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Ml'mum 46 Tues. Wed. 191.14 104204 if r. If 3 01 0 94 LI 9a 11 0,1 RAILWAYS-- 1 Mifs& Aberdeen 1904 Milberg., Noang., WWn 1 it East Junctio 41 I Bain. Wolv.& Stour %%ILI 9 94 Birk., Lan. & Ches. .1 une.lll 9 d 1)0. Ches. & Birk , 501.11 2510. Do. do. 201. i Prieto' and Exeter , Caledonian Chester and Holyhead I •ork and Bandon .. • • 113blin & Ilelfast Juno. Dundee, Perth, & Aber deem Junction East Anglian I :atom Union East Lancashire E. & W. I. Mts. & Bir. Ju. Edinburgh & Glasgow Eastern Counties .. • • Ednbrgh., Perth, Dund. Great Northern Gt. Slit. and Wst of Ire. Great Western Dull mid Selby Irish South•Easterit Lancashire& Yorkshire I Lancaster and Carlisle Leeds Northern 1.0tt., Tilintry, &Stliend' I Am., Brighton, &c London and Ilittekwol London and NrUt-West. lAuindrry. & Coleraine Londndrry. & Ennsklin. 1 1 Man., hitter.,& Liteoltish 19120i12 0 1 ' l 2O 1 Midlan d 64 !Wit i,6 0 ! i Do. Dino. and Derby ,33 5 33 s 1 33 5 N e wmarket. l3l 6 54 6 154 6 Newp.,Aber.& Hereford's 4d b 4AI 5 4d New a nd Enniskilleu 1 2 i 3 1 2 i 111,2 i 3i New., ry W a rrupnt.,& ltor.lii 8 6 816 8 Norfolk N r thru. Counties Union!ii id ii id 3j i d North British l27i 81 28 9 28 9 North Devon 1 it 101 alO alO North statfordshire :61 51.116 5 1 d 6 53 North-Western '8 Bi,B 1 1 8i 1 N.& SUL-Welders' J uuc;l d par i ld wa di(' pat Oaf., Wrestr., anti Wolv.'/11 6 134 ti 1 34 C Scottish Central l9l : 1 3 91 03,91 3 Scottish Midland l ;6 8 ;56 8 156 8 V • ••• Shrewsbury & Dinning:A 1,0 ‘l4 C 11,55 CO, Shrewsbury ,t Hereford li 2. 1 , 2 e 2 t1;24 Sid Shrewsbury & Chester 14 6 1 74 dila 16 Shropshire Union ... .131 3i.i i 3i 3i dial aid South Devon 'lB 13 1 13 5 113 5 South-Eastern and Duv 59 64 . 1,69 Cn 1 584 9i, South-Western 174 G i 74 6,74 ti South IWales 32 1 3 132 3 pa 3 Sth. Yorkah. A: Ely. Dut: l 3 2d 3 9d 3 2 ( Stockton k Darlink,toti' 27 RO 12 7 30'27 3 Thins. Haven Dk.& Rail.l2l i 9i i 211 ; Vale of Neeth I 14 5,14 5 14 Waterford & Kilkeittlyl C 4 5 1 11l Waterford k Limerick 2. 7 2 7 2 West Cornwall 8 i 8 i 9 Wimbledon & Croydon - Woodford York, Newc., and tier. York and NI tit Midland B A NKS — Australasian Chartered Bank of Asia Oh. Bank of India, Aus tralia, it China Bng. Seteh it Mist. Ch., Lon. Buk of Ans.& India Lon. Char. Bnk of Mat. Oriental Bank Corpor. Roy. Aug. Baking & Old Importing Company South Australia Union of Australia Do. New MINIS— BrUililtri Imperial Do. (St. John del Rey) Cobra Copper Colonial 11 old Nouveau Monde ... Al ISCELLANFAIt 9 AIISAYSliftli Agricultural Brit. American Land Canada l'rystal Palace CI ystal Niece of Fiance Not I h British Aus. Land no. Preference Peel River Land Min. Scottish Aust. 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Friday. i 2 04 11 91 204 i 5 I 9 5 , d 12 10 dis l 8 9d 16 18 44 ti 6 5 die )i b 94 96 S 2 52% 6 93 144 b; :46 Ib4 i 4 6 14 15 13 5 43 45 9I R. if b 41 . 18 42 88 82 4 G 2 GI 3 01 83 12j I 121 18 11 3 21 23 &ij 4 83j 84j 10 10 1 100 102 t 4 2 811 82} 1011 11 109 111 4 63f 04} b 92 95 A 13 14 IP i I) 12 9:; 98 71 8 7f $ I . lj 2 102 102} 21 2 21 92 601 1 la 811 3$ 5 33 33 31 6 51 341 5 4d 5 4d 2f 31 2i 3 8 8 8 40 31 Fl 3$ 35 48 d U 30 31 4 10 I 8 10 i G 51 d G 5t d 8 1 . 1 1 par 7 35 37 A. 3 91 93 158 8 56 68 1 55 Co 55 60 2d 24 2 d J 5 13 15 8i•I 314 d 113 5; 13 15 601 59 " 1 75 77 32 33 3 2d 27 80 I• 154 1 14 5! 