New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-05
GREAT BRITAIN,


Financial matters are still tho most interesting por-
ton Of the news.
/, In London, on Wednesday. the 2ist ult the funds
over Tuesday . rates. On the Stock Exchange money
was In good supply at TO 81 per cent Government
Securities and at the Bank and Discount sket there
was an absence of pressure.
The Times city article, dated Wednesday evening"
1.-THE advance in the Bank rate to eight per cent
eetms greatly to have checked the expectation of gold
to New.Yoik The Arego, from Southampton, has
taken ont $4,000 from France, but only 81 500 from
England; while the total by the City Of Baltimore,
from Liverpool, is only 60 2O9. 1t was intended to
ssnd by the latter vessel bn, the Bank pa Go move
handed. The quantity Of go)ts being forwarded Is
very small, ard this fact will tend to improve the
American excheDges. The India Compary have given
notice Of further Use Of four per cent on their rate
for bills On India I"
On Thursday, the 22d ult, the funds exhibited great
stesdiness, closing at slight advance.
The Times says that the Money market Is exceed
Ingy quiet, and owing to the absence of any i'm
portsnt failures and the signs Of general stability
smopg the leading manufacturing aud shipping firms
throughout the country avery satisfactory feellug Is
observable Uncertainty still prevails as to tho prob
ability Of any further upward movement on the part
OF the Bark, but the question will perhaps be solved
before the lapse Of another week. The demand for
morey is comparatively quiet both at the Bank and
out Of door, Numerous suspensions continue to be
announced on the Continent, especially among the
manufacturing firms of Germany.
The Bank Of Eugland had thrown out some Amer1-
can bills known or supposed to be connected with In
tended shipments of specie to the United States.
On Friday the funds continued buoyant. There
we're no gold Withdrawals from the Bank.
The rate of discount at Hamburg had declined to
81 per cent.
31s Times says that the Canada takes out tenders
Tor 600 of eight per cent bonds of the Michigan
Central Railroad for the extinction OF portion OF shen
floating debt.
The value of money on the Stock Exchange remains
~ low as five per cent.
The Daily Necs Of Friday says that the demand for
money at the Bark Of England was heavy.
Mr. Ten Broeck's American horse Pryor is dead.
Lcrd Maceuley has been elected High Steward OF
Cambridge.
III papers continue to publish lengthy speeches by
prominent men on the affairs of India. Among others
the Duke Of Cambridge addressed the citizens OF
Sheffield, on the occasion Of laying the foundation
store for the Crimeau monument. lie urged stern
Justice to the mutneers and stated that recruiting was
progressing liz perfectly incredible manner:
Mr. Gladstone made epeech at Lverpool upon the
educational question. He looked upon patronage as
the curse ana plague of the country and hoped Tor the
day when nearly every office will be held up in the
face Of the country for the best candidate.
An examination in the Bankruptcy Court of London,
has brought TO light extraordinary exposures regard
TO the manufacture OF accommodation buls Dy COM
mercial men. .
1te London. Times, taking for text proectionlst
artiols from an American psper eulogzes free trade
principles and expresses surprise that they make such
Glow progress in the United States.
A farewell demonstration was given to Neal Dow by
the temperance men, at Liverpool on the I'D ult. lie
is a passenger per the Canada.
There had been monetary pressure on the Banks OF
ireland.