The Press. — London, England, 1854-08-05 00:00:00

AUGUST 5, 1854. took p Buxton, on the 30th ult. Mr. Noel was born in 1705. In 1818 he was admitted into holy orders, and in 1820 was presented to the vicarages of Tested and Nettlestead, near Maidstone, both of which he held up to the time of his death. The benefices now rendered vacant are worth about 7001. a year, and are in the gift of the present earl. By a recent act of Parliament they cannot be again held together by the same person. H. A. AOLIONBY, Esq., M.P. for Cockermouth, died on Monday last. The deceased was chairman of the East Indian Railway Company. ESPARTERO IN MADRID. THE triumphant entry of General Espartero into Madrid is thus graphically described by a letter from that capital, of the 30th ult., published in the Morning Post. " At last all apprehensions, doubts, mistrusts. are at an end. The Duque de Vittoria has made his triumphal entry into the capital. It certainly must be granted that never had subject a more brilliant reception. He entered Madrid, not as conqueror, but as pacificator ; and how great must be the prestige attaching to his name, when his en trance into the city is at once the signal for all the shops to reopen, and the whole population to make their ap pearance. As he drove up the magnificent Calle de Alcala henceforth to be called Calle del Duque de la Vittoria, it, was not possible to mistake the joy with which his presence was greeted, and the confidence which the people place in his administration of public affairs. "Yesterday evening a notice was posted up informing the Madrilenos that he was to pass the night at a village about five leagues from Madrid, and would arrive early in the morning. A great portion of the population could not have gone to bed, for bands marched about the whole night, playing Riego's Hymn, while crowds cheered vocife rously. So early as five o'clock this morning, about 8,000 persons went out two or three miles upon the road to meet him, and by half-past six the whole population was in the streets. For the first time since the three eventful days, carriages appeared. Two or three royal carriages, in state liveries, were sent to meet him. From every balcony draperies of various colours were hung, some of them of the richest velvet, fringed with gold. At the various public offices and museums the Queen's picture was hung up, under magnificent canopies, and surmounted with the crown, and always, on each side of the Queen, were the portraits of Espartero and O'Donnell. " Precisely at eight o'clockclouds of duet in the distance announced the general's approach. National Guards fell into such line as they best could ; aides-de-camp clattered up and down the streets ; the people broke through all restraint, and from the city gates to the Gubernacion del Regno, a distance of not less than a mile, there was one dense mass of heads. The National Guards opened the procession, followed by some few of the Aragonese, then came the juntas, more nervous and fidgetty even than their horses; these were followed by officers of all grades, and every civilian who had plundered, begged, or borrowed a sword ; then came the carriage of the great captain, sur rounded by squadrons of cavalry, who had the greatest difficulty in forcing a way through the dense crowd. Es• partero stood on the seat of the carriage, waving his hand kerchief in return for the tumultuous vivas with which he was greeted. Triumph indeed was it—the triumph of peace over anarchy, the triumph of the personal character of one man, who, it cannot be doubted, has saved the Crown." FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. Tuesday, August 1. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.—BENNETT At.TREn BURTON and HENRY MORTIMER BURTON, John's-place, Southwark, en gineers. BANKRUPTS.