The Press. — London, England, 1854-06-10 00:00:00

JUNE 10, 1854. E. B. Goodman to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Anton • C. C. Lees, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice G oodman. 3rd West India Regiment—Lieut.-Colonel C. W. Fores ter, fr om half-pay Wth Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Irwin, who exchanges • Major S. H. Murray to be Lieute nant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Forester, who retires ; Cap tain G. B. T. Colman to be Major, by purchase, vice Mur ray ; Lieut. R. G. Palmer to be Captain, by purchase, vice Colman; Ensign C. G. M. Skinner to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Palmer. Cape Mounted Riflemen—Ensign W. Simkin to be Quartermaster, vice M. Rourke, who retires upon half-pay; Sergeant-Major C. B. Marshall to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Simkin. COMITSSARIAT. -- COMMiSSILrifit Clerk J. Murray to be Deputy-Assistant Commissary General, his commission to bear date Dec. 21, 1852. Assistant Commissary General J. Kent has been permitted to resign his commission on his receiving a commutation for his half-pay, and his com mission has accordingly been cancelled from the 23rd of May, 18.5 I. WAR OFFICE, JUNE 6. [Tnesday's Gazette contains the following list of promo tions consequent upon the recent augmentation of the army.] ItscumENTl LIEUTS. TO BIC CAPTAINS. ENSIGNS TO BE LIEUTS. ENSIGN. APPOINTED. Ist (Royal) 2nd Regt. 3rd ditto 4th ditto 6th ditto 6th ditto 7th ditto 9th ditto 11th ditto 13th ditto 14th ditto 15th ditto 16th ditto 17th ditto 18th ditto 19th ditto 20th ditto 21st ditto 23rd ditto 26th ditto 28th ditto 3Oth ditto 91st ditto 33rd ditto 34th ditto 36th ditto 37th ditto 38th ditto 39th ditto 40th ditto 41st ditto 42nd ditto 44th ditto 45th ditto 46th ditto 47th ditto 48th ditto 49th ditto 50th ditto 51st dkto 54th ditto 55th ditto 56th ditto 58th ditto 69th ditto 60th ditto Carlyon—C arter Bamford Robson Roberts Johnson Mosse Hoare Osyner Ivan O'Toole Wilkinson Macdonald ILindesay Hayman Butler Tinley (*) (Bette Webb Pennefather I Law Lacy !Bale Lloyd Bazalgette fohns Newport Eager Wethered ;t isholm heene M'Crea Sandwith IRcper Williamson Beresford IHebden Madden Powell Prend Ilialueavis Newcomen Muter 62nd ditto G3rd ditto 65th ditto 66th ditto 67th ditto 68th ditto 89th ditto 716 t ditto 72nd ditto 73rd ditto 76th ditto 77th ditto 79th ditto 80th ditto 82nd aitto 86th ditto 88th ditto 89th ditto Wilkieson I.e Grand Gordon 1 Ross iynge Storer Smyth Crombte Reeve Lacy Forster Mackay Browne Bruee Young Burke Knipe -W illiams Steele—Drake Wainmain—Turner Paton—Sheppard Hardy—Temp%man Dawson—Mansergh Bloxome—Nugent Iradfield—Rotl Cilleen—Best ICollins—Lockhart Haworth—Morgan Mathew—,Tordan Tuck—Hugo lonzell—Anderson tuicke—Feilden 'hillips—Bennett Colton—Fitzsimons (Dixon—Lockhart Grove—Macpherson Ingham—Eyre Walker—Lucas Knapp—Waldy ayuor—Finnerty Feneran—Horne Armstrong—Earle lickman—Leeds Traford—A cton Cliffe--Stokes lorgan—Taylor 90th ditto 92nd ditto 93rd ditto 95th ditto 97th ditto 99th ditto Rifle Guise Middleton Fraser Hoene Elliot swards—Cator felville—Hill Denny Vevey—Campbell Caldwell--Gibaut Geddes—Robinson Carden—Alder - I I —Legge—Black (•) Second Lieut. B. Granville to be First Hope 7 Muller—Toddl Clarkson—Davie Wfflan—Rowley Ingle&ld—Vivian k—Moore Freeman—Grant M'Pherson••Traherne Pooklington—Taylor IBarrett Levett—Scott Ross-Lewin—Steven son Mitchell—Cat, Worthington—Marsh Robertson—Baxter