The Press. — London, England, 1853-05-21 00:00:00

70 -sth Regiment of Foot—Captain John Macdonald, from • half-pay Unattached, to be Captain ; First Lieutenant Ar thur *Mem Palmer to be Captain; Second Lieutenant William Leach to be First Lieutenant-3 8 th Foot—Lieu tenant Charles Frederick Torrens Daniell to be Captain; Ensign Compton Alwync Serase Dieltins to be Lieutenant ; Ensign T. B. Wardlaw, from the 59th Foot, to be Ensign.- 42nd Foot,-11revet Major Thomas Tulloeh to be Major, without purchase ; Lieutenant John M'alter Wedderburu to be Captain. without purchase ; Ensign William Crofton Ward to be Lieutenant, without purchase; Ensign Johu Gordon Campbell to be Lieutenant ; Ensign Sir Peter A. Halkett, hart., (mm the 81st Foot, to be Ensign ; Ensign Montague Ainslie, from the Ist Foot, to be Ensign.—A9th Foot—t hristopher Joseph lieury Tolcher, Gent., to be En .rigs; James Francis itiekie, Gent., to be Ensign.—Hlst Foot —Ensign John 'fhormon fingers. from the 59th Foot, to be Ensign,-9 •th Foot—Captain ICnl..lohn I forebill, from halfpay Unattaehed, to ho Captain.—froli Foot — Wm. Hill, tient., to be Ensign, without purelmke.—' s td Weet India Regiment—Lieutenant Charles !teem . Ow veney has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission. Hoserno. bmEE.—Chinies Augustus Shiell, Gent., to he Assistant•Surgcon to the Forces. BnLves.—Captain John Maedonabl, of the ;oli Fult. to be Major in the Army ; Brevet• Major John Muedonahl, of the Sib Foot, t be Lieutenimt•Colond in the Army. eknnoval of En%igu Fredeiiek Henry Hope from the Ist loot to the -11 d Foot, on the 6th May, has been cancelled. Orme or OnTINANOE, MAT '2O. Royal Iteliment of Artillery—Second Captain Robert Parker Rtulelillh to be Captain ; First Lieutenant John Everett Tilting to be Semnul Captain ; Second Lieute nant James Lyons to be First. Lieutenant.—Corps of Royal Engineers—Second Lieutenants, %vial temporary rank, to be Second Lieutenants, with permeaent rank, viz : Charles William Townsend, Oliver Hahlein Stokes. MILITIA. Isle of Wight Artillery : Thomas Robinson, tient., to be Adjutant.—West Kent Regiment: Robert. Vaile Skinner, Gent., to b Assistant.•;iirge<a).-I)orset Regitnent: En• signs John Warry, Herb'rt. lust tee llounsell, and Clituies Hall, to be Lieutenanci.--Stirk og. chteknittnnan, Dom• harton, sm.l (,) ;13th of British Militia: Job.a Mackie, Oeot., to be Lien:onant.—The Essex Rifles: Ca gain John Richard Groves, late or her Majesty's Rifle Brig ide, to he Majnr.—lst Regiment of Loyal tiltyrey Eglinnen Ross, tent., to be Ensign.- 11r.1, or Royal Westminster !Aged Infantry Regiment of Middlesex Militia—lVilliant Henry Burgess, tient., to be Lieutenant: Tholitas NVilliam Nunn, tient., to be Asbis' t or Royal Smith Middlesex Regiment of Militia—Major Charles Tyndale, Nlajor Unattached, late 51st, King's Own Light Infantry, to be Major; John Scriveu, Esq., late 51st, King's Own Light Infantry, to be Major ; 311111e4 6 owe, Gent., to he Surgeon.-30, or Royal Ehhomp Iteginelit of Middlesex Militia—Thu Hon. Fre. ileriek William Chihli, %%Burs to be Lieuteninit-Coloncl Comemudant. trc Titr. Desperate screw steam-sloop, Captain William W. Chambers, which left Woo!whit on Saturday. will remain at Oieenhithe until the Plcrni.e hits had her compasses ad jtott;tl, turf some experimmts made in taking distances, and will then take her in tow amt tar as the Orkney islands, in order that. the Plarnix may hush Lod her muds and enter the Arctic regions with an ample supply of stores for her own use and the relief of the enterprising voyagers who are now in those inh.ospitable regions searching for Sir John Franklin and his companions. A Comte M \RV O. was held at l'oetsmonth, on board tho Iwpreginahle, on the 12th instant, on Thomas Chown, a private or the Royal Marines, belonging to 11. M. chip :Or, for having, on the tllui day of