The Press. — London, England, 1854-04-22 00:00:00

APRIL 22, 1854. Etc lrmg. WAR-OFFICE, APRIL Ik. 32nd Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant-General Sir Wil loughby Cotton, G.C.13., from the 94th Foot, to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant General Sir Richard Armstrong, K.C.8., deceased. 68th Regiment of Foot—Major General Sir William Lewis Hurries, C. 8., to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-Gene ral Douglas Mercer Henderson, C.h , deceased. 98th Regiment of Foot—Major-General William Lindsay Darling to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Six Wil loughby Cotton, G.C.8., removed to the 32nd Foot. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, APRIL 17. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Gentlemen Cadets to be Second Lieutenants: Francis Walter de Winton, vice Booth, promoted; Augustus Henry Carr Hamilton, vice Jonge, promoted; Edmund Charles Cuthbert, vice Winn, promoted ; Ernest Augustus Montague Lloyd, vice Brack enbury, promoted; Pilkingtou Jackson, vice Markham, promoted ; Jervis Tucker, vice Porter, promoted; Brymer Francis Schreiber, vice E. P. B. Turner, promoted ; Mi chael Tweedie, vice Cromartie, promoted; Robert Loftus Tottenham, vice Joyce, promoted ; Richard O'Hara, vice Gore, promoted ; Hugh Chetham Lyle, vice Teesdale, pro moted ; Leonard Griffiths, vice Lyons, promoted; William Raymond Llluellyn, vice Torriano, promoted ; Henry John Foquett Ellis Hickes, vice J. T. 13. Brown, promoted. THE MILITIA. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LOAD-LIEUTENANTS._ Regiment of Royal London Militia—Captain Graham Elmslie to be Major, vice George Mac Call, promoted; Augustus Charles Twentyman, Gent. to be Ensign. 4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia— William Robertson, Gent., late 6th Royal Regiment, to be Lieutenant. 6th or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Mid dlesex Militia—Edward Benbow, Gent., to be Ensign. East Kent Regiment of Miiltia—James O'Donel Annes. ley, Gent., to be Ensign. Kent Militia Regiment of Artillery—Philip Henry Wodehouso Currie, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. East York Regiment of Militia—William George Smijth Windham, Esq., to be Captain ; Charles Thornton Dues bury, Gent, to be Lieutenant, vice Raikes, resigned ; Wil liam Hall Wilkinson, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Robin son, resigned ; Blwin Shutt Bell, Gent., to be Ensign ; George Earle, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Coup and, resigned. The Essex Rifles—John Campbell, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. West Essex Yeomanry Cavalry—William Scott, jun., Gent., to be Cornet, vice John Bramston, promoted. Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. William Bagot to be Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant, vice the Earl of Lichfiel.l, deceased. Hampshire Yeomanry Cavalry—William Martin Powell, Esq., late Captain of Inniskilling Dragoons, to be Adju tant, with rank of Captain. 2nd Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia—Charles John Sanford, Gent., to be Surgeon. Leicestershire Militia—Edward Harry Thomas, Esq., to be Captain.—This article is substituted for that which ap peared in the Gazelle of the 17th of March last. Leicestershire Militia—Edmund Arthur Paget, Esq., to be Captain. Merionethshire Rifle Corps of Militia—Thomas Parr Williams Ellis, Gent., to be First Lieutenant. 4th or Duke of Lancaster's Own (Light Infantry) Royal Lancashire Militia—Lieutenant Robert Kershaw to be Captain, vice Blundell, resigned. 2nd Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Richard Trevor Irwin, Gent., late 21st Fusiliers, to be Lieutenant, vice Gardner; Peter Herbert Delamere, Gent., to be Ensign ; Kynaston William Smith, Gent., to be Ensign ; John Robert Leigh, Gent., to be Ensign. sth Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—George Smirthwaite, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon. Cambridgeshire Militia—Charles James Lindam, Esq., to be Captain. lst Regiment of West York Militia—Thomas Frederick Charles Vernon Wentworth to be Lieutenant, vice Hartley, who retires ; Ensign Theodosius Stuart Russell to be Lieutenant, vice Chamberlaine, promoted. 2nd Regiment of West York Militia—Richard Johnstone, Gent, to be Ensign. 3rd Regiment of West York Militia—Henry William Heaton, Gent, to be Ensign. sth Regiment of West York Militia--Captain Robert Healey to be First Major; Captain Charles Cooley Craven to be Second Major. 