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FOREIGN FUNDS. Per Cent... Mond. Tuesd.l Wed. , Thurs. Friday. Brazilian 5 961 1 391 93 nu plllllBll 6 ..*- -..- -- 1021 Molt. (Ez 19 Guil )211 63 xdi63/ xd ei xd 64 5 French 3 62f 65c 62!55c 6.5f20e,67; 50c Do. 45 911 c191150c 91185c4i5; Do. Bank Stock —CI I'. i. f. - Mexican 3 *.,91 1 19i 201 Peruvian 4l 74 — Portuguese 4 461 xd U 1 a Russian 6 - 95 100 Spanish 3 38i I 89 Turkish &cc. 4 4d 41 Id 31 id. 2 d li d rtailpolitan Varhtts. (Reportederalusively for "Tax Passe.") CORN EXCHANGE—Very moderate supplies of English wheat, in improved condition, have been on sale this week. On Monday the trade was rather active, and prices advanced 2s per quarter thrice then, however, there has been less activity in the demand; indeed, on Friday prices were nominal. I.oreign wheat, the imports of which have been limited, has sold to a fair extent, on former terms. Floating cargoes have realised full prices. We have had an improved inquiry for barley, at 1s per quarter more money. Malt has ruled dull, yet we cannot call it cheaper. Oats have been in good supply and fair request, on former terms. Both beans and peas have changed hands freely, at is per quarter more money. There has been an Improved sale for flour, the value of width has bad an upward tendency. ENGLISR—Wheat, Essex and Kent red, 62s to 90s; white, 66s to 945; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 62s to 695. Malting barley, 37s to 40s; grinding ditto, 35s to 36a; distilling, 36s to 38s. Malt, 64s to 89s. Feed oats, 27s to 28s; potato, 28s to 31s. Rye, fris to 645. Tick beans, 37s to 41s; Harrow, 41a to 468 ; pigeon, 43s to 50s. Grey peas, 37s to 40s ; maple, ads to 41s; white boilers, 47s to 50e per quarter. Town-made flour, 70s to :Is; country marks, 56s to 625; households, 64a to 66e per 880 tbs. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English ....1280 .. 1'640 2700 6.110 .. 1830 Irish .... 600 fforeign .. 9760 sks. bls. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIT) 4.Y—Whest, 4,373 quarters, 79s Sd ; barley, 3,338 quarters, 39a 3d ; oats, 10,571 quarters, 27s Ild ; rye, 3 quarters, 48s ; beaus, 004 quarters, 43s 10d; peas. 012 quarters, Oda id. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 76s 24; bar ley, 38s 3d; oats, 25a 111; rye, 53s ; beaus, 46s 51; peas, 455 7d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat,7Ba 6d; barley, VW Id; oats, 27e ad; rye, 6ts Id; ,beaae, 49e 7d ; peas, 48s ad. E/441.1511 GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 88,449 ; bar1ay,1107,733; oats, 1,331; rye,lB3; beans, 4,527; peas, 1,823 quarters. BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 10iil to Ild; of household ditto, isid to 10d per Ilbs loaf, . . . . . . TEA—Public sales have been held this week, and they have passed off heavily—A , seux qualities at a decline of 24 per lb. In the private contract market very little business is doing, and common sound Congou is freely offered at 9id per lb. SUOAR—Notwithstauding that grocers generally hold very limited stocks, our market is still in a very depressed state ; in deed, so little business is doing in it that it is difficult to quota prices accurately. To effect sales 2s to 3s per cwt less money intuit be accepted. Reined goods are dull, and nominally quoted at 538 to 668 per cwt. The supply in warehouse is iocreasing, and large quantities are on passage from various quarter+. COFFEE—We have a slow sale for most kinds, and in some instances the quotations have given way quite is per cwt. Several parcels of good ord native Ceylon have sold at Ws per cwt. COCOA—The demand is wholly confined to immediate wants, atibarely the late decline in price. Red Trinidad, 32s to 16s; grey, tes to 50s: Grenada, 41's to 60s ; Bahia, 32s to 33s ; and Guayaquil, 49s to ;As per cwt. RICE—The transactions in this article are by no means