The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-01-01 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL ARTICLE.

The heavy demand for money usually experienced
during the closing days of the year, coupled with the
receipt of weak quotations from the Paris Boucle, haa
esile..l • reunion of from the reeent ise in the Rughals
funds. The quotation of Consols laa ranged between
90 and 901, end the final price for b..th money and
account wan 90 Ito 1. The 'general tranuetion• have
ken of a limited character. Bank Stock lvft off at 248
to 310; Reduced and New 3 per Cents., 891 to 1 ; India
5 per Cents., 107 f to ; Rupee Paper, 100 to 101, sod
im to lot; ; India Honda, 20.. to 25 pan. ; and EsAcquer-
bills, 74. to 11.. pin.

The To torn from the Bank of Englawt for the week
enting the 38th of December iivee the followieg results
when compared with the previous week
:
................£%L777 _lncrease
_

blio de,sots
11ther deposits ... 1802.221 .Inoresse .. 111,128
On the other side a the account :
Governinetil.seenriliestl2.2ll.222 N. choose

Other erearitico...
Notes unemployed

20,211 256 .. Incr. mew . 416 Skii
11,374.616...1n0rea5e .. 775.455

The amount of notes in circulation i• £21,013.365,
being a decrease of C 167.120; and the atoelt .f hellion
in both departments is £19,217,859, 'bowleg an
limresse of £432.145 when compared with the preced-
ing return. As the gold mat into the Bank during II e
week was £578,0 0 a tonal liable amount of coin nittet
hare been withdrawn for internal circulation, in pip.
Iteration for the numerous payments in all parts of the
cauntry usual at the dem of the year. •

In the sltaresmarket dullness was the prevailing
feature, and English railways showed a rather general
tendency to • partial relapse from the recent buoyancy,
Mineu and banks, however, omitinue firm, and the other
descriptions showed no average change of tone, the
nurnerou• instances of lower quotation. being genernlly
owing to their being given ex dividend. Of the English
llama:nab-Devon further advanced 1, and Manchester,
lithe Meld, and Lineolnshire ; and Bristol and Exeter
relapsed 4, Great Western 14, Midland le, ditto
(Birmingham and Derby), Groat Eastern, and Lan, Astaire
and Yorkshire 1 each, North Western 4, and Great
Northern (A stock) }.
The traffic receipts of railways in the United Kingdom
amounted for the week ending December 22. oss 12,711
miles, to 1772.095, and for the corresponding week of
Last year, on 12,482 mile., to 1765.127, showing an
increase of 207 niilee and of 1113.9641. The pen receipts
on the following 14 railways amounted, in the aggregate
on 9.173 mi Iry to £11116,171, end for the corresponding week
of 1865, on 9,034 miles, to £652,443, .howing an increase
of 139 mulct and of £3,728. The Mamie on the Great
Northern amounted to £2,131; on the Great Southern
and Wwstern to ON on the leneasbire and Yorkshire
to 0.532; on the London and Brighton to 21.620 I en
the Vancheeter. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire to £1,049;
on the North British to £817; on the North• Eastern to
; en the flouth-FAstern to £74—total, £11,895.
But from this must be deducted £721, the decrease on
the Onledonian ; £2,612, on the Great. Eastern ; £462,
on Nee Great Western; £538, on the London and North.
Western; £1,542, on the Midland ; and £2,092. on the
London and South-Western; leaving the inciream sal
above, £3,728. The goods and mineral traffic on these
lines amounted to £351,913, and for the corresponding
week of 1863 to £344,B3o,showing an increase of £7,083.
The receipts for passengers, parcels, he., amounted to
£304,258, against £307.612. showing • decrease of £3356.
The traffic receipts on 52 other lines amounted, on 3,567
miles, to £115,924, and for the orirreaponding week of
15.,; year, on 3,486 miles, to £112,664, showing and
Increase of Si ntile• and of £3,240. The total receipts
ot the past week show an increase of £88,256 se compared
w it those.of the preceding week, ending the 15th inst.
In the solenhal produeeonarkete during the week the
transactions have been generally einim7ortant, business,
SA usual at this annion, having been almost suspended.
fiuoir and coffeemontinue firm. No sales are reported
in rice or calteseere. In the teaousrket the attond•nce
of balers has been small, and the few sales effected do
ea A show any -change in prices. The various markets
will re-en next Wednesday, and several sales are
•L !aro&

