The Press. — London, England, 1855-01-13 00:00:00

Gent. To _be. Assistant•Sur• peon John Grabham. 13rd Foot—Hugh Fraser, Gent., to be Ensign. 81st Foot—Ensign Robert Vi'olseley O'Dell to be En- sign. 88th Foot--Caleb Robertson, Gent., to be Ensign. 89th Foot—To be Assistant•Surgeons—Acting Assistant. Surgeons Julius Wiles and Wm. Carden Roe. 92nd Foot—Sergeant•Major James George to be Quarter master. 93rd Foot—Captain James Montagu Brown to be Cap tain; Lieut. James Spratt to be Captain, without pur chase. 94th Faot—Ensign William Edmondes Harness to be Lieutenant; John Marryot Aytoun, Gent., to be Ensign. Nth Foot—John Joseph Bacon, Gent., to be Ensign ; Lieut. William Braybrooke to be Adjutant; Assistant- Surgeon Francis Smith to be Surgeon. STAFF. - Brevet Lieutenant• Colonel Edward A. G. Muller, to be Major of a Depot Battalion. HOSPITAL STAFF. To be Deputy-Inspectors-General of Hospitals—Staff- Surgeon of the First Class Robert Battersby, Staff-Surgeon of the First Class Thomas Alexander. To be Staff-Surgeons of the First Class—Surgeon George Taylor, M D., Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class Thomas Fox, M.D., Surgeon Robert Joynt Gordon Grant, Surgeon William Denny. • To be Staff-Surgeons of the Second Class—Surgeon William Barrett, M. 8., Assistant-Surgeon Alexander Smith, M.D., Assistant-Surgeon Henry Fowle Smith, M D., Assistant-Surgeon William Holmes Jephson, M.D., Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Frederick Wall, Surgeon Robert Keating Prendergast. To be Assistant-Surgeon—Acting Assistant• Surgeon Henry Walter Bellew. To be Acting Assistant-Surgeons.--John Horsley White, Gent., Archibald Weir, Gent., Stephen Henry Dickerson, Gent., Gharles Beaufoy, Gent., George M`Gusty Carolan„ Gent., Francis Bowen, Gent., Patrick Heron Watson, M.D., Grederick Graham, Gent., Herbert Chalmers Miles, Gent. George Jones, Gent., John Henry Gilborne, Gent., Peter Joseph Hoey, Gent., David Benjamin Hines, Gent., Henry Lloyd Randell, Gent., Harvey John Philpot, John George Faught, Gent., Clement Williams, Gent., Henry Joseph French, Gent., George Redford, Gent., Henry Browne Fisher, Gent., John Masters, Gent., Harvey Rowe, Gent., William Daniel Michell, Gent., Smith Dickson, M.D., Robert Hancorne, Gent., Arthur David White, Gent., Walter Clegg, Gent. BREVET. To be Lieutenant Colonels in the Army.—Brevet Majors John Henry Cooke, Thomas Stevenson, Edward Paiker. To be Majors in the Army—Captains Thomas Steven son, Edward Parker, Charles Fredezick Gibson, John Gore. The undermentioned officers who had retired upon full pay of the Royal Marines previously to her Majesty's Order in Council of the 13th September, 1E.54, to be pro moted to a step of brevet rank, in order to place them in as favourable a position as those of their rank who may hereafter obtain retirement under the provisions of the said Order in Council, viz. : To be Colonels in the Army—Lieutenant•Colonels Ed mund Hearle, John McArthur, William Clendon. To be Lientenant•Colonels in the Army—Brevet Majors Joseph Williams, Thomas Lemon, Julius Fleming, Tho mas Scott, James Fynmore, William M'Kinnon, Francis Smith Hamilton, Charles Cartwright Williamson, Charles William Pearce. To be Majors in the Army—Captains Thomas Hurdle, Gilbert Langdon, Richard J. F. Crowther, Joshua S Sayer, .Thomas Carr Steward, John Hay, Wm. Stephens Klapp man, John Wilson, John Humby, Thomas Waters, George Thomas Welchman, John George Richardson, John Evan Jones, Robert Webb, William Ford, John Hewett, George Bownell Pepyat, William Henry Devon, Hugh Brown, Geo. Pattoun, David Galloway, Thomas Rees Thomas, Jervis Cooke, James Shute. John Tudor Tucker, William Davis, James Thomas Cracknell, Henry James, John Brutton, John Richard Musesll, Richard William Pascoe, Richard