ex tensive. Price+, however, are well supported. COTTON—Very little business is doing to any kind. Impor- ters, however, refuse to accept lower rates. Surat, nil to did ; Bengal, Sid to Sid ; Madras, Sid to 40 per lb. HEMP AND FLAX—Baltic hemp is dull, at 42110 s to 431 per ton. The flax market is heavy, on former terms. WOOL—We have a steady, though not to say brisk, demand for nearly all kinds of wool, at full quotations. Public sales of about 30,000 bales will be held next mouth. INDIGO—There is a fair demand for all East India qualities, at from 3d to 64 per lb above the last quarterly sale. Spanish is in good request. The next sales will commence on the 12th proximo. HOPS—The supply is large, yet the demand is steady, as follows:—Mid and East Kent pockets, 31 Ins to 61 10s; Weald of Kenn', 3i ins to W; Susssx, 31 to 41 ils per cwt. COALS—Walker Primrose, 168 9d; 'Wylani, 6il; Hilda, lie 9d ; Hetton, 211; Lainbton, 205; South Hetton, 20r 9d; Heugh Hall, 19s ; Tees.2os per too. TALLOW—P. Y. C., on the spot, has declined to Gis per cwt. The demand is extremely flat. OlLS—Linseed oil has fallen to 40s per ewt. Most other oils are loser. with a heavy market. METROPOLITAN CATTLE—Great heaviness has prevailed in our market this week, and prices generally have been droop ing. Beet, from Ss to 48 6d; mutton, 38 to 44 10d; veal, ra 24 to s 43; port, 3s 104 to 3s per ttltis to sink the offal. NKWGATE AND LEADENIIALL—Each kind of meat has met a very dull trade, on easier terms. Beef, from 2s tici to 4121; mutton, is 10d to 4s 4d; veal, as thl to 4. 134 ; pork. 3+ $4 to Is 2d per albs by the carcase. BIRTH& GOUGH—On the 11th instant, at Rathronan-house, county Tipperary, Ireland, the Hon. Mrs. Gough, of a son. MAHON—On the 10th instant, at Rawmarsh Rectory, Rother ham, Lady Mahon, of a son. MANCHESTER—On the 16th instant, at 19, Cavendish square, the Duchess of Manchester, of a daughter. XAMBIAGES. LEVETT—FEILDING—On the 10th insMnt. at Monks Kirby, Warwickshire, Theophilus John Levett, Esq., Captain in the lst Life Guards, to Lady Jane ' , eliding, daughter of the Earl of Denbigh. MAJOR—PASCALL—On the 2nth di, at the British Chapel, Moscow, Thomas Major. P.:sq., to Phtsbe Gravenor. daughter of the late Captain William Larkins Batman, H.E.I.C.S. TIBMSTON—MURDOCH—Ou the lath instant, at Edinburgh, Commander William Brabazon Unnston, R.N., son of the late Sir James Brabant% Winston, to Moxiou 11., daughter of Jolla Bsur Murdoch, Est. THE PRESS. DEATHS. COOK—On the 11th instant, at 4, Boud•atreek, Pentonville, Wm. Cook, Eeq.,Manager iu London of the Scottish Equitable Life Assurance Society, aged 68. GOULDURN—On the 12th instant, at Tietchworth-house, Sur rey. the Right Hon. Henry GottMuni, M.P., aged 72. ELIOT—On the 1 bth instant, Maynard, wife of Bear-Admiral Eliot, aged 43. KNAPP—On the 14th instant, at Willesden, Elizabeth, widow of the Rev. H. J. Knapp, D.D., aged 76. MACKENZIE—On the 3rd instant, at Kinellan•lodge, Ross shire, Sir Alexander Mackenzie, Bart., of Coral. MAINE—On the 23rd ult., at Cairo, Colonel William Mayne, A.D.C. to the Queen, aged 36. RAINEY—On the Ilth instant, in Welbeck•atreet, Major John Rainey. BTIIADIIROKE—On the 15th instant, in Hertford street, May fair, the Countess of Stradhroke, aged 86. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. Extraordinary success of " ROB ROY," and the Grand Operatic Drama. Three Juvenile Nights. Immense reception of PROFESSOR ANDERSON as the Hero of the Macgregors. Enthusiastic applause every night. Great success of Mrs. J. W. WAILACK as Helen Macgregor. Unanimous approbation of the gorgeous Scottish Spectacle. ROB ROY placed on the stage in the same style as the great Italian Operas. Sir Henry Bishop's music listened to every night by delighted thousands. Seats must be secured early or no room is attainable. On MONDAY, Jau. 21st, and on TUESDAY and WED NESDAY, ROB