... I MEETINGS OF PVBLIC COMPANIES. EAST INDIAN RAILWAY. At the half-yearly meeting of this company, held yesterday, Mr. it. W. Crawford, M.P., who presided, said the construction of the railway in India was nearly com. pleted ; the revenue was higher last year than ever it had been.; the working expenses were only 38.32; and the surplus of profit was the largest they had ever earned. M~r. Wilson ...

... MlONE Y JIMA4KE 2: | C iTY OnxiC, COanlrlc-alky, Cornhiill. Friday Evening. : T11ers has b Ceen less apparent activity in the Stock Mar- etots duie the year which closes to-day thian in 1868. 'hce operaxtionls hlaving beenl generally less speculative, and ye nuarksets mnore settled, the extent of the transactions, Fisclt herve probabtl)y beell filly ullp to tlhose of 1868, has t bret so ...

... I* . MOY.HY MARKET. I. ?? PSaDAT DiOifVIG The old year has closed with a satisfactory appearance so fer as the stock markets are con- cerned, prices having been maintained with undi- minished firmness to the very last. Console improved 1-16 to a! per eant. to-day. In the other markets the circumstance that to-morrow (New Yeares Day) is a holiday in the Stock Exchange served to cheek ...

... X BRALLWA4Y MARKET. Most of the home railway stocks were firm to- day, and several of them experienced a fresh advance, though the amount of business was rather limited. York and North Midland rose ., per cent.; Blerwick, J; Leeds, 1; Great Western, 1; Caledonian, -6; Great Northern A, J; and. London end North Western and Metropolitan, -,L but Brighton declined J.; and South Eastern, Sheffield ...

... I COMMERIAL AND ABKBTS. I PRODUCE. Mmcntoar-Nire, DRO. 31. Of Suoain.-'The market is firm, but rather quiet, except for beet- toot, of which large sanea have been effected during the week at Gh steady pce. 6,000 bags of unclayed Manilla sold to-day at 23s. Refinedquieti, but full prices ar puid. - CoiiEe-The demand for plantation Ceylon continues at full of: prime; other descniptions are also ...

... | 7 uS DA) 4S jON2 1' j [RA77EY. Ca'rv O mIcr, COhwnie-aley, Co d;rnhzi, ,Stfio'rdaty Atlveason. To-day beinr kept as aholidayupon the Stock Exchange, there is nothing to report in stocks an(d shares. '3'be turn of the year beim, 0ow pjiscd. the bhalancoa which have been held diring the past few days for appi ar- mec sake are again liberated, causieng a return to the. ease ?? bas been ...

... SHOPING nMLIGENCB. LoWsoow, Dxc. 81.-Wmd at noon, S., strong breeze, with rain, CousToa-Hooe., D3o. St.-Veazels entered inwards: Alice, froi~uernsey; 'Metropolit;an from Hamburg; Aleeste, fromr Antwerp; ? oselle from Bouogne. Entered out: Alce e, fox Antweri!; Elorin -or Buenos Ayres, Moselle, for Boulowue, Clearedout: Cirhobert Peel, for Dunkirk; Sterling, for lag Palmas; Ceylon, for Bordeaux ...

... THE REVyUE. L-An ABSTRACT of the GROSS PRODUCE of the REVENUE of the UNITED KINGDOM in the undermentioned periods, ended Dec. 31, 1869, compared with the corresponding periods of the preceding year, ?? I c a..AArV CtSTON ?? Exo I .. E. STAMs ?? TAXSS ?? PRIOPERiTY TAX ?? POST-OFFIC.. CROWN LANDS ?? MISCELLANEOUS.. TOTA S ?? Quarters ended aroh 81, 8 June 0, I Sept. SO, Dee. 81, 1880. l809. ...

... I S/JII[ A N.D VA. IL NE WS'. ?? TELEUIM.tMS. Qutanisinowtt, Dec. Pr-The Golon sic-simhip Id-nito has arrivce& here front Liverpool, anid, haviirg enlb-ri'.d Caici aad prnr.r sh~e proceeded for New York. All wail. The National Sbealiinhip Comarfniy's scstanithip Virginia, fro-7n Nt, Yor, arivd ot tis artat ricthi ?? Soil proniw far Liverpool. fill ?? dtn atre Celri rieda o hs4a a.M lel.c We ...

... TH'E YAREY'LS. LONDON CORN MARKET. The firmness of the Corn Market has relaxed with the weather, and swhile the body of trade remains rigid at former rates, there is an absence of muscle and movement in wheat, either afloal or on shore. For flour holders demand the currencies paid before Christmas; buyers act with reserve. Barley, beans, and peas sell in retail slowly, at full prices. For oats ...

... MINBS. FEIDATY EvistNG. There was a somewhat increased demand to-day for English mining sharee, and the general tendency of the market was firmer. Bwlch ensosb, Brondoyd, Great Vor, Prince of Wales, and West Maria were in request, at an improvement, ?? Seton and Devon Great Consols gave way. The fall in the. latter amounted to 101. Prices were quoted as foliows:-Assheton, 9j to B; Bwlch ...

... Monday was observed as a holiday, not only on the Stock Exchange and in the public markets, but in the City gene- rally, excepting, of course, the banks and discount houses, which necessarily opened, but which did not find numerous attendants. The Funds opened on Tuesday at the same dull quotations current before the holidays. Consols were at 92 to 8 for delivery, and 92' to -1 for account, ...