The Press.
London, England, 1853-05-28 00:00:00

MAY 28, 1853.

Commutial.

CITY, Friday.
Consols have fluctuated during the past week with the
fluctuating tenor of the intelligence from abroad, and
especially from Constantinople. Little faith has indeed
been placed, even upon 'Change in the frequent ports
m ar, rerts of
intemted relationship, and of apprehed w arising
out of the Turkish question, and the refusal of the Russian
st/titnateet by the Porte. Nevertheless, there is no deny-
ing the impression that the "situation" has become critical,
and the result has been to induce a general heaviness in
the markets, and a prevailing reluctance to ispecithition,
even in stooks whose quotations have not declined to any
noticeable degree. Three per Cent. Consols, which
opened this morning at 1001 f, are quoted since at 1001 1,
for money and time ; Exchequer Bills continue to be
depressed. barely reaching par to ls..premitun ; Reduced
3 per Conti. have drooped to 991 f ; New St are as low as
102 ; Bank Stock, 229 30 ; South Sea Annuities (New),
100 ; Ditto Stock, 115 8.
Thhhe total failure of the Government scheme of convey-
aioa appears to be now decided. The gross amount of
acceptances is still lamentably small, being much under
three millions sterling, of which by far the greater propor-
es.
tien Is in the new Two and a half per Cent. Stock. y
terday the proprietors of the South Sea Company agreed
unanimously to take money instead of any of the new
stocks for an odd sum of 4050001., constituting a portion
of their reserved fund—a course which it is presumed they
will also follow with regard to the more important amount
of 8000,000/., forming their capital stock.. Cambridge
University has also declined to " convert" the 04,000/.
vested in trustees on account of the Fitzwilliam Museum.
The foreign funds
of have been more affected by the un-
flemurable aspect *Akira than the home securities.
To-day's market has been languid, and business continues
to be very limited. Mexicans have been done at 24, and
Sardinians at 9sl to f; Brazilians are quoted at 100 st ;
Dutch (21) at 651 64 ; Peruvians, 8.2 4 ; Spanish Threes,
481 9 ; and Portuguese Fives, 384 94 ; bat the quotations
are little more than nominal.
At the annual meeting of the proprietors of the lonian
Rank, held yesterday, tho report stated that losses incurred
in the Archipelago, in consequence of the failure of the
curran dividendad reduced the profits to about 9,4001. ; the
usual at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, was,
however, declared.
Railway shares were rather lively to-day, and some ex-
tensive purchases, apparently for investments, have in some
instances improved the quotations. 'f he closing prices will
be found in the subjoined list.
More business has been done in the Gold Mine Share
Market, and the tendency of prices has been rather to Iw.
prove. Land Shares are still depressed, with the exception
of the North British and Scottish Australian Investment,
whit* ere steady.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE.
Tumefy, May 24.
DANKRUPTS.—WILLIAM ItuTcrasoN, of 1, Riehrs.court.
Liawstrat, Cit, Shipbroker—liAmmAii MATHEW Klml JOHN
awStW, o 01, 11011and-ntrest, DlSClLHiatS•rumd, iamb wheel-
wtights--EDWARD JONES, of 167, Souan oollen draper—
Hostas' LsmitELL. of 16, Tatham-place, wark, draper—
:lona PINNOCK THIRKELL, of Crsusbrook, Kent, fanner—
FRANCIS HARRINSON, of Chelmsford. Essex, grocer—MAMUEL
UNDERHILL, of Wolverhampton, commission agent JOHN
WERTLARE WAINWRIGHT, of Bridgwater, Somersetshire, builder.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION—John Paterson, of Hawirk,
Rcialsurghshire, ironmonger.
Friday, May 27.
BANKRUPTS.—Joum DAY and THOMAS DAY, Tonbridgs
gun makers—ALEXANDER DALRYMN.F, Litne•street, merchant,
—7mamAs FosTast, Bargelard, Ilucklersbury, wine and spirit
111erablillt—BICHARD FAMIFULL, King•street, aud George.stroet,
Portman•square. esswh-builder—Esout l'uttsEit, Birmingham,