The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-01 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
burn for the week ending Nov. 26, 1853 £13,147 10 3
Corresponding week last year 11,638 17 2

Increase in 1853 21,508 13 1
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—
Traffic return for the week ending Nov. 26,
1853 £10,472 8 3
Corresponding week last year 9,082 5 4
Total of the half-year to this date, 1853 317,533 13 11
Total of the half-year to this date, 1852 2;7,122 7 2

THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffis return for
the week ending Nov. 20, 1853 1:17,666 8 9
Corresponding week last year 16,582 17 6

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending Nov. 27, 1853 £17,021 4 9
Corresponding week last year 16,082 13 0
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for
the week ending Nov. 27, 1853 £3,579 3 1
Corresponding week last year 3,209 6 7

Increase in 1853 £369 16 6
SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the
week ending Nov. 27, 1853 £2,777 12 11
Corresponding week last year 2,419 8 10
GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re
burn for the week ending Nov. 26, 1853 £1,947 11 5
Corresponding week last year 3,974 0 7

Increase in 1853 £973 10 10
CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the
week ending Nov. 26, 1853 £lBO 13 5
Corresponding week last year l5O 8 1

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

WALTHAM ABBEY STEEPLECHASES.
WEDNESDAY.

SELLING HURDLE STAKES of 5 BOYS. each with 20 added;
for 3-yr•olds and upwards ; the second to save his
stake ; optional selling weights ; about 2 miles, over
9 hurdles. (5 subs.)
Mr. Land's Theodine, by Theon, 4 yrs (301.), 9st 10lb
(Green) 1
Mr. Higgins's Maria Monk, aged (301.), lOst 121 b
(Weever) 2
Mr. Harris's Sweetheart, 6 yrs (301.), lOst 121 b
(Sait) 3

Betting-2 to lon Theodine, 3to 1 agst Maria Monk.
Won by 40 lengths. By mistake the first two went four
times round the course instead of three. On the third
and fourth time, however, their positions being the same,
no objection was raised.
HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 80
added. About 4 miles. (14 subs.)
Mr. Land's Needwood, by the Dean, lOst 91b
(Green) 1
Mr. Land's The General, list 71b (Owner) 2
Mr. Chapple's Widow Machree, 9st 131 b (H. Bell) 3
Mr. Jones's Cervus, lOst 31b (C. Boyce) 0
Mr. Robins's Chance, 9st 51b (R. Sherwood) 0
Betting-5 to 4on Needwood, 4to 1 each against
Widow Machree and The General. Mr. Land declared
to win with Needwood. Won easily by six lengths. Bad
third. At the fence in the stubble-field Cervus fell and
unseated his jockey. Widow Machree, following in his
wake, jumped over him and fell, but was quickly up
again and at work. Chance was disposed of by the time
they had run half the distance.
SELLING STEEPLECHASE of 5 sovs. each, pp, with 20
added, for all horses. Optional selling weights. About
3 miles. (9 subs.)
Mr. Croft's Tulip, 5 yrs (201.), lOst (Green) 1
Mr. Wigram's Sulky Tom (501.), list (W. Fredericks) 2
Mr. Mellish's Jack, aged (201.), lOst (Ablett) 0
Mr. Williams's Oxford, aged (201.), lOs t...(Eat well) 0
Mr. Francis's Woodpecker (201.), 10st...(Johnson) 0
Betting-5 and 6t04 on Tulip, 3to 1 agst Oxford.
Won by 15 lengths. Woodpecker refused at the first
flight, and lost a deal of ground ; when near home, how-
ever, he caught Sulky Tom, but whilst making a good
race for the second place he fell at the last flight. At
the bottom of the hill Oxford fell, and he was put hors
de combat. At the next fence Tulip came down, and his
rider lost his stirrup iron ; he, however, brought in the
proper weight. Jack was stopped when near the win-
ning field.

