The Press. — London, England, 1854-07-22 00:00:00

JuLY 22, 1854. Tiir. affair of the Norwegian rioters, Thrane and his comrades, has been brought by petition before the Norwe gian Parliament. These men, the Chartists of Norway, have already passed three years in a miserable prison, and their ease is not yet decided. So much for a land without jury. The Parliament decided by large majorities to take the question into immediate consideration. THE returns of the Bank of France show that during the past month the metallic reserve has declined '2l mil lions in Paris, and 14 millions in the branch banks. The discount accommodation has diminished 15 millions in Paris, and 11 millions in the provinces. Advances on public securities remain with very little alteration either in Paris or in the departments. Advances on railway securities have increased 31 millions in Paris, and declined 3of a million in the provinces. The advance to the state by the treaty of June 30, 1848, has been reduced from 70 millions to 05 millions, and the advance to the Government of 30 millions on treasury bonds has dis appeared from these returns altogether. On the side of the liabilities, the notes in icirculation have increased in Paris 201 millions, and have diminished in the provinces 21 millions. The credit account of the Treasury has declined 171 millions ; those of private individuals have fallen off 601 millions in Paris, and 21 millions in the branch banks. The whole amount of the metallic reserve is at present 4511 millions to 601 millions of notes in circulation. tote plaid anti gitgntcttz once. FRIDAY EVZNING. WEDNESDAY being "settling-day "in Consols the preparations anddanticipationi of that event occu pied attention upon 'Change during the earlier half of the present week. The account ran over a long period, during which the fluctuations had been fre quent and extensive. The influences of the ap proaching settlement were perceptible on Saturday last, when a belief that stock would prove scarce led to au advance in the quotations of nearly le. The high price brought in bona fide sellers to some ex tent, but the improvement was well sustained, and the market closed 1 # per cent. higher than it opened. On Monday the jobbers commenced their settling arrangements, and the market experienced much excitement and considerable fluctuations. At one moment the price of Consols reached 931 for money, and 931 for the August account, an advance caused by many bear speculators closing their accounts. Later in the day a continuous fall set in. Large quantities of stock were thrown upon the market, and, after a decline of more than 11 per cent., the quotations finally settled down to 921 to 1, at which they left off. Late in the day reports from the Downing-street meeting of Lord John Russell's sup porters announcing the intended vote of credit for additional war expenditure obtained currency in privileged quarters, and led to cautious operations, which tended to flatten prices generally. The funds opened on Tuesday with a further de cline of nearly 1 per cent. The Ministerial state ment in the House of Commons on the previous night had confirmed the rumour that more money was wanted, and somewhat exaggerated estimates of the probable amount obtained credit upon 'Change. A natural reaction, however, from this depression afterwards took place, the market leaving off with much firmer aspect and at quotations only to below those of the previous day. The settling on Wednesday proved that the ex pected scarcity of stock was altogether fictitious. On