The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-06 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—
Traffic return for the week ending June 2,
1855 £15,133 5 11
Corresponding week last year 14,809 7 4
Total of the half-year to this date, 1855 244,039 4 6
Fr.t9.l of the half-year to this date, 1854 243,095 13 4
LONDON AND :SOUTH-EASTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week endinct June 2 1855 £19,831 6'lo
..,,
Corresponding week last year . 16,436 19 1

Increase in 1855 £3,394 7 9
GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
am for the week ending June 2, 1855 £6,206 7 11
corresponding week last year 6,023 10 2

Increase in 1855

.... £lB2 17 9

A SHIP ON SHORE.—ANTWERP, JUNE 4.—The Henry
William Mitchell (English schooner), from Liverpool to
Rotterdam, is on shore off Terveere. Her cargo is dis-
charging.
WnEcKs.—A return
_just published shows that the
number of vessels wrecked in the month of May was
98 ; in April, 109 ; March, 149 ; February, 164 ; and
in January, 238—making a total of 758 vessels wrecked
during the present year.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—Return of admissions for six days
ending June 2—Number admitted, including season
ticket holders, 61,549 ; amount received for admissions,
1,913/. lls. 6(1.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—Shilling-day.--June 5.--Admis-
sions on payment, 8,275 ; ditto by season tickets, 507.
Total, 8,782.
COLLISION AT SEA.—DEAL, Wednesday.—The Im•
peratrice, screw steamer (220 transport), from London
for the Crimea, got in collision with the Belgian schooner
Commerce, oft Dungeness, last night. The schooner has
lost bowsprit and sustained other damage, and the trans-
port damaged to such an extent that she was compelled
to put back, making so much water that she has sunk.
in the Gull Stream, with her bows under water. Three
tugs are in attendance on her.

anicKET.--:Theannualnateh of the Marylebone and
Surrey Clubs was commenced at Lord's on Monday,
and resulted in the Surrey Club being beaten in one inn-
ings and 14 runs. It was concluded yesterday. Score :
Marylebone, Ist innings, 193 ; Surrey, Ist innings, 56 ;
2(1 innings, 123.
BANK Os' BRITISH NORTH AMERlCA.—Yesterday the
yearly meeting of the proprietors of this corporation
was held at their head-office in Bishopsgate-street
Mr. Oliver Farrer presiding. The report stated that
the net profits for the year ending 30th December,
1854, were 99,6911. 17s. 2d., which sum, though about
1,0001. less than the year preceding, in reality repre-
sented a larger amount of business, as a greater amount
had been added in 1854 to the reserve fund. The
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The directors proposed a dividend at the rate of 6 per
cent., and a bonus of 30s. per share. The chairman, in
moving the adoption of the report, said the affairs of the
bank were never in a more healthy or prosperous con-
dition. The report was adopted, as was also a resolu-
tion authorising the directors to apply a sum of 2,000/.
for the benefit of the family of Mr. Attwood, their late
secretary, who died suddenly on the 24th uf April last.
The directors, who retired in rotation, were Mr. W. R.
Chapman, Sir A. P. Green, and Mr. J. J. Cummins, all j
of whom were re-elected.