The Press. — London, England, 1856-04-19 00:00:00

HI ; - 9! ;51 6) glt4ropotitan Atlantis. (Reported exclusively for "THE PRESS.") CORN EXCHANGE—OnIy moderate supplies of home grown wheat have come to hand this week, coastwise and by hind carriage. The general quality ot the samples, however, has proved tolerably good. For all kiwis we have had a very dull trace, at a decline in the quotations of 3e per quarter, and clearances have nut been effected. Foreign wheats—the im ports of which have been by no means extensive—has cold slowly, and prices have given way 2s per quarter Floating cargoes have supported late currencies. Fine malting bailey has realised an Improvement in value of Is per quarter: other kiwis him sold steadily, at full prices. 'I he malt trade has con tinned steady, on former terms. The best oats have supported last week's quotations; but inferior kinds hate given way ed to Is per go/titer. 13-ans must be quoted is cheaper. in the value of peas no change has taken 'lace. The flour trade has ruled heavy, at Is to 2a per sack less money. I.;trohistt—tYbeat, Essex and Kent red. 52r to 7 0 a; white, 602 to 745: Norfolk and Lincoln red. 514 to 70s. Malting barley, 40a to 44s ; grinding ditto, 3 . 2 s to 3.55: dintilliug,34s to 575; Malt, 83s to 7 , 49. Feed oats, 21a to 235; potato, 23s to 28s. Rye, 44s to 455. Tick beans, 32s to 3',e; Harrow, 354 W %:7s; pigeon, 57s to 41s. Grey peas, 34s to Ka ; maple. 37w to 3str: white boilers, 411 a to 43a per gnat ter. Town-made flour, Os to 658; country marks, 48s to 50a; bouseholos, sfis to Ns per 2eolbs. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. FlOO7. Eu 445.-140 .. 14514 .. 7730 .. 170 .. 1150 Irish 100 • • 71174) • • Fore .. 6720 .. 2300 24e10 aka 1210 bl 9 LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FR In kv whe a t, 4.5891 arters.7la 6d; barlel 1.292 quarters. 40s id : oats 1,9:4 eusrers, 219 5,1 ; rye, qua' tem ; beaus, 630 quarters. 38a sd: peas. 146 quarters, 36a 9d IMPERIAL. W EEK I.V A V ERAG ES—Wheat, C.fts 7d; bar ; oats, 3. 8d ; rye, 421. ad ; bean., 41a 4d; peas, 37+10d. I H 9, hi X WEEKS' AVETIAG ES—Wheat, Os 10d; barls, 37 , 83; oats, 238 7d ; rye, scl; beans, 404 lld Po". 19 73. KNGI ISH GRAIN ROLD LAsiT WEEK—Wheat, 9.4.772; barley, 50,795; um, 19,801 ; rye, 277; beans, 6,336; peas, 791 cam Ctrs BREAD —The prices of wheaten bread in the rnetmpolia are from 9;d to HAI; of household ditto, lid to 9d per 4lbs loaf TEA—There is very little business doing in this articl-, either at public s les or by private contract. In prices, however, we have no change to reuort. The present rates are as follows: Congou, Bitii to 2s .41; hang Tang and Oolong, 10d to Is 10d; t.ouchong, 9iti to 28 6d; Flowery Pekoe, Is td to 45; raper, to —; Scented Caper, le 3d to Is lid; Orange Pekoe, -- to Scented Orange Pekoe, Is 4d to 24 Rd ; Twankay, A.d to 15 2d ; Hyson Skin, Rd to Is 2cl: Hyson, Is 3d to 45 : Young Hyson, Rid to 2s Ad; Imperial, 11d to 211 44; Gunpowder, ed to 3s Rd; Aasem, is 6d to 4s 4d per lb. Up to Satunlay last duty was paid on ii ,6ll ,Alslbs. against 13,2E3 2021bs in 1855. SUGAR —For all raw sugars we have had a dull and drooping merket—the tall in vetoe being rd to I. per cwt. Berhadoes ha!, readied 373 to 14s; 51 aurii;u.. 3.5 to 4 , s Rd: Bengal, 3s to 4.s per owt. Floating cargoes have commanded only a mode rate amount Of attention. Relined goods have moved off slowly, at 52s to 55s per cwt. COFFEE —On the whole, the demand is steady, as follows: — Java, 43s to 535. Sumatra, Padang, and Batavia kind, 415 to 485. Manilla, 44s to 4os. Mysore, 43s to 79s 3d. M ocha, garbled. 