the contrary, in some instances as much as 1 per cent. " contango" was paid on Consols for August. That is to say, speculators for the rise consented to pay this rate, equivalent to 3 per cent. per annum, for the privilege of being allowed to defer taking up the stock they had bought until the next settling on August 17. When the settling was over the market somewhat improved, and prices closed finally at an advance of per cent. The failure of one jobber was announced during the day in connection with the settlement in Consols, but the amouut of his liabili ties was understood to be inconsiderable. Yesterday the prevalent uncertainty respecting the financial propositions of the Government led specu lators to be cautious. Business was accordingly dull, and the fluctuations in the price of Consols were far more limited than for some time previously. The tone of the market was, however, tolerably firm. Money was much easier on the Stock Exchange, although Investments on the part of the public had been effectually stopped by the existing range of prices. The arrivals of the Iris from Adelaide and of the Ferozepore from Melbourne were announced with gold to the value of 122,0001. Consols have rallied today in consequence of the credit vote being of less extent than had been appre hended. The publication of the quarterly balance sheet has also shown a surplus of receipts over expenditure to the amount of one million, which, with the two millions that are still to come in foz unfunded securities already sanctioned, may possibly THE PRESS. o able the Ministry to meet the demands of the war f r the present without applying for more ways and means, or raising new loans. Prices accordingly improved nearly i per cent., and, after touching 924, left off at the close this afternoon at 924 i, both tor money and account. Reduced have been operated in from 924 to 924. The Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. from 931 to 921. Bank Stock has been dealt in at 2091 and 2104. India Bonds at Is. to ss. prem. Exchequer Bills are Is. lower, at is. dis. to 2s. prem. Exche quer Bonds at 4 1 prem. Two more vessels have arrived from Melbourne, the Maria Thorn and the Prince Alfred, with 61,647 ounces of gold, worth 244,0001. This makes the total amount received during the week 471,00 W. The export accounts of bullion show that in the six months ending June 30 the total amount of ascertained shipments was no less than 15,433,260/. Of this sum 11,869,0001. was in gold ; and 8,200,0001. of the gross aggregate was sent to the Continent. Besides this, many shipments of the precious metals are made which are not included in any returns. FOREIGN. _. . . The Foreign Market has been exceedingly ina nimate. The only changes deserving notice are a fall in Spanish, arising from the continued spread of the insurrection, to the extent of # per cent.; and an advance in Peruvians, that stock having shown much firmness in consequence of the ascertained magnitude of profits on the guano sales. It is reported to-day that the arrangements for the new Turkish loan have been completed, and that it will be issued in a day or two. RAILWAY SHARES. The Share Market was heavy and drooping early in the week, but after Wednesday the tone became much firmer, and prices showed a decided tendency to advance, especially in the heavy stocks. The closing quotations this evening have been :—Bristol and Exeter, 991 ; Caledonian, 631 ; Eastern Conn • ties, 131 1 ; Great Northern, 911; Great Western, 791; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 661 ; London and Blackwell, 81 ; London and Brighton, 109 10 xn ; London and North-Western, 1041 5 ; London and South-Western, 831 4 31; Midland, 661 b ; South- Eastern, 641; South Wales, 361 ; York and North ' Midland, 551 5. The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the London and Westminster Bank was held on Wednes day. The directors report that, after making pro vision for all bad and doubtful debts, paying income tax, and setting apart 2,0001. towards the new build ings in Lothbury and Bloomsbury, the net profits of the half year amount to 73,9001. 19s. 5d.; out of which they declare a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 3 per cent. upon the paid-up capital. After these payments are made, the balance of profit and loss account will be 13,9001., and the rest or surplus fund 125,3071. On the Bth of June the bank was admitted into the clearing house, an event which the directors believe will in crease the profits of the establishment. BRITISH FUNDS. Closing Prices. OFFICIAL QUOTATION. ,Mond.iTuesd. t Wed. iThured S per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account ... 93 21 93 2 58 93 1 911 91 91 2 91 24 4: -16 911 2; 91 2; 91 9211 • A per Cents Reduced 3} per Cents Long Annuities Bank Stock, 7 per Cent., India Stock, 104 per Cnt. Exch. Bills, 20. per diem India Bonds, (I,0001.) 2 - 26 e I par 3p 211 226 6 iir 3p 211 227 par 3 92 11 921 2 921 1 93 21 41 9-18 210 par Spl 5 2 F ricks, 921; i 92k 93 2 4 1.16 209 i 10i 1 3 2p BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32 for the week ending on Saturday, the 15th day of July, 1854. Issue: DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .... 127,085,945 Government Debt 011,015,100 Other Securities .. 2,984,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 13,085,245 Silver Bullion .• • • £27,086,946 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprletars'Capital£l4,ss3,ooo Government Seen- Nest Public Deposits* 3,207,965 DeadWeightAn.) £12,470,297 Other Deposits Seven Day tt other Notes 6,402,980 Bills £27,085,345 133,846,070 I 133,846,070 • Including Exchequer, Savings Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Dividend Accounts. The foregoing return, when compared with that of the preceding week, ending July 8, exhibits the tollowing changes. In the Püblic Deposita Other Deposita Notes Issued Do. Reserved Seven-day Bills Coin and Bullion Government Securities.. DECREASE of 607,000 Other Securities DECREASE of 1,688,272 The Rest The amount of active circulation In Notes 1:20,0 4 2, 41 ;5 Du. in Seven-day and other Bills 1,120,013 Coin and Bullion in both Depurtnieuta Per Ceut. Belgian 44 Ditto 96 Brazilian 6 Do. Nea 44 Buenos Ayres 6 Chilian 3 Danish 5 Ditto 8 Dtch. (Ex 12 Guil )2e Ditto 4 French 8 Do. 44 Do. _Bank Stool! Granada DelSirea %lexicon S Do. Account 8 Peruvian 44 Peruvian Scrip .... Portuguese 4 Russian 5 Ditto 4i Sardinian 0 Spanish 3 Do. New Deferred 3 Do. Pass. Convert. Venezuela 34 SHARES. RAILWAYS—. l Mond. Tuesd. A es.. Aberdeen Amberg., Nottng., Beni. East Junction ..,.141 544'¢ 14 5 Birm.Wolv.& S tour al. 9 10 9 10 ; 9 10 Birk.,Lan.&Ches.Junc. 1141041114104i114104 Do. Chee. & Birk , 501.4 9510 l7 8117 8 17 IS Do. do. 201 IT 887 6(47 6d l Bristol and Exeter l O7 9 17 9 196 100 \ C a l e d on i an Chester and Holyhead 154 64 15 i; 1154 t 3 Cork and Bandon Dublin & Belfast Juno. ad par 2d par 241 par' Dundee, Perth, 4 Aber deen Junction East Anglian Eastern Union 35 7 85 7 95 East Lancashire E.