7 DECEMBER 1861, page 7

Topics Of The Day.

WAR OR PEACE. T HE chances of peace, though they still exist, cannot be said to improve. So many and so various are the in- fluences which directly affect the settlement of this......

Prices Current.

BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the 7th and 8th Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Wednesday, the 4th day of December, 1861. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued —........

Births.

On the 29th ult., the Marchioness of Hantly, of twin daughters. On the 80th ult., at Castle Forbes, Aberdeenshire, the wife of Major-General Sir John Inglis, K.C.B., of a......

Money Market.

STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY EVENING. THE Money Market during the week has been exceedingly quiet, and the rate for the best short bills has not exceeded 24 per cent. Long- dated......