... T1IE CITY O GLASGOW BANK | AND ITS DIRECTORU. ier GSseOW, WEDNESDAY. ds, From nothing, perhaps, would the hapless irk directors of the City Bank more thoroughly realise we their position than on awaking this morning and ier finding themselves within the walls of a prison cell. I Leg Under most circumstances the change from liberty Wed to strict confinement cannot but be a very trying one. By ...

... Writing to the Wasgoti: Htbi'lt, Mr. Henry Leck says- It is significant of the state of the concerti that those best qualified to ad% ise inv estors would have nothing to do with its shares. (l.) Out of 450 1aw3 ers in Glasgow. not one is involved as a shareholder. (2. i There are 270 public accountants in Glasgow, of whom only one or two are share- holders. (3.) The bank has had no ...

... LIVERPOOL EXCHlANGE, WNEDNESDAY NE I2 The coiteu market has not rallied itself from thse less spirited mood into ?? itrelapsed yesterday: indeed it has gone a li-tie further in the same un- asvourable direk ion. The demand has not been at all so good as on Weduesdoy, and, with a continued readiness to sell, th; upward tendency of prices ,whith began on Tuosdldy or Friday last, and which made ...

... ( LoSING OF THE MANX BRAN YCH. The failure of the Glasgow Bank has come upon 1 Al the trading community of Scotland like a thunder- of clap. Great excitement prevailed yesterday in wi Glasgow. At ten 'clock in the morning there was trt a crowd of depositors in front of the bank, but the Il p doors were closed. In answer to repeated knocks, 1 1 the porter opened the door and said there was lc ...

... MONETARY AND COMMERCIAGL. I 1- I t - . MONEY. AND RAILWAY HARJETS. WEDNESDAY. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENIiWG.-A further sum of £i20,000 in gold was taken to the Bank to-day, and £100,000 was withdrawn for, Germany, the latter being an'exceptional operation for coinage purposes. The total influx on balance for the week is £1,004,000, The withdrawals of coin for Scotland have no doubt again been ...

... CORN 'AND PRODUCE MARKETS. SATURDAY, THE CORN' TRADE. BATH SATURDAY.-The grain trade at our market to-day waswitaoutanaimation. Wheat of good. quality maintained late rates, whilst damp and inferior samples were neglected. Flour unchanged. Barley dull. DORCHIJSIER, SATURDAY. -At the Corn Exehange to:day the supply-of wheat was but small, and sold at late rates, pieces ranging from 40s. to 44s. ...

... IONDON CoN M1 ARKET, FnrDAY.-The market vvas inactive. Wheat a very slow trade without alteration in valses. Other articles also remain quiet. Swedish oats rather cheaper since Monday. Arrivals:-Britlsh wheat, 2060 qrs. ; barley, 4030 qrs. Foreign wheat, 20,160 qrs. ; barley, 18,240 qrs.; oats, 65,610 qrs. ; mnize. 15,640 qrs.; flour, 2560 sucks and 9160 barrels. LONDON PSOODUCE MARKET, FIDAY. ...

... Is IrNET.ARY AftDtouInERGIIL. i - . ; - =- l . t WEDNESDAZ . , kIDnON4. WRDVnXDAY Evznixa.- 'N illor, operations were rzported at.the Boakto-day. Tue total influx on 'balance for the week, however, amounts to the 'cosiderablW sur of £519,000,MAnd it is thought probable that-the Bank dirctors ?? lower the rate of discount to-morrow to 4' per cent. Under these circumstances very few bills ware ...

... gI'adat.'O. CORIN MARKETS. There has been little change of any kind in the state of the corn trade during the past week. The markets remained aboutstationaryon Saturdays At Leeds, IPswich, Rochester, Salisbury, Sheffield, Spalding, Yarmouth, Newark, Boston, and Bridgewater, the markets were firm for wheat in the 1 beginning and in the middle of the week, but towards its close there was a ...

... I FRIDAY, OCt. 4 CORN-EXCHANCGE. IlAR K-LANE. The position of the grain trade at Mark-lann has not appreciably altered. Quietness still prevails. English wheat was in moderate sup. ply. There was the usual diversity in the qual- sty and condition of the samples, by far the larger proportion being indifferent. Of foreign produce about an average supply was on the stands. Choice produce met ...

... . IWON.EY AIND TfRADE. LoNmox, Tn551RSDkA EVeNIXG. The Bank rate remainis unaitered. There was a quiet demand for money. Bates for bills about ?? par cent. 'ic:000 iB k gold t Ltaen into the Bank. Th.. Bank reserve remains att nearly 294. Conlsols j better, 9144 to 143 Account; New and Reduced, 024 to 924. Foreign Securities generiily doll: Egyptian (Preferlnce), 693 to 69,,; Ditto (Unsited ...

... KONEZTAY AND OOMMlOZILrAra Zlp TE LLISENMC. A very general fail in pr coes took place onthe Stook Exchange upon thle revival of the disuieting rumours recently circnlated regerding the condition of trade at certain centres in the Xorth Itwens reported u before that large amounts of stook apon whioh advanoes hnd been obtainied wrould be thrown upon the market owing to the inabilitof the ...