... YBSTlKiDAY. ICLOSING PRIISE COOMPANIES. Buyers-Scleks. BSA. a A 1 L W A Y. ounOIriAp.V London Brighton, and South Coast.. 47 - 47j London and North-Western. - 124* Ditto, Birm., Wol, & Stous Valley 77 - lltetropolitan . - 82 811 LSXD. Stour Valley .. .. .. - 18.- South Staffordshire . - ?? 04- Stourbridge Extension.. - 8S GUARANTEED. Gt. Western Mfrm Gnar. 8X per cant. 72j- Ditto, ditto, Pref. ...

... LoNDoN Conxi YIARiIET, Yesterday. - The grain 89 trad eat MakLane to-day has been In aquiet t stae, and the quo- 77 tattoos have had adroopingtendency. Modrate supplios of Rug- Halh wheat bavo been on asale. and there han been a good show ofM foreign. Tho demsand bas boon inactivo, and forced Sales could St only be concluded on lower teems. There was a fair supply of barley on the stands. Only ...

... THE BEAVY FAILURE IN THE BOOT AiND BROS TRADE AT DUDLBY, Yesterday, at the Dndley Po.lce Court, Jacob Lesser (32), boot and shoe dealer, High Street, BDrerlsy Hill, and Janet Lesser (50),Varna Rod, Birmingham, were charged, in company with Berman Lesser (not in 4ustodyh with conepiring together, contrary to the provlslons of the Bankruaptoy Act, to remove goods exceeding In value £10., in ...

... ?? cur City Correspondea&] LoNDON, Tuesday Evening. A wet and unfavourable day has proved unpro- pititous for business, anld comparatively little has been done upon the Stock Exchange in the way of entering into frosh engagements. One of the features of the day was a further rise of £1. in the shares of the Alliance Bank, the improvement being attributable to 1 the transfer of the business of ...

... LONDON CORN MARKET, Yesterday.-More firmness wag apparent on the Corn Exchange at Mark lane to-day, and the business done was on a larger scale, there being enquiries on French account. There were only limited supplies of English wheat on sale, but the receipts from abroad were somewhat ex- tenaive. Sales In all descriptions were effected freely, and prices had an upward tehdency. In barley ...

... . LoNDoN CoRN MAxRET, Yesterdly. - Wheat: The grain trade to-day was dull, and prices were exceedingly weak. There wore only limited supplies of English wheat on offer, but from abroad the receipts were moderate. In all descriptions sales were effected slowly, at the reduced rates curent on Mon- day last. Barley changed hands quietly, at about late rates. Malt was dull, on former terms. Osts : ...

... GREAT WESTERN RALLWAY. The report of the direotors of this company has just been issued. It states that the trafle receipts for the past half.i'ear show a substantial Increase over the receipts for the half-year ending the 31st January, 187L, In the fol- lowing table the comparison of the receipts and expendli ture on revenue account is presented in the usual form - RECEIPTS. 1872. 1871. ...

... WoLvxanRnAmPTolrN cORN xABRxr, Yesterday. - The attendance WaS good, but there was not muchactivlty in tko trade. 'Wheat was lower, whilst beane, peas, oats, and barley were unchamged. BOlTON CORN MARsXr,. Yesterday.-The show of wheat at our market was fair, and a tolerable amount of business waa done at last week's prices. ?? barley was In request, and quite as dear, other kinds as heretofore ...

... MARKET-,. . *L2tDON CORN K&UK. Yestr -TI change to-day was farly atteded by millls-' sn transacted was tolerably ezetev%, at prc genera: proved. The show of Englh wheat was .Ma. b the receipts were liberaL Sales in qualtiaes steadily, at m advanoe of 2s per quarter, comared current on onday lat. Bry was ifrsupp at rathur higher prices. Malt waA firmj vih, f passing. The supply of oats on the ...

... i COMMERCIAL AND M6N.TAY I [''mromur City CorrejpondenWj LONDow, Tuesday DiYt. g8 -0 The settleme.9t 6i been the principal bmain' the hand to day, and a.r eowtaugoes have been higb ?? Railway market, the ?? direotioi of pricaa; bwe been moderated though the tlpe has again beewr vepy firm, The farther sale Ot £1440,000. in gold to mi i51ak of England, the fine % eather, and firm ?? i'om Paris, ...

... BIRPMIGHAM SEURE LIST. OATUBDAY. COMPAMUE. RATLWAYS. LAnSED. Chester and Holyhead ?? London and North-Western Pset (Sooth ?? Wellington and Severn ?? GUARATMD 'AND PBI.T3EFOE. GreatfWestern-Preferene 6 per cent. Ulldhind, Bristol & Binu.. 0 per cent. North 13tafordshbre, Pref. Sper cent. CANALS. Birmngham ?? Gloucester and Barkelej ?? Waruick and Birmingham . Warwick aud Nap.on Wtreester and ...

... THE ERUPTION OF MOUNT VESUYVIUS. GLEAT LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPEMTY. ' ?? TELEGRAMS,] [From dthe Daily NCZs,] NAPLEs, Sunday Mornicg-I proceeded lasi night 1! the direction of Porticel. The streets woer6 crowded with peasants hurrying away, or encamping in the fields, in fear of the' earthquake, which they thought inevitable. On approaching- Vesuvius the scene was indewcribably terrible and grand ...