—WILLIAM M►TTHaws, Cottage•road, Pad dington—SAMUEL ZAOURY, Cullum-street, City, merchant— SIMON STOW HITCHCOCK, Blackmore, Essex, maltster—GEOßGE HOWES, Mortimer-road, Kingsland, licensed victualler—FßEDE ßlCK SMITH, Standon, Hertfordshire, miller—CoßNELtus GIBBS, Tborndon, Suffolk, innkeeper—PETEß TAYLOR, Manchester, millwright—Hoax HART, Hulme, Lancashire, Umber merchant —WILLIAM MAKIN, jun.. Manchester, provision dealer—JOHN SELLICK, Colerne, Wiltshire, and Bristol, paper maker—HENRY Swum, Skipton, Yorkshire, and JOHN LOCKWOOD, Shipley, York sh,re—Jossen SMITHSON, Mirfield, Yorkshire, corn miller — THOMAS RonnisoN, Ilexham, Northumberland, currier—HENßY BROWNENTT, Liverpool, merchant—WlLLlAM ATHERTON, Liver pool, merchant. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.—RonERT HAMILTON, Edin burgh, dealer ID railway Shares—ALEXANDER TURNBULL, Glas gow, miIIer—WILLIAM ANDERSON, jun., Glasgow, sewed muslin manufacturer .JAMES SoMERVILLE, Glasgow, hosier —JAMES DUNLOP, Ayton, Berwickshire, draper. Friday, August 4. BANKRUPTS. —CH ARLES STAPLES and JOHN COLLIER, Southampton, ship plumber*—JAHEs HENRY MACKAY, St. Helen's - place,merchant—RoßEßT MASON, Manchester, stationer —JOHN HoLLANn OATES, Halifax, painter—JOHN MiLisoAN, Manchester, draper—THOMAS BOYDEN and JOSEPH ELWARD MANSFORD, COSllDLstreet, merchants—JULlUS CALIBRES, Norfolk-street, jeweller—WlLLlAM BULLOCK, Warwick, iron monger and brazier—Samuel. HAMMOND, Leeds, flax spinner— NATHAN CALISH ER, NOrfOlk-Street,Stralld.jeWeller—BENEDETTO BlaNsecora, Bed Lion-street, Clerkenwell, looking glass frame manufacturer—JOHN HOWARD, Norwich, butcher—JAMES WILSHER ALDRIDGE, Witham, Essex. corn merchant. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.—WII.LAM HonosoN GRTRLI. Glasgow, dyer—WILLIAM GROBBART JOHNSTONE, Dumfries bookseller—GEOßGE MITCHELL, Paisley, dyer—Mesais. LETS, MASBON, and Co., Aberdeen, flax spinners—ROßEßT BatitHsTr„ Kelso, cabinet maker-JOHN Ross, Glasgow, buider. THE PRINCE GORTRCHAKOFF, who is now on an extraor dinary mission at the Austrian Court, is named Alexander, and, at Vienna, is currently called young tiortschakoff, al though he is fifty-eight years of age. His brother who commands in Wallachia is named Michael, and is eight years older than Alexander. THE PRESS. 6altsiastital. It is understood that the Rev. J. F. Lingham, appointed to St. John's Vicarage, Margate, in 18A2, will succeed the Rev. C. B. Dalton as rector of Lambeth within a few weeks. He is of Trinity College, Cambridge. r PREFERMENTS ANO APPOINTMENTS. The Rev. Roderick Macdonald, to the Church and Pariah of South Uist, in the Presbytery of Uiet and shire of Inverness. The Rev. James Peter, to the Church and Parish of Old Deer in the Presbytery of Deer and county of Aberdeen. The Rev. Thomas Frederick Dymock, M.A., to the Vicarage of Willesborough, near Ashford. The Rev. John Peat, M.A., to the Incumbency of Weald Cha. pel, Sevenoaks. The Rev. Henry Broadway Miles, M.A., to the Rectory of Athelhampton, with the Rectory of Burleston, near Dorchester. The Rev. Gibson Lucas, M.A., to the Rectory of St. Lawrence, with St. John. Southampton. The Rev. Daniel Llewellyn Morgan, to the Incumbency of Cwinyov and Llanthony, Monmouthshire. The Rev. Charles Thomas Whitley, M.A., to the Vicarage of Bedlington, near Morpeth. The Rev. J. Itavenshaw Wood, M.A., to the Vicarage of Comp ton Chamberlayne, near Salisbury. The Rev. Dr. Hawtrey, to the itectory of Mapiedurham, near Reading. The Rev. G. Rowney Green, M.A., to the Rectory of Farnham Royal, Bucks. The Rev. C. Luxmore, M.A., to the Rectory of Everdon, n ear Daventry, Northamptonshire. The Rev. R. Bradley, 8.A., to the Incumbency of Middlesbo rough, Yorkshire. The Rev. C. H. Morgan, BA., to the Curacy of Brockworth, near Gloucester. The Rev. William Hey,_ M.A., to the Vicarage of St. Helen Stonegate, in the city of York. The Rev. John /do rgan, to the Vicarage of Tepytty Ivan, near Oswestry. The Rev. Charles To ffnell, M.A., to the Vicarage of Stourpaine, near Blandford, Dorsetahire. VACANCIES. The