The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENT G, OCTOBER :18, 1862.

PUBLICATIONS.

MISS KAVANAGH'S NEW WORK.
Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., 215.,
ENGLISH WOMEN OF LETTERS.
By JULIA KAVANAGH,
Author of "Nathalle," "Adele," "French Women of
Letters," &c.
Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

ARMY CONTRACTS.
TENDERS will be received at this Office until
noon on the 4th of November, from persons who may
be willing to enter into CONTRACTS to SuPPLY
BREAD AND MEAT,
in such quantities as may be required for the use of Her Ma-
jesty's Land Forces stationed in the following places, from
Ist December, 1862, to 31st May, 1863 :-
1. Brompton House, Hyde-park, and Kensington.
2. Regent's-park, St. John's-wood, and Portman-street
Barracks.
3. Wellington Barracks, Horse Guards, Buckingham Palace,
and St. George's Barracks.
4. The Tower.
5. Houns ow and Kneller
f. H ampton Court.
7. Windsor.
8. Brighton, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shoreham.
9. Croydon.
10. Sandhurst.
11. Oxford.

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Separate tenders for Bread, and for Meat, must be made
for each of the above-mentioned Stations or Barracks as
separately grouped and numbered.
Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob-
tained on application at this office, by letter or in person,
between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock.

Tenders on the printed forms must be properly filled up
and signed, and delivered at the under-mentioned office, un-
der closed envelope marked on the outside " Tender for
Commissariat Supplies," before noon on the 4th November
next.

W. 11. ➢TATURIN,
Deputy Commissary-General.
Deputy Commissary-Genera 's Office,
5, New-street, Spring-gardens, London, S.W.,
Bth October, 162.

