The Press. — London, England, 1854-11-11 00:00:00

NOVEMBER 11, 1854. SAFETY OF CAPTAIN COLLINSON. BY the Californian journals just received we learn the welcome news that Captain Collinson and the Enterprise, so long missing on their Arctic discovery voyage, have arrived safely at Port Clarence. This intelligence was brought to San Francisco by H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commander Sir Henry Trolloppe,which anchored there on the 23rd ult. The Enterprise, she reports, reached Port Clarence on August 21st. after a long and, it is almost needless to say, un successful search for any trace of the Franklin expedition. Captain Collinson sailed from England in the same season, and at about the same time, as the Investigator (Captain M‘Clure), that arrived on the Atlantic side of the continent a year since, having navigated the north-west passage. No news having been received of the Enterprise, much anxiety was felt for her safety, and that of her officers and crew, and the English Government stationed for her relief and assistance the Rattle snake at Port Clarence, and the Plover at Point Barrow, during the last winter, and they were both arranging for their succeeding winter quarters at the time of her arrival, at the ending of which season the Government had given orders to abandon the search for them. The Enterprise went into the Arctic Sea in the summer of 1851, and passed through the Prince of Wales Straits, but, finding the ice impracticable for her advance, she passed the winter of 1851-2 in latitude 71 deg. 35 min. N., longitude 117 deg. 35 min. W. After making every exertion to obtain the object of her voyage, the winter of 1852-3 was passed in Cambridge Bay, Wollaston Land, 89 deg. N., 105 deg. 30 min. W. Still proceeding on her voyage, the winter of 1853-4 found her in Camden Bay, 70 deg. 8 min. N., 145 deg. 80 min. W. The ice released the vessel July 15, 1854, when she commenced her return passage, and did not reach Point Barrow until August 9, having baffling southerly winds and calms. Immediately on her arrival at Point Clarence, on August 21, finding the Plover had left for Point Barrow a few days pre vious, for the purpose of assisting and relieving her, as soon as her supplies could be put on board from the Rattlesnake, on the 22nd she started to overtake the Plover, and communicate with and recal her, which duty performed, she would immediately pro ceed to Hong Kong, and the Plover to Valparaiso. During the three years the Enterprise has been in the frozen sea she has lost but three men :—May 15, 1953, William Driver, ship's cook ; November 24, 1853, William Greenaway, able seaman; June 29, 1854, William Cheeseman, private marine. The commander, officers, and crew, fifty-nine in number, were in excellent health. No information was obtained of the fate of Sir John Franklin. The Enterprise found traces of the Investigator's passage in many places, and went within ninety miles of Winter Harbour ; but not being able to proceed further, on account of the ice, went up Wollaston Strait, and there fell in with traces of Dr. Rae's searches. It will be recollected that Dr. Rae was in o immand of an expedition sent out by the Hudson Bay Company. In the spring of 1852 travelling parties were des patched near the ice, one of which reached Melville Islands after great hardship. The natives met with during the voyage were of a peaceable and kind dis position, ready at all times to be of assistance in any manner in their power. ADVERTISEMENT.—SUPPLEMENTS GRATIS WITH THE DISPATCH.