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1054- INDS.— Closing Prim. Al, quoTAT lONS. Mond. Tweed. Wed. 77iure. Friday —l -- 3 per Cent.Consols .. •• I 92 a 4 02 e 92 i 112 a .94 Ditto for Account l"2/ 924 .99 I 92i 41 93 i 3 per Cents Reduced *9l A ;91 91j ra j 3 per Cents :32 111,91 j j'9l j 91e 2 91j 2} Long Annuities Bank Stock, 7 per Cent I 213 213 11 212 212 1 214 Omnium — Exch. Bills, 20. l5 2p l 2 by 2 p4p par 14 3 p India flonds,(1,0001.) I —p p 2 pl p i p BRITISH FUI OFFICU BANK OF ENGLAND. As Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, esp. 32 for the week ending on Saturday, the 25th day of 0ct.,1856. MAUR DEPARTMENT. - Notes Issued .... 423,338,205 Goverument Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3,459,90 n Gold Coin ,t Bullion 9,001205 Silver Bullion .... 523.535,205 BANKINO O Proprletors'CapltalSl4,ss3,ooo l Rest . _ PARTMENT. Government Seem- Public Depoeita'.. 4,201,283 Other Deposits .. 10,044,763 Seven Bey & other 939,40 cities (including Dead Weight An.) 410.740.845 Other Securities .. 18.545,315 Notes 3,00,5b0 Gold a Silver Coin 574,391 £32,925,901 £32,923,901 • Including Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Savings' Banks, sod Dividend Accounts. FOREIGN FUNDS. Per Cent. Mond]Tuesd. lied. , Th arc F►idnv. 9PI Brazilian 5 Danish 5 Dtch. ( Fa 12 Guil )2i French 3 Do. 4} C l - 166 f 90c e, Do. Bank Stock Mexican 3 Peruvian 44 Portuguese 4 Russian 5 Spanish 3 Turkish &cc 6 -RAILWAIB Aberdeen Birm. Wolv.& Stour Val Bristol aid Exeter Caledonian Chester and llolynead Cork and Bandon Pub!ln & Belfast June East Anglian Eastern thnion(B) East Lancashire Eastern Counties Great Northern Gt. Bth. and Wet of Ire. Great Western Lancashire& Yorkshire Lon., filbury,& S. Brkg. Lon., Brighton, &c London and Blackwell London and Nrth• West. Midland Newmarket Newry and Enniskillen Norfolk Nrthrn. Counties Union North British North Staffordshire North-Western Oif., Wrostr., and Woly Scottish Central Scottish Midland South Devon .... Soutlt•Eastern and Dire South• Western South Wales Waterford tt Limerick M ISCELLANEOUS- Australian Agricultural Canada Crystal Palace Crystal Palace of France North British Aug. Laud Peel River Land A Nlin. Scottish Auet. Invest. South Australian Land Van Di.men'a Land .. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE Tuesday, October 2S. BA.NKRUP N.—GEORGE WILLIAM WOODq, Harwood•place, High-street, Peckham, plumber, glazier. and builder—MAßY MEACOLE and TinimAs DAY the Younger, Tavistock-street, Covent•garden, provision merchants—CoNfrrAwriNE STEDDY, Deal, Kent, butcher—WlLLlAM BLACvLOCK DAGNALL, Wood street, City, rope, line, and twine manufacturer—WlLLlAM HINMAN, Lamb's Conduit-street, Theobaid's•road, Middlesex, licensed victualler—dottN KINTON, Coventry, builder —TitomAs EDWARD JAMES, Cowbridge, Glamorgan, wine and spirit mer chant--ftionAnn SLOCOMBE, Kentisbury, Devon, farmer and cattle jobber—FRANCES MARE, GEORGE KEEN, anti EDMUND JOHN EARDLEY MARE, Plymouth, irontoundets and engineers ABRAHAM SCOTT, Manchester, ironmonger. Friday, October 31. BANKRUPTA.