The Press. — London, England, 1855-09-29 00:00:00

Captain Taylor, 9th Regiment, is appointed to take charge of the sick and invalided soldiers returned from the Crimea, on board H.M.S. Britannia, hospital-ship at Plymouth. On Saturday morning orders were forwarded to the respective commanding officers of the Ist Bat talion of the Grenadier Guards, 2nd division of the Coldstreams, and 2nd Battalion of Scots Fusiliers, to hold in readiness for embarkation for foreign ser• vice the following reinforcements, viz.:—The Ist Battalion of the Grenadier Guards, to consist of 1,200 men ; two divisions k four companies of 100 men each) of the Coldstreams, and the same num ber of the Scots Fusilier Guards, making a total of 2,000 bayonets. It is expected that the troops will proceed direct to the Crimea the first week in Oc tober. A detachment for the British German Legion has arrived from Canada. The detachment consists of 0 officers and 184 rank and file. The names of the officers are Captain Carlenton, Captain Tremacki, Captain Corpini, Lieutenant Poldeski, and Lieu tenant Shennan ; Ensign Samsay, Ensign Terar giver, Ensign Ritter, and Assistant-Surgeon Rich. Major-General Sir John Pennefather, K.C.8., has been appointed to command the troops at Malta, with the local rank of Lieutenant General, in the room of Lieutenant-General Sir James Ferguson, K.C.8., appointed Governor of Gibraltar. Colonel Edward Macarthur, for some time past Deputy-Adjutant-General in New South Wales, has been appointed to the command of her Majesty's troops in the Australian colonies, in succession to Major-General Sir Robert Nickle, K.C.8., deceased. Colonel Philip M'Pherson, C. 8., of the 17th Regi ment, has been appointed to the command of the York district. Colonel M'Pherson was lately in com mand of a brigade in the Crimea, hut was obliged to return home in consequence of ill health. The two vacant colonelcies have been disposed of, Major-General Freeth obtaining the 04th, and Sir George Bowles the Ist West India Regiment. M‘jor- General Freeth was in the principal actions in the Peninsula, and bears the war medal and eight clasps. He has for some years filled the important office of Quartermaster General with credit and efficiency. Sir George Bowles was also a sharer in the most remarkable events of the late war. Colonel Windham, C. 8., has been appointed Com mandant of the portion of Sebastopol occupied by the British (Karabelnia.) This gallant soldier, whom the despatches cover with so much glory, was a guardsman, having spent his early military career in the Coldstreams. Ho entered the army in 1826, acted during the campaign as Assistant-Quarter master-General of the 4th Division, and about a few weeks since was appointed by General Simpson to the command of the second brigade of the second division, upon Brigadier-General Lockyer's appoint ment to the Ceylon command. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. Tuesday, Sept.2.s. BANKRUPTS.—GEORGE PARKER, Southampton, pastrycook —WM. ASHTON, Loughborough-road, Brixton, Surrey. builder— GEOROE SPEIGHT, Goswell-street, Middlesex, confectioner— JOHN PATTIRON, Alpha-road. St. John's-wool, surgeon—Moses YEARSLEY, South-bank, St. John's-wood. Middlesex, wine mer chant—RTcHAßD THOMAS Frretterr. Hanover-street, Hanover square. taiIor—THOMAS Kimonos, Netherexe, Devon, cyder merchant—Wm. OULTON, Liverpool, chemist—THOMAS AI.LEN and THOMAS CUTHBERT COOKSON, Manchester, Italian ware housemen. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATTONS. Jona Goya, Laurence kirk, innkeeper—Duncaw Ailwrosw, Glasgow, commission agent. Friday, September 28. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED —FRANCIS STEPHEN FOLEY, Goldsmith-street, warehousemen— Wm. JEFFERSON WESTOE, and Turnuts Mimi, South Shields. alkali manufacturers. BANKRUPTS.—CHA RLES JOHN MARE, Blackwell, ship. builder—GEn Roe Fox EAMES. Paul-street, Finsbury, oil and colourman —BARNETT BIM RE e a:Snow-hill, Birmingham, general dealer—TH(l'4as Luwanan, South Shields, ship builder-4mm Prrr, Birmingham, retail brewer—Jon n DUFFIELD, Oldbury, Worcester. publican—Jemes F.t.t.ls, Spring Head, Warwickshire, timber merchant —SAMUEL BRIDGE, Manchester, builder. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.—Rev. JOHN MILLAR, Jed burgh, Master of the Nest Academy— ANDREW SCOTT, Dunferm line, paper manfaoturer. ronel Vad at and Citg attiligtart. FRIDAY EYENTNO. THERE has been a heavy fall in the price of all descriptions of securities this week, caused by a serious pressure for money, which it seems difficult to account for. The general trade of the country is in a satisfactory state—there is a total absence of excessive speculation, and the arrivals of gold con tinue on a large scale. Yet in spite of these favor able circumatances, and without any disastrous accounts from the seat of war, Consols have this week experienced a fall of nearly 2 per cent., and the depression of Turkish securities has been much greater. Consols for 12th October, which on Satur day left off at DO/ 1, closed this day at 88/. The Turkish Six per Cents. have fallen between 4 and 5 per cent., and the Guaranteed Four per Cent. Stock is about 2 per cent. lower. The decline has been con tinuous throughout the week, but was most severely felt on Wednesday, when Consols for account, which closed the previous day at 891 to sank at the close to 881 In the Turkish Six per Cents on the same day the fluctuations were so violent as to almost as sume the shape of a panic. For money the opening price was 891 and closed at 87 to 1. On the following day the fluctuation was equally marked, the price at one time falling so low as 811, but subsequently they recovered to 86, and were last done that day at 8.4 5. As securities of all kinds are more steady to-day, there is ground for hoping that the pressure is past, more especially as the Bank on Thursday raised its rate of discount to live per cent., with only the effect of pro ducing greater steadiness in the market. The primary cause of the depression is undoubtedly the heavy s iles of securities by the Bank of England and other influential holders, but as those sales have been effected from prudential motives, we must look deeper, and are compelled to suppose that the pressure is attributable to the rapid decline in the stock of bullion held by the Bank. This decline is in itself a most singular circum• stance. A daily contemporary has shown that in the last seventeen weeks the imports of gold have amounted to 8,651,0001., and the arrivals still con tinue very heavy, the total receipts from Australia last Saturday aline being 097,0001. The mines of California are now yielding more largely than they have ever done before, and it appears unaccountable that in the face of these immense supplies the Bank of England should be unable to keep up its stock, when we might reasonably look for a large increase. The new Turkish Loan certainly will not account for the drain, neither will the ordinary mercantile trans actions of the country, but it may perhaps be ac counted for by the enormous quantities of bullion required for the support of the allied armies in the East. A large portion of this supply finds its way into the hands of Greek merchants, and is by them diffused through every country with which they hold commercial intercourse. Indeed, the