... METROPOLTA A':BIRM The t'enty-sizth annual meeting of the Metropolitat e ?? Bank (Limited) was held ye rdart .s the Great Western Hotel, Birmingham. M . tea, tM2., -presided; and the other directors pr$ient wre Lord Ernest .Seymour, Messrs. J. T. Co -s,J. S.n H$optlni, A. C' C'Bawlinson, and W. E, Wa >e The 3 reiportwhich has already-appeared in the Site :}it, $ s howedthat the net'piofits for ...

... Re John Crosby Bowbothatn, ?? Stores, Shirley, and lately of 24, Darwin Street, grocer, tea-dealer, and wine-merchant.-A meeting of the creditors of this bank- rupt was held yesterday, at Whitehall Chambers, Col- more Row. Mr. Jacques represented the petitioning creditor, and several other creditors were present; but the bankrnpt did not put in an appearance. No state- ment of affairs was ...

... : - SH- MAM 'NEWS, --so= AdW . N X--- -a t - -1 I ~ ~~Z-h ?? AIMANT, Jan. ?? Sdyetfr London S J 4 e a e and Orinoco. from SLondon and Scutbamptotrespettvl¶UJ.arived The samo corn- panys Don, for Plymouth, left. rom London for BATAVIA, an. ?? queenslan d Dom0.da, from ±~ondOo t Bibae, arrived.rtr siedfo ouh Boned.w, J 4. -_TheL P. and 0. Thamces arrived-awit outward ?? mals o 1th ?? Bnits Jan. ...

... _ AMMCEN MAR ETS. Kr.' Teas, January 18.- Disquieting but unconfirmed rumours of dilmcnltles with Ch111 and the publication of an Interviewtthl Mr. Gould. leading to the belief that be wes dIs-I satisie with the Advisory Beard, were ueed to depress prices, and many sto orders were uncovered on all active stocks, in- dacing further liquidations and causing depressionsfrm1t 2yp; the whole flat ...

... CoMmuA AND) MONETARY.7 (From ow- Ov C~f Ib LosIoox, Tuesday Evening. Bank rate of discount since December 10, 1891, 37 ner cent. Iin Lombard Street to-day money was a perfect drug, so excessive was the supply of floating capital, and ort loanS were freely offered at f to 1 per cent. The enquiries in connection with the Consol settlement did not influenee the market. There was a scarcity of ...

... ,-LONDON G AZSTTE.--JA=&Y26. THE BANKRUPTCY ACTS 1583 AND 189. RECEIVING ORDERBE.* . Ann Thvai, residing at Hedon Iload, ting at . PODP~ Stsee % builder Iand contractor. - NATUAN HUDSO! TH>~~ N, ighroa Well . . Halfas, late of..ano Lane, Halifax, late butcer, now out of business. . R22WB WneriLD, Parker Street, Derby, smalm w dealer. -N ArsuxLz HoWsLir Bna Queen Street, Derby; baker :ind ...

... FURTHER DIFFICULTIES IN THE| WAELSH COAL TRADE. I . . . .1 . . .. I .. Ia ,lLOL. UU1.U 11 a J. It was expecting too much to think that the it formal signing of the new sliding-scale agree- - ment would mean the immediate and absolute ending of the difficulties troubling the - coal trade. Between eighty and ninety thou- 5 sand men are not likely to accept without pro- '3 test from one quarter ...

... [FRO0. OUR CITY EDITOR.1 LONDOX, SATURDAY SIoVIr. The Council of the Institute of Bankers, after discussing the proposed issue of £1 notes, and failing to arrive at any definite con- olusion, have decided to appeal to the fellows of the institute for an expression of opinion. No doubt this will satisfy the council of that august body, but what practical good can result from a further ...

... I NEW YORK PRICES-TauRsDAY. Money easy. Stocks opened firm and active, but became weak during the afternoon. The mar* ket at the close, however, though dull, was firm. Cotton on spot steady and unchanged; futures opened weak, but afterwards advanced, with, however, subsequent reactions, closing steady. Petroleum quiet, closing steady at late rates. Lard has declined on packers sCiliig, and ...

... I edAUCH1NJ3LA&-SunD., D~~k.-On Sunday I Aek Miss Helen Milne (655 liad not becn seen shout! , her house, some of her neighbours enitered by al I back window, and found her deadi in fled. Dn. i1 hceased was a healthy womtan, unmarried, aisit n-occupied the cottage alone. She had on 8atin-day it, evening been visiting a number of sick per~sons coil 'Ittitending to their wants, end left) a ...

... X M ,i X, }add rj r . I I _ - BELFAST MAkliOETS, TlfuousuDac, JA'Kiti 7. ?? M.LILtT-'uefCIALu PRisas&. F wORie, Var:GNToLiPS;, HAYr. AND STRAW. Per :12bs.. s. s. ?? ?? 43 6 to ti0 e N'.~UM)CS, s';arries S - 3 htiniepottss .* 2 s - 3 2 'tILziuO ?? ..s . 2 - 5 o e0 Rata.ew, per 1it .. ?? - 15 3 Ucly-Neu; o .. 4 s - 6 5 Do., meiadoIV .. . 2 4 - 4C str.Lmv, oas . . . . 3 . ?? 9 u . Turnips ?? ? ...

... JOINT-STOCK ENTERPRISE IN 1 91. The Irc.Y Ctf ;on of the 16th inst. Drivrs the following ;snmrot'v of the registrations of joint-stock companies at Somerset Ilouse during 1391 M isc ellaneous ?? £25, 185,4031 M11anufa.cturin 23,451.827 MI .ining 19,051,166 Tra ns 245,000 Shipping 10,589,770 Breweries 5,349. 640 Railways .4,86,082 Land and Agricultural .. 7,316.400 Electric ?? , .,.,2,702,000 ...