... Monday Evening. The Stock Markets, except for British Rails, w-jre steady to firm, whilst in the American depart- ment some little firmness was apparent. In the Ihi^lish Funds Consols were without alteration, but the 3 per Cent. Local Loans Stock improved | per ?? Metropolitan Consolidated 3i per Cent, was l cent, stronger. India Rupee l?aper exhibited v recovery of J to J per cent. New South ...

... notwithstand- ing which the rumours of weakness and dis» sension in the councils of the Ministry con* tinue to grow apace. To a certain extent this is only natural. It is not necessary to credit all, or even half, that is whispered in the ear and proclaimed on the housetops concerning the prospects of the coming Session. Those Ministerial* ist3, however, who, like! Mr. Asquith, boldly avow ...

... HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE. CHANCERY DIVISION.— Fbidat. (Betore Mr. Justice Kekewich.) SAN'-.OW V. IJLOO.MriEI.I_t. In thi action tlie plaintiff, wlio is known as Sandow, tho . *r»! _: Man, fought by motion to restrain the defendant f rum iiwing or permitting to be used the name of Sandow, cr ?? other name so nearly resembling the name of the f . •• ?? -is to be calculated to mislead the public ...

... ?? MARKET AXD CITY NEWS. ♦ 1 . IUI-KSDAY EVEXI-NG. Tli*. Bank Returns issued this _iiiurnoo U e- .h: •■:: a decrease in the reserve of £1,0j1i,9i)0, o: i.i ?? whilst the proportion is redueeii ?? ?? per cent., or from 49_^ to 4otJ per cent. The j.jiilic dep_.sit,s ou Treasury disbursements have 1 . In oil* by £478,000, the other deposits are larger l.y £.1,671,600, and the other securities ...

... Monday Evening The stock markets to-day opeaed with an unde- cided appearance, mainly on monetary considera- tions, the European political advices still strengthening the belief in the continuance of peace, whilst the weather for the time isfavourable, and the accounts frora the leading commercial centres, in- cluding the shipbuilding trade, are of an encouraging and hopeful character ; hence ...