ROY. To be followed by the great and most successful Pantomime of YE BELLE ALLIANCE, or HARLEQUIN GOOD HUMOUR AND YE FIELDE OF THE CLOTHE OF GOLDE. Three Juvenile Nights ou Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the performances commencing with the most gorgeous and most popular Pantomime of YE BELLE ALLIA NCE, or Harlequin Good Humour and ye Fields of the Clothe of Golds. To be followed by the Scottish Operatic Drama of ROB ROY. Rob Roy, PROFESSOR ANDER sox ; Helen Macgregor, Mrs. J. W. Wallack ; Diana Vernon, Mists Harriet Gordon ; Rashletgh Osbahilston. Mr. Stuart ; Fran cis Osbaldiston, Mr. !George Perrin; The Dougal, Mr. Harry Pearson ; Major Galbraith, Mr. S. Cowell; Bailie Nicol Jarvie, Mr. 1). Stewart; Mettle, Miss Cuthbert. The Great Pantomime has Flexmore for its Clown, Barnes for its Pantaloon, Charles Brown for its harlequin, and Miss Emma Horne for its un equalled Columbine. The New Farce of THE IstronEwr PUPPY is postponed for a few days, in consequence of the tremendous excitement occasioned by the representation of Rob Roy. Doors open every evening at Half-past Six ; commence at Seven. Private Boxes, Si. 35., 21.25., 11. Is., and its., Grand Balcony, 4g., Upper Boxes, 2s. Gd., Amphitheatre Stalls, 25., Pit, 25., Gallery, Is. Second Price at Nine o'clock. Balcony, as., Upper Boxes, Is. 61, Pit, Is., Gallery, Sd. The Box-Office is open daily from eleven till five, under the direction of Mr. O'REILLY. First Appearance of M. Edouard Bouteillier, M. G. Laristi, and Messrs. Candler, Ills, in " Les Tableaux Aeriens," Grand MORNING REPRESENTATION of the extraordi- nary and successful PANTOMIME every Saturday, at Two o'clock. &J' The Performances now terminate each evening before Twelve o'olock. 110YAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. ALFRED WIGAN. On Monday, and during the Week, Thursday excepted, will be presented THE JEALOUS WIFE. Characters by Messrs. F. Vining, Emery, Leslie, 0. Vining, Danvers.; Mrs. Stirling, Misses Bromley, Marston, and Castleton. After which, a New and Doubly-Moral, though Excessively Old, Melodramatic Fairy Ex travaganza, entitled THE DiscREETPRINcESS; or, THE THREE GLASS DISTAFFS. Principal characters by Messrs. F. Robson, Emery, Danvers, H. Cooper, Clifton, White, Coney, Franks; Misses Marston, Maskell, Stephens, Maynard, Ternan, Lunt Julia St. George. Doors open at Seven, Performance to commence at Half•past. 38.; Upper Box Stalls, 45.; Boxes, 48. ; Pit, 25.; Gal _ery. ls. I‘IADAME JENNY GOLDSCHM[DT-LIND. HANOVER.SQUARE ROOMS. Mr. MITCHELL respectfully announces that Mr. and Madame GOLDSCHMIDT'S SECOND MISCELLANEOUS CONCERT is fixed to take place at the Hanover-square Rooms, on Friday Evening next, Jan. 25. The Reserved and Numbered Seats, One Guinea each; Unreserved Seats, 108.6 d. Doors open at Seven o'clock. The Tickets will be appropriated aocordiug to the order of application ; no more will be issued than the Room can conveniently accommodate.—ApOication for Tickets to be made at Mr. Mitchell.. Royal Library, Si, Old Bond-street. MADANIE JENNY GOLDSCHMIDT-LIND. EXETER-HALL.—MENDELSSOHN'S ELIJAH. Mendels.ohn's Oratorio of ELIJAH will be repeated at Exeter Hall on Monday Evening, Jan. 21, 1854. Principal Singers— Madame Goldselunidt, Miss Dolby, Miss Messent, Mr. Weiss, Mr. Lawler, and Mr. hockey. The Chorus and Orchestra will consist of more than GOO Performers. Conductor, M. Benedict.. Prices of Admission :—Stalls (numbered and reserved), One Guinea; Unreserved Seats (body of the hall), 10s. Gd. ; West Gallery, 10a. Gd. ; Area (under West Gallery), 7s. The Tickets will be appropriated according to the order of application, and no more will be issued than the Room can conveniently accom modate. Doors open at Seven ; to commence at Eight o'clock precisely. Correct Books of the Oratorio are given with the Tickets. Application for Tickets to be made at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33. Old Bond-street. - rum& STANLEY'S " SEVEN AGES OF LI WOMAN," pronounced by all the London Journals, and by nightly increasing audiences, to be the greatest artistied triumph of the day. Every Evening at Eight and on Saturdays at Three precisely.