The Press. — London, England, 1856-12-13 00:00:00

DlcEmßr4R 13, 1856. RAILWAIO - Aberdeen Wm. Wolv.et Stour Val Bristol mid Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holynead Cork and Bandon Dubnu * Belfast Junc. East Anglian Eastern Onicm(B) East Lancashire Eastern Counties Great Northern (it. Sth. and Wet of Ire. Great Western Lancashire& Yorkshire Lou., Tilbury,* S. Brkg. Lou., Brighton, dm Loudon and Blackwall London and Nrth-\Vest. 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 k Limerick \IIaCELLANEOUa Australian Agricultural Canada Crystal Palace..... _. Crystal Palace of France North British Ans. Land Peel River Land & Min. Scottish Aust. invest. South Australian Land Van Diemen's Land .. FO: Per Cent. Broutillan Danish Dtch. ( Ex 12 Gull ) French Do. Do. Bank Stock Mexican 9 Peruvian 44 Portuguese Russian Spanish Turkish &Cr .4 .5 .3 D. 6 BHA' Mond. Tuesd. 11 8, 9 181 9 'l3 5,13 5' 59001159264 381 91 1 381 94 19 20' - P{ 19 2 0 26 28,j8 28 85 7 '.85 7 91 1 10 . j9I 901 01 1 113 5,113 6 691 70 69 962 797 ' 111 12 111 12 ni 7 G 2 7 1051 G 1051 G. 811 2 811 21 31 - 3 .51 3 3 4 0 3 6 }d i 39 40 39 40 0f54 5 71 isi 1 51' 62 7' 29 90 29 30 7 2k k '7O 2 I 17i 8j 73 4 101 ta N 0 1 :8 24 fi 2i t! 8 136 h Ifii 6i 18 8 ' l 2l . 1 4 96 6 ;16 8 i I i I It 4 3d 8 ,16 8 REIGN FUNDS. Mond ITuesd. Wed. inure., /66f 10c 1 -! fe. c; f el - f. 63 :38t c 70 2 18 9 73i 4 Iv7;B} Wed. I • 81 9, '93 5 !60t 138$ 94 I - 19 20 '3B 8 85 7 9i 113 I 6911'1 11112 P itlf 7 106 82 50 2 1 1 d 1 i& 6'6 71 1 80' 70 2 84 73 4' • 0 80 1 !25 - 2 i i ,5 .5 ,)2} .8 .44 i 42 954 44 04i 054 3 954 4i FOREIGN RAILWAYS Alond.. Tursday. Wednes. Antw.2 Rttrdm. 7 1 7 1 i Belgian East. J. 11 1 14 1, li 1 Dutch Rheuish 1 1 p . 1,, 1p , 1 .. 1 pl East Indian—. 221 31 -21 3 i 221 3 Gt. Indian Pen. 211 2 211 2 i 21f 2 1 D.W.ofCan.,Sh. 24 i 'IZ I 1 I ; 10 241 1 I Lyons & Geneva 10 1 1 10 . . p __p Madras .20 L2O; I 20i 1 SLR Lge.(w.in.) R 1i 8; 1 8 1 Nrthrn.ofFrice. 37 81 3 7 4 8 37 i 8 I Norw. Truk.Pri. 8 91 8 9 R 9 Paris ,2 Lyons.. ..)31 4 53e 4 I ate f Paris & Orleans 52 4 21 3 1 61 3 ?Aril k Rni)Pn.. Thurs. 7 I A P 1241 i ti . 3 2 1 2 4 k 10 1 p; :71 8 att9 51 3 FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE Tuesday, December 9. BANKRUPTS.—JAcoa ISAAC DE JoNGE, Mark-lane, City, merchant—JOHN HUNTER, Little Tower-street-chambers, City, merchant—Jolts GREEN, Sunderland, patent rope manufacturer and general merchant—LEWlS BENJAMIN ,Jewry-street, Aldgate, City, fish and leather merchant—CHARLOTTE ROBERTSON, Brook street, Itatchff, Middlesex, licensed victualler—WlLLlAM I'mtL• Liss. Norwich, currier, leather cutter, and publican—THOMAS BAKER and JAMES BOSWELL, High-street. Poplar, Middlesex, colour manufactuyers—WlLLlAM LAMONT BAILEY and RICHARD HARVEY, the younger, Crutched-friars, City, merchants—DAVlD Smtru, the Lord Nelson, Duke's-road, St. l'ancras, licensed victualler—RlCHAßD COWPER STEELE, Fenchurch-street, City, merchant—NiARMADCKE IRISH, White Hart Ina, Maidenhead, Berke, licensed yictualler—EDMUND the younger, Gracechuteh-street, City, insurance broker, underwriter, and merchant—HEN ßY COATES, Bull-street, Birmingham, milliner —JOHN GLEE, Loughborough, Leicestershire, hosiery manufac turer—Gem:GE ItonErtrs, Stamford, Lincolnshire. draper — DAVID LANSLEY, Black Horse Inn, Kingsmead-square, Bath, publican and brewer—lOHN WHEEN and JOHN MAhite, Sheffield, joiners and builders,JOHN lIOULDSWORTH, Sheffield, builder —WILLIAM SEALY, Ticehurat, Sussex, baker, grocer, and beer- seller--JAMES CONSTANTINE, Scout, near Newchurch, Bos,em dale, Lancashire, cotton spinner and manufacturer—SAMUEL HOWELL GRIEVISON and CUTHBERT RICHARDSON GRIEVSON, Deptford, Sunderland, joiners and builders. SC')TCH S EQU I.:STRATI° NS.—JAmEs RIDDICK, Dumfries, clothier—Stmos FRASER, Inverness, grocer, &o.—ALEX. RASP SAY, Kerr street, St. James's-road, Glasgow, engineer—.JoHN Cit , LMERS, Spittalfleld, blacksmith,&c.—JOHN CHALMERS, jun., Spittaffield, cattle dealer—Bolo:Er STEWART, Perth, painter — THOMAS Do DD, Tillicoultry, druggist Friday, December 12. _ . BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. WILLIAM DENNY RUCK, Topping's-wharf. cheesemonger. BAN K RUPTS.— ROBERT VELLOWLEY BARNES, eity•road, floor. cloth manufacturer—FßEDZßlC TREES HUNT, Watling-street, City, warehouseman —CHAßLES PEARSON, Camberwell, ship. owner ALFRED CHARLF.B AYRES, Ramsgate, surgeon and apothecary—HENßY MOPSEY, Castle-street. Falcon•square, iron rn mger S‘muat. GEORGE KInD, KillgatOD-UpOR-Hull, seed crusher—Gaouoa MOUNTFORD, Worcester. grocer—.JOHN PARR, Wolverhampton, woollen draper—THOMAS B ALE, Kidderminster, builder —BENJAMIN RICFIkiIDS, Newport, Monm.utbahire, sail maker M Aion. K RKUP, Jarrow, Durham, brick manufacturer — WILLIAM FLETCHER ROBERTS , MoretOrllll•MarSll, Gloucester Sidra. apothecary —JOHN BOWDEN, Victoria-grove, Bromi ton, brewer. SCOTCIt SEQUESTRATIONS. JAMES ADAM, Conpar- Angus, Perth, grocer-8)(mi and ADAMS, Brora, Sutherland shire, general merchants—Wu.Lux 13110DLE JAMES, Grolapie, Sutherlandahlre, watchmaker. THE PRESS. i,lTlttropolitan Illarkets. (Reported eoclusively for "Tits Plum.") CORN EXCIIANGEI Only moderate supplies of English wheat in very middling condition have come to hand this week; nevertheless, the deu.and for all kinds has ruled heavy, and prices have been with difficulty supported. Foreign wheat—the imports of which have fallen off—has sold slowly, yet we have no change to notice in the quotations. Floating cargoes of grain have been in request, both for Spain and Portugal. Fine barley has sold steadily, at fully late rates. Inferior parcels have commanded very little attention. We have no change to notice in the demand for, or value of, malt. There has been a slow sale for oats, and in some inetancas the quotations have ruled in favour of buyers. Both beans and peas, as well as in ferior flour, have slightly receded in value. KNousii—Wheat: F.;43ex and Kent red, 538 to 675; white, 51s to 745: Norfolk and Lincoln red, as to 675. Malting barley, 3601 to 48.; grinding ditto, 318 to 33s dihtilling, 378 to 35t , .. Malt, 63s to 78s. Feed oats, 218 to 25e; potato, 25s to 31s, Rye, 38s to 425. Tick beans, 35s to 37e; Harrow, 408 to 439; pigeon, 428 to 469. Grey peas, 398 to 41s ; maple, 418 to 138 ; white boilers, 408 to 458 per quarter. Town•rnade flour, 58s to 608; country marks, 418 to 498; households, 56s to fitts per 2801bs. Frill. 