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ittatter * uf dFact . CALIFORNIAN GOLD . The annexed statement exhibits the amount of gold dust shipped from San Francisco , by the steam-ships leaving that port for Panama , from April 11 , 1849 , to October 4 , 1850 : — Shipments of Gold Dust from San Francisco . Amount of Dates . Passengers . Gold Dust . Dollars . April 11 75 166 , 638 07 May 1 54 340 , 553 25 June 20 74 345 , 820 24 July 2 35 263 , 16 4 44 Aug . 2 110 533 , 562 93 Sept . 1 253 575 , 500 70 Oct . 1 281 293 , 891 62 Nov . 1 212 915 , 717 09 Nov . 15 258 420 , 062 00 Dec . 1 157 705 , 294 88 Jan . 1 278 897 . 463 57 Jan . 15 237 355 , 306 93 Peb . 1 202 658 , 982 09 March 1 248 1 , 138 , 709 76 April 1 229 1 , 453 , 634 42 April 20 116 568 , 886 56 May 1 88 1 , 386 , 496 03 June 1 246 2 , 344 , 324 04 3173 13 , 329 , 388 62 July 1 182 1 , 800 , 000 00 Total 3355 15 , 129 , 388 62 July 15 1 , 076 , 043 00 Aug . 1 1 , 961 , 862 00 Aug . 15 773 , 257 00 Sept . 1 1 , 500 , 000 00 Sept . 15 1 , 700 , 000 00 Oct . 1 1 , 800 . 000 00 Oct . 4 1 , 250 , 000 00
Total 25 , 190 , 550 62 The amounts named above are merely the sums on t h e fre ight list of each steamer . The amounts brought by passengers are only guess work ; and although they have without doubt been large , it is hardl y poss i bl e to form even an estimate approximating the truth . Sailing vessels from San Francisco direct to this and other Atlantic ports , to Panama and other ports of the Pacific , have taken many millions of gold dust . It appears to us fully safe to estimate an exportation of at least fifty millions of gold dust from San Francisco by sea within the abovenamed period . It will be
seen that since February last , the monthly shipments have been very large compared with those made previous ly ; the inference from which is , that the great encrease in the number of miners has proportionally encreased the product . In August the shipments amounted to 2 , 735 , 119 dollars . September , 3 , 200 , 000 d o ll ars , and in the first four days of October , 3 , 050 , 000 dollars . This is an average of about three millions per month , provided no more shipments are made in October . We , h owev e r , make no such provision , for it is our impression that the steamer or steamers which left San Francisco on or about the 15 th of October , will bring between two and three millions of gold dust , which ,
added to the amount above reported , shipped since the first of October , will make an average monthly shipment of nearly four millions of dollars in gold dust . T his i s e n ormo u s , and the public hardly realize its magnitude and importance . We can well recollect the time within the past three years when an arrival of two or three millions of specie from any other part of the world would have created as great an excitement in financial and commercial circles , as any event we can call to mind . That was when the coin was merely transferred from one commercial point to another ; but now , when we are receiving three and four millions a month , month after month , direct from the mines , and when it is
so much added to the supply of precious metals in the world , it hardly causes a remark , and has no visible effect upon the movements of commerce . Those who are looking back to the stock speculations of previous years , and making efforts to trace similar effects from similar causes , must bear in mind that we have not had the gold mines of California to draw upon for immense amounts ofgold-dust , but have expanded from time to time , without any basis for the credits created by the encrease of contracts . So long as the expansion is healthy and sound , no apprehensions need be entertained that a revulsion is at hand , or that any great depreciation will be realized in prices for stock securities , or any species of property . — New York Herald . *
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Protestantism in the United States . —The subjoined statistics of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States will doubtless prove interesting to our religious readers . It will be remembered that this church , allowing for difference of country and institutions , is affinitive with the Church of England . Of this church there are in the United States— -dioceses , 29 ; bishops , 32 ; priests and deacons , 1557 ; whole number of clergy in the United States , 1589 . Baptisms : adults , 2698 ; infants , 1 / 516 : total , 4214 . Confirmed , 7461 ; communicants , 87 , 794 . The number of clergy is as follows in the several dioceses : —New York , 256 ; Pennsylvania , 144 ; Maryland , 128 ; Virginia , 114 ; Western New York , 113 ; Connecticut , 107 ; Massachusetts , 80 ; South Carolina , 71 ; Ohio , 70 ; New Jersey , 59 : North Carolina , 39 ; Michigan , 34 ; Illinois , 30 ; ' Georgia , 28 ; Kentucky , 28 ; Louisiana , 25 ; Rhode Island , 24 ; Alabama , 23 ; Wisconsin , 23 ; Indiana , 21 ; Tcnessee , 21 ; Vermont , 21 ; Mississippi , 17 ; Delaware , 16 ; Missouri , 15 { Maine , 33 ; Florida , 8 ; New Hampshire , 8 ; Texas , 8 ; Iowa , 7 ; Arkansas , 4 ; Minesota , 3 .
