... The estlmates for the Borougls Improvement and Streets Improvement Rates for the ensuing year are now in the hands of the Counoil. Tbe following are the summarlos - UMIsARY OF ESTUMOSATE loie Bol05oUGI0 RATA, 186S. Net Expendi- Net Expen. Coznmittee. Income ture. Inuoml. diLure. X. X. k. is. Vinance, Rtae, and Appeal 6,861 .. 39,113 . 2.. - .. B2,252 'Watch - .. .. 332 2S,430 - ..28,12S ...

... cCAMMERCIAL AND MONETARY. [Fronst owr Vi Correspendent.] LONm)ON, Thursiday Evening. 1li cotteSqlence of soIme( speculative realisations, the Engli cIt Fnunds and the mtarkcet generally have shown less strengtl. Collnsals optened 4 pci cent, lower, anld Foreig ,Stocks a nd Railways are flat. Thle business doing has not been sr) large, the concluding arratige- uellts of the account having ...

... COMMERCIAL AND MOSETARY. I , : / - --_4-tIf I [From Our Citi CoMVeopentenlJ IL0NDox, Thursday Evening. B g irte The Stock morkets remain Withont material change 3 either an regards business or tendency. The condition 72 of the Money market continues to favour Console, in I spite, of frequent relapses, as the rewult of reaiatoo, of But the Foreign market is fiat. Tile only explanation 1.0 is to ...

... !Feqm 0ow Csly CervrsndeAt. I, LONDON, Thursaay;Evening. There has been no disappointment at the Bank deciding not to reduce the rate, though a reduction was generally expected. Mloney is so easily olbtainable at much lower terms than the official minimum, that the point is of less than usual importanco. The Stock Markets have been altogether unaffected. An animated buainsshbas beendoing in ...

... THE BIRMTIWNHAM, DUDTLEY, AND DISTRIdT BANiING COMPANY. Tile following circular has been issued to the share- holders in this company ?? C0olhnore vow, f3irmingfiltl, OctoberIL 10i,. Deal ?? will doubtless recollect that at the last annual ordinary Meeting a resolution was Ilfnni parssed, of which tile follovwillg i is c0)pY - V ' hat in the opilnion of tlis ineeting it is desiable that the ...

... BIRMINTI-AMi ACORN HOTEL COMPANY ;s, (LIMITED). An ad journed general mceting of the shareholders of the d Acorn Hotel Company (Limited)l was held yesterday, at the Hotel, 'J.'emple Streebe Mr. F. Wright in thle chair. it The general meetina of shareholders behl in August last n was nadjourned in order that the genernl conduct and I- propects of the hotel Might he investigated and t5 ...

... SEarbinnia 30.-Daring the week the weather has continued fine, but the autumnal mists prevent any rapid clearing olf of the oatstasding crots. Though the trade keeps quiet on thes local markets, thi tendency is very firn, the moderate supply of English wheat, the steady reports fron America, and the wants of the Coutinent all tending to support prices. Petersburg is said to be inmorting wheat ...

... BIRMINGHllAM SHARE LIST.-SATURDAY, Business Sh. IPd. COMPANIES. Closing Pricem. Done. _ ?? ?? ?? ?? _- RAILWAY. Blyy. Sell, Onom &Itv. ! Stlh. 100 Great Eastern ?? G1 - - Stl, 100 Lond. & X.-Western ?? - - - - Ditto, New ?? - W/444 pM, 44pm. 20 20 Stratford-on-Avoa ?? - DEREINTUREI. Stl. 100 London, Cbhthalao & Dover Arbitratiou 4& pr et., A. 117 Stk, 100 iletropolitan . ist., O p. et Ir 5 Stk ...

... (ire7X. an Omuimuio~la Correnpondeau&] PARIS, July 27. Whilst a firmer tone pervades other Continental centres, prices in the French steel trade have been forced down by the Creusot to such an extent as to lead one to imagine that the only motive for that course was to secure a monopoly for rails. If so, the promoters of the scheme must be greatly disappointed at the result of the tenders ...

... | BiRroiNGXLAM, Friday Evening. HOLIrJAYS appear to be exerting their custoncasy effect ttepr-scent sesaon, acid there is somewhat of a lull noticeable in trade just now. In the North, where eansu- factucrers are relatively well employed, transactions have bcecomse limited. From MBanchester we learn That manu. facturers will yet have to oiler lower prc-les as an induce- ment for Orders to be ...

... I . .nn ?? r,tf r-woloinnide??.1 I 1krm our City GbnwVePOnUCN' The Discount usarket was quieter, but rates were main- tained nt Si to 34 per cent, for three mlonlths bills, and 3 Pell cent, for short loanls. There were no Bullion transactiolis as the Dank of ling. land to-day, The Silver mariret was iccalteretd bars at 5ld, per soince ?? dollnar at 50d. The B1ombaly Exchanige wag telegraphed l ...

... -'()M1MERCIAL AND MONETARY. r Ri-- --A A fli th {l ns-VRcnonwlent.] r[coin Ott?07, C erc'orrepondenteiv Li-;KDN, MoDa01Y Etentleg. e Thlere was only a quliet demiand in thle Discount mnarket, and rates were easy, at 22~ per cent. for three moniths bills, C and 12 to 1~ per cent, for short loans, Ticoe sum of £31,000. iii gold was purehaaed, by the Dank c of Englcnd to-day.C The Silver market ...