The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-17 00:00:00

MANCHESTER. FEB. 16.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—This market was quiet, with rather
lower prices. Lancaster and Preston, shares, 201 p.—
Leeds, 99—Sheffield, 35 —Midlands, 83—East Lancashire,
24 7-16—Blackburn, 9 1-16—Sheffield Pref., 12A—London
and North Western Eighths, d.—lllinois Central, 32 p.
—District Bank, 11j p.—Dover, 221

BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 16.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market continues firm, but
little business doing. London and North Western stock
was done at 1071—London and Narth Western, 1074-, 107 i '
—Midland, 83 i—Birmingham Canal, ai 3i.

WESTERN AIISTRALIA.—A. dinner and testimonial was
g;ven, at the London Tavern, on Saturday, to Captain
Fitzgerald, R.N., the late governor of the colony. There
was a large attendance of gentlemen interested in the
prosperity of the colony.

CHIE/ICONETIELE FOR THE COUNTY OF OXFORD.
We are informed that there are no less than sixty midi.
dates for the office of chief constable for Oxfordshire,
the salary of which is 3001. per annum and 1001. extra
for travelling expenses. The election will take place at
an adjourned sessions, to be held at the County Hall,
Oxford, on the 27th inst.
It is said to be under Mr. Beale's financial auspices •
that Mr. Thackeray has been making hit recent appear-
ances, although the satirical humorist in replying to an
invitation from the secretary of a suburban literary in.
stitution to repeat his lectures on the Georges at a re-
' duced rate, refused on the ground of having sold " him-
self to Mr. Barnum," an intimation which was gravely
reported to the committee of the institution by the dis-
appointed secretary.
[ADVERTISEMENT.]—We have read with much pleasure Da
Barry's report on the cure of diseases without medicine by Da
Barry's Food, of Indigestion(Dyspepsia), Flatulency, Constipa-
tion, Nervous, Bilious, and Liver Complaints, Cough, Asthma,
Consumption, and Debility. The following are a few extracts
which appear tomerit the attention of many:—Cure No. 47,121.
—Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of Nazing Vicarage, Walthamcross, -•
Herts: a cure of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gather-
ings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. Care No. 48,314.
Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, near Liverpool : a cure of
10 years' dyspepsia and all the horrors of nervous irritability.
Cure 52,612. —Rosstrevor, County of Down, Ireland, 9th Dec. •
1854.—The Dowager Countess of Castlestna.rt feels induced,
in the interest of suffering humanity, to state that Du Barry's
excellent Revalenta Arabica Food has cured her, after
all medicines had failed, of indigestion, bile, great
nervousness and irritability of many years' standing. This
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Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Professors of
Chemistry Dr. Andrew Ure ; Dr. Shorlantl ; Dr. Harvey ;
Dr. Campbell; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurzear ; Dr. Ingram;
Lord Stuart do Decies ; the Dowager Countess of Castle-
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persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other
means of cure had failed. For further particulars respect.
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LADvaarnsamaNT.] SIGHT AND HEARING SPICTACLEH,
POwERPUI. THLHHCOPBS, OPERA, Rees, AND PaRaMICTIVI
Gtesszs.—Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albe-
marle-street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel
(W.) By ker Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and
extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and
brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Racecourse, Opera, and Per.
spective Glasses, to know the distances. These telescopes
possess such extraordinary powers that some three and a-hall
inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's
moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars. With the same
telescope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a
half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They are of
larger and all sizes, with increasing/ powers accordingly.—The
Royal Exhibition, 1851. Valuableinewly-invented,verysmall,
powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by which
a person can be seen and known 1i miles distant; they answer
every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses,
country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles.
[`hey are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to
sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers,ast
,thwllirithsti‘wonOdPeerr2'ful
race-course, ca p, and perspective glasses,
power. Newly-constrzated Spectacle Lenses of the great-
est transparent power. The valuable advantage derived
from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are
enabled to employ their sight at the most minute Gan*
pation—cansee with these lenses of a much less magnify.
ing power—and they do not require the frequent changes
to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance.
Persons can be suited at the most remote part of the world,
by sending one of the glasses out of their spectacles in a
letter, and stating the distance from the eyes they can read
small newspaper print with it; and those who have
not made use of spectacles by stating their age. Deaf.
ness. New Discovery. The Organic Vibrator, an ex-
traordinary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for
deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass any.
thing of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be,
produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is net per-
ceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church
and at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing
noises in the ears is entirely remo
desired.-39, affords all
assistance that possibly could be
street. Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel. (W)