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

DAY OF HUMILIATION.

TEE following royal proclamation for a day of solemn
last, htuniliation, and prayer wax published is a sup-
plement to the Gazetts on Wednesday :

VICTORIA 11.—We, taking into our most serious coma-
deratiou the just and necessary war in which we are
engaged, and putting our trust in Almighty God that he
will graciously bless our arms both by sea and land, have
resolved, and do, by and with the advice of our I'riv
Council, hereby command that a public day of solemn fast,
humiliation, and prayer be observed throughout those parts
of our United Kingdom called England and Ireland, on
Wednesday, the twenty-first day of March next, that so both
we and our people may humble ourselves before Almighty
God, in order to obtain pardon of our sins, and in the
most devout and solemn manner send up our prayers and
supplications - the Divine Majesty, for imploring His
for ' restoration of

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ted by time ; those of Balaklava are now but incipient. want of everything • besides which, the very bulk of WC "Li ULLE F'"1"...01 ...`”... 5'‘.....,.. s'.'••••• • ..--e---•
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Yet, from the little we can at present gather on the the dollars was an additional incentive to getting rid God, in order to obtain pardon of our sins, and in the
most devout and solemn manner send nip our. prayers and
subject of our military finances in the Crimea from of them. Suppose a man's pay to be 10s. a day, supplications to the Divine Majesty, or imploring HIS
4
i newspaper correspondents, it is already sufficiently which was my own. Take off is. for income tax,
evident that mischief is at work, and it is quite time then ten per cent. There remained Os., ---= 2 blessing and istance on our arms for the restoration of
peace to us and our dominions: and we de strictly e
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to inquire how far we may best check it by wise anti- dollars, the dollars being issued to the army at4s. 6d. and command that the said dry be reverently and devon
cipation. Ido not recommend in this matter the Three months' pay, say 90 days, .--. 180 dollars. observed by all our loving subjects in England and Ire
operation of Government. It may be said impartially Where will you put them? What will you do with as they tender the favour of Almighty God, and would
of all Governments, that they do best when they them ? Ten or twelve dollars are quite as many as avoid His wrath and indignation : and, for the better and
avoid dabbling in things which they cannot officially you can carry about the person without annoyance, more orderly solemnising the same, we have given direc-
,
control, and that they are shocking bad hands at even supposing you are so fortunate as to have a lions to the Most Reverend the Archbishops, and the Right
Reverend the Bishop* of Englaud and Ireland, to compose
anything in the shape of what in the City is called remaining pocket, and supposing that pocket not to
a form of prayer suitable to this occasion, to be used in all
business. No; the head-quarters' bank, if it is to be have a hole in it. At all events, from whatever churches, chapels, and places of public worship, and to take
established to do any good, must be established by causes, the large amounts of specie issued from time care the same be timely dispersed throughout the respee-
private enterprise, and carried on under private to time by the military chest speedily disappeared tive dioceses. God save the Queen.
management, on the ordinary principles of any other from circulation; so that the destitution of the
great mercantile speculation involving profit and troops soon became as pitiable as ever. Nay, Lord GENERAL SIR JANES MACLEAN, 1111c1CapIall1 LINII
loss. Wellington himself was often without ready cash for li.E., have been in Paris for some days. It is
I • As a man of Mr. Peto's professional standing has carrying on the details of the service, and on one they are inspecting the plans and documents of
Thee
taken his departure for Balaklava for the purpose occasion was actually constrained to raise a private French War-office, with a view to preparing *general
of constructing a railway, will it not be an equally loan for the purpose of sending au important plan of organisation for the English army on the
patriotic act if some gentleman in the banking line, despatch ! basis of the French.
qualified by abilities, position, and character, versed 2. Another grave inconvenience which we expe- GENERAL THE MARQUIS ALPHONSE DE LA M 4.1110114
in finance and finance operations, yet capable riemed at head-quarters (and I shall presently show Commander-in-Chief of the Sardinian contingent to
of adapting both his ideas and his energies that it had its origin in monetary derangement, not the Crimea, accompanied by the Marquis de In
to new circumstances and a new position, should in the mere difficulty which the suttlers found in Rovera, and Count Balbo, srrivs4 at Dover on Mon-
repair to the British head-quarters for the purpose getting up their supplies) was the enormous range day, and proceeded thence to Loudon the hullo
of establishing a military bank ? I hesitate not to of prices. Comforts, 114100111111Cidel all things most evening.
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gtarlttt anb eitg kgutelligtrut.

