The Press. — London, England, 1855-02-03 00:00:00

Ix preparation for the permanent camp which is to be established at Aldershot, the Board of Ord nance have invited tenders to be sent in for the con struction of wooden barracks for the accommodation of 20,000 men, with the due proportion of officers, stores, Sze., the whole to be completed by the 15th of March next. They also invite tenders to be sent in by the sth of February for the erection of brick buildings at the same place for officers' quarters and soldiers' barracks for cavalry, infantry, and artillery, together with hospital, riding-school, guard houses, &c. The first-named wooden barracks are to be temporary only until the brick, which are permanent, are completed. Pflug Vadat and Qtit FRIDAY EvENiNe. The Stock Exchange has been chiefly influenced by the Ministerial crisis during the week, but the actual effect upon quotations proved extremely inconsiderable. Public opinion had long since sufficiently pronounced the sentence of the Aberdeen and Newcastle Ministry, and in monetary circles, no less than throughout the country generally, the persuasion prevailed, that any change from the late incapa ble Administration, must prove for the better. Prices of Console closed on Saturday at 91. for money, and 91. for the account of the Bth inst. On Monday the market opened steadily, and a slight advance was notice able, but before the close there was a slight reaction, in consequence of rumours touching the possible results of the night's debate in the House of Commons, and the quotations left off at 91} Tuesday's market was quiet, little business being done but prices remaining steady. The division of the previous night was known to have occasioned a break up of the Cabinet. Nevertheless the dealers awaited with patience and confidence the announcement of new combinations, calculated to educe a strong Government. Consols during the day ranged from 91 to 91. for money, and 91. to . for account. On Wednesday the quotations somewhat declined, business being done in Consols at 91 to both for imme diate transfer and on speculation. Yesterday the Market recovered its tone. The prices improved from their slight depreciation, and closed at the same range as on Tuesday, 91 f. To-day an increased firmness has been percepti ble, and an advance of was established. Consols were done at 91. to . for money and account. Reduced Three per Cents. have been at 91*, and the New Three per Cents. up to 921. Bank Stocks was firm at 212. India Bonds. 14. Exchequer Bills 4s. to 'Ts. pm. Money has been somewhat more in demand in th discount market. The Calcutta, which arrived on Monday, has brought gold dust and specie to the value 400,0001. from Australia. RAILWAYS. The Share Market has been somewhat dull. Owing to the inclement season, and many obstructions to travelling from snow drift on the rails, the weekly traffic returns show a considerable falling off on most of the larger lines. FOREIGN. The market for Foreign Stocks has been quiet. Turkish Bonds have ranged from 76 to 4; and the Now French Loan at 34 to 4 prem. Under the supplementary convention to the treaty with Sardinia, this country has agreed to lend that State 1,000,0001. during the current year, and a further sum of 1,000,0001. next year, at three per cent. interest, and one per cent. for a sinking fund. As soon as the consent of Parliament has been obtained, bOO,OOOl. will be paid. su V BRITISH FUNDS. Closing Prices. OFFICIAL QUOTATION. Mond. Thad. Wed. Thurs. Friday. 911 131 i 911 911 91 1 911 I 911 91i 911 191 91i 911 i nil 911 2 91 * 911 211 1 isll 21 ' 4i 4 7-16 4 5-16 - - 2101 2 211 2 212 226 A 4 7 47 4 74 7 4 7 ... I 14 12 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account $ per Cents Reduced 3 per Cents Long Annuities Bank Stock, 7 per Cent India Stock, 104 per Cnt. Exch. Bills, 24d. per Mew India Boucle, (1,0001.).. BANK OF ENGLAND. La Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Btb Victoria, cap. 32 for the week ending on Saturday, the 27th day of Jan., 1855. 