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540 The Foreign Market has been very inactive. Nothing worthy of notice has occurred in Joint-stock Bank, Mining, and Miscellaneous Shares. The committee of the Stock Exchange have today appointed Tuesday, the 9th of June, as the special settling day in the shares of the Grand Russian Railway Company. The settlement is to take place in the provisional certifi• cates issued by Messrs. Baring and Co., but the shares are not to be quoted in the official lists. The Board of Trade Returns for the month and four months ending April 30th have been published during the week, and they again show a large increase in the declared value of our exports, though nut in the same proportion as that during the preceding three months. It should also be remembered, in estimating the importance of such comparisons, that the value of the raw materials used in oar manufactures is considerably higher now than at any previous period included in the return. The increase is 0t30,9181., or about five per cent., as compared with the corresponding period of last year, and 1,899,8801., or twenty.three per cent., as compared with April, 1855. Linen shows rather a large decrease. The total increase during the first four months of the year has been rather more than twelve per cent., and compared with the cor responding four months in 1853 about forty five per cent. The net profits of the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, the meeting of which is to be held to. morrow, for the half.year ending March 31st, are stated to be 9.3111. The dividend is to be at the rate of seven and a half per cent. per annum, free of income tax. Small sums are to be applied towards the preliminary expenses and the reserve fund, and 3111. to the credit of the current half year. The Mercantile Bank of India, London, and Chins, had, during the halt-year ending December 31st, earned a net profit of 31,4941. A dividend at the rate of eight per cent. per annum has been declared, and 11,4971. added to the reserved fund, which now amounts to 40,2191. An increase of capital has been determined upon by the American and European Steam Shipping Company. The creditors of Messrs. Thomas Biggs and Son, of Broken Wharf, Thames•atreet, have signed an agreement to accept 9s. in the pound, secured. The value of the Joseph Sornes and its cargo, destroyed by Ere upon the voyage to Melbourne, on the 25th Feb., was 80,0001. _ _ _ _ . The amount paid into the Treasury of the East India Company for bills on India from the 9th to the 25th of May was 28,51-I/.. The Fruit Trade who are interested in the repeal of the metage duties have received a favourable reply to their memorial from the Commissioners of Customs. At the annual meeting of the Oriental Bank Corporation, a dividend and bonus of seven per cent. for the last six months were declared. The reserved fund now amounts to ?,00,0001.; 8,0621. are carried forward to the next year's account. It was stated in the report that the Corporation have ample security for any advances that may be made during the liquidation of the affairs of the London and Eastern Bsnk. The directors of the Sombre and Meuse Railway are negotiating for an amalgamation with the Louvain and Charleroi and Morialme and Chatelineau lines, which, if effected, will increase the traffic and diminish the expen- diture. Mr. Henry Freshfield is now associated with Mr. Charles Freshfield in the appointment of Solicitors to the Bank of England. From the report of the directors of the lonian Bank, it appears that the profits for the twelve months ending December last were 9,0771. The dividend is at the rate of five per cent. per annum. The mass of the Trade Reports of the week describe a dull, inactive business. The short•time movement is spreading in Lancashire, and it will be nearly general after the lilt of June. BANK OF ENGLAND. La Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and t4th Victoria, cap. 32 for the week ending on Saturday, the 16th day 01 May, Itll7. ISRUE PFPAitTMENT. Notes Issued ..,. 