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BANK OF ENGLAND .
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An Account , pursuant to the Act 7 th and 8 th Victoria , cap . » , for the week ending- on Saturday , t he 23 d of November , I 860 . ISSUE DEPARTMENT . £ £ Notes issued .... 29 , 584 , 870 Gov e rnment Debt , 11 , 015 , 100 Other Securities . . 2 , 984 , 900 Gold Coin and Bulli o n 15 , 539 , 20 ? Silver Bullion .... 45 . 66 T £ 29 , 584 , 870 £ 29 , 584 , 870 BANKING DEPARTMENT . £ £ Proprietors 'Capital , 14 , 553 , 000 Government Secu-Itest 3 , 139 , 240 rities ( including ' Public Deposits ( in- Dead-weight Ancluding- Exche- nuity ) l * , 328 , 901 quer , Savings' Other Securities .. 11 , 719 , 37 a Banks , Commis- Notes 10 , 983 , 105 si o ners of Na t i ona l Gold and S ilver Debt , and Divi- Coin 635 , 573 dend Accounts } .. 9 , 040 , 581 Other Deposits .... 9 , 558 , 819 Seven-day andother BiHs 1 , 275 , 309 £ 37 , 566 . 949 £ 3 7 , 566 . 919 Dated Nov . 28 , 1850 . M . Marshall , Chief Cashier .
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BRITISH FUNDS FOR THE PAST WEEK . ( Closing Prices . )
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SHARES . Last Official Quotation for the Week ending Friday Evening . Railways . Banks . Caledonian .. .. 10 | Australasian .. .. •—Edinburgh and Glasgow iiti British North American 42 $ Eastern Counties .. 6 | Colonial .. .. .. — Great Northern .. .. 1 5 C ommer c i a l of L o nd o n .. 25 J Great North of England 245 London and Westminster 27 j ( GreatS . & W . ( Ireland ) 374 London Joint Stock .. 18 Great Western .. .. 72 { j National of Ireland .. — Hull and Seiby .. .. 99 National Provincial .. — Lancashire and Yorkshire 49 Provincial of Ireland .. 43 Lancaster and Carlisle 6 f ) 4 Union of Australia .. 35 Lond ., Brighton , &S . Coast 85 Union of London .. — London and Blnckwall .. 7 Mines . London and N .-Wester * 119 Bolanos — Midland 424 Brazilian Imperial .. — North British .. .. li Ditto , St . John del Bey — South-Eastern and Dover 20 | Cobre Copper .. .. 33 South-Western .. .. G 9 Miscellaneous . York , Newcaa ., & Berwick 17 J Australian Agricultural — York and North Midland 23 Canada — Dooks . General Steam .. .. 274 East and West India .. 141 Penius . & Oriental Steam 80 London 120 $ Uoyal Mail Steam .. 68 St . Katharine .. .. 78 South Aubtralian .. —
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GRAIN , Mark-lane , Nov . 29 . Wheat , R . New 40 s . to 42 s . Maple 31 s . to 33 . 1 . Fine 42 —44 White ...... 26 —28 Old 42 —44 Boilers 29 —31 White 44 - —4 tt Beans , Ticks . .. 26 —28 line 44 —46 Old 27 —29 Superior New 48 —50 Indian Corn .... 30 — 3 ? Rve 26 —28 Oats , Feed .... 17 — 18 Barley 22 —23 Fine .... 18 —19 Malting 28-30 Poland 19 -20 Mal t , Ord 50 —52 Fine .... 20 —21 Fine 52 —54 Potato 19 —SO Peas IIog 29 —30 Fine .... 20 — 2 L
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FLOUR . Town-mado per sack 40 s . to 43 s . Seconds «• ... •••••••••••••••• « 7 — W Ksbcx and S u f f o lk , on board ship J 2 — 34 Norfolk and Stockton : "" l , „ ~~ ,,, American per barrel 22 — 23 Canadian VV , 81 -. ai "Wheiiten Bread , 7 d . the 4 lb . loaf . Hous « holds , 6 d .
