The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-18 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—
Traffic return for the week ending Sept. 15,
1855 _ £17,545 9 3

Corresponding week last year 15,8'12 1 6
Total of the half-yr'ar to this date, 1855 105,128 4 10
Total of the half-year to this date, 1854 1,38,233 12 11
LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN RATLIVAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending Sept. 15, 1855 £25,316 5 11
Corresponding week last year 20,2 4 15 7

Increase in 1855

THE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 17.—The Royal
Mail Company's steam-ship La Plata, Captain Weller,
Failed this afternoon with the West India and Pacific

Hamiltoin2oforPaAssnetnigguears—among whom are Governor
,
mails,
Ensign Skues, Rev. Mr. Pratt,
Dr. W. D'Orsay, Assistant-Surgeons Beathy, T. Kelly,
and Le Febure-2001. in specie, 5,000/. jewellery, and a
full general cargo. The Tamar, with the homeward
portion of this mail, is hourly expected. The Atrato
will convey the West India, Mexican, and Pacific mails
of the 2d proximo. The Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany's steam-ship Iberia, Captain Christian, left this
afternoon with the mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon,
Cadiz, and Gibraltar ; 0 passengers, among whom are
the Hon. A. L. Corry, Rev. J. Gibson, Surgeon Wil-
, bamson, tze. •, 43,2151. in specie—viz , Lisbon, 1,000/. ;
Oporto, ti,ooo/. ; Cadiz 42,215/. ; and an average cargo
The Ava, Captain Field, is the next ship home with the
India and Mediterranean mails. Her arrival is, however,
uncertain, great delay having been occasioned in repair-
ing the damage done to the screw on the outward voy-
age.
The Nubia, Captain Brooks, with the heavy por-
tion of the India and Mediterranean mails, will sail for
Gibraltar, Malta, and Alexandria on the 20th inst. The
Madrid, Captain Cook, with the homeward portion of
the Peninsular mails, is expected about the 24th. The
Tagus, Captain Weeks, leaves with the next outward
Peninsular mails on the 27th inst. The United States
mail steam-ship Hermann, Captain Higgins, is expected
to arrive off Cowes, en route from New York to Bremen,
' with the English, French. and German mails, about
Friday next. The North Star, Captain Wamack, be-
longing to the Vanderbilt line of steam-ships, will call off
Cowes on Saturday next, on her voyage from Havre to
New York, with passengers and cargo.
ROYAL CREMORNE GARDENS.—The first of a series of
fetes, to be continued during the week, commemorative
of the glorious capture of Sebastopol, took place last
night at these gardens. With laudable liberality Mr
c Fund,r the sanction
fer the
of
Simpson has devoted the whole of the admin. ' '
lona to the
creation of a fund, to be distributed, under
of the Committee of the Royal Patriot:,
benefit of the widows and orphansbtehoresgerwethteodhtahvaet
fallen in the terrible conflict. It t)
the state of the weather, which, during
to which the funds were toaPb
day was of a very gloomyand the whole of the
threatening character,
prevented as full an attendance , the pur-
poseconsli.de g
been anticipated ; fortunately duringg the
evening, and those in attendance cleared P _
e appiettdr,inmi ht have
were able fully to enjoy
themselves. No dean hack in the entertainments was per-
ceptible. The E iege of Sebastopol wasagain displayed in all
its awful grandeur. Again the Allied forces advanced to
the attack. Again the booming of the cannon, and the
rattling fusilade betokened the progress of the for'.orn
hope. Arid again the Malakhoff yielded to the irresis-
tible onslaught of the assailants. Those who were so
fortunate as to avail themselves of the opportunity bad
every reason to be satisfied with the brilliant spectacle
presented ; the more so that every spectator felt that he
was cottributing his mite towards carrying out Mr.
Simpson's liberal and patriotic desire to alleviate the
sorrows of the widows and orphans of those who had
fallen during the terrible conflict of which they were
witnessing so vivid a representation. We understand
the liberal determination of Mr, Simpson is to be carried
out with the same spirit every night till the close of the
week, and we feel confident that he will receive that
continued support which he is so truly deserving of, and
which alone can enable him to secure for so good a cause
that aucccl,a it deserves,