123,533,315 tiovereroent Debt £11,015,1(0 Other Securities .. 3,459,90. Gold Con& Bullion 8,958,3:b Silver Bullion .... -- A 23,533,316 £23.533,313 RANKING n KPARTSIZNT. Proprietors'CapitalLl4,6s3,ooo Government Seen- Rest Public Deposlto*.. 6.555,5n6 Dead WeightAno i 10.326 131 Other Deposits Seven Day & other Notes 4,601,835 Bills £33.213,328 of N.tloual Debt, 433,24,328 1 • Including Exchequer, Commies._ Saviuga' Banks, and Dividend Accounts. BRITISH FUNDS. Clos OFFICIAL 4UOTATI j Mond. Tuesd. _____ S par Cent.Consols I 231 1, 1 911 1 Ditto for Account ^4 31, 331 3 per Cents Reduced 921 .4! 915 3 per Cents Long Annuities Hank Stock 7 per Cent 2131 212 New 2$ per Cent Annuit —77 i I Exoh. Wile, 2sci. .. (June) , 0 UIG I 0 DWI& Donds,( 1,0001.) 1 td 1.1 17d !4 74 FOREIGN FUNDS. Per Cent. Mond. These!. Wed. Thum Brazilian S 99j 1100 i look I DIIIII6II 5 i Dtch. ( 14:x120101 M I ._ 65i F touch 8 G'Jf We, Do. 4l Do. Bank Stock f ei f f. 22 764 i6Ett )sci t e i CI Prtoes. is. Wed. Thurs. 931 4 4 93i ; 04 92i 92e 1 92 i 1 92 s 212 e 1218 i 169130 c. C Mexican 3 Peruvian 4l Portuguese 4 Russian 6 Spanish ...., 3 1 41i Turkish Aco 6 94} -- 1 42 941 i leil i 42 I INI Ii 991 92% 931 Friday. 100 e f a f c 76 107 g THE PItESS. 3littrupolitatt forkets. (Reportedesolusivelyfor "T it z Pages.") CORN EXCHANGE—Since our last report only moderate supplies of English wheat have come to hand, coastwise and by laud carriage, and the demand for all kinds has ruled some what active, at an advance in the quotations of 2s to 3s per quarter. There has been an improved feeling in the sale for foreign wheat, at is to is per quarter more money. Floating cargoes of grain have realised a slight advance. The few samples of barley on offer have found ready buyers at full quotations; but malt has commanded very little attention. The oat trade has continued steady, and prices have had en upward tendency. Both beans and peas—though the demand has been far from active—have sold at extreme rates. Town•made flour is unaltered in value; country marks have advanced is to 2s per 2861b5. Esousit—Wheat, Essex and Kent red. 51s to COs; white, IS2a to 695; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 49a to Os. Malting barley, 368 to 468; grinding ditto, 23s to 30s : distilling, 359 to 98e. Malt, 62s to 78a. Feed oats, 209 to 22a; potato, 23s to 28s. Rye, 32e to 36e. Tick beans, 32s to 345; Harrow, 33s to 365; pigeon, 38s to 40s. Grey peas, 368 to: ; maple, 36s to 40a ; white boilers, 36s to 41s per quarter. Town•made flour, 60s to 525; country marks, 39s to 41s; households,42a to 44s pet 4801 bs. ♦RRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oat.. Flour. Eng .. 50 .. 4640 .. IN .. 1910 Irish Foreign .. 400 .. 7920 .. :: 11930 .. 400 ble. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—Wheat, 4.320 quarters, 6054 d ; barley 159 quarters, 45a 10d : oats, 2,171 quarters, 23s lid ; rye, quarters, ; beans, 444 quarters, 40s 34.1: peas. quarters, —. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 57s 9d; bar. ley, 42s 8d; oats, 24s Ild; rye, 39s 7d; beans, 43s red; peas, 41s 3d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 55a 3d; barley, 13. 