The Press.
London, England, 1855-02-17 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS.

The Rev. Charles George Coombe, M.A., to the Incumbency
of St. Thomas's Church, Crookee, Sheffield.
Toe Rev. Christopher Parker, M.A., to the Rectory of Orm-
side, near Appleby.
The Rev. Henry Wybrow, M.A., to the Vicarage of Strettun-
upon-Dunsmore, near Coventry.
The Rev. John Howe, M.A., to the Incumbency of Knowle,
Wszwickshire.

The Rev. Edwin Smith, M.A., to the }lead Mastership of the
Grammar School at Preston. _ _

The Rev. John Price Jones, 8.D., to the Incumbency of living
ton, near Leominster.
The Rev. Henry Christmas, M.A., to be Professor of British-
History and Archaeology in connection with the Royal Society of
Literature.

The Rev. Wm. Speke, 8.C.L., to the Vicarage of Skinpeth,
Herefordshire.

VACANCIES.

The Sinecure Rectory OfEicitiorti,near Stockbridge ; worth
6001. a year; in the gift of the President and Fellows of St.
John's College, Oxford.

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WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 12.
BREVET.

Lieutenant-Colonel Joshua Jebb, retired Ml pay, Royal
Engineers, to have the honorary rank of Colonel in the
Army.
Lieutenant Christopher Charles Teesdale of the P.oyal
Artillery, employed on a special service in Turkey, to have
the local rank of Captain in the Army while so employed.

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APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS.
APPOINTMENT 4.

-Alexander C. Gordon to the Coast Guard.

Lieutenants—Tbomas Brandreth to the St. Vincent; Walter
Strickland and St. George C. D'A. Irvine to the Centaur.
Chaplains--Rev. Frederick W. Smith, 8.A., to the Russell;
Rey. Robert N. Jackson to the Hastings.
Masters—Vincent Williams to the Hawke; Robert Studwell
to the Fisgard; Charles R. P. Forbes to the Penelope; Joseph
G. Dathan to the Dragon ; Murray T. Wright to the Odin ; Ed-
ward A. Carey to the Phoenix; Stephen J. W. Moriarty to the
Centaur. .

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Paymasters—John Nott to the Royal George ; Alfred Wood to
the Phoenix.
Clerks-in-Charge—Henry J. R. Miall and Octavins N. Spong

to the Oberon.

Clerk—Joseph Singleton to the Formidable.
Secretary's Clerk—John Lyon to the Conway.
Clerks' Assistants—John E. C. Sullivan to the Russell ; Rus-
sell Hill to the Waterloo.

PROMOTIONS.
Second Masters—Murray J. Wright, of the Aretbusa; John
M. Pridham. of the Rifleman—to be Masters.

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FILIDAT
TUE Stock Market has shown much weakness
throughout the week. Prices generally have drooped,
and business has been much restricted. Yesterday
the publication of the army estimates, showing the
large increase in the force and enormous expansion
of expenditure, produced a more decided fall in the
quotations. These have ranged as follows ;—Monday,
91 to 1 for money, and 911 ; Tuesday, 901 91 1 for
immediate transfer ; Wednesday, 90 1 91; Thursday,
901 I for money, and 90 3 i for next account. To-
day the prevailing heaviness has continued, and before
the close of business a further decline of prices was
noted. Consols were last quoted at 901 to 901 for
money, and 901 to 90 for the Bth March. Reduced
Three per Cents., 901 ; New Three per Cents., 911.
Bank Stock, 2131 to 2141. India Bonds, 15s. Ex-
chequer Bills, es. to 9s. prem. Ditto Bonds, 991.

SHARES.
Railway shares have been quiet and dull, the
traffic returns still exhibiting an unfavorable corn-
parison with the corresponding receipts last year on
nearly all the lines.
FOREIGN.
The amount of business done in Foreign Stocks is
still very limited, but prices continue pretty steady,
with the exception of Turkish, which has undergone
some depression, in consequence of the reports of
another loan of 2,000,0001. This afternoon the quo-
tations of other securities have been :—Brazilli an Five
per Cents., 101. Mexican Three per Cents., 21. Por-
tuguese Three per Cents., 39. Russian Five per
Cents., 98t. Sardinian Five per cents., 88. Spanish
Committee Certificates, 4 per cent. Dutch Four per
Cent. Certificates, 921.
BRITISH FUNDS. Closing Prices.
OFFICIAL QUOTATION.

Mond. Tuesd. Wed. Thurs. Friday
T—cf i
le —5ll 1 19179011:-9r 4
1
001 . --
3 91 91190 ,91
90
24%.
114
/
9911 191191
1 9211 191 e 41;
—46-18 i 45.16
212 2134 21211 6 218 j
223 224
7 9 9 6 6 9 6 9 9 6
13 115 2. 15

a per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account
per Cents Reduced
per Cents
Long Annuities
Bank Stock, 7 per Cent
India Stock, 10} per Cot.