The Press. — London, England, 1854-04-08 00:00:00

lais. AMIA 81,18547 ptropolitatt (Reported exclusively for " Taz Pnzss.") CORN-EXCHANGE A very limited supply of English wheat has been received up to our market this week, coastwise and by land carriage. On Monday a steady business was trans acted at an advance in the rates of that day se'nnight of from Ge to 85 per quarter. Since that day the demand has fallen oil, and the improvement has been with difficulty supported. Foreign wheat—the show of which has been extensive—has moved off freely, at from 7s to 8s per quarter more money ; but on Friday prices were 2s lower. In floating cargoes scarcely any business has been transacted. There has been a good consumptive inquiry for barley, at from is to 24 per quarter advance. In the value of malt no change has taken place. Oats have improved fully is per quarter, and the same amount of improvement has been realised for beans. Peas have produced full currencies. American flour has risen 3a per barrel. ENGLISEI—Wheat, Essex and Kent white, 76s to 90s; red, 72s to 84s ; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 7.2 s to 82e. Malting barley, 40s to 44s ; grinding ditto, 36s to 39s ; distilling, 38s to 40s. Malt, 58s to 735. Feed oats, 27s to 30s ; potato, 30s to 35e. Rye, 488 to 50s. Tick beans, 44s to 625; pigeon, 46s to 625. Grey peas, 44s to 46s ; maple, 47s to 49s ; white boilers, 670 to Ns per quarter. Town-made flour, 68s to 70s; country marks, 563 to 643 per 2801bs. ARRIVAI.S THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oath. Flour. English 9SU .. 4120 .. 5710 .. 1490 .. 1360 Irish Foreign .. 20710 .. 3590 .. 160 sks. 15300 bls. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY— Wheat, 993 quarters, 76s ; barley, 1,987 quarters, 37a 11d; oats, 2,976 quarters, 28s 5d ; rye, lb quarters, 46s 2d ; beaus, 682 quarters, 41s 4d; peas, 248 quarters, 448 Ild. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES Wheat, 75. ; bar ley, 37s 8d; oats, 26s lUd ; rye, 53s 11; beaus, 44s 3d; peas, 458 7d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 7ds hl ; barley, 38s 3d; oats, 27s 2d; rye, Ws 6d; beaus, 45s 4d; peas, 47s id. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 36,111; barley, 39,01; oats, 16,226; rye, 55 ; beaus, 4,201; peas, 715 quarters. SEEDS—There has been a steady, though by no means brisk, demand for both red and white clover seed, at fully last week's currency. Linseed has sold readily, at the late advance. Black Sea, 64s to 655; Calcutta, 63s to 655; Petersburg, 62s to 635; and Archangel, 518 to 52s per quarter. Rapeseed and cakes command extreme quotations. TEA—The reduction In the duty has produced more activity in the demand for most kinds of tea, and prices are fully sup ported. Common sound Congou is selling at to is per lu. Up to Saturday last duty was paid on 0,437,5661b5, against 6,651,1041bs to the same period in 1853. SUGAR—West India qualities have sold to a fair extent, at fall quotations; but the value of most other kinds of raw auger has had a downward tendency. Fine yellow Barbadoes has changed hands at 38s to 395; low to good, 345 to 37s 6d; yellow Mauritius, 33s to 35s Gd; tine, 36s to 37s ; grainy, 38s to 335 td ; good to tine grocery Madras, 37s to 390; brown, 27s lid to 295 per cwt. Foreign sugars and crushed have moved oil heavily, at barely stationary prices. Relined goods are steady. Brown 'tulips, 43s Od to 445; and low to tine grocery, 44s tki to 475 Gd per cwt. MOLASSES—The demand is heavy, and the quotations are drooping. West India, 16s Gd to 178 tki ; Bengal and Mauritius, 166 to lbs 6d per cwt. COFFEE—About 4,000 bags good ord native Ceylon have been disposed of at 455 lid per cwt. Most other kinds of coffee are held