... TWivwi .iwwb allg TwGN HALLS BELL fv - - H WV= F @u: CORPORATION FTINAICE. A subdued joy reigms in the hear I of The Overburdened Rate- payer of Manchester. Two weeks ago he was threatened with an increase in his rate bill Of sevenpence in the pound. To-day ho finds that the addition is only to be threepence halfpenny. If it had been nothing at all lie would have been better pleased, but ...

... A BLAGPOOL COMPANY HOUSR. ALLEGED MILSR1EPRESENTATr0NS. At the Liverpool Assizes, on Saturday, before Mr. Justice Phillimore, Mr. Shee, Q.C., and Mr. Mellor appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Wilkinson for the defendants, in an action brought by Charles Rigg against Arthur and Sarah Boon for damages for frau- dulent misrepresentation alleged to have been made on sthe sale of the company ...

... 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 ...

... T[IHE COLLAPSE OF DUMBELL'S BANK. I C(j( IVICTIiON 0il' 1)IT4ECTORIP AND a AVD 11IT(MI3S. (~ te -fvoc~ictlIAof thec Dumbell's BankO it cdo .~ili II p 'Io wIallOI-II RO'111 ?? ait 11ol~iglo. 1,2lillo a 'ourt, of (Ileeral ' ?? i l'jiyvt. I 10rd II nn oar pruiided, aild tho , ?? lvcl AIr!. I i. 4. Slipe, QX.(i, (swornl in fig j 6 i ll. (m tiI' for tll p101101011 of 41h0 trial)i and' J Io.ceph ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... IHE WAGES AGITATION IN THE I I COTTON TRADE. JOINT CONFERENCE. Yesterday, at the Federation Rooms, St. MNary a- gant, Manchester, a joint conference of the representa- tives of the Federation of Master Cotton SpinnoWr Associations and the Amalgamated Associlltion of Operative Cotton Spinners, tho Card and Blowing Room Hands Awalgamation, and tile Winders and Reelers, was held with reference to ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... C . CORRiE.>PONDENCE 13IAZ1L ?? for the treatimellt of eon- sumption on the open air system are being established ill various places. We have no further infcrmatioi touching the Kendal schoeme. By the munificence (of M1r. W. J. Crosoley, of Manchester, a sanatorium for coisumlptioni is being built at Delamore in ronnec- tion with the ennlehester JIoEpital for Consumption. Tire secretary of ...

... * SPH,:ULkr;[o:?S, I TPTTOT:.- ; SUIGIDE OF A MAN'{lER MzCHANT RE`NlzMARKALE LET1TER&. Thc tragic death of Mr. Selim Mclses S~aSooii il 1is office in South-street, Albert-square, on Tuesday afternoon, wee the subject of a n inquirfy held on. Wednesdar morning by the City Coroner (Mr. Sid- ney Smelt) and a jury. h The Coroner stated that lvlr. Sassoon bad shot him- self under 'most. distressing ...

... MIANCHESTER AND SALFORD SAVINGS BANK. rs THE BISHIOIP ON THE VALUE OF is THRIFT. St The Bishm-, of Meanchester (Pr. Moorhouse) pre- Do sided on Wedneeday at the 83rd annual meeting n| of the patrons of the Manchester and Salford savings 1g Bank. y The commnittee of nianagement reported that during the bank year 3,016 accounts had been added, making e thO total nunu-ber of accounts now open 116 ...