The Press.
London, England, 1856-08-09 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

Public Securities are lower than this day week, Con-
sols having been affected by the settlement which was
brought to a close today, and by an indisposition to
embark in transactions on the part of the public in the
present unsettled state of the Money Ma"ket. Lust
Friday they closed at 95i to for money, and the 7th of
August; the last price for the August account was 9511
to I, showing a decline of one quarter per cent. On Friday
last the closing quotations for the September account were
93 to 1 ; yesterday they were 9512 to showing a fall of
I. To-day they opened i lower—viz., 95} to for money,
and 95,1 to for account, and left off weak at Of to I, the
decline being attributed to influential money sales.
The Foreign Market has been comparatively steady in
quotations, but business has been upon the most limited
scale.

Railway Shares are generally from one half to one per
cent. lower than this day week. The decline in Consols
has naturally affected the market value of this class of
securities; but some descriptions have suffered as well
from the adverse impressions created by very small
balances being likely to be carried over to the current half-
year from that recently closed. On some lines, also, the
weekly increase in traffic is not so considerable as might
have been expected at this time of the year. The tone of
the market, however, is far from being depressed ; it is, on
the contrary, rather firm.
Joint-stock Banks are scarcely so good as last week.
Ottomans and Bank of Egypt are decidedly lower; but
National Discounts have been steady and firm until to-day,
when they closed very flat. _ _ _

Miscellaneous Sha-res have been uniformly dull, with a
languid tone.
The General Iron Screw Collier Company have declared
a dividend at the rate of ten per cent. per annum.
An adjourned meeting of the proprietors in the Bank of
London was held today, when the report of the auditors,
which was satisfactory in all respects, was read and adopted.
The three retiring directors were re•elected.

The Bank of London have declared a dividend at the
rate of ten per cent. per annum ; and from the accountant's
report it appears that there is every prospect of the late
John Sadleir's securities for advances not only repaying
the bank, but realising something to be handed over to bie
other creditors.

BANK OF :
An Account, pursuant to the A,
for the week ending on Saturds

ENGLAND.
,or. 7th and Nth Victoria, cap. $2
ay, the 2nd day of August,ll3s6.
PARTMENT.

lIIIIOC LEI
Notes issued .... 426,271,0i.3

Government Debt A 11,015,100
Other Securities .. 3,459,900
Gold Coin & Bullion 11,796 095
Silver Bullion ....

526,271,095

£26,271,095

11111111.1110 D
Proprietors'ospitel/14,568,000
Rest
Public Deposita* 8,677,416
Other Deposits
Seven Day & other
Bills

:PARTNZ NT.

Government Seou-

ritiee ((including
Dead WeightAn.> 412.483.043
Other Securities 14,1i.6,000
Notes 3,794.655
Gold & Either Coin 06.775

183,100,475 t 53,100,475
• Including Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt,
Savings' Banks, and Dividend Accounts.

BRITISH FUNDS. Closing Prices.
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.

road. Tiles& Wad. Mum •Friday

..i.............—-....... ---..-
•••• ,96/ 4 964
I.
——• i 954 4
1961 954964 4
964 4 964 64.96 64 951 ii 91 4
9t4 Hi 914 4 9CI 41 96 G
8 7•16
21
9184 2174 9 918 17— 84
.'l5 9p 17' 9p 16 9p 15 Tp, 18 p
.1 16 pl p p —p' •-•
FEIGN FUNDS.
Mond ITuesd. Wed.

3 per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account
4 per Cents Reduced
3 per Cents
Long Annuities
Bank Stock, 7 per Cent
Oinnium
Exch. Bills, 2iet.
India Bonds, (1,0001.)

701
PorOmm,

nurs. Friday.
109

Brazilian
Danish 6
D Loh. (Fa 19 Guil )9e
Freuok 3_

6Sti 19
70e 7bc ror 70c
f a 4f 30o'
— l.
tile
304 0 —ll2}

Do. 41
Do. Bank Stook
Mexican 3
Peruvian 4+
Portuguese 4
Russian 6
Spanish 3
Turkish kce 6