8i 9 33 6 C 3 j 37 9 19 20 26 8 86 9i 9 90 112 4 1 - P 110 12 o g ! 7 105 i 6 82 80 2 38 i I 40 1 5 5d 68 7 29 30 lob 8 70 2 17e fie 73 4 1078 8 808 18 25 7 119 23 1 2 i 11 .38 8 16 8 - Ss} Fridat G~ ;~ 1~ 9 9i 10i 31 8 9 54 51 3 ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Matt. Oats. Finny. Ent , lish 1140 .. 450 .. 710 050 Irish Foreign.. 6220 .. 650 .. 3040 .. 1000 bls. skt. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—Wheat, 4.409 quarters, 68s 10d ; bar1ey,3,095 quarters, 44s 11d; oats, 7,901 quarters, 22s 10d; rye, quarters, —; beans, 590 quarters, 41s 2d; peas, 506 quarters, 46s 4d. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat,6OB Ild ; bar ley, 43s 10d ; oats, 25s ; rye, 38s lld ; beans, 443 5d ; peas, 41s Id. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 63s 71; barley, 45s M; oats, 26s 9d; rye, 40a 10d; beans, 46s ; peas, 434 Rd. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST W REK —Wheat, 99,073: barley, 91,483 ; ORte, 11,666; rye, 267; beans, 6,527 ; peas ,4,069 quarters, BREAD--The prices of wheaten bread in tho metropolis are from 9d to 92d; of household ditto, ltd to Bid per dibs loaf TEA—Our market is well supplied with all kinds, yet a steady business is doing, at full prices. Congou, 9VI to 2s 4d; Ning Yong and Oolong, 10d to 2s; souchoug, Sid to 2s 6d; Flowery Pekoe, 2s to 4s ad; Caper,— to —; Scented Caper. Is to Is 10d; Orange Pekoe, lid to Is 4d ; Scented Orange Pekoe, Is 4d to 2a Gd ; Twankay, 6d to Is 2d ; Hyson Skin, ed to Is 2d: }Tyson, is 6d to 3s 6d; Young Hyson, 7d to 2s 41 ; Imperial, lld to 2a 4d; Gunpowder, 103 to 3s fid; Assam, is Id to 4s 4d per lb. The stock in the United Kingdom is now 83,403,0001 h ,, against 65,868,0001bs in 1855. Uo to Saturday last duty was paid oa 44,3i3,6e41b5, against 45,226,7981bs last year. SUGAR—There has been an active demand f-r all raw sugars, at a further improvement in the quotations of from 6d to Is per cwt. West India has realised 4's to 52s ; Mauritius, 4:s to 54; Bengal, 48e to 53s dd ; and fine Madras up to Gls per cwt. Refined goods move off steadily, at from 629 to dls Gd per cwt. The total clearances to the Gth inst were 6,11:4,643 cwts, against 6,681,546 cwts in 1855. MOLASSES—Our market is scantily supplied. Present rates vary from 23a to 26s per cwt. COFFEE-1 he supply on offer is moderste, and the demand is steady, atfull prices. Good ord native Ceylon, 52s to 63s per cwt. COCOA—We have no further advance to notice in the quota- tions; but holders of fine red Trinidad mostly refuse to sell under 7;)s per cwt. RICE—The stock' is new 53,200 tons. Low qualities are in fair request; but fine parcels are dull. Bengal has sold at from lOs to 13s fid per cwt. PROVISIONS—There has been a fair average businessdoing in most kinds of butter—the supplies of which are tolerably good—at full prices. Bacon, however, is dull, and again cheaper. Ham: end lard command high rates. COTTON—The market is firm, but no improvement has taken place in the quotations. WOOL—English wool is held for more money. For foreign and