The Press. — London, England, 1854-03-11 00:00:00

millions, which is to be rendered more seductive to capitalists by an admixture of the lottery prin ciple. Prizes varying in value from 20,0001. to 301. are offered to lucky adventurers in the loan, the events coming off periodically during a long course of years which the stock is appointed to run prior to complete extinction. RAILWAY SHARES. Business in the Share Market has been languid, but the quotations on the whole present considerable firmness. BRITISH FUNDS. OFFICIAL Qi Mond. 8 per Cent. Consols 9Ol 1 Ditto for Account 8 per Cents Reduced 8 per Cents Loug Annuities Bank Stock, 7 per Cent 220181 India Stock,lol per Cnt. 235 Each. Bills, 2d. per diem 13 pm India Bonds, (1,000) IUOTA' iTuesd.l 91 3 / 4 91 3 / 4 sht92 3 / 4 92 3 / 4 9 S 3 / 4 3.16 2184 RAILWAYS- l'ise ,1,20 i 130 4 In. Aberdeen Anaberg., Nottnit., Bstn. & East Junction . Birm. Wolv . & tour Yid. Birk., Lan. & Ches. J unc. Do. Ches. & Birk , 501.& 251 C lON. Wed. i Mond. 1 i 201 Do. do. 201. Bristol and Exeter tse 51d 93 bid 54 1 15 6 12} 8i .44 6 LE 8 64 501 )3 5x4 50 51 15 6 12e 34 Caledonian Cheater and Holyhead Cork and Bandon ... • _ 1 91i 1 911 01 sht9ll 92i a 5 3.16 91} 91 31} 021 Aoi 1 90ti 1 117 t 16 12 pl 233 - 116 12p Thur. 1.20 t Dublin & Belfast June Dundee, Perth, & Aber• deen Junction East Anglian Eastern Onion East Lancashire E. & W. I. Dks. & Bir. Jn Edinburgh & Glasgow Eastern Counties Ednbrgh., Perth, Dund Great Northern Wed. 20b f l di 61 89 12 14 61 63 12# i 24 6 il - l2i j t 4 8 16 Elul 645 i.; 92 4 541 5 15 6 10 2 59 61 12i 23i 4i; 90 1 91 8 10 dl Gt. Bth. and Wet of Ire Great Western 104 6 16 8 ij b}d 13 - G to 2 7i 6 36 40 59 61 12 1 291 4 90 1 90 2 Hull and Selby Irish South-Eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire Lancaster and Carlisle Leeds Northern Lon., Tilbury, & Sthend Lon., Brighton, &c London and Blackwall 113 Par IP' 16 7 .1 1 64 71 92 95 13 4 Par i 7 l ) 96 _ par ii 96 7 ~192 t ii i Ma 2 Friday. 20e 41 5 Se 9 14 10d 16 18 iifie bid 92 _ 94. 15 6 10 2 42 4 1 8 63 65 41 1104 fd b 8 80 1 2 2 3 41 91 2 1661 71 152 6 13 i PC Var 9 8 4 # 10132} 69 01 78t 9* 103 105 661 7} 98 G 19 4 per iPla ?6 7 A} 101} 2 238 London and Nrth-West. Londndrry. & Coleraine - Londndrry. k Ennaklln. Man., Shef.,4 Lncolnah. 211 2 Midland Do. Birm. and Derby 33 6 Newmarket , Newp.,Aber.4 H ereford,sl 4i d Newry and Enniskillenl2l New., Warrnpnt.,4 Roe 6 8 Norfolk Nrtbrn. Counties Union 31 di North British North Devon North Staffordshire— North-Western 7 N.& Sth.-Western June. - Oxf., Wrostr., and Woly. 31 Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birming. 58 Shrewsbury dt Hereford 3 Shrewsbury d: Chester IC Shropshire Union .... 3; South Devon South-Eastern and Dov South-Western South Wales Bth. Yorkah. & Riv. Dun Stockton & Darlinbton Thms. Haven Dk. & Rail. Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall Wimbledon k Cro--' Woodford York, Newo., and Ber York and Nrth Midland BA 411[13- - Australasian Chartered Bank of Asia Oh. Bank of India, Aus tralia, & China Eng. Soto h A Aust. C h Lon.BnkofAus.& India Lon. Char. link of Aust. Oriental Bank Corpor. Boy. Aus. finking & Old . Importing Company South Australia Union of Australia Do. New 3111Iss— Bratilian Imperial Do. (St. John del Rey) Cobra Copper Colonial Gold Nouveau Monde 8 101 51i1 111.Citralian Agricultural 4 Brit American Laud Cowrie. Crystal Palate Oryital Palace of Fracce NorthßritishAus.Land Do. Preference Peel River Land Min . Scottish Aust. Invest. South Australian Land Van Dlemen's Land , . 