The Press. — London, England, 1855-05-05 00:00:00

434 The toreguing return, when compared with that of the preceding week, ending April 21, ezhibita the following changes: In the - - --.— Public Deposits Other Deposits Notes Issued Do. Reserved 'mousses of Seven-day Bills INCREASE Of Coin and Bullion Government Securities .. Other Securities DECREASE of 85,218 The Rest Tile amount of active circulation In Notes 040,359.680 Do. in Seven-day and other Bills 972,072 21,331,752 Cotn and Bullion in both Departments :6,429, WV BRITISH FUNDS. Closing Prices. OFFICIAL QUOTATION. Mond. Thud. Wed. -I . 88f f 8 8f .88f f;88f . 874 8 R 187484 . trif 87f Thurs.Fricky !88g 988 1 j iase 988 87e 87 8 8 ; i Mk 3 15-18 Si 211 i .:111 9 l c 8 15 12 • per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account II per Cents Reduced 3 per Cents Long Annuities Bank Stock, 7 per Cent omnium - Exeh. Bills, 20. per die India Bonds, (1,0001.).. FO] Per Cent. 210 210 1 P 1P 74 7 4 REIGN FUNDS. ,Mond.,Tuesd. i Wed. Brazilian - b Danish b Dtoh. (141 z 12 Ou3l )2i French 8 Do. 4e Do. Bank Stock I:1 70e )3( e 29951. _ )&exioan Peruvian 44 Portuguese 4 passion 5 Spanish 3 Tnrkish Scrip(Acc )G 3, 1 ,. 3 1 731 S I 73i SHARES. I6°} 3 f c 73i - it 63} 3 RAILWAYO--. Aberdeen Iltrut. Wolv.ct Stour Val Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Dublin A Belfast Juno. East Anglian Eastern iliiior.(B) •• • • East Lancashire Eastern Counties . Great Northern .... Ga Bth . and Wet of Ire Great Western Lancashire & Yorkshire Lon., f ilbury, & Sthend Lon., Brighton, he London and Blackwall London and Nrth•West. Midland Newmarket. Newry and Enniskillen Norfolk . Mond. 19 20 8d 90 bdi 9 12 8 'I4I a v T uead. 19 20 i dt t 88 80 5Se 12 8 4 3 d 14 to 20 2 714 2 11 ,98 9 lisl 4 75 - 97 15 I ;t7i eid Ii 2 • 47 9 Nrthrn. Counties Union North British North Staffordshire— North-Western Oaf., Wrostr., and Woly. Scottish Central Scottish Midland 27i Eli 4$ 44u 6 $ ,24 6 9$ 120 , 03 5 121 3i 63 Aiw Wed. 19 20 +IS 9 i 01 3e 9 12 3 6 4d 14 6 Thur. 19 2( SI 8/ 2 32 12 3 19 20 ei I 87 to 59 4 12 3 20 2 71 _ d 27# $ Se 44 24 6 96 100 SS 124 Se 59 do ou 1 27 8 it. ~. le 2 47 2 d 27 d South Devon South-Eastern and Dov South• Western South Wales Waterford & Limerick M taciett.aszo us— Australian Agricultural 127 $ le 2 47 9 d -24 6 28 100 63 4 12 3 59 *0 79004 27 8 Canada Crystal Palace Crystal Palace of France North 13ritiah A us. Laud Peel River Laud & Min. Scottish Aust. Invest. South Australian Land Van Dletneu's Land —d 27# 81 Si 40 25 6 96 190 63 6 12 3 59 GO 7900 i 27 8 131 - t Vttropolitan rwrittts. 11 .- 9é 9'3 4 11 97 t 9 97 ? - I edi i (Reported erelusively for "Ms PRIB/3." ) le 2 :7 9 27 8 Li 40 8 __ . 25 6 93 100 83 5 14 3 59 60 79} 80} 27 8 CORN•EXCHANGE Great excitement has prevailed in our market this week. The show of English wheat has been small, and the demand for all kinds has ruled brisk, at an advance in the value of Essex samples, compared with Monday week, of 6s per quarter. Kant red wheats have produced 6s to tle per quarter more money. The supply of foreign wheat has been small, and sales have taken place at from 6s to 6s per quarter more money. The same amount of improvement has been paid for Boating cargoes. The barley trade has not been to say brisk, yet prices have risen Is per quarter. In tile value of malt we have no change to notice. Oats have realised au advance of 23 per quarter. There has been a good demand for beans, at 2s per quarter more money. White peas have improved in value 3s to 4s per quarter, and grey and maple parcels have ruled in favour of sellers. The flour trade has been brisk, at the advance of from 3s to eis per sack noticed in our last report. Ewousx—Wheat, Essex and Kent white, 77s to 88s; red 7(41 to 793; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 70s to 775. Malting barley. 