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

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY, -
Traffic return for the week ending Oct. 13,
1855 .................................................. £l6, 5 ' 2 6
Corresponding week last year .................... 15,;11 1 10
Total of the half-par to this date, 1855...... 266,218 1 2
Total of the half-year to this date, 1854 •••• 20 ,064 2 1

LONDON AND SOUTEI-HAVERN RATLIVAY. -rrlffiC re-
tura for the week ending Oct. 13 1855 •.....£24.557 i 11
Corresponding week last year ..... . ............ 20,018 16 (;

Increase in I 8.35

~. ...... .4-.!4,539 2 5

GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending Oct. 6, 1855 ........•£6,059 19
Oorresponcling week last year ..................... 5,58 i 2 10

Increase in 1855..

, ............. £471 16 10

INQUESTS IN LIVERPOOL.—There were no less than 22
inquests last week, being nearly one-half more than Ve
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 .''COTLAND.—Never in the recollec-
tion of 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 " thack 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 flocks ; and from the vale of the Ettrick, the
Yar row, and the Meggat, re
ports speak not less favour-
ably."—Edinburgh Courant.
MILITARY ENCAMPMENT NEAR PRESTON.—On Mon•
day last the inhabitants of Longridge were surprised by
the arrival of about 200 gallant redcoats, who passed
through the village on 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,
being 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 enca,npment is not of a temporary
nature the men will be butted.—Preston Guardian.
ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—Yesterday the
ordinary quarterly court of the governors of this corpo-
ration was held at Rooms, MIT. street, St.
James's, Rear-Admiral Sir Watkyn Owen Pell, K.C.8.,
in the chair. There were also present—Admiral Sir
Chas les 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 51. from Captain Ramsay,
e.of her
Majesty's ship Hogue The annual subscriptions re-
ceived within the same period amounted to 1211. 16s.
6d., which, with 508/. 13s. Bd. interest upon 36,334/. in
the Three per Cent. Consols, leaves a balance of 447/.
Bs, 9d. remaining in bands at the date of the previous
audit; and the fore mentioned life sub-eriptious and do-
nations made the total ine,iine of the quarter amount to
1,112/. 18s. 11d. The expewles for the same period,
including grants, salaries, rents, &c., was 492/. lls. 101,
leaving in band 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 doratien. Oil the motion of Capt. Richardson, the
memorial of an applicant for relief, whose papers, by
some irregularity at the Past-office, came too late for ex-
awination by the memorial committee, was, by special
favour, taken into consideration. Commander Hugh
Gould, of Gosport, was then appointed agent of the so-
ciety at that port, and some routine business having
been disposed of, the proceedings terminated with a vote
of thanks to the gallant chairman.