Searle, Henry Smith, Peter John James Dnsantoy, Thos. Park, George Griffin, James Dowman, Charles Clarke, John Law, Edmund Nepean, Valentine Beadon, Joshua Edlesion, Robert Wright, William Gordon, Edward Apple ton, Caleb Barnes, Peter Martin M'Kellar, John Miller, Charles Miller, Pitcairn Onslow. PARIS under Julius Ciesar covered a space of 15 hectares 23 area (the hectare is nearly 24 English acres); under Julian, of 38 hectares 79 ares ; under Charles V., of 250 hectares 87 ares ; under Louis IV., of 1,103 hectares 91 ares ; and at present it is, within the fortifications, 25,755 hectares and 80 area, which is more than half the depart ment of the Seine. : 4 i ant g varket a 0 ditg guttiligtutt. FRIDAY EYENTNO. THE news from Vienna sent the funds up on Monday from the Saturday's closing price of 901 to 921. The final quotations were 92/ to for money, and 921 to / for the February account. During the week there were the usual fluctuations, and the closing prices to-day were 911 to f for money, and 911 to for the February account. During to-day the market has been heavy. THE PRESS. FOREIGN. The Foreign Securities have taken the tone of the home market. On Monday they rose. The chief business, however, was in Turkish, and in the new French loan, which has been greatly in request. To-day Peruvian Bonds have been firm at 71. Spanish Threes have been done at 38. The Turkish Bonds have realised 751 to 76. Russian Five per Cents. have been done as high as par. Equador are steady at 4. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds,ls to 6 ; Mexican, 211 to 211 ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; Ditto Three per Cents., 50 to 52 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 41 to 43; Russian Five per Cents., 100 to 102 ; Ditto Four and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91; Spanish New De ferred, 181 to 19; Ditto Three per Cents., 37f to 381; Ditto Certificates, 5 to 51; Ditto Passive, 41 to 1. BANK OF E SHARES. There is a heavy market for Railway Shares, and the general decline in prices is to per cent. The lines most dealt in are Great Western, Lancashire, and Yorkshire, South-Western, and Midland. The French shares are without much alteration. The aggregate dealings in mines, banks, and land shares, are limited. BRITISH Ft OFFIC, NDS. Closing Prices. AL QUOTATION. Mond. russet. Wed. Thurs. Friday -I_. -- 911 *9l 2 911 1 92 92 191. 1 91 1 91 1 1 91 911 92 4 as 41 1 lf 4/ 208 208191 2104 -- -- 225 8 477 5 4 7 14 -- 14 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account 3 per Cents Reduced 3 per Cents Long Annuities Bonk Stock, 7 per Cent hulls Stock, 104 per Cut. Exoh. Bills, lid. per diem indis Bonds, (1,0000 91} gt 91t 2t Olt 2 91t 24 4 6-18 208110 228 8 fili I 91i 91$ 2 92; 4 6-161 226 4 7 Aa Account, pursuant to the Ac for the week ending on Saturdi ISSUIL DIM ,NGLAND. 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32 f, the 6th day of Jan., 1666. EtTIiENT. Notes issued .... L 26,968,455 Government Debt /11,015,100 Other Securities .. 2,984,00 Gold Cow & Bullion 12,968,435 Silver Bullion .... £26,988,455 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietore'Capital £14,553,000 Government Seen fleet Public Deposits* 6,391,361 Dead Weight An.) A 11,611,553 Other Deposits 4 even Day & other Notes 7,779,665 Bills £26,988,455 Per Cent. Brazilian Danish 5 Dtch. (Ex 12 Outl )2i French Do. 4l EtEIGI Mond.)9Bi ;f 70e1 f c Tutod.. 199 i Eli f c f c f. Ili f 23e 11:3bc Do. Dank Stock Mexican 3 Peruvian 4B Portuguese 4 Russian Spanish 3 nrkieh Scrip (Acc )0 Antw. *t Rttrdm. Belgian East. J. Dutch Rhenish East Indian Gt. Indian Pen G. W.ot Can.,Sh Lyons & Geneve tdadras Na. I Lge.