The Press.
London, England, 1856-04-19 00:00:00

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FRIDAY EVENING.
THE Bank of England return for the week ending the 12th
inst. shows the following changes compared with that for
the week preceding:—

Increase in Circulation
Decrease in Public Deposits '2,667,303
Increase in Other Deposits
Increase in Goveinment Securities
I becrease in Other Securities
Increase in Bullion . .
Decrease in Rest ....
Decrease in Reserve .
Circulation, including Bank Post
Bills
Bullion in Both Departments

This compathon is not a bit more favorable than that of
last week with respect to the position either of the Bank
or the Government. As far as relates to the Bank, it
shows that its reserve is now diminished to the unprece-
(lently low amount of 4,563,0771., notwithstanding that in
the week embraced by the return nearly 3,0009001 was
received in repayment of advances, while the temporary
loans to Government amounted to little more than
1,(;00,0001. The principle of the Reserve must shortly
attract attention unless it proves more satisfactory in the
next and one or two following returns : indeed, public
confidence in the stability of our financial condition must
be very strong if it do not immediately elicit the expres-
sion of an uneasy feeling. Next week, however, we
expect things will be better, as we know that the Bank has
still been receiving back advances, while its discounts
have fallen off. With regard to the position of the Go
vernment, it appears to have been under the necessity of
obtaining a large advance upon deficiency bills, in order
t', provide for the dividends and the demands of con-
tractors whose engagements have just terminated with the
cessation of the war. The result is, that the Public De-
posits have fallen very considerably, while it will require
the whole of the loan instalments to be paid next Thurs-
day to meet the advances made by the Bank. The in-
crease in the bullion is small compared with the imports
dnring the period included in the return; but next week
will probably show an important addition to this item of
II • account.

The principal demand for money during the week has
been on commercial account, and it has been very large.
For a few days there was pressure in connection with the
railway settlement in the Stock Exchange, and on account
of calls in various undertakings, but much of it has now
passed away, though money remains dear, and the demand
will revive in consequence of the preparations to meet the
final instalments upon the Loan and the Exchegner•hill
funding operation, which are due next Thursday. The
amount to be provided for these purposes is 1.050,0001.
Under these circumstances, no abatement in general rates
is anticipated for the present. Much of the commercial
demand has arisen out of transactions in the Indian and
Australian trades, while bills from the manufacturing die-
tricts are appearing in greater numbers. Indeed, there
are evidences in all departments of the Discount Market
of the increasing activity of trade, both home and foreign ;
snd the additional number of bills afloat in consequence
is at once an indication of returning enterprise and of an
inadequate note circulation. The discount-houses have
had a large run of business this week, while the Bank has
had comparatively few demands upon it. But the lank
is having large sums returned to it in repayment of ad
vances ; its reserve will thus be materially strengthened
during the next few weeks, and we may expect, as soon as
that fund amounts to between 0,001,0001. and 7,000,(X)0/.,
it will compete with Lombard-street for the higher class
of commercial acceptances by equalising the rate of dis-
count upon long and short dated bills. The reduction
can scarcely be announced next Thursday, under pre-
sent circumstances; but it is improbable that it will be
deferred longer than the week following.

The comparative exchanges are favorable to the trans-
mission of specie to this country. Ti,e amounts indirectly
received from the Continent are beginning to be appre-
ciable, though it is difficult to reduce them to anything
like a definite estimate. In Holland and the north of
Europe much pressure is felt, in consequence of the gold
and silver drawn hither; and the rates of interest have
risen, with a view to arrest the export The imports of
the week are-117,0.5M. from New York; 129.0001.
from the West Indic a and South America; and 3.10,1241.
from Australia, by the Btackwali : total, 693,1241.; or, in
round numbers, 600,0001. The exports are not yet re•

