The Press. — London, England, 1855-01-20 00:00:00

JANUARY 20, 1855. 3rd West India Regiment—Francis Spearman, to be Ensign, without purchase. BREVET. Colonel James Robertson Craufurd to have the local rank of Brigadier-General. Colonel Lord Wm. Paulet to have the local rank of Brigadier-General in Turkey. The following promotions to take place in succession to Colonel Craufurd, Royal Artillery, promoted to be Major-General on November 28, 18:4 Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Charlton Smith to be Colonel. Major James H. Trevelyan, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain Charles Erskine Ford, to be Major. The following promotions to take place in succession to Colonel Gordon, of the Royal Artillery, promoted to be Major• General on the 28th Nov.:— Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Crombie, to be Colonel. Major C. Edward Michell, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain H. A. Turner to be Major. The following promotions to take place in succession to Colonel Dundas, of the Royal Artillery, promoted to be Major-General on the 28th Nov.:— Lieutenant-Colonel William Raikes Faber to be Colonel. Major W. Twistleton Layard to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain Janus William Graves to be Major. The following promotions to take place in succession to Colonel Atrey, promoted to be Major-General on 12th December, 1854 : Lieutenant-General John Garvock to be Colonel. Major Richard 1). Kelly to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain Isaac Moore to be Major. The following promotions to take place in succession to Major-General W. D. Jones, of the Royal Artillery, placed upon the Retired List on the Bth January, 1885 : Colonel Francis Rawdon Chisney to be Major-General. Lieut.-Colonel Edmund W. W. Passy to be Colonel. Major Arthur C. Goodenough to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain Henry Collette to be Major. Lieut.-Colonel Frederick Eld, retired full-pay, and Bre vet Lieut.-Colonel Henry Francis Ainslie, retired full pay, to be Colonels, the rank being only honorary. Lieut. Henry Langhorne Thompson, employed on a particular service in Turkey, to have the local rank of Cap tain while so employed. Ett faVg. ♦PPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS: ♦PPOINTMINTB. Commanders—Richard 1). White to the Desperate; Walter J. Pollard to the Orion. Lieutenants—C. H. Smith to the Caner ; Joseph S. Rundle to the Impregnable; Henry Hugh M. Magrath to the Himalaya; John A. Perry to the Imperieuse; John F. Tottenham to the Ajax: Arthur W. Gillett and Frederick W. Pym to the Nile; Ed- win T. Hinde, Robert G. Douglass, Bedford C. T. Pim, John K. Simcoe, and Mark B. Pechell to the Orlon; Riohard Roche to the Archer; William Hewett to the Merlin. Masters—W. H. Sharp to the Pylades ; William Byford to the Coast Guard; James S. Hill to the Orion. Mate—Arthur L. Galbraith to the Geyser. Surgeons—Jason Lardner to the Orion; Thomas W. Jewell to the Desperate. Chief Engineer—Charles Kerr Renwick has been promoted from the Third to the Second Class, and appointed to the Fleet. Acting Chief Engineer—William Oliver has been confirmed as Chief Engineer of the Third Class. and appointed to the Fieet. Assistant•Enginee: of the Second Class—Horatio Percy Webb to the Fleet. Assistant• Engineers of the Third Class--James William Mad dlson, James Jones, James Davidson, William J. E. Johnson, David Mason, and James Draper Mead to the Fleet. Gunner—Francis Bossy to the Merlin. Boatswain—George Drake to the Perseverance. Paymasters—Edward J. Giles to the Desperate; Alexander Robinson to the London; Joseph E. Ante, to the Leander; James D. Gilpin to the Tribune ; Matthew F. Moresby to the Firebrand; Robert T. Raynes to the Curlew; Robert Lorey to the Orion ; James Biggs to the Himalaya; Robert H. Mullen to the Conway. Midshipmen—T. G. J. Purcell and G. 0. Storey to the Esk. Clerks—Edwin R. Miall (in charge) to the Spitfire ; Edmund B. Walker to the Vulture; Edward Foster to the Edinburgh; Charles Fisher to the Orion. Clerks' Assistants—William Carter to the Desperate ; Hamil ton N. Cole and Charles D. Lee