The Press. — London, England, 1856-07-19 00:00:00

comedy The Loan of a Lover, with Mrs. Keeley as p e t e r Spyk, and a young debutante—a Miss Louisa Millar —as Gertrude, formed an agreeable introduc tion to the pantomime. Mrs. Keeley as the plethoric young farmer in love with a pretty girl without knowing it, ready to marry anybody else, and at last, just as he thinks he is about to lose her, finding out that he really loves Gertrude,—and then breaking bis fat heart with blubbering rage, jealousy, vexa tion, and honest love, was as fine a bit of acting as can be conceived ; while the fair debutante won a great and a deserved success, not only as a graceful, clever, and engaging actress, but as the possessor of a sweet soprano voice of fine timbre, good compass, and charming freshness. The pantomime went off admirably well, and the crowded house expressed their satisfaction with undeniable heartiness. A second performance is promised soon. Why is Guy Fawkes so perseveringly kept upon the shelf ? MR. STOCQUELER, so well known to the public as one of their most agreeable entrepreneurs, gave his first Shakespearian reading, on Wednesday evening, at Willis's-rooms. The selection chosen was the First Part of Henry IV., and Mr. Stocqueler achieved a great success. His delivery is excellent, and dramatic power undeniable. The room was filled with a fashionable company, who were warm in their applause. The Merchant of Venice will be read on the 23rd of July, and Cymbeline on the 80th. THE Row. CoLossEux in the Regent's-park is about to be reopened by a companv under the Limited Liability Act, with a capital of 10,0001. But as the promoters state that everything exists in statu quo, from the time of closing, the capital necessary for the proposed object will not exceed 2,0001., the greater portion of which is intended to supply ad ditional attraction to the exhibition, the whole of which will be open to the public for one shilling. The directors have secured the services of Dr. Bach hoffner, formerly of the Polytechnic Institution, as manager. Every shareholder is entitled to a free admission. JULY 19, 1856. rote)! Varlet anb ditg ]nitiligtna. FRIDAY EVENING. THE return of the Bank of England for the week ending the 12. h instant shows the following changes compared with that for the week preceding Increase in Circulation .. X945,569 Decrease in Public Deposits '2,269,574 Increase in Other Deposits Increase in Government Securities 2,900,149 Decrease in Other Securities 1,754,286 Decrease in Bullion Increase in Rest 35,570 Decrease in Reserve .. . Bullion ill Both Departments Circulation, including Bank Post Bills This return, under all the does not hold out any promise of a reduction in the rate of discount next week. _ The action of the Money Market has been more regular and better defined in its character than it was last week, although anomalies have occasionally arisen in conse- quence of the apprehensions caused by the rather critical state of the Paris Bourse. Those apprehensions, however, are now to a great extent removed. The weak men upon the Bonrse are gradually being weeded out, and, if the legitimate trade of the country proves as sound as it is ex pected to prove, in its present state of transition, there will be nothing left to create real anxiety on this side the water. More importance than they perhaps deserve is attributed to the renewed purchases of gold by the Bank of France at a premium upon the market price. Those operations must assume far more extensive proportions, and be more con tinuous in their character than they are, to produce any serious effect in diminishing our own supplies of gold. We have reason to believe that altogether about 1,000,0001. has already been purchased, and that this amount, in con junction with the repayment of discount advances in the current month, will be sufficient to maintain the metallic reserve of the Bank at a point which will render the re• sumption of purchases upon any important scale