The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-27
BANK OF ENGLAND.

The last returns compared with those of the previous
week. show increase in public deposits Of
in the rest Ga, 1928 in government securities f563 730
in notes unemployed, f279 ol5; and decline in other
deposits Of in other securities E4Ol $685. and
in bullion in both departments E52 4oe The last re-
turns, published in Of the English papers, show
decline in bullion Of El40 4o6, which is mistake, &C
cordng to the official figures.
BY the arrival Of the steamship Baltic at this port from
Liverpool have four days later intelligence from Eu-
rope The political is important and interesting,
but tie financial and commercial accounts are By NO
Of q favorable character. The London Nesus of
the 18th says
The tendency Of the English funds and Of the Stock Ex
change markets generally, continues decidedly down
ward At period Of the day further fall Of per
cent established and although more steadness WAS
lower than YESTERDAY The downward movsmeot vas
accelerated to-day by increased supply Of stock in
the market indicated by the conclusion Of the month
y settlement in consols In consequence OF which the
contango this stock to the account Of the 7th
of December advanced cent The chief depressing
feature however rested with the serious estimate
formed by public opinion Of the probable Of the war;
which is regarded likely to render early loan ine
viabe i Is assumed moreover that any considerable
creation OF stock would operate eectual obstacle
TO the establishment Of such high prices ~ those At
which the funds have been maintained during the earlier
months Of the Russian war. The partial recovery Of
the afternoon was caused by a statement which was
credited in good circles that reinforcement Of 900
French troops is to be despatched quickly possible
scarcely necessary to point out that such an
arrangement is equivalent to subsdisng France
Consols opened at 92< TO 93 for the It'll December,
and, after recedng to 92S, closed at 92H to ". For
money, the transactions at % to ok, and the
closing quotation was S2H to y. The official business
92h, x, y, ~ 49, e2's, %; do. for account, It'll Dec,
The fiS3 600 in specie brought by the Africa, from
New York, Is taken for expotaton to the Continent
The demand continued active this afternoon It is stated
that parcels OF bar gold withdrawn from the
bank Tor shipment yesterday.
The foreign exchanges this afternoon generally showed
downward tendency. The demand for paper on Ham
burg caused transactions to take place as ow 135
although bills remained at the close Of Change at
13.5A to6. The shipments of corn which are now in
progress from the Baltic aud other ports In
Of the rise in the English markets, calculated
10 exercise decidedly unfavorabe influence the
changes. On Amsterdam the current rate 1l.16X
to IL on Frankfort, 1ls4 Paris rs 05 to OK,
AT hort and rs rs to go at three months In the
of Vienna and Trieste there alteration OF impor
tarce
lie dollars brought in by the last Mexican packet were
sold to-day, chiefly China Mt per ounce being the
same price as was realized for the preyons Arrival
Some limited parcels Of bar silver have been taken for
the continent at 5s. I'D per standard showing
an advance Of Nd. per ounce.
There greater demand for money, but the rates
of discount had not changed Advices from Paris quote
the price Of gold at about mile discount, and the
exchange at Paris on London at short 250sK, making
gold 024 per cent dearer Paris than in London The
price Of gold at Hamburg is 424 per mark and the
change London at short 1884, making gold dearsr in
Hamburg than in London
The cotton market inactive and prices had down.
ward tendency although actual decline had taken
place. Breadstuis had fallen of slightly in quotations.
but operations limited.
The annexed statement exh Ia the quantity and value
Of merchandise other than foreign dry goods imported
into this port during the week ending Friday November
"a, 1854 =