... jTHE MIDLAND RALvWAY COMPANY, TO THE EDITOR Or TIr DAIY NEWS. SIR,-In a letter from the Secretary of the Mid- land Railway Company, dated the 9th inst., which has ap. peared in several of the leading newspapers, it is alleged that the act for making the line from Settle to Carlisle was a plied for by the Midland Company in consequence, of the London and North Western Company having re. fused ...

... I PROVINCIAL HOIL AAW au. rnmpoo4, 31AT S.-Mm to-dy: Great Eastern, 281 Great Western 40j I-Lancasbire and Yorkshlre, 12W t. London, Brfhtion, and South Coast,-60 71-London and IerIt Western 112 -Ma eter Sheffield, and llncolnhIre. 496 17ldiland, 109-North Bth, 34-S ste SI I f5 1lManchester, Sheffield anud Llncolnhf~re5, ,. ff per cent., MY-Tumalo and Lakeiuron,8-Unied States MAo Twenties, ...

... I QOMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. PRODUCE. MINCMnG.LE, JUXE IS, SuGAB.-The market hag opened quietly at prices barely ejux to those oi last week. 1,060casks of BriUsh West ln'lia;sold Pu in public sale; Barbadoes, at SIs to 34s. Od.; St Vincelit ,. 30s. to 33s. 1,800 barrels were also partly sold in pub'l!k ,e : 28s. to 324. 6d. 6,900 bags of Mauritius were offered ani 1, sold : brown, 289. toi32s. ; ...

... | THURSDAY ETENING. The mining market was firmer to-day, with an increased amount of business. Great Retallaok ad Prince of Wales shares improved, and Chiver- toa, D'oor, East Caradon, Great Vor, and Marke 1r11lley met with inquiry. West Chiverton were ecceptionally flatter. Prices were quoted as fol- ;;is:-Chiverton Moor, 5~ to 6; Clifford Amal- piated, 4 to 4j.; East Basset, 16 to 18; East ...

... OOMMEBRIAL AX MARKETS- 3- IROBUCE, rn £Mixnrw LAIs, JULY 31. SuaLn..-There is a steady but a less active demand at yester- 33 day's currency. 507 oasks of British West India sold at SOs. to in 88s. Refined-Dried goods continue in moderate request; Pieces e, steady. d60bg ?? it. COFF'EE.-1,000 casks 610 barrels and 30 aso llns, eX Ceylon sold steadily in public sale at full to rather dearoer ...

... I - ,. 4A!usudea1btt,4perioa 1oIth:tyar, .tho c ?? ini bhe stock market hreilniost 4iitirely 1 regulated by thie state of the weather. ie faciaii- able change this- I Io t pn (; a rew ed , dva~nce,, whicliwasm stoe' oly paintaone4p d 'and the closing~priceslwqrerat;thelbest point :of the: a ayc' ?? and4New' T he'p,' Cen t. were ,,p alsoht;igher.' ..Te&*mavk~eh ;wa8, in.a~dditionjl,i suFp. 1r ...

... r S MONEY MARKETS, i In the Stock Exchange.to-daybusiness has again been limnited, and 'the attendanco balow the average even at this 'period of the year. The' finesi'esi'ofX the weather caused a general advasnce in ,t~o jeariesr part of the day; but a reaction occurred towards the close. Consols were slightly better inl the morning;'7 but afterwards receded and left off' I-6 to i per cent. ...

... RAILWAY fARKPT . I a _ o * _: : _ I TuxsDAT EvENIa. The railway market 'improved in the earlier part of the day, but afterwards relapsed, and closed with a dull appearance. Nevertheless, compared with the last prices of yesterday, Great Northern (original), York and North Midland, Berwick and North British stocks show a rise of j per cent.; Taff Vale, 1j; and Great Southern and Western ...

... MINEAS. a FRIDAY ETWIN0. r The mining market was firmer today, owing to r the announcement yesterday of an advance in the - standard for copper ore. Chiverton Moor,Clifford, East Caradon, East Russell, New Seton, North Treskerby, and Prince of Wales shares were in re- s quest, at an improvement. East Gunnis Lake and Wheal Seton, however, declined. Prices were i quoted as follows :-Carn Brea, ...

... IVEDNEsDAY EVmNG. I To-day being Christmas-day was of course ob- served as a close holiday in the City. ...

... I K MONDAY EvENING. The tendency of the stock markets to-day was rather firmer,. and, though there was no'sign- of animation, rather more disposition was shown to buy good securities. English government stocks were inquired for, and advanced i per cent. The late rise in the India Five per Cent. stock was fully maintained. There was also more business in foreign stocks, and in several cases, ?? ...

... SATURDAT EVsr1nc. In the mining market to-day Prince of wales and Wheal Buller shares were in demand at an advance, and Great North Laxey, Great Vor, and Wheal Grenville met with inquiry. On the other hand, Chiverton Moor, East Russell, Great Laxey, North Crofty, and Providence declined. Prices were quoted as ?? Fells, 14s. to 16s.; Chiverton Moor, 7i to J; Clifford Amalga_ mabed, 6i to 7; ...