The Press. — London, England, 1854-03-25 00:00:00

,_,, ~~.. • A $ per Cent. Console . • • • Ditto for Account ...... 31 per Cents Reduced . • • • 3} per Cents .......... . . IJO s 0; Tong Annuities .. . ..... bank Stook, 7 per Cent India Stook,lo} per Cut. Exelt. Bills, 2d. per die* I n dia Bonds, (1,000) ...I BRITISH IP17213:18: Closing Prices. OFFICIAL QUOTATION. !Mond Tweed. Wed. 90 04 89 i 90 891 S9l gas 23 4 31) GPPaI 230 211 .ip 2d 233 3 ip, tropolitan abahtts. (Reported erelueively for "'DIE Passe.") CORN-EXCHANGE Although the arrivals of English wheat during the preeent week have been on a very moderate scale, the demand for all kinds, owing to the immense Imports from abroad, has ruled heavy in the extreme, at a decline In the quotations of fully 3s per quarter, and clearances have not been effected. Foreign wheat—the supply of which on offer has been very extensive—has been exceedingly depressed, at from 3s to 411 per quarter less money. In floating cargoes scarcely a intellection has been reported. Barley has moved off heavily, at from is to 2s per quarter less money. Malt has given way Is; oats from is to 2s per quarter. Both beans and peas have had a downward tendency. The sale for Sour has been heavy, at 3a per sack, and 211 per barrel, less money. The top price of the best town made is 70s per 2*Mbs. Esc:muse—Wheat, Essex and Kent white, 86s to 84s; red, 66s to 78s ; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 63. to 765. Malting barley, sBa to 41s ; grinding ditto, 340 to 38s ' • distilling, 38a to 395. Malt, 635 to 735. Feed oats, 28s to 29s ; potato, 29s to to 335. 80s. Bye, 47s to 49 5. Tick beans, 43$ to frls ; pigeon, 460 Grey T peas, 435 to 40s ; maple, 46s to 49s ; white boilers, 59s to 62s per quarter. own-made flour, 005 to 70a; oo untry marks, 646 to 62s per 280115. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English .. 3790 .. 7880 .. 1710 .. 1066 Irish Foreign .. 90290 .. 19470 .. 78840 .. 2870 390 sk Ms s. . LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY — Wheat, 2,290 quarters, 80. 76 barley, 1,7 54 quarters, 41e 24; oats, 5,712 quarters, 28s 2d; rye, 14 quarters, 48s 6d ; beans, 640 quarters. 42. sd; peas, 202 quarters, 53s 3d. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 79s 2d ; bar- ley, 385 9d; oats, 27s 7d ; rye, 605 2d ; beans, 455 11d; peas, 47s 3d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 798 8d ; barley, 39s ld ; oats, 27a bd ; rye, 49s Id ; beans, 413* ; peas, 49* Id. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEWheat, 53,244; barley, 55,632; oats, 16,955; rye, 154 beans, 4,942; peas, 1,123 quarters. SEEDS—We continue to have • good demand for all seeds, the prices of which are fr eel y supported in every instance. Linseed is held on higher terms ; and the value of cakes is quite as high as last week. TEA—Our market is in a very inactive state, and prices are barely supported. The stock in London is now 52,534,000105, against 43,152,0001bs in 1853. SUGAR—The demand continues heavy, and the quotations have furtherscleclined 84 per cwt. Fine yellow Barliadoes has changed hands at 99 e 6 d t o 405 ; mid to good, 84s to 38e; low, 32s to 33s 6d ; low to good yellow Mauritius, 33s to 36s 6d ; fine, 36s is 37 5 6 d; good to fine grainy yellow, 37. to 39e; mid soft to good white Benares, 98 e to 39s • fine grainy yellow, 41s; brown Madras, 27s Od to 28s lid; yellow, 29s to 32s per cwt. Itetined goods are dull. Brown lumps, 498 6d; low to fine grocery, 44a to 4ffs per cwt. The total clearances to the 18th inst. were 1.303,805 cwts, against 1,272,853 cwts last year. MOLASSES --All descriptions move off slowly, at barely previous rates. West India, 17s 6d to 185 6d; Bengal and Mauritius, 18a 6d to 17s per cwt. COFFEE—A few parcels of good