... I I FDAY BYmaG. The railway market wan decidedly firmer to-day, and an almost general advance occurred in prices, owing to some considerable purchases to cover recent sales for a fall. Great Northern stock was inactive demand, and rose 2 per cent. The A improved If ; Midland and Caledonian, 1j ; London and North Western and Brighton, 1; Lancashire and Yorkshire and North British, I ; Great ...

... RAILWAY MARKEt' ' 'FRIDn EVINING. In the railway mnarket to-day the trarnsactions showed a preponderance of sales, and the general,, course of prices was unfavourable. Metropolitan stock was very heavy, and fell 1# per cont. Great' Northern Original declined j;Midland,; Great Northern A, South~ Eastern, Cale'donian, tr k and London, Chathsni, and Dover, 'J ; and Great Western, Manchester, ...

... 1 M~ONDAY EVEnMo. The railway market was firmer, and the closing prices, though not the best of the day, were in nearly a dozen cases better than on Saturday. Thusi compared, Caledonian and Great Eastern stocks shiow a rise of -a per cent. ; Great Northern A,I Metropolitan, and Brighton, I ; and Midland, 'Lancashire and Yorkshire, South Eastern,3 Man- .chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, and ...

... 1 WEDNESDAY EVENIN. British minixg shares were very little dealt in. West Basset, ?? Grenville, and Wheal Seton advanced, while East Caradon and Prince of Wales declined. Prices were quoted as follows:-Chiver- ton Moor, 5o to 1; Clifford Amalgamated, 5f to 6; East Basset, 10 to 12; East Caradon, 5 to id; East Carn Brea, 2J to J; East Gunnis Lake, 35s. to 40s.; East Lovell, Si to i; East ...

... I - SATURDAY EvrrNo. The railway market showed extreme depression to-day, owing to a renewalof speculative sales for a fall, and to the continued absence of any bona jde. demand on account of the public. The reduction extended to nearly all the leading lines, and in several cases was very important. Caledonian stock was pressed for sale, and fell 24 per cent.; Great Northern A declined 14; ...

... :OE f ZAReKI.T. I i t Y- ~i,. e Y4: - 0 ?? . h Business in' the Stock Exchange to-day was t generally dull. The English funds, like the a French Rentes, present no variation.; Foreign Y stocks were in rather better demand, and in .t several cases improved a little, the advance ex- 1, tending to United States 5-20 Bonds. Both in [ this department and in the railway market there , were ...

... nTRADE A1AD FEINANE IN 1867. TIM year that oloses to-morrow ghas .been in no respect favourable to commerce., The usuaIleventA wfi6h succeed 'a meroantile-crisis-have bean 're- ?? tobenoted, butbthe main features are more or eas - identical. Th'er are the same,. lethargy, the, apparently in- eradicable ?? entire absence of enter- . prise, and th conseqilent curtailmenlt of trade, the -effects ...

... i Ad 1 ?? Gi I : ' E t ' ?? ,I ?? ) ~ - ' : : .X , s s: ! ?? - ?? . ?? SA-. . nAYDAT .VMIG; The mining nmarket was dull to-day, anda i de cline .occurred, in Chiverton' Moor, Eiat .Babst Great South Tolgus, Sbutho i Eneei. West Khkradoun; Wilealt BaOset , ...

... THE BRITJSk AND I 6BI(GN CO.BR.TA DBR (From the Mar*-ane Expres8.) t With Ch'ristmas: occurring in the mnidst of jthe past week we have had the remitl limited amount of Wusi- * ness. Preparations for paying rent were previouily made, ~ a-ad a less supply than usual was required to meet the 6 Iclaim, in cdndequence of better pricesf.; and ,it. is to be noted that Ithis. year's deliveries in fou ...

... RAIL WA ARKET. I WtDNXODAY EYMbOIN. UT The railway market Wvas fiat to-a,0 seial I the afternoon, when prices erperienced an iiapor-3 taut decline in several cases. Caledonian andJ Xidland stocks were *piessed, for sale, and fell about 2 per cent. fetiopolitlau-.declinled Q B-righton, .;Manchester, Sheffield; a~d, LioD At shire and North British,' ;Get atr and South Eastern, ; and LnoCahm and ...

... CRYSTALPALACE COMPANY. I~~ ~~ ~ ~ I . F I The twenty-fifth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held at the London Tavern yesterday, and was numerously attended; Mr. T. HUGHES, MI.P., the chairman of the company, presided. The report of the directors, whiah recommends the declaration of a dividend at the rate of lJ per cent.,, and which has been already published, ...

... i UNION BANK OF IBrLAND (LIMITED). I - i : I , : . S .: . . . E - , . An extraordinary general meeting of the share- holders of this bank was held be thb City Terminus Hotd yesterday, to consider a resolution for the winding up of the bank. Mr. E. W. WneoRovg, the chairman of the board of directors, presided.,! ,The SECRrTAncY read the followingreport of the directors: The directors beg to ...