Withington—Murohi• son Spofforth—Bomford Fitzpatrick-- Richard son Diekson—Blakieton Bennett—Hand Magrath—Baillie Westby—Galbraith Armstrong Aitchi son Ed Percival—Turner Crauftird—Batchelor White—Pilkington Hz` M: raule—Grace ongfield Knatch bull 're;ton—Perese lumphreys—Evans 'rowe—Viemyfts )mock —Smith lackeey—Tares Velman—Ely J. H. Mon crieff A. A. Wilkie H. T. Anley H.N. G. Mas sey—H. B. Maule IG . E. Massy J. Clerk ll.M.Thomp son F. V. Baynes J. P. Miller F. B. M'Crea R. Fly H. Keleall 1. o.Travers F. It. Weise. ley G. Baldwin-- fl.W.Evans J. J. O'Neill W. Cairnes F. Horsford —J. Creagh J. Giving F.Brodigan— W.A.Steward S. Gubbins ii.J.Austin G. N. Pepper L.N.Heyland J.M. ?if' KW .1. F. Wyse F. X. De C. Orange J. F. Reyna . K. Riles —G. W. F. Snell A. D. Geddes W. B. Burke C. V. Fitzroy —KS. Hill R. Whigham —M. Hif F. D.Walters --M.S.Smi th J. A. Stubbs T. B. G. At kinson .T. A. Bloom field—J. F. Mullen T. C. Speedy D. M'Donald R. H. P. Do ran—T. D. Lee G. L. Whyte W. B. John son J. Trevor G. Sims W. E. Taylor B.L. Ffinney F. C. Kelly f. F. Brooke . W. Lewis . A. Shortt , H. Blyth Deshon F. Stirke P. O'Malley .1). Barges ✓.J.Milligan Oascoigne E. Knight 4. T. Scovell H. 11. Day K. H. Lloyd ?.. A. Ball 1. Benison 3. H. War. 3. W. Quin THE PRESS. routa pulat an Cita 3ntelliput. FIUDAY ETININO. THE week that is about to close has bean almost un precedented in the annals of the Stock Exchange. The difference between stock for money and for time has been at one per cent., whilst at one period the " backwardation " i for loans of stock enabled the lender to realise as much as 19 per cent. The extreme range in the price of Consols during the past month shows a differencelof 14 per cent, and even,this week the difference is nearly 3 per cent. Consols on Tues day touched 94, which was the highest point, aid have since gradually fallen, until to-day they have been done at 92 for transfer, and for the opening, ex dividend, 914 and are now 914. Considering these extraordinary fluctuations it is s atisfactory to state that only three failures are known to have oc curred, and two of these are for a :mall amount, whilst in the third arrangements were made for a speedy discharge of all liabilities in fi 11. It is not easy to point out any one cause why Consols should have risen so suddenly, and have since fallen so ma terially; but many causes combined to cperate simul taneously. The Court of Chancery has h tely absorbed much stock ; the Bank of England, which had lent 2,400,0001. worth of stock, unexpectedly recalled half that amount, and this produced a scarcity of stuck ; advices, too, from the Continent were higher, in many cases much higher; half a million in bullion arrived; but, in addition to all these circumstances, and apart from speculative causes, there is no doubt the public exhibited a disposition to invest. The rates of interest are firmly maintained, and there is a brisk demand for money ; still the supply is not scarce, and, though more bills have been noted than for a long time previously, there have been very few I failures. Much of the bullion that has arrived consists of silver dollars, and is believed to be intended for transhipment to China, one of the singular features of the time being that silver dollars, although worth intrinsically less than bar silver, ai e sold at a higher price in China, on account of the disturbance caused by the war, the nation being desirous of boarding a coin with which they are familiar, and which circu lates freely. 