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RAILWAVG - Aberdeen Nottng., Bath & East Junction firm.L'ol v. & fi tour Val Etirk., Lan. & C has. J unc Do. Ches. & Birk , 501.4 951 C Do. do. 201. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Dublin & Belfast Junc.' Dundee, Perth, & Aber. dean Junction East Anglian Eastern Union East Lancashire E.& W.I. Dks. & BIT. Jn. Edinburgh & Glasgow' Eastern Counties Ednbrgh., Perth, Dund.l Great Northern Gt. Sth. and Wet of Ire.l Great Western Hull and Selby Irish South-Eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire' Lancaster and Carlisle' Leeds Northern Lon., Tilbury, & Sthend t Lou., Brighton, &c London and Blackwall London and Nrth-West. Loududrry. & Coleraine Londndrry. & Enueklln. Man.,Shef.,& Lncolush. Midland Do. Birm. and Derby Newmarket. Newp.,Aber.& Hereford Newry and Enniskillen New.,Warrnpnt.,& Rot. Norfolk Nrthrn. Counties Union North British North Devon North Staffordshire North.W esters N.& St.h..Western June. Oxf., Wrcstr., and Wolv. Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birming. Shrewsbury I Hereford Shrewsbury & Chests' Shropshire Union .... South Devon South-Eastern and Dov South. Western South Wales 21 2 67 + 38 40. Sib. Yorksh. & Riv. Dun Stockton & Darlim b ton Thms.Haven Dk.& Rail Vale of Neath . Waterford & Waterford & L West Cornwall Wimbledon & Crop Woodford York, Newe., and BI York and Nrth Midlai BANKS — Australasian kenny I e Chartered Bank oft. Oh. Bank of India, Au. tralia, 4 China Eng. Setch & Aust. Ch 1 Lon.BnkofAus.&lndial Lon. Char. Bnk of A usL Oriental Bank Corpor. Lon. Aus. Bnking & Old Importing Company South Australia Union of Australia Do. New Minns — Brazilian Imperial .... Do. (St John del Rey) Coble Copper Colonial gold Nouveau Monde ... MISOMLLANBOUS— Australian Agricultural Brit. American Land Canada Crystal Palace Crystal Palace of France North British A us. Land Do. Preference Peel River Land &Min. Scottish Aust. Invest. Routh Australian Land Van Diewen's Land BER 2,1854. 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FOREIGN FUNDS. Per Cent. Afar Belgian v 44 Ditto 24 Brazilian 6 Do. New Buenos Ayres ....6 Chilian 3 Danish 5 Ditto 3 Dtch. (Fa 12 Guil )2e I I Ditto 4 French S Do. 44 Do. Bank Stock Jranada Deferred 14 Mexican S Do. Account 3 Peruvian 44 Peruvian Scrip .... Portuguese 4 Russian 6. Ditto 44 Sardinian 5 Spanish 3 Do. New Deterred 3 Do. Pass. Convert. Carkish Scrip (Acc.)6 I6o} 71f 94f 60 211 118 g 90 7 0f. eoc 94t7k I as ssf 4/ 6jfc Wed. Thur 601 - - 97 - 1 38 73 101 j - —90 f l'Of : 91:25c 94(71 2950 f. 51 7, =MD •••• 6 1 tai l• 471 1 86 7 774mr. jl9 201 /, ridag. 19 20 4 '74 i 8 74 i 8 104 d 12 lid 17 8 184 74 • dd " 8 i 8 93 is 594 60 594 80 124 34 124 $4 10 2 10 12 6 4 d i 5 4 d Pi ti l l 14 Id er 9 52 4 11 19i 201 fiT 87 9 1 03 91 8 - - Mt 70 80 10f 1 104 6 7f 8 971 8* i li 38 40 IA sid 2 - - 48 SO 31 i 30i 1 8 10 41 } 4 a P 29 31 90 2 60 2 - - 1 iii 43 5 11 3 574 84 79 80 29 30 d 33 8 3 d 17 8 44 4 20 2_ 77 SO * i d d Si 2id SI 4 38 B I - 41 3 67 9 84 9} ! a 4 11 19001 874 41 87 9 881 'o4 1 ':off 1 70 B#ll Si 6 98 102 2! 1 i .P . ridny. THE PRESS. tit 7 t 33t 81 9iv lot 9 , i 4. -n 3 1 -- 3 r P IEI ck r 33 1 81 34 17f Btp 43 36 6 -7 !,) 1 I dial 174 P P 1 1 4- 5 p tits 10 iul I (p IT 8 dial - I - ( 20 1 7 I f 13 _ 1 Antw. d Rttram. liezrs. to Orgies. Belgian East. J. Charle. tt Erque. Dijon tt Bowing. Dutch Rhenish East Indian.... Do. Extension.. at. Indian Pen. rand J. of Fra. G. W. or Can.,Bh. 13.(2d is.) Ib7B i.e.& is. 5p o pl. Luxembourg Lyons & Geneva Madras Maria Antonia Ns. & Lge.(w. in) Nrthrn. of Frnos. b:orw. Truk, Prf. Paris & Lyons Paris & Orleans Paris & Rouen Paris t Strasbg. P.,Caan & Cher. .atreo.&lichmucl, Rouen & Havre Royal Swedish eambre& Meuse S. E. of France AthrL of France Upper lnd.Sorip IV at. Flaudera.. Wato. of France Westru. of S wits. Z . ea - Can - d ILWAYE iwednes. i 64 Id i 111 I B. Thurs. Friday 8• 6 t ,4 6d 4 8d le I p le is 31 idis 3 p 44 6 p I Par id Par I iPle 161 74 184 74 die di• id ip id ip id ip d ip 13i 7 33t Ide 9 i i.t 4+) 7 ei 7 as e se 91 44 8 11 8p 36 6 -.