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''"";'"---=---'"'""g.'g."------------ i m p ers onation in this case is not so evenly sustained as usual ; and, moreover, that the assumption of gruffuess and violence was hardly strong enough to justify the nickname which gives the title to h the play. It was quite clear to us that Mr. Robson ad not sufficiently considered the part of the faithful David ti make it tell upon th e audience in its proper ligh is t. In spite of his g reat and deserved popularity his gentleman has still much to learn, and he must not allow his career of success to interfere with that due application and incessant study which are indis pensable to create an artist. Miss Marston, who was very nicely dressed, looked and acted Charlotte Hen derson exceedingly well ; and the parts of the two young men were more than adequately represented by Messrs. Leslie and Vincent. ----- Pusit. TIIE PURCELL CLUB. IT is seldom that we have passed so pleasant an evening as on Monday last, when we were honoured by an invitation to the annual dinner of the Purcell Club at the Albion Tavern. According to custom, the evening was spent in the performance of portions of the great master's sacred and secular works, the programme being as follows :—", Anthem Praise the Lord' (six voices) ; Anthem, My beloved spake " Motett, 'Jehovah qua m multi ;' Opera, King Arthur. It is impossible that a more j udicious selection could have been made for the purpose of impressing a stranger with a just idea of the power of this extra ordinary musician and genius. The anthem " Praise the Lord" was new to most of those present. This composition is intended for both voices and instru ments, and, though the vocal portion is powerfully written in six parts, it contains a bass solo (sung with great effect by Mr. Whitehouse, of Windsor) which, for sublimity and pathos, may rank with the best efforts of any composer that ever lived. The opera King Arthur is too well known to require elaborate criticism. We shall content ourselves with saying that the most successful songs were, "Come, if you dare," sung by Mr. Bens on ; " I call ye all to Woden's hall," sung by Mr. Foster; " How blest are shepherds," snug by Mr. Montem Smith ; and " The frost scene," sung by Messrs. Smith and Lawler. It is impossible to speak too highly of the manner in which Mr. Turk accompanied the music. Without this gentleman's knowledge, taste, and energy, the Purcell Club would hardly be in its present satisfac tory condition ; and we fully agree with the chair man's assertion that he is indeed, as organist of Westminster Abbey, the worthy successor of Henry Purcell. Long may the Purcell Club flourish, and may its constitution and results prove an incentive to the English public to support the efforts of native composers and artists, and to English artists to for get their differences and support one another. We must not omit to mention that a print of Purcell, after the picture by Chesterman (in the possession of the Royal Society of Musicians), has just been published by Messrs. Colnaglii, and was exhibited on Monday night. It is engraved in mezzotint by Mr. Zofel, and is one of the best specimens of modern art that we have yet seen. No lover of music ought to be without a likeness of this great man. THE. PRESS. Enitnrsitg Ptciligenct. OXFORD. A SCHOLARSHIP ON THE CRAVF.N FOUNDATION iS DOW vacant. The election will take place on Tuesday next, the 7th inst. A DELZOACY was appointed on Tuesday to . consider the question of erecting a m useum, with ar ticular re ference to a proposal for constructing a building surround ing three sides of an area, which should be covered in and applied to the purpose of a g eneral museum. .CHE PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF ST. JOH N f 'S fi COLLEGE have voted the sum of 1,4001. for the purpose olling t remaining windows in the chapel with stained glass. DU RHAM. The following degrees were conferred on the fast ult. 3f.A.—Rev. Henry Frederick Long, BA., Bishop Hat field Hall ; R ev . Francis Frederic Walrond, 8.A., Bishop Hatfield Hall. B.A.