at very lull prices; but the business doing in them is com paratively limited. COCOA—A moderate inquiry exists for this article. Grey Trinidad, 90s 6d; red, 345 to 395; Granada, 30s to 335; Bahia, 26s to 275; Para, 28s to 29e; and Guayaquil, 34s to 34s Gd per cwt. CHICORY—There is more business doing, and the quotations are well supported. British root, 101 to 111; powder, 161 to 201; foreign root, in bond, 101 10s to 111 per ton. RICE—The transactions in this article are only to a moderate extent, at last week's prices. SALTPETRE—Numerous fluctuations have taken place in the quotations. To arrive, 47s 6tl has been paid. On the spot, the price is 485 per cwt. PROVISIONS—Fine Irish butter is in fair request, at very full prices; but low and middling parcels command very little attention. In the value of English and foreign parcels we have no change to notice. The bacon market is firm, at extreme rates. Lard is held on rather higher terms. Other kinds of THE PRESS. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION YOH Eb e Pr tsso : .. /1 6 0 .. 013 0 .0 6 6 Per Annum .. Half-Yearly .. Quarterly .. Payable in advance. Subscribers are requested to send their Orders through their News Agent; it direct to the Office, accompanied by • Remit tance. Money Orders to be made payable to Mr. ALFRED IVZ, 110, Strand, Loudon. TO ADVERTISERS. provisions area slow sale. TALLOW—Since our last report a very limited business has been transacted in this market, and prices have declined nearly Is per cwt. P. Y. C. on the spot, des to 68s 3 d ; and for forward delivery, 685 9d to 69s 3d per cwt. Town tallow is 665 net cash. OlLS—Linseed oil is dull, at 411 on the spot. Sperm has declined to 1051. Other oils are slow in sale. Turpentine is lower, with a dull market COALS Holywell, 206 ; West Hartley, 205 ; Braddyll, 1919 d; Hetton, 208 6d; Stewart's, 20s 6d; lieugh Hall, 11.5 31; Tees, 205 3d per ton. HAY AND STRAW—Meadow hay, 21 155 to 51 Is; clover hay, 3115 s to 61 66 ; and straw, 11 las to 21 48 per load. WOOL—So little business is doing in our market that the quotations are almost nominal. HEMP AND FLAX Baltic hemp is dull, and 41 per ton lower. Petersburg clean, 701 to 711. Flax is held at the late advance. A large speculative businais is doing in jute, at from 21 to 31 per ton more money. COTTON—The market is very fiat, but no change has taken place in prices. SPIRITS—Rum moves off slowly, on easier terms. Proof Leewarda, Is 74 to iis Sc!; proof East India, Is 64 to Is 7d per gallon. In brandy very little is doing, at barely stationary prices. Corn spirits, 10s Sc! per gallon. POTATOES—The supplies being very extensive, the demand is heavy, at drooping prices. York Regents, Illis to HOB; Scotch ditto, 105 s to 130 8 ; Irish whites, ills to lObs; foreign, Os to 1008 per ton. SMITHFIELD—The supplies of fat stock having increased, the general demand has ruled heavy, on lower terms. Beef, from Is 2d to 45 2d mutton, Is 4d to Is; lamb, 54 2d to 6s 10d ; veal, 45 to I's rid; pork, Is Id to 45 ad per 131135 to sink the offals. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL—These markets have been dull, as follows :—Beef, from As to 4s; mutton, Is 4d to 4. 