EXETER DISTRICT COURT 00 BANKRUPTCY.—
Thoreday : Before Mr. Registrar King.—Re Walker
William Coalmine, hotel keeper and auctioneer, of
Weymouth ; first minting of crellitorm—Mr. Terrell
(fir Mr. Iluwaril) appeared for the estate ; and Mr.
Hirtsel ter Mr. Groves, • large creditor. The
official assignee reported the liabilities to be about
El 030, and the amnia, stock-in-trade, and futures,
£100; h ,usehold furniture, £500; policy of inane-
..., value gm; hook debt., £lO. A bill of sale
was given for .C2OO to Mr. Grove., brewer, of Wey-
mouth, by bankrupt's late • ifs before their marring ,
under which he claims hi have possessin of the
furniture. Mr. Ilirtzul Its his behalf, examined the
bankrupt in reference to this bill of sale. &vend
proofs were teadttred ; and Mr. Richard Coalmine,
cabinet maker, Weymouth, was appointed credit:we'
assignee on the nomintits if Mr. Terrell, The
meeting for last examination was fixed for 19th
February, IBC.

WORKING Mays' CLCS. —A very interesting Forty
assembled on Wednesday at the Working Men's
Reading-room in Highetreet These were seventy-
bye ohl men and women, above the age of 60, who,
through the kindness of their more prosperous
brethren, were treated to an excellent dinner, the
expense of which was defrayed by private subecrip-
tion, and in addition dinners were sent to thirty poor
families. The ages of the diners averaged 64. and the
united ages of ten of them were bOO years. The
room was prettily decorated with flowers and shrubs,
this portion of tbe entertainment being due to
the kindness of Mr. Haiskine. Messrs. Devenish
! gave a gratuitous and abundant supply of
ale, and Mr. Tigwell generously supplying the
breed, the other donors contributing their
money. The meat put upon table on the
occasion extreded a hundred weight, end an abun.
dent supply of very excellent plum podding formed
a second course, which was duly appreciated by the
guests. Mr. Robertson occupied the chair, and Mr.
G. It. Read the vice-chair. By these gentlemen
appropriate addressee were given after dinner, be
well as by Mews Page and Swayne, the two latter
! having had the management of the whole affair, and
it is only mere justice to them to ry that they
discharged their ditty admirably. Mr. Page was the
originator of this kindly consideration for the poor,
and be writes to express, "in the name of ,
those who partook of the bounty provided, their
hearty thanks, and only wish that aloes who were
kind enough to furnish me with the means had been
able to witness the ezpreesion of thankfulness and
happiness exhibited in their word+ and countenances.
I am sure it would have been full compensation and
satisfaction for the help they an kindly rendered.
The amount received was £9 la. 6d., and the ex.
pensee were LS 2e. I Id.. leaving a surplus of 18e. 7.1.
which I propose to distribute to some of the most
necessitous in tickets oils, each for grocery. The
number who partook of the dinner were 75, and in
addition a dinner was rot to each of 30 persons who
were unable to attend."

To Tus MMITRR MA.RDIRRI, MATZ', MID Sea-
MIS OF THE PORT OF WITNIOUTH. —OR tie first
of January your annual subscription of 3s becomes
due to the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners'
Benevolent Society. During the year, should any
of you be cast on *bore, you will be supplied with
every neoessary and sent to your homes free of ex-
pense; you will also be entitled to further smiatance
from loam of clothes. In the event of your death,
your families will be relieved • if drowned or killed,
according to the following scale :

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