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GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF GRAIN . Wrbk Ending Nov . 33 . Imperial General Weekly Average . Wheat 39 s . lid . I Rye 29 s . 6 d . Uarley 24 1 I Beans 28 9 Slti .............. 17 3 | l ' cas 29 4 Aggregate Average of the Six Weeks . Wheat .... 7 . 408 . Od . I Rye 25 s . lid . Uarley 24 2 Huana ... 29 0 Oats ... 17 0 | P eas 29 7
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AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR . The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar , computed from the returns made in the week ending the 26 th day of November . 1800 , is 894 , 0 ^ u . per cwt .
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HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK . ( From the Registrar-General ' s Report . ) The present return exhibits a sudden encrease in the deaths of London , and a greater mortality than in any vteek since the beginning of April . The deaths registered in the two previous weeks were 921 and 90 S , but rose in that which ended last Saturday to 1016 ; and they now exceed the actual average for the ten corresponding weeks in 1840-9 , which is 977 , but fall short of the average as corrected for probable encrease of population , by which it is raised to 1066 . The present encrease , as might be expected from the season of the year , is observed to proceed from diseases of the organs of respiration , with the exception of phthisis or consumption . Pneumonia was fatal in the preceding week in 56 cases , last week in 94 , of which 69 we : e among children ; but it has not yet attained the average . Bronchitis was fatal in 77 cases , of which nearly two-thirds were among persons of mature years , and it continues to exceed the average . On the other hand , consumption , which numbers 111 , has declined on the previous week , and does not show the same disposition , with other affections of the respiratory organs , to be aggravated by atmospheric changes . This disease does not yet quite equal the average , and its comparatively low rate of mortality during the year may be due , in some degree , to the middle-aged part of the population , who are most subject to it , having been thinned by chol era , which also bore most heavily on the same class . The deaths of children by convulsions were last week 44 , or nearly twofold the number of the previous week . Amongst zymotic or epidemic deseases , scarlatina and typhus are the most rife , and destroy nearly the same number of lives ; from the former there were 41 deaths , from the latter , 47 . Measles is not now so fatal as usual as regards the metropolitan districts generally . There is only one case of cholera registered . Fever finds its victims in damp , ill-drained , unw h o l es o me re s i d en c es , and several cases in point are now reported by the local officers . The births of 708 boys and 673 girls , in all , 1381 children , were reg istered in the week . The average of five corresponding weeks in 1845-9 was 1320 . * Ten Week * Week of 1839-49 . of 1850 . Zymotic Diseases .. 2165 .... 203 Dropsy , Cancer , and other diseases of uncertain or variable seat 550 .... 49 Tubercular Diseases .. 1576 .... 153 Diseases of the Brain , Sp in a l Marrow , Nerves , and Senses .. .. .. 112 b .... 134 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels .. 318 .... 38 Diseases of the Lungs and of the other Organs of Respiration 1828 .... 201 Diseases of the Stomach , Liver , and other Organs of Di g estion .. .. .. 586 .... 56 Diseases of the Kidneys , &c 8-2 .... 18 Childbirth , diseases of the Uterus , &c . .. 108 .... 9 Rheumatism , diseases of the Bones , J o ints , &c .. .. .. .. 74 .... 8 Diseases of the Skin , Cellul a r Tissue , &c ... 7 .... 4 Malformations .. .. .. .. .. 28 .... 7 Premature Birth and Debility .. .. 209 .... 19 Atrophy .. .. .. .. .. .. 144 .... J 8 Age .. .. .. .. .. •• 5 S 0 .... 48 Sudden 100 .... 13 Vi o l e nce , Privati o n , Cold , and Intemperance 229 .... 38 Total ( including unspecified causes ) .. 9770 1016