21i 2i 601 1 34 6 61 4/d 2 6 8 47 9 id 3 1 i d 83 4 8 10 65 Sid i i - 31 3 88 90 S 4 6 3d 60 3 - 2 d 16 7 91 14 0 62 3 78 80 341 be 2d par 29 91 8 10 .I"Li bid 3i 31d 1 ' 1 6 4 8 6 In 3 1.78 80 133 8 2d pa/12 L 29 31 1 29 4 2} f 5 } } 15} } :5 1 } 24 6 24 4 8} e 8} 18 8 7 1 d d 2 ledl d 342te d 1 46 40 67 1 29 I 2 4. }d} par id pi 2 40 5 78 Ski 75 41)1} — P - . }d AP li 9 37 8412} 58 NI S 2di 13 S 3i *id; 14 81 35 6 2d par 10 31 21 1.31 24 1 1 4/ 6 6 67 - 4 -- f 47} 1 1 6 3fd 14 16 61i 2i 78 80 35 6 14 6 I- 11;. , 9 '8 8 13 - e -2i } ~ 7 01 di 8 7 74 4 5 31: 2 4xd 4I IfP l 0 THE PRESS. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32' for the week ending on Saturday, th . e .. 4 .. t_h day of March, 1854. ISSUE DIPARTMENT. Notes issued £29,157,67J Government Debt . 411,015,100 Other Seel:. Wee .. • 2,984,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 16,157,610 Silver Bullion .... 429,167,650 R 29,157,670 BANNING DEPAIITXMI4T. Proprietors'Capital £14,553,000 Government Sem- Rest Public Deposits• 2,713,915 DeadWeightAn.) £11,751,555 Other Deposits Seven Day ee other Notes Bills £39,344,329 ssionero of 133,344,329 • Including Exchequer, Savings Banks, National Debt, and Dividend Accounts. The foregoing return, when compared with that of the preceding week, ending Feb. 25, exhibits the following changes. In the Public Deposits Other Deposits Notes Issued Do. Reserved Seven-day Bills Coin and Bullion - 377,262 Government Securities .. DECREASE of 6,149 Other Securities DECREASE of 5,d21 The Rest The amount of active circulation In Notes 121,557,950 Do. in Seven-day and other Bills 1,090,924 22,648,874 Its 15,908,903 FUNDS. Tuesd.i Wed. 98 •- t~^4# es 791 8 1 17 t Coin and Bullion in both Di Belgian 44p' Ditto 24 Brazilian 6 Do. New 44 Buenos Ayres... 6 Chili= 6 Danish 5 Ditto 3 Dtch. (F. 112 (#uil )24 Ditto 4 French 3 Do. 4e Do. Bank Stock Granada Deferred Mexican S Do. Account 3 Peruvian 4l Peruvian Scrip.... Portuguese 4 RUB3iILII Ditto 4i FOREIGN Sardinian 6 Spanish 3 Da. New Deferred 3 Diet" (Passive) Venezuela 3i Antw. & Bezieres to Orals,. Belgian Eas. Juno. Charleroi & Erque. Dijon & Besancon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Penin. Grand Junc. of Frs. Gt. Wt. of Cana., Sh. „ Bda. (2d is.)lb7S Lcca. & Pis. 5p eprfl Luxembourg Lyons& Geneva Madras Maria Antonia Nam.&Lge.(wthin Northern of France N orw e. Trunk Pref. Paris & Lyons Paris & Orleans Paris & Rouen Paris & Strasbourg Par.,Caen & Quebec & Richmnd. Rouen & Havre .. Royal Swedish.... Sambre& Meuse .. Sth.-East-ofFrance Southerr.of France Upper lndianScrip West Flanders.... Western of France Westm. of Switzer. d 41 8 I pm — Pm 31 4} 3f 4} 2i 3 p 2e 3p —die 6 4dis , 5 4d Zealand .IS 4 I 5 t die 4 diel Bittroplitan ratites. (Reported exclusively for "TEE P 'msg.") CORN-EXCHANGE—Notwithstanding that the exports of grain from the Black Sea and the Sea of Azoff have been prohibited, the business doing in English wheat this week has been almost wholly confined to immediate wants. In prices scarcely any change has taken place, out they have been well supported in every instance. Foreign wheats—the import of which has continued seasonably good—have changed hands steadily on former terms. There has been very little doing in floating cargoes. Tho barley trade has been tolerably firm, at full currencies ; whilst malt has sold at fully previous rates. In oats and peas very few transactions have been reported. White peas have met a dull inquiry, at 2e less money. In the value of grey and maple we have no change to notice. Flour has sold mostly in retail, at late rates. ENomsu—Wheat, Essex and Kent white, 71a to 88e ; red, 67s to 82. ; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 68s to 80s. Malting barley, 40s to 44s ; grinding ditto, 36s to 396 ; distilling, 38s to 41s. Malt, 64s to 745. Feed oats, 276 to 305; potato, 30s to 33a Rye, 48a to 50e. Tick beans, 44e to §2s; pigeon, 46s to 62s Grey peas, 43a to 46s ; maple, 47e to 498 ; white boilers, 60e to 62s per quarter. Town•made fiour,7os to 765; country marks, 68e to 08. per 2801bs. 31 . 