R 0 IAL NATIONAL LIFE-B OAT
INSTITUTION
(Incorporated by Royal Cbarter).
PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.
PnEsinENT—Vice-Admiral his Grace the Duke of Northum-
berland, K.G., F.R.S.
CHAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., V.P.
DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P.
APPEAL.
The Committee of Management have to state that, since
• he beginning of the year 1860, the Royal National Lifeboat
Institution has incurred expenses :mount ng to £27,260 on
various Lifeboat Establishments on the Coasts of Eng.and,
Scotland, and Ireland.
During the same period the Lifeboats of the Institution
have ' een instrumental in rescuing the Crews of the follow-
ing Vessels :
Barque Vermont, of Halifax. U.S. ..
Schooner William Keith, of Carnarvon
Brig Flying Fish, of Whitby • • • •
Smack Elizabeth Ann, of Lyme Regis • .
Steam Dredge, at Newhaven • . • • • •
Schooner Admiral Hood, of Rochester
Schooner Susan and Isabella, of Dundee ..
Schooner Rose, of Lynn •• •• ••
Brig Prodroma, of Stockton .• • • ••
Brig Eliza, of Middlesborough .•
Brigantine Freia, of Konigsberg • •
Brigantine Diana, of Fredriksharnn • •
Brig Gloucester, of South Shields ..
Brig Lovely Nelly, of Seaham .•
Brigantine Nugget, of Bideford
Schooner Prosp-ct, of Berwick • • ••
Schooner Ann Mitchell, of Montrose .•
Schooner Jane Roper, of Ulverstone
Brig Pallas, of Shields .. • • • • • • •
Ship Ann Mitchell, of Glasgow • • • •
Smack John Bull, of Yarmouth .. • • .•
Schooner Catherine, of Newry
Barque Niagara, of Shields .. • • • • • •
A Barge of Teig,nmouth •• •• •• ••
Brig George and James, of London • • ..
Brig Zephyr, of Whitby •• •• ••
Coble Honour, of Cullercoats • • ••
Schooner Eliza, of North Shields .. • •
Barque Oberon, of Liverpool • • • • .. It
Brigantine Nancy, of Teignmouth • •
Smack Wonder, of Teignmouth •• 2
Brig Scotia, of Sunderland • • . • .. • • 6
Sloop Three Brothers, of Goole . • • • .• 5
Sloop Charlotte, of Woodbridge •• 5
Brig Ann, of Blyth • • • • • • • • •• 8
Spanish Barque Primera de Torreviega (saved ves-
sel and one of the crew) • • • • • • 13
Sloop Hope, of Dublin •
Schooner Druid, of Aberystwyth • • .. • • 5
Schooner Hurrell, of Penzance (saved vessel and
4
crew) .. • • • • •• • • • .
Brig Anne, of Plymouth (saved vessel and crew) 8
Schooner Betsy, of Peterhead (saved vessel and
crew) .. • • • • .. • • • • .. 6
Smack Merrion Lass, of Aberystwyth (saved ves-
and crew) .. .. • • • • .• .. 3
Schooner Fly, of Whitby •(saved vessel and crew) 4
Sloop Thomas and Jane, of St. Ives
Fishing-boats of Whitburn
Brig Arethusa, of Blyth • • •• •• •
Schooner Dewi Wyn, of Portmadoo
Flat Cymraes, of Beaumaris .. • • • •
Schooner William, of Morecambe ..
Smack Gipsy, of Newry • • • •
Schooner Margaret Anne, of Preston
Brig New Draper, of Whitehaven
Schooner William, of Liverpool ..
Lugger Nimrod, of Castletown
Brig Providence, of Shields .• .-
Brig Mayflower, of Newcastle
Schooner Village Maid, of Fleetwood
Barque Guy tna, of Glasgow .. • • •
Brig Roman Empress, of Shields .. . •
Brig San Spirid one, of Galaxide ..
Schooner Voador du Vouga, of Vienna ..
French Brig La Jeune Marie Therese ..
Barque Perseverance, of Scarborough ..
Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater
Ship Danube, of Belfast •• •• ••
Schooner Hortensia, ot Hanover ..
Schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven .
Brig St. Michel, of Marans •• •• •• ••
Schooner Epimachus, of Amsterdam ..
Barque Druid, of Sunderland •• • •
Schooner Bellona, of Red Bay.. ..
Brig Pioneer, of Calm arvon • •
Schooner Princess Alice, of Ipswich .. 6
Prig Minerva, of Workington
Schooner Elizabeth and Hannah, of Newburgh .. 6
Brig Sisters, of tt hitby . • • • • • •• 9
Brigantine Matilda, of Stockholm .. .. 4
Brig Jane, of North. Shields .. .• .. 10
Brig Trial, of Poole • • • • • • •• 7
Schooner Liberty, of Dublin .. • • • • 3
Schooner Sylphiden, of Nakskov (saved vessel and
crew) • • • • • • • • • • -
Barque Frederick, of Dublin • .
Barge Peace, of London • •
Lugger Saucy Lass, of Lowestoft ..
Smack Adventure, of Harwich.. • • • •
Pilot cutter "Whim, of Lowestoft •• •• •
Barque Undaunted. ot Aberdeen .. . 11
Wrecked boat on Blatkwater Bank, on the Irish
coast .. • • • •
Schooner Skylark, of Folkestone . • • • •
Brig Lively, of Clay, Norfolk .. • • • •
Schooner Rook, of Liv,rpool • • ••
Barque Robert Watson, of Sunderland ..
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For these and other Life-boat services the Institution has
voted'£2,4sB as rewards to the crews of its Lifeboats. It has
shipwrecked persons, by shore-boats and
F-572 for saving 562
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Society, and other means, since its formation, is 12,690 •
for which services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medal and
£16,0( 0 in cash have been paid in rewards. The InstAitud-
tion has also expended £64,300 on Life-boats, Life-boat
Transporting-cart cages, and Boat-houses.
The public cannot but sympathise with the vigorous efforts
now being made by this Institution to save the lives of Ship-
wrecked Crews. Their help was never more needed than at
'he present time, when, through the extraordinary exertions
pLasute.fboewatsyetmards,eirtihtsasmnanow.
eethtorhfeeewhich, in a state of thorough
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needed, if its humane mission is to be perpetuated.
triTbhateioConsmm:_ittee gratefully acknowledge the following con-