4d; lamb, Is 2d to 6 s 64 ; veal , 4 a t o 55 4d; pork, Is 4d to 45 8d per killa by the orica&e. fhe abolition of the Duty on ildrertisements enables ua to insert at the price of Three Shillings the Advertisements for which we hare hitherto charged Five; and Adver tisers generally will receive the full benefit of the change ?tt the kw. BIRTHS. DUNSMURE—On the bth instant, at Ryde, Isle of Wight, the wife of LieuL•Colonel C. lltunnuttre, of a daughter. HATES—On the 29th ult., at Drutuboe, Lady Hayes, of a daughter. HEATHCOTE—On the 31st ult.,at Fritham Lodge,New Forest, Haute, the wife of Captain Edmund Meatheuta, of 11.M.5. Amber, of a son. RICE—On the 3rd instant, at Torquay, the Hon. Mrs. Spring Rice. of a daughter. WILMOT—On the 2ul instant, at Putney, Lady Lardley Wilmot, of a daughter. GAGE—On the 2nd instant, at Fawaley, the Hon. Mrs. Gage, of a ion. XAREL&GES. BALLANTYNE—MASON--On the 9th of February, at Kerowly lisipootana, James R. Ballantyoe, Esq., LL.D., Principal of the Government College, Benaree, to Annabelle Georgians, daughter of the late Captain T. Mouck Mason, R.N. LAWRENCE--CHAPMAN—On the 16th ult., at Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Colonel T. B. Lawrence, attache to the Legation of the United States at this Court, to Elizabeth, daughter of the lion. Henry Chapman, Justice of the Court of Coalition Pleas for the State of Pennsylvania. SAUNDERS—GORE—On the 27th ult., at Ardnaree Church Win. Boyd Saunders, Captain Royal Artillery, to Matilda daughter of Colonel Arthur Knox Gore, of lielleek Manor county of Mayo. DEATHS. ARMSTRONG—On the 3rd ult., at sea, Lieut.-General Sir Richard Arinetrong, late Commander , i-Chief at Madras. BALLINGALL—Ou the Slat ult., at iouthaea, David James 'tentage', late Colonel-Commandant of the Woolwich divieioa of Royal Matinee, aged 04. BEARDMORE—Ou the Nth of December, 1863, at West Mait land, New South Wales, Frederic Juallua Beardmore, Esq., ill the 40th year of his age. RING—On the sth instant, in Clarges-street, the lion. Edmund Byng, aged 80. HOOtiSON—On the 30th ult., at Paris, Frederick liodgsou, Esq., late M.P. for Barnstaple, aged 59. DICKENS —On the Slat ult., at Hadley-gresa, Middlesex. Commissary-General Dickens, Special Commissioner of Pro party hod Income Tax, dc., aged 70. JONES—On the 20th ult.., at Gibraltar, Colonel Rice Jones, K.H., Commandin Royal Engineers In that garrison, aged 85. MOSTYN—On the Brd instant, at I'engwerii, Flintahire, the Right Hon. Edward Pryce, Baron Musty n, aged 85. SHORTT—On the 23th ofJanuary, at Allahabad, Lieut-Colonel Win. Taylor Shortt, late of her Mikieety's 87th Regt. WEMYSS—Ou the 3rd instant, at Wanly - es-castle, Rear-Admiral James Erskine Weuiyas, Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Filb, aged 86. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. ALFRED WIGAN. This Theatre will reopen on EASTER MONDAY, April 17th. when will be performed THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE. Principal characters by Mews. E. Robson, Leslie, Vincent, White; Miss P. Horton, Mrs. Chatterley, and Miss Marston. After which a Comedietta.called TO OBLIGE BENSON. Chop rioters by Messrs. Emery, F. Robson, Leslie; Mra. hurling, and Miss Wyndham. To couolude with THE WANDERING MIN STREL. Jem Beggs, Mr. F. Robson. Box.ortice open from Eleven to Five. Doors open at Seven and commence at lialfpast Seven. Stalls, Is. ; Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. CYCLORAMA, Albany-street, will REOPEN on EASTER MONDAY, with • magnificent PANORAMA of NAPLES, exhibiting the great Eruption of Vesuvius and Destruction of Pompeii, a.n. 79 ; with the present State of the ruined City. These Views have been long in preparation, and will be exhibited with all the resources of this 'riot Establishment COLOSSEUM will be closed during Passion Week, and RE OPEN on EASTER MONDAY. THE ST. MARGARET'S ESTATE, RICHMOND.