Greek popu lation of Turkey have at present been the main gainers by the war, and will assuredly emerge from it, whatever may be the political results of the con test, more powerful than they were. Had the suggestion which appeared in THE PRESS some months ago of the establishment of a Head- Quarters Bank been carried out, there can be little doubt that it would have been attended with immense advantage to the pecuniary interests of our officers and men, and would have prevented the necessity of those large exports of bullion which now partially derange our monetary circulation. Another cause of the Jrain is the amount of bul lion required to pay for Russian produce. Our exports to that country are entirely stopped, while our imports from it continue very large ; and hence perhaps it is that the rate of Russian exchange still continues as high as 36d. notwithstanding the great increase in the issue of paper money. Manufacturing trade is generally reported to be in a healthy condition. Complaints of slackness are heard from Manchester, but the woollen and linen manufactures are moderately active. The demand for arms keeps Birmingham fully employed, and large supplies of manufactured iron are required for export to the East Indies, and to some extent for the Crimea. The decline in the Bank Stock of bullion this week has been to the extent of 420,0001. It appears not unlikely that the drain will now be stopped. The closing prices this day were—Consols, 881 881 for present delivery, and 881 881 for the 12th of October. Exchequer Bonds, 981. Exchequer Bills, 4s. dis. to par. Turkish Six per Cents., 841: the Four per Cent. Scrip, 1i die. Spanish 38 to 381; ditto Deferred, 191. French Scrip, 11 prem. Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents., 041 041. Mexican, 211. SHARES. The Railway Share Market has participated in the decline of otter securities, but were rather more buoyant to-day. Great No►thern A Stock improved to 681 69. Caledonians ranged from 59* to 58g. Great Westerns, 551 to 54i. North Westerns, 921 to 911. Midlands, 65 to 641. Norfolks, 1/. lower. Berwicks, 69. Yorks, 46. Seuth Easterns, 571 to 571. SEPT. 29, 1855. THE PRESS. MINES. British Mining Stocks have been quiet this week, with a limited amount of business doing. BRITISH FUNDS. Closing Prices. OFFICIAL QUOTATION. Mond. Tread. Wed. Thurs. Friday. S per Cent. Consols 9O 89i 791 9 18 8 k 7381 Ditto for Account per Cents Reduced "I per Cents Long Annuities Hank Stock, 7 per Cent — Omnium — Exch. Bills, 2d. per diem par Sp 5 ld par 4d India Bonds, (1,0001.) — par BANK OF ENGLAND. Aa Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Sth Victoria. cap. 33 fur the week ending on Saturday, the 22nd day of Sept., 1835. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. iNotes tuned .... £ 26,696,2 5 0 Government Debt Z 11,015,100 Other Securities .. 2.984,ti00 Gold Coin & Bullion 12,695,240 Silver Bullion .... Z 2603,2501 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors'Capltal4l4,ls9,ooo Government Becu- Rest Public Deposits' 8 389,892 Dead Weight An.) 412 4 9 081 Other Deposits seven Day & other Notes 7 286016 Bills 438,8 1 37 517 438,887,517 • Including Exchequer, Sayings Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Dividend Accounts. FOREIGN FUNDS. Per Cent. ,Mond.,Tuesd, l Wed. Brazilian Danish Mob. (F.x 19 (luil )2e French a Do. 4l Do. Bank Stock 64i use 66:35c Olf 73e Nlexioan Peruvian Portuguese Russian .4 .a .3 .6 211 N.; 7 21f - Spanish Turkish (Act...) 894 1 33 i 371 1 -- 891 931 44 841 ;SIGN RAILWAYS. Mond. Tuesday. wean,. 81 9 8 4 i 24 2d 21 2 d 21 2 d i 3 IP 4 IP Parip 2 1 '44 .44t 123 1 ii 244 8 4 64 24 4 9 4 I 6 Or 5 5 8 191 20 191 20 p Di 20 p 1 5815 341 9 6, 341 1 34i }49 ,45 7 1 1 45 7 84 — e be &taw.