The Press. — London, England, 1855-12-29 00:00:00

DECEMBER 29, 1855. sols closed last Friday at 881 to f, and they re mained at that quotation, with but insignificant variations, until yesterday, when they began to show some signs of weakness. They then closed at 88i to I. Little or nothing, however, has been doing all the week. To-day the closing prices were 88i to j. Generally there is much difference of opinion as to the probability of negotiations for peace. The Stock Exchange is still divided into two large parties upon the question, one cordial believers in the success of the Austrian mission to St. Petersburg, and the other extreme sceptics ; but neither are disposed to operate extensively upon their opinions, unsupported as both yet are by the arrival of specific news. All, however, are ready for a spring either way. Much of the present dullness is attributable, therefore, to the existing suspense. An apprehension is also prevailing that Savings-bank Stock will be put upon the market. In Railways but little has been done. The market is certainly weaker from the same causes that affect Consols. The settlement took place on Wednesday, when the account proved extremely light. The next account is fixed for January 16th. The traffics, owing to the severe weather of last week, have rather fallen off, but are still comparatively good. Foreign Storks have been inactive, and prices are all lower than last week, but the quotations are little more than nominal. _ _ Joint-stock Bank Shares keep firm, and they are likely to do so, considering the profitable bu3iness that all of them have been doing this half year. The Unity Bank commences business on the 15th of January ; and the shares in the London and Paris Bank are at a premium of sto j. The letters of allotment were sent out yesterday, and the deposits are to be paid by Thursday next. Bank Stock 205 j 6. Exchequer Bills are Bs. to 4s. dis., and they have been lower. The French Three per Cents. have advanced during the week from 64f. 55c. to 64f. ssc., princi pally through expectations of a conference for peace. To-day they closed at 64f. 50c. The half-yearly dividend of the Bank of France, which is payable next Wednesday, is at the rate of eight per cent. per annum. Had not so considerable a sum been absorbed in premiums to keep up the metallic reserve, the profits would have been adequate to a division after the rate of ten per cent. All dattlings in the New Russian Loan have been prohibited upon the Paris Bourse by a resolution similar to that adopted by the Stock Exchange here. A prospectns has been issued for the purchase of the Surrey Zoological Gardens by a company to be formed under the Limited Liability Act, with the view of opening them for musical and other enter tainments. The erection of a vast music-hall is con templated, and the services of M. Jullien have been engaged provisionally for a period of five years. Closing Prices. rarrATioN. Tamed. Wed. Thurs. Friday. ----- 1— O7l ;1 , 4 3 1 11 88J 38t4;d (:) es 89} 8} ati I i g B — e \3061 6 205} 6 Z i 7 4 4 d t _ _ 8d BRITISH FICI FUNDS.- OFAL QI Mond. II per Cent. Consols Ditto for Aocount $ per Cents Reduced 8 per Cents Long Annuities Honk Stock, 7 per Cent — (Minium Exch. Bills, 2id. per diem 7 India Bonds, (1,0001.) — SHARES. Mond. Tuedd. 2‘.4 8 71 818 Rh ILIVAIS-- Aberdeen Wolv. & Stour Val 1 Firiatol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holynead Cork and Bandon Dublin & Belfast June. East Anglian Eastern Uniou(B) • East Lancashire Eastern Counties ... • Great Northern Gt. Bth. and Wit of Ire. Great Western Lancashire & Yorkshire Lon., Tilbury, &Stbend Lon., Brighton, do London and Blackwall Frid. 22 3 71 8 79 81 34} i 10 2 102 4 52i 4 77 94 6 55 i ll 2 5i did 11 2 17 9 69 70 99 70 81 3,i 8i 1102 61, 2 3 76 7 93 4i 83i 41 ti i 094 i )168i 4 London and Nrth•West.l Midland Newmarket Newry and Enniskillen Norfolk Nrthrn. Counties U9ion North British North Staffordshire— • North-Western 4 Wrostr., and Wolv Scottish Central Scottish Midland South Devon ... • •• • South-Eastern and Dov. South. Western South Wales Waterford & Limerick MISCELLANEOUS — Australian Agricultural Canada Crystal Palace Crystal Palace of France North BritishAus. Land Peel River Land .4 Mi.,. Scottish Aust. Invest. South Australian Land Van Diemen's Land , 84 5; 21 29 30 1124 98 114 3 - 6 il6i 64 Wed. Thur. 12 3 22 3 7j 8 7} 8 79 31 79 81 '64e 6 11 2 14i 1.,' 5 4 d 11 2 17 9 69 l'O It 1 [42 4 dl 8871 Bi 4 102 62 76; 7i in I 6 94 681 4} I 1 1 42 4 d 0 8 4d 4 22 4 63 41 t It al THE PRESS. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and dth Victoria, cap. 31 fur the week ending on Saturday, the 22nd day of Dec., 1855. HMS DEPARTIIIIIINT. Notes issued .... 44,844,595 Government Debt 811,015,100 Other Securities .. 9,459,900 Gold Coln & Bullion 10,269,595 Silver Bullion .... -- 234,844,626 BANKING DJ Proprietors'Capital,2l4,s63,ooo Rest Public Deposits• 2,344,763 Other Deposits Seven Day 42 other Bills 1249 SPIRITS—Most kinds of nun have sold slowly, at late tithes. Brandy is steady, but not dearer. Malt spirit, ils ad pee gallon. HOPS--The supplies are large. and the demand is Inactive, as follows: 61h1 and East Kent pockets, 76s to 130 s; Weald of Kents, 66s to 115 a; Suss?x, CUs to 905 per cwt. POTA'IOES—The supplies are but moderate, and the trade is by uo means active, at from 35s to Ms per ton. TALLOW—Very very little business has been transacted In our market, and prices are tho turn lower. P. V. C., on the spot, 67s 6d to 684 per curt. The supply of town-melted has in creased. OlLS—Linseed oil is steady, at 42s 6il per cwt on the spot. Pale rape has sold at 611 to till lue ; and brown ditto, atil to 631 106 per ten. In other oils very little doing. Turpentine continues dell. iffEritOPOLITAN CATTLR—Very liatited supplies of beasts have been on sale this week; yet the demand for all kinds has ruled heavy at drooping prices. All other kinds of stock have been very depressed. beef, *OM as 4il to 48 Itkl ; mutton, 98 4a to Is; veal, 48 to Se 6d; pork, as 104 to as per Ribs to eiuk the offal. NEWIiATE AND LEADENHALL—The trade has been exceedingly heavy, at follows:—Beef, Rom as 2d to 4s 4d; ruuttou, 311 id to 48 6d; veal, Js ad to 4a 10d ; port, 3. 104 to Yre 2d per 81ba by the carcase. 41.1011..• BAILLIE—BAILLIE—On the 20th instant, at St. /hisa3's 6 Bryanston-square, Evan U. Baillie, Esq., of Gloticester-plaee. Porunan-square, to Emma, widow of the late Lieut.-Colonel Baillie, of the Bombay army. FANSIIAWE—GOLDFINCH—On the 20th instant, at Trinity Church, lillarylebone, the Rev. Frederick Faushawe. Geed Master of the Bedford Grammar School, to Mary Lomita, daughter of the late LieutAieneral Sit Merry tioldfich. SMYTII—DUNCAN--On the 24Ut instant, at Edinburgh. Pro. fessor C. Piaxsi Smyth, Astronomer Royal of Scotland, to Jessie, daughter of the late Thomas Duncan, Esq., Aberdeen. WADE—TUCKER—On the 20th instant, at Christ Church, St. Pancras, by the Rev. C. J. Wade, teeter of Lower Graven burst., Beds, W. T. Wade, Esq., of Dunmow, Essex, to Jam Leer, third daughter of the late John Boys Tucker, Esq., of Shaftesbury. DEATHS. BELL—In Upper Hyde-park-street, Lady Catherine Bell, aged 76. BRENTON—On the 22nd instant., at Hyde, Isle of Wight, Hen rietta, wife of Hear-Admiral John Brenton, aged 78. CAITHNESS—On the 24th instant, at Edinburgh, the Earl of Caithness. CUBIT'—On the 20th instant, at Denbies, Dorking, Thome Cubitt, Esq., aged ea. LEEDS—On the 28th instant, at Hyde, Isle of Wight, Eleanor, Dowager Lady Leeds, widow of the late Sir George William Leads, Bart. NEAI.E—On the 21st Instant, at Blackheath,fGreoe Elizabeth, widow of the late Admiral Sir Harry Burned Neale, Hart., G.O 8., of Walliamptou, Hants. PARSER—On the 19th instant, at Myton•house, near Warwick, Mrs. Ann Parker, sister of Admiral Sir Wm. Parker, Bart., G.C.8., aged 82. THOMAS—On the 19th instant, at Hill, near Southampton, Rear-Admiral Thomas, son of the late Sir John Thomas, Bt. TAOLLOPE—On the 28rd instant, in Greet Cumberland-place, Anne, widow of the late Sir John Trollops, Bart., of Cosewloh, Linoolnshire, aged 75. ORIENTAL SULTAN MULLIGATAWNEY. MAD BAS and M ALAI CURRIES, CAWAD BS, COAPTU S and other INDIAN DISHES are prepared daily at the ORIEN TAL HOTEL, Vera street, Boutl•atreet, by the Pupil and Sue ceseor of the late HADJEE ALLEE la a style equal to Ida piedecessor. The Oriental Divan, the smoking-room