... BIRMINCiHAM COUNTY COURT. YEsTmuDAY.-Bcfore His Honour Judee WShitiorne. D1SPUTrs WIT A MoraXS-nT-Law.-E1i-abetb Watson, second - hand clothes dealer, of 203, Great lster I Street, was sued by her son-in-law, William Henry Malone, fitter, of 69, Reginald Road, Sal tley, for the recovery of £140, which he alleged was the property of defendant's dacehter, whom he had married. Mr. 3Dorsett ...

... CORN. i( LONDON4 (TnB B3ancoi-Wbeat: The trade of qP( the week has been fairly active for steamer cargoes of La Plate descriptions, of which ten have change9d r hands, tlhrec baring arrived as ports of call, the rc- et inainder being on passage. Prices, how-everhave shown S hut little variation. A cargo which about fourteen days~ ago f etched 25s. 3d. on passage was resold yestenkoy at the ...

... IL&REFrs. CORN. BAnrc). hWeat: O ngtostb r- ?? had reachedthi hget, the '--v~t¾ ~I-a PI~tta shippers do not offer 'r msene4 disposed to aswait the torn or 'tQ nv 3' transflS ln~R Were 1.3.000 ~ r~ ...

... I CHAMlBERS OF Co2MERCE oF I THE EMPIRE LORD SELBORLNE ON IMPERIAL DEFEN-Cp The fourth congress of Chambers of Co, of the Empire opened yesterday. Delegates Wflr i parts of the empire, numbor-ng between jhor* a,,, four hundred, assembled in the hall of ti.i Fish- mongers' Company. The Earl of Seiborne. ?? Secretary o. Sta for the Colonies and honorary president of then gross, took the chair at ...

... Re Regincfd Harred4 Evesham.-The first meeting of creditors in the bankruptcy of Reginald Harrell, tailor, of 29, Littleworth Street, Evesham, was held yesterday, at the Ofiuial Receiver's oflEce, Worcester; Mr. E. Cox (assistant receiver) ?? gross liabilities amount to £155 12s., of which £2144 l0s. 4d. is expected to rank for diviaend. The assets, after pro-viding for preferential claims, ...

... LlOYD'S S=PING NEWS. ?? THE HM.AIS. AnausioxE, July 17,-The Anataaia, frorlzlmslx arrived. ?? July 17.-The Reichstax, fromra ffam.r> East Africa, arrived. Bosrox, July 16.-The Peruvian. for Glasgow. 'aif, BaowrorAnl-, July 17.-The Traveller, for li& the Oceanic, from New York for Liverpocl, anl te Ultonia, from Boston for Liverpool, passed. CarE RACE, July 17.-The O oran, from th C- and St. ...

... BANTKRUPTCY PR(CEEDIN\GS. Ile Gcrerle 'fe'rtlc Rerfi/nri. eijveller. 45, nrdorrick I Street. residing at 7B, Thornhlill RF-ad, Uandswortl.-A new first niestilic of the crulitor-' of this debtor was held at the l3oani of Trade Orlice, Birminezhamn, yesterday Mr. W*oeiiett fdeputY ?? receiver) presidirg.-M^r. Jeffrey appeared for the debtor, whuose amended state- ment of affairs showed ...

... I BIRMlXGHAM STai -L ISP. Ti e general market has~ beeh raher active, 'but little iI ofC inteves~t 1fea transpiei~. Tbs Konly ~o dlktota n B&anks is. hfall in Lkyd~s o 3& Th the xsanrafuoiirtg ?? Avery are down to 174, iod Patoti Stidt Oidibuyk 2/1 have alipped back to 6; - whilis 81jim Armse Prefmvftobee ?? haadeaed, altte ?? 1terfo1 to I~o ?? of X~aragomn4 a.e aV4 Wtd 2 Bpecdikl sattjenient ...

... There was again a fairly good supply of property on offer at the London Auction Mart. during ?? week and each day business was attended with highly- encouraging results, the majority of the lors offered finding ready burers. Two breveries wrere offered, one situate at Great Grimsby, with nineteen tied houses, sold for B23,000, and the other at Bruton, Someretaehire, with twelve licensed houses ...

... mARKETS. CORN. LONnON (Tiiz Bauxic-i.-.Wbeat :-'The cargo Markeb openepd Quiet and nom nnally unaltered from last night's leeljolders -f bmtj -white and red wheats offer ~li.Buyers, beingz indifferent, no business has trnird ate yesterday $,COO tunasResariSantaFd. f q- just s~hipped per Ziba! Brailla sold at. 22s. 9d; arivd Californian is offered a, 31s. tel., and due to arrive ~. 3~ a.; ...

... MAAIRS OF J. J. TaTe, tATE OF W OLVERAYcrrON AND WEl:D-Ns1cUan-At the London Bankruptcy ,Court yesterday an application was made to Mr. eg isra TLiakiater to grant an order of discharge to J J. Tate-IMr. C. A. Pope, assistant receiver, reported that the failure took place in August, 1899, the debts being 23.548. The accounts, anlued at 23.235, were estimated to realise only £20 in all, and ...

... ,BRe cnmes HJ at, lodgine at 128, Herbert Road, Small Heath. lately carrying on business aS a fraiterer in &- Smitireld -Market, and at 41, Glover's Road. Small I-eath.-TIhe tirnt meeting of creditors in thas case 'was held yesterday morning at the offices of the Official Receiver, Corperation Street.-The Assistant Oficial Receiver l Wr. Woollett) presided, and from the statement of affairs it ...