... METROPOLITAN A-X10j BmMINGHAM BANK. The following is the report of the directors of this bank :- In presenting the tweenty-fifth annual report, the directors have pleasure in stating tbat the net profits' for the past year, after making ample provision for bad and doubtful debts, and allowing for rebate on bills current, amount to £62,46L 3s. 3d. ; to which has to be added the amount brought ...

... BIRMINGHAM SHARE LIST.-YESTMDnAY. SUl. Pd. B_ TIIIA. Byr.Sle. uies - r.Cor. Water An.,per£SL 31Z 1 5th. 100 Dittor-Stoclc, 3 ?? - 100% - A-RMS & AAE5TU-NTl0N. 5 5Birmingham Small Arms. - 15 10 10 G.Xt~noch & Co ?? - 1it~ 10 10 Ditto, Pref ?? 15 - RANKS., 20 4Bires. District & Counties. 9 %, 10 - 60 12% ilirminglame and Midland. 39 40 50 8Lloyds ?? 28% 29t/~ 2 50 5Mhetropolilan&BMirmingh'm 17% ...

... * AiMERIOA 6 RTS.ESmX--.- . '11gw Yonrx Septemiber 29,-The Stock'Imarket opsuied ounl&' and weak. Missouri-and' Pacific' being .qujotedl Ws-belorj t5- 'day's' closing. price. -While some demna-ndcary-In- ?? cuisued i'a'fractiontil adaince~. in the generail lit, there was ain evigent lack of support, -which pcev'ailed throughout the days, elderable attention was paid dther leading ...

... AMERICAN MARXETS. NE~W Yoxs, Fbruaasy 24.-The stock market opened doll and- lower. in sympathy with London. prices. Extreme inactivity was developed on the diposition on. the part of traders to go short, causing declines of ?? to 1%/, in coal and industrial stocks and epeciatitiee,while the gencral list was stagnant, with nothing of interest in the trading. The closing was dull and heavy. The ...

... WORK AIND WAGES. STRIKE RIOTS IN PENNSYLVANIA. According to a despatch from Scottdale, Pennsylvania, the coke region is againL excited to a fever heat. On Friday evening a hundred strikers assaulted the Leisen- rin-g No. 2 Plant of the Frick Company. Shots were exchanged, and for a while the fight waged fiercely. The guards, however, held their ground, and finally como- pelled-the mob to ...

... | M0 IDD JILWAY ~PSI K1 kUTMG. The ninety-fifth half-yearly meing of the Mdland Railway Company was held at Derby Station yesterday. All the directors were present ; the Chairman of the Board -(Mr. G. E. Paget) ?? mdting the adoption of the report and accounts (which haveappeated in the Daisy Post), the Chairman said that the capitil wer of the company 'now ariounted to £7,715,346. Thesssost ...

... STRIKE IN THE, WROUGHT NAIL TRADE. Yesterday a well-attended meeting of nsilers was held in the Mission Rooi. Peckingham Street, Hales Owen; Mr.' H. Lee presiding. The Chairman read a letter front Mr. B. Hingley, MP., stating that he was exceed- ingly sorry the nailmakers were being driven to the hard necessity of striking for a better rate of wages for their labour, and be hoped they would ...

... . LONDON GAZETTE.-Dw!nM 18. THE BASNKRUPTCY ACTS 1883 AND I89 R. ECEIVING ORDERS. KO1Rzt CLwo, Priestman Tesrace, aznnlngbam, Bradford, wool salesman. LrVI Goonrzsov, Percval Street, trading at St, James MlarRet, both Bradford, frulterer. Siiarso LEF, formerly Coniston Street, now Ripley Street, both Shanningley, Leeds, formerly grocer, now grocer and green- grocer. JAMrs OnsayrzMI) RAWSOrr, ...

... AMERICN BUARKETS.-YECSKDAY. -Naw Yortr, Octobar 0.-On the Stock maclcet to-day the fact ofthe. Bank of England not raising its discount rate created a bullishe feeling and liberal buying by foreigners at the opening caused advances ranging to %.A bear raid afterwards caused a reaction to last night's figres, and business became dull towards the close. Atchison, Topeka, and Santa F0 yielded' ...

... I | Fe Artullr Percy Beale, grocer, late of Great Bridge, Tipton. -Yesterday afternoon an adjourned examination of the above bankrupt took place at the Dudley County Court, before MIr. Registrar Kettle. Mr. Hooper appeared for Mr. Mobberley (Messrs. Gough and Mobberley), the ?? debtor, although not professionailly represented, was examined as to his dealings with Mr. Jaques and Mr. iowkes, of ...

... I -S ' AiM MAfTT NEWS (LDo'jds) AnZX-, Dem 14.-The P. and 0. ltdej, fhr 1cnt4 ats% .AtLAxy, Dec. 14-The Orient Ophi, fro odo &ved and proceeded for Sydney. ALzx vwDnxA, Dec. 13-The 0IL Orus, from Japan and -a, l t f Vr Marelles. Bavipox, Dec 14-The AP and rn Monlivn, from arrtved, n etfrBob. odn flona, Deec 14.-fL. P. anrd 0. Canton left on udayh05 Hong bIL The P and 0. PesCtyr, from Coloabo ...

... SOTH-T-X STAFFORDSHTRE WATERWORKS CO- IP ANY. A DRY su-r-nut.11r ] EXPE CTED. Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of the Souath Stat- f srdshire \Vat'r'ccrkcs ConIJnln-y was held at the' Lead offices, Paradise Street, Birmindgham. L're wvere i present the follov-ig dirr-stors :--McI-rs. Frank Ta'es .I.Wiggin MY.P., .1. -Y.brown, AV. Evans, t. I.idner, and R. Ti illiams as well as Mr. 'El. ...