of the hotel, is unequalled for splendour of deooratlou, loftiness, venti lation, and eanfort. Dinners it la Carte. Private dining.reeine for large or small parties. All Continental and Oriental Len* gusges spoken. SOUND AND ROBUST HEALTH MAY BE ENJOYED BY THE UB3 OF . . . . VAYE'S PILLS, admitted So lilt be THE BEST RESTORATIVE MEDICINE. Tlietr 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 eflielent ape., tient. Thousands, after trying other medicines in vain, byre testified to the benefits received from their use. Sold at Is. lid., Is. 9d., and 4s. 84:1 , by all Medicine Vendors. Wholesale Depot, 12, Dreskstreet, London. oLDRIDGE'S BALM OF COLUMBIA , ecknowledged for the last thirty years to he the must Wee tual remedy produced for restoring the hair and promoting ski growth of whiskers and moustaches, has received recently most distinguished patronage from the Ladles for the feature it pose sestets in not soiling the most delicate headdress or bonnet. For children it is invaluable, forming the basic of a ticaatiful head of hair. In bottles. 3e. ed., 8•1., and lls. Wholesale and retail, 18, Wellington-street North, Strand. DR. DE JONGII'S LIGHT BROWN COD LIVER OIL. Prescribed with complete confidence by the Faculty for ite purity, efficacy, and marked superiority over all other kinds. It is entirely free from nauseous flavour, and being Invariably and carefully submitted to chemical analysis—AND ONLY SUP* PLIED IN SEALED BOTTLER TO PRECLUDI. SWISEQUINT 11.Di1ti.• TUNE OR ADULTERATION—this Oil possesses a guarantee if genuineness and purity offered by no other Cod Liver Oil. Extract from " THE LANCET," July 29,1854. " Dr. de Jongh gives the preference to the Light Brown OR over the Pale Oil, which centaine searctdy any volatile linty acid, a entailer quantity of iodine, phosphoric mid, and the elements of bile, and upon which ingredients the efliesey of Cod Liver Oil no doubt partly depends. Some of the dolleieneies of the Pale Oil are atuibutable to the method of its preparation, and asps- Melly fts filtration through cherries!. IN THE PREER. ENCE OF THE LIGHT BROWN OVER THE PALE O f iii WE FULLY CONCUR. "We have carefully tested a quietism of the Light Brews Cod Liver Oil prepared for medical use under the direction of Dr. de Jonah, and obtained from the wholesale agents, Mime. AVIAN, HANFORD, And Co., 77, Milled. We find it to be geo/1120, and rich in iodine and the elements of bile." Bold ONLY in bottles, ettpsuleil and 1 SignALUTCWITnoI. r WHICH NOME AKE FORD, sad CO., 77, IdTti: "" ' *Agates; and by many rest Half-pinta (10 ounces Quarts (40 ounces), 94. ; EtIA L £21,84095 PAITIMNT. Goveruineut Secu rities (including Dead Weight Au.) 19,929,197 Other Securities .. 1ti,204,123 • Notes 6,464,706 Gold et Silver Coin 619,150 A5G.210,175 • Including Exchequer, Savings flanks. CI National Debt, and Dividend Aceounts. A 30,210,13 looloners of FOREIGN FUNDS. Per Cent. Mond. Meld. Wed. Thurs. Friday. Brazilian b Danish 5 -- Dtch. (Rx 12 Ouil )21 , —64 j French 3 64f 40c r] 64f 3 64f 90c Do. 41 91! 74c "" 91:85c C ..- Do. Bank Stock —f. Q f. f. Mexican 3 191 : . 1 :91 j Peruvian 4I 0 15 Portuguese 4 Russian 5 ° Spanish 3 40 Turkish Scrip Aco. 4 3.1 , i i 3 d n'throplitan Parkes. (Reportedeoclutively for "Tnz Plum.") CORN EXCHANGE—Since our last report very moderate supplies of English wheat have appeared on sale. The demand, however, for all kinds has been very inactive, and previous rates have been with difficulty supported. Foreign wheat—the imports of which have continued small—has ruled heavy in the extreme, at nominal currencies. In floating cargoes scarcely any business has been transacted. Fine malting barley has realised previous rates ; but grinding and distilling sorts have continued dull in sale. Malt has supported former terms; but the trade has ruled heavy. The supplies of oats have been tolerably good. On the whole, a fun average business has been doing, on former terms. Beaus have sold heavily, at 2s per quarter less money, owing to a pressure of foreign. Peas and flour have been very dull, at barely stationary prices. Exousit—Wbeat, Essex and Kent white, 84s to 93e; red, 808 to 4s; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 59a to 88s. Malting barley, 38a to 40a ; grinding ditto, 36s to 89s; distilling, 38s to 40s. Malt, 85s to 82s. Feed oats, 27s to 28e; potato, 28s to 95.. Rye, liOs to 345. Tick beaus, 40s to 445; pigeon, 48s to 545. Grey peas, 42s to 44e ; maple, 42. to 4G.; white boilers, 50s to 54a per quarter. Town-made flour, 73s to 755; country marks, 57s to dls per 2801bs. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English ....1870 .. 920 .. 710 .. 130 480 Irish .... 2200 .. Foreign .. 8120 .. 1 1530 .. 7990 sks. 14200 bls. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIO 4.Y—Wheat, 1.376 quarters, 82s 5d ; barley, 1,986 quarters, 40e 11d; oats, 461 quarters, 25s 3d ; rye, quarters, ; beans, 1,890 quarters, 46s Id; peas, 815 quarters, 50s 9d. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 78s ; bar ley, 40e 4d ; oats, 27a Id ; rye, 54s 61 ; beaus, 10s 81; peas, 48s Ild. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 81s; barley, 41a 21; oats, 28s ld; rye, Ms 84; beaus, las Ild; yeas, 50s Bd. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 109,115; barley, 130,121; oats, 26,52 e; rye,l9l; beans, 5,213; peas, 2,787 quarters. TEA—The business doing in most kinds of tea has been but moderate, owing to the holidays. Prices, however, are supported. The private rates are as follows :—Congou, 9id to 2s 7d; Ning Tong and Oolong, lid to is 9d; Scuchong, 9d to 2s 8d; Flowery Pekoe, is 4il to is 6d; Caper, is to is 4d; Scented Caper, is 4d to Is 5d : Orange Pekoe, is 2d to is 8d; Scented Orange Pekoe, is 9d to 2s 9d Twankay, 7d to is 9d ; Hyson Skin, 7d to is 6,1; Hyson, is 84 to is 9d; Young Hyson, 10d to Is; Imperial, is tots ed; Gunpowder, is to Ss fhl; Assam, is 9d to 4s 44 per lb. SUGAR—As this market will remain closed till the 3rd of January, scarcely a transaction has taken place in it this week. Prices are, therefore, nominal ; but we shall, no doubt, shortly have an improved demand, as the stocks in the hands of the grocers are now small. The imports have been trifling ; bnt the quantity of refined goods to come forward is unusually large. MOLASSES—The demand is exceedingly heavy, and it is difficult to sell the best West India at 24s per cwt. COFFEE—A few transactions in good ord native Ceylon have been reported at fas to 52 per cwt. In other kinds of coffee scarcely any business is doing, at about stationary prices. COCOA—AII kinds are very slow in sale, and the turn in favour of buyers. Grey Trinidad is quoted at 52s to 55s ; red, 56s to 60s; Grenada, 505 to 575; Bahia and Para, 50s to 52s ; and Guayaquil, 5311 to 545 per evrt. RlCE—Both for present and forward delivery the demand is heavy, and the quotations are barely supported. BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from lld to Hid ; of household ditto, 91 to 10td per 41b5 lost. SEEDS—Linseed is heavy, at last week's decline. Black Seo, 76a to 7iks ; Calcutta, 768 w cUs per quarter. All other seeds are very dull. Cakes are selling slowly, at late rates. INDIGO—East Undies is firm, but not dearer. In Spanish 'try little is doing. COTTON—The transactions have been trifling, but we have no change to notice in prices. HEMP AND FLAX—Baltic hemp moves off slowly, at from 431 to 431 lOs per ton for Petersburg clean. Flax moves off steadily, at full prices. Jute and coir goods rule about stationary. WOOL—The transactions are limited in the extreme. In prices we have no change to report. METALS—Sootoh pig iron has sold slowly, on former terms. Manufactured iron is dull, and somewhat easier. Tin is thin. Bence, 129 s 64 to 130.; Straits, 127 s to 128 e; British, 127 s to 129 e; and relined, 129.184 to 190 s. Tin plates are active. I. C. coke, 290 to 29s 64 ; I. X. ditto, 34e 6cl to 355; I. C. charcoal, 34s to 35. and 1. X. ditto,4os to 41e per box. Lead moves off slowly ; . British pig ao 251 to 254 los; and Spanish, 231 lOs to 241 per ton. Shot, 171; and white, 2sl to 801. Quicksilver, Is 9ed to is 10d per lb. Spelter , o n the s p ot, 281 12s 6d per ton. English zinc, 311 to 321. • 101 $ 1 72 4 II 2 5 7 8 .5 6 137 4; 2 i l is p s;+ 101 3 72 4 11 2 t 31 44 t 75 / 1 24 A 7 41 51 Ile 24 138 C.. 2 i A 8 4 3 I I I 1 I 1 d lie 6il 1.35 . 7 - 1 0 151 81 101 3 73 5