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Show KrUtah Gils. London, 14. The house of lords adopted the commons' amendments to the Irish university bill making provision for fellowships, scholarships, and other ordinary endowments similar sim-ilar to those of the London University. Tho house ol comraona finally passed a bill enabling banks of unlimited un-limited liability to become banks of limited liability, and authorizing such banks to increase tho nominal valuo of their shares. A conference of delegates representing repre-senting 200,OUO miners waa held in Manchester yesterday. SlacDonald, president of tbe conference, pointed out that there was some opening for miners in the United State?, as during dur-ing the recent depression in the ruin ing industry in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, numbers of men sought other employment. A resolution was unanimously passed in favor ol emigration to the United States. A severe thunder storm, yesterday, damaged crops in tho midland counties. coun-ties. Bullion in the Bank of England increased in-creased 36,000 tbe past week. PrO' poition of reserve to liability, 50:15-1(5 per cent. The Times, in its financial article, says it is not possible to say decidedly what caused the slightly increased firmness of the money market ou Tuesday. It is ascribed in som( quarters to upprehcndiuns that large quantities of gold may be witlulrnwc from the Buik of England for New York, but it would take a moat notablt demand to deplete both our stores anc those of the tJank oi France. Still, tluj eflcct of eucli withdrawn would bo much nioro marked now than in ordinary times. Many borrower! bor-rower! enj'iy very limited credit Banks will not tend freely, and very elight cxtia demand immcdi atcly reacts on the market in an ex npgarattd fjshion. . Everything ic stagnant, and to nil appearances maj remain no for some weeks to come. Tbe price of silver is nominal, It it believed business could be readily eiledtd ou Austrim account at ol:i'd. per ounce. But should any Ind fan demand arise the price would prob-aoiy prob-aoiy go Btill higher, aud according to tho last quotation of India council bills, 52J. per ounco would more , nearly represent the value of bar l silver. Minister Wclsy has gone to Os ' borne, probably to present to tbe Queen his letters of recall. |