The Press. — London, England, 1855-09-08 00:00:00

866 rt4molitan parluts. (Reported exclusively for "THE Pitins." ) CORN-EXCHANGE —Up to our market this week the arrivals of English wheat have been .ery limited, and chiefly of the new crop in fair average condition. For all kinds the de mand has ruled steady, at a further advance in the quotations of from is to 2e, and, in some instances, 3s per quarter. Foreign wheat—the imports of which have been small—has continued firm, at 25 to 3s per quarter more money. Floating cargoes have realised a slight, improvement. Barley has moved off freely, and grinding qualities have realised is advance. There has been a much better sale for malt, at extreme quotations . The arrival of foreign oats has been good, yet sound qualities have produced rather more money. Beaus and peas have changed hands steadily, and the rates have had an upward ten dency. Flour has realised extreme currencies. Emousti—Wheat, ESSOIL and Kent white, 708 to 85s; red, 133. to Ids ; Norfolk an 1 Lincoln red, 83e to 75a. Malting barley, 31a to 355; grinding ditto, 30s to 335; distilling, 31s to 335. Malt, 67a to 71s. Feed oats, 9135 to 275; potato, 27e to 335. Rye, 435 to 505. Tick beans, 40e to 44e; pigeon, 43e to 495. Grey peas, 38a to 415; maple, 41a to 445; white boilers, 44e to 501 per quarter. Town-made flour, Os to 70a ; country marks, 64s to Ws per 2801b5. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English —.1890 .. 480 .. 3910 .. 390 .. 1660 Irish - .. -- .. Foreign .. 12720 .. 11440 .. .. 47910 .. 4500 eke. bias LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—Wheat, 6,801 quarters, 75s Id ; barley, 180 quarters, 945; oats, 1,87t1 quarters, 25s 31 ; rye, quarters, —; beans, 91 quarters, 49s 100; peas, 84 quarters, 385 10d. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AV E RAU ES—Wheat, 725 7d; bar ley, 345 9d ; oats, 29. 3d ; rye, 42. 7d ; bean 3, 48. 9d; peas, 3ds Ad. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 765 Ild; barley, 34s 7d; oats, 25. 10d; rye, 44s 3d; beans, 48s 8d; peas, 41. Bd. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK Wheat,72,oBB ; barley, 3,514 ; oats, 8,621; rye, 141; beans, 2,205 ; peas, 634 quarters. BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 104 to l 0 d; of household, ditto, did to Yid per 41b5 loaf. - • - TEA Several large speculative purchases having been effected in our market, prices are rather on the advance, and common sound Congou cannot be purchased under 9d per lb. Sales have been effected at the following prices : Congou, 9d to 2s 6d; Ning Yong and Oolong, 10d to is 9d; Souehong, 94 to 2s 84; Flowery Pekoe, hi 41 to as 6d ; Caper, is to Is 441; Scented Caper, Is 4d to is 84 : Orange Pekoe, is 2d to Is 6d; Scented Orange Pekoe, Is tfil to 2s 94 ; Twankay, 7d to Is 9d ; Dyson Skin, 74 to la 6d ; Dyson, la fid to 3s 94; Young Dyson, 9d to 9s; Imperial, is to 25 8d; Gunpowder, Is to fis 6d; Assam, 18 3d to 4s 4d per lb. Up to Saturday last duty was paid on 33,610,4431b8, againat 29,884,26rfibs in 1851. SUGAR—The demand for all raw qualities has fallen off, yet we have no actual decline to notice in the quotations. Barba does has realised 39s tki to 435; Granada, 33s to 40s; Mauritius, 37s 6d to 445; and Bengal—chiefly grainy-425 to 44s thi per cwt. Floating cargoes of foreign are rather dull; but crushed — both English and foreign—is quite as dear as last week. The total clearances to the Ist inst. amounted to 4,999,764 cwts, aginat 4,686,679 cwts last year. MOLASSES—There is a fair inquiry for nearly all kinds at full prices —viz., 18s 6d to 20a per cwt. COFFEE— The demand is wholly confined to small parcels, at late rates. Good ord native Ceylon has been quoted at 48s 61 to 49s per cwt. Plantation, fine, 71s to 82a; fine middling, 67s to 74a; good m.ddliog. 