The Press. — London, England, 1855-03-10 00:00:00

X 42 dittti on Itttiligtutt. The Crrv, OF LONDON ELECTION terminated on of Saturday last as announced in our late edition last week, in the unopposed return of Lord John Russell. The vacancy created in the representation of the borough of HALIFAX, in consequence of Sir Charles Wood's acceptance of the post of First Lord of the Admiralty in the reconstructed Government, was duly filled up on Saturday by the re-election of the right hon. baronet without opposition, In the RADNORSHIRE BURGHS, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir G. C. Lewis, Bart., was re turned on Monday without opposition. In the course of his speech from the hustings, he said: " I know not what policy the new Emperor of Russia may adopt, but if it should please this mighty potentate to con tinue in the course of aggression upon which his father had entered, and if our reasonable hopes of a more pacific policy should be disappointed, then let him know that in England he will find a country prepared to maintain its own rights and the rights of other nations—a country which, although its army has been placed in a perilous position, and has had to undergo the rigours of a Russian winter, has its resources unimpaired, has its revenue flourishing, has its trade substantially undiminished, has its spirit unbroken, and will be prepared, in case of necessity, to vindicate its own honour, and to maintain the rights and liberties of Europe." The NORTHAMPTON ELECTION also came off on Monday, when Mr. Vernon Smith, the President of the Board of Control, was duly re-elected. In STIRLINGSHIRE, on the same day, Mr. P. Black burn, of Kilham, was returned unopposed in the room of the late Mr. Forbes. The STROUD ELECTION took place on Tuesday, when Mr. Horaman was re-elected. The ATHLONE ELECTION took place on Wednesday, when Mr. Keogh was re-elected. He was proposed by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Elphin. On Thursday Mr. Fitzgerald, the new Irish Soli citor-General, was re-elected for ENNIs. The MONTROSE ELEcrrow, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Hume, began on Wednesday, and the seat being contested by Sir J. Ogilvie and Thomas Baxter, a poll was ordered for Thursday. The result showed for Baxter 478 votes, Sir J. Ogilvie 434—majority for Baxter, 44. The nomination took place on Thursday for DUDLEY, when the return of Sir Stafford Northcote was opposed on behalf of Mr. Baldwin, who did not appear. The poll was fixed to come off yesterday (Friday), and terminated in favour of Sir J. Northcote. In PORTSMOUTH, the re election of Lord MONCK, who has been appointed a Lord of the Treasury, will be contested by Sergeant Gazeler, upon Liberal principles. The lion. Cavendish Butler, and the Hon. Hugh Annesley, have retired from the contest now pending in the county of CAVAN. The Conservative candidate who succeeds them is Robert Burrows, Esq., of Stradone. The vacancy caused by the election of Mr. Laurie by the parliamentary committee in the representation of BARNSTAPLE, has again brought out Mr. Tite, who was the unsuccessful candidate at the last election. George Stuckley Buck, Esq., eldest son of Lewis W. Buck, Esq., M.P. for North Devon, comes forward on Conservative principles, and will have the support of a strong party in the borough. Pug Ittarlitt and (Sill! Ittellignut. FRIDAY EVSNINIE THE sudden and astounding intelligence of the death of the Emperor Nicholas occasioned intense excite ment upon 'Change, as throughout the general circles of London society, on Saturday last. The imme diate effect produced by the news was a rapid and extensive rise in prices, comprehending all descrip tion of stocks and shares, as well foreign as British. in Consols the improvement established during the day amounted to fully 2k per cent., and the market closed firmly. On Monday the tone was more sub dued, business being quiet, and some sales