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1220 BRITISH Fl OFFIC; 9 per Cent.Coneols Ditto for Account 8 perCente Reduced 3 per Cents Long Annuities Bonk Stock, 7 per Cent, Oninium Exch. 131118,20. India Bonds,(1,0001.) SHARES. NDS. Closing Prises. kL QUOTATIONS; Mond. Tuead. Wed. Thurs. Friday 93i 931 1 931 1 931 91 93 g 931 193 93a 93 • 93( 1 981 " — I " 318 2171 9:si 93i 4 I!3 2d 8p; 4 p) p —r 1 ' 4 2 3 p 217 k 2 p 2p RAILWAI6- Aberdeen Nirin.Wolv.hBtourVal Bristol aid Exeter I Caledonian Cheater and Efolyneail Cork and Bandon Dubin & Belfast June. East Anglian Eastern Out= ( B) East Lancashire Eastern Counties Great Northern Gt. St h . and Wet of Ire. Great Western Lancashire& Yorkshire Lon., lilbury,dt S. Brkg. Lon., Brighton, &ti London and Blackwall London and Nrth-West. Midland Newmarket Newry and Enniskillen Norfolk Nrthrn. Counties Union North British North Staffordshire North-Western Oxf., Wrcstr., and Wolv Scottish Central Scottish Midland South Devon South- Eastern and Dov. South- Western South Wales Waterford & Limerick Ili ISCSLLA.NEOUS- Australiau Agricultural Canada Crystal Palace Crystal Palace of France North British Aus. Land Peel River Land d; 11;n. Scottish Aust. invest South Australian Land Van Diemen's Land .. FOl Per Cent. Brazilian - Danish a Dtch. ( Ex 12 litnl )2i French 3 Do. 4e Do. Bank Stock 8 Peruvinn 44 Portuguese 4 RuaAlan 5 tipanish 3 Tiwkish Ace 6 Mond. 91 Si 63 4 3: 9, pl ISt 911 2C 281 89 91 89 90, /12 4j 97s g - P! 111 12. 6/ 106 8:4 I, 30 :it id! 40 1 St bd 61 7 29 30 :0 2 8 134 74 44 1074 Si I:i4 8 - 2 } 2 t 11 8 89 81 rBq a; ~113 41 '97 - PI .111 12 9 7 82z e ISe 911 126 81 138 901 l e i - i Issi 112 4 1 , ;9 t ,56i - I 111 12Pi 7 - I 1105 i !Si 50 i2diSt 150 *dl 39j404 39i 40 53 5115 e sd' 61 7 16t 7 a 30;29 83' '7O 2 171 73 4i t lfj 16 8 '24 0 1 , 2 i 24 t 'l6 8 Eli 9 23 5 6:21 3* 37 9 P 1R I 9: 26 8 82 91 89 1 91 112 4 491 I 97 la 91 1 9 4 112 i 4 694 97 - P 111 14 10 , 7 1 4.11 1 g ,73 , 106i,41 1801 111 !24 6 121 i 6 I 11) i 6i 7 .83 150 2 40 1 'Si W I !ei 7 1 29 80 170 2 171 8j 1 31 4 1107 8 1801 11 24 6 111 - 12 0 13i 1 1074 C 1 84 DO 2 31 401 15(1 8; 29 80 I{l zi 70 2 1 21 1 ; l is e 1 I 36 8 16 8 Iri si 73e 4 107 8 80i la ! a i 2 ige g 38 8 16 8 I FUNDS. !Tutu'. Wed. -- i 103 I 30c GC 75c f e f cl f. l f. :At Lie! 2 - - 951 1 95 1 9I i! - f. 21 IS US 28 2 1191; FOREIGN RAILWAYS Aland. Tuesday. Widnes. Antw.& Rttrdm. Of 71 6i 71, 61 ; E I f Belgian ast,..l. 11 f, le f; 11 Dutch Rhet.ish 1 ip i i l IP 1 p _ East Indian.... I . 1 13 r .) Gt. Indian Pen. 31 ; 211 21g 21 21A 2; G.W.ofCan.,Sh. 124 1 ; ,::4_ _. I Lyons & Geneva 9i lOgp 91 1 l'!19 l ot .1 ) Madras ........; 201 120 i 120 g Na.&Lge.(w.in.), 71 8 i 7 8 ; 71 8 Nrthru.ofFrtice.'37l 8i 3 1 36f 7 Norw.Trnk.Prt. 8 t 18 . tt Paris & Lyons.. 441 bi , bit b3l Paris & Orleans 51 8I 51 3 81 3 Paris & Rouen.. 1 Thum 5 P 214 21 ! 24 94 104 p 20 4 74 8 97i 8 i 64} 51 S 106; 911 Friday 1 71 1 i li littmolitan alarktts, 9{ 10j f 641 61 3 (Reported eraustvelv for "Tus Pima.") CORN EXCHANGE The arrivals of (English who*. up to our market this week have bee❑ only moderate. For all kinds we have bad a very dull inquiry, and in some instances prices have given way 2s to 3e per quarter, without clearances being effected. Foreign wheats—the imports of which have been seasonably good—have been dull in the extreme, and the quotations have had a downward tendency. Barley has come slowly to hand, and most descriptions have ruled firm, at folly late rates. In the value of malt no change has taken place. Good sound