unneces sary. In fact, when the orders now on hand have been executed, any others that may be given will be contingent and not absolute. In the meantime the specie imports during the week have been large, and considerable amounts are still due ; so that, as far as our stock of gold is con cerned, the Money Market is not likely to be injuriously affected ; and it is this conviction that has imparted to it the tone of ease and confidence which have been its chief features during the week. The revers;e rates have been from three and three-quarters to t.,ur per cent. ; but yes t.rday and again to-day inatan es occurred of the best class of bills having been disc• noted at three and a half per cent., or one per cent below the Bank n.inimum. The arrivals of specie during tile week have amounted to 1,276,1031., viz., 399,0001. from the United States, 668,0001. from Australia, and 209,1311. from the West Indies and the Pacific. About suomm. are said to have been purchased on account of the Bank of France. Even if that amount proves short by 200,0001., there is little doubt that fully 500,000/. will be sent into the Bank of England. The export of silver to India and China by the packet of the 20th, will be less than 400,0001. Consols have been steady all the week, having scarcely varied since last Friday. They left off that day at Obi to for Account; and the fluctuation has scarcely been equal to one quarter per cent. The tone of the market has been good; but business has been restricted,—partly by apprehensions relating to the Paris Bourse, and partly by a desire, which extensively prevailed in the early part of the week, to ascertain our own probable financial posi tion, as indicated by the Bank return of to-day and the continental demand for gold. To-day the price remained stationary at 951 to j for account. Business is still in active. The premium upon Exchequer Bills has advanced 2s. to 3s. during the week. It now ranges from 21)s. to 245. Foreign Securities have been dealt in to a moderate ex tent, and prices have somewhat advanced since our last, except Spanish, the value of which has been affected by the disturbances in Madrid and other great towns. Railways during the week have been depressed. A good deal of movement has taken place in Riga and Dunaberg scrip, owing to conflicting reports as to the concessions from the Russian Government. The conces sion, however, from a circular issued yesterday, appears to have been regularly and legally secured. Joint-stock Bank Shares have been in good inquiry, the principal transactions having been in Ottomans, which still command a premium of three and a quarter to three and a belt. Miscellaneous Shares have shown but little activity, and the changes are only partial. The dividend on the Brighton Railway Stock is to be 21. 10s. per cent for the half year, after paying which a small balance of 2191. will be carried over. The Trade Reports of the week are nearly all of a favor able character. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Btb Victoria, cap. 32 for the week ending on Saturday, the 12th day of July, 1858. 181401 i OEP&HTYENT. I Notes issued .... 426,273,605 Government Debt 411,015,100 Other Securities .. 3,459,900 Gold Coins Bullion 11,798 605 ... Silver Bullion .... A 26,273,605 BANKING Di Proprietore'CapitalCl4,s6 3 , ooo Government Seen. Rest Public Deposits' 2,647,500 Dead WeightAn.i V 4.208.464 Other Deposits .. 12,1:48,812 Other Securities .. 18,773,62 d Seven Day & other Notes 5,431 , 720 Bills 653,996,734 of National Debt, * Including Exchequer, Commissione Savings' Banks. and Dividend Accounts. THE PRESS. BRITISH FUNDS. Closing Prices. OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS. S per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account per Cents Reduced 3 per Cents Long Annuities lisok Stook, 7 per Cent Omnium - gxoh. Bills, 20. India Bonds, (1,0001.) 96 8 Id Mond. Tuesd. Wed. IThurs. 