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1046 BANK OF ENGLAND. An Aeaount, pursuant to the Act 7th au•l nth Victoria. eap. is for the week gutting on Saturday, the 17th day of Oct., 1857 - 11,11.1 e PRVARTIIIeNT. i notes Issued ...• 423,400,430 Government Debt 511,015,100 Other Securities .. 3,459,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 8 925.430 Silver Bullion .... -- A 23,440.436 DAN ICING D £23.400,430 Proprietors'eapitalil4,s s3 :Uti O 4oviinneUt Seen• Rest Public Deposita*.. 4.833,411 Dead Weight An.) 410,254 342 Other Deposits Seven Day et othet : Notes &Ds 434.810,139 i 434.13:0.332 • Including Exchequer Cummissioners of National Deus Savings' Banks. and Dividend Accounts. BRITISH FUNDS. Closing Prloink OFFICIAL. QUOTATIONS. ,Moved., Tread. Wed.Thars. Friday. 3 per Cent.Coneole y 822 Say 2 814 83 Si Ditto to- Account 'B4l 2 A 32 i 88„ I Msl y i S^ _ 3 perCetts Reduced 872 287 I 1 38 7f 3 per Cents Lang Annuities I 3 1 2 1 1-it; • 15-10 I 9 Bank Stool. 7 per Cent 2132 I 212 212 213 210 New 22 bier Cent Aunuit — dzeh. Odle, 32d. Bonds,(1.0001.) 221 •• 231 251 •• 2 . 241 ' FOREIGN FUNDS. Per Cent. Mond.,Thred. Wed. MO Friday. Brazilian 6 j 9bi ' 9SI 991 901 g Danish 5 ;1001 Dtoh. (1tz.13 Guil )21 1 611 63i ! French 3 86:60e,C111f 70e 46( 70e 411 1 f ii t c' t e —f.; ti f. Mexican S I9i 19 3 . 193 Peruvian 43 1 7. ; Portuguese 4 Russian 43 95j ; Spanish 3 , 251 ; 40i .103 Turkish Acc.6 861 7 0373 i n'i 8d FOREIGN RAILWAYS. fbf 70c1 Do. Do. Bank Stool f o f o t 19} .I - f I Antw. Armed. Tumid,. Waxes. 61 et 61 41 51 61 llt S 41d 61 414 5 41,11 t ld 911 WI di i 97i 81 191 1 191 19/ f 181 1 ' 16i 18 ; 9 21 4 3041 . 61 24 1 4 171 141 i ITI 17f It+ 34 C 1 1 1 7/, 61 2 4it 341 $ 4 l 1 1 lo I II 10 9 le 1! 1 , 31 11 321 1 41 63 1 61 63 ,61 63 Thrra. bj est 4 li El did 19t di 161 I f l 20 51 17t 18i 61 Tt 44,1 . _1 He!gum East. J . Dutch Ghouls& Fast Indian Gt. Indian Pen G. W.ofean.,Sh Lyons & Geneve Madras Namur& Liege Nrthra.ofternot Norw. Trnit.Prf Pies a Lyons Paris & Orleans' Paris A 80u•u..1 !WARES Mould., Triad. Irtd., I$ $ I ih b iTs rio . 6 ts • ;341 32 1 30 32 a: al-- al 1 :11 1J 1$ 19;171 Bii 2$ So 2,4 30,2 S 30 I sl 91 90 9290 92. 521 31 53 4 143 541 J4t 41 25 6 :95 41 97 93 97 99 96 9s, - 921 5:1 Si 'St 2 t 1 51 1 1 21' ' P ' -- ,101 4 101 3 102 S p 1 5 1 i s i i s i t .141 5t 951 o J5l SOI lt ali 1 sli 1:48 CO SS Ce S 3 t o ss 501 31 t , 31 id 3 1 td 41 id. 47 A 47 s 47 8 i 47 41 Id 41 11 4/ id,4l 71 d 8 71 A! 71 49 31 24 21 29 31 21 31 1100 2 1041 2 100 2 100 2 0 7. 69 71 61 71 :18 :1 32 431 34 32 34 32 31 3 t 62! 3i'(l 3 C 4 63 4 M 9 At Al 91 091901 481 21 s 1 el — 2 al 62 81 2 I -- 1 -- lig 8) I !..N4 SQ 9C N 53 4! 941 Si t 9G ti '2C 21;10 2: aU 1A 123 2. 11 4 1 1 1~4 1 2 }# }l la 21 :1 II I :39 34 }39 34' 9 11 9 11' Ai t [mit s- Aberdeen aim. Woly.t Stour Val Bristol csd Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Dub:ln* Belfast June East Anglian Eastern lluioc (B) I East Lancashire Eastern Counties Great Northern Gt. Bth. and Wet of ire i Great Western Laneuhiredi Yorkshire Lon., r ilbury S. Brkg. Lon.,Brightoo o kc Loudon and Blackwall' London and Nrth•West. Midland Newmarket Newry and Enniskillen! Norfolk Nrtlirn.Countles Union! North British North Staffordshire— North-Western Oxf.,Wrestr., and Wuiv. Scottish Central Scottish Midland 13i I as 60' 77 I'd 30 11, South Devon South-Eastern and Dov.. South-Western South Wales Waterford d Limerick Al sc ta.t.enxon s Australian Agricultural '2O 120 1' Canada Crystal Pa1ace........: 11 Crystal Palace of erauce" NorthßritishAus.Laud ; 3 t I Peel River Laud A Min. \1; 2a 1; 9! Scottish Aust. 