An advance of 1 per cent in the Bank rate on the 28th Dec., was followed by a further rise of 1 per cent., and the minimum now stands at 8 per cent. The Bank of France rate has been carried from 4 to 5 per cent. The terms in the discount market ...
Article : 426 wordsThe closing prices of 1864 having ruled moderate, and for faulty and inferior descriptions comparatively low, induced a rather better trade than had hitherto existed; this, coupled with a gradually decrcasing rate for money, caused more ...
Article : 871 wordsTallow.—The demand continues extremely limited; although reduced prices are accepted, buyers only take just sufficient for present wants. Australian is fully is cheaper; the bulk brought forward consisted ol beef, which part sold at 47s. to 47s. 6d. for ...
Article : 682 wordsSTATE-AID CONTINUED.—Our last parliamentary report closed at five o'clock on Saturday morning. The motion before the home was one in favour of the restoration of State-aid to religion. Several attempts were made to ...
Article : 283 wordsSaturday evening.—R[?]ining steadily, and likely to continue. PENRITH. Monday evening.—Last evening about eight o'clock. ...
Article : 1,468 wordsAbout half-past ten o'clock on Saturday night last, a young man named Andrew Shearer—whose father is a stonemason, an old and respected colonist—was returning home with his wife, having been to see his father, and ...
Article : 1,525 wordsA sadder seene was never enacted in that arena of Borrow, suffering and sin, comprised within the walls of Darlinghurst Gaol, than when John Dunn—the last of the notorious trio who, sitting religion and law at defiance, excited feelings of ...
Article : 1,133 wordsMarch 19.—William Pullin, of Elizabeth street, Sydney, house painter. Liabilities, £40 10s. 7d. Assets, £11 18s. Mr. Sempill, official assignee. 19.—William Gin, of Dalton, farmer. Liabilities, £274 3s. ...
Article : 100 wordsLONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—Special services in connection with this society have been held during the week. On Sunday the Rev. Mr. Sunderland, agent of the society, preached in the morning in the ...
Article : 2,568 wordsSIR—Permit me to bring to general notice the careless and reprehensible manner in which the country mail bags are made up for transmission—thrusting letters, in many cases in insecure and unsafe envelopes, together with ...
Article : 137 wordsDEATH BY DROWNING.— About midday, yesterday, Francis Sawyer, a [?]d about seventeen years of age, son of Mr. W. H. Sawyer, shipowner, Balmain, was fishing off his father's wharf, when he had the misfortune to fall into ...
Article : 1,455 wordsMarch 16.—Prince Regent, barque, 275 tons, M'Burney, from Auckland, N.Z. 17.—Grati[?], brig, 175 tons, Davies, from Auckland, N.Z, 17.—Matador, barque, 240 tons, Rich from Melbourne. ...
Article : 101 wordsMarch 17.—Kembla (s.), 325 tons, Captain Mailler, from Clyde River, with 12 passengers. 17.—Yarra Yarra (s.), 860 tons, Captain Moppett, from Brisbane, 15th instant, with 2[?] passengers. ...
Article : 348 wordsIn the Assembly, Mr. Cowper moved an amendment on the motion for going into committee of supply, that Mr. Martin should have personally prosecuted Bertrand, A warm debate on his conduct and that of the judges is ...
Article : 85 wordsMilitary risings (pronuncismentas) have taken place in some provincial towns. Two incomplete regiments of cavalry, stationed at Arajuez and Ocans, revolted on January 4 Three of the superior, and the majority of ...
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