25 27 7 9 03 6 iii - 461 77 79 li Of d 1 li 1 i i 45 45P i d par 74 70 74 8 5 0 nn 32zd 45 47 t 1 P 44 46 72 77 75 fa 1i li p P P la la lip 11 ONd 4fixd is BANK OF ENGLAND. Au Account, pwaunnt to the Act 7th anti Bth Victoria, cap. 31, for the week ending on Saturday, the 7th day of Jan., 1854. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued l29,l4B,BoolGovernment Debt. 511,015,100 Other Seetz,ltles .. 2,984,000 Gold Coin et Bullion bms,soq, Silver Bullion .... R 29,148,800 £29,148,800 THE PRESS. The foregoing return, when compared with that of the preceding week, ending Dec. 31, exhibits the following changes. In the Püblic Deposits Other Deposits Notes Issued Do. Besetveri &Tett-duo Bills Cuis anti Million Owen/wilt Securities .. DECREASE of 211,031 Other Securities DECREASE of 889,714 !Ile Best The amount of active circulation iu Notes .U 1,346,200 1)o. iu Seven-day and other Bills 1,215,059 22,563,250 Coin and Bullion in both Departments 15,881,072 rttropolitan glaritcts. (Reported exclusively for " Tug Passel.") CORN•EXCHANGE—During the present week very limited supplies of English wheat have been received up to our market, coastwise and by land carriage. For all kiuda the demand has ruled brisk, at a further advance in the quotations of from 2s to 3s per quarter. Foreign wheats—the imports of which continue seasonably good—have sold readily at from 2a to Sa per quarter more money. The barn(' amount of improvement has been paid for floating cargoes. Barley has come slowly to hand. The sale has ruled active, at 2s per quarter inure money. Malt and oats have advanced quite ls ; beaus and peas, is to 2s per quarter. A huge business ham been doing in flour, on higher Lerma. Sack qualitier have improved 33 to Sr ; foreign, la to 2s per barrel. Examen—Wheat, Essex and Kent white, 75a to 93e; red, 708 to fibs ; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 70s to S4e. Malting barley, 46s to 50a ; grinding ditto, 395 to 43a ; 42s to 46e. Malt, 10s to 795. Feed oats, 27s to Sls ; potato, 35s to 375. !lye, 4;s to 495. Tick beans, 44e to 52e; pigeon, 48s to 02s. Grey peas. 445 to 47s ; maple, 40s to 47e ; white boilers, G3s to Gos per quarter. Town-made flour, 70s to 75s ; country marks, Gls to 70s per 2801bs. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. glish 940 .. 2950 .. 4070 .. 60 .. 630 Irish Foreign .. 18260 .. 3130 .. 4670 .. 31400 Dl*. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY — Wheat. 1,934 quarters, 798 sd; barley, 1,514 quarters, 434 lid; oats, 3,999 quarters, 2.'e 7d ; rye, 13 quarters, 50e 9d; beaus, 235 quarters, 46s 3d; peas, 203 quarters, 54s 3d. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 76s 2d ; bar ley, 41s 3d; outs, 258 sd; rye, 490 81; beans, 46s lid; peas, 50e THE SIN WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 72. sd; barley, 39s 71 ; oats, 25 9 541 ; rye, 45s 5d ; beans, 43s 6d ; peas, 31s Id. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 64 329 ; barley, 94,554; oats, 23,970 ; rye, 113 ; beans, 4,911; peas, 1,652 quarters. SEEDS—Linseed is in good request at fully last week's ad voice in the quotations. Clover seed is held on former terms. Cakes are rather dearer. In other articles only a limited busi ness is doing. TEA—The public sales have gone off steadily at full prices. In We private market about an average business is doing, on former terms. Common sound Congou, is 21 to Is 20 per lb. SUGAR—West India qualities have changed bands steadily. In sonic instances ed per cwt more money has been realised. All other raw sugars are firm, but not dearer, Flee yellow 13arbadoes, 395; good mid to good, 36s ea to 3sic ord to good yellow St. Lucia, 34e Cd to 37a ; tine brown Mauritius,29s to 33s ; yellow, 84. to 39. ; grainy yellow Bengal, 31 s Cd to 42s Cd ; mid to good white Benares, 389 to 99s 6cl ; soft yellow Madras, 31e fal to 945; fine brown, 80s to 31s; ord yellow Penang, 32, (Id to 34. 