Money Market And City News.

Miscellaneous Shares . Colonial Government Bonds have , however , been actively taken up at hig her values . The half-yearly meeting of the Great Northern Railway Company will be held on the 20 th inst ., to receive the directors' report , and to authorise the raising of fresh capital . The directors of the Imperial Gas Light and Coke Company

announce to their customers that there will bo a reduction in the price of gas supplied by the company , from the 1 st January last , to the extent of lid per 1 , 000 onbic feet . The reduced price for the current year will be at the rate of 3 s 9 d per 1 , 000 cubic feet . Messrs . Crawshay have given their colliers , in tho Forest of Dean , notice of a reduction of 5 per cent , iu wages .

A new service of trains have been organised on the Metropolitan Railway , running through to Liverpool Street for the Great Eastern line . A large number of passengers have already availed themselves of this new extension system . The Corporation of Dublin , it is said , intend presenting a memorial

to the Lord Lieutenant , praying that the Government will lend them a sum of £ 150 , 000 , in addition to the £ 350 , 000 which it will be remembered was borrowed some short time since to carry on the main-drainage scheme for Dublin , originally proposed by Sir J . Bazalgefcte . The rate of interest to be allowed is 3 per cent . The following statement shows the receipts for traffic on the undermentioned railways for the past week , as compared with the

corresponding week in 1874 : — Miles open . Receipts . Railway . 1875 1874 1875 1874 Caledonian .... 737 731 52 , 774 49 , 690 Glasgow and South Western . 315 315 15 , 416 15 , 251

Great Eastern . . . 763 762 41 , 657 42 , 101 Great Northern . . . 515 613 53 , 237 50 , 112 Great Western . . . 1 , 525 1 , 502 97 , 502 102 , 183 Lancashire and Yorkshire . 430 428 62 , 069 59 , 034 London and Brighton . . 376 376 24 , 912 24 , 433

London , Chatham and Dover . 153 138 10 , 122 14 , 058 London and North Western . 1 , 582 1 , 575 163 , 380 157 , 524 London , Tilbury and Southend 42 42 — — Manchester and Sheffield . 259 258 31 , 359 28 , 902 Midland 944 883 110 , 136 101 , 470 Metropolitan 7 * 7 J 8 , 722 8 , 373

„ District . . 8 6 * o , zoU 4 , ioy „ „ St . John ' s Wood . 1 } 1 $ — — North British .... 839 820 40 , 481 37 , 987 North Eastern . . . . 1 , 379 1 , 379 120 , 727 118 , 271 North London ... . 12 12 6 , 797 6 , 695 North Staffordshire Railway . 190 185 10 , 526 10 , 442 Canal 118 118 1 , 577 1 , 697 South Eastern . . 350 347 28 , 122 27 , 837

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Diary For The Week.

DIARY FOR THE WEEK .

We shall be greatly obliged if the Secretaries of the various Lodges throughout the kingdom would favour us with a copy of their summonses each time of issue .

SATUBDAY , 6 th FEBRUARY . Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of Middlesex and Surrey , on Saturday , 6 th February , Bridge House Hotel , London-bridge , at 5 . General Committee , Boys' School , Freemasons' Hall , at -1 . IU—St . Thomas's , Willis ' s Rooms , St . James ' s .

SUNDAY , 7 th FEBRUARY . X . T . —Prince Edward , Stansfield . MONDAY , 8 th FEBRUARY .

5—St . George and Corner Stone , Freemasons' Hall . 20—St . Albans , Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street . oil—Royal Naval , Freemasons' Hall . f ! 0— St . John ' s , Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street . 131!—Good Report , City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street . 173—Temple Lodge of Mark Master Masons , Greon Dragon , Stepney , at 5 .

