... LATEST AYD TVIEGlRA PHIC NEWS. COMMERCIAL. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENsING. bhgre bbeen to.day for money a fair demand, both in the open market and at the Bank, No buiion operations are reported. Conl5ol have been steady. Fonds unchanged. Exchequer bills at par to r, premium. yoreig, stocbs opened dull on lower prices from Parh, but have since rallied. Italian I lower, efxican A better, Turkish dull, ...

... One day last week, a young man to all ap. pearances not yet out of his teens, called atahouse situated not very far from Hillbank, Dundee, oc- cupied by a woman who is in the habit of keeping lodgers, and asked if he could be accommodatedas a boarder. The young man's story was that he had hitherto been employed as a farm-servaut, but wished to get a change from that heavy kind of work to ...

... THE DOCK BOARD AND THUE RIVER APPROACHEB, 1- The Mersey Docks and Harbour Board ham been Ig so long searching for a solution of the problem of I- the river approaches that practical men have well nigh begun to doubt whether the task should not be confided to other hands. Of the thousand-and- one schemes which have engaged the consideration of the board, not one has met with sufficient favour s ...

... SPRITS AND BEER, Wine Is a mocker, strong drink is raging; gad whoao5 ever is deveived thereby is not wlae.-Pror. . 1. It Isn't the taxes, John; Itt lnt the taxes and rates, Which oake eyon poor. aend your children wan, And your wie a hlattern to look upon- It Isn't Ohe taes eand rates i It Is* the chandler, Johna It mn't the price of bread, Which keep. ?? cupboard no eanly and bar, And ...

... THE TOWN COUNGIL. 0 The major part of the proceedings of the council 0 at the adjourned meeting on Wednesday had e reference to the retrenchment movement, which e has lately found so many zealoue impportors, e especially in the ranks of the health committee. a In no case was there any considerable anm at stake, but every proposition to save money was discussed with as much warmth as if it had ...

... I Ht' TED ?? AND) FINANCE COAh-~ MITTEEB AND) THEiiIR DOINGS3. TO TnM EDiIlTORS 0F Tull L5YtIVXR0OL P5500515'. Geotltmeti,-Thc health, coremittee have thought O proper to dippeaoe with at class of labouirers who are fl poer to bregin witil, whio have little or ?? 121551 to fail l track Ponr or of helping themselves. The same will 4 equally apply to some oft tho small salariari clerks, the ...

... REPORT OF THE LONDON AND I NORTH-WESTERN RAILAY. ,_ . . ?? The half-yearly report of the directors of the above railway otates the rnet pro ceeds of the half- yeaf's working to be g1,203,478; balance from last acconnt, £30,602; disposable balance, £1,294,140, which enables the directora to recommend a divi. dend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum on the ordinary ebare capital, and carry ...

... IMPERIA; PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14. As the telegraph break-down ?? us of our usual report of the proceedings in the Lords on that evening, we now append it. THE COLONiAL QUESTION. Lord CAeRuARvoN called attention to the present relations of the colonies with this country, Re. membering how deeply the public mind hod been! engrossed by the affairs of New Zealand, the Red ...

... A meeting in connection with the Working Alen's Branch of the above Union was held on Monday, at the Bcho ol-room of St. George's, Edgbaston. The Bev. G. Lea presided, and opened the meeting with an address, chiefly upon the subject of the Govern- ment Education Bill. By the ?? of God, he said, Mr. Forster's Bill would retain the religious element in all Its efficiency. As Mr. Forster truly ...

... TM MINES REGULATION BILL. 'Ire Mines Regulation Bill, which was read a second ti in the House of Commons on Monday night, consists o I clauses. It will be entitled, the Mines Regulation A,, 1870, and it is proposed that it shall come into opera. ti on the lst September next, E]UPLOYMERT O WOAIEN AND CHILDRaEN 'To child under the age of twdve years, and no .Z ...

... LATEST NNE WS. IREUTFRS TELE(MRAMS.] PRUSSIAL BERLIN, FLrcnRUARV 15, The Bank of Prussia has reduced its rate of discount ,n bills to 4 per cent., and for advances on muerchandise and securities to 5 per cent. THlE UNITED STATES AND SAN DOMINGO. WASHINGTON, FEnRUARY 14. Mr. Fish has officially informed the representatives of the Haytian Republic that the United States, by virtue of the Samana ...

... CORRESPONDEN ' l4OTICES I0 0CORRESPONDENTS. G G_ 1K-The only way is to remit through a bank. Grif.-A can bring his action in the County Court. J. W.-The cleik is entitled to salary in lieu of notice. C.a F.-Enquire at the Dental Dispensary. We do not know. J. F., Willental.-The tenant CAMnot recover back poor rates. Protection.-Write to the Chief auperintendenrtof Police, Moor ...