01 per cwt. Refined goods are tirm, at 45s Cd for brown lumps, and 4Cs to 489 641 for low to good grocery. Crushed commands extreme rates. Floating cargoes of foreign are tolerably firm. MOLASSES—Our market is firm, at fully last week's currency. West India, 16s Cal to Is.. ; a and Porto Rico, 17s to 18s ; Mauritius and Bengal, 16s to 17s per cwt. The stock in warehouse is small. COFFEE—The general demand is less active. In vices, however, very little change has taken place. Good ord native Ceylon is quoted at 49s Cd to 341 s per cwt. COCOA—The sale for all kinds its stately, at full quotations. Low to geed red Trinidad, 32s to 335; tine, 39s to 40e; grey, 32s to 33.; Granada, 31. to 345; Guayaquil, 84. to 34s Cd; Para. 29. to 29s Cd; liable, 26s tkl to 27s per cwt. CHICORY—This article is very dull, with large supplies on offer. British root, lot to 101 lOs ; powder, 121 to 201; foreign root. in bond, 16/ to 10110 s; powder, 301 to 361 per ton. RICE—AII kinds move off steadily, at extreme quotations. Mid to tine white Bengal, 169 (ki to 17. per ewt- PROVISIONS—We have a good, though not to . say brisk, demand for most kinds of Irish butter, at very full prices. Foreign is quite 29 per ewt dearer ; but the sale for English is on former tenor'. The boon market is firm, and the quotations have en upward tendency. Lard is quite as dear as lust week; but other kinds of I'olsl4ms are a dull inquiry. TALLOW—In the tarty part of the week P. Y. C., on the spot, realised 62. to 62s 3d per cwt; but the price has since declined to 61s 6d per cwt. Town tallow, 59s per cwt, net cash; rough fat, as 3d per slits. OlLS—Linseed oil is thin, at 34. Cd per cwt. All other oils move off freely, at extreme rates. Turpentine is active. Spirits are wont] 58s for British, and 69s for Americo]. CoALS—Wy lam, 30s; Wldtwell, 38s; hangs Hall, 38e; South Hartle pied, ass per ton. demand 6w rem is very firm, anal the quota tions have 1111 upward tendency. The brandy market is active, on higher terms. Geneva is In good request. British-made spirits hate advanced 3d per gallon. HAY AND STRAW Meadow hay, 315. to 51 los ; clover illy, 41 in 81 les ; and straw, 11 14s to 21 2. per load. WOOL—Small public sales of East India and low foreign wools bare been held this week. Nearly the whole of the parcele offi•red have changed hands on former tenni. In the private market a steady business is doing at full prices. POTATOES—The supplies on offer are tolerably gond, end the ilentruid is steady, ne follows :—York Regents, 125 s to 160 a; Scotch. 95s to 1341 R ; Irish, 95. to 110. per ton. SMITHFIELD—The general demand has ruled dull, on the following terms :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4. led ; mutton, Is 4al to tts 20 ; veal, 3s fkl to 5s 4d ; pork, be 4d to 4s 10d per Sibs to sink the otiale, NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL The supplies having greatly ir.creased, the trade is heavy, et drooping prices. Beef, from 3. to 4. 