The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-02 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—
Traffic return for the week ending July 28,
1855 £15,902 8 0
Corresponding week last year ' 20,999 1 4
Total of the half-year to this date, 1855 63,094 18 5
Total of the hall-year to this date, 1854 69,191 14 8

LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic TO-
tura for the week ending July 2S, 1855 £21,647 15 1
Corresponding week last year 21,449 1 11

Increase in 7855 ... 2198 13 2
GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the
weak ending July 22, 1855 P 21,774 10 2
Corresponding week last year
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.• —Traffic re-
turn for the week ending July 29, 1855 £22,773 17 5
Corresponding week last year 21,105 11 9
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for
the week ending July 29, 1855 £5,742 2 6
Corresponding week last year 5,985 10 5

Decreaso in 1855

2213 7 11

GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending July 28, /855 27,017 18 5
corresponding week last year 6,067 18 5

Increase in 1855 £9so 0 0
CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for week
ending July 28, 1855
Corresponding week last year

CRYSTAL PALACE.—WEDNESDAY, .SHILLING DAY.—
Admissions on payment, 10,930 ; by season tickets, 836.
Total, 11,766.
STEAM TO THE UNITED STATES. SOUTHAMPTON.
July 30.—Commodore Vanderbilt, the well-known
steam-ship owner, of New York, has made an arrange-
ment with Messrs. Croskey and Co., for establishing a
line of first-class paddle-wheel steamships between New
York and Southampton.
At the Nenagh (Tipperary) assizes on Monday,
Michael Ryan and John Gleeson were tried for the mur-
der of Dennis Mullowney. The jury returned a verdict
of euilty against Ryan, and acquitted Gleeson.
THE GIRHONY MURDER.—At Brecon Assizes, on
Tuesday, Joseph Richards, aged 60, was charged with
the wilful murder of John Davies, at the parish of Llan-
gynider, in the county of Brecon. The jury returned a
verdict of " guilty of wilful murder." The Lord
Chief Justice said he concurred in the verdict, passed
sentence of death on the prisoner, and held out no hope
of mercy.
A jeweller and silversmith, carrying on business at 17,
Lisson-grove North, and at 62, Crawford-street, Bryan-
ston-square, was placed at the bar, yesterday, before Mr.
Broughton, at the Marylebone police-court, on the
serious charge of having in his possession gold watches
and other property to the amount of at least 1001., all of
which articles had shortly before the discovery of them
by the police been stolen. The prisoner was remanded.
SERJEANT BRODIE OF THE IST ROYALS.--Another
attempt has been made to punish this non-commissioned
officer, for conduct which the Commander-in-Chief pro-
nounced to be " praiseworthy," but it has signally failed.
On Wednesday morning an order was received by the
garrison surgeon to examine Serjeant Brodie, with the
view of ascertaining his fitness or otherwise for foreign
duty. Accordingly, the serjeant was subjected to the
usual medical examination ; but, at its conclusion, the
surgeon certified that he was suffering from chronic rheu-
matism, and therefore unfit for foreign service.—Sou%
Eastern Gazette.
THE FIRST JEW LORD MAYOR OF LONDON.—At the
approaching civic elections David Salomons, Esq.,
alder-
man of the ward of cordwainers, being the senior alder-
man below the chair, will, according to the practice of
the Court of Aldermen, be called to fill the office of chief
magistrate for for the year commencing the 9th of Nr.
ber. Davidillbe thefirst Jew
Salomon, E4ci is of
Lord the May
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NO opposition is anticipated.
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