ters Theasresent position of our finances and circulating medium is one to which your early conaideration is invited. The proportion which the currency of any country should bear to the whole value of the annual produce circulated by its means is a question upon which political

The Midland Railway Company have issued the annexed circular, announcing an addition of no less than £5,000,000. to their capital : "Beard-room, Derby, Dec. 14. "Gentlemen,—Under ordinary circumstances the directors have not deemed it necessary to issue reports of their proceedi

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liberaterms will be allowed. For Particulars and Prospectuses apply to JOllll E. LEYLAND, Manager.

A meeting of this association took place at Exeter, on Monday; Mr. J. C. MOORE STEVENS, a large shareholder, in the chair. The committee reported on the RIM& donment of extensions on the various western lines. The South-Western directors had given notice of their intention to ab

. . A contemporary makes the following just remarks relative to the inadequate Banking facilities given to tradesmen : We last month quoted a letter from a middle-class tradesman, which put the complaint against the present system of bank management in a truthful light. The seve

The tenth half-yearly general meeting of this company was held on Thursday, at the City Terminus Hotel; WILLIAM HAWKS, Esq., the chairman, presiding. The Secretary, George Dauglish, Esq., having read the notice convening the meeting, and the report having been taken as read, The

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FRIDAY EVENING. The demand for accommodation at the Bank continues good, and the prices for Public Securities are rather better. The Railways have slightly recovered from the shock which they sustained when it became known that the Midland Railway Company would require such an e