20 ; mutton, 20 to 4s sal ; veal, Si ed to Co 2d; pork, 3s 41 to Ss per 81bs by the carcase. BANKING DEPARTMENT Beitil'Ciigt,sl,4l4ooo Government Seen r .1;3 ra4 Titles (including • Public Deposits... ,2. .1163 DesdWeightAn ) £14,833,*99 Other Deposits .. 19;44,634 Other Securities 16.736,409 * ether Notes ; 1,213;019 Gold & Silver Coin 64,179 144052Aff0 11 ,4 10 including liachequir, f wrings Banks, r Voittonst DOA, sue DiAtteun Amounts. A 40,032,680 issioners of • - •..i -~ s~ri ~: i• . x 1 d iarl 1 02 3 ( 3 2 (1, :37 30 I'7 25 I - 8 silc2i 3el C 115 6 1 5 175 .: Viii Oi CI all di 2 101 b e lls ¶ laridpal 5 74 6 I 7} 8 M 1 SO 2xcli BIRTHS. BOXER—On the flat instant, at Woolwich, the wife of Captain Boxer, Royal Artillery, of a daughter. CLOWES—On the Bth natant, iu Russell-square, Mrs. Georg Clowes, of a daughter. COLE—On the sth instant, at Kensington, the wife of henry Cole, Esq., C. 11., of a son. (SELL--On the 21th instant, at the White House, Isle of Ma k the wife of Evan (dell, Esq., J.l'., Member of the Rows et Keys, of that island, of a 11011. HANBURY—On the 10th instant, in Sussex-square, Hyde-pork, the wife of Robert Hanbtuy, Jun., Esq., of a sou. LIVESEY—On the oth instant, at Stourtomhall, Lincolnshire, the wife of Joseph Livesey, Esq., of a son. IVMURDO—Ou the 81st ult., at Paw, near Paris, the wife of Lteut.-Colouel Mliturdo, of a son. IIONCRIEFF—On the Bth instant, at Edinburgh, the wife 0( Colonel Monerieff, Scots Fusilier Guards, of a daughter. PHIBBS—On the 7th instant, at Abbey-terrace, St. John's. wood, the wife of Major Phibbs, Bengal army, of a son. SINCLAIR—Ou the 9th instant, at thigodby-hall, Selby, th e wife of Captain Sinclair, of a daughter. WILSON—On the 11th instant, in Hereford-square, the wife of Captain Wilma, of a son. MARRIAGES. ALEXANDER—BRUCE—On the 15th of December, at Sierra Leone, John Richard Alexander, Esq., son of the lute Admiral Thomas Alexander, to Jane Letitia Troubridge, daughter of Rear-Admiral Bruce. FARRER—ERBKINE—On the 10th instant, at Paddington, Thomas Henry Ferrer, Esq.. of the Board of Trade, to Frances, daughter of the late \Vitt. Erskine, Esq. HA ILES—FILVI7 ENT—On the 4th instant, at Eibworth, oestershire, lialTiS Wm. Hailes, Esq., 44th Regiment 8.N.1, to Fanny Elizabeth Ross, daughter of the late Lieut. Fret tent, R.N. HOULTEN—FURSTENBERG — On the 3d instant, at Ilet. dringen, Westphalia, John Torriano lloulton, of Fuirleigh• castle, Somerset, to Ferdivantline, daughter of the Baron Theodor de Fiirstenberg, of liciligenhoven, Lower Rhine. VA LIANT—MALCOLMM)N -011 the 13th instant, it ton, Captain Valiant, Itombuy Cavalry, to Georgians Barium", daughter oil Jaws Malcolnison, Esq., Moray-lodge, ken• sington. DEATHS. BERESFORD--On the Bth instant, at Bedgebury-park, Kent, General Viscount Bereeforil, G.C.13., aged 86. 13ROWNIUGG--Ou the 4th instant, at Guernsey, Charles Brownrigg, Esq., son of the lute General Sir Robert Brom. rigg, Bart., G.C.11., aged sn. COLLYER—On the 9th instant, at Peckham, Surrey, the Rev. Bengo Collyer, 1).l)., aged 78. GU UN EY—On the 6th instant, at Grove•houee, Upper Ifollossy, Mrs. Gurney, widow of the lute Mr. James Gurney, aged 77. KELLY —Ou the 3rd instant, at Doitglas, Isle of Mau, Robert Kelly, Esq., advocate, aged ',1.) years. 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