The Press. — London, England, 1855-06-16 00:00:00

JUNE 16, 1855. Volitual nn Otani. THE REGIUS PROFESSORSHIP OF CIVIL LAW in the University of Oxford, recently vacated by the death of Dr. Joseph Phillimore, has been filled up by the appointment of Dr. Travers Twiss, vicar-general of the Archbishop of Canterbury, andrecently Professor of Political Economy in the same university. SIR JAMES HUDSON, British minister at Turin, left that capital on the 3rd instant, on leave to England. In his absence the duties will be performed by Mr. Erskine, Secretary of Legation, and now Charge d'Affaires. THE TORONTO Globe intimates that the removal of the seat of the Canadian Government to Toronto is pretty certain. A Government agent has been at Toronto making arrangements for the necessary buildings. THE decision of the Commander-in-Chief upon the late case of military " joking " at Canterbury, has been communicated to the regimental authorities. Cornet Evans, of the 6th Inniskillings, is to be cash iered. Lieut. Webster, of the Ist Royals, is to retire from the service by the sale of his commission. Lieut. Hartopp is most severely reprimanded, and his conduct is to be reported every three months by his commanding officer, for the information of the Commander in-Chief. Lord Hardinge considers Ser geant Brodie's conduct in preventing the duel most praiseworthy, but it would have been better if he had retorted his apprehensions to his commanding officer the previous night. Cornet Baumgarten is directed to be more on his guard for the future, and his atten tion is called to certain sections in the Articles of War. Captain Fitzwygram's name is not mentioned. Two ex presidents of the United States, the Hon. Millard Fillmore and the Hon. Martin Van Buren, have arrived in London, where they are at present residing. CAPTAIN FOX MAME RAMSAY, of the 50th Regt., is appointed private secretary to Lord Panmure, and has entered upon his duties at the War Department, in conjunction with Lord Giffard. Mn. W. ATHERTON, Q.C., is appointed to the office of Judge Advocate of the Fleet, as well as counsel to the Admiralty, vacant by the resignation of Mr. Phinn, appointed the permanent secretary to the board. ON Saturday, the Right Hon. Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Bart., Chancellor of the Exchequer, attended the Court of Exchequer, at Westminster, in his state robes of office, and was duly sworn in before the Lord Chief Baron, Sir Frederick Pollock, Mr. Baron Al derson, Mr. Baron Platt, and Mr. Baron Martin. THE ANNIVERSARY DINNER of the noblemen and gentlemen educated at Eton College was celebrated on Saturday evening at Willis's. The Earl of Mal rnesbury presided, and a very large muster of Etonians supported the noble earl in the chair. ANOTHER SHIP-OF WAR, of the largest dimensions, is about to be laid down in the dockyard at Pembroke. She is to carry 130 guns, and one pivot gun, and is to be called the Howe, in the room of the ship of that name of 120 guns, broken up a few years since. The Howe will be several feet longer than the Duke of Wellington. A DIFFERENCE has arisen between the Papal Go vernment and the little republic of Saint Marino. The latter refuses to deliver up certain political refugees pursued by the Roman police. FROM a summary of proceedings just published of the Encumbered Estates Court, Ireland, from the filing of the first petition in 1847 to the present month of June, it appears that the gross proceeds of sales amount to the enormous sum of 15,239,5701. Of this, 11,087,0981. was distributed in cash and stock, and the total amount of absolute credits allowed to encumbrancers who were purchasers was 1,873,5671. The number of Irish purchasers was 6,675, against 220 English, Scotch, and foreign, and the estimated extent of land bought by the latter was 555,000 acres. A NEW Doerr was opened on Tuesday in Ports mouth dockyard, by the entrance into it of her Ma jesty's new yacht to be coppered. Its length is 335 feet ; breadth, 82 feet ; depth , 29 fee t ; ditto at high water, 23 feet (spring tides) ; width of the entrance, 70 feet. It is 50 feet longer than any other of her