70s to 80:s ; ungarbled, 58s to 625. Ceylon mauve sorts, ordinary to good ordinary. 49s to 521; plantation kinds, good ordinary, 52s to 545; fine to fine fineordinary, 154 s to 69•: middling to good middling, t;ls to 78s. Jamaica. ordinary, 47s to 4911; ??, g :,b ocit s toi 4s ; to tine oidinary, 544 to 54 1 : low middling good to tine middling, 65s to flOs. Costa t 6C at. otdinary to good orointuy • .1 , -s to 528 • tine ordinary, 53s to fine fine orditney , to colory, 578 to G-s 6,11 St. 01 n4 0 , 44111 to 43e. Hasana and Cuba, oreinary to good ordi .I, l, , tr e y. 44s to 17s; tine ordinary t o middling, 4gs to 60a. P , trto niuidnd'f4sB i" Ma. Rio. 411 a t o Ws. La Guam, good ordinary to coloury. siis to 695. Alol...kSSEs—Only a moderate supply is in the market, yet the 114 " d le inactive, at from 13s to 20s per cwt. COCOA —We have a very Blow salts for this article, at the late mate ht value. Red Trinidad, 44e to 474 per cwt. RICE Several weds of Benaal nn board have sold for the Continent. at full quotations. For home con.tunpUoa Ter) little business is ooing. 'I he stock is toiusu illy large. COT i (IN —Our market is still very active, and m P.c. continue to improve. lurat, 41t1 to sjd; Bei,gal, 4d to lid; 11. A to 5 per 1b.... - - WOOL—The next series of colonial wool sales will commence on the Bth proximo. Over 30,000 bales will be brougitt forward. The pi:lite market is very firm, at extreme quotations. About 3,000 bales have arrived this week, chiefly twee our colonies. METALS—The iron trade Is very firm. Scotch pig lies ad vanced to 71s, with en active demand. Rails, at tile Nk , .rks, 81 to et :a; Staffordshire, 91 lOs to 91 15e; wee , i single, in London, 111 to 111 3s; and nail rods, 91 his to 91 14 per ton. Tin is active—Banca at 1:12s 6d to 133 a ; Straits, 133 e to : ttritish, 133 s to :31s; and refined, 137 s to 13.5. Tin plaza are rather bri k. I.C. coke, 30s 8d to 31s: ..A. ditto, 36s 6,1 to 37s per box. Lead is quite as dt•iar as last week. British pig, Mil Ist- 27 : Slenish, 2:.1 to 251 Om pet ton. English zinc is worth 301 lUs to :sillier ton. Spelter, 231 Se to 231 10.. SLlRA'S—There is a moderate demand for ruin and brandy, et last week's quotations. Malt spirit has risen Id per gallon, with a good demand. No change in Gene a. INDIGO—Great firmness continues u prevail in the demand, at very full prices. HOPS—We have to report a fair demand for hops generally, as follows:—Mid and East Kent pockets, 41 to 61; Weald id Nenis, 81 lOs to 51; Siiss , x. 81 to 41 /5s per cwt. The imports from the Continent have fallen o f. POTATOES—The supplies are less extensive, and the demand is steady, at 40s to 95s per ton. OILS—Our market is very dull. and prices almost generally are drooping. Linseed, on the spot, has changed bands as low as .3ns lid per cytt. Turpentine is heavy, at 32s to 34s tot bpi its. end 9s to 9s 9d per cwt fur rough. TALLOW—Since the early mart of the week the trade has ruled heavy, on rather lower terms. P.Y.C., on the spot, 47s to 47s 3.1: and for the last three months. 