50,0001. is required to complete the loan for British Guiana, and 25,c001. to complete that for Trinidad. Tenders for not less than 5,0001. each will be received before two o'clock on the 19th instant. The interest will be 4 per cent., payable half-yearly at the Bank of England; the debentures (5001. each) will be re deemable at the expiration of twenty years. FOREIGN FUNDS. The Foreign Markets have, to a great extent, ex hibited the same general features as our own ; in the early part of the week a considerable rise, followed by reaction. At Paris there were eighteen or twenty failures on the settlement of the account, but the ag gregate of the liabilities was not more than 100,0001. sterling. Russian securities maintain a high price ; the Five per Cents. have been at more than 100 at Berlin. On Tuesday the rise was no less than from 2* to 4 per cent. The Peruvian Government have recently intimated a desire to enter into negotiations with the bond holders on the subject. It appears the Government are determined to make a further advance in the price of guano, and to devote the proceeds to aug went the sinking fund of the old Four-and-a-Half and Three per-Cent. Stocks, provided the committee of the Stock Exchange will permit the introduction of the new stock, which was rejected some time since, into the London market. This proposal has not yet been placed officially before the bondholders, but the recognition of their option to consent or reject it may be considered an improvement in their position, and orders for extensive purchases have been received from the Continent. But so far as the British public is concerned, if the bondholders are only to be paid by an increase in the price of guano, the gain in the one case will be counter balanced by the loss to the agriculturist in the other. SHARES. , The market during the week has been generally steady, but in some instances there has been a ten tency to depression. East Lancashires have fallen, as have also Brightons. To-day the Northern and Midland lines have been most dealt in, but the operations were very limited. French shares are lower, in consequence of the general reaction arising from recent speculation and the failures. BRITISH FUNDS. Closing Prices. OFFICIAL. QUOTATION. ond. Turgid. Wed. ThurelLrlday. 3 per Cent. Consols l7 -922 93 11? ) ,3 I 921 i; 92 Ditto for Account 3 per Cents Reduced .. ,b 1 1 91 914 . 91 2 Olf 3% per Cents • • :91 21 92 922 91 21 92} Long Annuities '4 9-16 41 -16 11-16 4 9-16 4 5-16 Hank Stock, 7 per Cent 206 204 6 204 6 206 4 Of India Stock, 10; per ('nt — 232 Exch. Mlle, lid. per 3p 1p pax per 1 4p k p India Bonds, (1,0001.),. 4 ,., par sp. par 4p par Nttropolitan Starktis. (Reported erelueively for "Tax Pima.") . - - CORN-EXCHANGE—Up to our market this week the receipts of English wheat, roastwise and by land carriage, have been on a very limited scale. Although the show of samples has continued small, the demand has ruled very inac tive, and, in some instances, prices have had a downward ten dency. The imports of foreign wheat have been on a liberal scale. Fine qualities have realised former terms; but other kinds have been the turn in favour of buyers. Floating cargoes have ruled as last advised. Barley has been in fair average supply and sluggish request, but we have no actual decline to notice in value. The same observations may be applied to malt. In oats only a limited business has been doing, at a decline of from ad to Is per quarter. Beans have been offering on easier terms ; but the value of pea' and flour have been supported. 