—JoHN BECKWITH TOWSE, Lawrence Pout ney-lane, ship owner—JAMES MERCHANT, Bristol, cooper— THOMAS HOLLAND, Fenchurch-street, tobacco broker—Ammar JACKSON, Lincoln, licensed victualler—THOMAS GIBBS, Burslent, publican—CHAßLES PoILE, Brighton, livery-stable keeper— EDWARD WOOD, Bingley, Yorkshire, worsted spinner -HENRY QUINCEY ANDREWS, Strand, American drug merchant—JoHN ARLISN, Plymouth, carrier—LOUlS COHEN, Bishopsgate-street within, general merchant—AnoLPir LlF.nEscHerz, Liverpool, tailor Nits WILHELM WIKMAN, Minories, ship-chandler— EDWARD W►DDINOTON. Preston, draper -GEORGE COWE LL Claypath, Durham, inkeeper. ftlttropolitan gi arkets. (Reportederausivelyfor "Tits Plies.") CORN EXCHANGE—OnIy moderate supplies of English wheat have been received up to our market this week; never• THE PRESS. theleas, the demand for all kinds has been in a sluggish state. Selected samples have mostly realised full quotations ; but other descriptions have given way in price from Is to 2s per quarter. The imports of foreign wheat have been rather limited, and all kinds have moved oil' slowly, at late rates. Floating cargoes of grain have commanded fully previous rates. Fine barley has been scarce, and in request, on former terms. Grinding and distilling sorts have ruled the turn in favour of buyers. The malt trade has been steady, at full prices. New oats have given way Od per quarter; but old parcels have com manded former terms. In the value of beans, peas, and flour, we have no change to notice. kw/mail—Wheat, Essex and Kent red. 585 to 70s; white, 60a to 77a; Norfolk and Lincoln red, as to 70s. Malting barley, 49a to 495; grinding ditto, 33s to 37. distilling, 411 a to 425. Malt, 620 to 775. Feed oats, 28s to 28s ; potato, 28s to 335. aye, 43s to 445. Tick beans, 40s to 43a; Harrow, 40a to 455; pigeon, 41. to 48a. Grey peas, 40s to 439 ; maple. 42s to 455; white boilers, 43s to 48s per quarter. Town-made flour. 58s to 60s; country marks, 478 to 418; households, 56s to Pa per 2SOlbs. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. - SBa Xd' SBA 3fond. 8 1 2 4 r 1 j S 16 - 7 P 23 23. 80 2 • 92 3 :13 ;) 91 105 - 6i 1112 77 14a 60' 81 381 it 8 213 8 101 3 1 80 71. 1l 15' 98 #. 94 103#4 77 9 123 5 2, 1 a 21 I Ifs 6' t 0, 76} . f! 64% ;cerise, z I •,.. LI I CI I , z 421 xd 89e xd 90 zd, ',RES. Tuesd. Wed. 8 81 9:1 4 541 5 31 5 i I 16 7! •43 251 801 Ji , ?2k 3i -114 6 i64i . 931 4i , El 405 , 7 102} I 771 8 :48 WI 36; TA! 5 f ill "I 26 8 , 1101 3 •69 71, 'l4i 5' 631 94 43194 23 8 a 92 3 55} I ;,i;1 5 146 50! 36i 15 1 ; d i ,26 8 t 101 8 ;69 T i . ':4k 51 64 70 :04 5 77 9 8 92 4 534 6 94 C - P 16 7 23 5 8 1 0 i 1} 9 234 4; 114 6 64} 5 94i 5 P Ins 6 7 104 79 !48 60 3i id 1 . )7 8 ibi ga 6 36 8 101 3 69 71 114 i 5 0i 10401 77 9 49 50 !23 '23 51 A 2 1 4 15 6 1 It 2 2i I•ii 131 6 lb G Si 37 5 id 6 23 8 101 3 i• 8 70 I'` xA ;11 ,34 I 1.14 5 70: 1 1014 77 9 23 5 li 2i 15 6 2} 34 6 Irish Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. Knelish... .2010 .. 410 .. 1970 .. 60 .. 1070 - .. 5700 .. Foreign.. 10960 .. 3170 .- .. 99 . 9 . 9 .. 3310b15. sks. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIO A.V—Wheat, 4.495 quarters, 71s ; barley, 1,233 quarters, 46e 9,1 ; oats, 2,102 quarters, 27s 102 ; rye, 90 quarters, 42s ; beans, 717 quarters, 45. 8d; peas, 322 quarters, 47s 4d. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 66s 4d ; bar ley, 45s dd ; oats, 27. ld ; rye, 40s lld ; beaus, 46s Gd ; pea., 44s 9d. TH E SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 65s Id; barley, 44s 2d; oats, 26. 