193—Confidence , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet street . 222—St . Andrews , London Tavern , Rishopsgatc-street . 057—Leigh , Freemasons' Hall . R . A . 22—Mount Sion , Guildhall Tavern , Gveaham-strcct . R . A . 720—Panmure , Balham Hotel , Balham . R . A . 1319—Asaph , Freemasons' Hall . 75—Love and Honour , Masonic Hall , Falmouth . 290—Royal Brunswick , Freemasons' Hall , Sheffield . 1221—Defence , Masonic Hall , Leeds .

TUESDAY , 9 th FEBRUARY . •18—Old Union , City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street . 96—Burlington , Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street . 18 U—Union , London Tavern , Bishopsgate-street . 180—St . James ' s Union , Freemasons' Hall . 108—Percy , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-street . 211—St . Michael ' s . Albion Tavern , Alrters-rate-strent .

228—United Strength , Old Jerusalem Tavern , St . John ' s Gate , ClerkonwoII . 235—Nine Muses , Queen ' s Hotel , Cork-street , Bond-street . 548—Wellington , White Swan Tavern , Deptford . 834—Ranelagh , Clarendon Arms Hotel , Hammersmith , 917—Cosmopolitan , City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street , 933—Doric , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . R . A . 145—Prudent Brethren , Freemasons' Hall , R . A . 185—Jerusalem , Freemasons' Hall .

495—Wakefield , Masonic Hall , Wakefield , I « 03—Zetland , Royal Hotel , CleekljeatOU . j f * A * 3 ! 3—ridollty , Lntei j

Diary For The Week.

WEDNESDAY , 10 th FEBRUARY .

Committee , Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , at 3 . 3—Fidelity , Freemasons' Hall . 9—Albion , Regents' Masonic Hall , Air-street , Regent-street . 11—Enoch , Freemasons' Hall . 13—Union , Waterloo , Masonic Hall , William-street , Woolwich . 15—Kent , Freemasons' Hall . 87—Vitruvian , White Hart , College-street , Lambeth .

117—Justice , White Swau , High-street , Deptford . 238—Pilgrim , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-streot . 719—Belgrave , Anderton's Hotel , Fleet-street . 781—Merchant Navy , Silver Tavern , Burdett-road , Limohouse . 1017—Montefiore , Freemasons' Hall . 1260—Hervey , Freemasons' Hall . 1305—St . Marylebone , Eyre Arms Tavern , St . John ' s Wood . 1306—St . John of Wapping , Gun Tavern , High-street , Wapping . 1018—Shakespeare , Freemasons' Hall , Bradford . R . A . 290 . —Prosperity , Masonic Hall , Huddersfield .

THURSDAY . 11 th FEBRUARY .

19—R . Athclstan , City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street . 91—Regularity , Freemasons' Hall . 206—Friendship , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-street . 263—Bank of England , Aj , bion Tavern , Aldersgate-Btreet . 634—Polish National , Freemasons' Hall . 657—Canonbnry , Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street . 860—Dalhousie , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street .

879—Southwark , Southwark Park Tavern , Southwavk . 1076—Caliper , Marine Hotel , Victoria Docks , West Ham . 1216—Macdonald , Head Quarters 1 st Surrey Volunteer Corps , Brunswick-roatl » Cambcnvoll . 1471—Islington , Cock Tavern , Highbury . R . A . 140—St . George , Globe Tavern , Royal Hill , Greenwich . R . A . 538—Vane , Freemasons' Hall . R . A . 554—Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney . 139—Britannia , Freemasons' Hall , Sheffield . K . T . —Salamanca , Halifax .

FRIDAY , 12 th FEBRUARY .

33—Britannic , Freemasons' Hall . 134—Caledonian , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-street . 157—Bedford , Freemasons' Hall . 177—Caveac , Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street . 1420—Earl Spencer , Freemasons' Hotel , New Wandsworth . R . A . 6—Friendship , Willis ' s Rooms , King-street , St . James ' s , 458—Aire and Calder , Ousc-strect , Goolo . 10 O 1—Harrogate and Claro , Masonic Rooms , Harrogate ,

SATURDAY 13 th FEBRUARY .