47s 6d per est. ThP lest prices paid at St. Petersburg were 411 to 431 per ton on board. coALS—Gosforth, lt:s; Hilda, 15e 8d ; Riddell, 16s; Eden Main, 17s; hell, Ins Belmont, .6s; Braddyll's, 17s; Lam bton, 18a; Stewart'.., ,sca 8d per ton. METROPOLITAN CATTLE The suprlies of beasts on sale this week have been very moderate, and all breeds have sold readily, at au advance in the quotations of nom 2d to 4d pet @lbs. Sheep have come slowly t hand, and the ruquiry for them has ruled solve, at very full prices. In the early part of the week lambs sold at 4d per +Abe more money ; but on Friday the arivance was lost. In calves and pigs very little has becu done. Beet has sold at from 3s 2d to 4s cc!; mutton, 3s nd to 58 4d ; lamb, fla to 7b 2d; veal, 4s 2d to 5s rd ; pork, Ss 8d to 48 8d per sibs to sink the offal. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL A steady demand has been experienced for *itch kind of meat, as follows: Beef, from 2s 8d to to 2d; mutton, Ss 2d to 48 :d; lamb. 5a 2d to 6s 4d ; veal, Se lOti to Se ; pork, 3s 2d to 4s itd per albs by 'he carcase. CAMPBELL—On th. sth of Febrnary, at Mouttan, in the Pun jaub, India the wife of Sir Edward Campbell, Ban., Capt H.M.'s .oth Rifles, of twin one. HANDO'4—On the I:th instant, at Langley-park, the Marchio ness oft hand.ts, of a daughter. DENT—On the 15th instant, at Ribston-hall, Y )rkshire, the wife of John Dent Dent, Esq., of a daughter. HLARSEY—On the 7th of February, at Sealknte, Punjauh, India, the wife of Maju -General J. B. Hearsay, c.B , of a son. MIU7I ONALD On tin lath instant, in Cadogan-place, the Hon. Mra. Macdonald, of Clanratiald, of a eon. MOSTYN—On the 7th instant, its Portland-place, Lady Augusta Mostyn, of a eon. PEMBERTON—On the 12th instant, at Fitzroy-square, the wife of Major-General Pook Pen.bei tots. E.1.C.5.. of a son. RA WLINSON—On the 28th of February, at Madras, Lady Raw linson. of a daughter. THOMPSON—On the lath instant, at East Norton-( lace, F.din burgh,the wife of Major W. Thompson, M.S.F., of a daujiluer MARRIAGES. COOKF.S—MORRIS-0 , the loin instant , at St. Mory's Church Cheltenham. Charles Henry Cookes, F.sq.. Bengal Horst- Art Ilery, to Maria Eliza, daughter of the late Richard Morris, Esq.. of itallyilmvan-house, county %% sterford. GRIMSTON—CAM ('BELL —On the 15 li instant,at St. Mary's. Btyatiston-square, Oswald Augustus Grim ton, late Catitilet 19th Regt., to Frances Eliza. daughter of Lieut.-Colonel H. Pundits carupbell, late of the sth Hussars. JOH NSTONE ETH EASTON H A UGH—On the 15th instant. at St. George's. Reuther-swore, Liettt..-'..'olottel Wm. Frederick Johntrone, late of the Grenadier Guards, to the Lady Eleanor Fetherstonhaugh. JON ES—JONES—On the 15th instant, at St. John's. Padding ton, Sir Willoughby Jones, Bart, of cranmer-hall, Norfolk, to Emily, daughter of Remy T. Jones, Esq. - - DEATHS. COFFIN—On the 11th instant, at Oreenham-lodge, Berks. Mojor-General Guy Carleton Coffin. RA., aged 74. DAM ER— Oil the 14th instant, the Ri i ;lit Hun. Colonel Dawson Dam. r, C 8., aged .3. DANB EY —On the 18th instant, at Old-park. Niton, LW., Malet Dansey, E-q., son of the late Colonel Dansey, C. 8., aged 81. DIINDAS—On the 11th instant, at Edinburgh, Charles J. Whitley D. Dundas, Esq , M P. SUTHERLAND —On the 12th instant, at Abardeen, Dr. Neil Sutherland, aged 87. APRIL 19, 1856. ~------ 811 A Mond. 26i 7i ei 9 ,9 91 Go li 164 4 RAILW/S l3-- Aberdeen girin.Vol.*a ctour Val Bristol a:id Exeter . • • • Caledonian ......... • Chester and Holyneed Cork and Bandon .