64:1;:i rye, 41s Ild ; beaus, 45s 83: peas, t3s 7d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 116,277: barley, 67,606; oats, 15,897; rye, 503; beans, 5,248; peas ,1,864 quarters. BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 9d to 9;d; of household ditto, 74d to 84d per albs lost TEA—There is a better feeling in the demand for all kinds of tea, and in some instances pnces have an upward tendency. Present rates are as follows :—Congou, 9,1 to 2s 6d; Sing Yong and Oolong, 10d to Is 10d; Sonchong, 9d to 2s ; Flowery Pekoe, Is ad to 3s Gd; Caper,— to ' • Scented Caper. Is Id to is lod; Orange Pekoe, Ild to Is 2d; Scented Orange Pekoe, is 4d to 2s 6d; Twankay, 6d to Is 2d ; Hyson Skin, Gd to Is 2d: Hyson, Is 2d to 3s Gd ; Young Hyson, eld to 2s 4d; Imperial, Ild to 2s id; Gunpowder, ed to 33 Gd; Assam, Is Id to 4s 4d per lb. gUGAlt—Although a fair average business has been passing in raw sugar this week, nu further improvement. has taken place in the quotations. Barbadnes has realised 47s Cid to 51s 6d; Mauritius, 47s to ".3s; Madras, native, 41a 6tl; Havannab, 47s to 51s; and Cuba. 4.is to 49s per cwt. Retitled goods are in re quest, at Ws to 62s per cwt. Both English and foreign crushed are firm. 111OLLASSES—The supply is very moderate, and the demand is active. West India, 22s to 25s per cwt. COFFEE— icarcely ally change has taken place in the value of any kind. and the trade generally is flat. Good ord native Ceylon. 52s to 53s per cwt. COCOA—Tins article is very scarce, and somewhat dearer. The flutist red Trinidad cannot he purchased under 70s per cwt. RlCE—Owing to the large stock in warehouse-36,000 tons in excess of last year—and the heaviness in the corn trade, rice is dull. and prices have given way from 3d to 6d per cwt. PROVISIONS—Most kinds of Irish butter are in good re quest, at very full prices. Fine for •igti has advanced to 120 s per cwt, at which quotation the best English is selling. Prime bacon is steady, at extreme rates; but inferior qualities com mand v ery little attention. Hams are again dearer, with a fair demand. Other kinds of provisions are dull. COTTON—There has beet) a moderate demand for this article. In prices, however, we have no change to notice. WOOL—Owing to the near approach of the public sales of colonial wool, our market is heavy, and prices generally are next to nominal. HEMP AND FLAX—Most kinds of hemp are steady, at full quotations. The flax market is devoid of animation. Jute and Coir gonts are tolerably firm. INDIGO—The public sales have passed off steadily. The prices paid during their progress established a rise of from 2d to id perk,. FRUIT --There is less business doing in this market, and prices are a shade lower. Valencia raisins, 525; Muscatels, 75s to Ilus; Turkey figs, 44s to 745; and new currants, 71s to 76s per cwt. SlLK—There is no improvement in the demand for any kind. METALS—Scotch pig iron has been steady, at GBs to 69s cash; but manufactured parcels are rather dull. Speller, on the spot, is heavy, at 271 los ; English zinc, 3 . .. t per ton. Tin is quite as dear as last week; but all kinds of lead are dull and drooping. SALTPETRE—The demand has become less active, and the late advance in prices is not supported. SPIRITS—Rum moves off slowly. Proof Leewards, 2s 3d to 2s 30; East. India, 2s 2id to 2s 3d per gallon. All kinds of brandy command fully last week's currency. Malt spirit has advanced to Ils proof; Geneva, Ss to 4s per gallon. HOPS—The show of samples is large, yet the demand has im proved. The following are current t rites :—Mitl and East Kent pockets, 70s to 112; Weald of Kent, 03s to 90s; Sussex, 608 to 75s per cwt. Duty, 255,01.101. POTATOES—The supplies are only moderate, and about an average business is doing, at from itis to 105 s per ton. OlLS—Linseed oil has sold at from 4Us to 40e ad per cwt on the spot. In other oils only a moderate business is doing. Tur pentine is steady. Sales of rough, 9s 3d to Os 6d per cwt. TALLOW—A further advance has taken place in the value of this ki• 1 of