The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-27 00:00:00

MANCHESTER, MAY 26.

STOCK Excluatoz.—The business to-day was tolerable
in amount, but at fluctuating prices. In the morning
the demand was at higher prices than were obtain-
able at a subsequent period of the day. The transactions
were as follow :—East Lancashire, Quarters, 15 9-16—Lan•
cashire and Yorkshire, 57—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire, 29% South-Eastern and Dover, 213—York and
North Alidland, 2334.
BIRMINGHAM, MAY 26.
_ _ _

STOtir EXCHANGE. - The arrangements made by the va-
rious railway companies for the conveyance of vis tors to the
Great Industrial Exhibition (now the prices of admission are
reduced) lead to the belief that during the next few weeks
the traffic returns will be very considerably augmented. It
appears, however, to be almost forgotten that the anticipated
increase, seeing that the half-year is so far advanced, can
have bat little influence upon the next railway dividends;
while the probability is, that after the summer months have
passed over, and the Exhibition excitement subsided, the
travelling between the provinces and London will be se-
riously diminished. Be this as it may, confidence in railway
property has slightly rallied within these two or three days,
and prices have an upward tendency. To-day London and
NorthrWestern were transacted at 124, and this may be
taken as an indication of quotations generally.

Tile LION. MRS. NORTON'S NEW NOVEL,
"STUART OF DUNLEATIt."—The Morning Chronicle .in an
elaborate review of this remarkable production says, " We
are fairly astonished at this book. We had of course ex-
pected a clever work from a very clever woman, but Stuart
of Dunreath' is a great work of genius, in which the delicacy,
symmetrical truth, and exquisite conduct of the execution
are even more admirable than the innate and sustained
energy of a noble ideal. There is a creation before us origi-
nal, simple, and complete as an antique statue, or a play of
Sophocles. It would take the excellences of many authors
to give a fair idea of this book. The pathos of Dickens, the
wit of Sheridan and of Disraeli, the eloquence of Hahn-Hahn,
and the story of Scott. Our mature judgment is that there
will be many a long day before the English public can hope
again to see so consummate a work of genius as Mrs. Nor-
ton's 'Stuart of Dunleath.' "

AMUSEMENTS FOE ALL CLASSES.—We are re-
quested to state that Lord William Lennox's novel, "Percy
Hamilton; or the Adventures of a Westminster Boy," will be
published to-morrow by Mr. Shoberl, 20, Great Marlbo-
rough-street, and may be had of all booksellers, and,at all
the libraries. Also, now ready, Lady Bulwer Lytton's new
novel, " Miriam Sedley, a Tale of Real Life," " which," ob-
serves the United Service Gazette, " will be hailed with de-
light." 3. " The Wife's Sister; or the Forbidden Marriage,"
by Mrs. thibback (niece of the celebrated novelist, Miss
Austen). This work," says the Athenteuse. "may take
its place by the side of Mrs. Sullivan's Ellen Wareham. "
4. The Countess of Blessington's novel of "Country Quar-
ters," with portrait and memoir, by her niece, Miss Power.

THE ." OBSERVER," AND ITS GRATUITOUS-STAMPED
TWENTY.COLUMN HALF-SEDUM SUPPLEALENT,—In the four
successive Sundays in May there haS been an extra Sup-
plementigiatis) published with the Observer (at a cost ex-
ceeding five hundred pounds), which has enabled the editors
to give the opening, and a very full- description of the valu-
able contents of the Great Exhibition, extending over about
sixty of the Observer columns, namely, twenty-one on
May 4, thirteen on May 11, fifteen on May 18, and fourteen
on May 2i ; and, owing to the extra Supplements, without
depriving the readers of the Usual quantity of miscellaneous
news. it iney be here remarked that there have been three
gentlemen of the Observer establishment daily occupied at
the Exhibition, all the past month, and whose descriptive
compilations have been chiefly original. The extensive
publication of the Observer comniencesat five o'clock Sunday
mornings, in time for all the early Sunday morning railways.
Monday'aEdition, beef for the country and abroad, at four
o'clock Monday afternoons. Price of the Observer, Sixpence,
Oftleee, Strand.
We regret to state that the venerable Lora Perky'e
was, seized, .yesterdav morning,' bysstmadeevresrtea'nadi,id
visaeddanger Lon-
attack of illness. Ilis Lordship, we
don ,recciltly, for the purpose of inspectine• the
Pa-
lace, awl returned to Knowsley only towards theerYBPal middle of
the past week. Probably the unusual exertion made on the
occasion proved too much for his Lerdshi s strength, for at
ten o'clock-yesterday, we are informed, ih,e
suffered a severe
apoplectic .attack; and was for a time in imminent danger.
Surgical aid vas instantly calledinfrom the vicinity and
Mr. Bicieisteili, of Liverpool; was sent for; , and the means
used to restore his Lordship were, we believe, so tar suc-
cessful that he had last evening recovered consciousness.
Lord Stanley, we understand, was immediately advised, by
telegraeb, of his venerable parent's condition, and is ex-
pected 'to arrive at Knowsley,
thus MartiPgoselsir.erino AlLienrul
f Orb at an early hour