13 FEBRUARY 1864, page 3

The General Credit And Finance Company:has Commenced Its...

the negotiation of the Great Eastern Northern Junction Railway scheme. Its object is the construction of a line specially adapted, by easy gradients, for the conveyance of coal......

Amongst The New Joint-stock Companies Of The Week, We Notice

the Ottoman Financial Association, with a capital of one million, for the development of the capabilities of the Turkish empire, the negotiation of Government concessions for......

The Case Of Porter At Flushing Has Been Almost Equalled

in the Isle of Man. Mr. W. F. Peacock wandering about the island found confined in a hamlet called Ballakillowey a lunatic— named Dick Waterson. This man had, eighteen years......

The Steamer For The Brazils Has Taken Out 116,5831.,...

100,0001. withdrawn from the Bank ; but the whole of the fresh arrivals have been retained.......

The Indian Papers State That The Little War On The

frontier is over, that it has cost a million, and that another expedition to punish two other troublesome tribes is in course of organization. If this statement is correct, it......

Advices From New York State That The Banks Held Only

4,970,0001. in specie.......

Mr. Frederick Oakeley, Catholic Priest And English...

the Standard to prove that our judgment on the Chilian priests was " inordinately cruel." He, however, admits that he knows nothing about the priests of Santiago, and the only "......

The Directors Of The Bank Of England Have Reduced Their

mini- mum quotation for money from 8 to 7 per cent. The stock of bullion in the Bank is now 13,472,2711.......

Mr. Millett, The Cornwall Surgeon Charged With...

his brother, has been discharged by the magistrates, Dr. Taylor having reported that no poison at all was discovered in the deceased's stomach.......

On Saturday Last, Consols Left Off At 901, 1 1, For

money, and 90*, 91, for account. Yesterday, the closing quotations were :—For transfer, 91, to 911; for time, 911-,......

Mr. Home Writes To The Tunes To Deny That He

ever contracted not to communicate with spirits during his stay in Rome, and gives the words of the undertaking, which was only not to give public seances, and to avoid all......

The Closing Prices Of The Leading Foreign Securities...

on Friday week were :— Greek .. .. Do. Coupons .. Mexican Spanish Passive .. .. Do. Certificates Turkish 6 per Cents., 1 1 3 4 5 0 1.. ,, Consolides.. .. .. . " • .. .. . : .. •......

The Chancellor Of The Exchequer, In Moving On Monday For

leave to bring in a bill to withdraw in certain cases the collection of the taxes from the Special Parliamentary Commissioners, and put them under the direct control of the......

The Need Of Improving Our Marriage Laws Has Received Another

illustration. A Miss Quinton, pupil in a boarding-school at Ennis- killen, has 1,0001., and is a ward in Chancery. An attorney's clerk named Peterson fell in love either with......