colonial qualities we have a firm market, tit full quotations. This week's imports are about 3,00 bales. HEMP AND FLAX—Baltic hemp is steady, and Petersburg clean is held at 37110 s to 3*l per ion. In Manilla parcels very little is doing. Flax continues dull, on former terms. FRUlT—Bather an extensive business has been passing in most kinds, at full prices. SALTPETRE—This article continues to advance. Calcutta parcels are worth 48s to 51s per cwt. SPIRITS—We continue to have a fair demand for rum, at full prices. Proof Leewards, 2s 3d to 2s 4d ; East India, 2s 31c1 per gallon. Brandy is in request, and rather denrer—the finest marks being worth 12. to 125 2d per gallon. Malt spirit is firm in price. SILK—The demand has slightly improved, as follows: Bengsl,Surdah, 288 to 295; Cossimbuzar, 1511 to 255; &Quetta, 14s Gd to 258; Jungypore, 16s to 42s ; Commercolly, 19, to 275; Hurripaul, 13s 6EI to 17s; ltadnagore, 1133 to 265; Mundelgbaut, lls to 17s. China. Tsatlee, middling and inferior, 19s 6d to 225; Tsatlee, superior and second quality, 22s Ed to 245; Yuun fa, 14s to 225; Taysaarn, 17s to 21s; do., long-reeled, 17. to 19s; Canton, 12s to 175 per lb. INDIGO—Our market continues firm. Annexed are present quotations:—Bengal, fine blue, is Gd to 75 lid; fine purple, 7s Gd to 7s 9r ; tine violet and red violet, Gs 7d to 78 5d ; good and middling ditto. 65 3d to 6s 8d: good red violet, 6s 2d to 6s 7d; middling ditto. 54 10s to 6s good violet and coppery violet, Gs to 6s 6d; middling and ordinary ditto, 45 10d to be 7d; low consuming, 3s 61 to 4s 6d. Oude, middling and g00d,33 81 to bs; Madras, good and tine, 4s 6d to 5s 8d; middling, Sc 10d to 4s Id; low and ordinary, Is 3d to 2s 6d. Kurpah, good and fine, 5. lid to 6s hid ; middling, Gs bd to Is Ins; low and ordi nary. 2s 9d to Ss 10d. Manilla, la to 2a Gd per lb. HOPS—Most kinds are iu fair request, at last week's currency. POTATOES--The supplies are moderate, and the demand is steady, at from 75s to 120 s per ton. OlLS—Linseed oil, on the spot, has sold slowly, at 38s per cwt. Most other oils are dull. Turpentine has rapidly advanc - A—English spirits having sold at 395, and American 40s per cwt. up: rAis—Scotch pig iron has realised 71a cash. Speltar, on the spot, 28/ to 281 59 per ton. Tiu is active, at 140 s to Ills for Banes. TA LLOW—P.Y.C., on the spot, has advanced to 59s in all positions. COALS—Haswell, 19s dd; Hetton, 19. Gd ; Russell's Hetton, Ids tsd; Hartlepool Hetton, 19a; and Lambtun, 19s per ton. METROPOLITAN CATTLE Only moderate supplies of stock have beeu ,on sale for the time of year, and the 1197 trade generally has been far from active, as follows:—Beef, from 3s to 58 ; mutton, :'s 6d to 5s 2d; veal, 3s 104 to 5s 2d ; pork, Ss 8 , 1 to 154 2 , 1 per Ribs to sink the offal. NEWGAT}' AND LEADENFI ALL—The trade has been rather eat, at our quotations. Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s 64 ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s tict; veal, Is 8d to 4s 8d; pork, 3s 8d to 5s 4d per ellp4 by 'he eer,a.e. BIRTHS. CAMPBELL—On the 4th instant, at Portobello, near Edin burgh, Lady Campbell of Berea'dine, of a eon. CAUTLEY--On the 7th instant, at Ryall house, the wife of Lieut.