to the Orion; John E. Adam to the Duke of Wellington; Edmund M. Russell to the Melampue. PROMOTIONS. Commanders—Arthur MeHersh, of the Rattler; Edward P. Charlewood, of the Coast Guard—to the rank of Captains. Lieutenants—kPLeod B. Cockcraft, of the Imperleuse; Cow per P. Coles, of the Agamemnon ; Charles Vesey, of the Britan nia; Francis N. Clerk and Richard Joachim, of the Coast Guard —to the rank of Commanders. THE Por.tex or PARTS last week made a descent on a house near the French Opera, where they had learned that private gambling was carried on to a large extent. On arriving at the apartment of a Mme. J—, they found a number of persons, somo of whom were known to be gamblers by profession, seated round a large table, tran quilly enjoying a game at loto. Search was made every where through the rooms, but nothing seemed to intimate that any clandestine gambling was carried on. At last, one of the police bethought him of the propriety of examin ing the table itself, and, being somewhat of a mechanician, soon discovered that, by an ingenious contrivance, some moveable flaps turned noiselessly on binges, and in a mo ment, when necessary, covered over the real table, which was found provided with all the implements of play, and having on it the money which had been staked when the police entered, and the protean table underwent its meta morphosis. The persons present were immediately called en to give their names and addresses, the furniture was seized, and Mme. J— was carried away prisoner. The night after, the police entered a house in the Rue Cau martin, and came unexpectedly on a considerable number of persons engaged in play in the apartmeent of a Mme. D—. Amongst the company were three very handsome women, known familiarly by the names of the Belles Bor. delaises. All the persons present had, as in the former cue, THE PRESS. t o state their names and addresses, and the furniture was seized. The police were about to carry off Mine. 13—, when she was seized with a violent tit of catalepsy, and was so evidently unwell that the police left her at liberty on bail. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. Tuesday, January 18. BANKRUPTS.—Joni LIAJIDINER HODOIR, Bull's Head court, Newgate•street, warehouseman —THOM/8 STUROIGN, Stockwell, Surrey, licensed victualler—MArruiss EDWARD Bowl*. Old Ford, Middlesex, indiarubber manufacturer — ISAAC MAY, Ipswich, Suffolk, IRIOINIKEpRY—ROBERT NORMAN, }Dawn, Cambridgeshire, grocer—Gleams BUMETIAD, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, IVO/VT—ROBERT SMITH, Newoastle.street, Strand. licensed victualler—Euzseirra T►YL.oa, Greenwich, Rent, licensed victualler—Ssieuxt. Damns, Rayleigh, Essex, carpenter—RlCHAßD ALLCOCK, Nottingham, wine and spirit merchant—Sxmosx RYDER, Plymouth, Devonshire, flour factor —JOSEPH NORTH, NOPOIORTRM, Yorkshire, grocer—JAitxs ALDRED, Manchester, innkeeper. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.—WILLIAM HABYIR, Auchin gree, cattle dealer. Friday, January 19. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.—ALIRAHAM Commix, Great Alie-street, Goodman's fields, cigar manufacturer. BANKRUPTS.—Hzanam WYATT, THOMAS Dtcxzws,DANlZL EDWARD AUSTIN, Pilgrim-street, Kennington, chimney-piece manufacturers—THOMAS ANDREW FRANCIS BURTON, Montague close, Southwark, wharfinger—THowAs LowILL RALPH, the elder,and WILLIAM RALPH, Birmingham, ironfounders—BßYAN HtsLanzs, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, scrivener— HENRY JOHN ACHLIN, High Holborn, wholesale shoe manufac- Hirer—Taoism; PRICHARD, Stdcup, Kent, apothecary—CHAßLES °SKIN, Ropemekere'•street, Finsbury, coachmaker—WittLAß GILLARD, the elder, Catharine-street, Strand, dealer in oils and pickles, dc.—Gloitoa Rica - erre. Euston-square, enact-builder— Hamm !Liszt SPICER, Bagnor Mills, Berks, papermaker— THoxAs NICHOLSON, Leeds, machine maker—dos. Caowrmint, Manchester, grocer—EnwAßD JACKSON and EUGENE CLARKE, Manchester, wholesale milliners—HENßY BENSON Cot, South ampton, dealer in provisions, and trader—WILLIAK FOSTER, Milbank, Westminster, stone merchant—JOHN floors, Luton, near Chatham, brickmaker—JOHN DENNETT, New Cross, 1 latcham, Surrey, builder— CHARLES HODGE, Chelsea, iron founder—SAmum, MoRRErz KROHN, Bread-street, Cheapside, merchant—Jolts BonniNonos, Manchester, malt fawn—Geo. iltotEs and TnowAs PILLING, Edenwood, near Edenfield, Lancaster, shiers. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.—ADAM YULE, Kelso, Inn keeper—SAmum. Powrzß, Newton-stewart, wood dealer—WlL- L/AR MILLER, Mnsselbnrgh, starch manufacturer—DAwsom and AUTON,Leith, colour merchants. BRITISH FUNDS. Closing Prices. OFFICIAL QUOTATION. lhood. Mod. Wed. Then. Fri/sr 8 per Cent. Consols 931 1 91 112 j 92 111 Ditto for Account 3 per Cent,' Reduced I 9 per Cents 49592 1 221 111 011 Long Annuities -161 lBl 41 741 4 -1 41 Bank Stock, 7 per Cent 2lOl 2101 111 81 211 10 2091 11 India Stock, De per Cnt 223 Etch. Bills, 218. per diem 4 7 7 4 7 4 4 7 India Bonds, (1,0000. 11 14 11 BANK OF ENGLAND. Ai Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and rich Victoria, eap. as fur the week ending on Saturday, the lath day of Jaw., 1844. newt tscpcarliacr. Notes issued .... 226,860,260 Government Debt 411,016,100 Other Securities .. 2,984,200 Gold Coin et Bullion 11,C60,649 Silver Bullion .... 42:30,56 426,880,110 111ANICINO DKPAITIMINT. Proprletors'Capital 214,153,000 Government Rem Rest Depoeitae 2,224,293 Dead WeightAn4 /111,721,427 Other Deposits even Day L other Notes Bills A11)1,159,40') 856.1b9,409 • Inclnding Exehlquer, Saving, Banks, Commisenoiere of Natlona' Debt, and Dividend Aceounta. The foregoing return, when compared with that of the Omitting weak, ending Jan. 6, exhibit* the tollowingehanges: lh the Public Deposits D of Other Deposits Notes Issued Do. Reserved Ditcunams of Seven-day Bins INC ZZZZZ of Coin and Bullion V INCAtili 4onernineist Securities .. t IUL o AAAAA of . 119,676 Other Securities Dtesizset of 1,970,671 The Iteat The amount of active circulation lb Notes £20,117,493 Do. in Seven-dity and other Bine 1,211,1011 ....a -11,366,11.1 Coin and Bullion in both Deportlealle• • • ' • 411439,114 SHARXe. romax MINDS. Pee Nat Mow& Treed. Wed. Thom MA* Brazilian 4 100 Danish 6 102 MAL (F:l4 Guil )24 514 id 62 614 6is 14 French 4 07140 c if 70c 68Mo 65(7 Do. 44 93145 c 4f c 114:406911 7 Do. Bank Stock 49261. 2940 f. 29951. —l. Mexican II 914 211 911 Peruvian 0 71 704 701 714 POrtugusse 4 42 Russian II 1004 0 100 Mil Spanish Turkish Scrip 6 764 1 764 i .74 774 RAILWAYS— Mond. read. Wed. 2lkar. bid. Aberdeen liirm.Wolv.&StourVal 8 4dt le4 81 f 81 1 Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead 13# 4 131 4 4 131 41 131 11 134 4 Cork and Bandon Dublin .111 Belfast Juno. 4 3:1 4 9il 4 34 4 14 4 $d Emit Anglian Eastern Ilnion East Lancashire Eastern Counties Great Northern Gt. Bth. and Wilt of Ire. 90 9 90 2 90 9 90 1 90 1 Great Western Lancashire &Yorkshire :5 4 764 f :Of 61 :5 1 70 4 Lou., Tilbury, dc Sthend lit 4 111: d lit zd 11 4 sd 104 11 Lon., Brighton,&c lO7 g 10? 81 1 17 410 8 101171 London and Blackwell 8 1 8 1 8 1 8 4 4 1 London and Nrth•West. 101194 101114 101 101 1 1014 1 Midland 70 1 704 170 f 10 1 Newmarket Newry and Enniskillen 14 i 4 11 91 11 91 11 34 14 fit Norfolk Nrthrn. Counties Union 311 jel 11 lid 34 ed 31 14 8 North British North Staffordshire 4id 44 4.. if id 4 1 4d 41 rnsr North-Weste Oxf.,Wrestr., and Woly . 3 1 4 8 1 32 } a t 8/1 34 81 8 11 Scottish Central Scottish Midland South 1/evon South•Easternaud Dov. 591601 591401 00 1 591604 691 601 South- W astern -43 44 89 4 631 44 881 44 831 4 South Wales lB 9 4 IR 9 2144 91 184 9 4 281 9 Waterford & Limerick 90 190 1 20 110 3 11 $ MiscaLtirlovs— AnitraltanAgrieultural 324 si 811 af 83 4 38 4 831 4 1 Canada Crystal Palace ll 3 21 3 Ij 314 3 21 $ Crystal Palace of France —•— Nth.th British Atts.Lind 1 1 1 1 i Peel River Land &Mtn. 24 181 1 8 1 I *4 i 14 I Scottish Aust. Invest 14 1 1 2 .g 2 1 11 1 South Australian Land 361 71 4 6zd 3$ 6itd 3 6 4 Van Diemen's Land Blomg glarket anil Citg Ittritigtut. FIUDAT EVEN'*. THE Consol Market has shown much firmness during the week, and prices have improved, owing partly to the reopening of negotiations at Vienna, and partly to prosperous issues of the French loan. Consider_ able sums brought together