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

... - TUESDAY HVIINUI. The railway market improved a little in the early part of the day, but afterwards relapsed, and closed with. a flat appearance. London, Chatham, and Dover stock was heavy, and felI J per cent. Mid- land and Metropolitanl declined j Great Western -and Lancashire and Yorkshire, J.; and London and 'North Western, Great Northern A, and South Eastern,:',. Caledonian, however, was ...

... ?? .: 1 IL X . W A., :. a ,, eij 01~STUEIDAT keEOD (,Tb':bhaynaket experiedced afrt~er~deded improvement tthis morning, owivgto G additional .lage purehses to lose s speculative 'ac ?? Metropolitan stock was in . especiiidmand, and was d eslt i t at ?? 'fresh advance d'f 24' per 4e. transactnsto being oficilciy recorded at, 116 . - in the aftern oi.lhowever, a relopse toocla ,inmost ' stocks; ...

... INEVES N to ]EBFDAY EV NINO. lY In the mining market 'to-day East Caradon, South Frances, and Wheal Grenville ddelinea, iY but other shares were unaltered. The~fortnightly ir settlement commenced this morning, and will Lbe completed on Monday. Prices were quoted as id follows :-Chiverton Moor, aito 0; Clifford Amal- id gamated, 5§ to 6; Carnarvonshire Consolidated, m 5 to in ; East Basset, 10 ...

... ICOMMERCIAL .AYD 'ARKETS. I ?? --q.f S3, M- oia^ a-r, DEC. 23. SuGaL, The 'market for' ra:has :beens inactive ainm ., Fridaylast, for refined there is. s!xnoderata. but steady 3 demand, at, last week's pass3'atgy. ,CoFMEF p# zlRup~, suod piiEX us.,-t~o'ssles reported. ?? ,.;Rxc-The esmarke is, q4uiet a 9 opaoe ?? sold ?? ecen tly at'lOs., rex ship, anud Rangoon totday at 12a. 3d CotToN.-Tlle ...

... FRTDAY EVENING. The re-opening of the Stock Exchange after two days' holidays has been attended to-day with no revival of business or of animation, though, in consequence of this being the first day of the half- monthly settlement, there was a large attendance of members. The English funds were flat, and closed at a further reduction of 4 per cent. Most of the speculative foreign stocks were ...

... QQADIRQIALANY7 MA RKETS8. I- _ ~ _ _l _ 4.. ?? . ?? ?? ',ra-AE Dc 27.!Ea * SUGA -The mzkt has3 been very thinly attended to- day,'and fhe onl' ?? 'finwrtetee -reported consists of gsi 800 hhids'f Porto'Rigo .t;35s. ¢Refinbedonly a moderate bttsineis transacted', t 'steady'prices. ' I to' ; ?? arelayerslat 'previous prices, but no Ar'les: ?? ?? ,: ' , . CovTrooe -M-Tlse. ntarket, whieh opened ...

... .* I SATuRDAY Evsmunva The funds to-day were quiet at yesterday's quotations. Most of the foreign stocks, including ITnited States 5-20 Bonds, were firmer, but the change in prices was not of much importance. Attention was again almost exclusively directed to the railway market. Most of the chief lines opened with buoyancy, under the influence of the improved feeling -which prevailed yesterday ...

... I e I I TUE.SDAY EvarnxG. The stock markets to-day showed a drooping tendency, owing chiefly to the apprehension of a difficulty between France and Italy, Attention was directed to the resignation of the Italian ministry, and to the assertion of the Paris Presse that arrangements are being made for despatching a further large body of French troops to Rome. At the same time a feeling of ...

... I I MtONODAY EviMUNG. The railway market experienced several fluctua- tions to-day, but the closing prices showed a rise in most of the leading lines, compared with those last current on Saturday. Great Northern (origi- nal), London and South Western, ?? stocks advanced 1 per cent. ; Midland, 4; Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and York and North Mlidland, ~ ; Great Northern A and ...

... I HARDWARE.-BiRMImNHAH2, DEC. 21.-There has been no alteration in the state of the trade of this town for many weeks; manufacturers are now rapidly finishing up the orders they have on hand, and this week those given out have been few in number and small. For a period of 20 years there has been no such general stagna- tion as has of late prevailed here; there are not more than one or two ...

... V 4 V1 (Fro ~fsiis. Jbn'L. DIowesand' larothert't annsuil` -contrdctjon, ucrany.adls''o re ersin )X, have 'been 'added1 deha'~ to' p~*cmaai~ ivry ?? ?? fi~ rgA,~ te~i' 3r, -fabrics,1'a~lling .pi'idesiiC ?? been Mace additeunacauo~t inducelptirchaserarsto adhereito at hand~t~ronuthPolc. id WeeoWteya.ihu n sgro al mrvmn, 'prolonged pieriod. of econsomy and, with a npluppliesof rAw, en mteral t ...