The Press. — London, England, 1855-09-08 00:00:00

866 pt4ropolitan Parkes. (Reported exclusively for "MK Pa s.") CORN-EXCHANGE —Up to our market this week the arrivals of English wheat have been sery limited, and chiefly of the new crop hi fair average condition. For all kinds the de mand has ruled steady, at. a further advance in the quotations of from is to 2e, and, in some instances, 3s per quarter. Foreign wheat—the imports of which have been small—has continued firm, at 2s to 35 per quarter more money. Floating cargoes have realised a slight, improvement. Barley has moved off freely, and grinding qualities have realised is advance. There has been a much better sale for malt., at extreme quotations. The arrival of foreign oats has been good, yet sound qualities have produced rather more money. Beaus and peas have changed hands steadily, and the rates have had an upward ten dency. Flour has realised extreme currencies. Erromair —Wheat, Essex and Kent white, 793 to 355; red, 63s to Ids ; Norfolk an l Lincoln red, 835 to 755. Malting barley, 31a to 33s ; grinding ditto, 305 to 33s ; distilling, 31s to 335. Malt, 675 to 71 s. Feed oats, 28s to '27s; potato, 27s to 335. Rye, 4133 to 50s. Tick beans, 40s to 44s ; pigeon, 43s to 495. Grey peas, 38a to 41e ; maple, sls to 443; white boilers, 445 to Ns per quarter. Town-made flour, Os to :Os ; country marks, 645 to 1105 per 2801bs. - - ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English 1390 .. 460 .. 3940 .. 390 .. 1660 Irish Foreign .. 12720 .. 11440 .. 47910 .. 4500 sks. bls. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—Wheat, 6,601 quarters, 75s Id ; barley, 160 quarters, 345; oats, 1,878 quarters, 25s 3d; rye, quarters, —; beans, 91 quarters, 43s 108; peas, 64 quarters, 38e 10d. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AV ERAG ES—Wheat, 1'25 74; bar. ley, 34e 9d ; oats, 29s 3d ; rye, 42s 7d ; beans, 46s 9d; peas, 36s Rd. TILE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 75s Ild; barley, 34s 7d; oats, 25s 10d; rye, 44s 3d; beans, 46s 8d; peas, 41, Bd. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK Wheat,72.oBB ; barley, 3,514; oats, 6,621; rye, 141; beans, 2,205; peas, 534 quarters. BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 10d to 1044 ; of household, ditto, did to 9,id per 41bs loaf. - • - TEA Several large speculative purchases having been effected in our market, prices are rather on the advance, and common sound Congou cannot be purchased under 9d per lb. Sales have been effected at the following prices : Congou, 9d to 2s 6d; Ning Yong and Oolong, 10ii to Is 9d; Souchong, 9d to 2. 8d; Flowery Pekoe, is 4d to $s sd ; Caper, is to is 4d; Scented Caper, is 4d to is rid : Orange Pekoe, Is 21 to Is 6tl; Scented Orange Pekoe, Is 8d to 2s 9d ; Twankay, 7d to Is 3d • Hyson Skin, 7d to 6d ; Hyson, Is 6d to 3s 9d; Young Ilson, 9d to 3s; Imperial, is to 2 s 8 d; Gunpowder, is to 3. 6d; Assam, Is 3d to 4s 4d per lb. Up to Saturday last duty was paid on 33,610,4431b5, against 29,884,2661ba In 1851. SUGAR—The demand for all raw qualities has fallen off, yet we have no actual decline to notice in the quotations. Barba does has realised 39s Gd to 435; Granada, 39s to 40s; Mauritius, 37a 0d to 445; and Bengal—chiefly grainy-42s to 448 6d per cwt. Floating cargoes of foreign are rather dull; but crushed — both English and foreign—is quite as dear as last week. The total ciesrances to the Ist iust., amounted to 4,939,704 cwts, aginst 4,686,679 owls last year, MOLASSES—There is a fair inquiry for nearly all kinds at full prices —viz., 18s 641 to 20s per cwt. COFFEE—The demand is wholly confined to small parcels, at late rates. Good ord native Ceylon has been quoted at 48s 6cl to 49s per cwt. Plantation, fine, 71s to 82s ; fine middling, 6715 to 74s ; good m.ddling. Ow. to 138 s ; middling, 58. to 64s ; fine ordinary to middling, 55s to 