April, struck Ocorgo Stavely. sergeant. Royal %wines. while in the excention of his d•ity. The prisoner pleaded gitilty to the charge, stating that he was drunk and did not know anything about it. The Court genteneed him "to be hanged by the neck nutil he is de:ttl, att the yardarm of such one of her Mn. je-tty's ships. and at such time as the Right Honourable the Lords Com:llissioners of the Admiralty shall direct." The awful character of the sentence iiit4 occasioned some stir prise. courts martial having now a discretionary power in awaraing se.fteuee in all eases except murder. Tyr. CHINESE S4,ll'ADlRM—(.liiitaill Sir Williallt HOMO, Bart., is senior officer in the Chinese waters. His ship Spartan, •, wriest llongliong on March V. The boats of Ow Sparta* had been tanively tera,geti in chasing and capturing pintoes, The //cram/. strain-sit op, Captain F04:11)(alrae, acid the Salamander, ti, stemn•altap, mender Elhttan, had gone to Shanghai.. htdtlrr, lt. st sew, Commander Mellersh, was at Amay. Lily. PI, Commander Sanderson, Wa.4 orderei to Nanking. for the proteetiou of the cJasta. If.tpid, 8, Commander Wane, was at Canton. Tua First Lori of the Admiralty, Sir James Graham, Met., having been on it visit to her Majesty at °shortie. went on board the niry yar:it nu Tuesday in .ruing ( //wog.) and passed through Spitheati. In the afternoon Sir James st:•rancil up the harbour to look at the old fork canciet hulk (placed up the lithe es a tat-get for the Excelicsl), and went back again to Osborne at t o w p.m. - Captain iiingeome, has Pont Canada. with the 57th Regi his ship has thus vtfeetnall cortr.i• mint rumours of her total less. ordered the following steam-vessels Medrincantl Meilina,stennt in the Mediterranean packet ser the Holyhead packet station ; and .Iwiper anti Pigmy old steam.packet ; and Dwarf, screw. The Lapwing, o ld 10.gint brig, is also to br sold. The first the are at Weolwieh, the next four are at Deptford, and the last is ut Deptford. They are to he otfered for sale on the 31st inst. TfIE cow of the iron screw troop-ship reclean, Com. mender Von Dollop, at Portsmouth, had leave of absence some time since, which expired the early part of last week. Upwards of thirty tire said to have " not," and 1/, those that returned some eight or ten deserted the next day. Tint miler for commissioning the P/uneer. 0, screw steamer, will he counter manded. She will be rigged and fitted and held in reserve. 'lute Orr-Pesstoss oP Gneuswien Hosterst..—The eaptitits's ont-pension of Greenwich Hospital hits been be. stowed on Captain .lohn Simpson (IS4tl), vise Itench, de. ceased. I 'entmander .lalileri P. INCllll..rililStia I ) and Commander Arthur Davies (11•46), both on the retired list of 11484(, have been selected to receive the vacant lieu tenants outionniions of t insenvich Hospital. Onneas were given on Thursday for the immediate completion of the refit a the royal yacht iu nail Albert at Portsmouth. It is teported that she will be re• quit .'d to convey her Majesty to Plymouth at the approach- • ing opening of the new basin and docks. Other reports state that she will cow, ty. her Majesty to Dublin to visit the Great FAiibition. THE DODe of ltuceleuch's fourth son, the youthful Lord Charles Montage Scott, has just entered the navy us a naval cutlet. A %rite interesting experiment will shortly be tried on board the old woxiet hulk now placed as u target for the Excelleni in Portsmouth harbour. She has been pretty well r iddled with shot. end now a pile of Moorsom's shells are to he placed on the middle deck, with a 31,pounder gin about 100 fe , ,t dii.latit to tire into the middle of the Tlt® efil:et, no doubt, will he terrific. Prince Albert will probably be present to witness the experiment. T lir Siiisnom, seiVW in the Channel I ~ V (... t ' SZe The, arrival of th V . 