FRIDAY EVENING.
Trn Stock Exchange lately has been characterised by un-
usual inactivity. Speculation seems quite in abeyance,
and the prices marked are often little more than nominal.
under such circumstances, the tone of the market has been
generally flat, although the quotations have not varied
beyond a very trifling tango. The daily oscillations ac-
cordingly present no feature for remark. The successive
rates of funds have been :—On Saturday, 91 to 1 ; Monday,
94 1 for money, and 91 1 for account ;Tuesday, 90 91;
Wednesday, 91 to ; Thursday 91 for transfer, and the
same for the account of the Bth inst. Tuesday's market
has been firmer, and an advance of per cent. was estab-
lished. The quotations were :—Consols 911 for money
and 911 1 for account. Reduced Three per Cents. have ad:
vaned to 911, and the New Three per Cents. to 9.21. Bank
Stock, 2131. India Stock, 220. India Bonds, Ils. to 14s.
Exchequer Bills, Os. to Os. prem. ; do. Bonds, 991 to 991.
Sunday being the 4th, mercantile bills will fall due to-
morrow (Saturday), and the approach of this term has
caused much tightness in the Money Market.
By the Kent and Marco Polo from Melbourne, and the
Sabrina from Auckland, the importation of the precious
metals this week has amounted to about 054,3281.
SHARES.

....
The settlement of Railway Shares came off on Tuesday.
Prices, which were previously depressed, have since rallied
to some extent, and to-day's market has been well sup-
ported, at improved rates.
FOREIGN. . .

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Dealings in foreign stocks continue to be limited, but
the tone of the market is better. Turkish Bonds, which
were 75} early in the week, were firm this afternoon at 761.
Peruvian Stock has also advanced, owing to some consider-
able purchases, and the investment of 30,i1001. on account
of the Sinking Fund. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents.
have been quoted as high as 73 ex. div., but are since
gone flatter. Spanish Threes (deferred) have advanced
to 18. Russian Fives are declining, and have been down
as low as 96.

BRITISH F 1
OFFIC

rNDS.— Clos
[AL QITOTAI
,Mond.Tuesd.

Prices.

S per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account
8 per Cents Reduced
3 per Ceuta
Long Annuities
Bank Stock, 7 per Cent
India Stock, 101 per Cnt
Exch. Bills, 21d. per diem
India Bonds, (1,0000.

'ION.

- -
911 1 51
91 911
91 917
9 I 91
4 746 4 51-161
215 215 91
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9 6 9 6
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BANK OF ENGLAND.

♦w Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Nth Victoria, cap. 32
for the week ending on Saturday, the 24th day of Feb., 1858.

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ISSUE DIEPAitTMENT.
1
Notes issued .... 426,362,055 Government Debt 011,015,100
Other Securities .. 2,984,900
Gold Coin .t Bullion 12,362,055
Silver Bullion .... --

026,362,055
BANKING DKPARTKZNT.
Proprietore'C apital 214,553,000
Rest
Public Deposits* 4,853,4491
Other Deposits
4 even Day Jr other
13111 a

91
911 1
91
91
215...34

223
6 9

Government Secu-

• Including F.xch.
•tional Debt, and D

RA I LWATEI-•

1,728

rities (including
DesclWeightAn.)
Other Securities 14,522,432
Notes 7,900,183
Gold & Silver Coin 682,571

Aberdeen
Birm. Wol v. k Stour Val
Bristol and Exeter

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SBA
Mond.
14204
4 9
93 5
12i
12i 3{

Caledonian
Chester and Holyhead
Cork and Bandon
Dublin & Belfast June.

East Anglian
Eastern Unior.(B)
East Lancashire
Eastern Counties
Great Northern
Gt. Sth. and Wit of Ire.
Great Western
Lancashire& Yorkshire
Lon., Tilbury, &Sthentl
Lon., Brighton, tee
London and Blackwell
London and Nrth-West.
Midland
Newmarket
Newry and Enniskillen
Norfolk

16 9
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RES.
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1006 i
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93 6

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124 34
3 2 d
134 44
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72 4
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90 21

190 2

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98 8
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Nrthrn. Counties Uniou
North British
North Staffordshire

North-Western
Oxf., Wrcstr., and Wolv.
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland ... •
South Devon
South-Eastern and Dov.
South• Western
South Wales
Waterford & Limerick
Misczw.misous—
Australian Agricultural
Canada
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace ofFrance
North British Aus. Land
&Min.
invest
Lane

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04 6
12i 9/
30 9
lb* 61
29 3U
33 Co

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89 90
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14201
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29 80
23 6

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64 6
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581 24
644 id
281 id
23 5
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13;34 44
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THE PRESS.

IDS.

Per Cent.

Brazilian e
Danish 5
Dtch. (Ex 12 GLU)2 !
French 3

Mond.,

Oli
66144 c
95::0c
227 a

Wed.

611
66f 20C
93f 61C
2970 r.

Thurs.'

Do. 4}

66:40c
96:30c
99701.
201

Do. Bank Stook
exican
Peruvian 44
Portuguese 4
Russian 6
Spanish 3
Turkish Serip(Acc )6

66( 2-04
951" 301
29%!
20i, i

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Belgian East. J.
Dutch Rhenish
East Indian
Gt. Indian Pen
G. W. of Can.,Sh
Lyons & Geneva
Madras
Na. h Lge.(w. in)
N rthrn.of !ernes.
Norw. Truk. Prf.
Paris & Lyons
Paris & Orleans
Paris & Rouen

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101 61101ji

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de 7
334 i
de 9i
201 1p
45 7
39 41

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