ord native Ceylon have changed hands at 475 to 47s 6d per cwt. In other kinds of coffee very little is doing on former terms. COCOA—Most kinds are very slow in d sale, an lower to p urc hase. Red Trinidad, 83a ad to 38 s; grey, 325 to 33s ; Granada, 304 to 345; Bahia, 26s 13d to 275; Para, 23s to 295; and Guayaquil, 845 to 34e 6d per cwt. CHICOEY—About an average business is doing both in English and foreign, at about stationary prices. British root, 101 to Ill; powder, 161 to 201; foreign root, in bond, 101 5s to 111 per ton. SALTPETRE —Several transactions have been reported at from 88s to 37e per cwt. RICE—The demand is exceedingly heavy, at a further decline in prices of from 3d to 64 per cwt. PROVISIONS —Fine Irish butter—the supply of which is limited—moves off steadily, at full prices. In other kinds very little is doing. Both English and foreign parcels aye dull, and the torn in favour of buyers. The bacon market is steady, at full prices. Lard and cheese support previous rates. TALLOW—This article is very firm, and dearer. P. Y. C., on the spot, 65s 6d; for April, 655f0r May and June, 138* to 66s 9d per cwt. Town tallow, 63s 6d per cwt net cash. OlLS—Linseed oil is in request, at 355 6d per cwt. Sperm has advanced to 961 and 1001 per tun. Other oils are steaty. Archangel tar is held at 36s ; and Stockholm, 23. per barrel. COALS—Bells Primrose, 155 bd ; Eden Main, 19a 6d; Be 11,l l, 11116 6d; Belmont , 19s; Haswell, 20s 6tl; Latnbton, sd; Iletton,2os 8d; Cassop, 195 6d per ton. HAY AN STRAW—Meadow hay, 21 185 to 51 55; clover hay, 31 151 to 81 Os ; and straw, 11 16s to 21 55 per load. WOOL—Our market has become heavy; nevertheless, we have no change to notice in the quotations. HEMP AND FLAX—Baltic hemp is very active, and con siderably dearer. Petersburg clean has sold as high as 601 to $4l per ton. Flax is held for more money. COTTON—Very few transactions have taken place In our market this week. In prices we have no material alteration to dull in sale, at barely late rates. Proof Si 8d ; proof East India, 3. Od to Ss 7d per and corn spirits very little is doing. The 10s 8d per gallon. supplies on offer are moderately good. the demand is in a sluggish state, as Essex Regents, 120 s to 100. ; other kinds, —There has been more business doing in our terms. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s bd ; mutton, As 4d to fie 10d; veal, 4s to Ss 8d; pork, Albs to sink the offal*. ND LEADENHALL—The demand has been Jtations. Beef, from Si 2d to 4. 41; mutton, d; veal, 4s to As 41; pork, 3s 4d to Is 8d TirE I)ll ma i r it ket i this s we ß ek. in um is ,4; •- , ...,. elsk!de, 9s 7d to 3: ..eva ac r 4, obi" t? •1... ", 'S —The 7 , --- ' 7 ' ' peaking eii,l• , ( le , ~,? eat and SS per ton. • filirt lELD--1 I t i. \:,,,s ".. - t. higher tai 2 5, • lamb , It Iia(II.:(rS ` "f = LIATEP7I4II steady, at our quotat 38 4d to 4a 4d; 1 per albs by the card ' Thurs.' lot 91 891 91 - • - - -. TIC.iM PB:t§g. Y 9 ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. ALFRED WIGAN.. On Monday, and during the Week, will be perform&l a new Musical Comedietta, in Two Acta, called TILE WRONG BOX. Principal characters by Miss P. Horton, Miss Turner, Miss Wyndham, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. A. Wigan. After which a Come dietts, called TO OBLIGE BENSON. Characters by Messrs. Emery, F. Robson, Leslie; Mrs. Stirling, and Miss Wyndham. To conclude with THE FIRST NIGHT. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Leslie, Frank*, H. Cooper, Vincent, Miss P. Horton, sad Miss Wyndham. Box-office open from Eleven to Five. Doors open at Seven and connuencs at Ilalf-past Seven. Stalls, Ss. ; Boxes, es. Pit, Is. ; Gallery, Is. COLOSSEUM. —VOCAL CONCERT, without extra charge.