4 0. %_ *Mel.. lepiel and ab.o r. ‘• . c.:•\ t:tAlt,: . olittiriltv have e f f "'": Ili 'c... iiifie i n or 1111 lite :—. = I' • . 71W, employed f early ou t e , 1,...." . rum ..s>, ••• t ,,, ,4 ,,,, to aL I " I *11:77:00 ) ' MI ir ra h . • t xi THE PRESS. APPOINTMENTS. - - - ArrAts-11 „ u , S. T. Carnegie, from the command of the 'Monti.), 24, seven steam guard-ship, Sheerness, to colinnund the Trihunr, 30, scree steam.frigate, commissioned uu Saturday at Woolwieli. I.lr.eTENANT—Hettry W. Wright, to the Nerbudla. 12, brig, Chatham. MATE-410 1 Iry .1. try:hart, from the Rodney, UO, to the Comas, 14, sloop, Slwern , .t. . Sze()No Maarun--Jolut I'. 1:1nion, to the Fie yard, 110 g-ship Woolnkh. N AVA L CAM:T—C. J. Pear e, to thd LOA(10/1, 00, ou the 'M esti t'l ranean tat ion. DocaYmr.).—Mr..loit .1. crealock, dark teal dringhtemen ht the Director of Works &pal latent at De% °Natal, 11114 been ap palled thirtl-elaas eletit uu :he e-lallikleaent, vice Stokes pro. tooted: aml Mr. Joseph 11 , 1 e‘.t nt hry Levu established, In ow third vice Walke . .., ronantril. t'omincrtial. e Tv, FRIDAY EVENING. Dulness and inactivity have prevailed upon the Stock Exchange during the week, owing partly to the influence of the holiday season, and partly to the uncertainties arising out of the diplomatic antago nism now so actively carried on in Constantinople. Nor has the near approach of the Epsom Derby been altogether without ettect in rendering business slack in more legitimate bmichel of speculation. Under these circumstances the quotations alike of stocks and shares have shown a tendency to droop day by day until this afternoon, when a partial revival took place, and the market may now be sail to be "look ing up" in most descdptions of stock. A large pur chase in Consols has rendered the price firm at 100 i. The New Three and a Quarter per Cents. are une to I. Reduced Throes, 99,1 to Mi. Bank Stock is higher, having touched upon 230. India Stock 261 to 108. The progress of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's scheme of conversion has hitherto been but slow Up to yesterday evening the t•:mtl amount of accepta UOll3 was : .c:110%. per cent/1..... .1:2 10s. per ci , tiv , Exelle4itter Bank of Eirlanil. c.6,0:44 19 ti 1,3:41,0:1, 1 I 0 4.'200 4) Sandi Son itowso. .041,940 12 1 C 9,4117 3 9 94{3 0 0 Total 1,415 , 400 It) t .. .1.111,214) 15 It) The Railway Share :►larket has been exceedingly languid. Few real transactions are registend, and quotations are in many kinds little more than no minal. The slight imrrovement in stock how ever, given a cormApontling fillip to shares. The last ptice.; were—Caledonian , :15 :151; Eastern Counties, 131 1; Great Norlliera, '.'= 2'21; Great Western, 90/ 013 ; lilackw•all, 1; Thigliton, 5%1 1; North- Western, 118 1; South-Western, 45 1; Midland, 741 751; South-Eastern,lll 1; Northern of France, 301 2; Pail: and Ly►:t;, Pti ; Paris and Stras bourg, :173 t. Foreign Stack.* and Shares present little alteration. Brazilian Five per Cents. are 1001; Pato New Four and a Half per Cents.. 1003 to 1. Eettadorollonds are slightly higher. Swedish Loan has declined to dis. ImronTATioN has taken pinee from Tiambnr of a quantity of ground acorns, which is liable rated duty of tid. per lb. The article is known abroad as acorn coffee. and is Intlch need on the Con tinent as a substitute for the genuine berry. SATURDAY, glatiats. LONDON CORN MARKET, Flunay.—English wheat met with a slow sale at barely Monday's prices. Foreign hell firm, but only a limited inquiry. Floating cargoes off the coast are generally held for Is. per qr. over the late depression. Egyptian is decidedly Is. dearer, and a better tone prevails ; buyers appear to have confidence in present rates. Mediterranean barley, (id. to Is. dearer, with a good continental demand. Oats arc depressed by large foreign arrivals and fine weather. Irish sell slowly and in retail, the tone being in favour of buyers. SMITHFIELD MARKET' , FRIDAV.