Majesty's docks, and has consumed the following materials in its construction :-3,000,000 bricks, 152,359 cubic feet of stone, 94,783 cubic feet of timber, 729 cwt of ironwork, and cost in the aggregate 63,0001. THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES OF COLOGNE arrested the Secretary of the British Consul there while carrying despatches for Lord Clarendon, on suspi cion that he was concerned in enlisting for the Foreign Legion. The Cologne Gazette says that the English envoy at Berlin immediately made a communication on the subject to the Prussian Minister for Foreign Affairs. THE BISHOP OF LONDON on Wednesday consecrated the recently erected church of St. Andrew, St. M ar garot's, Westminster, situated in Ashley place, south of Victoria-street., Vauxhall-bridge road, and which has been built, at a cost of above 8,0001., by voluntary contributions. THE PRESS. Sail nub Volta. IN THE CASE OF MR. BARBER, a rule nisi wag Ob tained by Sir Fitzroy Kelly last term for the renewal of Mr. Barber's certificate to resume the practice of his profession of an attorney. On Saturday last Sir Frederick Thesiger showed cause for the Incorporated Law Society, and strove to weaken the effect of the new evidence. Sir Fitzroy Kelly (with him Mr. Mac- Damara) then proceeded to show, point by point, the direct and complete applicability and force of very important and remarkable evidence, which appeared to have been recently obtained, and which Sir Fitzroy submitted had wholly displaced the grounds of the former judgment. The learned counsel's address occupied seven hours, and was throughout delivered with unusual earnestness. Lord CAMPEELL said : " The case has been argued with great ability and propriety. The Court will consider their judgment." A PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY was on Tuesday adjudicated against Messrs. Strahan, Paul, and Co., the well known bankers in the Strand. The liabili ties of the firm are estimated at 350,000/. Their assets are understood to be small, and there is no expectation of any considerable dividend. It has, indeed, been placed at the very low estimate of 2s. in the 1/. only. The bank was one of long standing, having been founded more than 150 years ago, and included among its customers some of the most distinguished members of the aristocracy. The house sometime ago became concerned with a firm which undertook contracts for the construction of a railway in Italy—the Lucca and Pistoja—by whom they were likely to make a loss of 1,5001., to avoid which they unfortunately embarked in the under taking themselves, and this very extensively. Some very heavy bills were drawn upon them from abroad, and their acceptances began to figure very freely in the Wanking circles of the City. Still, as the house was known to have been solvent two years ago, no suspicion attached to the circumstance. One of the present partners, Sir J. D. Paul, Bart., is said to be the possessor of landed estates in Ireland worth 14,0001. per annum, but which are supposed to be entailed, and therefore not available to the creditors. THE IRISH ATTORNEY-GENERAL has, it is stated, succeeded in obtaining a grant of 2,0001. a year, which is to be devoted to increasing the emoluments of counsel holding the office of Crown Prosecutor in Ireland. This sum is to be apportioned, not in equal part?, but according to the extent of the district con fided to the charge of each official. MR. GooDLAXE, of Reading, will contest the re presentation of Bath at the next vacancy on the Conservative interest. This gentleman was chiefly educated in that city, and is connected with some of the best families of the place. DETACHMENTS OF THE COLDSTREAM AND FUSILIER GUARDS, comprising five hunched rank and file of each regiment, left London on Wednesday for the camp at Aldershott. DR. HUMBOLDT, a nephew of the great Humboldt, has established a hospital at Havanna, to test a theory of inoculation for the yellow fever, on the principle of inoculation for smallpox. The inocula tion is followed by a moderate fever and illness of about a week. A number of soldiers have been sub mitted to the process, and