• MONEY MARKET.

&mac EXCHANGE, FRIDAY APT/51E00N.

• The English Market has maintained a remarkable steadiness all the -were a few buyers at 94, but only for a short time. The Market has been -slightly heavier today, but it doses without alteration. Money has been

-Stock has been marked at 2181 220. Exchequer Bills, par to 4 premium. . of interest have not been very high, loans on Government Securities

• The English Market has maintained a remarkable steadiness all the -were a few buyers at 94, but only for a short time. The Market has been -slightly heavier today, but it doses without alteration. Money has been

• tighter, and as much as 6i per cent has been given on English Stocks. -Reduced Three per Cents close at 93Z 4; New Three per Cents, 94Z Bank ',the terms -of renewal to be at the existing rate of 21d. per day, or in rather more active demand at the Bank and in Lombard Street; but rates having been effected at an average of 6 per cent : today the market is Notice hasbeen :given that the Exchequer Bills dated in March 1856 must be sent in on or before the 9th of next month, to be paid off, or for renewal : week ; the fluctuation not exceeding Z per cent. Consols opened on Monday at 932 j for Money, and 932 I to 94 for 5th March : at one period there 3/. 16s. 01d. per annum. There have been a few large operations in the Consol Market ; but the business of the week has been very limited. Foreign Stocks are all better, with considerably more business doing. Turkish are about-1 percent higher; the Six. per Cents being quoted at .96k and the New Four per Cent Guaranteed at 1011 1. Peruvian Four-a-half per Cents., 801 811 ; Ditto Three per Cents, 856. Russian Five per Cents, 109 11. Venezuela, 37 8'. Mexican, per cent lower-212 22. Spanish Three per Cents, 405 1; Spanish Certificates, 61 7. The Itailwaylfarket has been exceedingly buoyant, and a further rise has -taken place in nearly all descriptions of Stock and Shares. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1011 1--an advance of 21. upon. last Saturday's prices ; London and North-Western also 24. better,' Midland, 11; Brighton, 11.; Caledonian Stock, 3k per cent. In other Shares, tho range is from 10s. to 30e. higher. Business has been brisk throughout the week. This has been settling-day for the half-monthly account, and the markets are somewhat flatter: Contangos and rates of continuation have rukd heavier than last account. Great Western closed at 67 ex div.

' The French Markets are equally. good with the English, and Shares are 'generally quoted from las. to 30s. higher. Paris and Lyons have been in demand at an improvement of 808. per share ; Namur and Liege, 25s.; -Luxembourg, ; Central of France close at 4 1 ; Northern, 38 1. Great Indian Peninsula New Shares, 1 1-16 3-16 premium. Gude and Central Gude, par / premium. Punjaub, 5 j premium. Ottoman Bank Shares -have been sought after, and are now 11. better.

The markets close dull all round this afternoon. After official hours (Jon

sols became sellers at 932. SATIIRDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

This week's return gives an increase of 145,030/. in the Bank stock of bullion. The English, Foreign, and Railway Markets open generally less firm this morning ; busmen as yet has not been of any importance : Con'sole are sellers at 93 11-16ths. A few of the leading Stocks in Railways have been dealt in at the following prices-Bristol and Exeter, 954; Caledonian, Stock, 682; Great Northern, 95; Great Western, 67 ex div. ; London and North-Western, 106i; London and South-Western' 1054; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 375; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 291; South-Eastern, 765.

L35,530,544 £35,550,341 • Including Exchequer,Saving•linuka, Commissioners of National Debt, & DIrldendAccts.

RAILWAY ARRANGEMM2TS. The meeting of the Eastern Counties Company, yesterday, was a complete contrast to those held during the last year or two-harmonious and Congratulatory: receipts have increased, expenditure is reduced, and the new sys tem of management promises to greatly improve the position of the railway. It was stated that the Os. dividend bad been really earned during the past six months. •

The North London Railway will pay an increased dividend for the last half-year-25 per cent for the six months.

The dividend of the Bristol and Exeter will be at the rate of 5 per cent per annum, with& surplus of 8745/.

The East Lancashire dividend will be 21 per cent for the last half-year. From the report of the Great Southern and Western of Ireland Railway_it appears that the frauds of the late transfer-clerk amounted to 39,196/. The dividend for the half-year is 3 per cent, making 6 per cent for the year.

The meeting of the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank, on Wednesday, was of a satisfactory kind. It was stated that the business of the corporation has improved, and no increase has occurred on bad debts. After payment of a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent per annum, and writing off 940/. and 500/. for bank premises and pieliminary expenses, there will be 40151. to be carried to the reserve-fund.

The Birmingham Banking Company is stated to be in a very prosperous state : the profits divided last year, and for several years past, have amounted to 20 per cent on the ,paid-up capital. The Birmingham Town and District Bank also will divide at the rate of no less than 71 per cent for the last half-year. The Directors of the Leicestershire Banking Company propose to make the dividends for the past year 10 per cent, and apply part of the surplus profits to increase the capital of the bank.

At a meeting of the General Steam Navigation Company, on Tuesday, is dividend at the rate of 10 per cent per annum was declared, with a bonus of 2e. Ocl, per share of 14/. paid-up.

The suspension of Messrs. Franghiadi, Greek merchants in London, was announced on Saturday. The liabilities are 80,0001.; a surplus is talked of as probable when the accounts are wound-up. Subsequently, two more Greek houses in London, two at Liverpool, and four at Manchester, stopped payment.

A "London Investment Company" is announced, to carry on the busi-, ness transacted by land and building societies, savings-banks, and depositbanks. The commencing capital to be 100,0001., with 20,000/. paid-up.

The "County and General Gas-Consumers Company "-capital 50,000/. -propose to supply populous villages and small towns with gas.

A "London Unadulterated Food Company "-capital 100,0001.-propo5e to supply pure those articles at present most exposed to adulteration. Dr. Letheby is to be the chief analyst.

The Bank of France have returned to their usual practice of discounting bills having ninety days to run.

Advices from Smyrna speak of valuable coal-mines in the valley of the Meander, forty miles from the city, having attracted notice as worthy of the attention of capitalists.

CRYSTAL PA.LACE.-Return of admissions for six days ending Friday February 27th, including season-ticket-holdets, 8908.