... RALMWA Y A D PUBLIC COMPANIES IN I PALIAMENT'. On Friday the case of the Lancashire and York- shire Railway Company for a line of nine miles from a junction with their Askern branch near its anion with the Great Northern to a junction by ivawnliffe with the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, together with a line of ten miles from the latter, near Goole, to the Hull and Selby branch of the North ...

... RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PARLIAMBNT. Yesterday, in Mr. Scholefield's committee, the case of the London, Chatham, and Dover Company's bill for leasing the Mid Kent Railway (Bromley to St. Mary's Cray), at a rent amounting to the interest payable by the Crays Company on theirloan debt of 23,000g., and to 4 per cent. per annum on 61,5001. in respect of their share capital, the London, ...

... ICOMMERlCIAL AYD MARKETS. I PRODUCE. MINCIaN-LANE, MAY 23. SnA.tn.-Tbere has been a fair amount of business trans- acted during the week, but the market has closed to-day with less spirit than it opened, but prices show a slight ad- vance on those ruling last week. 800 hhds. of West India sold, making a total of 3,900 hhds. for the week. Barbsa does, in public sale to-day, sold at 34s. to 40s. ...

... VRIDAY' EVENlIlG. Intlmlinillg ?? to-dlay, howmE to tue(- CI20i ?? ot tiht sat tlelio nt, a favoulra bie I ililel ic NIa s iibsorvable. East Uara(tdoi , East Cain B rea,I ai North Trelawneiyoo'1eiI L I'S Wre i1iio',ed b iter. Whoat Lulicitt haivo risen conisild'Vldlv. Thiere II wa~s alus 141 goml ?? fir Ilist Wh\'l'Oiltivexillo, 1110 ?? Ivere quo~tidl. 1 folliova : Chilorm d \l~iiatll itctid ...

... I FRIDAY EVENSO There was a good deal of dulisess ile the stock markets to-day, arising apparently from all increase in the demand for money, and from a vague appre. hension with regard to the ultimate effect of our commitments to foreign loans. After falling I per cent., Consols closed t lower titan yesterda3. There were several sales of New and Reduced Three per Cents. English, Belgian, and ...

... RA IL WA Y AND PUBLIC COMPA ANIES IN PARLIAMFNT, Yostcrdiav th., cokisnittce on the Amnnlgainatioll 3iU of the E;steru Counties and other companies disposed of the renasining clauses of the eusesure, the Eastern Union (Cei04any weithdrawing their clairus from furthor cousidera- tiol by tile comulittee, but intimating their intention to re- ?? before tile committee of the House of Lords. Ater ...

... TER MARKETS. ThuWsd&7. C S LS.-F1tCS's West Hartley 15;, Buddle's West Hartley 16s 9d, Byass's Bebside West Hartley 15s 91, Craghead Steam 14s, Davisors's Wesl Hartley 15H 9d. Ellison Main Steam 1ts 6d, Gray'a Wet Hartley 1Ib9 3 I. Hast ngs Hartley 15B 9d, Selywell Ics, tlam- bert'o Westltartley 15e 9d, NOrW : Poelon GCe 13s, bleekbuan 1 et Hartley 15r, Tanteld Moor 139, Tanfle d MSor Bates ...

... SHARB LISTS. 1 ?? I FRIDAY EVENING. The railway market opened this morning with a dull appearance, and afterwvards experienced a decline, finally closing with heaviness. The fall amiounated to j to 1 per cent, in Great Northern tck(including the A), J in Eastern Counties, South Eastern, and London and North Western, and ,j in Great Western, Caledonian, and Man- chester and Sheffield. Midland ...

... IITERCOLONIAL ROYAL MAIL STEAM- PACKET COMPANY. I __ _ _ __ _ _ _ The directors' report to the meeting of sbare- hol~lez's 11us been issuedl. The Capital account exhibits a tota (iif lo 1t67t0I. received uip to flec. Si, 18th, in respect of the. Original atid new shores anid the liabilities, incdudilu~ thle balance ot loanms onl niortgaloe, balance of profit and laos sie- count, added to the ...

... RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PA LIAMENT. Oa Friday, after six weeks' consideration and inquiry into the merits of the seven competing railways for on extension of the broad or narrow gauge to Southampton fromn the Great Western on the one hand, and to Bristol by the South Western on the other, by means of the projected Andover and Great Western, Andover and Redbridge, Andover, Rhedbridge, ...

... I ARRIV ED. .TDeLs-at Dual, May 22, from ?? Jamaica AIMoYLUi-at Falmtouth, Maty 22. front ?? Iavannah ATHOLE-at Tarbcrt, May 20, from .. ?? ret ANNE-at Detl, May 21. from ?? ARtABISYAN-at Gloucester, M~aev 21. from ?? SAui ANN AND JANE-at GlouceAter, May 21, from ?? Mazsaga AL12XANDER-at Imhlia, Mlay 22, from ?? Varna ANGHARAD-at Dublin. May '21, from ?? ANN AND Lizzy-at Cowves, May 21, ?? . ...

... I COMMER CWIAL AND MARKETS.J PRODUCE. i MLNIecG ..tAttE, MAY 310. Sumto;o.-The elenand has been duall during the woe I. mil ptices have been inl favour of the buyers, the nialket clotitic be quietly prices aire 6d. below those of last week. Toolsy A, 1,141) hhids. of West Iudia, siild, tmakding 84,020 for the week. Ilirbadoes in p blite sale sold([ bi own, 8,4s. to .018. ; love to fine ...