—On MONDAY EVE'NIN(, March 27 and during the week, at Eight o'clock, a Vocal Concert. Principal singers, Mine. Drandau, Miss Canning, Miss St. Vincent, Mr. Melville, itc. &c. (Herr Mandan, Conductor.)—Open daily, front Half-past Ten till ' , lye o'clock, with PANORAMA OF LONDON by DAY, Conservatories, La..ka. Every evening (except Satur day) from Seven till Ten, with PANORAMA OF LON 005 by NIGHT, and the other splendid features of this establisluneui, bril liantly illuminated. Admission, la ; children and schools half. price. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. - Patron, H.R.H. Prince ALBERT. —During Lent, a popular LECTURE on ASTRONOMY. splendidly illustitted, by Dr. BACHHOFFNER, on Wednesday and Friday, at 8 and 8 o'clock in the evenings—Magnified Photographic Pictures, and a New Series of Dissolving Views—Lecture, by J. H. Pepper, Eaq., on Paper Making and its Decoration, with Colours—Lecture, by Dr, Bachhotiner, on Wilkins' New Patent Universal Electric Tele- graph—Description of Riist'a Patent Tubular Pianoforte, and of 'frestrall's Patent Method of Raising Sunken Vessels. Open mornings and evenings. Admission, la.; Schools, and children under ten years of age, balf-prioe. _ _ ROYAL PANOPTICON of SCIENCE and ART, LEICESTER-SQUARE. This Institution is NOW OPEN to the Public for Morning and Evening Exhibition. Mr. W. T. Best, the organist to the mini tution, will perform a selection of classical music, on the Grand Organ (built for the Corporation by Messrs. Hill and Co.) at in tervals. Programmes to be obtained in the institution. Magni ticent Fountain, throwing a stream of water ninety-seven feet high ; Photographic Gallery, where portraits &retaken by licence of the patentee ; Engineering Tools; Sculpture; Veiled Statues in Marble, by Monti and Gandulphi; new musical instrument, the Euphotigne; Brett's Printing Electric Telegraph; American Sewing Machine, &c. Lectures on Ruhrukhotf s Electra-Gal vanic toil, and Practical Illustrations in Photography. Hours of exhibition, morning Twelve to rive, evening (Satur days excepted) from Seven to len. Admission Is. Saturdays, is. ikl. ART UNION OF LONDON (by Royal Charter). —Every Subscriber of One Guinea will receive at once an impression of a large Plate, of deep national and his torical interest," TILBURY FORT : WIND AGAINST TIDE ;" by J. 'f. Wilhnore, A.R.A., after C. Stanfeld, R.A. The subscrip tion cruses next Friday, 3lst. instant. Each Prixeholder will be entitled to select for himself, as herstotore, a Work of Art from one of the Public Exhibitions. GEORGE GODWIN, I Honorary LEWIS POCOCK, j Secretaries. 444, West Strand, March. One Thousand Pounds at Vivo nor O.nt. THE REFORM FREEHOLD LAND AND BUILDING SOCIETY. One Thousand Pounds will be ballotted fur among all Appli• cants fur Advances in the Reform Freehold Land and, Building Society, on Monday Evening, March 27, 1804, at the LONDON TAVERN, BISHOPSGATE-STREET, CITY, after the public meeting. Chair to be taken at Eight o'clock. All Shares taken up on or before that da y may participate. Freehold Land Snares, 301. each; Subscriptions, 4s. per month for 124 months ; Building Society Shares, 1001. each. Subscriptions, 10.. per month tor twelve and a half years, or 20s. per month fur seven and a quaiter years. No entrance fees—no quarterage. The First Quarterly Meeting of Members will take place at the Society's Rooms on Monday Evening, March 27, 1804, at bit o'clock precisely. Every information may be obtained at the Society's Offices, 147, Cheeped°. Entrance in W Foster-lane. By order, . GURLEY SMITH, Secretary. CONTINENTAL EXPRESS PARCELS AGENCY. —Samples of all kinds, books, papers, and trticies for private use sent daily, and, by special arrangement w►th the mails to all parts of the Continent, at fixed and mode rate Mee, from the Admiralty Packet Olbces, 52, Gracechorch• street, and 34, Ite4gent-circus.