—T he supply of beasts on sale was seasonably good, both as to number and quality. For all breeds the demand was in a slogitish state, but no change took plaee in the quotations. The primest Scots sold ut 45. Od. per Sibs. The market was fairly supplied with sheep, iu which a good business was transacted ; the best old Downs being worth 4s. tad. per Nibs. Lmubs (the supply of which was tolerably good) were steady, and quite as dear as on Monday ; the top figure was tis. 4d. per slbs. There was a good inquiry for calves, at full quotations. rigs moved off slowly on former terms. Mitch cows were tolerably turn, at from 151. to ',Wt. each, including their small calf. NEWGATE and LEADENHALL, FRIDAY.—The trade ruled steady, ut very full prices. The supplies on offer were good. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. May 17. - _ 11AN PTS. BAKER, Surrey-lane, Battersea budder Vincent Deportu, Mark-lane, merchant —Wita.tay Gomn.s, New Inmyarti. Old Bailey. and Aidersgatcottree• cheesetuonget—HLN icy YLI,AM, Old Broad-street, merchant 11ENItY EDWARDS, lltighwn, LRlder--.IOIIIN Warrs, Tiverton. Devonshire, hatter. DI VI DE N une 10, E. WHITMDRE, J. WELLS, J. Wral.s jun., and T. Witurnor.c. lAanbard.street, bankers—June S, J. W 13.1.8, toutbassl-street. banker-. June 10, A. CWIEN, Bounds. illicit, %littlest& clothier--June 10, J. DUNTRODS, Blackfriars.roati, corn dealer —June 7, E. RUST, Touchers, Essex, hrickinaker—June 11, G. EI.LINS, Droitwicit, salt manu facturer—June 24, A. ot7v, Chippenham, money scrivener — June 17, J. LAW and E. HUDSON, ilatutiden Wood, near Tod. morden, cotton spinners—J lO, S. Bt cxxEy and 0. Sit Orr untoE, liacciesneld, miler:—June 10, 5. BCCKLEY, Maccles• field, miller—June IU, S. and J. KNIOUT, Mold, bankers--June J. Cracker, Sherburne, innkeeper. Friday, May 20. 13ANKBVPTCIF.S ANN ULLED.—Ronzwr Woon, cheese. monger, Greenwich—JOSEPH GREENWOOD and Bmasstx GitExxwoon. ununnitentrers, Bradford. BANKBUrI'S.-11,011EDT Lociaillt, licensed victualler, Maid stone —D. F. litittot:tt, wide!' manufacturer, City-road EMANUEL EUNIAFFE, mautiftieturer, Higher Booths, Lanetutter —dons Titomas DAVISON, grocer, Chatham—Jolts Bout:ars, builder. Stratford-upon•Avou. PRICES CURRENT. BRITISH FUNDS - OFFICIAL QU( Weft Prices. CATION. 3 per Cali. Consols Ditto for Account 3 pee Cetus Deduced 3 per Cowl Emig Autiuittem think Stock, 7 per Ccltt ludic Stock, 144 per Ceitt Exchequer IMUr, lid. per tlicto ludic Donau, S per Cali. FOIZEIGN Atuirian lr. t.,..,i. lielgilui 4 Ditto 2l Brazilian 5 13itenos Ayres II C Wham 6 Danish 6 - . Ditto - Dutch (Ex 11 Bulidere) 24 Ditto 4 Fi encli 3 Ditto 4l Matquit•lnueux (Sterling) 5 1(1...Y1ea1l 3 - M i iai,Aipri Sew York 5 - - Pertri:al 4l -- Po:lttguese '• Ditto :1 Russian 5 Ditto 4l Sardinian I Spanish 3 Ditto New Deferred 5 Ditto (Passive) Venezuela s4 'Mond. 100 il tr.) lit 2 ;524p.1 put ,:womr. ' Tend.' Wed. 104 10•14' il6-1( 5 pm. I s7i I 1001 ' 1001 99 102 Lj 229 201 Id. p. 24 pai. TT ed. BANK OF EN MN/ _ An Account, pursuant to the Act 7tit and etit Victoria, cap. 31, for the week ending on Saturday, the 14th day of May, 1t455. Ism:a DEPAKTMINT. Notes issued 181,501,015 tiovernntent Debt . £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 2,9ct4,1100 Gold Coin t Bulliou 17,571,871 Silver Bunion .... 19,154 V 11,591,025 g 31,691,025 SANICINO Troptietara'Capital R 14,569,000 Ile4t Public Deposita,— 5,005,601 Oilivr Deposits I SUVell Day t other Le I Dills :PARTIIENT. Govenintent ...... rides (including Pearl Weight Au.) 1111,144,GM Oilier Securities 14,014,176 Notes Gold & Silver Cuin 627,992 x 4 .------ 36.195,041 36,193,041 * Including F.xchequer, tiavinga' Banks, ConiudEtioneri of National Debt, and Dividend Account,. lutq 1191 iLAND. ,~.a 102 (;5 JISI 1:lot 100 t Lou 99 102 2294 463 is pm. Upw• I Th urs .