4 JANUARY 1862, page 11

Topics Of The Day.

THE RISE OF THE TIDE. T HE attitude of England throughout the year has been one of unbroken observation. Lazily has the old athlete, conscious of magnificent vigour and nerves......

Birth&

At Beechland, the wife of Captain the Hon. C. C. Chetwynd, of a eon, stillborn. On the 26th inst., lady Norm a , of a son. At Edinburgh, the Lad" Mary Hope Vera, of a daughter.......

Death.

At Cheabam-place, aged 73, Main, relict of Sir Thomas Andrew Strange, first Chief Justice of Madras, and daughter of the late Sir William Burroughs, Bart, of Castle Bagshaw,......

Prices Cur11rnt.

BRITISH S. (Closing Prices.) 2 per Gent Consols 921 Ditto for Account 92 3 per Cents Reduced 91 New 3 per Cents 914 Annuities 1880 — Annuities 1885 — Friday Bank Stock, 5 per......

Money Market.

STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY EVENING. UP to the close of the year the demand for money was active, and na business was done anywhere below the Bank minimum of 3 per cent. Occasionally......