Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-09 00:00:00

sponding six months of 1858, and 8,760,6411. in the
six months of "1857. In addition, 934,417/. has been
shipped- this 7 year. from Mediterranean ports,
from. Marseilles, against 591,745/, in the
six months of 1858, and 1,745,399/. in 1857.
At the annual meeting of the Peel River Land and
Mineral Company held to-day, Mr. Hughes in the
chair, a'report was presented, showing the net profits
on the year's transactions to be 14,380/., 'out of
which the directors recommended a dividend of 2s. 6d.
per share. The report was adopted.
At the half yearly meeting of the East and West
India Dock Company, held to-day, a dividend of 3
per cent., for the half year, was.declared.

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS,

ISSUE DEPARTMENT

DEBIT.
Notes issued

. CREDIT.
31,947,870 Government Debt :
Other Spcurities
Gold Coin and other
Bullion .....

11,015,100

3,459,900

.17,47,2,87(

231,947,870

£31,947,670

BANKING DEPA.RTNIBNT.

_ _ ..,_..,.....
Proprietor's Capital 14,553,000 Government. Semi-
Rest
Public Deposits ' ' 9,436,986' Other Securities
Other ,Deposits
Seven-day & other 753,230 Gold and Silver Cot
Bills

,11,780,035

18,682,565
10,472,660
615,995

£41,551,253

£41,551,255

Compared with the returns of the previ
the above-shows the following results :

pus week

Active: Circulation
Bullion
Rest

21,475,210—Increase.
18,083,363 —Decrease
3,226,soB—lncrease

Seven•iday Sr other

Bills
P ablic Deposits
Other Deposits
Government Se

390,071
602,191

rities
Other Securities ,
Notes unemployed..
Cash to liabilities )
per Mil

498,639

223;868
368,975

No char

Amsterdam Short
Ditto, a months
Rotterdam ,
Antwerp . .
Brussels__
Hamburgli
Paris Short ..
Ditto, 3 months
Marseilles
Frankfort
Vienna
Trieste
St. Petersburg . .
Madrid ......

11 12
11 ... 14
11 . 14
25 ... 15

Business in the Stock Exchange is again extremely
limited, but the Funds are rather firmer, and closed
about k per cent. higher than yesterday. British
Railway Stocks firmer. Some of the Indian and
Brazilian Railway Shares showed heaviness. It is
said that a further loan of £5,000,000' will ere long
be required for the Indiaf Government. Again a
good demand for money took place in Lombard-
street. Best bills continue to be taken at 22 per
cent. The dividend will be payable to-morrow
(Friday.) The bar gold taken to the Bank to-day
amounted to Z 5,000. About £40,000 in Russian
coin was delivered and purchased for the Continent.
In the Coffee Market to-day a. fresh` decline of 6d to
is per cwt. took place. Sugar was quoted 6d per
cwt. lower than on last Friday. The Directors
of the North Fleet Docks' CoMpany have ddcided
to abandon the undertaking, the amount of
capital subscribed being inadequate. Messrs. Caluta
Brothers, a Greek firm, of Manchester, shippers of
iVlanchester goods to ,Levant; .have—Mopped
payment,, with liabilities estimated at £15,000 ox
£20,000.:--Daily News - City Artiale,' Thursday
Evening.

..The hank was expected to make a .fresk reduction
in their rate oldiscount, and when it was found that
no alteratibn had been announced,. the market
became dull. The Rail*ay Market continues very
inractiv; but with a firm appearance. In' most of-the
leading. British Stocka_an advance of 1 to 2 per cent.
has been established.—Times City Article, Thursday
Evening.