58s; triage, 45s to 545. Mocha, fine to finest, 78. to 90s; garbled, fids to 775; ungarbled, 56. to 665. Costa Rica, middling to tine, 57. to 72s ; good and tine ordinary, 50. to 565. Java, 46s to 555. Jamaica, good middling to fine, 64s to 87s. COCOA—Our market is tolerably firm, at late currencies. Red Trinidad, 44s 6d to 508 ; grey, 40s to 44s ; Granada, 40s to 45.; and Guayaquil, 44. to 45s per cwt. RICE—Most descriptions are in fair request, at very full prices. The sales—parVy to airive—are 5,000 tons. SEEDS—New white mustard seed has sold steadily, at from les to 15s per bushel. Canary is worth 46s to 58s per quarter. Linseed is active, and English crushing is worth 74s to 80s per quarter. Cakes are firm, at 121 to 121 lOs per ton for English. COTTON—A Lull average business is doing in this article, and the quotations are well supported. HEMP AND FLAX—Most kinds of hemp are steady. Petersburg clean, 441 to 441 :Os; Sunn, 141 to 201; Manilla, 371 to aa per ton. In flax very little is doing, ou former terms. Jute and Coir goods are firm. WOOL—Both English and foreign qualities are still dull in sale. In prices, however, no change has taken place. METALS—Scotch pig iron has Bold slowly, at 80s 6d. Manufactured parcels support former terms. Sheets, single, in London, are worth 111 5. to 121 ss; nail rods, 101 to 101 15s. Tin is very firm, at 127 s 6d to 128. for Banes, 1258 to 126. for Straits, 126 s to 127 s for British, and 130 s Gd to 1310 for refined. Lead is active, at 231 10s to 211 for pig. Speller is rather brisk, at 231 15s to 241 for present delivery. SPIRITS—There is a Moderate demand for rum. Proof Leeward., 2s 3d to 2s 4d; East India, 2s 2id to 2s 3d per gallon. We have no change to notice in the value of brandy. Malt-spirit is selling at lUs 8d proof. HOPS—About 70 pockets of new hops have arrived, and been disposed ot at from 71 to 81 per cwt. The value of yearling and old hops is very uncertain. The plantation accounts are very favorable, and picking will be general in a few clays. Duty, 300,0001. POTATOES—The supplies continue large. Although a good business is doing, prices rule very low—viz., bUs to 75s per ton. COALS—Tantield Moor, 16s; Lambton, 21s 9d; Hetton, 21s 6d; Cassop, 21s Gd; South Kelloe, 208 Gd; Tees, 225; West Hartlepool. 21s 6d per ton. TALLOW—About 1,500 casks have arrived this week, chiefly from Memel. Our market is brisk, and P. Y. C., ou the ipot, is worth Ns per cwt. OlLS—Linseed oil has sold freely, at 44e to 44s 61 per cwt. Turpeutine is active. American spirits, Hs to 34s 6tl ; English, 32s 6d to 338 per cwt. METROPOLITAN CATTLE The supplies of each kind of fat stock have been very moderate, and the general demand has ruled inactive, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 10d to bs 4d; mutton, 3s 4d to bs 2d ; lamb, 4s 6d to 35 t.d ; veal, 4s 4d to Si 4d : pork. 3s 6d to 45 6d ner sibs to sink the otfals. NEWCIA3 E AND LEADENHALL—The trade has ruled rather heavy, and prices have shown a tendency to goo way. Beef, from Ss 24 to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 41 8d; lamb 4s 24 le 5s 2d ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; pork, Si dd to 4s 60:1 per Sibs by the mosso. THE PRESS. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. Tuesday, Sept. 4. BANKRUPTS.—SIR OEOROX DE LA POER BEBESPOED, Bart., Fludyer-street, Westminster, mining and commission agent— Wm. GILBERT, Vine-place, Old-street•road, Middlesex. butcher — DAVID EDWARDS, Jun., Hassell-street, Landport, Portses, Southampton, corn and Boar factor—AnssLom FRANCIS, George yard, Lombarti.street, City, dealer in mining shares—THomAs JORDAN, Bloxwich, Stafford, baker and provision dealer—THOS. HILMINGSLZY, Willenhall, Stafford, cut nail n anufacturer—Gro. PYNE, Albert-street, Bristol, boot and shoe manufacturer—JOHN MARLEY, Torquay, Devon, butcher and provision dealer—MAßY ANN PASSMORE, Exeter, umbrella and parasol manufacturer— MATTHEW LICHEOARY MINIMUM FOIe street, Exeter, cutler — JOHN MAWER, Louth, Lincoln, butcher. —A IC ROXBURGH, Liver-, pool. insurance broker. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. —JOHN BRYAN (not Bayan, as stated last Friday), New Cumnock, innkeeper—JOHN LAING Glasgow, wright and builder NEIL LIVINGSTON, Greenock' wine and spirit merchant—JAnzs MILLAR, Kiltnarnock, book seller —DUGALD and JOHN MAceozzN. Inverness, boot and shoe makers—JAMES MOORE and COMPANY, Uddingstone, Bothwell, ironfounders. Friday, September 1. BANKRUPTS.—THomAs GODFREY, Shepherdess-fields, Mid dlesex, egg merchant.—WlLLlAM PATTULLO, Thornhill-place, Holloway, baker—Ozoßos HANCOCK, Fenton, Stoke-upon-Trent, builder JOSEPH ATHILRLEY, Mountsorrel, Liecestershire, apothecary—JOHN GRANVILLE HOPKINSON, Nottingham, beer house keeper—THOMAS BRAD, Nottingham„ builder—EDWAßD WADOE, Linkinhorn, Cornwall, auctioneer CHRISTOPHER VICKRY BRIDOMAN, Tavistock, scrivener—AßßAHAM TAYLOR, Westgate. Halifax, coal meichant—TAMES FINLINSION, Heading ley, Leeds, share dealer—dosEßH SimNaos, Leeds, painter arid paper-hanger—WILLIAM MARRAT, Doncaster, attorney—WlL- LlAM HoLmes, Wilsden Bradford, worsted spinner — THOMAS Li!growl . , York, builderLJosEßH PLAYER, City, mining agent and dealer in shares—THOMAS ORTON Goonwnt, Longton, Staf fordshire, earthenware dealer—BßlGHT EAOLAND and WILLIAM CRAmrrow, Bedford, Lancaster, cotton manufacturers—JAcoß ABRAHAM JACQUES and LOUIS SELIG, traders--JOSZPH ALD RIDGE, Leeds, chemist and druggist. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. —m , --BERT SMITH, Glasgow, slater—ANOus FALCONER, Edinburgh, provision merchant- - CHARLES MACLARTY DOUGLAS, Glasgow. merchant. BIRTHS. EMLYN—On the 3rd instant, at Stackpole•court, Viscountess Emlyn, of a son. LEEKE—On the let instant, at Longford•hall,Shropshire,Lady Hester Leeke, of a son. MONCK—On the 2nd instant, at Charleville, Enniskerry, county Wicklow, the Viscountess Monck, of a eon. MARRIAGES. COOPER—BOLTON—On the 30th ult., at St. George's, Hano- ver•square, John Douglas Cooper, Es . q. of Killymo - n; county Tyrone, to Ellen, daughter of the late o Colonel Samuel Bolton, C. 8., 31st Regt. ERSKINE—SLATER—On the 18th ult.. at Carlisle, Lieut. Colonel George Erskine, 33rd (the Duke of Wellington's) Regt., to Frances Ellen, daughter of John Slater, Esq., of Carlisle. FRE ELING—MYLNE—On the oth of July, at Cawnpore, Geo. Hamilton Freeling, 8.C.5., son of the late Sir G. H. Freeling, Bart., to Adelaide Helen, daughter of the late MAP/ Mylne, 11th Light Dragoons. NICHOLETTS—CHICHESTER—On the 90th ult., at Hard wicke, Herefordshire, John Toiler Nicholetta, Esq., of South Petherton, Somerset, to Blanche, daughter of the late Sir Arthur Chichester, Bart., of Youlston, Devon. DEATHS. BURTON—On the 2nd instant, at St. Peter's, Thanet, Bir Richard Burton, aged 89. CHICHESTER—On the 26th ult., the Hon. Adolphus William Chichester, eon of the late Lord Templernore, aged SO. DE SALIS—On the 23rd ult., at Modena, his Excellency John, Count de Salts, Privy Councillor and Chamberlain to the Em peror of Austria, aged 80. DUFF—On the 50th ult., at Boxlands, near Dorking, Louisa, daughter of the late General Sir James Duff, aged 53. GRISSELL—On the 3rd of July last, at Jullender, East Indies, Major Charles Grissell. ROC HFORT—On the 2nd instant, at Iping•house, near Mid hunt, Sussex, Gustavus Rochfort, Esq., son of the late Colonel Rochfort, M.P. for Westmeath. OVER -COATS, CAPES, AND SHOOTING JACKETS. One of the Largest Stocks in London, First. Class Garments, and thoroughly WATERPROOF, without extra charge. Also of Ladies' Waterproof Capes, hc., all on best terms. W. BERDOE,9I3, Old Bond Street, and 09, Coruhill, (only.) T ARGE IMPORTATION OF LYONS JJ VELVETS.