—The unexampled interest which attaches • to every incident connected with the operations of the Allied Armies in the East, has determined the proprietors of the Weekly Dispatch to devote a greater space to the intelligence from the Seat of War than the ordinary limits of this, the Largest Newspaper, could possibly afford, and, with the view of giving the amplest details, have resolved upon the issue of a Series of Supplements, which will include every par ticular connected with the Siege and decision of the contest at Sebastopol, and will be continued whenever demanded by the progress of the campaign. By the publication of these Supplements, the portion of the paper usually devoted to incidents of domestic and political importance will be reserved intact, and the engrossing subject of war will receive the fullest and most varied illustration. A supplement will be pub lished to-morrow and on Sunday next, November 19th. Pub puke auli 6itg ntelligtita. FRIDAY EVENING. The English funds this week present the aspect of a gradual and continuous decline, so that Consols, which on Saturday last were at 941 to 95 for the account, and 94j for money, closed heavily this afternoon at 93i to 93k, both for money and the account. The chief causes of this decline are ru- THE PRESS. mours of a new French loan, and the absence of news of a decisive character from Sebastopol: the accounts are not regarded as positively unfavourable, but some expressions in Lord Raglan's despatch are considered ambiguous, and may be interpreted in either sense, good or bad. Stocks generally are lower than they have been, but in the bonds issued on account of the new Turkish loan them has been considerable agitation. These bonds, which were at the close of last week at about 2 premium, fell iu a few days to 2 discount, so that at one time capital invested in them would have borne interest at the rate of 71. 14s. per cent. The cause of the fall is not attributable to political events, but chiefly to certain peculiarities in the form of the bonds, and the amounts for which they were issued. Instead of being manually signed with pen and ink, the signa tures were, it appears, lithographed, and instead of being for amounts of 501., 1001., 5001., and 10001. each, which alone are warranted by the &man au thorising them, other amounts of 2001. and 4001. were inserted in some. But these irregularities are now being rectified, the bonds will all be signed, and those which are for improper amounts withdrawn and others substituted. The bonds have in conse quence partially recovered, and are now at about 1 dis. The total amount already issued is understood to be 480,0001., of which only 80,0001. were in the London market, the bulk being taken on the Paris Bourse. Large orders from Paris to sell accelerated the panic in those securities. The committee of the Stock Exchange having re fused to admit the bonds of the domestic debt of Peru into the " house," those securities also expe rienced a decline of from 11. to 21. Corn has again risen, and is now 2s. higher than it was before the recent fall. In the manufacturing districts, although trade is sound, there has been a diminution of orders in some branches of industry, especially of orders from South America and the United States, and in some instances firms have commenced working short time. Money is abundant, the demand for it brisk, and the rates of interest from 2 to 3 per cent. The arrivals of gold this week are inconsiderable, whilst the demand of it for exportation has slightly increased. The following are the shipping returns for the month ending the 10th of October, compared with the two previous years: — Entered inward Tonnage for the Month ending Oct. 10. 1852. 1853. 1864. British vessels 380,888 552,218 581,604 United States vessels .. 85,479 99,087 114,985 Other countries .. 184,899 258,816 175,409 811,000 909,919 tt21,008 The clearances outward were :- 11452. 1853. 1854. British vessels 456,169 46'4,807 470,588 United States vessels .. 83,835 112,788 113,958 Other countries 208,631 243,580 245,070 70,635 819,179 836,611 Exchequer Bills are at Os. to 9s. premium ; India Bonds, Ils. to 14s. premium. FOREIGN FUNDS. Stock has fallen generally on the Continent as well as at home. In French rentes the decline has been about '2 per cent.; at Amsterdam securities of all descriptions were dull, while at Vienna they had scarcely recovered from the recent panic. The other subjects of interest in the foreign market we have noticed above. SHARES AND MISCELLANEOUS STOCK. Railway Shares have been well supported, consi dering the depressed condition of other securities. The