some Englishmen and Americans. GENERAL WYNDHAM will, on the 26th inst., bring under the consideration of the House of Commons the state of the supply of troops and artillery horses, and the effect of the duties levied on stage-carriages and omnibuses in diminishing the supply of useful horses for the army, and he will move that "in the opinion of this house the laws relating to the assess ment of duties on stage-carriages in England, Scot land, and Wales should be immediately modified." A DEPUTATION FROM VARIOUS DISSENTING BODIES had an interview with Lord John Russell on Tuesday at the Colonial-office, to urge objections to the grant of 50,0001. for religious purposes contained in the Victoria Government Bill. THE twenty-fifth meeting of the British Association will commence in Glasgow on Wednesday, the 12th of September next. THE SEA OF AZOFF, WITH THE SURROUNDING SHORES, by Mr. Wyld, is a good and carefully pre pared map, upon a large scale, of that sea. The whole of the coast towns from Kaffa and the Straits of Kertch up to Taganrog and the Gulf of the Don are accurately marked, and the depth of water given in feet. The "Geographical and Hydrographizal Notes" which Mr. Wyld has lately published to ac company his maps of the Black Sea and Ottoman empire will be found extremely useful, not only to amateurs, but, from the sailing directions which are given, particularly so to naval officers engaged in those seas. A very good chart of the Sea of Mar mora, the Black Sea, and the Sea of Azoff, with the coast soundings and shoals accurately marked, ac. companies these comprehensive notes. 56' (Reported exclusivelp for "Tax Plisse.") CORN-EXCHANGE We have again to report the arrival of a very moderate supply of home-grown wheat up to our market, coastwise and by laud carriage ; yet, owing to the favorable accounts respecting the crops, the demand for all kinds has ruled heavy, at a decline in the quotations of from 2a to Sc per quarter. Foreign wheat—the imports of which bare been by no means extensive—has ruled heavy, at almost nominal quotations. The transactions iu floating cargoes have been less extensive than of late. The barley trade has ruled steady, at late rates; but malt has comman,:ed very little attention. Oats have sold slowly, but we have no change to notice in their value Beans and pees have been unaltered in value. Flour has ruled heavy, and ship qualities have given way la per sack. ENGLISH—Wheat, Essex and Rent white, 741 to tsße; red, 6.is to 775; Norfolk and Lincoln red, $175 to 76e. Malting barley, 32a to 86a ; grinding ditto, 200 to 325; distilling, and to 335. Malt, 63a to 725. Feed oats, 26s to 2sa; potato, 27s to 30s. Rye, 40$ to 445. Tick beans, 595 to 445; pigeon, 425 to Uzi. Grey peas, 360 to 395 ; maple, 39s to 41s; white boilers, 41 1 1 to 46s per quitter. Town made flour, C 65 to 705; country marks, 005 to els per 2801ba. ARRIVALS Tale WEE!. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English -.4450 .. 920 .. 4640 .. 380 b9O Irish Foreign.. 14190 - 15110 .. 11750 sks. 200 LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY-Wheat, 4,088 quarters, 819 64 ; barley, 122 quarters, 33s 4d; oats, 535 quarters, 28s 4d ; rye, 13 quarters, 40s ; beans, 255 quarters, 445; peas, 17 quarters, 45s ed. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AV ERA() ES--Vileat, 77s sd; ley, 33s 114 ; oats, 28d 10d ; rye, 475 4d ; beans, 464 Id; peas, 4251 d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES-Wheat, 75s ld; barley, eis 7d; oats, 279 74; rye, 43 s 3 d; beans , 44e 6d ; peas, 41s. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEF.K -Whe5t,89,297; barley, 11,199; oats, 12,993 ; rye, 64 ; beans, 3,909 ; peas , 262 quarters. BREAD-The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from lUti to 104 d; of household, ditto, eid to frid per Elba loaf. TEA-There is rather more firmness in our market, and common sound Congou is held at 9d., with free buyers at Bid per lb. Prices are quoted as follows:- Congou, titcl tO 2s 3d; Ning Yong and Oolong, 10d to Is 9d Scuoliong, 9d to 2a 84 ; Flowery Pekoe, 1. 