—N.B. Sole correspowdeats of the Royal Prussian Post and Belgian Government itsibvsy. DEAFNESS. —The only medal awarded at the Great Exhibition of 1851 (for Acoustic Instruments) was to F. C. REIN, for his new ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS for the DEAF. They are made of different power, to suit ex treme and every degree of Deafness. To be procured only of the sole inventor and maker, F. C. Rein,loB, Strand, nearly opposite Exeter-hall, where the Instrument can be tried, sad numerous Sir test i mo nials seen, amongst many one from the R ght. Hon. John Patteson, one of her Majesty's Privy Councillors. WALKER, BABB, & CO.'S TWO-GUINEA COATS, ONE-GUINEA TROUSERS, sad HALF GUINEA WAISTCOATS, give the utmost satisfaction to Gentlemen for Morning Dress. A Suit of Superfine for Evening, Five Guineas. D'OTLEY'S SCOTCH WAREHOUSE, 346, STRAND, the noted house for Liveries and Waterproof Clothing. TN spite of the late advance in the TEA I N MARKET, good sound BLACK TEA may stiU be had nt 3s. per II). , in quantities of not less than Six Pound , , at the Offices of the EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY, 0, GREAT ST. HELEN'S, CITY. ------- DIDIMEL'S TOILET VINEGAR is far su it perior to Eau de Cologne, as a refreshing and Mnic lotion for the toilet or bath, a reviving scent,and a powerful disinfectant for apartments and sick-rooms. Its numerous useful and sani tary properties render it an indispensable requisite in all families, Price 2s. 6d. and 55.; sold by all Perfumers and Chemists ;and by E. RIMMEL, 39, Gerrard stree t , Soho, London. *** lie sure to ask for " Rimmers," as there are many counterfeits Friday. Sal TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION 101 gbe Vreos: Per Annum .. Half-Yearly .. Quarterly .. LI G 0 0 13 0 0 ii 6 ihpable in advance. Subscribers ars requested to send their Orders through their News Agent; if direct to the Office, accompanied by a Remit tance. Money Orders to be mad. payable to Mr. LL7BID 110, Strand. London. EASY -CHAIR (in one) BEDSTEAD.—This very portable light, and durable piece of furniture, made of Wrought Iron, is convertible instantaneously from a Chair to a Bedstead, and We vend, is made also to form a Couch or Lounge, and will be found invaluable where space and comfort is at once a question of consideration. By members of the Mili and Naval Professions, Residents in Chambers, and Travelle tary ra, such an article has long been desiderated. Price, complete, with best Hair Cushions, forming also a Mattress, from 725. WILLIAM S. BURTON has much pleasure in adding it to his already unrivalled assortment of Iron and Brass Bedsteads, to which Goods two of his extensive Show Rooms are exclusively devoted. WILLIAM S. BURTON has TEN LARGE WPW ROOMS (all communicating), exclusive of the shop, devolill solely to the show of GENERAL FURNISHING IRONMONGERY (u.- eluding cutlery, nickel silver, plated and japanned wares, iron and brass bedsteads and bedding), so arranged and classified that purchasers may easily and at once make their selections. Catalogues with engravings sent (per post) free. The money returned for every article not approved of. 39, OXFORD-STREET (corner of Newman-street); Nos 1 and I, NEWMAN-STREET ; and 4 and 5, PERRY'S-PLACE. _ _ _ aLENNY'S IRISH for-HANDKNIT Ul LAMBSWOOL STOCKINGS and SOCKS gentlemen are the softest and warmest article for winter. GLENNY'S BALBRIGGAN STOCKINGS, with merino feet, for ladles' winter wear, will be found the most comfortable and durable article ever made; theirelastlcity and softness surpasses every other manufacture . Sold onl y at Balbrigganhmse, 33, Lombard-street, City. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, (used in her Majesty's Laundry), and WOTREBSPOON'S Machine-made CONFECTIONERY, MARMALADE, JAMS, JELLIES, &v., (which gained the Prize Medal of MI), may be had of all Grocers; Wholesale of Wotherspoon. Mackey, and Co., 06, Queen-street, Cheapside, London. ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE.' IN IMPERIAL QUARTS AND PINTS. BOTTLED by PARKER and TWINING, Beer Merchants, PALL.MALL. Quarts, Bs., Pinta 6s Ca., Ilalf.pints (for Luncheon), 3s. per doz. Also insks of 18 gallons and upwards. BARON LIEBIG Oil ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE. "I am myself an admirer of this beverage, and my own experience enables me to recommend it, in accordance with the opinion of the most eminent English physicians, as a very agreeable and efficient tonic, and as a general beverage, both fur the invalid and the robust.—Giessen, May 8." ADDRESS PARKER and TWINING, Se, PALL.MALL. ANOTHER WONDER OF THE AGE. - On Monday, the 3rd day of April, will appear the First nu mber of the largest Illustrated Weekly Periodical ever before published entitled the ILLUSTRATED PEOPLES PAPER, containing Twenty.four pages, price Three Halfpence. It is intended by the proprietors that this Journal shall win the favour of all classes who inhabit the British Isles ; as oomplete arrangements have been made with the wholesale trade of London and the Country for the purpose of supplying the Retail Trade. The ILLUS. TRATED PEOPLE'S PAPER may be had of any Bookseller or News Agent in any part of the United Kingdom. Be sure to ask for the ILLUSTRATED PEOPLE'S PAPER. Office, 11, Lovell's-court, Peemoster.row, London, where Specimens may he had. MAJOR'S BRITISH REMEDY.---1 REMOVAL of MAJOR'S INFIRMARY to COCKSPUR STREET.—Mr. Major begs to inform the Sporting World, and his Patrons, that he has removed his Infirmary for the cure of horses affected with Spavins, Ringbones, Splints, Curbs, Sheaths of Tendons, and Navicular Diseases, from his late premises in Shepherd•street, ayfair, to THE BRIT ISHYARD, COC RSPB IR STREET, late in the possession of Mr. Henderson. where am ple accommodation, combined with the greatest privacy, will be found for all horses that may be sent to Mr. Major. N.B.—ln compliance with many demands made to Mr. Major to treat horses at grass, he begs to state he is now enabled to receive, at his stud farm at }Aber, any number of animals to whom such treatment when turned out would be beneficial. All horses to be paid for on removal. =RUM BAGNOLD—On the 18th • instant, in Cunningham-place, the wife of Colonel Bagnold, of a son. CARNEGIE—On the 20th instant, in Piccadilly, Lady Cathe rine Carnegie, of a son and heir. ENFIELD—On the 19th instant, in Eaton-square, the Vis countess Enfield, of a daughter. XAMIAGES. WINN—DUMARESQ—On the 21st instant, at St. George's, Hanover - square , Rowland Winn, Esq., to Harriet Marta Amelia, daughter of the late Lient -Colonel Dumaresq. DEATHS. ASPINALL—At the residence of her father, No. 1, St Mary's road, Peckham, the wife of the Rev. Wm. C. Like Aspinall. BRDOWNE—On ro the loth instant, at Stoke, near othea Anne, widow of the l a te Lieut.-Colonel Devouport Arthur Browne, aged 78. FFOULKES—On the 18th instant, at Buckley, Flintahire, Caroline Mary, widow of Lieut.. Colonel Ffeulkes, of Eriviatt, Denbighshire, aged 75. GILL , --On the 10th ult. , at the Vicarage, Pullothill, Beds, Catherine, wife of the Rev. Win. Gill, Vicar, aged 25 years. GROSVENOR—On the 20th initaut, on board H. M.S. Boscatoex, Lient. the Lord Gilbert Norman Grosvenor, aged 22. JENS ER—On the 10th instant, at Berkel Co Robert Fitzhardinge Jenner, of the Royal G l o u cester Militia, aged 67. MORIENCOURT—On the 20th instant, at Boulogne, Retired C om mander Joseph Salvador Morieno ourt, R.N., aged 84. ?