ In th6.isiord, from Stathelle: F-. H. Barnes and Sons, 1952 It h pes spars, 360 boom spars, 419 pcs timber, 007 deals, battens, and boards, 3c00 sashes; P.Hansen, 5 large spars, 132 small ...

... oRillburgLy ?plrt FRIDAY FEBRUARY 15, 1301L Div. Descript Ion of Stock. Stire IPaid. Prices. %3 Ct. RAILWAYS. £ . d. £04 Arbroaths and Purbist. .C , x' ? 11 5 0 4 Ayr and Mlayboic .. 1' 10 10 00 44 Caledontan QlSock 100 08 'r 0 41 Do. Proferencec Stock..1102..0.. O Do. 5 par ccitt .. Stock 1 0 1120 0 4 Do. percen t.. Stock, 10 b8 0 0 & Do. ...

... SCOTTISH CENTRlAL RAILWAY COMPANY. fed The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the share- the holders of this Company was held within the ?n- General Station, Perth, yesterday-Robert Bruce, in- Esq. of Kennet, deputy-chairman of the Company at presiding. ot- The report of the directors having been held as the read, a1d The CHAIRMAN moved its adoption, and the the declaration of a dividend at the ...