—SEWELL and Co., of COMPTON-HOUSE, have the honour to announce their purchases of Black and Colored Lyons Velvets. Having bought early in the season, they are enabled to offer foreign velvets lower than any house in London. Beautiful Lyons Velvet, 9s. 9d., 10s. 9d., and 12s. 9d. per yard. Sewell and Co. are still clearing off their summer cases of all light materials in dresses, ball and evening costume, all nearly half the season price. An immense stock of robes, silks, hosiery, gloves, and ribbons equally reduced. 41, 45, 45, Old Compton-street; 46, 47, Frith-street, Soho. DR. DE JONGH'S LIGHT BROWN COD LIVER OIL. Prescribed with complete confidence by the Facultyfor its purity, and superior, immediate and regular efficacy. It is entirely free from nauseous flavour, and being invariably and carefully submitted to chemical analysis—AND ONLT SUPPLIED IN SEALED BOTTLES TO PRECLUDE SUBSEQUENT ADMIXTURE OR ADULTERATION—this Oil possesses a guarantee of genuineness and purity offered by no other Oil in the market. TESTIMONIAL from ARTHUR H. NASSAU., F.L.S., M R.C.P., Chief Analyst of the Sanitary Commission of the Lancet, Author of " Food and iis Adulterations," &c. &o. &c. " I have more than once, at different times, subjected your Light Brown Oil to chemical analysis—AND THIS UNKNOWN TO YOURSELF—and I have always found it to be free from all impurity and rich in the constituents of bile. So great is my confidence in the article, that I usually prescribe it in preference to any other, in order to make sure of obtaining the remedy in its purest and best condition." Sold ONLT in bottles, capsuled and labelled with Dr. de Jongh's Signature.wrrnour wiIICH NONE ARE GENUINE, byA TSAR, H A R. FORD, and CO., 77, STRAND, London, Dr. de &nigh'', sole Con signees ; and by most respectable Chemists in town and country. Half-Outs (10 ounces), 2s. Gd.; Pints (20 ounces), 4s. 9d. Quarts (40 slums), 9s. IMPERIAL MEASURE. SATURDAY, ; OPAL OPERA, DRURY LANE Musical Director, Mr. J. H. TULLY. Managing Director, Mr. STAMMERS. Last Week but Two of the Operatic Season, and the Unprece dented Prices of Galleries, ed.; Pit and Boxes, 2s. ed.; Stalls, as.; Private Boxes for Two, 10s. Gd.• Do. for Four, 21s. Last Nights of the Eminent Tragedian, Mr. James R. Anderson— Immense Success of Lucy Eseott and Mr. Elliot Galer in La Sonnambula and Masaniello—First Appearance of Miss Fanny Huddart, who has been engaged expressly for the parts of Acis, in Acis and Galatea; Azuceua, in The Troubadour (I 1 Trovatore)—Revival of Handers Celebrated Serenata, Acts and Galatea, with the following cast Miss Fanny Hurl dart ; Damon, Mr. Elliot Older (who has kindly accepted the part); Polyphemus, Mr. Hamilton Braham ; and Galatea, Lucy Esootk On MONDAY, for the Last Time. her Majesty's Servants will perform ROB ROY. Rob Roy, Mr. AUDIOS R. Anderson; Rash. leigh, Mr. Stuart; and Helen Macgregor, Mrs. J. W. Wallack— supported by the Entire Strength of the Operatic Company. After which, for this Night only, A GRAND CONCERT, in which Lucy Escott, Fanny Huddart, Hamilton Braham, and Elliot Geier will appear. To conclude with a New Ballet, sup. ported by the Renowned Spanish Dancers. Senor Marcos Diaz and Senorita Anna della Fuente. On Tuesday, MASANIELLO. Masaniello, Mr. Elliot Galer; Fanelli', Mlle. Julie. NOTICE.—Acis and Galatea will be produced on Thursday Next. ROYAL OPERA, DRURY LANE Mr. STAMMERS, Promoter and Acting Manager of the Royal Opera, begs leave to announce to his Friends and the Public that his BENEFIT will take place on WEDNESDAY WEEK, September 19th. Full particulars will be duly an nounced. Tickets—Pit, Is.; Boxes, 2s. Gil,; Stalls, 48.; and Private Boxes, One, Two, and Three Guineas each. May be had of Mr. Chatterton, at the Box•oilice, and of Mr. Stammers, at the Theatre. pOYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. it MONDAY, September 10th, and every night during the week, THE DELASSEMENS MAGIQUES of PROFESSOR