188131 C PrPARTMENT. • SOWS Issued .... 125,671,568 Government Debt 111,015,100 Other Securities .. 2,984,900 Gold Coln & Bullion 11,871,565 Silver Bullion .... Ii .' ~. -. , 4125,671,665) 4126,071,506 BANKING DIPABTMZNT. Proprietors'Ospital‘l4,ss3,ooo Government Sean. Rest Public Deposits' 2,827,664 DeadWeightAn.) 4111,528,652 Other Deposits even Day it other Notes 5,888,390 Bills Ilanks, 132,420,G60 lsoioners of ri .>. • Including National DOC, THE PRESS. The foregoing return, when compared with that of the preceding week, ending Jan. 20, exhibits the following changeb: In the Public Deposits Other Deposits Notes Issued Do. Reserved INCREASE of Seven-day Bills DECREASE of 36,073 Coin and Bullion Government Securities .. DitcsEssx of 109,069 Other Securities INCREASE of The Rest Tlie amount of active circulation In Notes C 19,782, 9 75 Do. in Seven-day and other 13 ille 1,003,940 20,788,515 10144,680 Coiu and Bullion in both Departmonts 62 1 44 S bd. SATURDAY, THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 72s 8d; barley, 33a .. 8d; oats, 27s 3d; rye, 43s Ild ; beaus, 46a 3d; peas, ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEER—Wheat, 64,203; barley. 83,22 d; oats, k,1146; rye,lo2; beans, 4,28 0 ; peas, ,4+,9 quarters. TAA—The public sales held this week have gone off flatly. In prices, however, very little change has taken place. Pii vately, only a limited business is doing on former terms. Common sound Congou, Itsi per lb. Up to Saturday last duty was polo on 3,350,4321b5, against 2,68e,6211bs in It' 4. SUGAR—Au increased business has been trimutcted in all kinds of raw sugar this week. In some instances line qualiti, s have produced rather more money. Foreign sugars, afloat, Le held at eatzenie rates. Refined goods—the supply of which is by uo means extensive—are steady, at from 42s tki to 4es tid per cwt. The total clearances to the 27th ult. were 466,316 ewts, - _ against 458,404 owta last year. MOLASSES—Very little change has taken place in prices. Low to tine West India, IGa Gd to 17s Gd per cwt. The supplies are comparatively small. COFFEE—Most kinds are slow in sale, yet we have no sellers on easier terms. Good ord native has realised 46s to 4lis 6(1 per cat. The stocks in warehouse are small compared. with last year. COCOA—The business doing in this article is seasonably ex tensive, and prices generally are well supported. Fine red Trinidad is worth 435 to 46s ; grey, 34. to 341 64; Granada, 34s to 38s ; Bahia, 30a id to 81s per cwt. CHICORY—Our market is very flat. In prices, however, we have no change to report. Foreign root, in bond, 101 to 111; English,9l to 91 10s per ton. RICE—The fall in the grain market has had considerable influence upon the demand for rice. In prices no change has taken place. sEEDS—Linseed is held at full quotations; but the demand is less active than fur some time part. All other seeds are dull, but not cheaper. Cakes realise former rates—the best English being worth 131 per ton. INDIGO—The business doing is limited, owing to the near approach of the public sales, at which nearly 18,000 chests will be offered. COTTON—There is a full average business doing in this article, the value of which is Nell supported. WOOL—The next series of colonial wool sales will commence on the 15th inst. The imports since the last auctions, together with the stock then remaining unsold, consist of the following:— Sydney, 13,342 ; Port Philip, 6,692 ; Van Dieman's Land, 1,949 ; Adelaide, col ; Cape, 6,1183 ; Swan River, 82 ; East India, 2,287 : total, 31,734 bales. By private contract scarcely any business is doing. HEMP AND FLAX—Most kinds of hemp are dull in sale, but we have no decline to notice in prices. The inquiry fur flax is heavy, on former terms. Jute is firm, but coir goods are easier to purchase. TALLOW—The imports from Russia this week having ex ceeded 4,000 casks, our market is exceedingly heavy, and P. Y. C., on the spot, has fallen to 56s per cwt. The stock is now about 37,000 casks. OlLS—Linseed oil has changed hands at 36s to 36s 3d per eat. Other oils are steady. Turpentine is very dull and lower. Rough. 