The Press.
London, England, 1856-02-09 00:00:00

THE PRES.S.

ing rates of guarantee possessed by that undertaking
from the East India Company.
_ _

The suspension of Me4rs: Scott Russell and Co.,
with liabilities to the amount of 180,0001., was
announced on Monday. A meeting of creditors is
called for next Tuesday.
The bill brought in by the Vice-President of the
Board of Trade for the abolition of local tolls on
goods and shipping is regarded with a good deal of
apprehension in several seaports. This is especially
the case in Liverpool, where it is considered as a
triumph of the Manchester interest. The two bills
brought in by the same official to amend the law of
partnership by allowing persons to lend money to
partnerships on condition of receiving a share of the
profits without rendering themselves liable to any
loss beyond the sum so advanced, and to amend the
joint stock system by providing that all partnerships
of more than six members may avail themselves of
the advantages of incorporation with limited liability
upon complying with a few inexpensive formalities,
have both been well received by the commercial
community. Some apprehensions, however, are felt
that both measures may possibly be abused, owing
to the very simple restraints which it is proposed to
enact. Banking and assurance companies are ex-
cluded from the operation of the latter bill.

BRITISH FUNDS. Closing Prices.
OFFICIAL QUOTATION.
Mond. I Tweed. Wed.
t per Cent. Consols 3Ol 190 901 1
Ditto for Account
3 per Cents Reduced
3 per Cents
Long Annuities
Benk Stock, 7 per Cent 2lll 3 213 1 214
Omnium —
Exch. Bills, 21d. per diem 10 3(1;9 bd 19 A
India Bonds, (1,00014 1 6 4d

191}
, 911
ine
192 a 1I
31
1412 4

I 94
I 91f
91i i 1
921
214 Sle
7 8 d

BANK OF ENGLAND.
As Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32
for the week ending on Saturday, the 2nd day of Feb., 1856.
ISRUX DTPARTYILNT.
Government Debt 411,015,100
Other Securities .. 3,459,900
Gold Coin & Bullion 10,057,690

Note• issued .... X 24,632,620

Silver Blanes ....

£24,332,620
BANKING DE
Proprieters'CapitalLl4,333,ooo
Rest

Government Secu-
rities cincludino
Dead NN eight An.) 412,092,361
Other Securities 18,91807
Notes 1i,411,986
Gold a Silver Coin 648,256

Public Deposits* 3,702,679
Other Deposits 13,807,248
Seven Day & other
Bills

436,30,099

£36,369,091
issioners of

• including E:ch xluer, Savings Banks,
National Debt, and Dividend Accounts.
SHARES.
Mold. Trod. , ired.
25 23 7 43 7
,71 81173 8i 71 8i
84 6 Ma 6 .85 7
sett 1,55 i i;
121 so2t 3eilde 311

RA I LAil 13-•

Aberdeen
Birm. Wolv. btour VaL
Bristol and Exeter

Frid.
25 7
71 ai
85 7
3ii 6
121 3i
4 2 d
121 31
19 21

Caledonian
Chester and Holynead
Cork and Bandon
Dublin it Belfast June.'

East Anglian
Eastern Unior.(B)
East Lancashire
Eastern Counties
Great Northern
Gt. Sth. and Wit of Ire.
Great Western
Lancashire B Yorkshire
Lon., Tilbury, & Sthend
Lon., Brighton, ac
London and Blackwall
London and Nrth-West.
Midland

14 2i,
12i 3111
19 Ili

124 3i
:112 21.

Newmarket.
Newry and Enniskillen
Norfolk
Nrthrn. Counties Union

North British
North Staffordshire...
North-Western
o:f., Wrestr., and Wole
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland

South Devon
South• Eastern and Dov
South- Western
South Wales
Waterford et Limerick
II ISCELLLIZOVS--
Australian Agricultural

Canada
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace of France
North British Aus. Land I
Peel River Land & Mid.
Scottish Aunt. Invent.
South Australian Land
Van Diemen's Land

Antw.& Attrdm.
Belgian East. J.
Dutch Rhenish
East Indian
Gt. Indian Pen
G. W.of Can.,Bh
Lyons & Geneva
Madras
Na. & Lge.(w.in )
Nrthrn.of lornet .
Sorw. Truk. Prf.
Paris & Lyons
Paris & Orleans
?aria & Rouen