gATURDAY,

ported They are, however, inconsiderable ; but, in a day
or two, about 40:URN/L, will be despatched to India, China,
and the East It is believed that a portion Of the od
brought by the Blaekei all was bought more than a month
ago on French account.
Public Securities have rno lerately fluctuated since our
last, and business has been exceedingly languid. Consols
closed on Saturday at 031 to for the account; and they
closed at the same quotation last night. But, in the mean.
time, they have been dealt in,at 931 to 1 ; and for a short
time at 9:11, alternately buyers and sellers. The range of
fluctuation, therefore, hrs not exceeded three•eigh.hs per
cent. ; so that steadiness may be assigned as the prevailin
feature of the market. In the course of the week a con-
siilerab a purchase was made by an eminent Hebrew house,
at 911 ti r m iney.
Exchequer hills ( March), par to 3s. prem.; ditto (June),
3s. to Is. this.
The Railway Market has been firm, and prices,
though without any material change, generally, are
better. Some of the heavy Ines have improved form
three-eighths to five•eighths per cent., and a few have
rather declined, but the tone of the market is, on the
whole. favorable to advancing prices. Foreign lines,
especially French, have considerably advanced. Since
last Saturday the iniproviment in Faris and Leone
amounts to 90s. per share, in addition to 60s. in the pre-
vious week, making 71. 106. in less than fourteen
days. Northern of France are aeaily 81. better. but in
both these lines there was a slight reaction today, in the
first case of thiee-fourths, and in the other of three-eigliths
per cent. Belgian lines have not been in much demand;
but quotations were without change until to•day, e hen
they declined in all descriptions. Sambre and Meuse
fell '2os. A fair amount of business has been dune
in Preference Shares for investment.

The railway st ttlement this week proved heavier than
was expected. It passed off well ; but one operator, who
had dealt largely in several stocks. waa unable to meet his
engagements.
Foreign Securities have been steady, with no great
amount of business; and for the most part there is no
alteration in prices. To.(ltty they were all (lull.

Joint•stock Bank and Miacellatteous Shares have beat
dealt in to a moderate extent; but neither of these markets
have presented any features worth special notice. Ottoman
Bank Shares declined to-day irom 1j to prem., to Ito
l I prem. upon the announcement of a call.
A new Swiss bank, under the name of the " General
Bank of Switzerland," with exclosi‘e power to issue notes
on demand to the extent of three times the amount of
bullion in its coffers, is announced.
The Commercial Bank of the Midland District, Canada,
is about to increase its capital troni 510.0001. to 820,0001.
A portion is now being offered to English subscribers at a
premium of ten per cent.
The brand Surrey Docks and Canal Company have
divided tour per cent., leaving a balance in hand of 4,1k•;)1.
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a Account, pursuant to the
for the week ending

SAtili Ur'

N(iLAND.

7[ll and Nth Victoria, cap. :i2
r, the Pali day or April, 106.

/SRI:b. 11.V1,41t11/IENT
!Votes Issued .... 423,90;,,130 Government Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities .. 3,45900
Oold Coin & Bullion 9,480.130
Silver Bullion .... ---

133,905,180 I
BANKINO DKPLRTMENT.

k 23,905,130

Proprietors'Capital4l4,s63,o(l4l4O;e—riiniint Seim-
dest
Public Deposita,— 8.443.14 Dead WeiglitAn4 412,918 437
Other Deposits ~ 12,314,701 Other Securities Pi :04.528
84ven Day & (Abel Notes
Bills

184.278,512
• Including Exchequer, Commiasiont
Saving's Baia., •ud Dividend Accouuta.