produce. P.Y.C., on the spot, 57s to 57s 3d ; and for the last two months,;s7s per cwt. The stock is very small COALS—Tanfield Moor, 161; Holywell, 17s 6i; Gosforth, 178 6d; Belmont, les 3d ; Riddell, 178 6,1; South Hetton, 19s 3d ; Braddyll, 188 gd; Larubton, lgs 9d; Montague, 18s; Cassop, 19s ; Hetton, 19s 9d ; Heugh Hall, 18s tid ; Tees, Itls gd ; Hartlepool, les 9d; Stewart's, 171; Eden Main, 1319 d per ton. METROPOLITAN CATTLE The supplies of stock on sale this week have been only moderate, and in very 'piddling condition. Generally speaking. about au average business has been transacted, as follows:—Beef, fr. m 2s 6d to 48 101; mutton, Vs 4d to ss; veal, $s 8d to ss; pork, Ss 8.1 to 5s 2d per Blbs to sink the offal. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL—These markets have ruler dull, yet very little change has taken place in pr.ues. Beef, from gs 6d to 48 6d; mutton, 3s to 45 6(1; veal, 3s 6d to es 8d ; pork, Is 8J to ss bd per Bibs by the carcase. SATURDAY, MARRIAGES. COCKS—ALDERSON—On the 3Uth ult., Walter Carew Cocks, Esq., to Isabella Susan, daughter of the Hon. 'lawn Alderson. KING—CARTER—On the 231.1 ult., at Lockhampton Church, Gloucestershire, Augustus y ing, Esq., Royal Artillery, to Augusta Mary, daughter of llear-Adwiral T. W. Car ter, C.B. MH CKTOX—WHITE—On the Jail ult., at Woolsetts, the Hon. Horace Manners Monckton, Captain 3rd Light Dragoons, to Georgina, daughier of Sir Thomas Wollaston White. Bart., of Walling Wells, Notts. PIGUIT—CAREW—On thenOth ult.. at St. George's, Hanover. square, Sir Charles Robert Pigott, Bart., of Kneptou, to Mary Louisa, daughter of the lute Captain Itallowell Carew, of Bed. dingtott.park. SARTO BIS—BABB INGTON- -On the 2Atli ult., at Shrivenham, Alfred Sartoria. Esq., to the Hon. Mary Barrington, daughter of Viscount Barrington. WALKER—CHAMBERLAIN—On the 17th of September, at Douglas, Isle of Man, William, son of the late Richard Walker, Esq., Bury, Lancashire, to Ursula Jane Eliza, daughter of the late Sir Henry Chamberlain, Bart., Royal Artillery. DEATHS. DE SALIS—On the 27th ult., at Avignon, in the South of France, the Hon. Henrietta Countess De Sans, of Uxbridge, aged 72. FRASER—On the 19th ult., at St. Leonard's-on• Sea, Catherine, daughter of Colonel Fraser, of Castle Fraser. IRVING —On the 7th ult., near the Falls of Niagara, the Hon Jacob Houilius Irving, of Jamaica, formerly in the 13th Light Dragoons, aged 60. MAUGHAN—On the 20th ult., at Chickerell, near Weymouth, Anna Maria, daughter of the late Major Maughan, R M., aged 39. ROBINSON—On the 14th ult., at Constantinople, Francis Horsley Robinson, Esq., sou of the late Sir George Aber crombie Robinson, Bart., aged 51. SCARBOROUGH—At Sand neck • park, Yorkshire, the Right Hon. John Earl of Scarborough, aged 69. SINCLAIR--On the k6th ult., at Stevenson House, near Had dington, Mary, daughter of Vice-Admiral Sir John Gordon Sinclair, Bari: WILLIAMS—On the 28th ult., at Blackheath, Lieut.-Colonel John Williams, Royal Engineers, aged 53. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. CATHERINE HAYES.