effected for the purpose of realising profits. Nevertheless, the quotations on the whole were well sustained, and the prices at the close were 93 } 1, both tamed, an and account. During Tuesday the market continued to show signs of reaction, and Consols receded to 93k k. On Wednesday the quotations went below 93, but rallied before the close of business, and left off at the rates of the previous day. Yesterday the prices presented further fluctua tion, owing, it was believed, to heavy sales on French account. The quotations went back to 921, and closed at 93i. To day the attention of dealers has been occupied chiefly in settling their accounts in C onso ls. This afternoon's quotations have been 921 93 for money, and 93 to for the new account. The Three per Cents. Reduced (which are now shut) have been done at 931 to 92/, with dividend and for money. The New Three per Cents. hive been done at 931 I. THE PRESS. SHARES. The Share Market has been buoyant, on account the improvement in Consols. To-day's market Ls steady, and the improved quotations are well sustained. FOREIGN. Turkish Bonds have experienced a large advance within the last few days. Towards the close of last week there was much inquiry for the investment, and better prices were offered. On Saturday and Monday the improvement became marked, the quo tations ranging as high as 79 or 1 die. Subsequently the price has further improved, and the bonds have been to-day quoted at par. Russian Fives also show improvement; and French Scrip of the new loan has commanded 0 premium. An important notice has been issued by most of the large money-changers of Paris in consequence of the late decision of the Queen's Bench in the action brought by Messrs. Spielmann against the Bank of England, to recover the value of two 5001. notes, stolen some months previously. This notice informs the public that " the undersigned money-changers of Paris will be under the necessity of refusing to change Bank of England notes, if the Bank should persist in throwing impediments in the way of pay ing the said notes." BRITISH Ft OFFIC - Closing Prices. f OTATION. [ Mond. Tuesd. Wed. Thurs. 23 2i 92 - 3 1 93} 93 2t 92i iIO3 034 93} 03 3 93i 46.16 4 5-16 40-16 214 215 6 216 44 224 226 6 r 8 5 5 S 6 8 $ per Cent. Consols 93s Ditto for Account 8 per Cents Reduced 8 per Cents Long Annuities Bank Stock, 7 per Cent — India Stock, 101 per Cnt. 229 Exch. Bills, 2sd. per diem 8 b India Bonds, (1,000/.) lB 92 92y .111 iso a 6 BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Aot 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 3$ for the week ending on Saturday, the 3rd day of March, 1855. Min DEPLIMIIENT. Notes issued .... 376,512,085 Government Debt A 1,015,100 Other Securities .. 2,984,900 Gold Coin ft Bullion 12,512,985 Silver Bullion .... -- 126,512,986 £26,512,985 BANNING D EPARTIIZ NT. Proprietors'CapitalBl4,ss3,ooo Government Seca- Rest Public Deposits* 6,033,184 DeadWeight&n.) £11,626,463 Other Deposits seven Day & other Notes 7,414,730 Bills £34,730,824 • Including Exchsquer, Savings Banks, C National Debt, and Dividend Accounts. The foregoing return, when compared with that of the preceding week, ending Feb. 24, exhibits the following changes: In the public Deposits INCREASE of Other Deposits Notes Issued Do. Reserved INCREASE of Seven-day Bills INCREASE Of Coin and Bullion Government Securities .. INCREASE of . 86,923 Other Securities INCREASE of The Rest The amount of active circulation In Notes £19,098.255 Do. in Seven-day and oth er Bills 903,059 £34,730,834 iseionero of Coin and Bullion in both Departments SHARE& Mond.lTuesd. 20i li 20e li R} fxd 8 4xo 90 .2xd 90 2xdi RAILWkYO--. Aberdeen Birm. Wolv.tt Stour Val Bristol and Exeter ... • Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon .• • • Dublin & Belfast June. t 121 31 1 6 1 - ii 12 3 east Anglian Eastern Cub:m.(B) East Lancashire Eastern Counties .