The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-11 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL, JULY 10.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was better tc-day
at the quotations. The transactions were as follow :—Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, Consol. Fifths, 91/2 dis.—Ditto 321.
Shares, 914 dis.—London and North-Western, New Quarters,
13-16 p. Midland, 311/ Ditto, Halves, 24 7-16 dia.—
South-Eastern and Dover, Consolidated Stock (No. 3), 14%.

MANCHESTER, JULY 10.

STOCK EXCHANGE. -The share market was dull to-day,
the amount of business being small, and chiefly confined to
local lines, but prices were firm.
BIRMINGHAM, JULY 10.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—Butiness in this share market was
very flat to-day. The only transactions reported were—
North Staffordshire, 11 dis.—South Staffordshire, 4,4 dis.
YORK, JULY 9.

STOCK EXCHANGE.--fhe transactions to-day were as
follow :—Leeds and Thirsk, Preference, 6 per cent, s', dis
—York. Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 43q
York and North Midland, 15/. 3s. 9d.

Tun COMET.—For some few evenings past the
comet discovered by Dr. Petersen, at Altona, on the Ist of
May, has been visible to the naked eye in the constellation
Bootes. With an ordinary night-glass the tail may be
traced to a distance of about two degrees from the head,
which is bright, and, without the telescope, resembles a star
of the fifth magnitude. On the sth July it will be situate
about five degrees west and a little north of the star Gamma
Bootis. On the 6th it will be two degrees west of 16 Bootis;
on the 7th a little above a line joining the star Rho in the
Belt, with the well-known star Cor Caroli, and about one-
third of the distance between those stars from Rho. Next
evening a line from Rho Bootis to 41 Coma Berenicis will
pass close to the comet, which will be nearer to the former
star. On the 9th it will be two degrees east and a little
north of the star numbered 9 in Bootes, and in a line joining
it with Rho, of the same constellation; on the 11th, about
one degree north of 10 Bootis, below a line from Arcturus to
Cor Caroli, five degrees from the former star. Next evening
the comet will be on the parallel of Arcturus, near Eta
Bootis, arid on the 13th will be situate between Eta and
Upsilon, a little east of a line joining them ; on the 14th it
will be nearest to the earth, and in a line with Upsilon
Bootis and Tau in Virgo, a degree or more south of the
former star. After this time moonlight may prevent the
comet being seen with the naked eye. but with the te:escope
it may be traced a week or ten days longer. It will pass the
Equator on the 19th, two degrees east of Zeta Virginia, and
will arrive at its least distance from the sun about midnight
on July the in Right Ascension Lb. 27m., and 10 deg.
south declination. The stars to which reference is made
above are visible without the telescope, af.d are marked
upon all globes and charts in general use.
STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH AUSTRALIA.—A
meeting of several influential Members of both Houses of
Parliament took place on Monday to devise the best course of
prOceeding, in or,ier to induce her Majesty's Government to
arroximate the Australian colonies by means of steam to
Great Britain. Amongst those present were Earl Nelson,
Lord Monteagle; Lord Wodehouse, Lord Naas, M.P., H, n.
F. Scott, M.P., Sir William Moleswortb, M.P., Sir William
Verner, M.P., Sir R. Gore Booth, M.P., 11Ir. Adderley, M.P.,
Mr. Divett, M.P., Mr. Simeon, M.P., Mr. MacGregor, M.P.,
Mr. Scholefield, M.P., Mr. S. Dickson, M.P., Mr. C.
Fortescue, MP. After a full discussion of the various fea-
tures of the question, its present position, and the obstacles
opposed to the carrying out of the object, it was unanimously
resolved that active steps should be immediately taken to
bring the whole subject under the special attention of both
Houses of Parliament with a view to its speedy and final
settlement. As a preliminary course it arranged, amongst
other measures, that an address to her Majesty should be
proposed in the House of Commons by Lord Naas, M.P.,
praying for the immediate establishment of steam commu-
nication with the Australian colonies. It was also announced
that petitions to the Legislature on behalf of the object were
in course of signature. The meeting was attended by Mr.
De Salis and Mr. Logan on the part of the Association for
the Promotion of Steam Communication with Australia.

ROYAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA.—The Muster has
expressed an opinion, after hearing the evidence and counsel
on both sides, that transferers of shares in this company are
not liable, on the ground that by a clause in the deed the
parties as between each other are absolved from liability after
the data of the transfer.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]—The most popular Medicine
for the Cure of Indigestion, Stomach and Liver Complaints,
are Holloway's Pills.—Captain Smith, residing at Poplar, who
had resided the greater part of his life at sea, and a consider •
able portion of that time in warm climates, suffered dreadfully
from a liver complaint and indigestion, and often to such an
extent that he thought it was impossible for him to recover.
He followed the advice of medical men both at home and
abroad, but without benefit ; he then commenced with H 1-
loway's Pills, and soon experienced so ninth relief that he per-
severed in taking them for a few weeks, when he found his
health perfectly restor,d. —Sold by all druggists, and at Pro-
fessor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London.
ST. MONANCE, JULY 9.—The Ant sloop, of Kirkaldy,
from Pittenwen, in proceeding to St. Andrew's this day,
to complete h,r loading, got in contact with the New
Haven steamer, of Aberdeen, recelved considerable
damage, and is making much water; the cargo (wheat)
is damaged and tr.u4t be landt•d.
MILFORD, JULY B.—The Jane, Roberts. from Water-
ford to Llanelly, has lost author, chains, &c.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, JULY 10 —The Vengeance, 84, Cep-
tan S:r Wackwood, nes paid off alongside the
dockyard to-day.
The Niger steam-sloop (screw-propelled) is oriered
to be commissioned at this port by Commander Heath.
The Fairy ro3al yacht, Master-Commander Welch,
will go out cf harbour to-morrow to try her engines prior
to Leing reported ready for the reception of her Ma-
jesty. The Elfin Rent out tc-dsy for a similar purpose.
Wells' patent screamer fog signal and ventilator was
tried in the " present use " storehouse in the dockyard
to-day by Mr. Fincharn, Muster-Shipwright, and Mr.
Murray, the Superintendent-Engineer, and found to
answer all the purposes of an alarm in positions of
danger afloat. The contrivance is as simple as can well
imagined, and sec= to possess far greater power than
the railway steum-whistie. o,e of them is ordered by
the Lords cf the Admiralty to be fitted to the steam-
vessel Flamer, about to be commissioned at this port.
The Maidstore Indiaman sailed to-day, calling at the
Cape of Good hope.

APPOINTMENTS.
WOOLWICH, JULY 1.0 —Commander Depold G.
llelth (1847), to command the Niger. 8, ttesm-sloop of
4(111-horse power, colowibio,ed this day at Purtz-muuth
fur-service on the C. ast or A £ glee.
Lieutenant Frederick J. Protheroe (1849), to the
Niger.
Ala,ter Gootg.? 11. Forster (1848), to the Niger.
Paymaster and I'urser Wtcson W. P“rwinter (1848),
to the Nige-.

Clerk Alexander Jetierys (1845), to the Niger.
M ister's-Assisf ant T. G. (Mown, t, the Niger.
Gunner J. Att wood, to the Niger.
Boatswain John Patterson, to the Niger.
Carpenter Jtant s Dividson, to the Niger.
EXAMINATION FOR THE MERCHANT
SERVICE.

A list of the Masters and Mates in the Merchant Ser-
vice who have voluntarily passed an examination and ob-
tained certificates cf quAttication for the class against
e.ch assigned, under the regulation issued by the Board
of Trade since the 31st of May last:—