86; oats, 23s 9d; rye, 33s 2d; beans, 41s 2d; peas, 40a 2d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEF.K Wheat ,112,312 barley, 7,110; oats, 9,974; rye, 52; beans, 5,274; peas, 510 quarters. BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are Rd to Rid: of household ditto, Gd to 7id per 4lbi loat TEA—Our market is well supplied with most kinds of tea, sod the demand is steady, at full quotations. Advices Just at hand from China state that the shipments of tea were 57,000,0001bn, against 73,000,0001b5 in 1836. Congou, is id to 2s 4d ; Ning Yong and Oolong, Is id to 29; Souchoug. is ld to 29 Gd; Flowery Pekoe, Is to 4s ; Caper,— to —; Scented Caper, Is Id to is 10d; Orange Pekoe, 1s id to is 4d; Scented Orange Pekoe, Is 4d to 24 4d ; Twankay, 9d to is 3d ; Hyson Skin 8d to Is 2d: Ilyson, Is 3d to 4s ; Young Ilyson, 10d to 2s 4d; Imperial, is to 2a 4d; Gunpowder, I lid to 3s 6d; Assam, is Id to 40 4d per lb. SUGAR—We have to report a very dull inquiry for all raw sugars, and prices have given way Gd to is per cwt. West India has sold at lls to Gls; Bengal, 15. to 635: Mauritius, 55s to 61s per cwt. Refined sugars move off heavily, at drooping currencies. Low to rine grocery, 67s 6d to 73s per cwt. lu crushed sugars very little has been passing. MOLASSES--This article—though in very limited supply— moves off slowly. at from 26s Gd to 285 6d per cwt. COFFEE—AII kinds have met a very dull inquiry; indeed, so little has been doing, even in good and tine qualities, that the quotations are almost nominal. Good ora native Ceylon is held at 63s 6d per cwt. PBOVI r SIONS—There Is very little doing in Trish butter, and most kinds may be putchased on lower teems. Foreign (wait. ties move off slowly, at !rum 70s to 9Os per cwt. English are dull, but not cheaper. We have a slow inquiry for bacon, the value of which has a downward tendency. COTTON—Our market is devoid of animation, yet we have no change to notice in prices. COCOA—The demand has fallen off, and to effect sales lower rates must be submitted to. Fine Guayaquil, however, cannot be purchased nutlet Rats per cwt. RICE—The stock in warehott , e is much reduced, yet it is ex tensive for the time of )ear. The demand is confined to small parcels. in barely late rates. HEMP AND FLAX—Baltic hemp supports last week's quotations; but the demand fur it is by no means active. Manilla parcels rule steady. The inquiry for flax is slow, uu former terms. WOOL—The publics sales are now just concluding. Over 80,000 bales have found buyers, at Id to al per lb less money. About 20000 bales remain over fur the August sales. SILK—The transactions are only moderate; but we have no sellers on lower terms INDIGO—AII descriptions continue heavy. Prices, how ever, are unaltered. . . . SALTPETRE—Most descriptions move off slowly, at last week's prices. HOPS—The duty has been set at 150,0001.; but the trade does not improve. In prices no change has taken place. Mid and East Kent pockets, 31 los to 51 12s; Weald of Kents, 31 Is to 3113 s ; Sussex, 31 to 31 12s ; and yearlings, 1110 s to 31 per cwt. POTATO ES—The supplies are only moderate and the demand is inactive, at from 80s to 150 s per ton. OlLS—Linseed oil has sold toja fair extent, at 12s and 41s Gd per cwt on the spot. All other oils rule dull. Turpentine is firm, and spirits are worth 44s to 43s per cwt. TALLOW—P. Y. C., on Of spot., has realised 57s 6d; for the last three months, 55s 9d per cwt. Town tallow, 56s net cash. About 1,000 casks have come to hand this week. SPIRITB—Rum has moved off slowly, at last week's currency. Proof Leewards, 28 9d; East India, 28 8d per gallon. Brandy is tolerably firm, and the finest old parcels are worth 188 per gallon. COALS—Tanfield Moor, 14s 3d; Ilolywell, 16s; Wylem 168; Camp, 16s 6d; Eden, I,a 6d: Braddyll, 