Curacy of Camden Chapel, Camberwell; worth 1301. a year, In the gift the Rev. Daniel Moore, M.A. The Curacy of St. Augustine's Church, Bristol; worth 1001. a year, in the gift of the Rev. Thomas C. Pr.ce, M.A. The Vicarage of Teston, near Maidstone; worth 4001. a year, in the gift of the Earl of Gaineborough. The Vicarage of Nettlestead, nerr Maidstone; worth 4001. a year, in the gift of the Earl of Gainsborough. The Curacy (temporary) of Colton, near Rugelex, in the dio cese of lAchtleld ; in the gift of the Rev. Abdiel Seaton, M.A. The Incumbency of the Episcopal Chapel at Forms, in the diocese of Moray and Ross; worth 1601. a year, in the gift of the Bishop. The Rectorship of the Edinburgh Academy; testimonials to be sent in before the let of September. The Mathematical Mastership of St. Mary's College, Winder mere ; in the gift of the Warden. Si eutg glarktt aub Qtitl itttiligtitte. FRIDAY Evatinro. Tim reduction in the rate of interest announced by the Bank directors at the close of their board meeting yesterday (Thursday) is the great monetary event of the week. It seems to have taken everybody by surprise, and in the opinion of many well-advised persons is, at all events, premature, if not rash. The chief reason for adopting it is, no doubt, the obvious one that the demand for discount had fallen off, and the Bank was suffering from a scarcity of business, which its managers thought it best to invite, by reducing the terms of accommodation from 51 to 5 per cent. They have also been encouraged in their proceeding by the existence of certain commercial facts, such as the easier state of the Money Market during the last fortnight, the course of the foreign exchanges, the state of the bullion in the Bank vaults, the probable supply and demand of the pre cious metals, the state of the commercial interests, the prospects of the harvest, and the character of the weather for the last week or two. How long the present aspect in all or any of these particulars may continue is a matter of pure speculation, but on their permanence the safety of the new Bank parlour operation must depend, and the state of the weather during the next few days may be sufficient of itself to resolve the question. The effect of this reduction upon Consols was to improve the quotations by fully per cent- The minimum rate rose from 92 to 921 for present trans fer, and to 921 I for account. To-day this advance has been well supported, notwithstanding the unpro pitious weather. At one time Consols touched 921 for money, and 921 for account ; but the closing prices are about the same as yesterday. The Three and-a Quarter per Cents. left off at 93 to 1. Exche quer Bills have been weaker, having been done below par. Bank Stock, 2091 to 2111. The recorded arrivals of specie this week amount to 320,0001. FOREIGN. The market in foreign securities has shown con siderable firmness, but without much change in prices. In Peruvian Bonds there has been a rise to 69. Spanish Three per Cents. are steady at 381, and the Certificates have improved to 51 per cent. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 60 63; Mexican Three per Cents., 241 211; Peruvian Four-and-a- Half per Cents., 1853, 67 69; Russian Four-and-a- Half per Cents., 82 84 ; ditto Five per Cent. Ste - Bonds, 97 99. 741 SHA RES. Railway shares were dull early in the week, and ___e quotations sunk in many of the principal lines owing to a pressure of sales. The reduction of in terest at the Bank, however, gave the market a con • siderable stimulus yesterday afternoon, leading to an advance in some instances of 20s. or 30s. per share. _ _ _ To-day the complexion of the market has been animated, with a noticeable improvement in the quotations. Great Westerns close 77 to 771 ; Brightons, 106 to 10 I ; Manchester and Sheffield, 231 231 ; North Western, 1051 ; Eastern Counties', 131 13i. The following are the closing prices of steam companies' shares