* Rttrdm. Belgian East. J. Dutch Rhenish East Indian Gt. Indian Pen G. W.of C an.,B h Lyons & Geneva Madras Ni. & Lge.(w. in) Nrthrn.of Frnce. Norw. Trak. Prf. Paris & Lyons Paris & Orleans Paris & Rouen Thurs. Friday 8 1 1 7 1 et 21 9 d '2e 2 d par a P Par IP Abe 3je be 22e S 24e 94 I—P a p 19} 20 331 4 e e 18 9 441 Se 41 6 19i 20 . 2 3 34 a 43 44 13 1311ARXIS. Tuesd. 34 624 6 8? 9 Si ti 60i 601 1; 19 8 12 9 I 10 8 10 5 45 5 4d 19 3 19 3 Thur. 24 6 ,;1 i Frld. 21 5 7k 87 9 8k 9 14 3 k 5 4 d 12 9 69 7: 9! 6, a 99 101 54a 5 7be 0 95 alt lal 64. 5 11 21 48 8 d 25k 81 TI 7 Sj 24 8 103 7 76 8 12 3 58j 7I Hl e 2it 314 2 10 21 29 30j21 165 75 110 7( 2 5 5 '25 I .1 1 3at Ot 35t 6 14 514 5 29 30 140 50 2k I I 21 1 t 35 6 I 3 4 I 14 5 le 5' RAILWAYS- Aberdeen Birm. WoI v. & Stour Val. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holynead Cork and Bandon Dublin & Belfast June. East Anglian Eastern tinioc (B) East Lancashire Eastern Counties Great Northern Gt. Bth. and Wit of Ire Great Western Lancashire& Yorkshire Lou., Tilbury, & &hand Lon., Brighton, &c London and Blackwall London and Nrth-West. Midland Newmarket Newry and Enniskillen Norfolk Nrthrn. Counties Union North British North Staffordshire North-Western Oxf., Wrcatr., and Wolv Scottish Central Scottish Midland South Devon South-ER*o.am and Dov South• Western South Wales Waterford & Limerick M ISCILLANIIOOII - ustralian Agricultural Canada Crystal Palace Crystal Palace of Fiance Korth British Aus. Laud Feel River Land & Scottish Aust. Invest. South Australian Land Van Diemen'a Land 70 2 I 4{:d SO 7 1 100 2 56 i or, 7 'lt G 5 • 11 l AB 8x 251 61 71 rit 8 14 6 12 8 $ 31 2 IP 2 195 - 7 l a elt 12 A 87 8 02 8 id la 21 . Wed, 24 6 7 4 $7 9 dot I; 11 A 8 10 lii 3 20 t , 1 t il l , 136 i 2 9 34J 11'5 75 2i 170 - 2 5 t 8 4' 100 21 IA 8 5 7 8 ,1 3 3 32 x( 69 ixd l 12 3 1 8 10 I fil 4d 13 3 11 147 i i I —d 25t ei 7 6 ! t a 31 I" .1 2 ft4ropolitlnt Parkes. (Reportederelusivelp for "TRie Passe.") CORN-F.XC HANG E—Coutwise aid by land carriage rather large supplies of new English wheat in good condition have come to hand this week. The demand has been in a depressed state, and prices have given way from 14 Lb 3s per quarter with out effecting clearances. In foreign wheat—the imports of which have not increased—very little business has been trans acted ; nevertheless, previous rates have been supported. Floating cargoes have sold sylaiily, at full qtiotations. The barley trade has ruled brisk, owing to the smell supplies brought forward, and the currencies have improvvd 2. per quarter. Malt has produced rather mori money, with a firm demand. We have had a slow inquiry frit oats, on former terms. Both beans and peas have been in good request, on higher terms. Flour has sold at full prices; .but the export demand has fallen off. li7GLl9ll—Wheat, Essex and Kent white, 631 to 355; red, sgs to ;Ss ; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 574 to 765. Malting barley, 355 to 42s ; grinding ditto, 34s to 375; distilling, 36s to ads. Malt, Gis to 745. Feed oats, 264 to 27a; potato, 275 to 335. Rye, 46s to 50s. Tick beans, 405 to 445; pigeon, 43s to Mis. Grey peas, 38s to 42s ; maple, 415 to 445; white boilers, 52s to 60s per quarter. Town-made flour, 7(2s to 725; country marks, 58s to 65s per 280Ibs. ARRIVALS THIS WELK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English .6310 .. 3.90 .. 3110 ti3o Irish • • 16720 .. 1310 ski. Foreign IWO bin. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—Wheat, 8,812 quarters, 80. 84; barley, 1,93,1 quarters, 36s Sod; gag, 43* I 43 7 937