£ s. d

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.. • •
Her Majesty the Queen
W. G. Slater, Esq•. (1011• I°o 0
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Cotton, Sir St. Vincent, Bart.. • •
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annual 10 0 0
Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers • • .
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• don. 21 0 0
LAmbton, Messrs. W. H. & Co., Bankers..
annual 5 0 0
Lanesborough, the Earl of .. • • • •
Martin, Sir Bart. • •
Moore, Rev. G. B. Henry,
2:dond.on. 25135
1005 000
Legacy eVv.ieeG.-AGdin. and Srisr. A.,
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annual 6 0 0
Robartes, T. J. Agar, Esq., M.P. .. --
Stirling, ca Sir Anthony, K.C.B. .. ..
Trench, Lady Helena .. • • • .
don.
Donations and Annual Subscriptions willbe thankfully re-
reived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis,
Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Contts and
annual
302 00 00
Co., 59, Strand; NT ssrs. Ferries, Farquhar, and Co., 16, St.
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Kingdom; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at
the Office of the by
14, John-street, Adelphi, Lon-
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GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-
An EXCURSION TRAIN to the NORTH at Low Fares
will leave Paddin> ton at 9.41 a.m., and Reading at 10.50 am.,
for WELLINGTON and SHREWSBUttY (178. and 108.),
Oswestry, Ruabon, Llangollen, 11 rexham, and Chester (18s.
6d. and 11s.), Birkenhead and Liverpool (215. and 12s. 6d.);
on SATURDAY, October 45th, returning on the 27 th or 29th
October.

On the same day an EXCURSION TRAIN will also leave
Paddington at 6.35 p.m. and Reading at 7.45 pm., for Leaming-
ton and Warwick (10s. 6d. and 65.), Birmingham (125. and 75.),
West Bromwich. 11 ednesbury, and Bilston (12s. 6d. and 75.
d.), and Wolverhampton (13s. and Bs.l, the days cf return
being as above. For time of return, and further particulars,
see handbills.

RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE•

TRAFFIC RECEIPTS.

The traffic receipts of railways in the United Kingdom
amounted for the week ending the 11th of October, on
10,499 miles, to £592,763, and for the corresponding week
of last year, on 10,186 miles, to £566,274, ,showing an in-
crease cf 313 miles, and of £26,489 in the receipts. The
gross receipts on the following 14 railways amounted in the
aggregate, on 7,221 miles, to £468,222 ; and for the corre-
sponding week of 1861, on 7,006 miles, to £449,242, show-
ing an increase of 215 miles, and of £18,980 in the receipts.
The increa-e on the .Jaledonian amounted to £816; on the
Great Eastern, to £1,387 ; on the Great Western, to £3,022 ;
on the London and North-Western, t 0105,674 ; on the
London, Brighton, and South Coast, to £2,813; on the
London and South-Western, to £2,839; on the Midland,
to £685; en the North British, to £564; on the North-
Eastern, to £3,087; and on the South-Eastern, to £4.141;
total, £25,028. But from this must be deducted £1,328, the
decrease on the Great Northern ; £463 on the Great
Southern and Western ; £2,767 on the Lancashire and
Yorkshire ; and £1,490 on the Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire ; together, £6,048, leaving the increase, as
above, £18,980. The goods and mineral traffic on those
lines amounted to £230,149, and for the corresponding week
of 1861 to £231,639, showing a decrease of £1,490. The
receipts for passengers, parcels, &c., amounted to £238,073,
against £217,603, showing an increase of £20,470. The
traffic receipts on 64 other lines amounted, on 3,279 miles,
to £124,541, and for the corresponding week of last year, on
3,180 miles, to £117,C32, showing an increase of 99 miles,
and of £7,509 in the receipts. The increase in the traffic of
the past week, as compared with the corresponding period
of 1861, arises chiefly from the passenger traffic to the In-
ternational Exhibition and excursion traffic. The total
receipts of the past week show a decrease of £19,901 as
compared with those of the preceding week, ending the
4th inst.

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK.
Miles Opened. Receipts.

Railways.

~ ... -
1862. 1861.

