The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-05 00:00:00

Sunday Trains in Scotland.

On Sunday, in accordance with the public announce-
ments, three passenger trains were run each way on the
Edinburgh and Glasgow section of the North British
Railway, and the results so far show that these trains are
likely to be appreciated and used by the public, while the
number, respectable appearance, and quiet and orderly de-
meanour of the passengers, prove, at the same time, the
utter groundlessness of the fears professed in certain
quarters. The first ordinary train from Edinburgh, which
left at 8 o'clock, took about seventy passengers of all
daises, set down and took up passengers at the inter-
mediate stations, and arrived in Glasgow with about sixty
passengers. The express train, in continuation of the
night express from London, left at 9 a.m., with several
passengers who had booked through from England to
Glasgow, and about twenty other passengers who booked
at Edinburgh. The evening parliamentary train from
Edinburgh started with rather a larger number of passen-
gers than the morning parliamentary train. The ordinary
train from Glasgow in the morning brought nearly a hun-
dred passengers, many of whom, however, were persons
from short distances, apparently going to church. The
second ordinary train at night, arriving in Edinburgh
shortly after seven o'clock, brought about 120 passengers,
besides setting down and taking up at all the stations.
The night express train from Glasgow, which arrived here
at ten o'clock, conveyed about 30 passengers to Edin-
burgh, and nine or ten through passengers. In tho two
ordinary trains each way there wore all classes of passen-
gers, but the greater proportion travelled third class. All
the passengers were highly respectable in appearance
and behaviour. The only appearance of anything
like Sabbath desecration, and the only symptoms of any-
thing like disorder, arose out of the loud denunciations of
three street-preachers, who about six o'clock gathered a
large crowd of people around them opposite the entrance
to the station, to hear them holding forth against Sunday
trains with more noise and gesture than sense or effect.
Pointing to the train that starts about six o'clock, one of
the preachers—an old man, with two boards hanging on
his shoulders, walking advertisement fashion, on which
were printed, "Testimony against the Edinburgh and
Glasgow apostate Railway Company," and several Scrip-
ture texts—cried out, " There they go to hell at a penny
a mile." Cries of " Shame," " Over the bridge with him,"
loud :cheers, groans, and laughter followed this remark.
After denouncing the railway company and the people
who travelled by the Sunday trains in the most extrava-
gant terms, the preacher got the length of abusing the
Scotsman. It was characterised as " that ungodly paper
the Scotsman," " that graceless newspaper," &c., and woe
unutterable was graciously prophesied as its doom. We
are sorry to say that the crowd, excited by these observa-
tions, gave us a cheer. The well-known cabman, who
frequents the races with placards containing Scripture
texts, next delivered a harangue against the Sunday
trains; and the crowd, by way of commentary on his re-
marks, got up a cheer at every cab that passed, and cries
of " What about the cabs ?" About seven o'clock the
crowd increased, and the bridge was almost impassable.
The preachers, as they warmed. with their work, began to
make personal remarks, selecting some one of the crowd,
and shouting out, " There's a young servant of the devil,"
or, " Young man, you are a servant of the devil," &c.
The crowd at this began to jostle the poor preachers and
kick the "advertising boards," and two or three more dar-
ing youths rather ill-used the old man's hat. He natu-
rally got angry at this, and vented his rage by crying out,
" The devil's a coward, and so are you his servants ! Police-
man, apprehend them !" The crowd laughed heartily and
cheered ; but as the only policeman who appeared on the
scene did not choose to apprehend any of " the servants of
the devil," the preachers went away, and the crowd after-
wards quietly dispersed.—Scotsmcn:‘.

COUNTRY MARKETS•

COLCHESTER-SEPT. 2.

To -day's market more wheat on offer, the greater part
new, in poor condition, which sold at irregular prices. Old
wheat unchanged. Moro barley, but scarcely a sample of
fine quality. Beans and peas scarce ; both the turn dearer.
Wheat, white 443 64s Beans, Mazagan......335 388
red 428 49, Middle and small.. 35s 40s
Barley ... a s 348 Peas, white. 38a 42$
.365 40S Oats ........20s 25s grey ..