(w. in) Nrthrn.oi Frnce. Norw. Trnk. Prt. Paris & Lyons Paris & Orleans Paris & Rouen :1 i i 70 1 Eli x 615 t 70(1 91t 75c \ 411 1 88 id 3800 78i 176 si - I 3$ I - '3j 61 761 4 76 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Mond. 64 1 4 aid apw It; . i 1 1{ , 1 4d 8 1 7 1 34j I 84 9 21 11 , 46 8 Tuesdai. • 6 31 If 4P fp 10 it I led 1111 r 844 5 at Coi 1 2 a l e: n 41 Wainer. Oi 7 :if l id 1 1 P 16 11, f 344 5 62 92 21i 2p 46 8 ' .39 41 Thurs. of 7 4 'li d 1 t 2p lti 14 p d 7 7 341 ;•51 9.5 21 7 6 111 1 4ti 39 41 ktletroplitan glarhtts. Friday ei 7 11 31 a lit i p o 4 p dd i 11 14 a 74 491 4 1 tie 9e 21 43 P 45 139 41 (Reported exclusively for "Tim PRXBB.") CORN-EXCHANGE—The arrivals of English wheat up to our market this week have been moderate. Owing to the pacific nature of the news from Vienna relative to the war with Russia, the demand for all kinds has ruled steady, at a decline in the quotations of from 4s to Us per quarter, at which clear ances Dave not been elected. In foreign wheat scarcely any transactions have been reported, and prices have ruled nominal. To effect sales 2s to 4s per quarter less money must have been submitted to. In Boating cargoes very little has been doing. The barley trade has been in a uepressed state. Fine qualities have given way is, other kinds 2s per quarter. There has been scarcely any inquiry for malt. at drooping prices. The oat trade has continued dull, and the quotations have fallen is per quarter. Both beans and peas have moved off heavily. at Is to, 2s per quarter leas money. The dour trade has been dull, on rather easier terms. ENGLISH—Wheat, Essex and Kent white, 74a to 810; red 6Gs to 745; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 68a to 735. Malting barley. 33s to 37s ; grinding ditto, 3is to 33s ; distilling, 30s to 335. Malt, 66s to 73a. Feed oats, 25s to 28s ; potato, 28a to 30.. Rye, 45s to 48s. Tick beans, 48. to 481; pigeon, 46s to 00s, Grey peas, 39s to 41s ; maple, 40s to 43s ; white boilers, 46s to 50s per quarter. Town-made flour, 68a to 73a; country marks, 53s to 60a per 2801ba. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. flour. English l2lO 3140 .. 2130 .. 1390 .. 720 Irish Foreign .. 3240 3980 .. 1200 ski. 350 bls. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—Wheat, 3,237 quarters, 79s 4d ; barley, 2,793 quarters, as 10d ; oat., 8,300 quarters, 286 3d ; beans, 239 quarters, 46s bd; peas, 166 quarters, 446 1061. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 746 3d; ley, 34s 6d ; oats, 276 bd ; rye, 413 s 461 ; beans, 466 Ild; peas, 46a 3d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 731 4d; barley, 34s 8d; oats, 28. Id; rye, 46a dd; beaus, 48s ; peas, 478 7d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 90,641; barley, 102,183; oats, 14,668; rye,3l7; beans, 9,169; pen, 1,807 quarters. TEA—About an average b uainess lia doing in most kinds of tea, and prices rule stout stationary. Common sound Congos is selling at 10d per lb. - - SUGAR—Good and fine qualities have sold steadily, at full quotations. Other kinds have met a dull inquiry, on somewhat easier terms. Low to mid yellow Barbadoes has changed hands at 31s to 345; brown Granada, 29s to 30s; low to mid yellow, 31s to 325; low to fine crystallised Demerara. 32s to 40s Ed; Jamaica, 29s 6d to 328; brown Mauritius, 248 6d to 308; fine, 366 to 376 641 ; grocery yellow, 33s to 40s 6d; brown Penang, 21;a 6d to 295; low white, 35s to 365; good to tine Madras. 