65e to Gds; middling, 58s to 64s ; fine ordinary to middling, 555 to 58s; triage, 455 to 548. Mocha, fine to finest, 78s to 90s ; garbled, Sits to 77e ; ungarbled, 560 to 665. Costa Rica, middling to tine, 57s to 72s ; good and tine ordinary, 508 to 565. Java, 483 to 458. Jamaica, good middling to fine, 64s to 871. COCOA—Our market is tolerably firm, at late currencies. Red Trinidad, 44s 64 to 508; grey, 40s to 4411; Granada, 40s to 45a; and Guayaquil, 44s to 45s per cwt. RICE—Most descriptions fire in fair request, at very full prices. The sales—parey tu ai rive—are 5,000 tons. SEEDS—New white mustard seed has sold steadily, at from les to Dia per bushel. Canary is worth 46s to 58s per quarter. Linseed is active, and English crushing is worth 74a to tills per quarter. Cakes are firm, at 121 to 121 105 per ton fur English. COTTON—A full average business is doing in this article, and the quotations are well supported. HEMP AND FLAX Most kinds of hemp are steady. Petersburg clean, 441 to 441 :Os; Sunii, 141 to 201; Manilla, 371 to 481 per ton. In fiat very little is doing, ou former terms. Jute and Coir goods are firm. WOOL—Both English and foreign qualities are still dull in sale. In prices, however, no change has taken place. METALS —Seotch pig iron has sold slowly, at 805 64. Manufactured parcels support former terms. Sheets, single, in London, are worth 111 5s to 121 ss; nail rods, 101 to 101 15s. Tin is very firm, at 127 s 64 to 128. for Bence, 1218 to 126 s for Straits, 126 s to 127 s for British, and 130 s 6d to 131 s for refined. Lead is active, at 231 10s to 211 for pig. Spelter is rather brisk, at 231 15. to 241 for present delivery. SPIRITS—There is a nfoderate demand for rum. Proof Leewards, 2s 31 to 2s 4d; East India, 2s 2id to 2s 3d per gallon. We have no change to notice in the value of brandy. Malt-spirit is selling at Ws dd proof. HOPS—About 70 pockets of new hops have arrived, and been disposed of at from 71 to 81 per cwt. The value of yearling and old hops is very uncertain. The plantation accounts are very favorable, and picking will be general in a few clays. Duty, 300.($)O1. _ POTATOES—The supplies continue large. Although a good business is doing, prices rula very low—viz., GOs to 75s per ton. COALS—Tanfield Moor, 16s; Lambton, 213 9d; Hatton, Es 6d; Cassop, 21s 61; South Kelloe, 20s (ki ; Tees, 22s ; West Hartlepool. 21s 6d per ton. TALLOW—About 1,500 casks have arrived this week, chiefly from Memel. Our market is brisk, and P. V. C., on the ipot, is _ worth 58s per cwt. OlLS—Linseed oil has sold freely, at 44s to 44s 61 per cwt. Turpentine is active. American spirits, 31s to 34s 64 ; English, 325 6d to 33s per cwt. METROPOLITAN CATTLE The supplies of each kind of fat stock have been very moderate, and the general demand has ruled inactive, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 104 to 5s 4d ; mutton, 3s 44 to 55 2d; lamb, 4. 64 to 5s t..(1 ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 4d : pork. la 6d to 45 6d ner /albs to sink the o tr a i s . NEWCiAI E AND LEADENHALL—The trade has ruled rather heavy, and prices have shown a teudtlicy to give way. Beef, from 3s 21 to 4s 8d ; mutton, 33 2d to 4s 81; lamb 4. 24 te 53 2d ; veal, 3s 10d to 45 10t1; pork, 3s 8d to 44 6tl per sibs by the carcase. THE PRESS. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. Tuesday, Sept. 4. BANKRUPTS.— SIR GEoaoE DE LA Pont BENEsroan, Bart., Fludyer-street, Westminster, mining and commission agent— Wm. GILBERT, Vine-place, Old-street-road, Middlesex, butcher — DAVID EDWARDS, jun., Russell-street, Landport, Portsea, Southampton, corn and flour factor—ABSALOM FRANCIS, George yard, Lombard-street, City, dealer in mining shares—THoMAs JORDAN, Bloxwich, Stafford, baker and provision dealer—Tina. HEMINOSLEY, Willenhall, Stafford, cut nail n anufacturer--GRo. PYNE, Albert-street, Bristol, boot ard shoe manufacturer—JOHN MARLEY, Torquay, Devon, butcher and provision dealer—MAßY ANN PASSMORE, Exeter, umbrella and parasol manufacturer— MATTHEW LICHEGARY Dimoiroitn. Fore street, Exeter, Cutler— JOHN RAWER, Louth, Lincoln, butcher. —W it. ROXBURGH, Liver-, pool, insurance broker. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.--JOHN BRYAN (not Bayou, as stated last Friday), New Cumnock, innkeeper—JOHN Immo Glasgow, wright and builder —NEIL LP/Imo:mom, Greenock' wine and spirit merchant—JAMES MILLAR, Kilmarnock, book seller —DUOALD and JOHN MACQUEEN, Inverness, boot and shoe makers—JAmms MOORE and COMPANY, Uddingstone, Bothwell, Friday, September 7. - - BANKRUPTS.—THomss GoorRET, Shepherdess-fields, Mid dlesex, egg merchant,—WlLLlAM l'ArroLLo, Thornhill-place, Holloway, baker—GroHoz HANCOCK, Fenton, Stoke-upon-Trent, builder JOSEPH ATHERLEY, Mountsorrel, Liecestershire, apothecary—JOHN GRANVILLE HOPKINSON, Nottingham, beer house keeper-1'110)(AB READ, Nottingham„ builder—EDWAßD WADGE, Liukinhorn. Cornwall, auctioneer CHRISTOPHER VICKRY BRIDGMAN, Tavistock, scrivener—AßßAHAM TAYLOR, Westgate. Halifax, coal merchant—JAMES FINLINSON, Heading ley, Leeds, share dealer- Josppit Sampans, Leeds, painter and paper-hanger—WILLIAM MARRAT, Doncaster, attorney—WlL- LlAM HOLMES, Wilsden, Bradford, worsted spinner—Tacque LINFOOT, York, builder—JOSEPH PLAYER, City, mining agent and dealer in shares—THOMAS ORTON GOODWIN, Longton, Stah fordshire, earthenware dealer—BßlGHT EAGLAND and WILLIAM CRAMPTON, Bedford, Lancaster, cotton manufacturers—JACOß ABRAHAM JACQUES and LOUIS SELIG, traders—JOSEPH ALI). RIDGE, Leeds, chemist and druggist. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.—RoBERT SMITH, Glasgow, slater—Am:los FALCONER, Edinburgh, provision merchant- - CHARLES MACLARTY DOUGLAS, Glasgow. merchant. BIRTHS. EMLYN—On the 9rd instant, at Stackpole•court, Viscountess Emlyn, of a eon. LE EKE—On the let instant, at Longford•hall,Shropahire,Lady _ Hester Leeke, of a son. MONCK—On the 2nd instant, at Charleville, Enniakerry, county Wicklow, the Viscountess Monck, of a son. MARRIAGES. COOPER—BOLTON—On the Willa, at St. George's, Hano- ver•square, John Douglas Cooper, Esq., of Killymicon; county Tyrone, to Ellen, daughter of the late Colonel Samuel Bolton, C. 8., 3lst Rep- ERSKINE—SLATER—On the 18th ult.. at Carlisle, Lieut. Colonel George Erskine, 33rd (the Duke of Wellington's) Regt., to Frances Ellen, daughter of John Slater, Esq., of Carlisle. FREELING—MYLNE—On the oth of July, at Cawnpore, Geo. Hamilton Freeling, 8.C.5., son of the late Sir G. H. Freeling, Bart., to Adelaide Helen, daughter of the late Majot Mylne, 11th Light Dragoons. NICHOLETTS—CHICHESTER—On the 90th ult., at Hard wicke, Herefordshire, John Toiler Nicholetts, Esq., of South Petherton, Somerset, to Blanche, daughter of the late Sir Arthur Chichester, Bart., of Youlston, Devon. DEATHS. BURTON—On the 2nd instant, at St. Peter's, Thanet, Sir Richard Burton, aged 83. CHICHESTER—On the 26th ult., the Hon. Adolphus William Chicheater, son of the late Lord Templemore, aged 30. DE SALTS--On the 23rd ult., at Modena, his Excellency John, Count de Salts, Privy Councillor and Chamberlain to the Em peror of Austria, aged 80. DUFF—On the 50th ult., at Boxlands, near Dorking, Louisa, daughter of the late General Sir James Duff, aged 53. GRISSELL—On the 3rd of July last, at Jullender, East Indies, Major Charles Grimmll. ROC IiFORT—On the 2nd instant, at Iping-house, near Mid hunt, Sussex, Gustavus Rochfort, Esq., son of the late Colonel Rochfort, M.P. for Westmeath. OVERCOATS, CAPES, AND SHOOTING JACKETS. One of the Largest Stocks in London, First. Class Garments, and thoroughly WATERPROOF, without extra charge. Also of Ladies' Waterproof Capes, kc., all on best terms. W. BERDOE,96, Old Bond Street, and 69, Coruhill, (only.) ARGE IMPORTATION OF LYONS VELVETS.