96 1951 I 95i 959 98 5g 95 g 95/ a 95i AI 96 ,954 I '55 i'94 6,11 961 7 98} '9B f get 3f ;31i 5.16 31 '35-16i 1217 8E 2164 21A 2174 119 221 20 pl 9 g yp 23 1 1 p — P SHARES. Thud. Wed. r ilumr. 291 9 3129 9 91j29 31 1 8 8 94 8 96 1 614 1 61 4 164 74 184 7j li 3 19 4 9 3k2 31 174 84 18 9 ';7 29 26 8 4 4, 1 171 19 14 2 3 18 19 26 28 -RAILWAIB- Aberdeen Birin•WolvatritourVal Bristol and Exeter ... • Caledonian Chester and Holynead Cork and Bandon Cublln & Belfast Juno. East Anglian Eastern liuior.(B) East Lancashire Eastern Counties Great Northern Gt. Sth. and Wet of Ire. Great Western Lancashire& Yorkshire Lou., Tilbury, &Sthend Lon., Brighton, &c London and Blackwall London and Nrth-West. Midland Newmarket - _ Newry and Enniskillen Norfolk Nrthrn. Counties Union North British North Staffordshire N or th•W extern Oxf,, Wrcstr., and Wolf. Scottish Central Scottish Midland South Devon South• Eastern and Dow. South• Western South Wales Waterford & Limerick MISCELLANSOL/S A ustralian Agricultural Canada Crystal Palace Crystal Palace of France Sorth British A us. Lain) Peel River Land & hli.i cottish Aust. Invest South Australian Lanu Van Diemen's Land 158 8 L:i id d.i 3 71 i " 82 4 'Alamolitan j tarktts. (Reported exclusivell for "Tat Passe.") CORN EXCHANGE—About average time of year supplies of home-grown wheat have been on sale here this week. Fine heavy qualities have ruled steady, and prices bare been the turn against buyers; but all other kinds have sold slowly, at last week's currency. Foreign wheat—the imports of w hich have been moderate—has continued in retail demand, on former terms. Numerous vessels laden with grain have been reported off the coast; but the amount of business (Irmo in floating cargoes has been only moderate. There has been a fair sale for most kinds of barley, at fully late rates. Malt has been dull. The oat trade has ruled firm, but we have no change to notice in the quotations. Beans and peas have been stationary. The flour trade has continued firm, and Norfolk qualities have ruled dearer. Egomsx—Wheat, Fesex and Kent red, 68. to 795; white , 68s to 85s; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 66s to 775. Malting barley, 40s to 455; grinding ditto, Hs to 38s distilling, 38. to 41a. Malt, 60s to 755. Feed oats, 25a to 28s; potato, 27. to 82a. Rye, 40s to 42a. Tick beans, 36s to 40s; Harrow, Shis to 41$; pigeon, 42s to 455. Grey peas, 38s to 40s ; maple, 42s to 445; white boilers, 45s to 49s per quarter. Town.made flour, 65s to 655; country marks, 53, to 65a; households, 57a to 6011 per 2801bs. ♦RRIVALS THIS WELL. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English .2210 2710 .. 220 .. 1470 Irish Foreign 6120 .. 8880 13910 .. 4000 bls. 430 skr. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—Wheat, 3,821 planers, 82s ld ; barley. 20 quarters, 360 4d; oats, 1,490 quarters, 28s 4d; rye, quarters, ; beans, 160 quarters, 41s 6d; peas. 47 quarters, 44s Ild. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 78s 3d; bai ley, 40s 2d; oats, 24s lld ; rye, 49s Ild; beans, 454 6d; peas, 48s 7d. - - - • THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 71s 6d; barley, 38s 1 d; oats, 255; rye, 475 1d; beans, 4351 0d; peas, ils 10d., IS; lo t jxd )61 9el S 6-18 218 23 p ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 70,249; barley, 1,888; oats, 8,251; rye, 89; beans, 3,181; peas, 328 quarters BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis ." from 91d to 1044; of household ditto, 8d to 9d per 41ba lost EA—Publio sales have been held this week; but only a small quantity of tea has changed hands, on former terms. In the private market very little business is doing, at our quotations :—Cougou, Red to 2a 3d; Ning Yong and Oolong, 10d to is 10d; bouchong, 944 tots 6d; Flowery Pekoe, is 4d to 3510 d; Caper,— to —; Scented Caper, la 3d to Is ltd; Orange Pekoe, to : Scented Orange Pekoe, is 44 to 2. 