The Press.
London, England, 1858-05-08 00:00:00

THE PRESS, MAY 8, 1858.

therefore, no tear of the supplies falling short ; and cer-
tainly the existing demand is not calculated to make any
serious impression on the stock in the Bank.
Consols, which left off last Friday at 97i, have improved
principally in consequence of various encouraging state-
nts and explanations made in Parliam ?tit by the Go-
vernment. Yesterday they closed at 97j to 98, after
having nearly been at 98, buyers. The Government broker
has been a purchaser of small amounts almost daily. This
morning they opened at 971 to 98, and improved to 98 to
I. Sales were then pressed, and they gradually receded to
071 to I.
Foreign Stocks have been held with great firmness, and
all the favourite descriptions are higher.
Railway Shares ere, on the whole, fully one per cent.
higher than this day week. The advance has been caused
by the improved tone in Consols acting upon increasing
traffic receipt:: but at present the attention of the invest-
lug public is chiefly directed t 3 Preference and Guaranteed
Stocks. To-day speculative sales caused nearly a general
reaction in quotations.
Most of the other markets have shown considerable firm-
ness.

The Trade Reports nre still growing better and they
will continue to improve unless the advancing prices of
some descriptions of raw material decks the energies of
our manufacturers.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE.
Tuesday, May 4.

BANKRUPTS.—HENRY EDWARD FENNELL and CHARLES W.
CHANTRELL, Whitley, Hants, brewers...WILLIAM HENRY JOHN
HEAL and DANIEL JACKSON RoBERTS, Rood-lane, City, rner•
chants—WILLIAM PRICE WAOHORN, late Of 11011 DI
grocer and draper—ALGERNON STEWART AUSTEN, late of
Fenchurch-street, ship and insurance broker—WILLIAM STUB•
BISON WELLS, Hertford, butcher—THOMAS TOMPSON. Hail-
stone, builder—JoHN HAYWARD, Warwick and Milverton,
Warwickshire, miller and baker—HENRY BARNSLEY, Cradley
Heath, Worcestershire, draper and ironmo.,ger—Joits Halmos,
Itorley, Yorkshire, cloth manufacturer—JAMES MOORHOUSE,
Skipton, Yorkshire, innkeeper—HENßY CLARKE, Marton, Lin-
colnshire, saddler and harness maker—James BOWMAN HALL,
Tideewell, Derbyshire, druggist and grocer—JOHN WHirriNo-
HAM, Liverpool, boot and shoe maker—OHARLES DIXON, Sack-
ville, Westmoreland, ship owner and builder Mai-cows
M'Eacmcw, Liverpool, cork manufacturer —Jonw RAGSON,
Sunderland, Shipowner--JOSEPH THORMAN, Jun., Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, commission agent and iron merchant.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.—AtexANDER and ROBERT
MILNE, Aberdeen, woollen drapers and clothiers DAVID
PORTER, Banff, shipowner, lnkeeper, and tackeman of petty
customs—Parza FERGUSON and JAMES LONNIE. (31811g0W,
plumbers and lead merchants—Davin Pantor..E, Edinburgh,
grocer GEORGE WATSON, Dunfermline, Wader—WILLIAM
LAWRIE, Collbedge Mills, Edinburgh, miller-JAMES BLancia
and Jamas IhrictE, jun., Edinburgh, ironfounders.

Friday, May 7.
BANKRUPTS.—PaactvAL S. Low, Layland cottages,
Queen's•road, Daleton, shipowner—Axe JANII BRELDos, Bir-
mingham, licensed victualler—Montan J. Puns, Long Eaton,
Derbyshire, miller—Joseen Wnirrittontle Liverpool, boot.
maker—RICHARD HA rroN, New North road, Holton, stationer—
JOHN HILL. Evesham, Worcestershire, plumber—Jonnsom

CHArtss, Kingston•upnn-Hull, commies agent—TmomAs
HusTurv, Rochdale, grocer—HENßY C. SHERBORN, Odiham,
S.Juthamptonshire, grocer—MATTHEW REDMAYNE, Hulme, Lan-
cashire. butcher—ltoeaaT THOMPSON, West Hartlepool. builder
—BENJAMIN CHASTER, Liverpool, atone merchant—EDWAßD
FORMAN, Boston, confectioner—WlLLlAM TURNER, North
Shields, sailmaker—MATTHEW STAINTON, South Shields, iron-
founder—RoßcaT CUNLIPFIL HENRY CUNLIFIR. JOHN CON-
LIPPE, and ABEL CUNLIPFE, Todd Carr Mill, near Newchurch,
Lancashire woollen manufacturers— Josmi PARKER, Black-
burn, grocer—THOMAS HAasurr, North Shields, wine and
spirit merchant.