4d to 3. Od ; Caper, Is to is 4d; Scented Caper, is Ed to is 8d: Orange Pekoe, Is 2d to Is 64; Scented Orange Pekoe, Is 8d to 2. 9.1; Tirankay, 7d to ls 2d ; Ilyson Skin, 74 to is 6d; Hyson, is 64 to 3. 9 d; Young Byson, 94 to 3s; Imperial, Is to 2s 8d; Gunpowder, is to 8d; Assam, is 3d to 4s 4d per lb. lip to Saturday last duty was paid on 31,470,3281b5, against 19,817,0001 b, in )854. SUGAR-Large parcels of sugar have been brought forward this week, and fully one third of the supply has been withdrawn to prevent a decline. The business done has, therefore, been very moderate, on former terms. In crushed and floating cargoes very little is doing. Refined goods have moved off steadily, at front 47s ad to Ms per cwt. The total clearances to the 9th instant were 3,137,819 cwts, against 2,785,067 owls ling year. dOI.ASSES- We have a moderate sale for this article, at late rates-viz., from Bis ed to 171 ed per cwt. The supply is very moderate. COFFEE-Our market is far from active, but prices are sup ported. Plantation, fine, 73s to 80.; fin. middling, 69 to 739; good m ddllug, 65. to 68s; Middling. Us to 64. ' • tine ordinary to middling, 55. triage, 58s; 43. to 545. Mocha, fine to finest, 78. to 90s; garbled, Otis to 771; tined:bled, 56. to 655. Costa Rica, middling to tins, 57s to 72s ; good and tine ordinary, 50s to 56e. Java, 47s to 15s. Jamaica, good middling to tins, 84. to 88s. COCOA-Fine qualities of West India move off steadily, at full quotations; but Interior parcels are a slow sale. Fine red Trinidad is worth 44s to Os ed; Para, 37s to 37s 6d; Baldly SU to 36. 6d per cwt. RICE - Moat kinds are in moderate request, at last week's currency. The market is fairly supplied with moat qualities. CHICORY-The demand Is confined to small parcels for immediate use. In prices we have no change to notice. SEEDS-As is usually the case at this season, agricultural seeds are a slow sale. Linseed and cakes, however, are steady, at full quotation.. HEMP AND FLAX-Baltic hemp is in fair request, and P etersburg clean is selling at 461 to 471 per ton. We have no change to notice in the value of fax. Jute and Coir goods are quite as dear as last week. COTTON-The demand has become very limited, and we have no sales of importance to notice. INDIGO-This market is firm as to price, but the amount of business doing in it is limited. TALLOW-Very little change has taken place in the quota tions this week. P. Y. C., on the spot, is selling at 51s 3d to 51s 64.1 per cwt.. Town tallow is 50s nett cash. OILS-Linseed oil is in fair request, at 385 8d to 38. ed per cwt on the spot, and 40s to 41. for forward delivery. Pale rape is worth Hs 6d; brown, 345; palm, 4Us to 41s; cocoanut, 409 ed to Els 64 per cwt. Turpentine is less active. METALS-Scotch pig iron has realised 77., with a moderate demand. Speller, on the spot, is selling at 221 2. ed to 221 St, and 221 His for arrival. In the value of other metals scarcely any change has taken place. SPIRITS-There has been a fair sale for rum, at full quota tions. Proof Leeward., 2e 44 to 2. Ld ; and East India, 2s 3d to 2* Ed per gallon. Brandy supports former terms. Malt spirit has advanced to 10.54. Gin, 17 underproof, is quoted at 9s 104; and 22 ditto, 9. 4d per gallon. HOPS-Our market is tolerably active, on the following terms and East Kent pockets, 141 to 181 ICe ; Weald of Rents, 131 10. to 151; Sussex, 121 to 131 10s per cwt. POTATOES-The supplies are but moderate, and the de mand is very inactive. Prices rule from 909 to 143. per ton. COALS--Goaforth, 17s 9d; Medley, 17s ed; Hilda, 17a, Braddyll, 19s ed; Haswell, 20s ; Helton, 30s; Haugh Hall; 18s 13d ; Tees, 200 per ton. SMITHFIELD AND ISLINGTON-The stock market was held in Strithfield for the last time on Monday, and fur the that at Islington on Friday. Thegeneral demand ruled steady, as follows:-Beef, from 3s 2d to Is Rd; mutton, es Ed to 55 2d; lamb. be 44 to 6s bd ; veal, 3s id to tis ; pork, 3s 2d to 4. 4d per ell)* to sink the offals. NEWOAI E AND LEA DF.N A I.L - The trade has been tolerably firm, at our quotations. Beef, from 3s to Is 2d ; ' mutton, es 4d to 4s 8d; lamb, 55 to 4d; veal, es ed to d 4s bd; pork, Ss Id to 4s 4cl per 811 as by the carcase, I I