6d ; Twankay, ed to is 2d ; Hyson Skin, 84 to Is 2d: Hyson, lei 2d to 45 ; Young Hyson, 64,1 to 26 6d; Imperial, ltd to is 4d; Gunpowder, 8d to 96 6d; Assam, is to 4a 4d per lb. SUGAR—The transactions in our market have been less ex tensive than in the previous week; nevertheless, prices gene rally have been well supported. tiarbadoes has realised 42e to 4sa; Madras,lBs to 465; Bengal, 39s to 495; and Mauritius, 38. to 475 6d per cwt. Several cargoes of foreign sugar, afloat, have sold for the Continent. Engiish crushed commands very little attention. Refined goods are firm. Brown lumps, 65s Ed to 575; and low to fine grocery, 67s 3d to 606 per cwt. MOLASSES—The supply on offer is very moderate, and the demand continues steady, at lull quotations—viz., 20s 6d to 246 per cwt. COFFEE—A few parcels of good ord native Ceylon have found buyers at 51s ed per cwt. Mocha and plantation kinds are steady. In other descriptions only a limited business is doing. COCOA—The amount of sales has been only moderate this week. Prices, however, rule steady. Fine red Trinidad, is worth ;,7s to 130 s; grey, Ns to 56.: Granada, 4145 to 545 ' • Bahia and Para, 426 to 436 ; and Guayaquil , 4 s , to 49s per cwt RICE—Our market is very extensively supplied will all kinds of rice, and the demand is wholly cmithied to immediate wants, on former terms. A cargo of Rangoon bas realised 10a 64 per cwt. COTTON—About 1,100 bales have been disposed of, since our last report. at full quotations. Surat, 4d to 50; aim Madras, 4j4 to 5d per lb. The stock here is limited. WOOL-1 he public sales of colonial wool have been com menced. The bidding. have ruled inactive. and prices have given way Id per lb. About 10,000 bales have, in consequence, been withdrawn from the present ser'es. Over 6,000 bales have come in this week—making the total stock in London upwards of 80,000 bales. HEMP AND FLAX—We have had a fair sale for hemp, at full quotations. Petersburg clean has realised 331 to 351 per ton. The flax market is steady, on former terms. Jute sad Coir goods commend previous rates. INDIGO—The setae have been brought to a close somewhat heavily. The quantity disposed of has been small, at a decline in the quotations of from 2d to 3d per lb. SALTPI•.TRE—This article is very inactive, and nearly all kinds are a shade lower in price. SlLK—This market is still active, at fully the late improve. molt in value. METALS Scotch pig iron has changed hands at from 72e to 73s 6d cash. In manufactured percels only a mode rate business is doing. Rails, at the works, 71 15r ; common bars, 71 16a to 71 175 6d; sheets, single, in L , •ndon, 114; and nail rods, 91 per ton. Tin is very dull. Banos, 132. to 132 a 6d • Straits. 130 s to 1305 6d; Briti.b, 129 e to 130 s; and refined, 1356 to 136. per ton. Tin plates are heavy. T.C. coke, 30e to 30s 6d per box. There is only a limited inquiry for lead, on easier terms. Quicksilver, Is 844 to is 9d per lb. English zinc, 301 to 311; Spatter, on the spot, 241 per ton. POTATOES—New p tatoes are in good supply and steady request, as follows :—lnglish, 85 to 86 per cwt; foreign, 46 to 45 84 per basket. OlLS—Linseed oil has sold briskly, up to 37e per cwt on the spot. Other oils are in moderate request, at full quota. tions. TALLOW—P.Y.C., on the spot, te steady, at 52. 6d to 52s 3d per cwt. Town tallow Is worth 606 net cash. COALS—Stewart'., 18s; L* mbton, 185; Hartlepool, 18s 3d; Kelloe, 175 9d; South Hartlepool, 17s 6d; Hartley's, 176 6d: Wylam, 16. 64; Holywell, 16e 3d; South Kelloe, 17s 6d per ton. METROPOLITAN CATTLE —The supplies of each kind o' stock on sale this week and the demand have ruled inactive, as follows:—Beet, from 8. ed to 55 ; mutton, Ps 10d to 5. 4d; lamb, 46 84 to 5s rid; veal, 3. 10d to be 9d; pork, 3e 44 to 4. 10d per Sibs to sink the offal. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL About an average busines - has been transacted, at our quotations. Beef. from 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; mutton, Bs 6d to 46 104; lamb, 45 2d to 6. 2d; veal, 4d to 41 8d; pork, fle 6d to 46 8d per Blbs the muse. 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