g542271.,543

of Natiomil Debt,

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CORN EXCHANGE—OnIy moderate supplies of home-
grown wheat have come to hand this week, coastwise and by
hind carriage. The general quality ot the samples, however,
has proved tolerably good. For all kiwis we have had a very
dull trace, at a decline in the quotations of 3e per quarter, and
clearances have nut been effected. Foreign wheats—the im-
ports of which have been by no means extensive—has cold
slowly, and prices have given way 2s per quarter Floating
cargoes have supported late currencies. Fine malting bailey
has realised an Improvement in value of Is per quarter: other
kiwis him sold steadily, at full prices. 'I he malt trade has con-
tinned steady, on former terms. The best oats have supported
last week's quotations; but inferior kinds hate given way ed to
Is per go/titer. 13-ans must be quoted is cheaper. in the
value of peas no change has taken 'lace. The flour trade has
ruled heavy, at Is to 2a per sack less money.
I.;trohistt—tYbeat, Essex and Kent red. 52r to 70a; white,
602 to 745: Norfolk and Lincoln red. 514 to 70s. Malting barley,
40a to 44s ; grinding ditto, 3.2 s to 3.55: dintilliug,34s to 575;
Malt, 83s to 7,49. Feed oats, 21a to 235; potato, 23s to 28s.
Rye, 44s to 455. Tick beans, 32s to 3',e; Harrow, 354 W %:7s;
pigeon, 57s to 41s. Grey peas, 34s to Ka ; maple. 37w to 3str:
white boilers, 411 a to 43a per gnat ter. Town-made flour, Os to
658; country marks, 48s to 50a; bouseholos, sfis to Ns per
2eolbs.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. FlOO7.
Eu 445.-140 .. 14514 .. 7730 .. 170 .. 1150
Irish 100 • • 71174) • •
Fore .. 6720 .. 2300 24e10 aka

1210 bl 9
LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FR In kv wheat,
4.5891 arters.7la 6d; barlel 1.292 quarters. 40s id : oats 1,9:4
eusrers, 219 5,1 ; rye, qua' tem ; beaus, 630 quarters.
38a sd: peas. 146 quarters, 36a 9d
IMPERIAL. W EEK I.V A V ERAG ES—Wheat, C.fts 7d; bar
; oats, 3. 8d ; rye, 421. ad ; bean., 41a 4d; peas,
37+10d.

I H 9, hi X WEEKS' AVETIAG ES—Wheat, Os 10d; barls,
37, 83; oats, 238 7d ; rye, scl; beans, 404 lld Po".
19 73.

KNGI ISH GRAIN ROLD LAsiT WEEK—Wheat, 9.4.772;
barley, 50,795; um, 19,801 ; rye, 277; beans, 6,336; peas, 791
cam Ctrs

BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the rnetmpolia
are from 9;d to HAI; of household ditto, lid to 9d per 4lbs
loaf
TEA—There is very little business doing in this articl-,
either at public s les or by private contract. In prices,
however, we have no change to reuort. The present
rates are as follows: Congou, Bitii to 2s .41; hang
Tang and Oolong, 10d to Is 10d; t.ouchong, 9iti to 28 6d;
Flowery Pekoe, Is td to 45; raper, to —; Scented Caper,
le 3d to Is lid; Orange Pekoe, -- to Scented Orange
Pekoe, Is 4d to 24 Rd ; Twankay, A.d to 15 2d ; Hyson Skin, Rd to
Is 2cl: Hyson, Is 3d to 45 : Young Hyson, Rid to 2s Ad;
Imperial, 11d to 211 44; Gunpowder, ed to 3s Rd; Aasem, is 6d
to 4s 4d per lb. Up to Satunlay last duty was paid on
ii,6ll,Alslbs. against 13,2E3 2021bs in 1855.
SUGAR—For all raw sugars we have had a dull and drooping
merket—the tall in vetoe being rd to I. per cwt. Berhadoes
ha!, readied 373 to 14s; 51 aurii;u.. 3.5 to 4,s Rd: Bengal, 3s
to 4.s per owt. Floating cargoes have commanded only a mode-
rate amount Of attention. Relined goods have moved off slowly,
at 52s to 55s per cwt.
COFFEE—On the whole, the demand is steady, as follows:—
Java, 43s to 535. Sumatra, Padang, and Batavia kind, 415
to 485. Manilla, 44s to 4os. Mysore, 43s to 79s 3d.
Mocha, garbled. 70s to 80:s ; ungarbled, 58s to 625. Ceylon
mauve sorts, ordinary to good ordinary. 49s to 521; plantation
kinds, good ordinary, 52s to 545; fine to fine fineordinary, 154 s to
69•: middling to good middling, t;ls to 78s. Jamaica. ordinary,
47s to 4911;
??, g:,bocits
toi
4s ;
to tine oidinary, 544 to 541: low middling
good to tine middling, 65s to flOs. Costa
t6Cat. otdinary to good orointuy• .1,-s to 528 • tine ordinary, 53s to
fine fine orditney, to colory, 578 to G-s 6,11 St.
01n40, 44111 to 43e. Hasana and Cuba, oreinary to good ordi
.I,l,,trey. 44s to 17s; tine ordinary to middling, 4gs to 60a. P,trto
niuidnd'f4sB i"
Ma.
Rio. 411 a to Ws. La Guam, good ordinary to
coloury. siis to 695.
Alol...kSSEs—Only a moderate supply is in the market, yet
the
114" d le inactive, at from 13s to 20s per cwt.
COCOA—We have a very Blow salts for this article, at the late
mate ht value. Red Trinidad, 44e to 474 per cwt.