—William Hall Richmond, University College ; William Henry West, University College; John Rand, University College. Vontg Varittt an/a Citg lattiligtatt. FRIDAY EPLNING , WE have still to report a favourable market. First class bills of moderate date have been discounted at 4 per cent., and the rate for the ordinary run of bills is 41 to 4 per cent.. It is evident that the Bank of England can obtain but few bills at 5 per cent ; and although it would be imprudent, in the present state of the political world, for the Bank to lower the rate of discount, it is perfectly clear that if peace is pre served the Bank will immediately do so. The arrivals of bullion this week amounted to about 400,0001. —the exports to about 200,0001. Such is the state of the Money Market that insu rance and other large public bodies have invested largely, as we anticipated they would, in Three-and. a Quarter per Cents. and Three per Cents. Reduced. The consequence is that these stocks have risen to more than Consols. We have pointed out more than once that these stocks were cheaper in propor tion than Consols, and the result is, they have been selected for investment. One company has purchased about 350,0001. Re duced and Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., and no doubt they will be selected for investment, so long as they are cheaper in proportion than Consols. It is stated that about 1,500,0001. has still to be invested on the part of the South Sea dissentients. Consols have been very scarce, and as much as 1-16th has been paid to obtain them for immediate delivery, and they have fluctuated between 901 and 911, and finally close 911 4. Such is the demand of the public for stock, and so large the investments on the part of the South Sea dissentients and other public bodies, that the effect of the suspension of diplomatic relations be tween Russia and England, and the departure of the Russian Ambassador, was positively to create a rise in the market; so that, in the struggle that has been going on between the "Bulls" and "Bears," hitherto the investors on the part of the South Sea dissentients have beaten the speculators, who have 0 9 93 91 92} 5 915 - - - it 15 p Bp - SATURDAY, bondholders' proportion received at Vera Cruz for the last month amounts to 59,800 dollars. This is so far satisfactory. We understand that such is the demand for guano that the agents of the Peruvian Government have been able to dispose of the inferior sorts at 91. ss. per ton, and that they will raise the price of the first quality to 101. ss. per ton. It is stated that this extra 1/. per ton will be appropriated as a sinking fund, as an equivalent to the bondholders for raising the price of guano to a pitch which may possibly lessen its consumption. The guano question is becoming of serious import both to bondholders and agriculturists, and must sooner or later be regulated by treaty, to which the British Government must be a party. All foreign stocks are firm this afternoon, and close with an improving appearance. RAILWAYS. Railway shares are remarkably firm, and, for the most part., considerably below their value. The South-Western dividend for the half year will be at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum; the Lanca• shire and Yorkshire, 3; per cent.; Great Northern, 44 per cent.; which is an improvement in all in• stances, and is an indication that there will be an improved dividend on most of the lines. BRITISH FUNDS. Closing Prices. OFFICIAL QUOTATION. I Wed. Thurs. 1 19091 i ~ i, 91 1 91g 2 92g 6 216:58 4115 ) p 13 10p 10 14 1, 1p 5p S per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account .. 3 per Cents Reduced 3} per Cents Long Annuities .. Bank Stock, 7 per i India Stock,lol per Exch. Bills, Id. per India Bonds, (I,oooi BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Ath Victoria, cap. 82 for the week ending on Saturday, the kith day of Jan., 1854. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued...... £20,517,025 Government Debt. 211,015,100 Other Sect...ties .. 2,984,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 15,517,025 Silver Bullion ... • E 29,517,025 RANKING DEPARTMENT. i29,b17,02S --- Proprietors'Capital $14,553,000 I Government Been- Rest Public Deposits , — 2,616,3e14 Dead Weight An.) $13,532,716 Other Deposits Seven Day & other Notes Bills ----- ----- R 35,096,167 $35,096,1 67 * Including Exchequer, Savings Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Dividend Accounts. The foregoing return, when compared with that of the preceding week, ending Jan. 14, exhibits the following changes. In the Public Deposits Other Deposits Notes Issued 33,445 Do. Reserved Seven-day Bills Coin and Bullion 0,336 Government Securities .. 'Acta:ABE of 3O Other Securities of 0,614 Mond. Tuead. —_ Is . • 9of 1 91 i 90 ed t Oi 90 92 le 91i 51 -1b 65 6-1 Gaut ilb 215 C r Cut. 230 Dr dim 12 p 9 10 i )0) r di ssen tients nave peewit ti" COI/G, M.", ~YA a ...-- -- - v ., ~,,,,,, ...‘ . I NCR EASE of been selling on anticipated naval co llisions in the The Rest (ittitsiasticat. 0,0 • -• Black Sea. The amount of active circulation in Notes 422,348,885 PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. Do. in Seven-day and other Bills 1,202,155 Exchequer Bills are 12 to 15 pm., and money LORD BATEMAN, Lord Lieutenant of the county of He----.