—SEWELL and Co., of COMPTON-HOUSE, have the honour to announce their purchases of Black and Colored Lyons Velvets. Having bought early in the season, they are enabled to offer foreign velvets lower than any house in London. Beautiful Lyons Velvet, 9s. 9d., 10s. 9d., and 12s. 9d. per yard. Sewell and Co. are still clearing off their summer cases of all light materials in dresses, ball and evening costume, all nearly half the season price. An immense stock of robes, silks, hosiery, gloves, and ribbons equally reduced. 41, 45, 45, Old Compton-street; 46, 47, Frith-street, Soho. DR. DE JONGII'S LIGHT BROWN COD LIVER OIL. Prescribed with complete confidence by the Faculty for its purity, and superior, Immediate and regular efficacy. It is entirely free from nauseous flavour, and being invariably and carefully submitted to chemical analysis—AND ONLY SUPPLIED IN SEALED BOTTLES TO PRECLUDE SUBSEQUENT ADMIXTURE OR ADULTERATION—this Oil poaseases a guarantee of genuineness and purity offered by no other Oil in the market. TESTIMONIAL from ARTHUR H. HASSALL, M.D., F.L.S., M.R.C.P., Chief Analyst of the Sanitary Commission of the Lancet, Author of " Food and tie Adulterations," &o. tee. &c. " I have more than once, at different times, subjected your Light Brown Oil to chemical analysis—AND THIS UNKNOWN TO YOURSELF—and I have always found it to be free from all impurity and rich in the constituents of bile. So great is my confidence in the article, that I usually prescribe it in preference to any other, in order to make sure of obtaining the remedy in its purest and best condition." Sold ONLY in bottles, capsuled and labelled with Dr. de Jongh's Signature.wirnour WHICH NONE ARE GENUINE, byA NSAR,HAR FORD, and CO., 77, STRAND, London, Dr. de Jungh'f., sole Con signees; and by must respectable Chemists in town and country. frialtpints (10 ounces), 2s. Gd. ; Pints (20 ounces), 4s. 9d. Quarts (40 ounces), 9s. IMPERIAL MEASTJRE. SATURDAY, ROYAL OPERA, DRURY LANE Musical Director, Mr. J. H. TULLY. Managing Director, Mr. STAMMERS. last Week but Two of the Operatic Season, and the Unprece dented Prices of Galleries, 6d.; Pit and Boxes, 2s. 6d.; Stalls, ds.; Private Boxes for Two, 10s. Gd.; Do. for Four, 21s. Last Nights of the Eminent Tragedian, Mr. James R. Anderson— Immense Success of Lucy )4(.04 and Mr. Elliot Geier in La Sonnambula and Massuiello—First Appearance of Miss Fanny Huddart, who has been engaged expressly for the parts of Acts, in Acts and Galatea; Azucena, in The Troubadour (II Trovatore)--Revival of Handel's Celebrated Serenata, Ao4 and Galatea. with the following cast :—Acis, Miss Fanny Hud. dart; Damon, Mr. Elliot Galer (who has kindly accepted the part); Polyphemus, Mr. Hamilton Brahem ; and Galatea, Lucy Esoott. On MONDAY, for the Last Time, her Majesty's Servants will perform ROB ROY. Rob Roy, Mr. James it. Anderson; Rash leigh, Mr. Stuart; and Helen Macgregor, Mrs. J. W. Wallack— supported by the Entire Strength of the Operatic Company. After which, fur this Night only, A GRAND CONCERT, in which Lucy Escott, Fanny Huddart, Hamilton Braham, and Elliot Galer will appear. To conclude with a New Ballet, sup ported by the Renowned Spanish Dancers. Senor Marcos Diaz and Senorita Anna della Fuente. On Tuesday, MASANIELLO. Maaaniello, Mr. Elliot Geier; Fenells, Mlle. Julie. NOTICE.—Acis and Galatea will be produced on Thursday Next. ROYAL OPERA, DRURY LANE. Mr. STAMMERS, Promoter and Acting Manager of the Royal Opera, begs leave to announce to his Friends and the Public that his BENEFIT will take place on WEDNESDAY REEK, September 19th. Full particulars will be duly an. flounced. Tickets--Pit, Is.; Boxes, 2s. lid.; Stalls, 48.; and Private Boxes, One, Two, and Three Guineas each. May be had of Mr. Cbatterton, at the Box•oince, and of Mr. Stammers, at the Theatre. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. MONDAY, September 10th, ant every night during the week, THE DELASSEMENS MAGIQUES of PROFESSOR ANDERSON. The Autumn Season of the Lyceum Theatre haying Opened with an amount of success unprecedented in the history of Entertainments, THE GREAT WIZARD OF THE NORTH respectfully announces that, in return for the thronged, attentive, and applausive patronage of the past week, his ACTS OF MAGIC will he rendered more attractive, wondrous, and in. explicable each successive Night. The Illustrations of SPIRIT. RAPPING have created more intense interest than anything yet attempted within the walls of • Theatre. MAGIC and MYSTERY in Twelve Acts :—Act Ist—" Le Livre des Recuiels Choices." Act 2nd—" Magical Loconotion." Act 3rd—" L'Ecrin de Verre." Act 4th—" The Cabalistic Counters."Arit 6th—" The New bottle of Bacchus." Act 6th- "The Mysterious Parcel." Act 7th—" The Homological Evaporation." Act Bth—" The Aqua-avial Paradox." Act 9th—" The Mesmeric Couch." Act 10th—" Half an hour with the Spirits." Act 1 Ith—" The En chanted Chair of Comus." Act 12th—" The Mystery of the Charmed Chest." Doors open each evening at Halt-past Seven; commence at Eight. Private Boxes, 11. lie. 6d. and 11. Is. ; to be obtained at the Box-office, or at Messrs. Sams', Mitchell, Ebers, Hookham, Bailey and Moon, Cramer and Beale, Leader and Cook, Chappell, tc. Stalls, 4s. Dress Circle, 3s. Upper Boxes, 2s. Pit, Is. Gallery, 134.1. The Box-office is open daily from &even till Five, under the direction of Mr. Chatterton, Jun. Grand Fashionable Morning Performance on Saturday, September 16th, at Two o'clock: doors open at Half-past One. CORDON CUMMING'S WILD SPORTS, 232, PI CCADILLY.—The Lion-Slayer DESCRIBES every Night, at Eight, what he eaw and did in South Africa. Morning Entertainments every Saturday at Three o'clock. Admittance, is., iv., and 3a. The Collection on view during the day from; Eleven to Six, Is. DR. KAHN'S GRAND ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Consisting of upwards of One Thousand Highly Interesting Models, representing every part of the Human Frame in Health and Disease, also the Various Races of Men, de. Open (for Gentlemen Only) daily from fen till fen. Lec tures varying every day in the week are delivered by DR. SEXTON at Twelve, Two, Four, and Half-past Seven. Admis sion ls. 4, COVENTRY-STREET, LEICESTER-SQU ARE. SOUND AND ROBUST HEALTH MAY BE ENJOYED BY THE USE OF KAYE'S WORSDELL'S PILLS, admitted to be THE BEST RESTORATIVE MEDICINE. Their renovating and invigorating qualities render them invaluable to all who have become subject to physical debility or extreme nervous sensitiveness. They are wholly composed of vegetable Ingredients, are a fine stomachic, and a mild yet efficient ape rient. Thousands, after trying other medicines iu vain, have testified to the benefits received from their use. Sold at Is. lid., 2s. 9d., and 4s. W., by all Medicine V endors. Wholesale Depot, 22, Bread-street, London. HARRINGTON, PARKER, AND CO., WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, 61, PALL-MALL, London, offer to the Public old and superior WINES, pure and of the finest quality, at prices not exceeding those charged for ordi nary Wines. HARRINGTON, PARKER, and Co. would call especial attention to their pale and golden DINNER SHERRIES, as under: — Imperial Pints, 295. to 345. per dozen, or bottled in Reputed Quarts, ass. to 465. per dozen. Agents for ALLSOPPS PALE and INDIA ALES. D'OYLEY'S.-BABB AND CO., ARMY CLOTHIERS, and SCOTCH WOOLLEN WAREHOUSEMEN.—The noted house for Clan Tartans, Camblets, Tweeds, Plaids, Scarfs, Table Covers, Billiard Cloths, and D'Oyley's. Every article of Gentlemens' Clothing and Ser vants' Liveries, at a reduced scale of charges for cash. The . 1 5 1 1 and 455. Morning Coats, 21s. and 265. Riding Trousers, and the Registered Ventilating Waterproof Over•coate, continue to give the utmost satisfaction. 346, STRAND, opposite Waterloo•bridge. 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