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London, England, 1857-12-25 00:00:00

past twelve, and Feb. 5, at two, at the Court of Bank.
raptcy.
Joseph Heldmann, lace manufacturer, Cheapside, Jan.
7, at one, and Feb. 5, at half-past eleven, at the Court
of Bankruptcy.
William Lloyd, frying-pan manufacturer, Gospel Qak,
Tipton, Staffordshire, Jan. 7 and 28, at half-past eleven,
at the Birmingham District Court of Bankruptcy.
William Billings, bonnet-shape maker, Red Cross-street,
Jan. 2, at eleven, and Feb. 5, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy,
Sybe I. Stevenster, merchant, Mark-lane, Jan, 2, at laalf-
past eleven, and Feb. kat half-past twelve, at the Cburt
of Bankruptcy.
William Hopperton, liceman' Oxford-street, Middlesex,
Jan. 5, at half-past two, and Feb. 5, at eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy.
Eli Gibson, builder, Wilby, Northamptonshire, Jan. 9,
at half-past one, and Feb. 9, at one, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy.
William Hills, grocer, Gravesend, Jan. 8, at eleven, Ind
Feb. 8, at one, at the ourt of Bankruptcy.
George Scott, coal merchant, Moor-wharf, Uxbridge,
Middlesex, Jan. 8, at twelve, axd Feb. 10, at eleven, at
the Court of Bankruptcy.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
. _

Donald Maccallum, grocer, Edinburgh.
John Dunn, house factor, Glasgow.
John Trainor, spirit dealer, Coatbridge.
Thomas Mitchell, flesher, Edinburgh.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Tictorla, cap. 32, for
the Week ending on Wednesday, the 23d day of December, 1857.

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued
N.B. Of which two
millions are issued an-
der the authority of
the letter from the
First Lord of the Trea-
sury and the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer.

Government debt.... 11,015,100
Other securities .. • . 5,459,900
Gold coin and bullion 10,203,790
Silver bullion• • • • .. • • --

£26,683,790

£26,633,730
d. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
1857.

Dated the 24th day of Decembi

BANKING n;
X
Proprietors' capital 14,553,000
Rest.. ~ . .
Public deposits (in-
cluding EKchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Say-
ings' Banks, and

Government securities

ncludg.DeadWelght
Annuity) .. • •
Other Securities 28,038,184
Notes ........ 7,426,670
Gold and Silver Coin 514,491

Dividend Accounts) 7,429,837
Other deposits
Seven Day and other
Bills .... • • •

£41,552,103

£11,552,103
MA.RSIIALL, Chief Cashier.

Dated the 24th day of Dec., 185'

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from tho returns made in the week ending Dec.
22, 1857, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or
payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great
Britain : s. d.
From the British Possessions in America 25 9i
Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius
Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies —
Average of the above descriptions.

'GE.-YESTERDAY.

Gibraltar • • •• •• ••
,Leghorn .. •• • . •• 30 60
,Genoa • • 26 10
Milan • •
,Naples •• •• •• •• •••' 40%
'Palermo ..... 123
,
Lisbon Messina
..... • • .... lsliii
Oporto ........ , • • 52 NI
Rio Janeiro ...... • • ....
Buenos Ayre5..........
New York,6o days' sight
Philadelphia . .
PRICES OF BULLION, PER Or
Foreign Gold In Bars .£3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin •• 0 0 0
Mexican Doilars .... 0 0 0%
New Dollars .... • • 0 0 0
Silver in bare. ...... 0