& W.l.Dks. & Jn. - ' Edinburgh 4 Glasgow Eastern Counties Ednbrgh., Perth, Dund. Great Northern Gt. Stb. and Wet of Ire. Great Western Hull and Selby Irish South-Eastern 1 Lancashire & Yorkshire . Lancaster and Carlislel Leeds Northern Lou., Tilbury, & Sthend Lon.,l3righton, ttc London and Blackwell London and Nrth-West. l Londndrry. 4 Coleraine Londndrry. & Entisklln. Man.,Shef.,& Lncoinsh. Midland Do. Itirm. and Derby Newmarket Newp.,Aber.& Hereford' Newry and Enniskillen ) New.,Warrnpnt.,& Roal :i2lll FINil 40; 91 A '6B ;38 44 121 2 1 66 4 iltsi Bd l , 2 . 8 60 2 i 81 3ai 41 NorfOlk Nrthrn. Counties Union North British North Devon North Staffordshire North-Western N.& S th..W astern J uuc. OiL, Wrcstr., and Wolv. Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birming• Shrewsbury & Hereford Shrewsbury & Chester Shropshire Union .... South Devon South-Eastern and Dov South-Western South Wales Bth. Yorkab. & Riv. Dun Stockton & Darlim,ton 'rhms.H even Dk.& Rail Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkennyy Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall Wimbledon & Croydon Woodford York, Newc., anti Ber. York and Nrth Midland BANKS — Australasian Chartered.. Bank of Asia Ch. Bank of India, Aus tralia, & China Eng. Sctch Aust. Ch. Lon. Bnk of Ans.& India Lon. Char. link of Aust. Oriental Bank Corpor. Lon. Aus.Bnking& Old Importing Company South Australia Union of Australia Do. New Mums-- Brazilian Imperial DV. (St John del Rey) Cobre Copper Colonial Oold Nouveau Monde Misomistmous— Australian Agricultural Brit. American Land Canada Crystal Palace Crystal Palace of France North British Aus. Land Do. Preference Peel River Land & Min. Scottish Aust. Invest. South Australian Land Vaa Diemen's Laud 241 -- 182 - ixd r xd 181 9,4 kViday 23i 4 5 } 9 lu 11i 104,1 17 18 7 6 41 98 100 62t16 lii 11 a 2d par S , 17 8 93 7 7 8 17 8 95 7 54 8 60 2 . 60 2 ' GO 260 9 60 2 13/ 1 181 4 134 113} / 14 I 24 6 24 6 94 a , 24 6 24 6 91 2 901 11 901 1190} 14 94 11 96 8 96 8 96 8 96 b ; 99 8 794 80 79 179 4 179 I I 79 1 103 2 103 8103 5 103 t 17 I — I 66/ 7% CG i fics 4 I - 66 4 , , 89 91 89 91 89 91 89 91 1# 104 313 313 all 3 1i,, r , 44 1 4 .i 10.10, 1 109 11; 1194 VI 04 I ____ 664 7 69 91 144 5 104 14 100 10 ei int 43 21 2 661 1 48 4( _ _-.- - - 21 2 (16} 7 38 40 • 2 - 6 e 50 62 8 i 3i 4} {} 4 d 61 f 4 1 I p 32 4 32 4 58 60 68 ;2 11e 18 f4o) 3 i id 18 to 081 4% 83 4 sa 6 3 / 4 d 33 u 31 19 4 to 23 8 734 4 944 bi 89 to t iII s sea 204 1 46 8 41 8 79 4 31 4 AT 9 45 7 1 441 51 G 6 70 ES 92 41 1 24 34 G 11 2 2' 4 1 8 8 60 2 i3} id li33i 4{ 14 4( 16 71 1d 11 32 4 92 4 ;8 fA 2dl 18 20 1 63 41 824 3i 35 6I 1 33 5 4 !73 4 154,11 51 I RS, 'a ke 43 2ict 3 Yid I I .201 11 201 11 204 14 146 8 1 46 8 46 8 —I 41 341 341 3 170 9 71 3 71 3 ' 3l 421 41'13 41 .27 I I t l i t; I ~ 271 9 46 746 1 i t f t 49 Ce 43 C 441 6 - • 70 4 63 MP 7 I 5 ‘9O 568 9 i 1141 141 P —1" "''' l 111 1 1 _ _ _ id 4 A.d i 1 I I ' 2 l 2 g i 9134 ts 34 1 21 1 111 21 11 64 8d 2 !6 B 80 2 ! 3e, 4i 6 1 L I 32 4 I2} 2c 18 2( 3} ic 13 t G 9 4 e2} 135 - 3 5 3 le l i I 4 5 23 14 i 6 4 FUNDS. reaul. Wed. ' -- -- 10099 i : 1591 -- ; 914 160 91i 7t( 85 70f90o: 016043'97:20e ,2b M. 284 b(. 39xd I i ;18 jxdl Mond. I 60} xd 1- I 24f 2, I - 24i f 168 - 124 li Ssi 36 m 18 iio i 2 d 1 34 ' 334 48i 4d 7i 1p 4 4 60 72 2d sa 68 2i 18 41 4d 1 11 32 4 92 4 S 2 2i 2d 18 20 31 id 19 ($ .lesi 41 8S 4 36 6 93 - 6 - 4 2d 39 6 3i I :9 4 4 3 ,j 73 4 b 81 3 oe, .i 3 2 1204 li 146 8 II a ;15 70 5 10 lag 4i . li2B 30 46 71 1148 I i -P 1 F'rid,iy b5l 90i 14 110;;9e1 !TOt 90 97f 30c1 Thur., 23i 41 1 : It 1114101. 17 Od \tie 100 OA 3 114 f 3 11 8 e Ad par 693 I -iii