--M. JULLIEN has the hononr to announce that, with the obliging consent and in-Yaluable aid of Mr. Mitchell, he has succeeded in effecting an engagement for a few nights with the renowned Cantatrice, Catherine Hayes, being her First Appearance in Europe since her return from an unprecedented artistic tour in Asia. Africa, and America, Aus tralia, Peru, Mexico, California, the Brazils, East anu West United States, Canada, and Russia; the burning Tropics and the cold North have confirmed her triumphs. To her natural endowments and artistic excellence, she now arrives with u rich store of national melodies—ltalian, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Irish, and Scotch. At the INAWSURAIION CONCERT on WEDNESDAY, November sth, she will sing an Italian Cavatina, a French Air, an Irish Melody, and a Scotch Ballad. In announcing this Engagement, M. Jullieu is glad to say that the support he re• ceives from all quarters will nut render necessary any increase in the prices of admission. Ada,iasioil to the Promenade will be na usual, One Shilling ; boxes, 10s. tid., a guinea, and upwtrils. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. ALFRED WIGAN. On Monday, and during the Week, TIT FOR TAT. Cha. racters by Messrs. A. Wigan, F. Robson, G. Cooke, Rogers, Coney, Franks; Misses Bromley, Marston and Maskell. After which a MODEL OF A WIFE. To conclude with MEDEA. Medea, Mr. F. Robson. Commence at Hall-mist Seven. DS. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 4, Coventry-street, Leicester-,.;quare. Open (for gentlemen only) from Ten till Ten, containing upwards of oue thousand models and preparations, illustrating every part of the human frame in health and disease, the race of men, Sc. Lectures are delivered at Twelve, Two, and Half•past Seven, by Dr. G. SEXTON, F.I(.G.S ; and a New and Higb.y Interesting Series of Lectures is now in course of delivery by Dr. Lusa, at Four p.m. precisely.—Adwission, One Shilling. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, USED IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY, Aud pronouueed by HER MAJESTY'S LA UNDRESS to be THE FINEST STARCH SHE EVER USED. Sold by all t haudlers, Grocers, &c. &c. EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY. Seven Pounds of Excellent CO NGOU or SOUC HONG way be bad for ON I.: GUINEA. Coffees from Is. per lb. Offices, 9, Great St. Helen's•churchyard, Bishopsgate. 1 4 1 RENCH MODERATOR LAMPS. The 11 newest Patterns of the present Season.—D EASE, DRAY, and CO. have completed an extenvive and choke Assoi meat of these Lamps:—Bronze from Os. dd. to 61.; China from 19e. to 71. 7s. Engravings, with prices, free by post. Pure Colza Oil for the kbove Lamps ut the lowest market price, delivered in London or the suburbs periodically, or on receipt of letterorder —DEANE, DRAY, and CO. (opening to the Monument), London.bridge. Established A.D. 1700. TEETH. —By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. TEETH. THE PATENT PNEUMATIC PALATE, for the Construction of Artificial Teeth.—Messrs. MOOG RIDGE and DAVIS, Surgeon• Dentists to the Royal Family, 13, Old Burlingtou-street, Bond.street, Patentees of the self-sustaining principle of fixing Artificial Teeth. The PNEUMATIC PALATE has excited the greatest admiration of the most emi nent physicians and surgeons of England and the principal cities of the Continent, who constantly favour them with their distinguished recommendations, and who consider their system to be great y superior to any in use, as by it the greatest possible firmness and security in the mouth is attained, and the patient enabled to properly perform the important operation of mastica tion, which is most essential to health It also renders the ar ticulation clear and distinct; this to public sp -akers is invaluable. Messrs. MOGGRIDGE and DAVIS, Surgeon-Dentists to the Royal Family, No. 13, OLD BURLINGTON STREET, BON 1)-ST RE ET. Mr. A. J. DAVIS attends at the Bush Hotel, Farnham, Surrey, on the first and third Thursday in every month, from eleven to four o'clock. 91 xd