... THE DOt'GLA8 BANK SINS\ATION _ - PARRIS ORIf INAL OFFER~ WViTIp I I1 tA D~ouglats (Isle, of Alan) corrcspont1,d.i ..i the affairs, of Iiunilill's llank va nees were In s51110' intisaite made. III one case a fttadr wai5 advitiv, i sands without security, and eventually lt ft t leaving thle hank a heavy loser. When ii discovered the hopeless position of the Iaer, them bitterly and forcibly ...

... ?? =~ TOWN. HALLS ?? E LLi 5 V S ,2y -I--StA~~f2 THuE CIRAMB1 1 I oil cosM:1:C' 1 AN- Filt -'fhU1AE. I Thoe 1adwlss rf Mfr. JTohn Thoml- sll, tile 'leSijdvIlt of tile Alan- ,tlt~t ?? lii C ' cl' ?? ?? 1iiinircQ, delivered the ?? cliV, is strik- ?? significaut of the, ?? clal-le w'lich is crOepl)il, Over t ic op!lijols ljf IlllL5I er I YOU H la- tive to thie qle:iol of i'Creo-TL'lde.' III ?? ...

... SHIP CANAL OOMP-UNY. METETNG OF SHIAR4EHOLDERlS. TVILE ItA01COU1ISE PU~RCHIASE. The. 29th ordlinary general meeting of the Mtanclies- 'I ter Ship Canal Copany was held in the Association FHall, Peter-street, Manchester, yesterday, under the presidency' of Air. J. K. Bythell. There was a large attejidance of shareholders, In their report for thle past hialf-year, the direotorsl of the ...

... THE iRICE OF COAL. Con Mond.1ay the Associated house coalowners of Dean Forest roduoed the price 2s. per ton. The men's wages were likewise reduced 10 per cent. A correspondent learns that a reduction in the price of Lancashire coal may be expected at the close of the present month. Customers are declining to enter into contracts at the present exorbitant prices, and are casting about for ...

... 1 THE GRoT CT RAA L WAT COM- IPANY. RALF-YEARLY MEETING. The half.yearly meeting of tho shareholders of the Great Central Railway Company was held on Wed- neaday, in Malhester. The chairman (Mr. Alex. Henderson, ?? in moving the adoption of the report, expressed great disappointment at the results I so far obtained from the new line to London. The revenue for the half-year showed all increase ...

... RAIL WAY WORKB'LR.9' HOURS AND) WAGE S. MTEFTING IN ANCOATS. On Saturday-evening a meeting of tho Midland, London and Nortb-Westeril, and Groat Central (Thompson AfcKaV and Co. and Pickford and Co.'s) men was held in the Heyrod-street Hall, Ancoats, to consider the hours and wages question. The meeting was called by the General Railway Workers' Union, and as it also partook of a social ...

... SCENIC ANi) INDUSTRIAL SOUVENIRS OF LANCASIIR.F. PICTORIAL SUIJPPLEMENTS. Ail advertisemenb which appears in another column callq the attention of our readers to an enterpriso which, we venture to think, has many features of publii interest and importance. With th1e derelopenionet of printing oni the pictorial side, illustiated souvenoirs of places and subjects lhavle biccomo ?? popillar. We ...

... THE COTTON TRkFE. I IMPORTANT MEETIN(0- OF MANUFAO- TYITR}R5s. PROPOSED SHORT TIME. At a meeting of the North and North-East; Lanca- shire Cotton Snianers and Manufacturers' Associa- tion, held in Manchester on Ttuedoay, the following resolution was unanimously passed: That in view of the present high prices and the scarcity of raw material the local associations be asked to take the opinion ...

... . SCIENCE: INDISTRIES.. ! NOTES AND NW . The nmnnber of men employed in building loce-, motives in this country has increased 10 per Pant: during the year just olosed. A New York firm are malking a pump for acids: ond chemicals of hard rubber in ?? its parts, mounted, with iron, and worked by steam. Some of the manufaoturers in Sheflield are. arranging to use oil fuel for their steam boilers ...

... MI.\CHEST'ER SHIIP CANAL COMPANY. AIIRA EHOLDERS' MIRETING. Th'`e301 Jsalf-yearly meeting of tile 'Manchester Ship (Canalb'm ?? pery was held yestcr,,ay in tho Associa- tioll Hall, leter-streeut, in this city. There was a marked fallin, off in attendance as compared with that at the majority of the past meetings. Mr. J. K. Bythell, clairmari, presided. Trhe half-yearly report of the ...