9s 9d to 10s ; British spirits, ads to 36a Gd ; American, 37s to 37s Gd per cwt. ETALS—Scotch pig iron has realised 668 Gil. Manufactured parcels are held at full prices. In spelter very little is doing, at 241 15s to 25/ for parcels on the spot. Copper and steel are steady ; but tin and tin plates are dull and lower. SPlRlTS—Although another Government contract for 50,000 gallons is advertised, the market for ruin is heavy, at drooping prices. Proof Leewards, 2s 9d to 2s lid; East India, 2s 74 to 2s 84 per gallon. In brandy very little is doing on former terms. Geneva and corn-spirits are dull. HOPS—Nearly 1,000 bales have come to band this week from New York. The supply of English is small, and the demand is steady, as follows:—Now mid and East Kent pockets, 141 to 211; Wsald of Kent 341 10s to 161; Sussex, 141 10s to 15110 s per cwt. POTATOES—The arrivals continue limited ; nevertheless, the trade is by no means brisk. Prices rule from 658 to 130 s per ton. COALS—Holywell, Its ; Wylam, 158 Gd ; Gosfortb, 21s Gd; Hilda, 21s; Eden Ilain, 23s and; Haswell, 258; Stewart's, 24s 6d ; Telloe, 24s ' • South Durham, 22s tld per ton. SIIITHEIELI)-oar market has been but moderately sup plied this week. Generally speaking, the trade has ruled inac tive, as follows :—Beef, from 38 2d to 48 Bid ; mutton, Si 2d to Si; veal, 4s &I to 6s; and pork, 3s 2d to 48 4d per ribs to sink the offal.. N EN% GATE AND LEADEN HALL Each kind of meat ' has sold steadily, at full prices. Beef, from S. 2d to 48 4d; sputum, 3s 2d to 4a 4d; veal, 48 4d to 55 4d; pork, is to 48 Gd per Sibs by the carcase. BIRTHS. DUMF,ROUE—On the 28th ult., at Bayswater, the wife of Captain Dumergue, of a daughter. FORREST—On the 21st ult., at Gedling.lodge, Notts, the wife of Captain Forrest, of a son. HILDYARD—On the 26th ult., at Ingoldaby Rectory, Lincoln• shire, the wife of the Rev. James Hildyard. of a son. HOLMES—On the 25th ult., at Westover, Isle of Wight, the wife of the Hon. Wm. it Court Holmes, of a daughter. MILLS—On the 20th ult., in Grosvenor•square, the Lady Louisa Mills, of a son. WOOD—On the 13th ult., at Cheltenham, the wife of Major Wood, of a son. FOREIGN FUNDS. Per Cent. Mond. Brazilian b Danish 5 Dtch. (Ex 12 oud )2e French 3 67190 c Do. 4i 95:71c Do. Bank Stock 29951 Mexican 3 21 Peruvian 4i . Portuguese 4 Russian 5 Spanish 8 364 } Turkish Scrip 6 766 RA ILWAY 0- Aberdeen Stour Val Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Dublin & Belfast June. East Anglian Eastern Union East Lancashire Eastern Counties Great Northern Gt. Bth. and Wet of Ire. Great Western Lancashire & Yorkshire Lon., Tilbury, A Sthend Lon., Brighton, Ac London and Blackwell London and Nrth•West. Midland SW, 62b : cl f 21 ZOI 1 411 Aland. 20 4 8 1 24 6 62 124 3 i 4 34 20 14 5 29 73 10e 91 90 661 10e 1105 1 ri" 10 'bool boi7ol 11 2! 48 fil I9' 8 i Newmarket Newry and Enniskillen Norfolk Nrthrn. Counties Union North British North Staffordshire North-Western Wrcstr., andWolv. Scottish Central Scottish Midland South Devon South-Eastern and Dov. South. Western 34 4(1 304 14; 44 6 4 314 24 90 8 GI 2 12 4 6d4 9i 64 5 284 94 :24 4 South Wales Waterford & Limerick 176 k i tin 66c 95: c ,RES. Tutu!. 120 1_ 62 4 124 8 3 24d 14 6 Wed. 20 1 6 i I 94 6 621 xi 12* 31 24 14 6 73 6 10i ii 90 1 90 2 68i 7t 76 i 101 11 104 7 71 8i 101 .1 30I d 4 2 41 I , A 6 1 911 26 1 96 61 2 12 4 13 5 10; 1; $900; 90 2 Frid. 94 3 8 82 124 84 i 20 14 b 29 31 79 3 Lli e 89i 90i 911 2 Australian Canada Crystal Palace. .. Crystal Palace of Prance North British Aus. Land Peel River Land & Min. Scottish Aust. Invest. South Australian Land Van Diemen's Land .. itntw.