6th Regiment of West York Militia —Godfrey Arm ytage , Esq., to be Captain Charles Henry Connell, Esq., to be Captain ; Hylton de Cardonnell Lawson, EM., to be Captain. 2nd Regiment of Royal Surrey Militia--William Pontifex, Eel., to be Li eu tenant, vice Barclay , resigned. Hampshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Thomas George Baring, Esq., to be Captain, vice Lord Ashburton,resigned.. 3rd Regiment of th e Duke of Lancaster ' s Own Militia — Alexander O'Farrell, Gent., to be Lieutenant. Kg's Own Light Infantry Regiment of . Mia— inEnsign Coles Lewis Harr is to be Lieutenant, vice Wood ford, who retires ; Thomas Rochfort Hunt, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Harris. Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia—James Brooks bank, jun., Gent, to be Lieutenant, vice Parke, re signed. Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia — Robert Crowe, Gent., to be Ensign. Ist or Western Regiment of Norfolk M . ilitia—Captain Hambleton Francis Custance to be Major, vice be Bilwer, w ho retires ; Samuel William Aldred, Gent., to Assist. a nt -Surgeon, vice Baker, deceased. 2nd or Eastern Regiment of Norfolk Militia--George Blomefield, Esq. (late Lieutenant• Colonel, Unattached), to be Captain ; James Haggard, Esq., to be Captain. Norfolk Militia Artillery—John retake, Gent., to be First lieutenant; Edward Trederoft, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant; Charles North, Gent., to be Second Lieute nant. [This article is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of Friday last : East York Regiment of Militia—Alwin Shutt Bell, Gent., to be Ensign.; Ile Ttabg. THE PRESS. APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants—Arthur Wright to the Phoenix; William E. Gor don to the St. George. Chaplain—W. Bell to the BeUeial e. Master--John G. Mugford to the Fiagard. PROMOTIONS: Commanders—James A. Paynter ; James C. Prevost, of the Portland; Sir William S. Wiseman, Barr, of the Excellent; Ni cholas Vansittart—to be Captains for rank. lieutemuite—William E. A. Gordon, of the Rt. George; Fre derick T. C. Strode, of the Victory; George G. Willes, of the Re ribugius—to be Commanders for rank. AGRICULTURAL INSTRUCTION.—II is gratifying to observe that in some agricultural districts the resident proprietors and gentry are promoting lec tures of a really useful kind for the instruction of the labouring population. At Goudhurat, Kent, on Tuesday last, Mr. Morland, of Courtlodge, delivered an amusing and excellent lecture bearing on agri cultural chemistry to a numerous and attentive audience. One great merit of the discourse con sisted in the familiar but very satisfactory experi ments by which it was illustrated. Thus, supposing that there were two different springs on a farm, snd the cultivator was in doubt which would be most proper for irrigating the soil, Mr. Morland showed by adding a drop of prussiate of potass to a vial of water from one spring that it turned the water blue, a sure sign that it contained iron, which would be injurious to the land, while a drop of the same added to a vial of water from the other spring turned it white and milky, a proof that it contained chalk, which would enrich the soil. While by instruction of this kind Mr. Morland endeavoured to fit his auditors better for their industrial pursuits, the whole tone of his lecture was religious, or, at least, highly moral, and well calculated to elevate their minds and raise them in the social scale. A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE broke out on Thursday morn ing upon the premises of Mr. D. Daley, furskiu dresser, Red Lion-alley, Cow-cross. The discovery was made by a police officer, who, on passing the pre mises, perceived fire issuing from the warehouse at the rear of them. He gave an alarm, and having succeeded in arousing the inmates sent for the engines and escapes, but in spite of all exertion the work of devastation continued, and the workshop and drying-rooms were destroyed. The property consumed was of considerable value, but fortunately insured. On Thursday the fluctuation in Consols was fully 1, and as there was a total absence of authentic news, or of anything to inspire confidence or produce de pression, it is obvious the dealings are phrely specu lative. Between four and five millions are under stood to stand over till the account, on the 11th of May. Consols for money were done at 871 to 881, and for the account from 881 to 871 1, and this was the latest quotation. A notification from the Cus toms to several London firms was made to-day that the exportation of iron to the Continent was pro hibited: as very large contracts exist, this regula tion will