... yN-imv r-kn-'rS. (Contribued__, Mr. earae Sicwmj The forlowing patents, among others, were sealed during the. week ended December 8. 1888 :-Thomas Jefferiss, Haudsworth, and Tangye's (Limited\, Soho- working the slid-valves of duplex Bteam-pumps; November 19, 1887. Johann B. Schiller and Crisztian Meyer, Zar~ich, Svri-erland-apparatuls for autormatically Ii ht Pg and ziFgnishig res-lampte ...

... BANRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS. Re Phabe Butler, of West Bromwich.-This debtor, now living in lodgings at No, 31, Tyadall Street, West I Bromwich, widowv, lately residing and carrying on business as a beorhouse-keeper at the Queen's Head Inn, Church Lane, West Brormwich, came up at Oldbury County Court yesterday-before Mr. S. H. Forrest (sitting for Mr. Registrar Watson)-for her public examina- tion. ...

... MIncDDeF~snrorcu. -- The iron trade vwas compara.- tively inactive last week, ver little iron beinaturned over owing to the holidayys interfering with hsi- ness. There has been, however, an iUproved feohug and prices have been stronger for prompt iron. being quoted at 33z. 9d. to 33s. lOl'd. acd 34s. Jariary. i'nr .January to -March j4As. 3d. is the ngue; No. 4 forgei is 30s.; warrants are ...

... Li..MARK13%.-YESTEIRDAY. , LwrnrPoon- CosBa. -Wheat quiet; and moderate trade;- values unchanged, except Indian 1/fd. to Id. lower than Friday; Californian, 7s. i1d. to Bs. 2d, ; Chili and red ,winter unchanged; Bombay, 7s. to 7s. Pd. Flour 'us. changerd Mtize quiet; Id. to 11'/d. lower for mized Amzerian, at 4e. 7d. ; round corn cnehanged. Beans: Saidi, 2°,. Pd. to 3Os. Peas, Pas. 1/d. to s. ...

... UOxMEReALT AN MONETARY. I 'l, Ca orw cit. C- Tr LONDON. Friday Evening. Tr There was ai f~irly good dentand for Money in Lombard 6'/ Stree to -daY, while there was a very short supply of 8; floating capital. so that rates were firm, day to day loans -, being charged 4% to 4% per cent. A fair anumber of bills Bi ebrought forward, and those at two and three months 41 were quoted at 4 tio 41%, ...

... PARIS, Dec11ember 8-An unfavonrable tone Prevailed [on to-daY's Boutrse. Operators ios-the faldpesdqo a- d tions, and hootl fide sellers could onyraie tlwr and figures. The state of the English money makBadtenl as certainty concerning the future of tePnm aa a continued to be topics of conversation among leading wie' financiers and speculators~ Four-and-a-Half per Cent. (us' Rentes were ...

... REUTERS AMERICAN STOCRAND PRODUCE REPORTS.. 'TONE OF THE AfARKETl NZW YORK. 1uIDAY. Cotton steadv. Petroleum firm, but quiet. LLard, Tlour, Sugar, 0dofee, and Tin dull. Wheat easier. Corn finnerztendency. Iron quiet, but stei4y. The stock n:arket opened weak, but remained dull and rather feverish, fluctuations being con- fined within very narrow limits. Profesio2nals did moet of the trading to ...

... I1CO 01M & ARES1 LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. g ?? 13vB!n Short loans have been in good demand to-datyat S to 6 percent., and, owing to the ouide andl Robll- cund payments on the let January, the mqunlry must increase during the next few days, when brokers will be again driven to the Bank. Bill were In better supply, but rates were not supportied, three months' Bank paper being now taken at A ...

... WIlLS AND MEQUETS. '0he will (dated July 4, 1887), with three codicile idated July 11, 1888; August 4, 1883; and September 29, 1888), of Mr. J. M. Levy, Jp. late of No. 51, Grosvenor-street, Hyde Park, who sdied on October 12, at Vlorence Cottage, Ramegate, has been proved. Mr. Edward Lawson and Mr. Albert Levy, the eons, and Alderman George Faudal Phillips. the eon-in-law, are the executors. ...

... L?TX?T ON COTTO? 1 A1WICES. Nsz -YoSS SLTURPAT. - 'T he spM jnncet at~ew Ylork: elosddullt: +I ~motationsd CEshaneimatered. -Futures ed ay ae ?? down for near end 3to 6 Ton for d Mis utt m hs, as- ompared with Y~riday'sciooulsr rtes. ; The_ spo mrket at New Orleans closed easy at- rwevious M ice Exchange unaltered. Futizes closed stel at 4 points decline for Januwy and 2. nointfo Fernay March, ...

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