'wrest. 4 , let South Australian Lan? 62 432 4 Van Magoon's Land ..1 J 11 9 11 Vitropolitatt farktis. Ito ported es slusivelp for "Tax Plum.") CORN EXCHANGE—AIthough the supplies of English wheat on offer this week have been only moderate, the trade has ruled heavy, and prices have given way fully 2s per quarter. Owing to the prevailing damp weather, moot of the samples 'ave conic to hand out of condition. The fresh iu.ports of foreign wheat have not been extensive. Even the finest sam ples have moved off slowly, and the quotations have bad a downward tendency. Floating cargoes of grain have been mostly held at hill quotations. Flue barley bas sold to a mode- rate extent at last week's prices. but the value of grinding and distilling sorts has given way fully Is per quarter. In malt very little has been passing, a t I s per q u arter less money. The oat trade has ruled inactive, at a fall of fully f.d per quarter. Buns, peas. and sour have moved of slowly, yet scarcely any change Ilia taken place in their value. Emomatt—Whst. Essex and Kent rod, 4:s to 565; white 4'; to 625; Norfolk and f.lneoln red, 4{4 to 364. Malting barley 314 to 46x; grinding ditto, .133 to 304 343 to 383 Malt, ;Ss to 745. b'eed °ALI, 20s to 21;4; potato, 27s to 325; Rye, 38e to 40s. Tiok berms, 33s to 395; Ilsrrow, 64s to 40e; pigeon, 43e to 475. Grey peas, 40e to 435; maple, 42s to 46s ; white boilers, 44s to 513 pergnorter. Townono In flour. 4lis to 50s; nouutry marts, 39s to 435; nouseholds,4 is to 46s per 480 lbs. ♦RRIVALS TRIG WEEP. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oat.. Finn,. 1430 .. Oa .. 14d0 Irish Foreign .. 8010 .. 65)0 19020 ... 100 Om 340 1)11.. LONDON AVVIRADF.S 01.11.1LARKD ON FRIO AN—Wheat, 3.033 quarters, toss i 3 ; barley, 1,100 quarters, 41. ; oats, 72 quarters, 293 33: rye, quarters. —; beaus. 151 quarters, 41. 103; peas, 1:9 quarters, 5.1 s 103. INIPERI AL WEEKLY AVPIII. WKS—Wheat, 55s 104; bar ley, 435; oats, 25. 63; rye, 333 41; beans, 453; peas, 44. 54. . . TI-11.: SIX WTI:KIM AVPIRIGKS—Whes.„ Sua 41: barley, 42. 10d: oat., 2Cs; rye, 36s 81; beans, 45. 7d ; peas. 43s 4d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOT.D LIST WRl l :lC—Wheat. 122,132 barley, 65,232; oats, .10,706; rye, 932; beaux, 5,251 ; peas, 2,21.7 oua•ters. BliliAD—The prices of wheaten broad in the metropolis are from 8d to dtd; of household ditto, 61d to 71,1 per 4lbs loaf. TEA—There has been very little inquiry for any kind of tea this week, and importers have been ready sellers on rather lower terms. A few parcels of common sound Coogan have changed hands at Is Old per lb. Tits show of soul• plea has rather increased. Cougoit, Is lid to 2s 6d; Sing Yong and Oolong, Is 31 to 2s; Souchong, Is 3d to 2s 611: Flowery Pekoe, 2s 64 to As ; Caper, ; Scented Caper, Is 3d to is 10,1; Orange Pekoe, Is •ld to Is 4d: Scented Orange Pekoe, Is thl to 2s 4d; Twankay, 94 to Is 3d ; Hynott Skin, 8d to is 2.1: ilyson, Is 4.1 to As ; Young llyson, 10.1 to 2s Ad; Imperial, Is to 2s Id; Gunpowder, Is to 3s 61; Assam, As Id to Ss Id per lb. SUGAR—Compared with last week, there has been rather more firmness in the market for raw sugar ; nevertheless. in wine instances, low qualities have giren way 6,1 per cwt The stock is on the increase. Refined goods are in moderate re- quest. Common grocery lumps have sold at Gls to 61s tid ; wet lumps. Svl. to 5.. ts lid ; and tine nieces, 35s to 56s per owt. MOLASSES—Scarcely any transactions have taken