1862. 1861.
£ £

Belfast and N. Counties . 136 136
Belfast and County Down.. • • 49 49
Blyth and Tyne 22 22
Bristol and Exeter . 1215 107
Caledonian 230 2307
Cockermouth& Workington B4 85
Cork and Bandon 2O 20
Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 65 65
Cork and Youghal .. •325 27
Cornwall 535 535
Deeside l7 17
Dublin & Belfast Junction B3 63
Dublin and Drogheda 63 3
Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd 485 485
Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun 3l 31
Edinburgh and Glasgow 1695 1695
Forth & Clyde Junction
Furness, &c 5O 5,-)
Glasgow & South-Western
Gt. Eastern,Nrik.,&E.Union
Great Northern 330 330
Great North of Scotland 5B 58
(it. Northn. i Westn. (Irel.) 565 454
'it.Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) 329 329
Great Western 992 9615
Inverness & Aberdeen June 734 735
Irish North-Western 145 130
Irish South-Eastern
Lancashire it Yorkshire 395 5
Leominster and Kington
.
Limerick and Ennis 24 245
, Limerick and Foynes
1 Llanelly 4 465
London & North-Western
London and Blackwall 55 55
London & South-Western
Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 2414 2114
London, Chatham, & Dover 725 •72}Lond., Tilbury, & Southend ,
Man.,Sheffield,& Lincolnsh
Mauch. S.Jun.& Altrincham_ 95 95
Maryport and Carlisle
Midland (incl. N.-Western) 630 6144
Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind 1925 1925
Monkland 724 56
Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44
North British, Edin., Perth
and Dundee
N-Eastern and New. & Car 8945
North London 9
North Staffordshire 248
Oswestry and Newton... 42
Rhymney 195
St. Helen's Canal & Railway 52
Scottish Central
Scottish North-Eastern 132
Shropshire Union 295
Somerset and Dorset 394
South Devon
South-Eastern . 306
Stockton and Darlington .... 153
Taff Vale 5l
Ulster 5l
Vale of Clwyd
Vale of Neath 255
Waterford and Kilkenny 3l
Waterford and Limerick...., 77

1,921 2,072
6 tO 653
2,111 2,149
0,719 6,617
17,071 16,255
273 289
308 317
226 196
391 267
1,388 1,321

250 315
1,508 1,569
1,724 1,982
2,861 2,539
952 1,147
7,513 8.374

279 246
2,870 2,275
8,438 8,544
32,988 31,601
30,697 31,025
1,701 1,682
546 292
8,203 8,665
62,535 59,513
1,108 896
1,09 2,134

353 185
32,050 34,817

166 156
122 190
603 574
92,790 87,116
1,771 1,535
23,988 21,149
23,184 20,371
4,945 2,364
1,682 1,583
14,853 16,343
1,120 1,114
1,259 973
43,612 42,927
7,649 6,690
1,479 1,640
2,622 2,578

345
8674

12,485 11,921
46,369 43,282
3,93 2,775
8,266 7,710
1,011 695

844 730
2,101 1,915
3,468 3,953
4,671 4,567
901. 9!:7

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75a
306
161

West Cornwall 274
W.Hartlepool Harbr.&RaiL
W'haven,Cleator4Egrinnt 7
Whitehaven J unction l2
Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35

4,009 3,773
27,348 23,2n7
r-,771 7,036
5,319 4,661
1,88 1,925
199 172
2,127 1,756
448 353
1,319 1,354

'777 766
4,561 4,871
567 361
700 694
704 699

1,582 1,501
40,154 53,844
359 352
1,776 2,487
4,400 4,547
4,284 3,'18
55,501 61,255
9,885 7,285
18,831 16,577
4,222 2,526
5,013 3,761
12,785 11,121

19,153 16,716
3,234 1,602
,864 61,124
356 179
138,829 140,833
65,404 61,821

1234
777

660 -
692 691
1,732 1,4 .2
57,659 61,294
30,213 28,195

'66i 682
1,497 1,010
47,544 52,738

possible. Instead of thwarting their formidable impetus by
uselessly dressing them in line, they content themselves
with leading them against the feeblest point of that of the
enemy. Moreover, the Zouaves themselves have a parti-
cular instinct in recognizing the vulnerable place against
which their efforts should be brought to bear."