The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-15 00:00:00

DETROIT ANDMILWAU KIE.

The gross traffic receipts on this line for the year 1864
amounted to $1,323,403, and the year 1863 to $1,026,090,
showing an increase of $927,343. The working expenses
in 1864 amounted to $884,759, and in 1863 to $621,034,
showing an increase of $263,725. The surplus in 1864
amounted, to $4t8,644 against $405,025 in 1863, showing
increase of $33,619. The ordinary interest charges
amounted to $39),968, which were deducted from the sur-
plus of 1864, leaving a balance of $38,676.

Railway Traffic Returns for the Week.
Miles Opened. Receipts.
' Railways. ~.—......____,,—.._........_
18e5. 1864. 1865 1864.
£ Z
Belfast and N. Counties . 136 136 2,313 1.941.
Beßast and Comity Down.... 49 49 835 757
Birth and Tyne 2B 28 1,893 1,904
Bristol and Exeter l2ll 1211 6,408 6,313
Caledonian 2Bll 5.62 i 19.059 17,575
Cambrian
Cork and Bandon 2O 20 421 4, 2
Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6l 61 166 163
Cornwall 651 651 1,682 1.674
Deeside l7 17 319 2t,6

Dublin & Belfast:Junction 63 63 1,387 1.311
Dublin and Drogheda 75 75 1,461 1.445
Dublin and Meath
Dub. & Wicklow and West d 9ll 91 i 2,711 2.486
Furness, &a 5O 5 i "2,610 3 019
Glasgow & South-Western
Gt. Eastern,Nrf k.,&E. Union
Great Northern BO5 3c5 35 55: 32,959
Great North of Scotland 59 91) 2,758 2,097
tat. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 713 711 4111 465
Gt.Soutlin. & Westndirind.) 3874 3731 8.281 9 717
Great Western 12.8 1225 67. 41 61,983
Inverness & Aberdeen June- 1171 1 71 1,1 7 1 68
Inverness & Perth Jun.tion 1191 1191 1,262 1171
Irish North-Western 145 145 1,695 1.810
Kent Coast 27 27 620 750
Lancashire Sr. Yorkshire 403 402 37,266 38.03
Limerick and Ennis... 241 24 162 300
Limerick and Foynes 261 201 112 i 97
Llanelly 461 461 722 (73
Llynvi Valley
London & North-Western
London and Blackwall 5l 5/ 1,815 3,723
London & South-Western
Loud. Brighton, &S. Coast 267 2614 17,774 18.720
London, Chatham, & Dover 724 721 5,146 4,820
Do. Metropolitan Extension li/ 101 1,920 1,1(0
Lon., Tilbury, & Southend
Igan.,Shelrield,&Lincolnsh
Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham 9l 4 1,418 1, 95
Maryport and Carlisle 2B 28 1,373 1.638
Metropolitan 3l 31 2,806 2,930
Midland incl. N.-Western) 6631 611 46,266 42,089
Midland Gt.Westn, of hind 262 262 4,997 5.517
illonkland 714 711 1,683 1,759
_ _ _

. .
lilonmouthsh. Rail. & Canal.. 44 14 2,749 2,704
North British, Edin., Perth
and Dundee
N-Eastern and Stock. & DarL 10k'9 1095 56.902 55,514
North London 9 9 3,401 8,144
North Staffordshire 254 251 7,832 8.665
Rhymney lOl. 191 922 979
Scottish Central
Scottish North-Eastern l3B 132} 5,110 4.915
Somerset and Dorset 66 65 970 6 3
South Devon
South-Eastern 3OB 306 21,515 20,084
Taff Vale 57 57 . 5,956 5,878
...

Ulster . _

109 10,51 2,7,_,4 4:4-68

Vale of C1wyd.,...... -10" 19.
226 1 JO
Vale of Neath 432 431 - -
31
Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 434 290
Waterford and Limerick 77 77 1,512 1,481
West Cornwall 274 274 659 738
W. Hartlepool Ilarbr.&RaiL
W'haven,Cleator,& Egramt lO 10 059 787
Whitehaven Junction l2 12 841 1,120
Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 35 766 963
FOREIGN AND' COLONIAL.
Austrian
Bahia and San Francisco
Belgian Eastern Junction.
Bombay, Daroda, & Can. India 306 185/ 4,296 3,018
Detroit and Milwaukie lB9 185 5,135 5,208
Dutch Rhenish lOBl 1(81 1,706 3,981
Eastern of France 1176 1428 64,747 68,499
Eastern Bengal 110 110 2.724 1687
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East Indian
Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 1335 26.:110 24,7 1
Great Central of Belgium 295 2%2 :6,131 4,885
Great Indian Peninsula 590 5831 23,591 14,964
Great Luxembourg 134 134 4,770 4.368
Great Southern of India ..
Great Western of Canada.,,,. 345 315 8,807 15, 53
Madrass7l 448 8.612 4.717
Madrid, Saragossa &A.licant OBl 650 19,255 23 091
Northern of Canada
Northern of France 728 728 ---
Norwegian Trunk
Ottoman .. .. ...
Paris, Lyons, 1
Paris and Orleans 1616 1611 71,276 t 7.615
Recife and San Francisco. &c 774 774 1,587 1,401
Scinde... lO5 105 1,52 , 1,854
Do. Punjab, ac ....... 32 32 250 290
South Austrian. dr.; .....
Southern of France 623 770 26,547 25,6 0
Victoria
Welland. 25 25 - --
West 416 ii-Wn. of France