-- is of . no value . in the Stock Exchange. Such is the 23,550,5 0 , . ford, has appointed the Hon. and Rev. Arthur h. Bateman t 1 Hanbnry, 8.A., of Christchurch, Oxford, and Rector of s d c e ar ar c e i r ty fo o r t tti the money Government than for the S e ac cu c i o i u ti n e t s . that they are Coin and Bullion in both Departments ............ 13,223,314 Shobdon, in the diocese of Hereford, to be one off his lord the ship's private and domestic chaplains. The Government of Russia are about to issue 8,000,0001. sterling ii paper roubles. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Monday. Tuesdny. Wednes. There. Friday. The Rev. John Montague Valpy, M.A., to the Incumbency of A meeting of the proprietors of the London and Antw. & Rotterdam 3 2 dis 3 2d 3 2 die 3 2di St. John's Church, Nottingham. County Bank took place yesterday, when a dividend The Rev. Wm. Burns, M.A., to the Incumbency of Giimsargh, Bezieresto Graiss. 4 3d 4 51 4 3d 4 3d a Lancashire. at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of Belgian Eas. liic. 1 14 1 li 1 _1 1 2. _1 —_ —__ Charleroi & Ergue. The Rev. J. Rose Bakers, of Trinity Church, Glenahnond, to 4 per cent. (equal to alO per cent. dividend on the Dijon & Besancon pin p p p the Incumbency of Hawick. year), were declared, besides carrying a surplus of Dutch Rhenish .. 3i 21 dis 31 21 d3i 21 d3l 24 dis i T el he Rev. W. P. S Bingham, 8.A., to the Curacy of St. Mary '2i 5 p 24 apif 3 1P 2 1 3 1P Re he Church, Bristol. 13,2381. 4s. 3d. to the credit of the guarantee fund, East Indian 1 The Rev. Francis Fleming, M.A., to be Chaplain to the Forces thereby increasing that fund to 58,903/. ss. 1.W., at the Mauritius. Do. Extension Gt. Indian Penin. par i „ i i „ 1 1 „ i I . which is 17 per cent. on the subscribed capital. Grand Junc.ofFra. , , ~ „ The Rev. Win. Huhne, 8.A., to the Incumbency of Corfe, r it., near Taunton. 383/. 14s. 6d. was carried to the credit of the pro- Gt.Wt.ofCana.,Sh. 2i 11 ' d 2i li ' d 21 li d2i li d The Rev. John Philip Anderson Morehead, M.A, to the vident fund, and 2,0001. per annum, in addition to die die die dis —,, I Vicarage of Salcombe Regis, near Sidmouth. The Rev. Joseph Stroud, M.A., to the Rectory of Bondleigh, 3,0001. they already receive, were voted to the twelve director ' s . The persons employed in the establish- Ca. 18. pcpr _ m —pm _yons& Geneva Luxembourg or Bundley, near North Tawton. The Rev. Robert Dunn, M.A., to the Rectory of Huntaham, meat are 300 in number ; the 3831. Its. 6d. they will M adras Devonshire. not enjoy unless they are unfortunate. Maria Antonia — VACANCIES. Rm.& Lge.(wthin 81 71 6t 71 81 71 7 I. 7. —, The Incumbency of Willitou, near Taunton; worth 8(11. a year, FOREIGN FUNDS. Northern of France 28§ 9i 2ni 9i 29 i 281 gi 39 11 Nor we Trunk Pref 71 Hi 71 ili 71 84 7 i 81 —.— in the gift of the Rev. R. Poole, M.A., Vicar of St. Beeman's. A considerable rise has taken place in Mexican • ' p 221 The Incumbency of Peudlebury, near Manchester; worth 2001. Paris & Lyons Stock, arising from the circumstance of a treaty Paris & Orleans a year, in the gift of the Bishop of Manchester and the Rev. Win. Marsden, M.A., Vicar of Eccles. h av i ng b een entered into between Mexico and the Paris & Rouen. ••• 36838836 6 36 8 The Rectory of Eccleston, near Chorley, Manchester ; worth United States, by which Mexico obtains 20,000,000 —Paritil 28 4 igi 128 1 1 4 nearly 1,0001. a year, in the gift of the representatives of the late incumbent. The Curacy of Eartnor, near Ledbury; in the gift of the Rev. IVm. Palling. M.A. The Curacy of St. Matthias Church, Bethnal-green; in the gift of the Rev. Allen T. Edwards, M.A., and will confer • title of dollars. herb . p p Quebec& Richmnd. 3 ld 31 d 3 1 die 3 ldis 16 7 181 7 It is stated that Santa Anna is resolved to restore Roue s n &S & tr li as av b° re urg 2 1 864 1 1 74 164 74 -- t P i —; 1 the credit of Mexico in Europe, and will appropriate a portion of those 20 millions of dollars in the pay- Cei. Bd111.2,11.) les _ _ _ _ _ r s g t o h yl::: th s a e w t . n ei c s h . dis d dig .-- Sambre&Meuse .. 71 8i 71 8i 8 i l's Si 8 4 France p— P P P meat of the arrears of dividends, and that in future Southerr.of France p— P "" P P rn . 1 10 orders at the Bishop of London's next general ordination. p —pm —. The Curacy of Runcorn, Chester; worth 801 a year, in the he will not lay violent hands on the 25 per cent. of tipper Indian Scrip —p — 7 8 4 ii 4 31 1 glft of the Rev. John Barclay, M.A., and will confer a title at the the customs duties solemnly pledged to the bond- west Flanders.... 3 4. 3 Bishop's Lent ordination. . The Curacy (temporary) of St. Mary's Church, Glasgow; holders. A remittance of about 60,000 dollars has worth ayear, In the Ilift of the Reg. It. S. 01thain, M.A. been received on account of the dividends, and the - il z ' s e al anrn and . of Switzer — ills ddre _die .-•- .. , • . • t Friday. If