• • • Great Northern Gt. Sth. and Wit of Ire. Great Western Lancashire & Yorkshire Lon., Tilbury, & &hand Lon., Brighton, &c London and Blackwall London and Nrtli-West. Midland 4 20 14 5 20 2 72 4xd 111 id 90e 1e 90 2xd 65 exd 1011} S 2 d 14 6 211 2 72 4xd 111 xd SO 1 Newmarket Newry and Enniskillen Norfolk Nrthrn. Counties Union North British North Staffordshire 99'101 1 8e :di lbOixd 69 exd 5 e li 1 2 xd Se id 2900 i 4 31 id 5 Oxd 1 North-Western Oxf., Wroetr., and Wolv. Scottish Central ...... Soottish Midland .. • . South Devon ........ South-Eastern and Dov, South• Western South Walee Waterford a Limeriok Mtscimtaneous — Australian Agricultural Wed. ,9:3110:4xx:ad;111 10 77 f li 98 100 di id 6998i2i100 1f 2i 49 61 SI id 29 80 4i iq ,bi 8 99 101 03 5 13 4xd 61 2 86 7xd 29} xd 23 5 30f 1 119 21 31 3 Canada Crystal Palace Crystal Palace of France North British Aus. Laud Peel River Land de Mtn. Scottish Aust. Invest. South Australian Land Van Diemen's Land fi 95 3 2 d 14 b 29 31 72 4md :ii xd 90 1 91 2x4 Gb lid 77 4 101.11 345 1 ' 99 101 64 6 19 4 23 6 30i li 118 21 3 i Their. 201 1i B xd 90 i 2xd 64 12 3 20,001,314 13,189,834 1 3 2 d 14 5 20 2 72 4md 111 id 90 1 al Aid 86 id 101 771 11 # 96 100 sk 100184 69 *l4 g 48 50 toi 28 - 106 dt id 100ixd 69 4xd If Af a id 3 i id 29 90 4 i id 6f id 90 1 J 9 101 64 6 13 4xd Fria. 10} ii 8 4 t 90 2 631 4, 12 3 1 I I 86 = .1 3 as 14 5 20 2 72 4 1111 f 84 DO 91 9 64 5 76i 71 98 10i 71 8 991 100 681 $) sil 0 dui 6464xd 30 1 29 101 61 6 134 id 604 id d 864 29 u 1 ,23 3 1 29 zd 23 6 30i li ild 20 1 8 3 1 i 33 6 124 3e i ii .o 1 118 20 Int 311 11 21 43 au 31 Id 29 30 4 1d 6i Oi 30 1 99 101 64 6 12i S 601 1 814 6} 281 9 2$ 3 SO as 21 3 1 30a 61 lk 3 1 36' 12i 801 le 85 54 Per Cent. Brazilian b Danish 5 Utch. ( El 12 (luil )2e Fronon 3 Do. 4k Do. Bank Stock - Mexican 8 Peruvian 4i Portuguese 4 Russian 5 Spanish 3 Turkish Scrip(Acc )6 36 79 I7BT al 1 78 - A 9: 79 I tmolitan Varktts. (Reported erehteioely for "Tai Passe.") • - CORN-EXCHANGE—The arrivals of English wheat this week, coastwise and by land carriage, have been on a very moderate scale ; nevertheless, the demand for all kinds has ruled excessively heavy, at a fall in the quotations of from 3s to fully 48 per quarter, and clearances have not been effected. In foreign wheat so little has been doing that prices have ruled nominally 28 per quarter lower. Floating cargoes have been much neglected. In barley very few transactions have taken place, at a fall in value of 28 per quarter. Malt has moved off heavily, on easier terms. We hare had very large arrivals of Irish oats, and the inquiry for them has been iu a most depressed state, at 2s per quarter decline. Both beans and peas have met a heavy market, at 25 per quarter less money. The flour trade has been very dull, and the top price of Eng- lish has fallen to liba per 2601b8. American parcels have gone lower. EztoLtaa—Wheat, Essex and Kent white, 67. to 761; red, 61s to 665; Norfolk and Lincoln red,62s to 665. Malting barley, 20s to 3.9. ; grinding ditto, 27s to 29 s ; distilling, 29. to 30s. Malt, 64s to 70s. Feed oats, 24. to 25s ; potato, 27s to 28s. Rye, 42s to 445. Tick beans, 36s to 40s ; pigeon, sBs to 445. Grey peas, 33. to 36s ; maple, 36s to Us ; white boilers, 36s to 42s per quarter. Town-wade tiour,6os to 655; country marks, 46s tio its per 2801bs. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. . nglish 191 U .. 7040 .. 36 7 0 .. 620 .. 1260 Irish Foreign.. 870 • • • • 3190 sks. 3780 ble . LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—Wheat, 2,868 quarters, 72s 9d; barley, 1,699 quarters, 81s 6:1; oats, 6,691 quarters, 25s stl ; rye, 36 quarters, 41s Id; beaus, 460 quarters, 41s ad; peas, 295 quarters, 42$ bd. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 68s 6d; ley, 110. Ild; oats, 26s 31 ; rye, 41s 10d ; beans, 42s 2d; peas, 395 9d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 69s Ild; barley, 1115 10d; oats, 28$ Ild; rye, 42s 8d; beans, 43s 6d; peas, 40e Ild. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 89,402; barley, 75,101; oats, 18, 785 ; rye, 83 ; beans , 7,535; peas, 1,847 quarters. TEA—Very large imports—upwards of 100,000 packages— have taken place this week. Small public sales have been held, and prices have been without change. Privately the demand is steady, and common sound Congou is worth 90 per lb Congou, itid to 20 6d ; Ning Yong and Oolong, 1s to is Id; Souchong, Is to 2s 8d ; Flowery Pekoe ' 1s 4d to Ss 6d ; Caper, Is to is 4d; Scented Caper , Is 2 d to Is 6d : Orange Pekoe, Is 2d to Is 6d; Scented Orange Pekoe, 1s Bd to 25 6d ,• Twankay, Ild to Is 4d ; }Lytton Skin, Btl to Is 2d ; Hyson, Is tki to 3s 9d; Young Hyson, 10 d to 3 s; Imperial, 15 to2s 8d; Gunpowder, Is to 3s ed ; Assam, is 34 to 45 4d per lb. Up to Saturday last duty was paid on 7,869,7611b8, against 5,392,2471bs in 1664. SUGAR—The demand has fallen off, but vie have no change to notice in the quotations. Retitled goods have changed hands at from 42s 6d to 495 per cwt. The total clearances to the 3rd inst. were 1,182,321 cwts, against 1,064,233 cwts in 1854. MOLASSES--All kinds area slow sale, and may be purchased on easier terms. Cuba, Hs 6d tol6s bd; low to fins West India, lbs to 158 6d per cwt. COFFEE—There is a better feeling in our market, and prices generally are well supported. Good ord native Ceylon has realised 46s to 46s 6d per cwt. COCOA—The demand is tolerably firm, as follows;—Fine red Trinidad, 46s to 478 ; low to good, 40s to 458; grey, 388 to 408 ; Granada, 36s to 409 ; Guayaquil, 398 to 401; Bahia, 33s to 858 ; and Para, 33s to 85a per cwt. CHICORY All ds moe o slowly, at late rates. Foreign root, in bond, kin 101 to v 111; ff English, 91 to 91 10s per ton. RICE—We have to report a dull market for all descriptions, and prices have given way 3d to tid per owt. SEEDS—There is more activity in the demand for all kinds, and prices are well supported. Cakes are rather dull, but not cheaper. COTTON—Our market is firm, at an advance of id per lb. The stock here is very moderate. WOOL—Since the close of the public sales great depression has existed in this market, and all kinds of wool are offering on lower terms. About 7 , 000 bales have arrived this week. HEMP AND FLAX—Baltic hemp is very dull, and Peters ' burg clean is nominally quoted at 471 per ton. In flax scarcely any business is doing. Jute is heavy, and the quota tions have given way from lOs to 208 per ton. TALLOW—Great heaviness prevails in our market, and prices are still drooping. P. Y. C., on the spot, has changed hands at 478 3d ; and for May and June, 4os per owt. The im ports this week are 600 casks. OlLS—Linseed oil is very dull, at 34s 6d on the spot, and 35s 6d to 365 for April to June. Cocoa-nut is selling at 43s to 455; pale rape, 53s 641 to 545; brown, 51s Ed; palm, 40e to 42s per cwt. Turpentine I. dull, and lower to purchase. METALS—Scotch pig iron has sold this week at from 608 to 588 6d. In manufactured parcels very little is doing. Spelter, on the spot, is quoted at 231 17s 6d to 241 per ton. Lead, tin, and tin-plates have a downward tendency. All other metals are a slow sale. SPIRITS—We have a dull market for rum, on lower terms. Proof Leeward., 28 2d to 28 4d ; East India, 2a Id to 2a 21 per gallon. In brandy very few transactions have taken place, at drooping prices. Malt-spirit, 10. 4d per gallon. HOPS—Alostkinds are slow in sale, as follows :—New mid and East Kent pockets, 141 149 to 201; Weald of Rents, 141 lOs to 161 10s; Sussex, 141 to 151; yearlings, 71 7s to 121 per cwt. Nearly 200 bales have arrived from New York. POTATOES—The demand for most kinds is inactioderave, at from 11116 s to 61 Os per ton. The supplies are very mte. ilionolisiiimiiiiimmigt i l ,Mond., ror 31ks 9.`,c 34AX)f. 11 01 71 Tumid. 101 i To: 6543 97(80‹. 300(a. ,20i SATURDAY, 69F20 - ul 194 f 2501 W.d. 69:2013 9be2Sc 2990 f. 21190 f. 201 .i 36 ,79e