44 . 1 II ii„ ii F 12 i 42 4 34 Gi die 8 8 Id Sd Od 7 5i 2 3?cd I I dia 14 ip 38 8 124 34 66f 45. 196 f 11( 2700 f. so 7 8 171 i !331 66f15c 93f 10 26968 33e SN 33 1 79} 36 1.4.- 1 1 -- 774urs. i Si 1 li 3p )1 I i 22 t„1 die DI I** LI _pm. •ed par 72 1 29i 1 7 1 se 1 4 12 2 i 4p, 1281 I - P 3 ldis 24j - 891 :04 82 1} 361 18 17 Friday. 1 31 3d [4e 3ed 1 li 3i 3d 2 31) 161 4d par ri 74 Fti 12 ip 34 Bxd 28} i S 1 d 434 A I 171 11 N RAILWAYS. Tursday .1 it canes. ' 34 3d 34 3di 44 Si di 1 111 1 3 1 31P II — I 0 21e 2 I dig 61 1 Ipm 4 a pad 24 Ei 12 e 42 id par 1 Prl 29 7* 81 12 p 44 4 134 bid 14 6idl 284 ti - A 1 —dl Is pm 31 4} 2e 3 p Sidile - 80 1 3d 3 p i I " " 22 ; p 7- dial 13 — 1 d'el -- dial 8 84 : - iil SATURDAY, ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English 2150 .. 1930 .. 6770 .. 460 .. 1040 Irish -- Foreign .. 16030 .. 1050 .. -- .. 84)80 .. 1440 eke. 3480 ble. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY — Wheat, 2,411 quarters, 82e; barley, 2,416 quarters, 39s 10d; oats, 5,901 quarters, 28e ; rye, 120 quarters, 48s Od ; beans, 907 quarters, 41s 4d; peas, 385 quarters, 525 4d. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 785 3d; bar- ley, 37s 10d; oats, 275; rye, 47s 2d; beans, 455 101; peas, 46s sd. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 80e 10d; barley, 408 43 ; oats, 275 ad ; rye, 49s 2d ; beans, 47s Id ; peas, 50s 7d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 61,890; barley, 68,579; oats, 21,253; rye, 210; beans, 1,309; peas, 1,650 quarters. SEEDS—There is a goon business doing in linseed and hempseed, at full prices. Fine qualities of clover seed are steady; but inferior parcels command very little attention. Cakes are quite as dear as last week. English, 101 55 to 111 58 ; foreign, 101 to 111 lbs per ton. TEA—There is rather more doing in this market, and common sound Congou le worth Is Oid per lb. Up to Saturday last duty was paid on 5,392,2471ba, against 6,372,3731bs in 1853. SUGAR—The supplies of most kinds of sugar on offer are very moderate ; nevertheless, the demand is very inactive ; and, in some instances, the quotations have a downward tendency. Good to fine yellow Mauritius, 35s 6d to 38s ; low to mid, 34s to 858; good to tine brown, 3:15 to 88e 6d ; brown Havannah, 845 6d to 358 &I; yellow, 36s to 39s ; yellow Madras, 30s to 34e ; brown, 285 to 29s 6d ; mid to fine white Bengal, 3.1 e ad to 40s Ohl; brown, 80s 6d to 31s per cwt. Crushed commands extreme rates. Refined goods are steady. Brown lumps, 44s 6d to 45e; and low to tine grocery, 455 Gd to 4be per cwt. The total clearances to the 4th inst. were 1,064,233 cwts, against 1,020,763 cwts last year. MOLASSES—The business doing is limited. St. Kitt's hes sold at 185 6d to 19s ; Antigua and Dominica, 18s to 19s per cwt. COFFEE—Good ord native Ceylon has changed hands to some extent, at from 475 to 468 per cwt. All plantation as well as foreign qualities are quite as dear as last week. COCOA—Our market is dull, and the quotations are barely supported. Granada, 315 to 34s tld; Guayaquil, 345 &I to 638 dd ; Para, 298 to 29e 6d ; and Bahia, 27s to 27s ed per cwt. CHICORY—The supply is still increasing, and prices are barely supported. British root, 101 to Ill; powder, 171 to 201; foreign root, 101 55 to 111 per ton. SALTPETRE—BengaI is steady, at 858 61 to 3Gs 3d per ton. RlCE—There is more doing in this article. Bengal, 13a Gd to 15s; Java, 145 to 18e per cwt. These quotations show a de cline of eld per cwt. PROVISIONS—The market for all kinds of Irish butter is very inactive; but we have no actual decline to notice in prices. Fine English and foreign has advanced fully 2s per cwt. The bacon market is somewhat tamer, at 68e to 60s for Waterford sizeable. Lard is quite as dear as last week. Other kinds of provisions are dull. TALLOW—AII kinds are in good request, and dearer. P. Y.C., on the spot, has realised 645 to 648 6d ; for March and April, 64. 