16s; Heugh Hall, 148 9d ; Haswell, 478; Stewart's, 17s 3d per ton. METROPOLITAN CATTLE In the early part of the week the trade generally ruled brisk, at a considerable advance in the quotations. Since then, however, the demand has fallen off, and the improvement in value has been lost. On Friday beef sold at from 38 2d to 48 10d; mutton, 38 to be; lamb, bs 8d to Os Ad; veal, 38 lld to 58; pork, ds 83 to ,314 per 8 lbe to sink the offal. NEWGATE AND LEADEN HALL—Beef has found buyers at 2s ed to 4s 4d; mutton, 20 10d to 4s )4d; lamb, bs to es; veal, 3s 4d to 5s ; pork. 3s Nd to 5s per Alibi by the carcase. (2 . OItDON CUMAIING will give his Popular U Pictorial and Musical EN f ERTAIN ENT, Illustrative cf his ADVENTURES in SOUTH AFRICA, Every Evening (except Saturday). at Eight o clock. A Merning Representation on .skturday at Three o'clock. fhe Bush People will appear in their active dances. Piano by Mr. Bellies Wilson. The Lion Hunter's Museum and Encampment will CLOSE 111 LOIWOn OR the Mk June next. :in, PICCADILLY. r, SATURDAY, HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE_ Piccolomini, Alboni, Spezia, Ortolani, Giuglini, Vialetti, Bottardi. Beneventano, Chas. Braham, Belletti, Corsi. MONDAY, June lat, Morning Performance, LA THAVIATA Piccolomini, Giuglini; IL BARBI F.RE DI SIVIGLI' (arranged in one act), Alboni, Belletti, Bottardl, Visietti. Di. vertissement, Mme. Peres Nene. TUESDAY, June 2nd, NINO (first time these nino years first appearance of Signor Corsi), Sp ez i a, Charles Brahatu' Vialetti, Corsi. 3 HURSDAY, June 4th, IL TROVATORE, Spezia, Alb3ni, Vialetti, Giuglini. SATURDAY, June 6th, LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. Piccolomini, Belletti, Vialetti, Giuglini. Nallet , L'Attrore. For particulars see bills, A limited number of Boxes on the Half circle Tier have been specially reserved for the public, and may be had at the Box•office at the Theatre, Colunuare, Hay. market. Price 215., and 11. 11s. 6d. each. Mr. BENEDICT'S THREE 4:11iA141) MUSICAL FEsTI VA .S, on Wednesday mornings, June 10th, 2 th, and July Bth. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, LYCEUM: Second Appearance of Wile. BALM On TUKSDAT next, June 2nd. will be performed (for the Second Time these six years) Bellini's Opera, LA SONNAMBULA. Amine, Mdlle. Victoire Balfe ( her second appearance on the stage); Lisa, Muse. Tagliatico ; Teresa, Mine. Borgaro; Rodolio, Signor Ronconi; Aleasio, Signor Poloninl ; and Elvin°, Signor Gardoni. Conductor—Mr. COSTA. After which the Divertissement entitled BRESILIENNE. Mdlle. Cerito, Mdlle. Delechaux, and M. Desplaces. The Opera commences at lielf.past Eight. Private Boxes, 21. 25., 41.45., 51. 55., and 61. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, LYCEUM. EXTRA. NIGHT. On THURSDAY next, June 4'b, an Extra Night will take place, on which occasion will be performed Vet di's Opera RIGOLETTO. Principal characters 15iift - n;:13;e1O, Mdlle. Didiee, Signor Ronconi, Signor Tagliafico, Signor Sohn, Signor Mei, Signor Polonini, and Signor Mario. To conclude with LA BRESILIENNE, in which Mdlle. Cerito will appear. AT ADAM E RISTORI —The Nobility, Gentry, AL and Public are respectfully informed that the First Per• formance of the celebrated Italian Tragedienne, Alma. Riatori, will take place at the Lyceum Theatre, on MONDAY. June Bth, on which occasion will be perionned the Tragedy of MEDEA. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. ALFRED WIGAN. On Monday Evening, and during the Week, the Drama called A SHEEP IN WOLFS CLOTHING. Atter which, DADDY HA RDACRE. Messrs. F. Robson, Cooke, and O. Yining; Misses Stephens and Hughes. To conclude with THE WANDERING MINSTREL. Jem Bags, Mr. F. Robson.