-Colonel Cantley, of a son. CREMSWELL—On the 27th ult., at her father's house, Gros venor-square, the Hon. Mrs. Cresewell, of a son. ELVEY—On the sth instant, at Windsor, the wife of Dr. G• Elvey, of a son. GREEN—On the Bth instant, at 2, Sunderland-terrace, West bonne-grove, the wife of Thomas Green, Esq., barrister, of a son. HAY—On the 21th ult., at Plymouth, the Hon. Mrs. Dalrymple Hay, of a (laughter. MORDAUNT—On the 3rd ult., at \Warwick, Lady Mordaunt, of a daughter. NAPIER—On the 3rd instant, at Milliken, Renfrewshire, N. 8., Lady Milliken Napier, of a son. STONOR—On the 9th instant, in Chapel-street, Grosvenor square, the Hun. Mrs. Francis Stonor, of a son. MARRIAGES. BALL—PAROLINI—On the 29th ul:Tti.Bassano, in Venetian Lombardy, John Ball, Esq., M.P., Under• Secretary of State for the Colonies, to Elize, daughter of the Count Parolini, of %man°. BERKELEY—LINDOW—On the Gth instant, at St. John's, Paddington, Charles Paget Fitzhardinge, son of Vice• Admiral the Right lion. Sir Maurice F. F. Berkeley, K.C.8., to Louisa Elizabeth, daughter of the late H. L. Lindow, Esq. BLANCHLF.Y—MOLLE—On the 4th instant, at Ail Saints, Fulham. Major Blanchley, 6th Royal Regiment, to Catherine Margaret, daughter of the late Colonel George Molle, of the 48th Regt. HARDINGE—BUCKTON—On the 6th instant, at St. Peter's Church, Eaton square, Belgravia, Captain Harding., booth Regt., to Frances Elizabeth Buckton, granddaughter to the late Major John Jackson, R.M. MOORE—OLIVIER—On the 4th instant, at Walcot Church, Bath, the Rev. P. H. Moore, to Edith Georgians, daughter of Lieut.-Colonel Olivier, of Poiterrie Manor house, Wilts. STEWART—HOUGHTON—On the let instant, at St. Peter's Church. Dublin, Sir John Marcus Stewart. Bart., of Bally gawley-house, county Tyrone, to Annie Coote, daughter and cn•heiress of G. P. Houghton, Esq., J.P., D.L. of the county Wexford. DEATHS. BUTLER—On the 7th Instant, at Paris, Lieut.• General the Hon. Henry Edward Butler, aged 76. CHALMER—On the 9th instant, in Queen Anne•street, Caven dish•square, Major• General James Archibald Chalmer, Royal Artillery, aged 69. LCOKER—At Liverpool, Elizabeth, daughter of the late Captain Wm. Locker. Lieut.-Governor of Greenwich Hospital' MORGAN—On the Ith instant, at Torquay, Lieut.-Genera Thomas Morgan, H.E.1.C.5., aged 7 4 . WHELAN—On the 27th ult., John Whelan, Esq., son of Sir Thos. Whelan. Bart., of Elmville, county Dublin. THE KENTISH-TOWN ESTATE. 1 VOTES FOR MIDDLESEX—THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—On the 22nd January, 1857, at the offices 33, Norfolk•etreet, Strand, the Kentish-town Estate, in the, York-road, will be allotted. On the 15th January, 1857, a Pub. lic Meeting will be held at eight o'clock, p.m., at the Commis sioner's Rooms, Kentish-town. On Thursday, the ltith inst., at the Fourth Annual Meeting at Exeter-hall. at three o'clock, Viscount Ranelagh in the Chair, one hundred numbers will be drawn, to be added to the Register of Rights of Choice, and Fifty Shares will be placed on the Seniority List. For shares apply to CHARLES LEWIS GRITS EISEN, Secretary. T ADIES VISITING LONDON will find at L SOWERBY, TATTON, and CO'S., Regeut-circus, Oxford street, EVERY NOVELTY of the SEASON :—French Silks in checked and bared ()laces, wide width, at 235. ed. the dress. Ft ench Brocaded Silks, yard wide, at Os. 6d. the robe. Rich French 3-flounced Silk Robes, at 525. 