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Owing To The Withdrawal Of One Million Sterling In Imperials

for transmission to Russia in payment for the Alaska territory, the Money Market has been comparatively firm during the week, and the Directors of the Bank of England raised......

Very Few Contested County Elections Have As Yet Come Off.

In East Kent the Liberals have been defeated, and have lost a seat. In Hertfordshire they have carried two of the three seats and have gained one ; in North Devon Sir Stafford......

We Have Not Forgiven Mr. Hughes Yet For Leaving Lambeth

to become a preserve for rich candidates, but we congratulate him heartily on his return for Frome. It was a great struggle, not only between men and masters, but between......

Mr. Mundella's Great Triumph In Sheffield Is The More Satis-

factory, that he has strongly expressed his determination to put .clown all sorts of coercion by Trades' Unions. The Pall Mall Gazelle, which has recently been devoted to Mr.......

•• Throughout The Week The Standard Has Continued To Assert,

in the teeth of facts and figures, the triumph of its party. Some of our contemporaries call it unscrupulous, but they are unjust. It does but obey the kindly, if somewhat lax,......

Mr. Butler-johnstones Return At The Head Of The Poll For

Can- terbury, in spite of his defection from Mr. Disraeli on the subject of the Irish Church, and his avowed wish for its disestablishment, is one of the best signs of the......

Mr. Henry Matthews Is Probably Returned For Dungarvan,...

defeated Mr. Serjeant Barry, and will enjoy the inestimable privilege of representing Fenianism on the Conservative side of the House. Mr. Matthews is a man of abilities so......

The Only English Catholics Who, As Far As We Know,

have offered themselves in the boroughs, Lord Edward Howard at Preston, and Sir John Acton at Bridgnorth, have been rejected,—Lord Edward Howard standing lowest on the Preston......

Blackburn Cannot Boast Of Its Conduct In This Contest, Which

will, we hope, be the subject of judicial inquiry ; but it may boast of its Mayor. He talks broad Lancashire,—perhaps on purpose,— but he is a man who can govern. Eighty......

The Rout Of The Conservative Lawyers In These Elections Has

been something unique. The Attorney-General, Sir John Kerslake, has been defeated at Exeter, and his brother, Mr. E. K. Kerslake, has been defeated at Colchester. The......

Nov. 13.

Great Eastern 441 Great Northern 1051 Great Western 501 Lancashire & Yorkshire 126 London .8 Brighton 501 Lon. & North-Western 112f Lon. & South-Western 81 Nov. 21 Nov. 13 Nov.......

Nov.13. Nov. 20- , Nov. 13. Nov. 20. Brazilian, Tans

771 781 Russian (Anglo-Dutch) 901 94 Egyptian, 1884 811 en Spanish, 1867 I 341 351 Italian, 1861 44 551 Turkish, 1858 Mexican 151 15} , 1462 I "......