place, Alla prices are almost nominal. COFFRE—Desters have purchased with great caution, and the quotations may be considered is to 2s per cwt. lower than last week. COCOA—Next to nothing is doing, and red Trinidad has been withdrawn from public sale, at 95s per cwt. PROVISIONS—There is very little imptiry for Irish butter, and prices are about 2s per cwt. lower. All foreign qualities move off heavily, at drooping currencies, and English may be bad on lower terms. The bacon market is very dull, at 29 to 4s per cwt less money. Hams and bird support previous rates. COTTON —Very few transactions have been reported, on rather lower terms. HEMP Alip FLAX—Hemp is held at full prices, but flax is nominal. Jute has fUrther declined 20s per ton. INDIGO—The quarterly sales have been brought to a close. Only about 5,000 chests were disposed of, at an advance of from ed to 21; per lb. WOOL—The next public sales of ooloniel wool are appointed to commence on the 140 i of November, when about 40,000 bales will be offered. Our market is heavy. and prices are drooping. SILK—The trans ictions are trifling in th , extreme, yet we have no quotable change to notice in prices. Bengal Surdah, 31s to 343; Cossimbuzar, 17s to 325; Donates, ICs ed to 313; Jungypore, 17s to 31st Cominercally, 17s to 31s; Mari. eau!, 15s Gd to 31s ; itatinsgore, 15s to 325; Bauleah, 14s to 17s; Mundelehstit, 16s to 20s. China. Tsatlee, middling and inferior, 2ls Gd to 2.1 s Cl; ditto superior and second quality, 24s Gal to 26s tki; Yours fa, 12s to 22s ; Taysaain, 16s to 225; ditto, long-reeled, t;s to 21s; Canton, 12s to 18s per lb. SAL'l'PEl'lil•;—Prices are ruling lower, and the demand is heavy. HOPS—Fine new hops are in fair request, at very full prices. All other kiwis rule heavy, at barely late rates. New Mid and East Kent pockets, are selling at 70s to 117 s; Weald of Kent ditto, 60s to 14.; and Sussex, 53s to 72s per cwt. Other hops are very dull. POTATJES—Tae supplies are moderate, and the demand is heavy, at from 41 to 71 Ti per ton. OILS —Linseed oil has sold shwly. 371 to 371 5s per tun. All othor oils mar be purchased on lower terms. Spirits of tur. pentine, 33s to 40s per cwt. TALLOW—The transactions are limited, yet prices are sup- ported. P. Y. C., on the spat, SGs Gd to s:s; for all the year, 561 3rl per cwt. COALS—Hasting's Hartley. lfts 3d ; Wylam, les ad; Riddell, 20s Gd: Stewart's, .:34; Tees, 23J; and Shitudiffe, 21s per ton. METROPOLITAN CATTLE—Tice supplies of fat stock have inareased this week, and the tra le generally has ruled heavy, at drooping prices. Beef. from 3s 21 to 44 10d ; mutton, 3s 41 to 5s 4d; veal, 4a to 5s ; pork, 4s to 34 2d par Blbs to sink the offal. Nr.WG \TE AND IF ADENDALL—The trade has con. tinue I heavy, and the quomtious him been drooping. Beet, from 2s lod to 4s W; mutton, 3s to 4e 3d; veal, 3s ud to 4s 64; pork, 3s Al to Ss td per 3161 by the carcase. SUSPENSION of the SPONSALIA.—JAY and SMITH, Regent•streeh—The wLole of the stock ba• been sold by tender, in nit lots. SEW ELL and CO., Compton House, have become the purchasers of Lot 4, consisting of Foreign cud British Laces and E.ubruideries, &c. &c., at a large discount from the cost prices. and will offer the save for sale in a few days, due notice of which will be given. CO MP TON HOUSE, FRITH•STKEET, SOHO. 