inflict great hardship on individuals if it is carried out without mitigation or qualification. To-day the market has been heavy. Speculative sales, combined with some disparaging accounts of Omer Paella's army on the Danube, sent Consols down to 871 for money, and about 1 lower for the account. Towards the close of business, however, the quotations rallied a little. Foreign stocks have shared in the fluctuation and depression of the British funds. Mexicans have, nevertheless, improved to-day upon the strength of a favourable despatch received by the bondholders from the President. Shares have drooped generally and regularly throughout the week. To-day, especially, almost 10 descriptions of railway and mining stocks are from 10s. to 11. lower. pu g Parka AO tit Inttiliput. FRIDAY ETZNING. Os Monday there was little doing in the markets generally, the sole exception to this rule being the Consul Market, in which the settling of the account proved more " Bullish " than was expected. This necessitated the borrowing of stock, and it is under stood that the Bank of England advanced no less than 400,0001., at 1-10 " backwardation." The profits of this transaction are at the rate of 81 per cent., and this sufficiently accounts for the readiness of the directors to make these advances, when the Government is pressing them for accommodation. The total amount of stock lent by the Bank within the last fortnight is understood to exceed 1,000,0001. The funds, which opened at 871 to I, closed at 871 to 871. The markets were not influenced by political intelligence. Money is easy at 5 and 51 per cent. On Tuesday Consols were first quoted at 871 to I, and at four o'clock were 871 to 4, but for money they were 4 per cent. higher. Some business took place in the New Two-and-a half per Cents.—issued at 110 per cent. —at 791. The Harbinger and the Sovereign of the Seas were reported with 442,600/. worth of gold from Australia. It is probable that all this will be exported to the Continent; however, it may, pro tanto,stop the efflux of gold from the Bank. On Wednesday Consols opened at 075 to 4, and closed at 87i to 4. But the rise is caused entirely by speculation, and not by any other eircnmstance. It is only in Consols that a scarcity of stock exists ; in all other Government securities the supply is abun dant. Exchequer Bills are as they have been for many months, at from par to 2s. premium. BRITISH FUNDS. Closing Prices. OFFICIAL. QUOTATION. Mond. Tuesd. Wed. Thu... Irraap. per Cent. Consols B7 B7 888 871 8 871 I itto for Account 8 per Cents Reduced 8b 83 per Cents Long Annuities Bonk Stock, 7 per Cent 214 8 214 8 219 2121 3 211 India Stock, 101 per Cnt 295 285 Exch. Bills, 2d. per diem sr 4p 4pm par 4p 4p par par 4p India Bonds, (1,0001.) — tid par 4d par 6 d BANK OF ENGLAND. Au Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 89 for the week ending on Saturday, the 10th day of April, 1816. 18BUIC DICPAIITUZINT. Notes issued .... £2G,168,4801 Government Debt C 11,014,100 Other Sem.. ales .. 21,10154.900 Gold Coin & Bullio 111,718,4190 Silver Bullion £26,708,480 DANKINJ DI Proprietorn'Capital A 14,559,000 i Government Seca- Rest Public Deposi ts 1,766,964 Dead Weight An.) 115,696,691 Other Deposits Seven Day tt other Notes Bills 333,470,370 L 33,470,370 • Including Exchequer, Savings Banks, Commissioners of National Debt., and Dividend Accounts. The foregoing return, when compared with that of the preeeding week, ending April 8, exhibits the following changes. In the Public Deposits Other Deposits Notes Issued Do. Reserved Seven-day Bilk Coin and Bullion Cioyernineist Securities Other Securities Dimness's of The Rest The amount of active circulation In Notes 429,490,355 Do. in Seven-day and other Bills 1,126,079 28,686484 Coin and Bullion in both Departments 13,610,873 Antw. & Rttrdm. Resrs.to Belgian test. J. Quids. & Krque. Dijon & Reeling. Dutch Rhenish 4... ..m, it d It 1 2 P 1 i IP East Indian.... Do. Extension.. Ot. Indian Pen. Growl J. of Frs. G.W.efCan„&b. „ B. (Sd is.) 1673 Le.&Pis.flp•pf. Lnxernix Lyons & Madras ,1 i Al IJr , ii la gi 18 RI i 41 3 82 4 28 4 9 I - Maria Antonia..) Na. & Lae.(w. In 11 Nrthrn. of Frtaee.i Norw. l'rnk. Prf. Paris t Lyons.. Paris 6t Orleans Part■ & Rouen.. Paris & Strasbg. P.,Caen & Cher. Qbee.*Rehaind, Rouen & Havre s • I bd iioi;l Swedii Sambre& Meu H. F - .of France Sthim of France Upperlnd.lierlp Wet. Flanders.. With. of France Weetrn. of bait,. Zealand FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Thum lie ell 4 • e 1 Mond. 6 4 I .-: Pa Tuesday. 4 3 • d 5 4 d a 1 . 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