• • • Dub!ln it B e lfast Juno. E a st Anglian Eastern I liiioL (B) ... • East Lanceabire Eastern Counties Great Northern Gt. St h . and Wet of Ire. Great Western Lancashire& Yorkshire Los., Tilbury, & istlieud Lon., Brighton, dm London and Blackwell Loudon and Nrtlt-W est. Midland Newinarket Newry and Enniskillen Norfolk Nrtlim. Counties Union North British North Staffordshire. North-Western Oaf., Wrcutr., and MAL Scottish Central Scottish Miillaud South Devon • • • South-Eastern and Boy. South. Weateru South Wales Waterford & Limerick NIIsCELLANIOUS Australian Agricultural Canada Crystal Palace Crystal Palace ut ance North British Aua. Laud Feel River Land dt Scottish Aust. Invert South Australian Lan. Vin I),emete.l.and iliEd. Trim!. 24; 74 ri n 9 91 61 118 7 It; 7;28 7 8 9!ni 9 n 9 91 89 PI f 611 118 7.16 7' Frill. 16 27 di 12 Ns 91 61 i lbt 61 17 8 24 8 77 8 91 Di 1 , 4 i 51 log 5 64; 5 89 i In 3 101 ;4 1011 2 51 7 3.1 6 6i Gd 28 29 lu4 6 74 6 15 6 7$ 4 9l 53 71 3 31 3 140 5 2i 3; 1 " 2 / 31 1 1 ; 37 0 15 6 THE PRESS. EXETER HALL.- COSTA'S " ELV- A DOTSON. HOLLIER, and LUritS solicit early applica tion ht. Tlt KITTS. Some special stalls, at One Guinea each, may be had, as well as the usual Reserr•ed Tickets. —.ln, Regent-street. QCHWEPPE'S MALVERN SELTZER L WATER. Having leased the Holy Well Spring at Malvern, renowned for its puiti. J. S. and Co can now produce a Seltzer Water rith all the t H EM I t' A L end MEDICINAL pros erties which have rendered the Nassau Spring so celebrated. They continue manufacturing Soda, Magnesia, and Potass Waters and Lemonade, at London, Liverpool. Bristol, and Derby. Every bottle is protected by a Red Label bearing their signature. fl c RYSTAL PALAC SEASOV 1456. PROGRAM. THE DIRECTORS OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE COY. PANY have the honour to announce the following arrange. menu for the owning Season. commencing on the lit of May i.—FETE 1N CELEBRATION OF THE RETURN OF PEACE. This is intended to be hildeTrayin May, and will be on a scale of great magnitude and interest. The details will be Ad y announced in a separate Advertisement. ll. FLOW ER SHOWS. 1. On Saturday, the 9lth of May, a Grand Hot ticulterig rid Floricultural Fite. 9. A second Grand Flower Show on Wedneedartet 231), aid Thuisday the 2t.th of June. $. .k Fruit and Flower Show, including special P is a for Amateurs, on Wednesday, Thursday, and }Addy, the and 12th of September. GRAND WATER WORKS. The arrangements for playing the whole of the Grand Spitfire of Water Nurlca being now finally completed, a Fete will be h Id ita early in the summer as the stale of the weather will peen it, at whieh a di•plav will be made of the whole of the magnifie• lit series of Upper and Lower Fountains, Cascades and Waterfalls. Of this Fete due not i-e will be given. IV.—ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS to the Palace now in progress. 1. PICTURE GrALLERT.—Steps have been taken for the forma• tion of a Picture Gallery, for the exhibition and salt of the works of artists of the modern Schools of England and the Continer t Tins Gallery will be situated it. the North Wing, dtherto occupied by the Raw Produce Department, and will be open to the public early in May. The Raw Produce Department itself has been transferred to the Second Gallery on the Garden side of the Great Transept, a position at once more accessible to the public. and more convenient to the Department than that Hitherto occupied. 