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MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE . Saturday . The English Funds have been in a very unsettled way this week . On Monday there was little or no variation , but on Tuesday Consols were heavy and unsettled , and closed at 96 | to 964 , a decline of three-eighths from the previous day . On Wednesday they recovered slightly , and yesterday , in the absence of any decidedly unfavourable intelligence from the Continent , the improve rnent continued , the closing price being 96 J to 96 J . The news of yesterday not being considered so favourable , Consols opened at a decline of \ percent , j but they afterwards rallied and closed at 96 $ to 96 f . The fluctuations of the week have been as follows : — Consols , 96 ito 96 j ; Bank Stock , 211 to 212 ; Threeand . a-Quarter per Cents ., 97 & to 97 g ; Exchequer Bills , 64 s . to 68 s . premium . The market for Foreign Securities was heavy in the early part of the week , and several stocks suffered a decline . Yesterday the market was rather firmer , and transactions were conducted with more confidence . In the official list the prices recorded were—Brazilian , 86 : Danish Three per Cent * ., 78 and 76 ; the Five per Cents ., 9 9 ^> Ecuador , 3 | and |; Granada , 174 ; Mexican , for money , 31 J and 32 ; for the account , 32 J , 32 , and 32 & ; Poruvian , 78 J ; the Deferred , 35 i , 35 & , and 35 ; Portuguese Four per Cents ., 334 , and \; Russian Fourand . a iHalf per Cents ., 95 J , 8 , i , and 4 ; Spanish Five per Cents ., 17 $ and & ; Dutch Two-and-a Half per Cents ., 56 J , 56 , and 564 ; and the Four per Cent . Certificates , Majix-iane , Fridat , Nov . 29 . The country markets held during the week have been of the same dull character as ours on Monday . Within the last day or two some liberal supp lies of all descriptions of grain have arrived into London , and though the holders are firm the amount of business done is limited . "We have , however , no alteration to report in the value of any article . Arrivals from Nov . 25 to 29 : — English . Irish . Foreign . Wheat .. .. 2610 6970 Barley .. .. 4990 —— 3090 Oats .. .... 530 750 4410
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Nov . 30 , 1850 . ] © f > * & * £ & *? + 861
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Satur . Mond . Tues . Wed * . Thur * . Frid . Bank Stock .... 311 * 2 U 4 211 218 211 3 per Ct . Bed .. 96 96 96 J 95 | 961 96 3 p . C . Con . Ans . 96 j 96 | 96 j 96 | 96 j 96 | 3 p . C . An . 1726 . 3 p . Ct . Con ., Ac . 97 962 964 9 « l 96 f 9 s ! 3 { p . Cent . An . 97 | 97 | 974 97 & 9 ? 1 9 ? 8 New . 5 per Cts . 122 LongAus ., 18 < iO . 7 J 7 J 1 % 7 13-16 7 J 7 jfc Ind . St . lO ^ p . ct . 2684 271 Ditto Bonds .. 86 86 87 85 85 Ex . Bills . 1000 / . 66 p 66 p 64 p 67 p 68 p 68 p Ditto , 5 jU * .. 66 p 68 p 67 p 68 p Ditto , Smai : 66 p 66 p 6 * p 67 p 68 p 68 p ,
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FOREIGN FUNDS . ( Last Official Quotation during the Week , ending Friday Evening . ) Austrian 5 per Cents . 63 Mexican 5 per Ct . Ace . 312 Belgian Bds ., 44 p . Ct . 9 i > £ Small .. .. — Brazilian 5 per Cents . 87 Neapolitan 5 per Cents . — Buenos Ayres 6 p . Cts . — Peruvian 44 per Cents . — Chilian 6 per Cents ... — Portuguese 5 per Cent . 82 Danish 5 per Cents . .. 99 4 per Cts . 33 | Dutch 2 A per Cents ... 564 Annuities — 4 per Cents . .. 85 Russian , 1822 , 5 p . Cta . — Equador Bonds .. 34 Span . Actives , 5 p . Cts . 18 French 5 p . C . An . atParis 90 . 90 Passive .. — 3 p . Cts ., Nov . 29 , 56 . 30 ¦ Deferred .. —
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 30, 1850, page 861, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1861/page/21/
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