37. to 39s ; uncluyed Manilla, 26s 6d to 276 641; brown Brazil, 286 64 to 301 per cwt. Refilled goods have sold to a fair extent, at 42s Cd to 438 per cwt for brown lumps, and 43s to 4es for low to tine grocery. - ' • MOLASSES—The demand for all kinds has ruled Arm this week, at very full prices, viz., from 17s to 18s per cwt. COFFEE—We have scarcely any change to notice in the de mend for, or value of, this article. Good ord native has sold at 455 8d to 48s tid per cwt, being very full prices. COCOA—The value of this article is rather higher, with an improved inquiry. Fine red Trinidad is worth 434 to 484; ord to good, 38s to 42s ' • grey, 85s to 37a ; Granada, 33s to 408 ; Bahia, 30a cid to 31s; Para, 31s to 325; and Guayaqu.U, 34s to 35s per cwt. CHICORY—We have a dull market for all kinds, at about stationery prices. The supply is large. • _ - RICE—Our market is exceedingly inactive, and the quota tions have a downward tendency. Fine white Bengal has changed hands at 148 to 148 6d per cwt. SEEDS—There is lees inquiry for linseed, and, in Fome in stances, prices are rather easier. Cakes command hill quota tions. In other articles only a moderate business is doing. PROVISIONS—We have to report a slow inquiry for Irish butter, on Ammer terms. Fine foreign is in request, and rather dearer. In English very little ispasaing, and the quotations are barely supported. There is more doing in bacon, the value of which has an upward tendency. Hams are very dull and cheaper. Lard is steady. INDIGO—The demand is wholly confined to small parcels, and we have sellers of both East India and Spanish on rather easier terms. COTTON—About 1,200 bales have changed hands this week, at late rates. II EMP AND FLAX—Baltic hemp is very dull, at 1561 to 671 for Petersburg clean. Manilla is considerably lower. So little is doing in flax that the quotations are almost nominal. Jute has given way 11 10s to 21 per ton. WOOL—We continue to have a dull inquiry for all descrip tions, at barely late rates. The imports are on a very moderate scale. 445,678,712 Lammers of £35,078,712 * including Exch,quer, Savings Banks, C National Debt, and Dividend Accounts. The turegoing return, when compared with that of the preceding week, ending Dec. 30, exhibits the following changes: In the Public Deposits DECREASE of £ 804,075 Other Deposits Notes Issued Do. Reserved DECREASE Of 472,930 Seven-day Bills INCREASE of Coin and Bullion Government Securities Other Securities DIcREASK of 325,406 The Rest The amount of active circulation in Notes £19,681,700 Do. in Seven-day and other Bills 961,420 20,643,120 :3,667,364 Coin and Bullion in both Departments SHAREIs. VArLwAye-- Aberdeen Birm. Wolv./c Stour Val Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Dublin & Belfast June. East Anglian Eastern East Lancashire Eastern Counties Great Northern Gt. Bth. and Wet of Ire. Great Western Lancashire et Yorkshire Lon., Tilbury, &Sthend Lon., Brighton, do London and Blackwall London and Nrth•West. Midland 7 hur. 20 93 b 611 2j 134 44 9 11 4 3d 144 84 72 4 11 t 901 lt 90 2 89 76 t lit t 108 8 74t f 11 108 8 S 16 i 14 i 2 694 Newmarket Newry and Enniskillen Norfolk Nrthrn. Counties Union orth British North Staffordshire North-Western Oxf., Wrcstr., and Woly Scottish Central Scottish Midland South Devon South-Eastern and Dov. South• Western South Wales Waterford & Limerick MISCELLANEOUS — Australian Agricultural Canada Crystal Palace Crystal Palace of Fia n c e NOrth British Aug. Laud Peel River Land &Min. Scottish Auet. Invest. South Australian Land Van Diemen's Land .. 2 4 48 60 3 1 4 1 3 II 6k 3 2 97 9 61 3 12 4 fia4 41 284 20 2 84 b 10671 2; 8; IN !II 146 '8 8 k 101424 694 70 It.' X 4 2, 3 i 43 Cll t id 311 2i 41 id at 61 32i J 21 1 11 : 34 7; 11 J 27 . 9' 61 8 12 4 59460 i 64 6 2/ 9i, 2U 2 fl - 1 - loli 2 8.;) s 35 6 107 W 4 Si 1 21 1 2 364 ,11 2 I 1 .2 4 2 2 S 6 7j 11 2 Frid. .20 8 it 93 6 81i 13f 4 I i 9 11 4 9d 14i 6i 66 6 107ixd 4 3i 1 2} If 2 361 711 lle 2t, 72 4 11 1 901 14 20 2 ni 5 11 i 108 8 - 9 1011 64 9 2 49 51 91 Id 311 24 4 I rot l 6l 32 3 96 8 69 - I 89a 44 28a 9 20 2 55 6 106 2i 11 2 36i 71 11 2 81 8 12 4 SATURDAY, IDS. i Wed. Thurs. 100 Frldrep. 100