oats have realised previous rates: but inferior parcels have commanded very little attention. Beans and grey peas have sold on former terms ; but white peas have fallen 2s per quarter. Town•made flour without change; but country marks continue to give way in price. VZiOLISH—Wheat, Essex and Kant red, 52s to 655; white, 51s to 734; Norfolk and Lincoln red, as to 675. Malting barley, 3lis to 488; grinding ditto, 91s to 335 : distilling, 37s to 38s. Malt, 630 to 78s. Feed oats, 24s to 255; potato, 215 s to 315. Rye, 38s to 425. Tick beans, 35s to 37.; Harrow, 40s to 438; pigeon, 42s to 485. Grey peas, 39a to 415 ; maple, 41s to 43s ; white boilers, 40e to 448 per quarter. Town-made sour, 68s to 80s; country marks, 43s to 475; howeholds, 56s to 58s per If cOlbs. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Osts. Flour. English 4020 .. 3840 .. 8390 .. 110 .. 2770 Irish Foreign.. 80180 .. 2290 .. .. 7410 .. 140 eke. 24250 bls. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—Wheat, 4,847 quarters, 84s 441 ; barley, 1,990 quarters, 43e 10d; oats, 7,093 quarters, 27a lid; rye, quarters, —; beaus, 776 quarters, Sas ad: peas. 871 quarters, 45e Bd. IMPERIAL WEE KI.Y A VF.RAG ES--Wbeat GOs Id; bai ley, 43e ld; oats, 23s 6tl ; rye, 42e ld; beaus, Os 7d; peas, 41e 10d. Tune'. Wed., Thur. 84 9 i 33 164 13}, i 37 9i • 8 1 U 03 5 I3G 8 Se U 93 :15 !62i 3} 137 9 2/ 4 36 8 16 i f)*..l( 50c 21i i THE PRESS. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 62s Rd; barley, 45s ld; oats, 25a 3d; rye, 40a 11d; beano, 45s 64: peas, 43s 14. F.NGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, ]07,809; barley, 102,457 ; oats, 20,941; rye, 41; beaus, 6,8b3 ; peas , 3,624 quarters. BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 91 to 91d; of household ditto, 7/1 to 814 per 41b5 loaf. TEA—Although the stock here is 14,000.000 ibs in excess of last year, our market is very firm, and common sound Congou is rather dearer. The public sales held this week have gone off briskly. Congou, 91d to 2s 4d; Ding Yong and Oolong, 104 to 2s; Souchong, 914 to 2s 64; Flowery Pekoe, 2s to 4s Gd; Caper,— to —; Scented Caper. Is to is Ind; Orange Pekoe, lid to Is 4d; Scented Orange Pekoe, is 44 to 28 6d ; Twankay, 6d to Is 2d ; Ilyson Skin, Cd to Is 2d: Hyson, is 6d to 38 8d ; Young Hyson, 74 to 2s 4d ; Imperial, Ild to 25 4d; Gunpowder, 104 to 8s 6d; Assam, is Id to 4s 44 per lb. The stock in the United Kingdom is now 83,403,0001 b,., against 65,868,0001bs in 1853. Uo to Saturday last duty was paid oa 45,169,3151b5, against 48,123.6821hs last year. sllGAß—Great inactivity has prevailed in this market, and a fall of from Is to 2s per cwt has taken place in the value of most kinds of raw sugar. West India has sold at from 47s to 625 64 ; Mauritius, 4Cs to 53s Gd; Bengal, 444 s to 548; Madras, 508 Cd to 52s 6d; and Penang, 42s to 5Us per cwt. Relined goods have sold slowly, at from 62s to 64s per ewt. The total clearances to the 18th inst. were 6,234,150 cwts, against 6,729,624 cwts in 1853. MOLASSES—Our market is very moderately supplied, and the demand is steady, at prices varying from 22s Lai to 26a per cwt. COFFEE—We have no change to notice in the value of any kind, and the demand may be considered steady. Plantation Ceylon has realised 60s 64 to 655; and good ord native, 52s Gd to Ms per cwt. COCOA—The high rates check consumption. For most kinds wo have a slow inquiry. Red Trinidad, 68s to 74s ; grey, 6;s to 675; Grana,ia, 66s to 695; Bahia and Para, 63s to 65s per ewt. RICE—The supply is very large, and there is