3Us to 355; grinding ditto, 20s to Sls ; distilling, 29s to 325. Malt, 65s to 725. Feed oats, 40s to 28s ; potato, 27s to 30s. Rye, 40s to 445. Tick beaus, 374 to 425; pigeon, 40s to 475. Grey peas, 36s to 39s ; maple, 39s to 41s ; white boilers, 40s to ifis per quarter. Town-made tlour,6ss to 70s; country marks, 52a to gits per 2801bs. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. E lllO .. 204 u .. 393 U .. .. 920 Inhli Foreign.. G6BO .. 880 . • .. *0760 .. 860 eke. 1 28 3b 1110 5 I3+ I 2 / i l 1 4 36 7 i i p 2 2 14 It 33 T 144 3 2; 1# I 33 7 19# 3 BIRTHS. BRAND--On the let instant, in Eaton place, the Hon. Mrs Brand, of a eon. BOUWENS—On the ]Bth ult., at Stoke Hamond, Bucks, the Lady Julia Bouwene, of a daught.T. DOUGLAS—On the 21st ult., at Springwood•park, prematurely, Lady Scott Douglas, of a daughter, stillborn. ENNISKILLEN—On the 25th ult., in Eaton-place, the Countess _ . . of Enniskillen, of a daughter. EWART —On the 20th ult., at Edinburgh, the wife of Col. D. Swart, of a eon. FALMOUTH—On the lst instant, at Mereworth Cutle, Vie countess Falmouth. of a daughter. HESKETH—On the let instant, at Rufford-hall, the Lady Arabella Hesketh, of a daughter. INGLIS—On the 14th of March, at Knesowlie, the wife of „ , s 1 ,r,sl H.M. 32nd Regt., of a son. 12=1D1-0a the lB.h ult., in Eaton-square, the Lady Oli o, i iesousuy, us a usughter. NORTH —On the 15th ult., at Weavering, Maidstone, the Lady North, of a son. STAFFORD—On the 18th ult., in Hamilton-place, the Mar chioness of Stafford, of a daughter. WALE—On the 511th of February, at Peshawur, the wife of Captain F. Wale, of a daughter. PATTON ELPHINS CONE —On the 29rd ult., at Paris Lteut.Colonel Walter Douglas Phillippe Patton, 74th High landers, to Julia, daughter of Sir Howard Elphinstone. RICE MARSHALL —On the 26th ult.. at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, the Hon. Charles Spring Rice, to Elizabeth Margaret, daughter of Wm. Marshall, Esq., M.P. STUART—BURTON—On the 24th ult., at Welton, Northamp tonshire, Robert Arthur Walter Charles, son of the Hon. Andrew Godfrey Stuart, county Tyrone, to Louisa Frances, daughter of Edward Singer Burton, Esq., of Churchill, Northamptonshire. WEMYSS ERSKINE —On the 17th ult., at All Saints Church, Knightsbridge, Hay Erskine Wemyss, Esq., of Weroyss Castle, Fifeshire, to Millicent Anne Mary Kennedy Erskine, daughter of the Lady Augusta Gordon Hallyburton and the late Hon. John Kennedy Erskine . Vt eat i 871 . t 3,1 214 4 7 ip par 68f 15c 93t 20c 2990 f., 13t1531 - i. 5 4d 14 5 110 5 3; 128 301 In al lS} t t i 1 36 7 12j 3 THE PRESS. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 685 2d; bhr ley, 816 6d; oats, 256 9d ; rye, 406 10d ; beans, 41s 6d; peas, 396 2d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat , 68. 9d; barley, 305 10d; oats, 255 6d; rye, 3945 lid; beans, 40e 1041; pea; 385 sd. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 02.100; barley, 36,505; oats, 20,995 ; rye, 522; beans, 5,476; peas, 834 quarters. TEA—Our market is very inactive, and last week's prices are barely supported. Common sound Congou is quoted at 9d per lb. The following are the private rates:— Congou, 941 to 2s 641; Niug Yong and Oolong, 1■ to is 94; Scuchong, Is to 26 8d; Flowery Pekoe, is Od to 3s 6d; Caper, is to ls 4d; Scented Caper, ls 41 to is 81: Orange Pekoe, 15 2d to is 6d; Scented Orange Pekoe, 1s 8d to 95 9d; Twankay, 7d to Is 3d ; Ilyson Skin, 741 to Is 6d; Hyson, Is 641 to 341 9d; Young Hyson, 9d to 8s; Imperial, Is to 25 8d; Gunpowder, is to 35 6d; MUM, le 3d to 46 4d per lb. Jp to Saturday last duty was pain on 16,017,84 Mb; against 14,569,99216 s in 1854. SUGAR—There has been a good demand for all kinds of raw sugar, the prices of which have advanced 6d per cwt. 13arbadoes has realised 32s 6d to 41s; Demerara, 326 to 335; crystallised, 38. to 40s; Mauritius, 35s to 426 6d; Bengal, 37. to 41.6411 per cwt. Several cargoes of foreign sugar, afloat, have changed hands at extreme rates. Refined goods are in requert, and dearer. Brown lumps, 46e 6d; and grocery, 476 to 518 per cwt. The total clearances to the 28th ult. were 2,742,179cwt5, against 1,990,580 cwts last year. MOLASSES—The business doing in our market is but mode rate, yet prices are well supported. Foreign, Itis 6d to 176; and low to tine West India, 166 6d to 17s 6d per cwt. COFFEE—AII plantation kinds have moved off steadily, at extreme rates ; but the amount of business doing in them has not been to say extensive. Good ord native has changed hands at 465 to 476 per cwt. Foreign coffees support last week's currency. COCOA—The supply on offer is very moderate, and the demand is firm, as follows :—Trinidad, 349 to 45e ; Granada, 34s to 33e; Bahia, 32s to 345; and Guayaquil, 32s to 40s per cwt. RlCE—About 6,000 tons have sold this week, at an advance in the quotations of 6d per cwt. Mid white Bengal is worth les to 14e tid per cwt. Cleaned rice is held on higher terms. CHICORY—This article is dull in sale, yet we have no change to notice in prises. SFEDS—Linseed is dearer, with a good demand. Black Sea, 64s to 885; Petersburg, 619 to 83s; East India, 63e to 665. The imports this year are 115,634 quarters, against 37,377 ditto in 18.54. Rape and all other seeds, including cakes, command very full prices. HEMP AND FLAX—Hemp moves off steadily, at 501 to 511 per ton for Petersburg clean. Flax is rather dearer. Jute and Colr goods are held for more money. COTTON—There has been rather an active demand for this article, at very full prices. WOOL—The public sales of colonial wool commenced last evening. The biddings were somewhat spirited, and scoured wools were rather dearer. Other kinds sold at ray the last sales' rates. English wools are in better request. TALLOW—As nearly 7,001 casks of Russian tallow have arrived this week, the market is heavy, at drooping prices. P. Y. C., on the spot, has declined to 5.5 6d per cwt. OlLS—Linseed oil is dull in sale, at 36s 9d per cwt. Most other oils, including turpentine, command former terms. METALS—Scotch pig iron has sold slowly, at 59e 64 to 605. Manufactured parcels command full quotations. Speiter, on the spot, is worth 221 lfis to 231 per ton. Other metals com mend previous rates. SPIRITS—A Government contract for 50,000 gallons of rum having been announced, the demand for that article is steady, at full prices. Proof Leeward& 2s 2tl ; East India, is lid to 2s per gallon. Brandy is in request, but we have no advance to notice in the quotations. Ittsit spirit, 105 61 per gallon. Several parcels hate been taken for shipment to France. HOPS—There is more doing in our market, as follows: Mid and East Kent pockets, 141 to 201; Weald of Rents, ill 10e to 15110 e; Sussex, 101 to 111 Ils per cwt. COALS—Cart's Hartley, Ids (id; Heaton, 17s Id ; Riddell. 