... I : ~ I The lock-out still continues. Two firms, how- ever in the aeighbourhood of Wolverharpton, re-opened their works on Tuesday, viz,, Oresawall and SOn, of Tipton, and Thomas Wells, of Mouley, There soe about 2000 puddling furnaces in South Staffordshire and East Worcestershire, belonging to about 112 firms, Land in North Stat- fordshire there are about 220 puddln furnaces owned by five ...

... COlMMEROIAL. LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE, TUIwDAY iEVENING. There is no change of importance to notiae in the.general tone of business or in the poaltion of the leading markets. Again a good business has been concluded in our exchange in cotton; and the Manchester market for goods and yarni has also presented a satisfactory aspect. Little apparentdisturbanceor uneasiness appea to have been caused in ...

... KPAREDX - INIUSTRIAL BAGGED SCHOOLS. The condition iof 4betraene iqcautoasweo of the population of our large towns and cities has of late year'o oc'cpied muoh' of publid at'cuti'6n,' so han called into exercise many important and ex- tensive schemes of active benevolence. Though no natlraI 'conueoticn 'exist' bete6un ipoverty, filth, and crime, and it iw possible for the very poorest,to pe ...

... l 11 4 t ~ iI j4 i --' - ;, ' ' SWB~I. ; i.J ' . i -, :' .. . '! !:.r c. x1 : j. .: :. The general tenouroif the detailed repots' of ye7terdaa'i MnheAioerf-.rk'etu fi''gootd atid' been ifowed by' W-e-dad Ag h trade on our cotton sxnket pf a more brsbkand nrgent charaeter than has -been witkieed since .the presenti favcurab1e reetihni ,pdt fin. '.' ' probably be; in ,neThipt; gf a 1a; e i ~ -o ...

... : C'OMMEROIAL -LIVERPOOL EX01HANG11, With a spirited demand for cotton from spinners a large'business his been 'done. on our Exchange to-day at d.Advance'. The latest quotations of stocke, &o., fkom New: Yorki are-to the evening of the. 191h inatant. They have Come by the Damascus,.. and are some hours later. than those published yesterday. They do not indicate, any fresh occurrence. Here ...

... ABRIVED. JULY 27. LouI;iana Is a),i 7evfn. Malry rairieigh, Cook, 1 New ork Idinatitlan Grenadiann(s).Por~tau.Prinoe Isabell, Gambles . Antigna Propontis (asB) Philadelphia Martha Lloyd, Lloyd, Gorilla, Colefluld, 8e. John Lo IPmaron I . t NB. JULY 28. Bluo JaokctEichjrals. Lalaga City of Limerick (a Bi, Jones, Bomona .Psinaron New Yolk Hemn~ sa Lagnna Alexander St. John. N.B. ilareheslno . ...

... LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE, TUESDAY EVENINa. Some important changes have taken place to- day in several departments of business. The cotton market opened with a very dull aspeot, and the downward movement of the past few days seemed likely to be continued; but later on in the day the American news, dated New York, December 31, per North American, announcing the withdrawal of the expedition, so far as ...

... THE STRIK1E IN THE BUILDING. I TRADvE. The following was the position of the dispute on Friday last :-In Birmingham about 800 ear- penters were on strike; in Coventry about 400 men, comprising all branches* in Walslsl about' 400 of all branches; in Nottingham about 700' ditto; in Malvern about 100 ditto; and about' 1000 in the other towns. In the meantime several meetings of the masters have ...

... LIVERPOOL EXOH&NGE, TIIURSDAY EVHNING. Alarge and healthybusinesa3hasagainbeen trans. acted in our cotton market, spinners buying freely, and prices show an advance of id. to j3d. per lb. The activity in this quarter is some compensation for the dulness and want of confidence manifested in many othor departments of business. The adverse iovements in various descriptions of Stock Exchange ...

... 4W : ; I .I. L1VDjaPoOL XHXCHANGE, TnuRsDAY EVENING. After one day's interval of repose from ootivity and speculative excitement, the cotton market opened thia morning with renewed vigour 'and reitored confidence. o16th spinners and specibla. tors were- buying with much 'spirit, and.alroady nearly 20,000bales had cbhaged handsatadvaneed rates, ranging from id. to ld., per lb,, when it was ...

... I The monthly meeting of the council of the chamber was held yesterday. at the office, Elxchange.buildiagg. Mr. P. H. Rathbone, pre- eident, in the chair. THE LATE LORD P&LUERSTON. The PaEUEmNT, in calling attention to the death of Lord Palmeruton, said the late preumier had been generally described as typically bad distinc- tively an ungliplhman-nota memberof this party or of that party, but ...

... I I FAMINE OR PLENTY? The queatirn whether we are on the eve of another cotton famine in this country, or whether there is a reasonable prospect of a good supply at moderate prices for the next six or nine months, is cne of such great iinportance to the holders of cotton, to spinners and manufacturerv, and to conenmere in gent sral, thut we feel no hesitation in returning to the subject in ...