6d. Ditto, with Velvet, 986. 6d. Rich flounced French Merino Dresses, trimmed velvet and plush, at 33e. 64. Flounced and double skirt Tweed Dresses, trimmed velvet and plush, at Pis. Cd. Irish Poplin Dresses. in all the clans, at 245. 6d. Opera Cloaks and Ber nouse Mantles, in every shade of colour, at Pis. 9d. Rich Beaver Cloths and Mantles, at equally moderate prices. Paisley long wove Shawls. at 21s. French Cachmere ditto, at 31s. 6d. Furs of every description. Ball and Evening Dresses, com mencing at 9s. 6 , I.—SOWERBY, TATTON. and CO. G IFTS of FRIENDSHIP and AFFECTION. —The almo"t insuperable difficulty so frequently experi enced in the selection of an appropriate ay tele for presentation which will fully convey in an acceptable, attractive, and useful form the kindly Intention of the giver, and at the same time merit the appreciation and regard of the recipient, is now en tirely removed by an inspection of the varied attractive MANU FACTURES displayed in the magnificent snow rooms of Mr. MECHI'S establishments, 112. Regent-street, 4, Leadenhall street, London, and at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, consist ing of the newest and choicest patterns in ladies' and gentle men's dressiug-coses, workboxes. writing-desks, dressing and carriage bags, inkstands, bagatelle tables, caskets, Mazes, French bronzes, and bijoux of the newest and most novel de scription. The papier-mache department presents • large variety of the most beautiful designs in work tables, chess tables, desks, blotting cases, inkstands, tea trays, pole screens, teapoys, envelope cases, multiformias, cabinets, tea chests and caddies, jewel boxes, &c., table and small cutlery of every description. fir Same prices charged et all the establishments. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.- k) The exuberance of the feelings amid scenes of gaiety ht dttcrs the fair and youthful to shine to advantage under the gaze of many friends, and therefore to devote increased attention to the duties of the toilet. It is at this festive season that the fol lowing unrivalled discoveries for the toilet are called into in creased requisition. viz., ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL, For the growth, and fur Improving and Beautifying the Hair, bit parting a transcendent lustre, and sustaining it In decorative charm. ROWLANDS' KALYDOR, linoarts a reliant bloom to the Cheek. and a delicacy and soft• nese to the Hands and Arms, and eradicates cutaneous defects. ROWLANDS' °DONT°, or Pearl Dentifrice. Bestows on the Teeth a pearl-like whiteness, strengthens the Gums, and renders the breath sweet and pure. Sold by A. ROWLAN D AND SONS, 20, H atton Garden, London, and b Chemists and Perfumers. BEWARE OF SPURIOUS IMITATIONS' I [ 25 7' 1 .- 2i } 77tur. si 9 93 951 62 3 38 9 150 2 '4O i d Ibt bd !ISt 7 '29 90 70 2 ,17i 8 4 107 i 8 :80 1 25 71