— Commence at.Haltpast Seven. FRENCH PLAYS. - LES BOUFFES PA HISIENS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. MR. MITCHELL respectfully announces that in consequence of the general satisfaction afforded by these performances at the St. James's Theatre, and the patronage with which they are honoured, Monsieur OFFENBACH, the Director of the Com. pans, has been induced and enabled, with the consent and approbation of his Excellency the Ministre d'Etat, to lose the Theatre des Boutfes in Paris, and to bring over the remaining members of the Company: Mous. Tejau, Mons. Leonce, Mons. Charles Petit, Mona. Caillat, and Mlle. Corally Gutfroy, who will have the honour of appearing immediately, conjointly with Mons. Pradeau. Mona. Mesmaare, Mons. Guyot, Mona. Paul, Mlle. Dalmont, Mlle. Mane, and Mile. Mareschal. The foilowiug new and attractive piece will be added to the repertoire: "• Dragonette " (which has been acted in Paris every evening since its production on the 20th February last), " L'Opera Aux Fenetrea, "Le Roi Boit," "La Pomme de Turquie, ' " Apres l'Orage,"" I :Orgue de Barbarie," &c. PERFORMANCES will be given EVERY EVENING —Subscriptions may be arranged upon the same terms as at the commencement; Stalls for twelve representations, S guineas; private boxes, 30 and 40 guineas. By the night: Stalls, 10a. 6d. ; public boxes, 55.; pit, 2s. ed.; amphitheatre, 2a. —Private boxes, stalls, anti tickets may be secured at Mr. Mitchells's Royal Library, 33. Old Bondostreet. InCETER. HALL. THURSDAY nex`, June 4.—COLO.i NE CHORAL hOCIETY —Positively the last evening concert in this country.—Owing to the alert success which attended the concert on Thursday last, this distinguished society will give a Second and positively their last Evening Conceit., in this country, on THURSDAY next, June 4. The programme will Include the most popular pieces of the society's repertoire. Tickets (Reserved) Area and Gallery. 45.; Back seats, 2s. On the occasion of this farewell concert, a limited number of tickets will be issued for the Orchestra Gallery, at 23. each. Tickets may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Library, 33, Old Bond-street, and at all the principal music• sellers and libraries. COLOGNE CHORAL UNION.- Positively the Last Concerts.—Monday Afternoon, Jnne 1, Hanover•aquare Rooms; Tuesday, June 2, Hanoverisquare Rooms; Thursday Evening, June 4, Exeter-hall, being positively the last evening concert; e'riday Afternoon, June 5, - Hanover . square Rooms ; Saturday, June 6, at the Crystal Palace, Syden ham. Tickets for all the above Concerts at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, h 3, Old Bond-street. SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS.—The FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL EXHIIII• TION is NOW OPEN, at their Gallery, 6, PALL-MALI , EAST (close to Trafalgar•aquare), from Niue till Dusk. Atlinivance, Is. Catalogue, 6d. JOSEPH J. JENKINS, Secretary._ UNIVERSITY LONG VACATION. Undergraduates desirous of reading with a tutor during the ensuing Long Vacation, in the Western Isles of Scotland, may have rooms, board, end every accommodation, at moderate cest, in the buildings of the College, Isle of Cumbrac, Greenock. Reading twice a week (or oftener if desired) with the Rev. J. G. Cazenove (M.A. Oxon). Applications should be addressed to the Rer. the BUM', at the College. Terms, 301. for three months; or ten guineas per month, with proportionate increase wheu more assistance in reading t afforded. The Isle of Cutnbrae is situated in the Frith of Clyde, and may be reached from Loaded yj Glasgow, or yjA Liverpool and Greenock.