SEAMEN'S DEATHS.—From a return just made by
the Board of Trade to Parliament, it appears that
that department has during the past 13 years received from
all parts of the world notices of the deaths from various
in the n asveaesraogfing3,62o deaths a year.
the British Isles between
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on occasions of shirwreck, the actual loss of life from such
disasters last.year did not exceed 450 lives. When it is re-
membered that the loss of life from shipwreck on our coast
averages 700 a year, every friend of humanity must re-
joice in that gratifying and encouraging fact. Other coun-
tries are unfortunately not so well provided with simi-
lar means to save life from shipwreck as our own,
but lifeboats on the plan of the National Lifeboat
Institution are gradually being supplied to most maritime
countries. Last week three of them were sent to France,
and others had previously gone to Russia, Prussia, and
Holland. The means for saving life on shipboard are
lamentably deficient, and this remark applies both to the
Royal and Mercantile Navies of England. The National
Lifeboat Institution is now, however, using every effort to
introduce a cheap handy cork life-belt, to be kept on board
ships, for use for any emergency. It is hoped that similar
measures will, ere long, be taken to improve the boats
of our mercantile marine, by providing them with lifeboat
properties.
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The means of conveyance to the Palace, although
rather extensive, were altogether insufficient to afford
, to the public the requisite amount of accommodation.
The demand was far beyond the supply. Large
numbers of pleasure seekers thronged the metropo-
litan stations at a comparatively early hour, and
trains most inconveniently crowded followed each
other in rapid succession without, however, pro-
ducing any material diminution in the numbers,
who kept flowing on in one continuous stream.
Hundreds who had congregated together at the
intermediate stations in the expectation of being
picked up had the mortification of seeing train after
train sweep by without a vacant seat. In this
dilemma great numbers, after waiting -a consider-
able !time, made up their minds to take to the
road, and having obtained the return of their
fare, not only had the satisfaction of saving
their money, but the pleasure of a most agree-
able walk. The officials finding the return of the
money a rather troublesome affair, very wisely de-
termined upon suspending the issue of tickets for a
time, leaving the applicants to select some other
mode of proceeding to their place of destination.
Some of them proceeded at once to the nearest cab-
stands, but the majority, taking a more economical
and sensible view of the matter, made their way on
foot—the only drawback being a slight shower.
This shower, however, gradually developed itself
into au unmistakable rain, and those who had started
at a later hour, without taking the ordinary precau-
tion of providing themselves with umbrellas, had
reason to regret their want of foresight, many of
them reaching the Palace in a damp condition, glad
to take refuge under the glass roof.
Within the grounds all was life and animation.
The boats on the lake were extensively patronised,
and the swings and roundabouts were in great re-
quisition. A considerable stroke of business was
done in the shooting line, small quantities of nuts
being the reward of the most skilful marksmen. The
rain, however, soon put a damper on those sports
and pastimes, and the consequence was such a large
addition to the numbers assembled within the build-
ing that the crinoline pressure became anything but
agreeable. A little relief was obtained when the
rain moderated, and induced many of the visitors to
return to the grounds, but they soon found the ne-
cessity of regaining the shelter which they had quitted,
and without delay began to select the best places for
hearing the concert. The reserved seats in the area
facing the Great Handel orchestra, the seats in the
front and at the back of the orchestra, and in the
upper galleries and on the Shakspere House plat-
form, were very soon filled, and all the available
standing-room was completely occupied.
The first part of the concert was the organ per-
formance by Mr. James Coward, who played several
excellent selections from Mendelssohn, Spohr,
Costa, Handel, and Mozart. This was followed by
various marches and choruses from Handel,
Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Rossini, played by
the band of the Coldstream Guards, under the
direction of Mr. A. F. Godfrey, bandmaster.
The sacred concert commenced with the Old
Hundredth Psalm, in which the entire audience
joined, producing a most impressive effect. Then
came Handel's air from the Messiah, " The trumpet
shall sound," which was very finely rendered by
Mr. Weiss, the trumpet obligato being given by Mr.
T. Harper. Madame Rudersdorff, who was very
cordially received, sang the air " Inflammatus," by
Rossini, in a very charming manner. Mr. Sims
Reeves, who was treated with several rounds of ap-
plause, next treated the audience with the recitative
and air from Elijah, "Ye people," and " If with
all your hearts," in his usual excellent and effective
manner. The " Evening Hymn," in which the
visitors joined, was next ung. The air from Judas
Afaccabmus, " Arm, arm,`ye brave," by Mr. Weiss,
was rewarded with a recall ; and Madame Ruders-
dorff, in the air by Costa, " I will extol Thee, 0
Lord," was honoured with an encore. The war
song, " Philistines, hark, the trumpets sounding,"
by Mr. Sims Reeves and chorus, was encored most I
enthusiastically. Madame Rudersdorff gave 1
Handel's air, " Let the bright Seraphim" (trumpet
obligate by Mr. Harper), most exquisitely. Then
followed the prayer from MOA in Egitto, by the
chorus, united bands, and grand organ. The con-
cert was wound up with the National Anthem, in
which the audience joined most enthusiastically.
Another performance on the organ was given
by Mr. Coward, and several pieces were played by
the Coldstream band, and the immense audience
departed well satisfied with the ample treat which
had been provided for them.