The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-27 00:00:00

MANCHESTER, AUGUST 26.

STOCK EXCHAN,GE.—The sales are—Blackburn, Clitheroe,
&c., Preference, 11/2 p.'.-Lancashire and Yorkshire, 321.
Shares (late Extension), 1q dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, Pre-
ferentials, 3jq dis.—North Staffordshire, 2 1-16 dis.—South-
Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 15-16 dis.
SHEFFIELD, AUGUST 26.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Lancashire and York-
shire, (West Riding Union), 103. 6d. dis.—Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), Pre-
ference, 3s. p.—Ditto (Lincoln Union), 345. dis—Newcastle
and Berwick, New, 3% p.-7-North British, Extension (scrip),
3s p.—York and North Midland, 77.—Leeds, Wakefield, and
Midland, 19s. dis.

NE W CASTL E-UP ON-TYNE, AUGUST 26.
STocx ExcaaNGE.—The sales are—East Lancashire, New
Scrip, 4s. dis.—Newcastle and Carlisle, Alston Branch, 5%
p.—North British, Extension, ls. 6d. p.—North Stafford-
shire, 2% p.

EDINBURGH, AUGUST 25.
STOCK EXCHANGIC.-7The sales are—Ayr and Galloway,
48s. 6d.—Caledonian, New, 32s.—Dundee and Perth, Quar-
ters, 645. Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, Quarters, 10s.
6d.—Edinburgh and
Great Northern, 595. ex nt.—North British, Quarters. Ils.
—Ditto, Thirds, Registered, 445. 6d.—Ditto, Thirds (scrip),
Northern, New, Registered,- 38s. 6d.—
43s.—Scottish Central, 27—Shrewsbury and Chester (guar.
i
8 per cent.), 585.
GLASGOW, AtGusr 25.
STOCK EXCHANGIC.—The sales are—Ayr and Galloway,
48s. 3d.—Caledonian, New, 322.—Dundee and Perth, 3514
—East Indian Railway, Scrip, is. 61—Glasgow, Kilmarnock,
and Ayr (5 per cent. guar.), 443%—Ditto, Halves, No. 1,
8 'A, —Ditto, Halves,No. 2, 107 _Glasgow, Dumfries, and
amptun, New, 19s. 3d.—North British, Scrip, 445.
Carlisle, 8 ii—Great Northern, 60s.—Manchester and South-

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—This being the anni-
versary of Prince Albert's birthday all the ships in
harbour were dressed in colours in honour of the oc-
casion, and the salutes incidental to such commemo-
rations were duly fired.

We are happy to be enabled to allay the fears of
such as have relatives or friends in the Philomel, 10,
Commander W. Wood. We have received advices
to-day from her, dated St. Nicholas and Portendic.
All were well, and the ship had been very fortunate,
having taken a prize immediately on her arrival off
the coast of Africa, on the most remote part of which
she is stationed, which accounts for no information
being obtainable respecting her at Ascension by the
late advices.

The Britomart, 10, Commander Chamberlain, was
complete in her extra fitments on Monday, shipped
her specie (10,0001.) for Sierra Leone on Tuesday,
and sailed immediately afterwards from Barnpool for
the coast of Africa.
Rear-Admiral Shireff, late Captain-Superintendent
of Chatham Dockyard, is nominated to succeed Rear
Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, C. 8., as Admiral-Super-
intendent of this establishment.
Sir Harry Smith and staff will go out to the Cape
of Good Hope in a man-of-war, because, although
several competent to afford him ample accommoda-
tion are fitting at this and other ports, not one can be
got ready in a sufficiently short number of weeks to
embark the gallant veteran ; consequently the General
will avail himself of the Vernon, merchantman, one
of Green's fleet. It does not augur well for the ma-
chinery of our immense marine resources, when we
are compelled to send our governors to the seats of
their commands in other than Government vessels.
There is one morsel of consolation, however, for Sir
Harry—merchantmen, whether sailors or steamers,
never break down !

PRINCE ALBERT'S BIRTHDAY.
Yesterday being the 28th anniversary of the natal
day of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, was cele-
brated by the usual observances of bell-ringing and
cannon-firing. The royal standard was hoisted at the
Tower, Somerset-house, the Italian Opera, Hay-
market, and the steeples of the various churches and
public edifices. The vessels in the docks and river,
both British and foreign, hoisted their colours, and at
one o'clock the Park and Tower guns fired a royal
salute, which was responded to by the battery at
Woolwich, Tilbury Fort, Chatham, and the ships of
war in the river. The officers of the 3d Regiment of
Foot Guards, or Scots Fusiliers, of which his Royal
Highness is Colonel, had their usual banquet on the
occasion.
WINDSOR, THURSDAY EVENING.—The 28th birth-
day of his Royal Highness the Prince -Consort was
celebrated here to-day by the ringing of the joy-bells
both at the church and castle, and repeated salvos of
artillery from the Belvidere battery, near Virginia
Water, and from the corporation ordnance in the
Bachelors'-acre. Public dinners in honour of the day
were given at the Adelaide hotel, and also in the
great chamber of the Town-hall; the latter under the
presidency of the mayor of the borough, supported by
the Members for the borough, several dignitaries of
the Church, the officers of the regiments in the garri-
son here, and a large number of the neighbouring
gentry, magistrates, and members of the municipal
council. At night the town was very generally illu-
minated.

James Morris, Esq., is the gentleman recommended
by the Court of Directors of the Bank of England, to fill
the vacancy of Governor, occasioned by the retirement
of William E. Robinson, Esq.