—Area, Is.; Reserved Chairs, 2s. 6d.--ST. MARTIN'S-HALL, Long-acre. GEOLOGY. - KING ' S COLLEG, LONDON. Professor TENN.kNT, F.G.S., will give a Course of Lec tures on GEOLOGY. To 'commence on Friday Morning, Ja nuary :. 1 6th, at Nine o'Clock, and to be continued on each suc ceeding IVeduesday and Friday at the same hour. M. W. JELF, D.D.. Principal. nit KHAN'S celebrated ANATOMICAL Li MUSEUM (the rarity and completeness of whose contents have already acquired for it an European reputation, anti ob tained the warm commendations of the press, iu this and other countries) is now open daily. A New Series of original Specimens and Models, embracing some most important and curious features illustrative of the Wocders and Secrets of the Haman Structure. has just been added to the Collection, which now stands wholly unrivalled in the world. Lectures are delivered during the day; and a new and peculiarly interesting one is delivered by Dr. KHAN, at half past eight o'clock every evening. —Admission, One Shilling. Dr. KAHN'S celebrated Anatomical Museum,{, GoTentry-street, Leicester-square. Open for Gentlemen only. SATURDAY, LONDON and WESTMINSTER BANK. Paid-up Capital, 81,000,000. DIRECTORS. The Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR- Henry Bosanquet, Esq. Thomas Farncomb, Esq., Akin. Henry Buckle, Esq. Charles Gibbes, Esq. Frederick Burmester, Esq. William Haigh, Esq. John (Jarrett Cattley, Esq. George Hanson, Esq. Thomas Chapman, Esq. ,F.R.S. J. Lewis Itioard o R ag . , bus , James Dennis, de Vitre, Esq. John Stewart, Eeq. Joseph Esdale, Esq. Joshua Walker, Esq. GENERAL MANAGER.—JAMES WILLIAM GILBART. F.R.S,' CITY OFFICE, Lothbury, W. T. Henderson, Manager. WESTMINSTER BRANCH, 1, St. James's-square, J. NV, Weldon, Manager. BLOOMSBURY BRANCH, 214, High Holborn, William Ewing', Manager. SOUTHWARK BRANCH, 8, Wellington-street, Borough, Edward Kingsford, Manager. EMS 7 ERN BRANCH, 87, High-street, Whiteebapel, W. D. Asperne, Manager. ST. MARYLLBONE BRANCH, 4, Stratford•place, Oxford street, G. M. Mitchell, Manager, TEMPLE.-BAR BRANCH, 217, Strand, Charles Ward, Manager. Current Accounts are received on the same principles as those observed by the London Bankers. No Christmas Boxes or other gratuities are allowed to he taken by the Officers of the Bank. The Bank also takes theiagency of Joint Stock Banks, Private Bankers, and other parties residing at a distance. Cheques on Penny Stamps may be drawn from any place in the United Kingdom. Strong rooms are provided for the security of Deeds and other property lodged by the customers of the Bank. jit Sums from 101. to 1,0001. are received on Deposit at the rate of interest to be fixed at the time, and they are repayable upon de mand, without notice. If withdrawn within a month, no late rest 18 allowed. Sums of 1,0601. and upwards are also received on Deposit Re. ceipts, upon sueli terms as may be agreed upon, with regard to the rate of interest and the time of repayment Parties may lodge money upon au Interest Account who have no Current Account, and those who have Current Accottute may transfer any portion of their Balance to an Interest Account. The rate of Interest allowed at present on Depoeita of 4001. and upwards is Five per cent. J, W. GILBART, General Manager. London, January 16, 1856. The Dividend for the past half-year at the rate of Six per cer.t. per annum, and a Bonus of Five per cent., on the paid•up capital of the Bank (free of income tax), will be payable on Monday next, the 21st instant. A Gentleman desires to obtain Three or Four .L 1 PUPILS, whose education and instruction