much less activity in the demand. Importers, however, have not submitted to lower rates. PROVISIONS—Fine foreign butter is again dearer, and the best Irish qualities are held fur more money. In the value of English very little change has taken place. The bacon market is heavy, on lower terms. In other provisions very little is doing. CO ['TON—The amount of business doing in this article is comparatively small. Prices, however, are supported. WOOL—The imports this week are 1,210 bales. By private contract stair average business is doing in most kinds, at full quotations. HEMP AND FLAX—Baltic hemp is in moderate request, at about stationary prices. Flax is unaltered in value, with a fair demand. FRUlT—'she demand has fallen otf, and prices almost gene rally are a shade lower. SALTPETRE—AII kinds are very dull, and a decline of several f•htlli rigs per cwt has taken place in prices. SPIRITS—Nubs is firm, and proof Demerara has realised 24 9d per gallon. Brandy is quite as dear as last week. No change iu malt spirit. ILK—Our market is steady. In prices no alteration can be reported. METALS—Scotch pig iron has sold at 72s to 72s 6d. Tin is very brisk, and dearer. Blocks, 1421; bare, 1431 ; refined, 1491; Banes, 1151; Straits, 1121 to 1441 per ton. Copper supports the late advance. Spelter, on the spot, 2dl 5s per ton. HOPS—On the whole the demand for most kinds of hops is steady, at full quotations. POTATOES—The supplies continue moderate, and most kinds are firm, at from 75s to 120 s per ton. OlLS—Linseed oil, on the spot, has sold slowly, at 38s and 37115 s per tun. Sp •rm dull, nt 901 to 921. Turpentine is very brisk. American spirits era worth 41s; and English, 42s per cwt. TALLOW—Scarcely any imports have taken place this week, and our market continues steady. P.Y.C., on the spot, ,Us per cwt. Town tallow, fras Gd net cash. COALS Braddyll, 18s; Stewart's, 19s; Heugh Hall, 17s 6d; South Hatton, 18s 9d; Tees, 19s; Whitworth, 17s; Cassop, 17s 9d; Eden, 17. 9d ; Belmont, 17s 9d per ton. METROPOLITAN CATTLE—The great Christmas market has been held this week, and the supplies of beasts have been extensive. A steady business has been transacted, as follows:—Beef, from 3s 4d to Ls ; mutton, 2s 10,1 to 5s 4d; veal, as 3d to 5s 6d ; pork, is 8d to 5s 2d per 81bs to sink the offal. NEP/GATE AND LEADENHALL—These markets have been well supplied, and :ho trade has ruled firm, at our quota tions. Beef, from 8s 10d to 4s t;d ; mutton, as 6d to 4a oit; veal, 3. fid to 4s 8d; pork, 35 Bti to 5a 4d per tabs by the carcase. BIRTHS. ERSKINE—On the 12th instant, at Carlisle, the wife of Lieut.- Colonel Erskine, of a son. LEVETT—On the 11th instant, in Eaton square, Lady Jane Levett, of a son. NIAS—On the lath instant, at Upper Church•street, Bath, the wife of Captain Nias, R.N., C. 8., of a sou. PARRY—On the 15th instant, at Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-park, the wife of Major Edward Lane Parry, of twins. MARRIAGES. 'HOFMANN —WILSON—On the 13th instant, at St. Anne's, Wandsworth, Dr. Augustus William Hofmann, F.A.S., to Rosamond MargaretJ an°, daughter of the late W. Wilson, jun., Esq. ROBE—NIATTHIE—On the 16th instant, at St. Saviour's Church, Upper Chelsea, Colonel Frederick Holt Robe, C.ll , son of the late Colonel Sir William Rube, K.C.R., K.C.H., and K.T.S., to Louisa Georgians, daughter of the late John Met thie, Esq., H.E.I.C.'s Home Service. SYKES—WALTER—On the 11th instant, at Trinity Church, Marylebone, William Henry Frederick Sykes, Esq., 3rd Bom bay Cavalry, son of Colonel Sykes, to Julia Elizabeth, daughter of Charles Walter, Esq., of Devonshire-place. DEATHS. ----- ALLEN—On the 18th instant, at Cumberland-street, Warwick square, Captain 11. Murray E. Allen, R.N., aged 4r. BURCIIELL—On the 11th instant, at Hans-place, Chelsea, Lieut.