, 108—London , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-street . ! 173—Phoenix , Freemasons' Hall . 1328—Granite , Freemasons' Hall . 1361—United Service , Greyhound , Richmond , Surrey . 1426—Great City , Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street . 1446—Mount Edgcumbo , Swan Tavern , Bridge-road , Battcrsca ,

EDINBURGH DISTRICT .

MONDAY—14 o— St . Stephen , St . James ' s Hall , Writer'a-conrt . TUESDAY—1—Mary ' s Chapel , Waterloo Hotel , Waterloo-place . WEDNESDAY—2-Canongate , Kilwinning-street , St . John's Chapel , St , John » street . „ R . A . 1—Edinburgh , Freemasons' Hall . THURSDAY—3—Journeymen , Bluckiriars-strcet , High-street . FRIDAY—56—Canongate , Kilwinning-street , St . John ' s Chapel , St . John ' a-st ,

Notices Of Meetings.

NOTICES OF MEETINGS .

Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England . —This Chapter was held at Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , on the 3 rd instant ., Comp . Hugh Saudeman D . G . M . ( Bengal ) as G . Z ., Col . F . Burdett P . G . M . ( Middlesex ) as H ., A . itawson D . G . M . ( China ) as J ., J . E . Saunders P . G . D ., S . N . ltucker G . P . S . P . S ., Snell 1 st Assistant G . S . S ., J . Num 2 nd Assistant

G . S . S . being present . The minutes of the last quarterly convocation having boon read and confirmed , the following report of the Committee of General Purposes was read and adopted : — The Committee of General Purposes begged to report that they have examined tho accounts from the 21 st October 1874 to tho 19 th January 1875 , both inclusive , which they find to he as

follows : —Receipts , including a balance on loth July of £ 306 15 s 4 d , £ 690 9 s 4 d ; disbursements , including a balance in hand amounting to £ 526 4 s , £ 690 9 s 4 d . It should be added that the balance is in the hands of Messrs . Willis , Pereival and Co ., bankers of the Grand Treasurer . The Committee likewise reported that they had received the following petitions , viz .:

—1 st . —From Companions Henry Elrahurst Reader as Z ., John Le Marchand Carey as H ., Peter Alexander Chavanues as J ., aud seven others , for a Chapter to be attached to the Pacific Lodge , No . 517 , Wellington , New Zealand , to be called "The Wellington Union Chapter , " and to meet at the Masonic Hall , Wellington , New Zealand . 2 nd . —From Companions William Henry Jouos as Z ., Antoine Louis

Le Franc as II ., Prosouno Coomar Hntfc as J ., and thirteen others , for a Chapter to bo attached to tho Anchor and Hope Lodge , No . 234 , Calcutta , to be called " The New Union Chapter , " and to ' meet at the ' Freemasons' Hall , Calcutta , Bengal . 3 rd . —From Companions George Blake as Z ., William Henry Mackesy as H ., Henry Thomas Tanner as J ., and six others , for a

Chapter to be attached to the Mayo Lodge , No . 1413 , Kawul Piudee , to be called " Tho Locke Chapter , " and to meet at Rawul Pindee , Punjab . 4 th . —From Companions Thomas Stalkartt Carter as Z ., John Lowthin as H ., William Cutbnsh as J ., and six others , for a Chapter to be attached to the Gladsmuir Lodge , No . 1385 , Burnet , to be called

" The Gladsmuir Chapter , " and to meet at the lied Lion Hotel , Barnet , in the County of Hertford . oth . —From Companions George Keen Lcmaun as Z ., William West Smith as H ., | Hcnry McPhersou as J ., aud eleven others , for a Chapter to be attached to the Hornsoy Lodge , No . 890 , London , to be called

"The Hornsey Chapter , " and to meet at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet Street , in the City of Loudon . 6 th . —From Companions William Stephens as Z ., Charles Robert Miles as H ., William Lutwyche as J ., aud six others , for a Chapter to be attached to the Clapton Lodge . Ko , 13 G 5 ; Clapton , to be called