2. NAVAL hlusuutt —The Director , byre also set on foot the formation of a Naval Museum of all Nations, the object of which Is to illusti ate the progress of Naval Architecture, both in Sail ing and Steam Ships, from the earliest times ; the Colleclon being so maintained as to represent the actual state of the science as it progresses. The proposals of the Directors have met with the most favorable consideration in all quarters, and they are able confidently to announce that the Naval Museum , N in be very shortly opened. The Museum will occupy the Gal leries on the Garden side of the North Transept, and in coe tiection with it will be a Department where Inventions end Manu'actures of all kinds connected with ships will be shown. 3. ENGINEERING MODELS.—In proximity to the NavalMusei m there will be also a Collection of Models of Engineering and Architectural Works. Hridgos, Ducks, Viaducts, Churches, and othiq- structures, which although of great interest in themselves , and forming an important branch of Art'manutacture, have, like the models of Ships, been hitherto inaccessible to the public. 4. COURT or INVENTIONS.—A Department is also 'n forma. lion for the exhibition of Patent Inventions, in which explams ions of the va Mils articles will be given, and the machines shown in motion where necessary. b. CERAMIC COURT.—In one of the Industrial Courts. on the Garden side of the Palace, the Directors intend shortli opening a Collection of Ceramic Productions, illustrating the art of Put. :ery. from the earlie,t specimens of antiquity down o the Incest works of the Imperial Manufactory of Sevres, the manufactures Dresden and Berlin, and those of Minton, Copeland Ridgway, and others of the English manufacturers. Extensive promises of assistance have been promptly given to the Directors by the owners of valuable collections of Pottery and Porcelain, as well as by manufacturers, suit they have every hope that this Court may be opened early in the summer. G. EXHIBITORS' DEPARTMENT.—The Directors are Nippy to announce generally that, owing to the arrangements lately made for the a emission, at a nominal rent, of articles intended for exhibition. almost the whole of the available space is now A llotted, whereby the completeness and interest of the Indus. trial portion of the Police will be much increased. 7. COLONIAL DEPARTMENT.—IL gives the Directors great satisfaction to be able to announce that they have made arrange. ments with the Govei nm nta of the two great Colonies of Canada and New Brunewi , k for the occupation of space in the Palace with exhib Lions of the products of those important countiies, ender stipulations which insure the maintenance of the Collec tions as actual rem esentations of the a ate of the commerce and and manufactures of theColunies Gothtime to time. 8. LaLAttOLSIZNTor RE7ltEi-H WEST Roona.—B% en alteration now in progress in the mode of approach t...the t elute front .he .:ailway, a la.ge additional space will be ohtaiu,,i or Dining rooms. while the entrance through the Refreshu ent-rooma— hitherto 'mind so objectionable—will be finitely avoidt d. Addi tional facilities have alto been provided for the Refreshment of fliird•class V6itors. 9. MACHINERY IN MOTION.