• Colonel Basil Herne Burchell, formerly of the 3rd Refits BURGH—On the 11th instant, at Hampstead, the Rev. A. Burgh, vicar of the united parishes of St. Lawrence Jewry and Bt. Mary Magdalene, aged 88. CHURCHILL—On the 12th instant, the Lord Almaric Atha, stan Spencer Churchill, SOU of his Grace the Duke of Marl. borough. SATURDAY : WIAN—On the 13thtinstant, R. R. /Agin, Esq., A.RA., Edin., of Charlotte-street, Portlaud•place. PURVIS—Ou the 12th instant, at Pau, Basses Pyrenees, R. B. Arthur Purvis, Captain 78th Highlanders, and sou of Vice- Admiral Purvis. IWHEATSTONE'S HARMONIUMS, in solid cases, manufactured by them expressly for churches, chapels, schools, &0., have the full compass of keys, are of the beet work.nanship and inatorial, and do not require tuning With One Stop, 5 Octaves, Oak.. .. 10 guineas. With One Stop, Figured Oak or Mahogany case 12 guineas. With Thee Stops, Organ Tones, large size .. guineas. With Five Stops.. .. • . 22 guineas. IVith Eight Stops .. 24 guineas. With Ten Stops .. de guineas. Messrs. Wheatstone obtained the only Great Exhibition Prize Medal for Harmoniums in 1651. An extensive assort. ment of French Harmoniums, by Alexandre, of the newest make, at reduced prices. 20, CONDUIT-STREET, Regent-street, London. PATENT CONCERTINA for 165., of I superior make, six-sided, with the double action, to play In live keys. Concertinas, having the full compass of notes (46 keys), from 4 to 12 guineas; the latter as used by Signor Regondi. Manufactured by the inventors and patentees, WiIEATSTONE and Co., 20, Conduit-street, Regeut-street, where may be had their new Patent Duet Concertina, at 11. lls. 6d. and 21. 25.; also a Tutor and eight books of Airs for ditto, 2s. each. Messrs. W. and Co. having a large manufac tory, and confining their business solely to concertinas and harmoniums, are enabled to supply them not only cheaper but better made than elsewhere. DR. DE JONGH'S LIGHT-BROWN COD LIVER OIL Has now, in consequence of its marked superiority uver every other variety, secured the entire confidence and almost universal preference of the most eminent Medical Practitioners as the mostspeedy and effectual remedy for CONSUMPTION.BRONCHITis, ASTHMA, GOUT, RHEUMATISM, SCIATICA, DIABETES, DISEASES OF THE SKIN, NEURALGIA, RICKETS, INFANTILE WASTING, GENERAL DEBILITY, AND ALL SCROFULOUS AFFECTIONS. Its leading distinctive characteristics are: COMPLETE PRESERVATION OF ACTIVE AND ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES. INVARIABLE PURITY AND UNIFORM STRENGTH . ENTIRE FREEDOM FROM N►USEOUS FLAVOUR AND AFTER-TASTE. RAPID CURATIVE EFFECTS, AND CoNSEQUi.NT ECONOMY. OPINION OF Dr. SHERIDAN MIISPRATT, Founder and Principal of the Royal College of Chemistry, Liver pool, Membre de l'AcalUmie Nationale de France, Author of "Chemistry applied to the Arts and Manufactures," etc., AT. "Berzelius, and other of the leading chemists and physicians of Europe, having testimunialised in favour of your Oil, is a proof of its superiority over all the other kinds that are vended. The knowledge I have gained of its medicinal effects In the circle of my acquaintance, corroborates the fact, and proves it to be a most excellent article; and, were I not aware of its genuineness from my own observation and examination, I should rest satis fied, from