... AMTINS OF. PPYBLM COANIES. PERUMN, BO3IDHOLDERS. A meeting corvened ?? the holders street Hotde yestday, ino4nformity with Clas of te con- dionswofegiatratio rdeci.Trewas aarg attand-' I .ance,tewitsben fld Si H. - . TnP ,.P tbe' chairman oi the committee, ocupied-te chair.' . The 'CB3 said theere wererer:ry argemtres at stake i this' matter. . was ?? r c o'as f a* o. wc w ,but of- the 8lkx ?? ...

... - - - faY AI A ThI~ eniaet was very' bare `to-day, te lar ge I jointtck; h s havg ealled- in thir cas6h balances as usual on the last day of ti year,- w.lavilethe Indian Government baa alo drawn in aveivlargesuwm Considerable applications for ten-day loans were made to the Bank of .E agihd, -and-for day-to-day loans snore:thai c 4 p.,c could be obtaned in the market. Ther. E was again much ...

... r B AL I brko. te#tWo4 in by I the thel s eteamet. Iiew ibr It614945 o rn.' Ded. 32, 'h Schwu, ~sorer ad an izipss' an w Sbeell on the ho gid o Eg agem baas been received'from -,St. mcomaatreoth ?? loss of the barque, Xraitnu ion, ofialcd- Alelg~t frm MnteVido, ec.30, states: lt Vido ~ a 0r*ba be lost; prospect of sialp~s3- Asro4 r-ePOr 3'eitfltt5 on fire_ at-, Newgr .an tujsetelegtramtfroim ...

... .COM*: tLL AND NAKET4 4 : - :: :. m e .. PRODUCE. SUGAR.--The Market remains dul and Aales small, in- -cludirig 70 hhda crystal~lized Demerara atri~s 6d -.300 baps low __ ditto at 1lsaOd ; and -moderate asles of beetroot at easier TX p ?? 811 per cent, at ldas7jd; January, 15s 7&d; .marcl. I as; and IWarh-Ajodl at 16a 3d1(.o.b. Recfned-Pieces a and.erys~iis continue slow of asal ac fouls ...

... ?? : . . I ] .V.= U : : 1,e - ?? t~. L.AAnTiO llB ?? GgOBS ?PlUE of te EVJU of the bffDKlGO in the undemetioue~ie perids,' e>ld~eoemr 31, ,185 -conipaed ivith db C0U ::periods of tooditng ye: -. , ?? - - - ; 0 s - -er ?? -aitsrae dwd, .. oh 531,' JP1uS%),. ep3, Dec.3 ;11885.|' 1885 IA. 18 D1i85.. 6,605 GOO ,UK 0= 3,136,0W: 3046;000 052,0 01 7,0O0C 1,203,000- 6536,00 8 ,8 245,0Ow 435,00C ...

... STOC KS A N D SHARES IN i885. THEn year which closed yesterday has. not be en particu larly, eventful from a Stock Exchange point of view. The strained relations of this country with Russia concerning the delimitation of the Afghan frontier gave rise to a few hours' panic on the maiket. That foolish excitement, however, soon disappeared, and Russian stocks to-day stand at almost the highest ...

... - z-, . 94M AND -? Z, I > v @ *Fx~ngovikn'sDo. S1j?;' ADEN, Dmee.' 31.-Aza*,4 mm - a - downe. from Bombst, and Comptws, Ho Hong fo' have arrived; - .avanno, from-lOa, Iet3 Ni;a w;iek ut Boa, Der; I 12Miieen;-. -- , put. ALFXANDRIA. Deae 31.-Moolan SdrindnIis t let dt 'with* - the ?? :email, -aex Lettersss e n ioniwdon Tuesdqtabn R:RBDOB, Deo 3.-Editor,- from I f aimoaft-pYor. IMOLORM Dec. ,. ...

... THE AMERtOAN BARtETS. (BY COMMERCIAL CABLE COMPANY.) (FROM OUf 0RRCESPONDENT.) NEW YORK, TI1UB5A'I. The year has ended with a dull but firm T imarket. The final changes yesterday were salgn;and to-day somewhat, larger losses,p but the! fii~tuations were insignificant. Van- derbilt stocks were unaffected apparently by the 0 declaration, of, V per cent. dividend by New C York, Central, and the ...

... MERCANTILE SiPPINE NEWS. IFos07 LL.OYD', J3A. 1.1. WRECKS AND CASUALTIES. Lloyd's agent at Brisbane telegraphs, Doe. 31 that Glati B, grounded on IKing's Reef, Deec. 22, but got o; after = jettison of a portion of her cargo.-A telegrami iron 01aveS end, timed 8.45 a.m., Jan. 1. reports steamers Blanche, bound to Dunkirk, and 'fiber, from Odessa, collided off Tulbu.ry. night at 11.30, the ...

... MA AND STZBABP nWo' iflox LLOYD's, JAw. 1.3 ADENf, Jan. ?? and LWand, bot from Bo kiv have arrived. AVONMOUTH DOC, Ja. 1.-Motteal, fo Nei York, arrived toa BARBADOES Jan. 1.-tilles, Ar London, left to'da.31 BEACHY HR Jana. 1.-.enle, Calcutta for I passed at I sM. tady.I , BUZS, J5G 1.-Lengove nad fromn Bombay. nd to-day. BOSTON, Dec. 31.-Gotheubug City, from L(ndsu rived ?? BRISTOL, ian. 1. ...

... colmERcIAL AND MARKETS. PRODUCE. - SIUGAfl.-The market for cane sugar continues qplet and inactive. Beetroot also slow of saebut pricessremain steady. German 86 per ~ent., January, sold at 5sa 7id, and. March at Nos f.o~b. Hnasian white crystal sellers at 178 Sd cIf. and i. Reflned-forpiecew and crystals the demand continues mode- n rate at previous prices, closing rather under last week's cur ...

... FRO' LA-ST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. TITE, PIAY,1Up'ra ACT, I & ?? i: el0-~iiian Iloltiorn, teesmerchlant, 00 4JOITS Qtt1.t ?? Villiers-slrcet, II 3i1>'. '5 ic Ao~t ilp ittittelt. Somersect House, at 'et'10 t ?? ?? Oran~ge-street, It lt 12.30. ?? K l''' onantI High-road, Totten- 5~t I \ I t~ p1 oStamlfordd11ill, furnituit. a: itto 3 Xincirtg-15in0, City, coalonial t~ ?? ?? raduingtola-treot, St. ...