9:women—Wheat, Essex and Kent white, 72. to 90s ; red, Gfis to 84s; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 705 to 82s. Malting barley, 40a to 43s ; grinding ditto, 36s to 39. ; distilling, 37s to 395. Malt, 68s to 935. Feed oats, 26s to 301 ; potato, 30s to 335. Rye, 48e to 501. Tick beans, 45s to 521; pigeon, 47s to 621. Grey peas, 44s to 413 s ; maple, 47s to 49s ; white boilers, 57s Ia 59s per quarter. Town-made flour, 66s to 70s; country marks, 53s to 61s per 280Ibe. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English . . 760 .. 110 .. 3910 .. 20 .. 2050 Irish Foreign .. 21090 .. 5630 30770 .. 1190 mks. bls. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY — Wheat, 1,848 quarters, 79s Id; barley, 24 quarters, 37a Id; oats, 4,050 quarters, 3018 d ; rye, 112 quarters, 47s 2d; beans, 151 quarters, 45a 7d ; peas, 7 quarters, 435. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 791 11d; hes. ley, 36s 9d; oats, 29s 10d ; rye, 48s 7d ; beans, 46e 6d; peas, 46s Iod. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 791 Id; Ws% 371 ; oats, 29s 4d; rye, 529 3d; beans, 481 3d; peon, aba 7d. BANK OF ENGLAND. Au Account, pur suant to the Act "th end Bth Victoria, cap. 32 for the week ending on Saturday, the 3rd day of June,lB34. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes Issued .... 126,000,83 Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 2,984,800 Gold Coin & Bullion 12,006,83 Silver Bullion .... £26,001,876 I 426,006,875 22222 ?MINT. Pronnetors'Capital A 14,553,000 Government Seen. Rest Public Deposlts* 2,557,654 Dead Weight An.) t 9,856,309 Other Deposits Seven Dry & other Notes 5,466,545 Bills 431,360,653 r, !laving* Banks, . and Accounts. lON RAILWAYS. 7'uesday. H ednes. Thurs. Friday. 3i 3d 3 3 die St } di. 3id i 3 4 2 d 3 24 die 2i d3 l 2i 4 1 4 11 i If li E f I t o } pp i ilia 2A p Of 131,560, • Including Exebeg National Debt, end Di, Antw. ct Rttrdm. Dezrs.to Grain Belgian East. J. Charle. k Ergne. Dijon et Besauc. Dutch Rhenish Eut Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Pen Grand J. of Fra G. W. of Can„Sh „ B. (2d is.) Ib7B i.e.& Pis. 6 p opt. Luxembourg Lyons & Geneva Madras Maria Antonia Na. & Lge. (w. in), Nrthrn. of Frnce. Norw. Trok. Prf. Paris & Lyons Paris & Orleans Paris & Rouen Paris & Strasbg P., C aen & Cber Qbec. & Rchmnd Rouen & Haste Royal Swedish Sambre& Meuse S. E. of France Stbrr. of France Upper lnd.Sorip Wat. Flanders Wstn. of France Westra. of Swits Zealand ti i- Per Cent. Mond. Belgian 4l 1 90 1 Ditto 2l Brazilian Do. New 4l Buenos Ayres 6 Milan Danish Ditto 3 DWI. (Ni 12 Guil )21 Ditto 4 French 3 Do. 4l Do. Bank Stock Granada Deferred Mexican Do. Account Peruvian Peruvian Scrip Portuguese Itusien Ditto 4l Sardinian Spanish 3 Do. New Deferred 3 Do. Pue. Convert. Vewazuela 3k 71 8 14 1 1 8 9 l ii 8 1 37 9 _ - di 8 i i P P i 43 i ll p 6 711 3i 40 d 1 li ia 4idcal •{ 4{ d 5{ 4idtalbe 4i dia FOREIGN FUNDS. - p 3 4 6_ 7p FOREI Mond. 3i 3il 36 2;d • 1 4 - pm i 11 2 ' II 5 Id d 1 544 6 U 18 1! 37 9 721'504' 70f r it '99f c 96f ' 2900 f. 2900 f. ' ef 1 24i 4 4 24 2 4 40 100 1 1004 86 4 46 85 xd 'irt 91 194 20 11 11 4 I J. die ! id i id id par per 8 3i t i 3 7 31 8 1 9 8 ip lei 46 8 46 i ~ 7 17 9 38 I 11l i 301 dla - - 9 8} 3 -r - pm' - - Pro 4I 3 4 7 p 54 3t 41 St 4 51 41 dig Se 44 9g -- Wed. .Thurs., 24 - [ooi 100 _: - ci! lidie d 343/47 j 3 / 4 8 9 4 3 / 4 17 8 3 / 4 1 7 nt 1! 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