641; and fur May and June, 648 9d to 65s per cwt. Town tallow, 62s 61 net cash. Several parcels have arrived from France. OlLS—Linseed oil is firm, at 34s on the spot, at which quota tion there are very few sellers. The price for June is 36e. Common fish oils are steady. Tar is 2s dearer; turpentine as cheaper. Spirits, 21165; in puncheons, 21 168; rough, 14s lid per cwt. COALS—Cart's Hartley, 21s; Tanfield Moor, 185 6d; Eden Main, 215 8d; Bell, 21e; Belmont, 21e; Stewart's, 22s ad; Heugh Hall, 208 64; South Kelloe, 20e Sid per ton. HAY AND STRAW—Meadow hay, 21 lbs to 61 ss; clover hey, 81 15s to 61; and straw, 11 las to 21 3s per load. WOOL—Since the close of the public sales the demand fur all kinds of wool has ruled inactive. Low English qualities have a downward tendency. HEMP AND FLAX—Baltic hemp is very firm, and con siderably dearer. Petersburg clean is worth 501 per ton. Flax, is dearer. with a steady market. COTTON—Scarcely any transactions have taken place in this article, yet prices are supported. POTATOES—The sale for most kinds is steady, and prices are well supported. Kent and Essex Regents, 125 s to 165 e ; other kinds, 100 s to 145 e per ton. SMITHFIELD—Beasts, sheep, and pigs have sold slowly— the former at a decline of 2d per Sibs. Calves have produced very full prices. Beef, from 9s to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 2d to ss; lamb, 05 to 6s 8d ; veal, 4s to 55 bd ; pork, 8s 2d to 48 10d per bib's to sink the offals. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL— The supplies having been extensive, the general demand has ruled heavy, as follows :—Beef, from Is 10d to 4s; mutton, 8s to 48 Gd; veal, 45 to 55 4d; pork, 3s 4d to 45 10d per Albs by the Carcase. BIRTHS. BENTINCK—On the 6th instant, at 48, Charles•street,Berkeley square, Mrs. George Cavendish Bentinak, of a son. HARRIS—On the 9th instant, at Bayswater, the wife of Captain Harris, Bengal army, of a son. LINDSELL—On the Bth instant, at Fairfield, Biggleswade, the lady of Major Unclean, H.M. 28th Regt., of a daughter. IILiBRIAGES. BOLTON—DUFF—On the 17th of January, at Bombay, Hely Frederic Bolton, Esq., 12th Regt. N. 1., to Eliza Jane, younger daughter of Lieut.-Colonel D. G. Duff, Bombay Army. COLLIER—CALMADY—On the 7th instant, at Wembury Church, Devon, Wm. Fred. Collier, Esq., son of the late John Collier, Esq., M.P. for Plymouth, to Cycill Christiana, daughter of Charles B. Calmady, Esq., of Langdon-court, in the same county. PAGET—PAGET—On the 27th ult., at St. James's, Piccadilly, Lieut.-Colonel Lord George Paget, M.P., 4th Light Dragoons, youngest son of the Marquis of Anglesey, to Miss Agnes Paget, daughter of the late Sir Arthur Paget, G.C.B. YONGE—DUFF—On the 17th of January, at Bombay, Frederic Longford Yonge, Esq., 16th Regt. N. 1., to Georgians Annie Chalmers, elder daughter of Lieut.-Colonel D. G. Duff, Bom bay Army. DEATHS. CHADS—On the 28th ult., at Tortola, Lieut.-Colonel Chads, President of the Virgin Islands, aged 61. JEN KYNS—On the 6th instant, at Oxford, the Very Rev. Richard, Jenkyns, D.D., Dean of Wells, and Master of Balliol College LONDONDERRY—On the 6th instant, at Holdernesse•house, Charles William Vane, Marquis of Londonderry, aged 76. PARKER—On the 19th of October, at Landour, in India, Major Neville A. Parker, 58th Regt. Bengal N.I. WYNN—On the sth instant, at Wynnatay, the Hon. Lady Wil liams Wynn, wife of the Right Hou. 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