- pm P dis, .10 1 a' 71 a t -pm inul i 4 littropolitan glarktts. (Reported estelusively for "Ties PALMS.") CORN-EXCHANGE—Since our last report the receipts of home-grown wheats, coastwise and by land carriage, have been on a very moderate scale and in but middling condition. Fine white qualities have sold at full prices; but red samples have ruled dull, at from is to 2s per quarter more money. Foreign wheat—the imports of which continue limited for the time et year—has changed hands slowly, on former terms. Floating cargoes have commanded very little attention. Barley has conic steadily to hand, and all descriptions have continued dull, at is per quarter less money. Malt has sold slowly, on former terms. The receipts of oats being good the oat trade has ruled heavy, at drooping currencies. Both beans and peas have moved off slowly, on former terms. The flour trade has ruled dull, and ship qualities have declined in value is to 2s per 2801bs. ENOLIBH—Wheat, Essex and Kent white, 738 to 858 ; red 66s to 765; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 66s to 745. Malting barley 36s to 398 ; grinding ditto, 328 to 34s ; distilling, 32s to 345. Malt, 69s to 70s. Feed oats , 268 to 30 s ; potato, 295 to 31. Rye, 44s to 475. Tick beans, 45s to 33e ; pigeon, 488 to 62a Grey peas, 38s to 39s ; maple, 418 to 43s ; white boilers, 46s to 518 per quarter. Town-made flour, 68s to 735; country marks, 57s to 658 per 2801bs. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English —.2180 .. 4460 .. 3210 .. 2810 .. 730 Irish Foreign .. 4540 .. 21 70 .. .. 9250 .. 700 470 eke. his. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY. — Wheat, 4973 quarters, 79s 2d; barley, 3355 quarters, 38s; oats, 4433 quarters, 30e 3d; rye, 105 quarters, 475 lid; beans, 430 quarters, 50s 2d; peas, 158 quarters, 545. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 74s 7d; ley, 35s 6d; oats, 295 3d ; rye, 44a lid; beans, Ns sd; peas, 49s 7d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 678 6d; barley, 338 8d; oats, 27s 8d; rye, 39e 9d ; beans, 47a 8d ; peas, 458 ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 126,455 ; barley, 100,178; oats, 19,290; rye, 641; beans, 4,549; peas, 2,933 quarters. TEA—A very moderate business has been transacted in our markrt this week, at barely stationary prices. Common sound Congou, 10d per lb. The total shipments from China to the 10th October were 26,200,00011 n, against 21,900,000115 in 1853. To the 26th ult. duty was paid 0n40,495,9181ba, against 39,673,9111bs last year. SUGAR—The demand for most kinds of raw sugar has con• tinued inactive, and, in some instances, prices have had a down ward tendency. Penang has changed hands at 27e to 32s 6d; yellow Havannah, 305 6tl to 37a 6d. In floating cargoes au im proved business has been transacted. Refined goods have moved off slowly, at from 42s Sd to 48a 6d per cwt. The total clearances to the 25th tilt were 6,429,351 owts, against 6,058,718 cants last year. MOLASSES —A steady business is doing in most kinds, at full quotation". Low to fine West India, 158 rd to 17s; Cuba and Porto Rico, 168 to 17s ; Bengal and Mauritius, 155 to 15s 8d per cwt. COFFEE—We have very little change to notice in the value of any kind, and goon ord native remains at 4Es per cwt. COCOA—A steady business is doing in this article, the prices of which are freely supported. Trinidad, 37s to 42$ ; Granada, 32e to Sets; Bahia. 29s 6d to 30s; Para, 31s to 318 641; and Guayaqueil, 33s to 34s per cwt. CHICORY—The imports continue rather extensive, and the demand is heavy, at barely stationary prices. Foreign root, in bond, 101 to 1 0110 s; English root, 91 to 101; ditto powder, 141 to 201 per ton. RICE—The transactions in this article are not extensive, yet are well supported. Bengal has sold at 158 6d to 17e ; C ia. adrts, 144 toles 6d per cwt. SEEDS—Linseed and cakes are in request, and quite as dear as last week. Otherwise, the demand is inactive. PROVISIONS —We have to report a slow sale for Irish butter, the value of which has a downward tendency. Fine foreign is scarce. and rather dearer. In English only a limited business is doing. at barely late rates. The bacon market is heavy, at from 2s to 38 per cwt less money. In other kinds of provisions very little is doing. HOPS—Fine new qualities are very scarce, and worth 191 t 211 per cwt. All other kinds move off 'dolly. owing to the larg supplies of foreign pressing for sale, at barely late rates. 