The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-07 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL, AUG. 6.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—There has been a firm market to-day,
still the business done has not been extensive. The transac-
tions were—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late C.
and 13.), guaranteed 6 per cent. till 1850; 121,49—East Lanca-
shire. Preference, Quarters, 6%—Lancashire and Yorkshire,
Consol., 3SI/2 —Ditto, Fifths, 9;H dis.—Ditto, Preference,
124,—Ditto, Fifths (West Riding Union), 814 c. dis.—
London and North-Western, 112—Ditto, New Quarters, 1:p.
—Ditto Fifths, 1 % p.—Matlock and Midland,34 tA, • Midland,
Halves, 24 3-16 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N.
E. Purchase), 5 per cent. till 1850, 5 dis.
MANCHESTER, AUG. 6.

STOCK EXCHANGE. —The shire market to-day was
firm, but quiet, and business rather limited. The transactions
were as follow:—East Lancashire, 8 3.l6—Edinburgh and
Glasgow, 23 —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 321. (late Exten-
sion), 9 2-16 dis.—Ditto, Fifths ( West Riding Union),
81,E dis.—Loudon and North-Western, 112—Ditto, New
Quarters, 1 p. Ditto, Manchester and Birmingham, Quar-
ters (C), 1 3-16 c. p.
BIRMINGHAM, Atm. 6.
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STOCK EXCHANGE.—We have little change to notice in
this share market. A small business has been done, but
prices of old stock remain steady, with an inclination to
advance. The only transactions reported were—London and
North-Western, 1113/I—Ditto, Fifths, 114 p.

MRS. TROLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL, " PETTICOAT
GOVERNNENT."—It is impossible for Mrs. Trollope to pro-
duce an uninteresting novel. As long as she has been before
the public as a writer of this class she has preserved a well-
earned reputation, and maintained an unceasing popularity.
In these volumes there is a quaintness of sarcastic humour
that points a moral and adorns her tale. While she deals
unsparingly with the absurdities of human nature, and ridi-
cules the conventional hilits of the society of a cathedral
town, she does so in a manner that cannot be offensive.
Every person who knows the usual proceedings among such
communities will acknowledge the truthfulness of the deline-
ation. These volumes will add to the popularity of the
authoress, and furnish convincing proof that she has lost
none of that cleverness for which her name has been for
many years celebrated.—Messenger.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]--BOTANIC WATER MID
BEARS' GREASE.—When the hair is becoming thin, and fall-
ing otr, the only effectual remedy, besides shaving the head,
is the use of the two above-named articles, applied alter.
nately, the botanic water to cleanse the roots from scurf, and
as a stimulant, and the bears' grease as a nourisher. If any
further evidence was required of the virtues of bears' grease
for renovating and preserving the hair, Mr. Catlin's account
of the quantity used, and the length of hair obtained by
some of the North American Indians, would be a sufficient
answer.—Ross & Sows, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-street,
London, who first introduced the use of bears' grease in this
country, and who fat and kill the animals, recommend the
public to purchase none other but with their names and
address printed on the pot, or the chances are their obtain-
ing a spurious article.

THE POTATO DISEASE.—BRISTOL, SATURDAY.--
From I3anwell, Blagden, Henbury, Westbury, and many
other places adjacent to this city, we are now constantly re-
ceiving' accounts of the potato crop being more or less affected
by the blight. The disease has manifested itself more parti-
cularly since Sunday last, and there is but too much reason
to fear that it is widely spread throughout both Somerset-
shire and Gloucestershire. Our accounts from Ireland fortu-
nately are still favourable, the plant in the sister kingdom u
yet being almost wholly free from disease.
Most of the miseries of life result from our stray-
ing from the path which leads to content. —Eliza Cook's
Journal.
METROPOLITAN BRIDGE BUILDING.--It is much to
be regretted, that of the six principal bridges which cross the
Thames in London, four of them—viz., London-bridge,
Southwark-bridge, IVestminster, and Blackfriars—should
all have exhibited symptoms of settlement and insecurity;
with regard to the last of these, namely, Blackfriara, if great
precautions are not taken, the time is not far distant, when
the whole fabric will be precipitated into the river without
giving hardly a minute's notice; indeed, the wonder i 3 that
it has not done se before, notwithstanding the large sum
expended lgtely its reneyAtiou—Builder.