your thorough knowledge of the nature and properties of fish oils, that you wouid not allow any portion of this prepa ration to enter the market that had not passed your own chemi cal analysis." Sold oNt.T in IMPERIAL Hali•pinta, 2s. Cd. ; Pints, as. 9d. Quarts, 95.; capsuled and labelled with Dr. DE Josoit's stamp and signature, WITHOUT WHICH NONE ♦RE GENUINE, by ANSAR, iiARb•ORD, and CO., sole British Consignees, 77, Strand, London ; and by many respectable Chemists and Druggists. • s o Proposed substitut ions of other kinds of Cod Liver Oil should bee trenuously resisted, as they proceed from interested motives, and will result in disappointment to the purchase►. CUTLERY WARRANTED.—The most varied Assortment of TABLE CUTLERY in the world, all war. ranted, is on Sale at WILLIAM S. BURTON'S, at prices that are remunerative only because of the largeness of the Sales. 31-inch ivory -handled table knives, with high shoulders, 118. per dozen; desserts to match, 10s.; if to balance, Is. per dozen extra; car vers, 4s. per pair; larger sizes, from 14s. 641. to 265. per dozen; extra tine, ivory, 325. ; if with silver ferrules, 375. to 50s. ; white bone table knives, 7s. 641. per dozen ; desserts, ss. 6d.; carvers, 2s. 3d. per pair; black horn table knives, 7s. 4d. per dozen ; des serts, Gs. ; carvers, 2s. 6d.; black wood-handled table knives and forks, Os. per dozen; table steels, from Is. each. The largest stock in existence of plated dessert knives and forks, in cases and otherwise, and of the new plated fish carvers. THE PERFECT SUBSTITUTE FOR I SILVER.—The Real NICK EL SILVER, introduced twenty years ago by WILLIAM S. BURTON, when plated by the patent process of Messrs. Elklngton and Co., is beyond all comparison the very best article next to sterling silver that can be employed as such, either usefully or on namentally, as by no possible test can it be distinguishedfrom real silver. Fiddle or Thread or Old Silver Brunswick King's Pattern. Pattern. Pattern.. Table Spoons and Forks, per doz. 38s. .. 485. .. 805 . Dessert ditto and ditto Tea ditto Tea and Coffee Sets, Cruet and Liqueur Frames, Waiters Candlesticks, &c., at proportionate prices. All kinds of ileplating done by the patent process. CHEMICALLY PURE NICKEL NOT PLATED,_. Fiddle. Thread. Kius s Table Spoons and Forks, perdozen 12s. .. 28s. 30s. Dessert ditto and ditto Tea ditto FISH COVERS and HOT-WATER DISHES 1.1 in every material, in great variety, and of the newest and most recherché patterns. Tin dish covers, Cs Gd the set of rix ; block tin, 12s 3d to 2os 9d the set of six; elegant modern pat terns, 34s to as Gd the set; Britannia metal, with or without silver plated handles, 76a 6d to 110 s Gd the set; Sheffield plated, 101 to 161 104 the set; block•tiu hot-water dishes, with wells for gravy, 12a to 30s; Britannia metal, 22s to 775; electro-plated ou nickel, full size, 111 lls. The late additions to these extensivepremises (already by far tho largest in Europe) are of such a character that the entire of EIGHT HOUSES is devoted to theilisplay of the moat inagnifl cent stock of GENERAL HOUSE IRONMONGERY (including Cutlery, Nickel Silver, Plated Goods, Baths, Brushes, Turnery, Lamps, Gaseliers, Iron and Brass Bedsteads, Bedding, and Bedhangings), so arranged in Sixteen Large Show-rooms as to afford to parties furnishing facilities in the selection of goods that cannot be hoped for elsewhere. Illustrated Catalogues sent (per post) free. No. 32, OXFORD-STREET; R 1, la, 2, and 3, NEWMAN - BrEET • 4,6, and 6, Psiiiiralwic, London. MAO' 11.1a641 1611