The stakes for beaten horses did not fill.
BETTING ON THE GROUND.
CHESTER CUP.
1000 to 10 agst Llanforda (taken).
DERBY.
4to 1 agst Scott's lot (taken to 2001.)

The attendance was tolerably good, and on the whole
the proceedings passed off very creditably.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WOOLWICH, Nov. 30.
APPOINTMENTS.

Commander Edward K. Barnard (1852), recently
serving in a contract steam-vessel, to command the Race-
horse, 16, commissioned at Devonport.
Lieutenants---Lewis Barstow (1852), to the Racehorse ;
John Palmer (1841), to the Neptune, 120, guardship of
ordinary at Portsmouth.
Surgeon John F. Charlton, M.D. (1845), recently
serving in the Phoenix steam-sloop, to the Boscawen, 70,
at Chatham, fitting as flagship for the West Indies
station.

Assistant-Surgeon Christopher K. Ord, M.D. (1847),
recently serving in the Archer screw steam-sloop, paid
off at Woolwich last week to the Boscawen.

Third-class Assistant Engineer R. W. Carpenter to
the Medea steam-sloop at Portsmouth.
Clerk in Charge Charles D. Lindsay (1849), from the
St. George, 120, guardship of ordinary at Devonport, to
the Saracen brig at Devonport.

Clerk Hugh P. Pullen (1.847), to the St. George, vice
Lindsay.
Naval Cadet Hon. Victor A. Montagu, first entry.
The Rhadamanthus paddle-wheel steam store-ship,
Master-Commander Belam, arrived at Woolwich yester-
day afternoon, and when she has delivered the stores
she has on board, will proceed round to Chatham to
take on board converted mahogany timber prepared at
that yard, and convey it to Pembroke Dockyard to be
used in the construction of the new Royal steam yacht
Windsor Castle, now being built at that naval station.
Lieutenant Delacombe, Lieutenant Harrington, 2
sergeants, 2 corporals, 1 drummer and 50 privates of
the Woolwich division of Royal Marines have been
placed under orders to hold themselves in readiness to
proceed to Chatham for embarkation in the Boscawen,
70, at that port. The other officers and men to make
up the full complement of Royal Marines for the Bosca-
wen, appointed to be the flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Fan-
shawe, on the North America and West Indies Station,
will be selected from the Chatham division.

The following is a copy of a letter received by the
commanding officer of her Majesty's ship Fisgard, at
Woolwich :

"North Woolwich Plate Glass Works,
near London, Nov. 28.
Sir,—We beg leave to thank you, and, through you,
your officers, and men for their very able and efficient
service rendered here in the case of fire on Saturday
night last, mod although the building being of wood
there was no. probability of any human exertions saving
it, yet we aro deeply sensible of and grateful for the great
determination and energy displayed on the occasion,
which, we tb ink, refleots great honour on her Majesty's
service.L--We have the honour, &c.,

HOWARD BROTRERS."
The following is a copy of the note returned by the
commanding officer :
" The coraxnanding officer of her Majesty's ship Fis-
gard present:3 his compliments to Messrs. Howard
Brothers, and' begs to state that be has received the
note expressing their thanks for the service rendered by
the officers and men of the Fisgard, in endeavouring to
extinguish the fire at their works on Saturday night last,
and that he ha s made the same known to them.
"H. M. S. :at Woolwich, Nov. 29."

WELSH SA.I.7IXON FISHING.—The salmon fisheries this
year through out the Principality have been extremely
good, the anv,ling, particularly in the preserved waters,
being all that could be wished for. There has been a
large supply of fresh water in the various streams,
which has ten tied much to the run of fish. Great care
and attention are now paid to the preservation of the
fisheries, and the labour thus bestowed is amply repaid
by the increas ed number and size of the fish, and during
the past seas( m many very heavy fish have been cap-
tured. The f once days are now setting in, when it is
to be hoped tl 'at the waters will again •Je well preserved,
so that the ne: ct season may repay the angler.