The New Act For The Regulation Of Railways Abolishes Two
nuisances in railway traffic. The Companies are ordered to pro- vide means of communication between passengers and the guard, under penalty of 10/. for every instance of......
. Of All The Marriageable Boroughs Athlone Has The Most
suitors. No less than twelve candidates are asking the suffrages of the -electors, one of them supported by Dr. Manning. It is believed that Sir John Ennis, who is making a......
The Half Yearly Report Of The Great Eastern Railway Is
a most .satisfactory document. Lord Salisbury's pluck and honesty seem - to have inspired the directors; the new traffic manager is up to his work, though he cuts off too many......
The Prospectus Has Been Issued Of The French Atlantic...
Company, with a capital of 1,200,0001., in 20/. shares, the instal- ments on which extend up to May, 1869. The Company have obtained the concession granted by the French......
Yesterday And On Friday Week The Leading Foreign Bonds Left
off at the annexed quotations:— Aug. 7 761 85 521 151 kug. 14. 'Aug. 7. Aug. 14. 77 Russian (Anglo-Dutch) , 93 931 851 Spanish, 1567 1 an 14 521 Turkish, WS 67 674 151 „ 1562 64......
We Wonder Whether Advertisements Like This, Of Which...
appeared within the last few years, ever met with an answer? It is from the Athenmum :— TO MEMBERS of PARLIAMENT, &e.—A gentleman of education, aged 24, seeks a good Government......
The Directors' Report Of The Royal Insurance Company Is Very
favourable. Both in the Fire and Life departments business has been steadily on the increase. At the annual meeting the usual dividend of 7s. per share was declared.......
The First Private Execution Under The New Law Took Place
at Maidstone on Thursday, the culprit being Thomas Wells, a railway porter of eighteen, who deliberately murdered a station- master in revenge for a reprimand. The execution was......
The "dead-lock In Victoria" Has Complicated Itself A...
The Ministry not choosing, under instructions from England, to propose the grant to Lady Darling, except in a separate Bill, the Legislative Assembly has passed a vote of want......
The Postmaster-general, In A Report Upon The Statistics...
Post Office for 1867, mentions that the customof sending valentines is by no means on the decrease. On the contrary, the number rose from 997,900 in 1866 to 1,119,142 in 1867.......
We Quote Consols 931-, For Money, And 93i, 94, For
the Sep- tember account ; Reduced and New Three per Cents., 93i, 94; Exchequer Bills, 13s. to 18s. premium. On the whole, the foreign market has been dull, but there was a......
We Are Sorry To Hear That The Recent Increase Of
fares on the Southern railways does not pay. The weekly receipts on most of the lines have actually fallen off, and there is therefore little hope that the Northern, and......
A Return Presented To Parliament In 1866 Shows That The
average cost of a county seat in England is 2,0411., and of a borough seat 950/. This is inclusive of incontested returns, and exclusive of all irregular—we do not mean......
Yesterday And On Friday Week The Leading British Railways...
off at the annexed quotations Aug. 14. Aug. 7. Aug. 14. 581 Lou. Chatham, & Dover 19 191 1061 Metropolitan 1161 1161 Midland 1061 106/ 1291 Nrth-Eastern, Berwick 104i 102......
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