The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-16 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—
Tra,ffic return for the week ending o,:t. 1.5,_
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1855 216, 51 2 6
Corresponding week last year 15.114 1 10
Total of the half-year to this date, 1855 266,218 15 2
Total of the half-year to this date, 1854 25 i,964 2 1
LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTER S RATLWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending Oct. 13, 1855 £24,557 18 11
Corresponding week last year 20,018 16 6

Increase in 1855
GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending Oat. 6, 1855 .........£6,059 19 it
`Jorresponding week last year 5,588 2 10
Increase in 1855 £47l 16 10

INQUESTS IN LIVERPOOL.—There were no less than 22
inquests la4t week, being nearly one•balf more than the
average of corresponding weeks in previous years.
During the year there have been 61 more cases than had
been recorded.up to the same period last year.

AGRICULTURE IN SCOTLAND.—Never in the recollec-
tion cf the oldest person living has the agriculturist
been favoured with weather more suitable for the cutting
down and carrying into the barnyard the cereal crops of
the county, the greater part of which are at this moment
snugly secured under "thick and rape." Sheep farming
being the staple husbandry of the county, we are de-
lighted to state that from every quarter we .hear the
most cheering accounts of the healthy condition of the
mountain fleas ; and from the vale of the Ettrick, the
Yarrow, and the Meggat, reports speak not less favour-
ablv."—Edinburgh, Courant.
MILITARY ENCAMPMENT NEAR PRESTON.—On Mon•
day last the inhabitants of Longridge were surprised by
the arrival of about 200 gallant red-coats, who passed
through the village oh their way to the encampment,
called Forty Acres, noticed in our last. The site of the
encampment is much exposed to the north-east winds,
bung at a considerable elevation above the. village, and
at about the distance of two miles and a half. The force
at the camp .consists of 100 of the 18th, and about the
same number of the 34th and 97th Regiments. Provi-
sion is being made for the contingency of wintering
there, and as the encampment is not of a temporary
nature the men will be hutted.—PrestOn Guardian.

ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT SOClETY.—Yesterday the
ordinary quarterly court of the governor• of this corpo-
ration was held at Willis's Rooms, King-sti•eet, St.
James's, Rear-Admiral Sir Watkyn Owen Pell, K.C.8,,
in the chair. There were also present—Admiral Sir
Charles Ogle, Captains Richardson, Jay, Dickson, and
several other distinguished officers. The minutes of the
last quarterly court having been read and confirmed, the
secretary read to the court the report of the general
committee, from which it appeared that during the last
three months they had expended the sum of 4021. in
grants, to relieve the necessities of distressed members of
the society, and the widows and orphan daughters of
deceased subscribers to its funds. They had during the
same period received life subscriptions to the extent of
301., and a donation of Si. from Captain Ramsay, of her
Majesty's ship Rogue. The annual subscriptions re-
ceived within the same period amounted to 1211. 16s.
6d., which, with 5081. 13s Bd. interest upon 36,334/. in
the Three per
Cent. Consols, leaves a balance of 4471.
Bs. 9d. remaining in hands at the date of the previous
audit; and the fore mentioned life subscriptions and do-
nations made the total income of the quarter amount to
1,1121. 18s. lid. The
expenses for the same period,
including grants, salaries, rents, &c,, was 492/. lls.
leaving in hand a balance of 6201. 7s. Id. On the mo-
tion of Capt. Jay, this report was unanimously adopted,
and the secretary was instructed to write to Captain
Ramsay, expressing to him the thanks of the society for
his donation. On the motion of Capt. Richardson, the
e2omWm was,
Hugh
memorial of an applicant for relief, whose papers, by
some irregularity at the Pest-office, came too late for ex.
, by special
Goul I, of Gosport, was then appointed agent of the so-
iotnakbeynthiento memorialconsde consideration.. .Commander and
favour,ain at
so-
ciety at that port, and some routine business having
'Yen disposed of, the proceedings terminated with a vote
cf thanks to the gallant chairman.