transactions, however, have been few; the following are amongst the latest quotations in some of the principal lines:—Shares of the London and North-Western Railway were quoted at 1001 to 11: Great Westerns, 711; Lancashire and Yorkshires, 721 1 ; Midlands, 691 1; York and North Midlands, 261 1 ; Eastern Counties, 111 ; Caledonians, 301 ; Great Northerns, 221 ; South Easterns, 181 4 ; Northern of France, 331 4; Paris and Strasbourg, 321 1; Paris and Lyons, 201 pm. Mining shares are also well supported. A meeting of the proprietors of the Imperial Brazilian Mining Association was held yesterday, and, after a rather angry discussion, the reports and accounts were received, and the proceedings adjourned until the 6th of December. RAILWAYS-- Aberdeen Moberg., Nottng., Bata a Hart Junotion Birm. W olv.B Stour Vol Dtrk., I an. A. Ckes.Juno. Du. elies. & Dirk , 601.& Do. do. 201. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Dublin a Dollar% Juno , Dundee, Perth, d Aber ) deep Junction East Anglian Eastern Union East Lancashire E.& W. I. Dka. & Dir. dn ! linburgh A Glasgow Eastern Counties Ednbrgh., Perth, Dund Great Northern Ot. 6th. and Wet of Ire Great Western Hull and Selby Irish South-Eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire Lancaster end Carlisle, Leeds Northern Lon., Tilbury, it Sthend Lon., Brighton, London laud Blackwell London and Nrth-West. Londudrry. & Coleraine Londuarry. at Euntlalli. Luoolnah.l Midland 1)o. Dirm. and Derby Newmarket , Newp.,Aber.RHereford Newry and EnntaktDen' New., Warrnpnt.,a Road N orfolk Nrthrn. Counties Union' North liritish North Devon North Staffordshire North-Western 1 N. & Sth.•Western J unc. l o:f., W roar., and Wolv. Scottish Central . Scottish Midland . Shrewsbury & Dlrining. l Shrewsbury & Hereford Shrewsbury & Chest Shropshire Union South Devon South-Eastern and 1077 96 10a 11 i I i 9•, 7 lye 4,4 Friday. 99 8 91 GI 91 2i ..,. .I. be i I Id SHARIOI. India Bondi, km& L 1 South. Westeru South Wales .... Sth. Yorksh.&Ftiv... Stockton & b&rltn to. Thins./ Per Cent. I Belgian 2 4 4 4 Ditto Brazilian Do. New Buenos Ayres 6 Chilian 3 Danish Ditto Dtch. (M::12 uil )24 Ditto 4 French 3 I Do. 44 Do. Bank Stock Granada Deferred 14 Mexican 3 Do. Account 3 Peruvian 44 Peruvian Scrip .... Portuguese 4 Russian 6 DUO 44 Sardinian 6 Spanish Do. New Deferral i• Do. Pass. Convert. 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Closing Prices. OFFICIAL QUOTATION. cond. Tuesd. Wed. ,T7turs Fridisp. 8 per Cent. Consols E94I 943 9713 941 1 - 981 I Ditto for Account /34 913 t 9 3 943 3 93 8 per Cents Reduced 193 933 94 { 931 2i, 92 I I per Coots 1931 933 3/9 I/933 23/ 12 Long Annuities -11311, 4 -18 a-18A 548 Bank Stock, 7 per Coot 2123 1 212 2 9 123 1 211 233 India Stock, 103 per Cot. 231 Ricoh. Bille, 23d. per dieml 8 10 7 p 2p, 14 Op 8 9 I 11 dl India Bonds, (1.0001.) — Scottish Central ,94 Scottish Midland 2 160 Shrewsbury & Binning. Shrewsbury tt Hereford 74 8i n Shrewsbury /2 Chester 1 -- Shropshire Union 7 '45 T South Devon .12 4 4 South-Eastern and Dov. 54 2 183 South. Western South Wales 3li 24 814 S Bth. Yorksh. t Itiv. Dun 4 iGg Stockton & Darlinbtonl 33 7 3,, 7 Th m s.llaven Bk.& Rail. 4 i 3 Vale of Nasal Waterford tt Kilkenny di g 44 Waterford L Lime riek 2 4 4 4 West Cornwall 4 T 8 7 Wimbledon & Croydon Woodford York, Newc., and Bet. York and Nzth Midland HANKS-- Australasian ,BO 2 80 1 Chartered Bank of Asia id par id pa: Ch. Bank of India, Aus- tralia, A China 1 641 id Eng. Sctch & Aust. Ch.'n id 11 is Lon.BnkofAus.t y Lon. Char. link of Aust. '25 i 25 Oriental Bank Corpor. 50 2 48 If Lon. Aus. 'hiking& Old. I m porting Company I Sonth Australia 43 143 Union of Australia '7l S 71 3 Do. New 174 bi 74 8 Mimes — Brazilian Imperial ... 4 2i Do. (St John del Rey) :30 30 2 Cobra Copper 6 8 4d Colonial Gold Nouveau Monde I M 11101ILLAIIII0011— Australian Agricultural 0 2 1 ,40 Brit. American Land I Canada Crystal Palace 3 3 Crystal Palace of franca p North British Aus. Land 9 j 9 ; Do. Preference Peel River Land *Min. 44 31 Scottish Aust. Invest. 1 24 1 1 South Australian Land 1 5 713 Van Diemen . ; Land