The Press.
London, England, 1854-11-25 00:00:00

NOVEMBER 25, 1854.

PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS.

The Rev. George Clark, of Doncaster, to the Rectory of Tenby,
Pembrokeshire.
The Rev. Joseph Sevin, M.A., to be Domestic Chaplain to the
Lord Mayor of York.
The Rev. Arthur Stone, BA., to the Incumbency of Prestwold,
near Loughborough.
The Rev. Win. Hendrickson, 8.A., to the Incumbency of
Chapel Chorlton.
The Rev. Joseph Threxton, M.A., to the Vicarage of Torpen.
how, near Wigton, Cumberland.
The Rev. Wm. Hamilton Thompson. M.A., to the Rectory of
Stoke Dry, near Uppingham.
The Rev. George Fraser Matthews, M.A., to the Incumbency
of St.. Stephen's, Woodville, near Ashby.de-la-Zonch.
The Rev. Robert Dixon, D.D., to be Examining Chaplain to
the Bishop of Sodor and Man.
The Rev. Augustus Macdonald Hopper, M.A., to an Honorary
Canonry in the Cathedral Church of Nom ich.
The Rev. George John Wild, 1.L.8 , to the Vicarage of Dodder-
hill, with Elmbridge anuexed, near Druitwich, Worcestershire.
The Rev. Edmund Hall, 8.A., to the Rectory of Southery,
Norfolk.
The Rev. H. F. Brock, M.A., to the Incumbency of Christ
Church, Doncaster.
The Rev. W. S. Sloane Evans, M.A., to the Curacy of East
Allington, near Kingsbridge.
The Rev. Bertram Brooke Halbert, 8.A., to the Vicarage of
Marton. near Southam, Warwickshire.
The Rev. R. T. Blagden, M.A., to the Curacy of Ellesborough,
near Wendover, Buckinghamshire.
The Rev. W. Smithson, M.A., to the Incumbency of Little-
borough, near Eaat Retford, Nottinghamshire, and to the Curacy
of Sturton.
The Rev. T. H. Hall, M.A., to be Chaplain to the Earl of
Crawford and Balcarres.

Iv onsequence of the decree interdicting distillation
from corn in France, a number of distillers have refused to
receive large quantities of rye which they had ordered. In
consequence of this refusal, actions are to be brought
against them. In their defence they will plead what the
French call force mojeure.
WORKMEN commenced last week the construction of a
bridge over the Seine, between the Pont des Invalidea and
the Pont d'lena, starting from the Rue de la Vierge on the
left bank, to the opening on the right bank, opposite the
ARee des Veuves and the Rue Jean Goujon. It is to have
five arches, and to be finished in six months, for the Uni-
versal Exhibition.
A MAN in the Rue 111ouffetard undertook for a wager to
eat fifty cossacks without drinking. While attempting to
swallow the twenty-seventh he exclaimed he was suffoca-
ting, and called for drink, but before any could be given
him fell down in an apoplectic fit, of which he died in a
few minutes. The cossack "is a newly•invented greasy
cake, costing one sous.
AN ANCHOR was picked up and brought in by the boat-
men of Broadatairs last week, supposed to have been
under water upwards of 200 years. It had the appearance
of a mass of petrified iron, being entirely covered with
flints of all sizes.
THE French papers had boasted that a manufactory in
Paris made 8,800,000 chemical matches a day. A Belgian
journal, the Postilion de Lessine, states that the above
number is doubled in the manufactory of M. B .Mertens
in that place, where from 7,000,000 to 8,000,000 are made
daily.

1 mug varkel anb CiII teinttiligeittt.

FRIDAY EVENING.
PUBLIC anxiety having been much relieved by the
promulgation of the official despatches detailing the
events of the battle of Inkermann, the Money Market
has much improved, and a decided rally took place
from the previous depression. Heas.7 as the losses
sustained by the allies had proved, and immediate as
was the necessity for reinforcements, the results of
that engagement were believed to promise well for
the ultimate success of the Crimean expedition; and,
at all events, the enemy was shown to have sus-
tained a severe check, accompanied with a loss of
numbers in far larger proportion than that suffered
by the besieging forces. The market, nevertheless,
continues to be in a highly sensitive state, in which
a comparatively small amount of sales suffices to
depreciate the quotations, while constant rumours of
loans, home and foreign, exercise a depressing in-
fluence, and keep down the returning buoyancy of
the Stock Exchange. Consols on Saturday last
seem to have been at their worst, the prices for
money ranging as low as 901, but closing rather
better. On Monday there was a slight reaction from
this fall, and the public mind was also somewhat
reassured on the subject of reinforcemen'A for the
war. The prices of the day fluctuated between 94
and 911, and the tone of the market was decidedly
better. The improvement was hardly maintained
next day, although a temporary rise threw the quo-
tations up for a moment to 921 for the account of
the 7th proximo. Afterwards they receded to 911,
and closed at a partial recovery to 911 I.
On Wednesday Lord Raglan's despatches appeared
in an Extraordinary Gazette. Their contents occa-
sioned much excitement in monetary circles, result-
ing in establishing an advance of fully 1 per cent. in
the price of stock. The quotations at the opening
were 911, and at the termination of business stood
at 921 1. Higher prices still might have been
reached but for the report that the vast expenditure
incurred by the French Government on account of
the war would compel the early issue of a new loan
for 15,000,000 or 20,000,000 sterling, leading to an
extensive draw upon both the Paris and London
money markets.
Yesterday the market remained firm, and prices
were maintained, although the advance bad brought
forward sellers to a considerable amount. To-day
there was some depression exhibited at the opening,
but this has been in great measure recovered subse-
quently, on the strength of some large purchases on
behalf of an influential house. Consols have been
done at 911 1 for immediate transfer, and at 92 i for
the 7th December. Reduced were dealt in up to
901, and the new Three per Cents. at 901. India Bonds
7s. to Ils. pm. There has been a rise of Is. in Ex-
chequer Bills, which were dealt in at 4s. to 7s. pm.
Bank Stock was lower to-day, at. 2091 210.
The arrivals of gold have included 178,0001. of
gold dust from Melbourne, by the Eva ; 386,200 dols.
by the Niagara ; 583,643 dols. by the Pacific, from
New York, making, with some smaller parcels, a total
importation of more than 400,000/. It appears, how-
ever, that the eflux of bullion is at least as rapid as
the influx, and the stock in the Bank cellars con-
tinues to diminish.

FOREIGN.
The Turkish war still monopolises almost exclu-
sive attention. Early in the week there was a rally from
the extreme depreciation which the stock had previ-
ously undergone, the quotations advancing to 5 dis-
count. The long expected firman arrived on Wednes-