The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-03 00:00:00

GEELONG AND MELBOURNE.

This line, the pioneer of the railway system in Aus-
tralia, is in course of rapid construction, and by the last
advices the opening of the Harbour linnets and a pot tion
of the line was expected to take p!a,ue early in June next.
The original capital has been increased to 350,0001.,
with a Government guarantee of 5 per cent. interest
upon the whole" of that amount, and the land along the
line was given free and unconditionally by Government:
The prospects as regards tr,ffic are encouraginez, the line
being of vital. impot Lance to the trade and shipping of
those places. The additional shares are now in course
of subscription here amongst English capitali,ts. The
first allotment has alrtady taken pia .e, and the residue
of the shares is now being offered to the public.

GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the
week ending April'22, 1855 £20,473 14 6
Corrfsponding ding week last year 18,012 17 9
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. —Tr3tlic re-
turn for the week euling April 29, 1855 £39,181 8 1
Corresponding week last year 18,556 11 '4

CHESTER AND nOLTERAD RAILWAY.—Tratlie return ha
the week ending April ..9, 1855 21,854 IS 4
C-irresponding week last year 4,390 7 7

Increase in 1855

1:464 • 7 9

The thi'tv•two mo. t flourishing theatres of Germany
realiz d in 1854 only a to.sl of 2 003 500 thah re, whilst
the expen,es amounted to, 3,060,000 dialers (tie thsler
is somewhat over 31.) The most iteporiaot recoipts
were the following :—Those of Vienna, 236,600 thalprs ;
Rerlio, 220,000; Hamburg, 200,000 ; Prague, 100,000;
Perth, 96,000. The expenses at Vienna were 456,606
thalers, ant at Berlin 360,000.
LUNAR ECLlPSE.—Ye4erday morning, from about half-
past two to half-past 3 o'clock, the moon was visibly
eclipsed. When the obscuration was apparently at its
extreme point, and there was only the narrowest im-
aginable edge of light, on about a fourth part of the out•
line of the circle, a dark cloud intervened, and put a
stop to all further observation. Anything approaching
more nearly to a total eciipse we do nut remember to
have witnessed.

FIRE IN LEADENHALL-STREET, AND Loss OF LIFE.—
On Tuesday morning a fire, which resulted in the destruc-
tion of property of several thou-and pounds value, brace
out on the premises of Mr. Preston, stationer and litho-
graphic printer, 65, Leadenhall-street. As soon as he
was apprised of the outbreak, Mr. Preston proceeded to
arouse the other members of the family, and the appren-
tice lad, whom be told to follow him, and all, with the
exception of the apprentice, effected a safe retreat. Up
to six o'clock last evening, however, no tidings of the
apprentice could be obtained, and there is little doubt
but that he must have become overpowered by the heated
smoke, and perished in the fl Imes. The premises being
about 200 years old, and the timber beams extending
into two other buildings, the! conflagration made rapid
progress, and extended to the houses of Mr Jr,ckson,-.
boot and shoemaker, Mr. Levy, Sheffield warehouseman,
and others in the immediate vicinity. Between two and
three o'clock, the weight of the presses in Mr. Pres-
ton's warehouse, which approximated to four tons,
'forced down floor after floor in rapid succession, and so
great ;vas the vibration'of one of theadjoining houses that
a fireman, darned Norman, was thrown from the spot
where he was standing, and fell through a glass roof,
sustaining such injuries as necessitated his removal to
Guy's Hospital. Mr. Preston's house and warehouses,
with their contents, were all but destroyed, including
the propertyA Mr. Loot, who tenanted the third floor.
At Mr. Levy's, adjoining, the second and third fl )ors
were burnt out, and other serious damage inflicted.
The premises of Mr. Pound, trunk maker, Mr. Homier,
tailor, Mr. Jackecn, boot maker, &c., were more or less
damaged. Air. Prestqn and Mr. Pound were insured
in the Sun-officc, and Mr. Levy in Vie The
others ur,known. All doubts as to the fate of the unfor-,
turate lad, Arthur Parker, the apprent ce to Mr. Pres-
ton, are now see at rest, f.r the ho:ly of tae poor lad bay
been fou:id in the ruins burnt in an awful Mariner, one
leg being consumed from the trunk. The remains have
been tarefully collected together, and they await the
coroner's inquest, which no doubt will be held to mor-
row, when an official inquiry into tho cause of the fire
will be made by tlie e.roner.

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