ANDERSON. The Autumn Season of the Lyceum Theatre having Opened with an amount of success unprecedented in the history of Entertainments, THE GREAT WIZARD OF THE NORTH respectfully announces that, in return for the thronged, attentive, and applausive patronage of the past week, his ACTS OF MAGIC will be rendered more attractive, wondrous, and in explicable each successive Night. The Illustrations of SP MIT RAPPING have created more intense interest than anything yet attempted within the walls of a Theatre. MAGIC and MYSTERY in Twelve Acts :—Act Ist—" Le Livre des Recuiela Choices." Act 2nd—" Magical Locomotion." Act 3rd—" L'Ecrin de Verre." Act 4th—" The Cabalittil Counters." Act 6th—" The New Bottle of Bacchus." Act 6th— "The Mysterious Parcel." Act 7th—" The Homological Evaporation." Act Bth—" The Aqua-avial Paradox." Ant 9th—" The Mesmeric Couch." Act 10th—" Half an hour with the Spirits." Act I lth—" The En chanted Chair of Comus." Act 12th—" The Mystery of the Charmed Chest." Doors open each evening at Halt-past Seven; commence at Eight. Private Boxes, 11. lls. 6d. and 11. Is. ; to be obtained at the Box-office, or at Messrs. Sams', Mitchell, Ebers, Hookham, Bailey and Moon, Cramer and Beale, Leader and Cook, Chappell, kc. Stalls, 4s. Dress Circle, 3s. Upper Boxes, 28. Pit, ls. Gallery, ed. The Box-office is open daily from E,even till Five, unuer the direction of Mr. Chatterton, Jun. Grand Fashionable Morning Performance on Saturday, September 15th, at Two o'clock: doors open at Halfpsst One. CORDON CUMMING'S WILD SPORTS, 232, PICCADILLY.—The Lion-Slayer DESCRIBES every Night. at Eight, what he saw and did in South Africa. Morning Entertainments every Saturday at Three o'clock. Admittance Is., 21., and 3s. The Collection on view during the day from; Eleven to Six, is. DR. KAHN'S GRAND ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Consisting of upwards of One Thousand Highly Interesting Models, representing every part of the Human Frame in Health and Disease, also the Various Races of Men, dc. Open (for Gentlemen Only) daily from fen till fen. Lec tures varying every day in the week are delivered by DR. SEXTON at Twelve, Two, Four, and Half•ppast Seven. Admis• sion Is. 4, COVENTRY-STREET, LEICESTER•SQU ARE. SOUND AND ROBUST HEALTH MAY BE ENJOYED BY THE USE OF VAYE'S WORSDELL'S PILLS, admitted to 11 be THE BEST RESTORATIVE MEDICINE. Their renovating and invigorating qualities render them invaluable to all who have become subject to physical debibty or fay eme nervous sensitiveness. They are wholly composed of vegetable ingredients, are a fine stomachic, and a mild yet efficient ape rient. Thousands, after trying other medicines tu vain, have testified to the benefits received from their use. Sold at Is. lad., 2s. 9d., and 4e. 6d., by all Medicine Vendors. Wholesale Depot, 22, Bread-street, London. HARRINGTON, PARKER, AND CO., WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, 54, PALL-MALL, London, offer to the Public old and superior WINES, pure and of the finest quality, at prices not exceeding those charged fur ordi nary Wines. HARRINOTON, PARKER, and Co. would call especial attention to their pale and golden DINNER SHERRIES, as under Imperial Pints, 295. to 945. per dozen, or bottled in Reputed Quarts, Ms. to 455. per dozen. Agents for ALLSOPPS PALE and INDIA ALES. D'OYLEY'S.-BABB AND CO., ARMY CLOTHIERS, and SCOT CH WOOLLEN WAREHOUSEMEN.—The noted house for Clan Tar tans ' Camblets, Tweeds, Plaids, Scarfs, Table Covers, Billiard Cloths, and D'Oyley's. Every article of Gentlemen,' Clothing and Ser vants' Liveries, at a reduced scale of charges for cash. The ASs and 455. Morning Coats, 21s. and Us. Riding Trousers, and the Registered Ventilating Waterproof Overcoats, continue to give the utmost satisfaction. 346. STRAND, opposite NVaterloo•bridge. 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