17s 6d ; Braddyll, 19s Id ; Hetton, 20s ; Russell's Hilton, 19s 61 ; Tees, 20s per ton. POTATOES—The supplies are but moderate, and the demand is steady, at from 90s to 150 s per ton. SMITHFIELD—The general demand has been tolerably firm, as follows :—Beef, from 35 2d to se; mutton, Is 4d to 59 ; lamb, 5s 44 to 7s ; veal, 4s to Is 2d ; pork, as 4d to 4s 4d per Sibs to sink the offsls. NEWOAI E AND LEADENHALL Each kind of meat has sold at full quotations. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4e 4d; mutton, 38 44 to 4s 6d; lamb, Is 2d to 6. 8d; veal, Is 8d to 4s fid; pork, as to 4s 4d per Bibs by the carcase. DEATHS. BISHOP—On the 80th ult., in Cambridge-street, Hydc-park Sir Henry Rowley Bishop, aged bd. BLACKBURN—On the .sOth ult., at St. Leonard'spon-Sea, Mary wife of Lieut.-Colonel 1. Ireland Blackburn, aged SO. DALLAS—On the 26th ult., at Exmouth, General Chu. Dallas, formerly Governor of St,. Helens, aged do. DAVIS—On the oth ult., of fever, at the camp before Sebas topol, Brevet-Major Thomas Davis, 95th Regt, FLINT—On the Ist instant, in Catiogau-place, Lady Flint, relict of the late Sir Charles Wm. Flint, aged 71. HILL—On the 2talt ult., of wounds, Captain Arundel Edmund Hill, senior Captain of the 89th Regt. PIN N—Ou the 25th ult., in London, Sir Henry Pynn, C.B , Lieut.-Colonel in the British army. ROSE—On the 27th ult., at St. Leonard's, Lady Rose, of Hyde- park•gardens. SA ULL—On the 26th ult.. in Alderegate•etreet, Wm. Devonshire Sault, Esq , aged 72. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, MR. ALFRED WIGAN. On Monday and during the Week the performances will cont. mence with TIT FOR TAT. Characters by Meaara. A. Wigan, F. Robson, Emery, Clifton ; Misses Maskell, Bromley, and Taman. After which, THE WELSH GIRL. To conclude with THE YELLOW DWARF AND THE KING OF THE GOLD MINES. Character' by Mr. F. Robson, Miss Julia St.. George, Miss E. Ormonde, Miss Bromley, and Mrs. Fiat/Ilan. Doors open at Seven; Performance to commence at half past Stalls, ss. ; Upper Boa Stalls, 45.; Boxes, 4a. , Pit, 2a.; Gallery, is EPSOM GRAND STAND.--THE DERBY WEEK. The NEW GALLERY, containing Private l•ores, and reserved and numbered Single beam—Persons wishing to secure placer will please to apply immediately to Mr. DORLIN 03. Epsom. THE BIRTHDAY DRAWING-ROOM COURT COSTUME. BEWELL and CO. have the honour of announcing that they have received some SPECIAL NOVELTIk.:B for Court Trains, in Gold and Silver Brocades, Moire Antiques, Gothic Moire, and the Chaste and Elegant Alternately• Flounced Jupe, in the most delicate colourings, so much worn at HER MAJESTY'S LAST DRAWING-HOoM. . — THE diATEIIALL is on the 11th of May. SEWELL and CO. will have for that distinguished occasion many NOVELTIES in elegant materials in Applique Tarlatan. Novelties in Blondes, with Marabout Feathers unit silver Tissues, ac. &c. 4444,46, OLD COMPTON-STREET, SOHO ; 46, 47, FRITH. STREET. THE LATE SIR HENRY R. BISHOP. May 7, len. Participating with the public sympathy, so tudversally and so warmly expressed, at the regretted disease of Sir HE BY H. BISHOP, the Committee of his Friends, who only a few days since undertook the responsibility t f appealing to public belie voleuce for the means a mitiganug