—The magnificent Mansion and picturesque Park at St. Margaret's, opposite Richmond-gardens, may be viewed daily, between the hours of Twelve and Five o'clock (Sun days excepted), by cards only—to be bad of the Executive Com mittee of the CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. The purchase-money baying been paid up on Lady-day, the allotment of this valuable Estate on the banks of the Thames hint been fixed for WEDNESDAY, the 7th ofJUNE. Cards will be duly forwarded to the Members and their friends on application to the Secretary. St. Margaret's may be reached either by the river-steamers, by omnibus to Richmond, or by the South-Wes tern Railroad, at the Twickenham, laleworth, or Richmond Sta tions. CHARLES LEWIS ORUNEISEN, Secretary. Offices, 93, Norfolk-street, Strand, April 3, 1854. MATRIMONIAL INSTITUTION. (Founded 1848.) Offices, 12, John-street, Adelphi, London, and 18, Nassau-street, New York. This institution has been established many years (with great success), as a medium for the introduction of parties unkuowu to each other, who are de sirous of filming Matrimonial Alliances, but who, from some cause or other. cannot find parties in their own circle of ac. qusintancea suitable In position, du The strictest honour and secrecy is maintained in every case, and none but parties of respectability treated with.—Prospectuses, Application Forms, Rules, and every information, sent free to any name, initials, 01 address. on receipt of 12 postage stamps, by order of the Director, LAVRENCE 0;U:1131:HT, 12, John-street, Adel*, London. PALLADIUM IFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 7, WATERLOO PLACE, PALL MALL, LONDON. (ESTABLISTIED 1814.) Lord Bateman. Joseph Esdaile, Esq. Captain C. J. Bostanquet, R.N. William Augustus tiny, M.D. Robert Cheer*, Esq. James Murray. Est Patrick Culquhouu, Eeq. LLD. Philip Rose, Fwd. Sir das.Buller East, Hart., M.P. Samuel Skinner, Esq. Charles Elliott, Esq., }ALS. 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Insurances effected on joint as well as on single lives, fot short terms or otherwise, and to meet any specified contingency. The age of the life assured is admitted on the Policy at the time of effecting the Assurance, or at any other 141110, on produc tion of satisfactory proof. Every information and assistance will be given to Assurers, either at the offices, No. 7, Waterloo-place, Loudon ; or by tb• So ciety's agents, established In all principal towns. JEREMLLH LODGE, A. 8., Resident. Aetuary and Secretary. RSTAIII.ISHEI) 1988. VICTORIA LIFE OFFICE, 18, KING WILLIMICEITREET, MANsION-HOUSE, 1.0b1)014. The business of the Company embraces every description of risk (Home or Foretri) connected with Life Assurance. Loans continue to be made to usurers on undoubted Personal Security; also on Freeholds, Leaseholds, and Life Interests, etc. WILLIAM RATRAT, Actuary. TAW LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, FLF.ET-STREET, NEXT ST. DUNSTAN'S CHURCH LONDON, leth March, 1534. 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London tileicea, 90, qcrru hill, and 43, itegent-eircur, Piccadilly, have establirhed liiRECT HERVICES, which very much facilitate teiegvaphic co mmu ic na tion with DENMARK, the NORTH of OERMANY, and KOUTH of Europe. 90, Cornhtll. G. L. PARROTT, Secretary. DEAFNESS, SINGING NOISES IN ' EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY. Just rent post free on receipt of fifteen postage stamps, A EMPIRICISM and exorbitant fere. Every Deaf restore their own Hearing without absence tram hoof, social consultations. This book will cure thousands, and them from the grasp of the extortionate Empiric, ag HOOlll ON. M.R.C.S., London, Ind May, DAIS, LA. • April 110th, 1849. 9, Suffolk-place, Pidl•mall, day between twelve and four. cm consult any IN spite of the late advance in the TEA MARKET, good sound BLACK TEA may still be had at Bs. per lb., in quantities of not less than Six Pounds, at the Offices of the 'MIT INDIA TEA COMPANY, 9, GREAT ST. HELEN'S, CITY. TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS.— A Retired 1 Clergyman, baring been restored to Dada Ins few dvs after many years of great nervous suffatthm is eniloas to mite known to otms the means of core. Will thorr., mud Or* , th onrece pream l*g ptiou s stampod uied._Throgi mmekr as vil o mi s it em4 looll 4 11 7 1 S ag Maw; IOW" Loodoo. • -- 26s to 275; Para, 28s to 295; and ouayaquu, 048 LO act DU per cwt. ROYAL CHICORY—There is more business doing, and the quotations Lessee a are well supported. Bran& root, 10/ to 111; powder, 161 to This Theatre w 201; foreign root, in bond, 101 10s to 111 per ton. when will be perf RICE—The transactions in this article are only to a moderate Principal cheroot extent, at last week's prices. White; Miss P. After which a Cot SALTPETRE—Numerous fluctuations have taken place in the ' s by Messrs quotations. To arrive, 47s 6tl has been paid. On the spot, the Mis racte NN yndham. ' r price is 486 per cwt. s STEEL. Jem Bs PROVISIONS—Fine Irish butter is in fair request, at very Box.ofliee opet full prices; but low and middling parcels command very little and commence h attention. In the value of English and foreign parcels we have Pit, 25.; Gallery, no change to notice. The bacon market is firm, at extreme rates. Lard is held on rather higher terms. Other kinds of provisions are a slow sale. on TALLOW—Since our last report a very limited business has •-/ on EASTEI been transacted in this market, and prices have declined nearly of NAPLES, ex ils per cwt. P. Y. C. on the spot, ties to 686 3d ; and for Destruction of Po forward delivery, 68s 9d , to 69s 9d per cwt. Town tallow is 66s ruined City. Ths net cash. will be exhibited i COLOSSEUM OlLS—Linseed oil is dull, at 411 on the spot. Sperm has OPEN on EAST: declined to 1051. Other oils are slow in sale. Turpentine is lower, with a dull market. COALS Holywell, 20s; West Hartley, 20s; Braddyll, T HE ST RICHMON 19s 9d; Hetton, 20a 6d; Stewart's, 20s 6d; Heugh Hall, 11. s 31; Park at St. Mar Tees, 20s 3d per ton. viewed daily, bet , HAY AND STRAW—Meadow hay, 21 15s to 51 Is; clover haYo days excepted), t 3115 s to 61 68 ; and straw, 11 las to 21 48 per load. niittee of the WOOL—So little business is doing iu our market that. the purchase-mone fixed for y qu otations are almost nominal. of this valuable HEMP AND FLAX Baltic hemp is dull, and 41 p er WEDN: ton lower. Petersburg clean , 701 to 711. flax is held at the late forwarded to the the advance. A large speculative businais is doing in jute, at from river-s Sec retaryrs, 11 21 to Si per ton more money. teame tern Railroad, at COTTON—The market is very flat, but no change has taken tions, place iu prices. C SPIRITS--Itum moves off slowly, on easier terms. Proof Offices, 93, No Leewards, Is 701 to 3a 8d; proof East India , Is 641 to Is 7d per Apri gallon. In brandy very little is doing, at barely stationary prices. Corn spirits, 10s 8.1 per gallon. POTATOES—The supplies being very extensive, the demand la ATIIIIN is heavy, at drooping prices. lurk Regents, llfts to Ms; In (Founded Scotch ditto, 105 s to 130 s ; Irish whites, 950 to lObs; foreign, and 18, Nassau Os to 1004 per ton• established mat SMITHFIELD—The supplies of fat stock havi n g increased, the introduction the general demand has ruled heavy, on lower terms. Beef, sirous of forwin from Is 2d to 48 2d ' • mutton, Is 4d to Is; lamb, be 2d to cause or other. 6s 10d ; veal, 4s to bs Bti; pork, Is 24 to 4s ad per Bibs to quaintances suit sink the offals. secrecy is mak NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL — Th ese markets have respectability ti been dull, as follows :—Beef, from As to 4s; mutton, 36 4d to Rules, and ever 48 4d ; lamb, Is 2d to 6s 64 ; veal, 4s to 5s 4d; pork, 39 4d address. psi rece . . to 41 ad per albs by the oricue. LAVRF.NCE C' ...........,. ........,_._ —.--....... . 1