& Rttrdm. Belgian East J. Dutch Rhenish Nast Indian Gt. Indian Pen G.W.of Can.,Sh Lyons Is Geneva Madras Na. cE Lge. (w. in) Nrtbxn.of Frnee. Norw. Trnk.Prf. Paris & Lyons.. Paris & Orleans Paris & Rouen.. ,Thead., Wed. 3 I 3bi 3i fi - 86i I C 6 744 b 101 3 71 Si 109; 691 70 11 24 49 In 3i Id 304 14 41 did 8 64 31 98 100 Gle 12 4 bBi 9 84 !t3i 21 23 b IN RAILWAYS. Tuesday. Si d par P le a par 1 id i t f i 1 73 di 9 4 214 I p 147 9 42 4 1 3 / 4 d 61 7i 334 4 81 9i 21/ I I 47 42 4 Wednes. 6 1 3 2i d 1 ip par *pxn 16 7 6i 7i 33i 4. 8 k 91 47 1 p '42 4 Thurs. di i 1 3 2a d 1 jp par *pan 1E; 7 1 4d 6/ 74 3/ 4/ 8* 9/ 21 / p 47 9 42 4 ttrzpzlitan Igarktis. (Reported exclusively for "THE Parse.") Friday k 1, 1 1 pa 1p 1 2 ip d Gi 841 I 8i ei 1 2 17 g 1 42 4 CORN-EXCHANGE —Very moderate supplies of home- grown wheats have been on sale here this week; nevertheless, the demand for all kinds has ruled heavy, at a decline in the quotations of from 3s to 48 per quarter, without effecting clear ances. Foreign wheats—the imports of which have been some what liberal—has sold slowly, at 2s per quarter less money. The barley trade has been heavy, at • fall of Is per quarier. In the value of malt very little change has taken place ; but sales have progressed slowly. The oat trade has continued full, at a fall of la der quarter. Both beans and peas have given way fully 18 per quarter, and most kinds of flour have fallen 20 per sack. ENGLISH—Wheat, Essex and Rent white, 72s to 82s; red, 64s to 725; Norfolk and Lincoln red, &4s to 70s. Malting barley, 33s to 37s ; grinding ditto, 305 to 32s ; distilling, 31s to 33.. Malt, 66. to 725. Feed oats, 215 to 27e ; potato, 28. to 30s. Bye, 448 to 478. Tick beans, 41a to 45s ; pigeon, 46s to 58s. Grey peas, 398 to 418 ; maple, 40s to 438 ; white boilers, 48s to bas per quarter. Town-made flour,6BB to 73e; country marks, Ns to 603 per 2801bs. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English 1670 .. 5260 .. 11210 .. 980 .. 1130 Irish Foreign .. 22230 .. 1130 12870 .. 4800 E s ks. s. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—Wheat, 3,353 quarters, 74s 8.1 ; barley, 2,1315 quarters, 82s 94 ; oats, 3,451 quarters, Ds Ild ; beans, 291 quarters, 43s 3d; peas, 396 quarters, 42s 7d. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 69s ; ley, 324 2d; oats, 26s 84 ; rye, 43a 2d ; beaus, 44s 6d; peas, 41s 84. MARRIAGES. CLARKE—ALEXANDER—On the 30th ult., at St. James's Piccadilly, John Clarke, Esq., M. 1)., son of Sir Charles M. Clarke, Bart., to Helen, daughter of Henry Alexander, Req., of Cork-street. _ RUSSELL—FORBES—On the 16th of November last, at ?do sufferpore, Tirhoot, A. E. Russell, Esq., to Fanny Caroline, daughter of the Hon. Robert Forbes, Judge of that district. PIGOTf—RICKETTS--On the lst instant, at Walcot Church, Bath, by the Rev. Loftus Ole, assisted by the Rev. William Wellington, the Rev. George 0. Smyth Pigott, Rector of Kingston Seamoor, Somerset, to Maria, only daughter of Alfred Ricketts, Esq., of Lansdown-crescent, Bath. RUSSELL—NELSON—On the 25th ult., at Downton, Robert John Russell, Esq., of Great Finborough, Suffolk. to Lady Frances Catherine Nelson, daughter of the late Earl Nelson. DEATHS. BELL—On the 7th before Sebastopol, of low fever, Lieut. Montagu Wigley Bell, 28tb Regt., son of Major• General Bell, Kempssy, Worcestershire. BROGDEN—On the 25th ult., at Clayton. Sussex, annah, widow of the late James Brogden, Esq., M.P. , aged 79. H BUTLER—On the 18th of December last, at Bombay, Captain Charles George Butler, of her Majesty's 86th Begt., b ro ther of the two Captains Butler who fell at Silistria and Inkermaiiii. COOPER—On the 27th ult., at Islewortb-house, Middlesex, Lady Cooper, relict of Sir Wm. Henry Cooper, Bart., aged 87. 4, n tle 16i 11 104 id 74 b 1014 69} 33 4 106 1 i 1* .2 I i: e bil Thur 120 1 44 7 94 6 62 xu 12 Oi I 3 e 20 14 b 73 & 10i 49 90 90 2 64 TO 101 11 105 id 71 di 11?° 169 i 2 44 40 34 id 301 14 44 did 48 ;M. 31 id 30t It 41 dxd 61 31 2 97 9 611 21 12 4 584 84 2E4 94 22 4 96 . 61 2 12 4 58/ 9i 64 5 284 9i 22 4 112 5 3 i t 11 2/ 3 If 2 111 21 iii - a 11 2