... SHIPPING INTRELJAGNCE. Arrived-Dec. 26. Blue Jacket, Srom St. Micbsel's; etak twao. from Oronstadt; Dolphin. from Antwerp; euor,fr St. 'iohu'a Dec. 2S. Eclipse, from at. /i&cbal- Dc lianpver, from lInvre; Lion, fromn lirlengesi; Mstcopoitl, from GOleckatad; L~eroy, fhom Memnel; Eapdu, frua Bbi. Lec StF Sagredofrom MTercoeira; loxafrom Me Dec. Dec. Sadled-Dec . 2dAmctla, for ?? rialian. tor ...

... 10MBAY, BABODA, AND CENTRAL INDIA IOALY 14AILWAY COMPANY. The half-yearly general meeting of shareholders fel above company was held yesterday at the Lon- t Tavern, Ljeutenant.Colonel FENCH in the chair. Ifter the usual formal preliminaries, the COMl~nAN proposed that the report be taken as read, Z4ig that it was so full and explanatory that it required faor no observations from him. They ...

... I MOEDAT RTUIN. The railway market to-day was inanimate. The only demand of importance was for South Eastern stock which rose j per cent. In a few cases prices were slightly weaker. Great Northern A, Berwick and Metropolitan stocks declined j per cent., and Great Western, 1. Midland, however, improved t per cent., and Great Eastern was firm. At 4 o'clock, London and North Western stock was ...

... TU NANMTS. -CoAt5.Byms's Bebside Wait Hartley V8s Od, Hasting's Vart- ley I8a 3d, Holyw all Maints .8G6 d,, Went Hartley 1 8s 6 6., Wylan Os 6d. Will's-end: Hlaroso Bsr 3d. ?? 2 Is 6 d, RBesell's Hetton its 9 d, South Hotton 22e 66. Sunderiand 20a, H ,artlepool 2ie 2a, Haugh Hall 22sn ?? 2ls, 9E, Martlepool 2 2a 3d, South olloe 2sE. SeIps at ?? 35; sold, 83; unsold, 2; at nea, 292. MaTROOLITrA ...

... I FRIDAY EVENIN{G, DMC 1& CORN, &c.-The total arrivals of home-grown wheat Ond other grain, reported at Mark-hune, have bets under those of last week. The imports from abroad have been large of oats, but moderate of other grain and flour. There was a very small number of buyers here this morn71. tag, and the transactions in Engliala and foreign wheat were of the most limited kind, at Monday's ...

... FTRIDAY EVXIWIG. DECo. 23. CORN, &c.-The Inquiry for all kinds of wheat was in- active to.Cday, without any change in the prices from thoc~e current onldbrday. The same remarks will apply to the four rrade. Btarley- was not much inquired after, ar.d piewere -drooping. Oats quiiet, and some sorts rather =hapl Beane end peat were hseavy, and ratus ruledk ruled in fpyoosr of buyers. 3y43ENi Picto ...

... PROVINOIAL $HARZ MARKBZ'S. xvnaPOOx, DEC. 9.-Great Eastern, 47-Great Western, 781h1* j ?? Western Midland, Oxford, 675 5-Lan- Gashiroand orkshire, 11i-ibondon and Nerth Western, 115 1918j 19 ?? Eastern, 861-Buffalo and Lake Huron, 6- Grand Trunk of Canada 8 per cent. 4th Preference Stock, 30 Atlantic and Great Western 7 per cent. Bonds, 71-Duth Bhenieh, 5 13-16 i ?? Luxembourg shares, Ii5 1116 ...

... TusDAy Rvano. The Christmas holidays being at hand, and it having been decided that the Stock Exchange is to be closed from next Friday afternoon till next Tuesday morning, business in public securities has shrunk into a narrow compass. On the whole, the tendency of the markets to-day has been dull, and in a few cases prices have betrayed a little weakness. Generally, however, yesterday's ...

... I I SATURDAY EVWING. The dealings in the mining market to-day were upon a very limited scale, and quotations generally closed the same as yesterday. There were inquiries, however, for East Vor, East Caradon, Great Vor, Carn Camborne, Grambler and St, Aubyn, West Seton, Wheal Seton, Great Laxey, and East Carn Brea shares. East Grenville and East Lovell experienced a slight reduction. Prices ...

... Is MONEY M1ARKET. i *1 MONDAY IVXNUM. L The stock markets opened this morning with a o rather dull appearance, owing chiefly to the great a languor of business, which can hardly be expected d to revive on this side of the Christmas holidays. a A check was also given by the approach of the fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign stocks. a The funds at one period declined * per cent. In l ...

... I I WEDESoDAx EvEWEG. The progress of the preparations for to-morrow's settlement in shares and foreign stocks has been attended to-day with a decided increase in the demand for money in the Stock Exchange. This is usual at the present period of the year, many of ! the banking, financial, and other companies calling in loans. In consequence, as much as 8 to 10 per cent. per annum was paid to ...

... ;MONEY JIABKET. S&TOUAY 2v=V.& The stock markets to-ay were dull, buaines5 thl being inanimate. A check was given to speculation thl by a rumour that another heavy withdrawal of tho sovereigns for Egypt is likely to take place next me week. The effect of the recent reduction in the W Bank rate of discount upon the exchanges and the sea current of bullion is watched very closely. Never- de: ...