as reported to us by Mr. T. G. Taylor, steam share-agent :—Australian Mail, 31 31 ; Australasian Pacific Mail, 1 to 11 prem. ; General Screw Steam, 13 to 13i ; Peninsular and Oriental, 53 to 55; Royal Mail Steam, 52 53 ; for the latter shares there is now much inquiry, and as they were long at a discount of nearly 20 per cent-, from which they have been gradually recovering, to within 7 or 8 of the paid-up price, there is strong reason to believe they will advance further. The Peninsular and Oriental steam ship Ripon, which leaves Southampton this afternoon for Alex andria, carries away specie to the amount of 202,055/. In this shipment the amount of gold is unusually large, being no less than 109,7681., owing chiefly to a consignment of 81,7401. to Alexandria. The remaining parcels are sent as follows --To Malta, gold, 3,1001.; to Alexandria, gold, 81,7401.; to Madras, gold, 701.; to Penang, silver, 6121.; to Singapore, silver, 3,8001.; and gold, 9,6301.; to Hong Kong, gold, 15,228/., and silver, 14,53 8 / 4 to Canton, silver, 03,230/4 and to Shanghae, silver, 9,507/. BRITISH FUNDS. Closing Prices. OFFICIAL QUOTATION. Need. Meld. Wed. ! Thaws. rridag. ——— • 3 per Cent. Consols 921 I 'l2 21 292 921 Ditto for Account 8 per Cents Reduced 31 per Cents Long Annuities Bank Stock, 7 per Cent — 910 11 210 91 2101 India Stock, 101 per CDt 225 6 223 Exch. Bills, 21d. per diem 2 3p 3p par 4p pat 4 1p u India Bonds, (1,000 t) 2p 2p 2p BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and 9th Victoria, cap, 12 for the week aiding on Saturday, the 20th day of July, 1851. 188U11 DEPAIITMIIIIT. Notes issued .... 126,771,780 Government Debt 111,015,100 Other Securities .. 2,994,900 Gold Coin et Bullion 12,771,790 Silver 526,771,780 /26,771,780 BANKING DZPARTIMIT. Proprietors'Capital C 14,553,000 Government Seca- Rest Public Deposits , — 2,302,361 Dead Weight An.) 411,775,88 S Other Deposits Seven Day A other Notes 6,257,060 Bills 132,355,080 132,354,090 • Including Exchequer, Savings Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Dividend Accounts. The foregoinireturn, when compared with that of the preceding week, ending July 22, exhibits the following changes. In the Public Deposits Other Deposits Notes Issued Do. Beset re d Seven-day Bills Coin and Bullion Government Securities .. DECREASE of 36,000 Other Securities DECREASE of 209,822 The Rest INCREASE of 7,207 The amount of active circulation In Notes 220,614,720 Do. in Seven-day and other Bills 1,308,720 91,824,440 Coin and Bullion in both Departments 18,494,314 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. d 4 11'4'8'1 3rd 4 Wed 3Vis 4 Th 3 u rdi a 6 Friala litel Anti!. & Rttrdnx. 4 111" 31 Beers.to Grids 34 3d 31 8d 31 3d 31 8134 311 Belgian East. J 4 1 4 1 1 4 I'4 1 Cherie. & Erque Dijon 4 Besani ; pmd — pd •P d sraL l s , -, t):u..tatlnrthae...i....,4. 4 r 114 I 4 p 14 4 111 P 1 4 2p 1 1 12 41 ) Do. Extension.. 1 4d 6 44 4 id 4 4 1d 1 1 d Qt. Indian Pen.l 1 4 4p4 ip 1 p II i p Grand J. of Fra. „ „ ~ ~ G.W.ofCan.,Sh. 18 918 9 174 8 4 174 8411 84 8.(2d Is.) 18711 Ce•ttPii•bPePt dix die dis die die Luxembourg .. P Lyons & Geneva par jp par 4p 1 4 1p Id 1p _ 44 1p Madras 4 1p 14 iptd 4 pl 4 4p 101 4p Maria Antonia 1 t *. 1 .- rtltn i i g o e i i' w rn i :e ) . 7 811 8 1 .^:di 8 7 121 8 1 324 8 1 3721 8 Norw. Truk.Prf. is 9 3 9 8 9 8 9p 8 9 Paris & Lyons 174 8p 174 8p 171 i I ) 171 ip 171 8 Paris & Orleans 44 741 745 745 744 47 Paris & Rouen 0 240 2 40 210 2 40 2 Paris & Strasbg. 311 *,314 111 1 3 1 1 311 4 P.,Caen & Cher. —p—p p —p— Qbec.&ltchnuld. d d -- dis di. Rouen & Havre 221 31 221 31 22 322 3 II $ Royal Swedish di. d die d d Sambre& Meuse 84 984 984 9 9 81 0 S. E. of France p p p —p; —.— Sthrx. of France p p p —pm l -ss Upper Ind.gcrip —p pm— p— pa' Wet. Flanders.. 34 4t4 454 441 4 14 4 W.tn. of France IS bp 6 6p 5 6p 3 6p 6 Ifp Westrn.ofSwitz. d dis -'— -s , •••• Zealand 44 3041 31th. 44 31 die 1 3441.44 Sed