—The completion of the Water Towers has enabled the Direct(); a to make the final arrange ments for working the Steam-Engines which give motion to the machines and tnols of the Machinery Department. The Ma chinery will therefore, for the future, be in action at such times as will be announced in the d. tailed advertisements. The M chiiter) now in the department comprises a complete set of machin ry for spinning, larding, Warping, Sizing. Weavinr, an ! all the other processes for the manufacture of Cotton Goods by We ker and Hack•ng. and Harrison and Co.: Lathes, Shaping machines. self-acting Planing, D. filling. and other machinery. Whitworth, Muir, Harrison and Co., and others: Condie's Steam Hammer; Sugar • Cane Mill, by de Mornay: Centrifugal Pimps, by Appuld, and Owynne and Sons: Centrifugal sugar and Drying Machines, be Manlove and A Nov. ; Steam F.ng•nes. by Goodfellow, Dunn, Hatteraley and Co., and others; Marine ngines. with Screw Propeller, by Tod and WOregor; and a great variety of other machines. 10. ORE ‘T WATER ToWEßs.—Arrangements are being made for enabling the Visitors to ascend these Towers, and enjoy the beantiftil and extensive view from lila top. Pa.ticulaze will be shortly announced. 11. AONICULTURAL MACHINERY.—The Department of Agri cultural Machinery and Implements is now in a very complete state. Examples will be found there of all the machines of the chief manufacturers, and purchases can be made at the same prices as at the warehouses of the makers. The stook is 004 tinually receiving additions, and every means is taken to make it a perfect representation of the state of one of the most portatit branches of modern industry. 12. FANCY FAIW.—The Proprietors are pre tp Accommodation to Benevolent Institutions for ;r i g Fairs in ?the Palace during the seaman. Arrangements here been already made by the Managers of the Queen Adelaide Naval Asylum Fund for a Fancy Fair on the 7th. 9th. and 10th of June under tha patronage of Her Majesty and numeroas Ladies )f Rank. 13. ANCRERY FETES AND CRICNET Martiimi —The Directors contemplate arrangements for the encouragement of these elegant and healthy recreations in the Palace Grout Ale. V.—GRAND MORNING CONCERTS. The Directnre beg further to announce that they here emit pleted arrangements with Mr Girt, of the ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, for a series of TWELVE MORNING COI4ERTI! to be given in the Palace in the months of May, June, aiihel These Concerts will be supported by the following Mdebrated DR. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 4, coventry.street, l.eicester•square. Open (for gentlemen onl%), from Ten till Ten, containing upwards of one thousand models and pi eparations, illustrtating every part of the human frame in health and disease, the race of men, &c. Lectures are delivered at Twelve, Two, Four, and Half-past Seven, by Dr. G. SEXTON, F.R.O.S ; and a New and Highly Interesting Series of Lectures is now in course of delivery by Dr, KAHN, at Half-past Eight Every Evening.— Admission, One Shilling. 1 1 7-- 86 i 24 6 76 8 10 I 94 ; 104 6. 641 e 9 I 103 4, 164 t i ckit 91 1 7 i I 1 101 i 2 lat e 5& 6 34i 5i 6i tlti - as 1•, .61 6i 27# 811 104 ,74 6 .15 $ 9; 5 71 3 I 104 6 11 6 , 15 3' 72i 31 93 5 71 3 31 8 I+o 5 131 3 140 b zi t f s 17 13 e -d 17 8 24 6 176 8 IPA 10i 1 r:U3 6_ di 17 8 24 6 77 9 91 16; 94 6; 1U44,3i 5I itiot 9}l 1(11 4 1:} Wit 103 41 Ll 4 11)13 2 1 74 i r)i 154 - 6 I 34e I* .6i 6dl 23 9 1102 i• 1: 4 e 1 1 7'2i 3- 9t 5 71 3 11 8 140 3 [ 2 l ; 21 9 87 15 a -d! 17 6 8 ,77 8 Jq lOil ;a5 6 11'1 5 641 5 1,39 1103 4' p.i 101 i 21 :;411 43 7 .3i 3.e 6 I GI 661 104 6 Z 4 u 15 73 4 , 4i r , :1 5 31 3 110 I 2 i i 24 3. id , 7 9 :5 6