RICE Several weds of Benaal nn board have sold for the
Continent. at full quotations. For home con.tunpUoa Ter)
little business is ooing. 'I he stock is toiusu illy large.
COT i (IN —Our market is still very active, and m P.c. continue
to improve. lurat, 41t1 to sjd; Bei,gal, 4d to lid; 11. A
to 5 per 1b....

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WOOL—The next series of colonial wool sales will commence
on the Bth proximo. Over 30,000 bales will be brougitt forward.
The pi:lite market is very firm, at extreme quotations.
About 3,000 bales have arrived this week, chiefly twee our
colonies.
METALS—The iron trade Is very firm. Scotch pig lies ad-
vanced to 71s, with en active demand. Rails, at tile Nk,.rks,
81 to et :a; Staffordshire, 91 lOs to 91 15e; wee, i single,
in London, 111 to 111 3s; and nail rods, 91 his to 91 14
per ton. Tin is active—Banca at 1:12s 6d to 133 a ; Straits,
133 e to : ttritish, 133 s to :31s; and refined, 137 s to
13.5. Tin plaza are rather bri k. I.C. coke, 30s 8d to 31s:
..A. ditto, 36s 6,1 to 37s per box. Lead is quite as dt•iar as last
week. British pig, Mil Ist- 27 : Slenish, 2:.1 to 251 Om pet
ton. English zinc is worth 301 lUs to :sillier ton. Spelter, 231 Se
to 231 10..

SLlRA'S—There is a moderate demand for ruin and
brandy, et last week's quotations. Malt spirit has risen Id per
gallon, with a good demand. No change in Gene a.
INDIGO—Great firmness continues u prevail in the demand,
at very full prices.
HOPS—We have to report a fair demand for hops generally,
as follows:—Mid and East Kent pockets, 41 to 61; Weald id
Nenis, 81 lOs to 51; Siiss,x. 81 to 41 /5s per cwt. The imports
from the Continent have fallen o f.

POTATOES—The supplies are less extensive, and the demand
is steady, at 40s to 95s per ton.
OILS—Our market is very dull. and prices almost generally
are drooping. Linseed, on the spot, has changed bands as low
as .3ns lid per cytt. Turpentine is heavy, at 32s to 34s tot
bpi its. end 9s to 9s 9d per cwt fur rough.
TALLOW—Since the early mart of the week the trade has
ruled heavy, on rather lower terms. P.Y.C., on the spot, 47s
to 47s 3.1: and for the last three months. 47s 6d per est.
ThP lest prices paid at St. Petersburg were 411 to 431 per ton on
board.