his sufferings and coutri butiug to hie comfort, feel it incumbent upon them to continue their exertions in behalf of his two youngest Children—a bun and Daughter—who are left totally unprovided for. It may be necessary to state, that the chief anxiety of Sir HENItY BISHOP, during his recent sufferings, was the forlorn prospects of these two Children ; and it is thtretore with feelings of heartfelt confidence that the Committee again appeal to public sympathy anti public benevolence for such support and assist• ance as shall enable them to fulfil a counuisiou which under circumstances of more than ordinary interest, has devolved upon them. already received are : t s. d. .6 a. d. Earl of Westmorland 26 0 0 I Sir George Smart .. 10 U U Earl Howe 25 0 0 M. Costa, Esq. Earl of Cawdor 25 0 0 Sir Jiunea Matheson 5 0 0 Messrs. Broadwood J. Benedict, E5q..... 6 0 0 and Sons 6O 0 0 Frances Lady Waldo- Covent Garden That- grave Vies! Eland J. Lodge Eller on, downe lO 0 0 Eaq 6 5 0 J. Field, Esq. \V. Gravatt, Esq 6 6 U C. Manby, Esq. ... . 5 U U Professor Taylor, (of Mr. Godfrey, Band Crosham College) 6 0 0 Master of the Cold- W. Banbury, Esq. W. Foster Winte,Esq. 5 5 0 he. d:c. ttc. Subsoriptions will be received by Sir George Smart. 91, Great Portland street; Dr. Henry Daniel, 36, Chaves -street ; Mr. Addison, 210, Regent-street ; and Mr. Mitchell, Royal Library, Old Bond-street. Among the THE LATE SIR HENRY R. BISHOP. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. GRAND EVENING CONCERT, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1865, For the Benefit of the YOUNGEST CHILDREN of the esteemed Composer, the late Sir HENRY IL BISHOP. The Committee for conducting the Vocal Concert advertised to be given for the Benefit of Sir HENRY R. BISHOP, beg to an nounce that., in consequence of the lamented death of that es teemed composer, the Concert is deferred until FRIDAY, MAY 18th, on whi ch evenicg it will take place at Covent-garden Theatre—the scene of Bishop's early successes ( by permission of Frederick °ye, Esq.), tor the benefit of Sir kieury's two youngest children, a son and a daughter, who are left totally tin. provided for. The Committee have to acknowledge the generous manner in which nearly the whole of the Profession in London have fro& fered their gratuitous services, as well as the extreme kindness of Mr. Gye, in having granted the free use of his Theatre for an occasion of more than ordinary interest. The Concert will consist of Solos, Glees, Quartette, and Con certed Pieces, selected exclusively from Sir Henry kiishop's numerous Compositions, which will be executed with noel am_pled e ffi ciency, by the following Artistes : Mr. SIMS REEVES, Mr. FRANCIS. Mr. BENSON, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. ILBUCELAND, Mr. BOWL Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM, Mr. HAMILTON BRARAM, Mr. Hones, Mr. Weiss, and Mr. HENRY P HILLIPS ; MISS BIRCH, Miss DOLBY, Mrs. ENDERSOFIN, Miss HEYWOOD, MISS BANSFORV, Mrs.WEttill, and Mrs. Sims Rayne. Toe choruses will be augmented to more than three hundred voices, accompanied by a complete orchestra of eighty perform ers:—Conductors, Mr. STERNDALE BENNET and Mr. A. MEL. LON—Mr. LINDSAY SLOPER will preside at the pianoforte — an of whom have most kindly volunteered their gratuitous assistance. **• Applications for BOxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made a t Mr. MITCHELL'S Royal Library, 33, Old itond.street. SATURDAY,