10 1 71111 - pm 34 4 4 8p ..._ 110 I 95} 117 f 18 7} 8d 1149 IN1)1(10—The huaineas tieing in this article is very mo,le everthelesa, the late improvement in the quotations is supported. CuTTON—Our market is dull, and, In some instances, ptiaell are on the turnin favour of buyers. HEMP AND FLAX—Baltic hemp is dull, at from 561 to 5111 per ton. East India qualities are almost norn‘dial. lu du very few transactions have taken place. WOOD—English wool is very dull In sale, and again cheaper. Both foreign and colonial parcels are heavy. TALLOW—The imports having been good, there is less activity in the demand, and prices have given yea ed per cwt P. T. C„ on the spot, abe dd to Ces. Town tallow, bee uet cash. Hough tat, as ad per Bibs. imports this week, 1,300 casks. olLS—Linseed oil is arm, at 370 6d to Us per cart on the spot. Most 11sh oils are improving in value. Turpentine is quite as dear as last week—American being worm 410 lid per cwt. METALS—Scotch pig Iron has fallen to 643. Manufactured iron is drooping, with II heavy inquiry. Speller is nominal, at 251 to 251 sa. Tin plates are rather easier. Copper and steel are quite as dear as last week. SPlRlTS—Another Government emtract having been adver tised, the market fur rum is firm, and prices are rather higher. Proofs, 3* 4d w 3s 7d per gallon. Brandy, curu-epirits and Geneva command lull quotations. SA I.TPETRE—This article is 15 per ewt lower, with a dull market. Refraction St to 123 has realised only 21s I.ld to 25e per cwt. COALS—Eden Main, 235; Ituwell, 245; Stewart's, 245; Whitwell, 225; Haugh Hall, 235 ; Kellum, Ass 6d; South artle pool, 235 Od ; Whitworth, 19s ed per ten. POTATOES—The supplies are rather on the Were ase, yet the demand is steady, at very full prices. Scotch red* 100 s to 115 s ; Scotch Regents, 100. to 120 s: York Regents, 105 s to 120 s; Lincolnehire ditto, 100 s to 1100 ; other kinds, 95a to 115 s per ton. SMITIIFIELD—The supplies of each kind of stock have been but moderate. The trade may be considered steady, at full prices. Beef from 35 6d to 5e 2d; mutton, Bs 61 to As; veal, 45 2d to 5s ad ; and port, 3m 41 to Is per tithe to sink the offals. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL A 'till average bust. ness has been transacted, at full quotations. Beet, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d; mutton, 3s 4d to 45 8d ; veal, Be 10d to 5s 9d ; pork, Se 4d to 5s 2d per 81be by the carcass. BIRTHS. BLIGH—Ou the 24th ultimo, at Dover, the Lady Isabel Bllgh, of a son. BILVERTOP—On the 2Srd ultimo, at Mlueter•aorea, l'orthum• berland, the lion. Mrs. Sllvertop, of a daughter. BURROWS--COLLINS—On the 23rd ultimo, &Mayan, Edward Hollis Burrows, Esq., son of the late Lieut.-Oeneral Montag* Burrows, to Isabella, daughter of Robert Collins, Esq., M.D., J.P., of Ardsallagh, county Meath. MAktWoOD— PEEL —On the 28th ult., at St. George's, Hanover-square, George Harwood, Esq., of Bushy-hall, York shire, to Frances Anne, daughter of the liar. Fred. Peel, prebend of Lincoln. WARDLAW—WESTON — On the 28th ult., at Hosting., John Wardlaw, Esq., to the Lady Horatia Elizabeth Webb. Weston. YOU NO--GRANT--On the litith of October, at Fort William, Major John Smith Young, to Jane Ogilvy, daughter of the late James Grant, Esq., of Corrirsony, Inverness- sire. DEAT/18. BEACH—On the 22nd ult., Sir Michael Hicks Hicks Beach, Bart!, M.P., aged 46. CLEYLAND—On the 6th ult., from a wound received at the battle of Inkermann, in the Crimes, Archibald Cleviand, Eng., of Tapley-park, Devonshire, aged 21. CUMMING—on the 23rd ult., at Altyre, Sir William Gordon Gordon Cumming, Bart, aged 67. DE ROTHSCAULD--Ou the 26th ult., at Paris, Baronets Solomon de Rothschild. LENNON—On the 23rd ult., at Cheltenham, Emily Lavinia Lennon, relict of the late Colonel Lennon. LISTON—On the 20th ult., at Brompton-crescent, Captain John Terry Liston, late of the 7th Dragoon Guards. LOCKHART—On the 26th ult., at Abbotaford. John Gibson Lockhart, Esq., aged 61. WEBB—On the 6th ult., at Scutari, Augustus Yred. Cavendish Webb, Captain in the 17th Lancers, aged 22. Now in course of publication, MonUily. 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