coALS—Gosforth, lt:s; Hilda, 15e 8d ; Riddell, 16s; Eden
Main, 17s; hell, Ins Belmont, .6s; Braddyll's, 17s; Lam bton,
18a; Stewart'.., ,sca 8d per ton.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE The suprlies of beasts on
sale this week have been very moderate, and all breeds have sold
readily, at au advance in the quotations of nom 2d to 4d pet
@lbs. Sheep have come slowly t hand, and the ruquiry for them
has ruled solve, at very full prices. In the early part of the
week lambs sold at 4d per +Abe more money ; but on Friday the
arivance was lost. In calves and pigs very little has becu done.
Beet has sold at from 3s 2d to 4s cc!; mutton, 3s nd to
58 4d ; lamb, fla to 7b 2d; veal, 4s 2d to 5s rd ; pork, Ss 8d to
48 8d per sibs to sink the offal.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL A steady demand
has been experienced for *itch kind of meat, as follows:
Beef, from 2s 8d to to 2d; mutton, Ss 2d to 48 :d; lamb.
5a 2d to 6s 4d ; veal, Se lOti to Se ; pork, 3s 2d to 4s itd per albs
by 'he carcase.

CAMPBELL—On th. sth of Febrnary, at Mouttan, in the Pun

jaub, India the wife of Sir Edward Campbell, Ban., Capt
H.M.'s .oth Rifles, of twin one.
HANDO'4—On the I:th instant, at Langley-park, the Marchio-
ness oft hand.ts, of a daughter.
DENT—On the 15th instant, at Ribston-hall, Y )rkshire, the wife
of John Dent Dent, Esq., of a daughter.
HLARSEY—On the 7th of February, at Sealknte, Punjauh,
India, the wife of Maju -General J. B. Hearsay, c.B , of a son.
MIU7I ONALD On tin lath instant, in Cadogan-place, the
Hon. Mra. Macdonald, of Clanratiald, of a eon.
MOSTYN—On the 7th instant, its Portland-place, Lady Augusta
Mostyn, of a eon.
PEMBERTON—On the 12th instant, at Fitzroy-square, the wife
of Major-General Pook Pen.bei tots. E.1.C.5.. of a son.
RA WLINSON—On the 28th of February, at Madras, Lady Raw-
linson. of a daughter.
THOMPSON—On the lath instant, at East Norton-( lace, F.din-
burgh,the wife of Major W. Thompson, M.S.F., of a daujiluer

MARRIAGES.
COOKF.S—MORRIS-0, the loin instant , at St. Mory's Church
Cheltenham. Charles Henry Cookes, F.sq.. Bengal Horst-
Art Ilery, to Maria Eliza, daughter of the late Richard Morris,
Esq.. of itallyilmvan-house, county %% sterford.
GRIMSTON—CAM ('BELL —On the 15 li instant,at St. Mary's.
Btyatiston-square, Oswald Augustus Grim ton, late Catitilet
19th Regt., to Frances Eliza. daughter of Lieut.-Colonel H.
Pundits carupbell, late of the sth Hussars.
JOH NSTONE ETH EASTON H A UGH—On the 15th instant.
at St. George's. Reuther-swore, Liettt..-'..'olottel Wm. Frederick
Johntrone, late of the Grenadier Guards, to the Lady Eleanor
Fetherstonhaugh.
JON ES—JONES—On the 15th instant, at St. John's. Padding-
ton, Sir Willoughby Jones, Bart, of cranmer-hall, Norfolk, to
Emily, daughter of Remy T. Jones, Esq.

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DEATHS.
COFFIN—On the 11th instant, at Oreenham-lodge, Berks.
Mojor-General Guy Carleton Coffin. RA., aged 74.
DAM ER— Oil the 14th instant, the Rii;lit Hun. Colonel Dawson
Dam. r, C 8., aged .3.
DANB EY —On the 18th instant, at Old-park. Niton, LW.,
Malet Dansey, E-q., son of the late Colonel Dansey, C. 8.,
aged 81.
DIINDAS—On the 11th instant, at Edinburgh, Charles J.
Whitley D. Dundas, Esq , M P.
SUTHERLAND —On the 12th instant, at Abardeen, Dr. Neil
Sutherland, aged 87.