... PRODUCE. ML=cING-LAIs, JAo. 4. SuGeA.-Tbe market closes firmly at a slight advance as cormpared with the prices ruling previously through tho holdays. 1,900 casks of British West India sold this week, including 500 casks to-day, at 30a. to 33s., and 150 casks of Barbadoes in public sale at 33s. to 35s. 6d.; also 3,500 bags of Penang, brown and low yellow, 28s. to 32s.; mid- dling yellow, 32s. ...

... The half-yeazly general meeting of the proprie- tors in this bank was held yesterday at the London Tavern; Mr. 0. MARBYATT in the chair. The following report and balance-sheet were presented: The directors regret to inform the proprietors that subsequent to the last half-yearly meeting numerous failures occurred, both here and in the colonies, more especially in Jamaica, whereby the bank will ...

... . SHARB LISTS. FRIDA-Y BVEZlG.-~ The railway market was firmer this morning, but 24 left Off with a flat appearance, upon realisationa;. Compredwit th clsing prices of yesterday, , Great Western stock showed a fall of *per cent. ; io London and Worth Western, 4; South Eastern, V; Metropolitan, ~;and Midland, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Great Eastern, 4. On the other 2i hand, London, Brighton ...

... ROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 4.-Sales to-day: Furness, 1602-Great Eastern, 311 1301 Z 3 g ?-Great Western, 558 6-Lancashire and Yorkshire, 131-London and North Western, 123 21 11 3- Alancheeter, Sheffield, sud Lincoslnsire, 255 k Ok 5 4j I d I 5- Metropolitan, 1981-4lidlasnd, 1241 ?? Eastern, 701 A 70 ?? Eastern, West H~artlepool, A pr~ef., 80' -Buffalo and Lake liuron, 47-16-Grand ...

... LARO AND waNOD, A NlATIONAL ALLIAN~CE 01 TRADES With a view to offer the mete effectual resistance to the combioations of ewployers; and the action of lock-auto, a Movement ocnigloamr, In Sheffeld, tast July, for the formas- tion of a nattional alliance of essoolitticos of the employed. The scheme has proceeded solfar as to allow of the flest conference of the alliance beineg opened on ...

... | I. An abstract of the gross produce of the Revenue of the United Kingdom in the undermanitioned periods, ended December 81st, 1866, compared with the corresponding periods of the preceding year:-- Quarters ended. March 31, June 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31, 18066. 1806. iS806. 1800, .Customs ?? ,139,000 5.271,000 5,041,000 5,954,000 Excise ?? 4,620,000 5,471,000 S~tumps ?? 2,4423,00000 2,483,000 2 ...

... ; FROM TDIE toND GA Tt: 1 AY,aAN. .L 33AI'TnT AIMURD.-iCtR. Brace, Holles-stree, Cavendisisquare, rofessor f aDnsrCt. IBA1ERuPT&-B. 3. Abbott, St. Mark-street, Great Pres- Cott-street, Worsbip-street, and Tottenham, solicitor-K Abrahams, Aldeidge-road-ville5, Westbourue-park, and High-street, -Notting-hilL. boot manufactrer-4. W. Bil- *lington, Groie-place, hburel-estreet, Hackney, ollman- ...

... TUB LODON GAZB¶TTT nitesday. BANHRUPl1C BNNULLEID. 0 Bruce, Hollesuctreet, Oavencish-square, Sanscril pro- fessor. k BANKHUPMT A Slhe:man, Lsadenhatl street, shipplug egentJ4 H Watts, Bond court, Walbrook, Oity, drysalter J J Thompson, Bara's Fort-place, Rotherhisbe, boatbllder-J BaiaUl, eathbone-place uomord-street, serobat - B AbraIham, Aldridge road-ilans, Wastbourne-park, boot manunautLrer ...

... The results of the financial year for 1866 have just been pub- lished, and the abstract of that important document is now before us in the CHANCELLOR of the EXCssEQUER'S usual form of the Revenue Tables, and will be found in another column. Looking over the foreign and domestic affairs of the last twelve months, both political and commercial, we cannot but expect to find that those events have ...

... THB BITS Thursday. YNTOEOPOtITAN CATEl A.e1T. - There wae a very poor supply of beasts on sale hero to-day. Although the demand was lat to say actIve. the extreme prices of Xondav were realised in every instance. The supply of sheep was lImited, and sales progressed ateadily, on former terms. The best Dows eand halt- breds realized OB 4d per 8.bp. The quality of tbe sheep was good. Calves sod ...

... Saving Life from Shipwreck in 1886. During the year which is just closing the lifeboats of the National Lifeboat Institution have saved the crews of the following distressed ships on the coasts of the British Isles:-The steamer Bessie of Hayle, 9 brig Osep, of Fiume, 7; schooner, Black Agnes, of South Shields, 8; brigantine Fremad, of Berger, 7; brig Tartar, of Sunderland, saved vessel and ...

... THE ROYAL IlNSVRANCE CO3PANqY. I This extraordinary Company, a marvel of commercial speculation, has just issued another of its Annual Souvenirs in the form of an Almanack for the current year. with an abstract history of the rise and progress of this office, the whole got up and bound with that taste and elegance that from the first have distinguished this Company; in fact, as regards type, ...