The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-08 00:00:00

GLASGOW, Ocroms 6.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, New,
22s.—Dundee and Northern Junction, 253.—Dundee and
Perth, New, 16%—Ditto, Quarters, 475. 6d. —East Lothian
Central, 25a.—Edinburgh and Northern, l 7 4—Glasgow,
Kil-
marnock, and Ayr, 98 1/2 ex d. ex n.—Ditto, 40/. Shares, 38%
ex div. ex new—Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 81. ex int.—Glas-
gow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, New, 73/B—Great Northern, 60s.
ex int.—Great North of India, 9d.—Manchester and South-
ampton, 95.--North British, Thirds, 23s.—Ditto, New Quar-
ters (scrip), 10s.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Great
North of England Purchase), 9%.

The Observer of Sunday, Oct. 10, will contain the
fullest particulars of the monetary affairs of the week,
and up to the latest hour of Saturday. The information
in the City Article is derived from the most correct
sources, many of which are original, and only attain-
able by the conductors of the Observer, and is regularly
quoted in most country papers as the most authentic in-
formation on the present all-engrossing subject of commer.
cial difficulty—the Revenue, the Funds, and the Railway
Prices. The Observer, sixpence. The extensive pub-
lication of the Observer commences at six o'clock on
Sunday mornings, and concludes at ten. Monday's
Observer, best adapted for the country and abroad, is
published at four on Monday afternoon.
SHARSFERE AT HOME.—The inhabitants of Strati.
ford are very proud of Sliakspt re. Every man, woman,
and child in the town, and for miles round, is familiar
with his name. Up the Stour and the Avon, away over
the green fields and through the bosky paths to Shottery
and Charlecote, to Drayton Bushes and Wellesbourn
Wood, the name of Shakspere is held in reverence by
the rural population; and the town itself seems to subsist
solely upon the glory of having given him birth. You
find some remembrance of him at every turn. Rude
effigies and busts .of Shakspere, prints of his house, of
the Grammar-school where be was educated, of the gate
of Charlecote, where he is said to have pinned up the
lampoon on Sir Thomas Lucy, of Anne Hathaway's cot•
tage, where he so often made love in the chimney nook,
and of every spot known, or supposed to be associated
with his life, even to the mulberry-tree he planted, and
the crab-tree, under which a loose tradition says he once
slept after a night's carousal, are scattered about in the
shoes and stalls. Wherever you move, you are reminded
of the fact that he belongs to Stratford and Stratford to
him. The town, from suburb to suburb, is literally
Shaksperean ground.—Atlas.
THE PLAYERS ; OR, THE STAGE OF LIFE. BY
T. J. SERLE, ESQ.—This work is one possessed of many
sterling qualities, which entitle it to be placed among
the very best of the novels which have this season issued
from the press. It presents, indeed, a marked contrast
to most of those that have lately come before us, being
stirring, exciting, and full of incident and originality.
As a novelist Mr. Serle is not unknown—as a dramatist
his fame has extended still further. The insight we
obtain, therefore, into stage life may, in most instances,
be relied upon as correct. Mr. Serb is very happy in
describing the adventures of the strolling players. We
perused them with as much zest, and entered into their
humour with as much willingness as though it was the
very first time we had been called upon to be spectators
of such scenes; but he has also shown himself capable
of handling other topics far more difficult of treatment:
he has quitted the busy scenes of the theatre and green
room, and has penetrated into that narrow but compli-
cated arena—the human heart.—Sunday Times.
SUDDEN DEATH.—We regret to have to announce
the death of Mr. S. Aitken, of the firm of Messrs. Bell
and Bradfute, booksellers. He had been in his ordi-
nary health, and was at church on Sunday, as usual ;
but he had an attack of apoplexy, we understand, early
yesterday morning, and expired in the course of the
day.—Edinburyh Advertiser.

FRENCH PACKETS BETWEEN lIAVRE AND NEW
YORK.—lnformation has now been received from the
Director-General of the French Post-office, that the un-
der-mentioned days have been fixed for the departure of
the vessels from Havre and New York, viz.:—Havre, 10th
and 24th Oct.; 10th and 24th Nov.; 23d Dec.; 22d Jan.;
21st Feb.; and 21st March.—New York, 25th Oct.; 9th
and 24th Nov.; 9th and 24th Dec.; 23d Jan.; 21st Feb.;
21st March; 'and 21st April.
SHARSPERE'S HOUSE AT STRATFORD.-It WAS
evi-
dc'ntly built with an eye to strength as well as comfort.
The timbers are massive throughout, and in perfect pre-
servation. The oak stairs, notwithstanding certain yawns,
through which a few rsys of light (which seem to have,
loit their way though it is hard to say how they got there)
wander in and out, with the raw gusts of winter moaning
after them, are as substantial as ever. Several architects
have examined the house, and tlwy all agree in opinion
that, with ordinary care, it ought to stand the wear and
tear of some hundreds of years to come.—Atlas.
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was, at the time, not expected to live three days ; yet from this
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wonders that this fine medicine does in all cases of dropsy Is truly sur-
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