by English capitalists for the purpose of paying deposits on the loan, became disengaged as soon as the fact transpired that the whole amount had been absorbed by the minor classes of subscribers in France, to whom a pre ferential claim was accorded in the programme of the loan. For these accumulations reinvestments were required, and the consequence was, a noticeable advance in the quotations both of stocks and shares. The daily fluctuations in Consols have been :—Satur day, 911 '92; Monday, 911 921 ; Tuesday, 921 ; Wednesday, 921 ; Thursday, 921 1 1. This afternoon prices have given way a little, in consequence of some heavy sales, and the quotations have ranged down from 92 to 911 1. The Three per Cents. Reduced have been done at 911 to 021, and the New Three per Cents. at 921 to 4. Bank Stook 2091 11. Exchequer Bills 4s. to 7s. prem., and India Bonds 11R. to 14s. prem. The Exchequer Bonds of 1859 have been done at 994 to 1. FOREIGN. The French funds exhibit great buoyancy owing to the success that has attended the operations for the new loan. The total amount of subscriptions reached 87 millions sterling, without including the lists from Algeria and Corsica, which have not yet been sent in; the English applications were for six millions. To-day the loan has been dealt in at 5 premium. The final instalment on the last million of the Turkish loan fell payable on Tuesday. The whole 3,000,0001. (being the total amount yet issued) of this loan is now paid up. The Secretary of the United States Treasury pub lished a report, from which it appears that for the t/04,889,200 dolls. (about 41,000,00(1/. sterling) of bank notes in circulation, there is a gold and silver basis for its redemption, 240,000,000 dolls. (48,000,0001.) Thus, over the paper currency be any good grounds The prices of shares the week, a rise being dividend-paying lines , passed off without quotations underwent upon the fall in Consols. tinue to present a with the corresponding soon discovered that, bi an Ingenious contrivance some u4 " ft ""‘"' "I '" ''''''''''' '''''' '' .. 15'''. '... , • basis for its redemption, amounting to 240,000,000 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. moveable flaps turned noiselessly on hinges, and ins mo- ment,dolls. (48,000,0001.) Thus, with an excess of specie Mond. Tuesday. Weamo. 1 linseL !Nag when necessary, covered over the real table, which was found provided with all the implements of play, and over the paper currency of the country, there cannot intw.& Rttrdm. 64 7 6j 7 64 781 7lf f having on it the money which had been staked when the be any good grounds for panic or pressure. Belgian East. J. 14 Ilj t IS 8 1 t I Dutch Rhenish 31 id lif I did 34 *did 3j jilt police entered, and the protean table underwent its meta- RAILWAYS. Eut Indian ik it. f lip sin 1 win if foal i morphosis. The persons present were immediately called The prices of shares have been firm throughout Gt. Indian Pen jOm t iiPzio # 7 pra i i Psi on to give their names and addresses, the furniture was the week, a rise being established in almost all the G.W.ofCan.,gh 15j 6j 154 61 .58 51 14 4 di 1 4 seized, and Mme. J— was carried away prisoner. The . • • Lyons & Geneva i lir I dividend-paying lines. The settlement on Monday madras ft d j dle dii II 41 lb i lb I lgpxf id lip sight after, the police entered a house in the Rue Cau- martin, and came unexpectedly on a considerable number Passed off without difficulty. This afternoon the Na.st.es.(,•ln/ 7 t 7 I L e ILi Pal di of persons engaged in play in the apartmeent of a Mme. quotations underwent a slight reaction, consequent ! , ..ruirn i et k k rzg r e i 3 8 48 9 i 8 34 4 o f B ' i 91 ti e i .., D—. Amongst the company were three very handsome upon the fall in Consols. The traffic returns con- ear ° l4 . * Zona 4 114 ip 414 if 21 1 2 p" 4 women, known familiarly by the names of the Belles Bor- tinue to present a favourable aspect on a comparison Paris & Orleans 45 71 46 846 a 47 . delaises. All the persons present had, as in the former case, with the corresponding receipts of last year. Partial/nen Ss 41 SO 41 i n 41 ‘••" '. • 1 i ..'' ' • '4l 4 t ' •••/ . i