The Press.
London, England, 1857-09-26 00:00:00

THE PRESS, SEPTEMBER 26,1857.

Mom Dada artb 6itg

FRIDAY EVENING.
THE return of the Bank of England for the week
ending the 19th instant shows the following
changes compared with that for the week preced-
ing :
Increase in Circulation

Increase in Public Deposits
388,821
Decrease in Other Deposits
Increase in Securities
Decrease in Bullion
Increase in Rest
Increase in Reserve
Bullion in Both Departments
Circulation, including Bank Post
Bills 19,703,283

THE week has been one of unexampled stagnation ;
both bona fide and speculative operators holding
aloof until the position of affairs in India has taken a
more decided aspect. The funds remain perfectly
stationary in price, and even the most extensive
brokers on the Stock Exchange are complaining of
an entire absence of business. There are no doubt
considerable orders to purchase Consols for money,
should they descend below 90, a point at which
the public are generally investors; and in the absence
of any disastrous news, it may fairly be presumed
that this market will shortly exhibit more firmness,
as public securities are undoubtedly low in proportion
to other values.
In the Discount Market and at the Bank there
has been, during the week, a fair but by no means
pressing demand. The mininum rate out of doors is
still five and a half per cent., while in the Stock Ex-
change money has commanded from five to five and
a half per cent. on Government securities.
In Paris the principal feature on the Bourse has
been one of decided recovery. The Rentes closed
yesterday at 67.30, and the rise which was estab-
lished at the earlier part of the week was fully main-
tained, and it is evident that the floating amount of
stock on the Bourse has of late been considerably
diminished, and consequently the market is thus
placed on a more legitimate basis. considerable
interest has been created in French financial circles
by the trial of Carpentier and his accomplices for
the abstraction of the shares of the Northern Rail-
way Company, belonging to Messrs. Rothschild,
which were deposited at the offices of the company.
English Railways have slightly declined during
the week. There has been a considerable advance
in Great Northerns, owing to an idea which is enter-
tained in well-informed quarters of a prospect of an
alliance with that and the Midland Railway Company.
London and North-Western Stock, which had lately
been extremely depressed, has experienced a slight
recovery. North-Eastern Stocks are dull, particu-
larly Leeds Northern. North British are also fiat.
Canadian Railways are slightly better.
In the market for Home Mining Stocks a mode-
rate amount of business has been doing. The chief
inquiries have been for shares iu North France,
East Russell, and East Bassett.

Imperial Brazilian end Mexican and South
American Smelting Shares have met with inquiry.
Cobre Copper are 11. lower.
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We regret very much to announce the stoppage of
the private bank of Messrs. Harrison, Watson, and

Co., of Hull. The firm is an old and highly re
spected one, and not the least suspicion of their
embarrassment seems to have been entertained. The
decision to stop was adopted yesterday afternoon.
The partners are Messrs. Robert Harrison, James K.
Watson, and Henry Pease. Their difficulties have
arisen, if rumour may be credited, through transac-
tions with houses in the grain trade, which have
themselves suffered severely by the late fall in
corn. The London correspondents of the firm are
Sir Charles Price and Co. The institution was not a
bank of issue.

Bank Shares have been quiet at previous quota-
tions. National Discount remain dull at 1j to I
discount. Crystal Palace, 1 3.l6ths to 5-16ths.

BANK OF ENGLAND .

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7tb and fith Victoria. cap. 32
for the week ending on Saturday, the 13th day of Sept., 1857.

ISRUZ DEPLIITMINT.
Notes issued ....:15,009,945 Government Debt 111,015,10
Other Securities.. 3,459,900
Gold Coin & Bullion 10,534,945
Silver

526,0C9,945

A25,0U9,9e3

BANKING DICPARTMENT.
Proprletors'Capitsl2l4,ss3,ollo Government Seen.
Kest
Public Deposits*.. 8,046,099 , Desch% eight An.) 410.523 653
Other Deposits .. ; Other Securities .. 18 262 051
Seven Day dc other lutes 6,i0a,7
Balls

436,318,019 1 A 36.318,049
* Including Exchequer Commissioners of National Debt
Slaings' Banks, and Dividend Accounts.

BRITISH FUNDS.— Closing Prlost.
OFFICIAL QUOTAfIOAS.

5 per Cent.Coneole
ditto or Account
3 per Cer_ts Reduced
per lents
Lug Annuities
Bonk StOCh. 7 per Cent
New 2; per Cent Annuit
r.:tch. Luills, 20.
India Bouds,(1,0001.;

Mond. Tuesd. Wed. Thurs. Fridnis

90} '.loi 90;
:20/ 20 k9oi

- 12 2-16! --:

Per Cent.

8-4 4;is —Bd lod
22d 1 23d , 23

IEIGN FUNDS.
Mond.,Tuesd. Wed. Thure.

Brazilian
Danish 5
Did). (Fail Otul )21
French 3
Do. 41
Do. Bank Stock_

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66: 93e1
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70 1

Mexican

Peruvian
Portuguese
Russian

•4panish
furkish A

Autw. & Rttrdni
Belgian East. J I
Dutch Rhehish
Rasa Indian
Gt. Indian Pen
G. NV .o f Can.,9 h
Lyons & Geuev,
Madras
Neituur& Liege
Nrthrn.of From .1
Norw. Truk. Prt.
Paris & Lyous '
Paris & Orleank
Paris I Rouen

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901

2103
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