be would wholly direct, with the utmost care. His course of instruction would comprise: —In Languages: English, Anglo-Saxon, Ger man, Dutch, Swedish. Greek, Latin, Russian, Italian, Spanish Portuguese, b'i each, Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic—lu Science , Algebra, Arithmetic, Geometry, Trigonometry, and the higher branches of Mathematics—Astronomy—Geography—History, sacred and profane, ancient and modern, especially with a view to elucidate the origin, progress, and present state of the British C ous titution —Belles-Lettres —Poetry Rhetoric—Logic —Meta physics Chemistry Mechanics Optics ; and the other branches of natural philosophy Zoology— Botany—Geology— Principles of Law and the spirit and tendency of the chief codes of law which have been put into operation—Principles of Reli gion, natural and revealed—Principles of Military Science, an cient and modent—Musio—Painting—Drawing—N ziUng, anc lett and modern—Gesture. lie proposes to apply the 'eyelet branches of knowledge in which each may desire or be compe tent to engage to the fitting his pupils to take a distinguished part in the Senate or in Diplomacy. Address LL.D., Messrs. Bosworth and Harrison, 216, Regent-street. (2 . AS CHANDELIERS AND BEACKE'IS. ki The increased and increasing use of Gas in Private Houses bas induced WILLIAM 8. BURTON to collect from the various manufacturers all that is new and choice iu Brackets, Pendants, and Chandeliers, adapted to offices, pas sages, and dwelling-rooms, as well as to have some designed ex pressly for him; these are ON SHOW over hie SIXTEEN LARGE ROOkIS, and present, for novelty, variety, and purity of taste, an unequalled assortment. They are marked in plant figures, at prices proportionate with those which have tended to make his Ironmongery Establishment the largest and most remarkable in the kingdom—viz., from lts. 6d. (two light) to 11.4. 168. fiIHE PERFECT SUBSTITUTE FOR SILVER.—The Real NICKEL SILVER, introduced twenty years ago by WILLIAM S. BURTON, when plated by the patent process of Messrs. Elkington and Co., is beyond all comparison the very best article next to sterling silver that can be employed as such, either usefully or ornamentally, as by no possible test can it be disunguisheal front real silver. Thread or Fiddle Brunswick King's Pattern. Pattern. Patera. Tea Spoons. per duzen lds. .. 2Gs. 91a. Dessert Furka „ Dessert Spoons „ Table Forks Table Spoons „ Tea and cotee sets, waiters., candlesticks,akc„ atpreportlonate prices. All kinds of replating done by the patent process. CHEMICALLY PUKE NICKEL NOT PLATED. iiiieatf.iting's Table Spoons and F orka, full size, per dozen Dessert ditto and ditto Tea ditto LAMPS of all SORTS and PATTERNS.— WM. S. 13URTON invites attention to his season's !MOW of LAMPS. It embraces the MODERATE:UR, (the hest Pari sian specimens of which have been carefully culled), ARGAIi SOLAR, CAMPHINE, PALMER'S MAGNUM, and other LAMPS for candles; and comprises an assortment which, considered either as to extent, price or pattern, is perfectly un rivalled. Pure Colza Oil. bs. 6d. per gallon. Palmer's Candles, 9d , ad d•, and lOd. per lb. Patent Camphine, 3s. 10d. per gallon. 'The alterations and additions to these extensive premises (al ready by far the largest in Europe), which occapled the whole last !mar, are of such a character that the entire of EIGH HOUSES is devoted to the display of the most magnificent sttx k of GENERAL HOUSE IRONMONGERY (including Cutlery. Nickel Silver, Plated Goods, Baths, Brushes and Turnery, Lamps and Gaseliers, Iron and Bras Bedsteads, and Redding), so arranged in Sixteen Large Show-rooms as to afford to parties fianishing facilities in the selection of goods that cannot ba hoped for elsewhere. Illustrated Catalogues sent (per poet) free. No. 89, OXFORD-STREET ; 1, la, I. sad 9, NEWNAN STBAST ; and 4, b, and 0, Li Haar s•rumax. 1.04)114101