'I'HE PRESS, OCTOBER 24,1857. BIRTHS. FRASER—On the 13th instant. at the Grange, Castle Connell, the wife of Major the Hon. David Fraser, of a son. FEHMOV—On the 17th instant, at Trabolgan, Lady Fermoy, of a daughter. KERRY—On the 17th instant, at Wimbledon, the Countess of Kerry, of a aaagliter. PAKENHAM—on the 19th instant, in Mirk street, Grosvenor. square, the Hon. Mrs. Thomas l'skenhaui, of a sou. GAUTIO N. Trades:nen, Merchants, Shippers, Outfitters, *c.—Whereas it has lately come to my knowledge that some unprincipled person or persons have, fur some time past, been imposing upon the Public by selling to the Trade and others a spurious article under the name of BOND'S PERMANENT :MARKING INK, this is to give notice that I am the Original and Sole Proprietor and Menu. facture: of the said article, and do not employ any Traveller, or authorise any persons to tepres4atit themselves as coming from my Establishment for the purpose of selling the said Ink. •,,,* This Caution is published by me to prevent further im position upon the Public. and serious injury to myself.—E. H. BOND. Sole Fveeutriv and Widow of the late John Boni, 2tt, Long-lane, West Smithfield, London. ICARRIAGES. BEACIf —C LAN D—On the Fth instant, at Westlei gli Win. Wither tirsinstoue Beach, Esq., M.P. fur North Haute, to larutiue Chichester, daughter of the late Colonel Augustus Cleveland, of North Devon. BELLADIS—GIBBoNS—On the 16th of September. at Bar. !Ado*, Major William Bellaits, of the S'Jth ►tegt. to Emily Craven, daughter of Win. Barton Gibbons, Esq., of Barbados. I : IIIO ADE I WisT—CUMMING—On the 17th instant, at SL James's Church, Piccanilly, John Broadhurst, Esq., to Flo rence Georgians Toscana Cututniug, daughter of the late General Sir tient, Cumming. DON—SANDEttS—On the 17th instant, at Marylebone Church, Sir Wm. Henry Don, Bart., to Emily, eldest daughter of John Sanders. Esq. DEATHS. BURNABY—On the 17th instant, at Bt. John's-wood, Caroline , wife of Sir Wm,l. Bursaby, But. HOLLOWAY',; PILLS, an indisputable Remedy for the cure of COUGHS, COLDS. ,tc., so pre. valeta at this season. The cause of half the disease to which suffering humanity is liable is the Incorrect mode of tr. sting the human system when ctecked with the above complaints, which lead ultimately to the most direful results. By persevering in the use of Holloway's Pills all these symptoms are quickly eradicated, the tone of the stomach is strengthened, and the whole of the morbilic matter which nature finds injutious is very quickly thrown out. Sold by all me•licine.vendors throughout the world; at Professor Holloway's Establishments, 214, Strand, Lon lin, and Maldeu-lane, New York; by A. Stamps, Cousteau. staple; A.Ostidioy, Smyrna; cud E . Muir, Netts. H ARINGTON—On the instant, Edwa:•d .1•.!il 1 1.tritiqten, sq., son of the late Sir Jelin E lward ll.tringto.i, 11.trt., aged C• 3. LEUGEET-0.1 the 14th instant, at De 3 :44e , (. Major- General Joseph Leggett, Hoke.; Army, at4e SALTER—On the 12th instant, in Kunsiu;tou.parL••garden s General J. F. Salter, C. 13. WALLACE—On the 10th instant, at Cheltenham, Captain George Harris Wallace, late of her Majeity's 16th Foot. FROM TILE LONDON I.ZI4.;TTE. Tuesday, October 20. B ANK HU PTS.—Wm. BUDDLE. Delsmere•terrsce. Paddington, buiIder—CHARLES MOBLEY and JOHN MARLOW MOSLEY, Cathe rine.street, Strand, news ageuta—FßED. COLLINS, Drury lane, pawnbroker—Metrinum Cunha - rte. OzforJ•atreet. hiker—Wit. Onronn. Great Yarmouth, grocer—Ww. CARR, Bishopsgate street \Vitliout, eheesemonger—Wll.JOHN 'tonna, Albiou•vsllae, Kingslend, builder—WY. GIBBS, Worcester. eoda•water menu. lecturer—Jolts SLADE and JAMES IALIBY %%NINO, Ytovil , So. mersetshire, attorneys—ALFßED EAIINSHAW, Sheffield, hosiery dealer—TitomAs MAI-views and Joitm Mt•rritewe, Sheffield, turnserew makers—PHlLlP JONES, Newtown, Montgomeryshire, flannel manufacturer—..initm ROWLANDS, St. Asaph, Flintshire, joiner—Ews WILLIAms, illackbridge Foundry, Holyhead, iron. founder. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.—Jour CRAIO,jun.. Airdrie, paper ntker—Wm. :11'htn.f.km, Barrhead, Benfrewbhire, boot. maker—ROBERT NEILL, Old Broughton, Edinburgh, coach proprietor--Joum RUPARTIM HOFFMAN, Edinburgh, plane and edge-tool manufacturer. Friday, October 21. BANKRUPTS.—Titoues SIDDEN. Rochester. coal and timber merchant—THommt CHANDLER, Bother'tithe. surgeon Enw tan B. SISSONS, Leeds, grocer. -Fautietticx W. Poor., Bristol, licensed victualler—THo)4Aß Wvcit, Ma•clestteld, innkeeper DAVID DAVIS, Pontlottyn, Glamorgan. grocer—WILLIAM Swiss and JAucs BLAIR, Barden, Yorkshire, builders—WlLLlAM Dos. SON and JOHN T. ilußsoN, Derby, silk throwsters—EDWAßD SHAW. Kiugston•upou•Hull, draper—RICHARD H. HEALEY and DAVID HEALEY, Manchester, shirt manufacturers- JottH SLADE and JAMES T. VINING, Somerset.. attorneys—Josarrt Lsc, Wolverhampton, engine manufacturer—Tux W. HARDWICK and WILLIAM WILSON, Hnuslet, Leeds, dratiera —JOHN BOWBEEE, Bristol. oil and coloureuan—SAMUEL 'l'. HASSELL, Kingston. upon•lluil, merchant—HENßY SIBLEY, Birchiu.!aue, miuicg agent. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.—LEANDER.MILLAR, and Co., Glasgow, lace and sewed•muslin merchants--JoHm E. STEPHENS, Edinburgh, Denser—Wm-we GUTHRIE, Hellen. Brick, Perthshire, wright—RODßßT LAIRD and Co., Glasgow and Paisley, merchants—JAHEs SUIRRA, Stirling, drader—Wii.u.tx SMITH and Co., Glasgow, calico printers. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. - JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. JETTY TREFFZ. MDLL E. M.JULLIEX hae the honour to announce that hie ANNUAL SERFS of CONCERTS will commence on FRIDAY, the 3th of October, and thst he has secured the services of the LieJer Saugeriun, Mdlle. JETTY TREFFZ. PRICES OF ADMISSION. Promenade , s Od. Dress Circle 2s. ed. Upper Boxes le. Od. Private Boxes..los.Gd., U. Is., Gallery Is. Od. and upwards. Private BCPCeS to be secured at the Box-otlice of the Theatre; at all the principal Libraries and Musicsellers ; and at Julllea and Co.'s, 211, Regent street. CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS at Polygraphic Hall, King William street. Strand. OPEN EVERY EVENING. and on SATURDAY a GRAND MORNING EN. TERTAINMENT. commencing at Three —Seats can be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library. 33, Old 13oud•street, and at the Hail. Admission, 35., 25., and Is. 1 1 LENIENTARY DRAWING- in SCHOOLS LL for the POOK.—The Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education is now prepared to receive applications for giving instruction in Elementary Drawing to Sixty Schools for the Poor, either male or female, within the Post-ottice districts of the metropolis. The fee fur the instruc tion is Si. a year. payable in advance, for one lesson a week in each school. The scholars are examined annually, and may obtain prizes. The masters, mistresses, and pupil-teachers of the schools may participate in the instruction given, and when able to teach drawing themselves may odd Si. a year to their allowances from the Committee of Council on Education. A grant to the extent of forty per cent. is made in aid of purchasing examples. For further information, and Lists of Examples, apply to the Secretary of the Science and Art Department, South Ken sington, W. 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