The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-08 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RET URNS.

THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.--Traffic return for
the week ending Nov. 27, 1853 £17,216 7 7
Corresponding week last year 13,994 15 10
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.--traffic re-
turn for the week ending Dec. 4, 1853 £16,970 3 0
Corresponding week last year 16,558 7 11

CHESTER AND HOLTAEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for
the week ending Dec. 4, 1853 £3,480 0 0
Corresponding week last year 3,108 3 0

Increase in 1853

£371 17 0

SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic return tot the
week ending Dec. 4, 1853
Corresponding week last year 2,480 4 3

CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY.—Traffio return for the
week ending Dec. 3, 1853 C1:,3 10 6
Corresponding week last year lBl 14 7

THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND THE TELEGRAPH.—
It was some time since our pleasing duty, under the
above heading, to call the attention of the public to the
-progressive liberality which had begua to characterise
the French Government in respect to telegraphic inter-
course between the two countries. The measures at
that time adopted mainly consisted in the establishment
of additional offices, and the consequent, increase in the
number and efficiency of the telegraphic bureaux. The
French Government has now assisted in a still further
and much greater improvement. The desirability of a
direct service with the English instrument between the
two c
but
thhi
ee f
impediments
existing had long
ino gt
hbeene
difference acknowledged,
of t
the
French and English systems of signalling were almost
insurmountable obstacles to so beneficial an alteration.
Thanks, however, to the liberal and enlightened policy of
Louis Napoleon, these obstacles have been
hovercome,i andta
a direct through service,
worked b
upon wires specially devoted to Tli.e gls
n.strumer!
companies by the
French Government, has just been established between
the two capitals. Signals transmitted from the Central-
offices of
aria
ofthe Submarine and European Companies,
Regent-circus, Piccadilly, appear directly
upon the dial of the instruments at Paris, the delay to
ueh intermediaries is avoided, and the liability to error very
much diminish.
nte ia e d ,Cforuopnlie
d thew
istihm
these direct
o n o f theadvantages
e which verys
trans-
mittingcollateral facilities have been also obtained
much expedite business with other parts of France and
Italy, and with Germany
generally. A reduction in the
charges of the Submarine and European Companies has
also been effected. have now
counted as as one word. The coampass
rii of five numerals as
blished the system of countkinegn
en
Up to the preseanntietsirne each numeral
!ma -, ormous difference in all
where for instance, the
containing
old system counted as five words,
figures 10385 under the•
•
will estimate them as only
the new method of counting
odneslypantncehwesorcodn'taThis wgiiri—um-bers ;
telegraphic reforms. The
G. overnment has not, however,
stood alone in its p
Iris also acceded to a direct ser-
ent of Belgium ,
between London and
Governm
one word. The French
manner signals Pent from Cornhill
Brussels ; and in like(f the instrument at Brussels, with-
outappear on the face
assistance of intermediate stations.
vice with English instruments
the interference
with which messages to and from
proved by the rapidity
have
• Brussels, Berlin, ,&c.,
The beneficial effectnr of these arrangements has been
London and Paris, . .
lately reached
two hours have become
other distant parts under
and
contemplation will
afford the public still
even now in
common, and it is hoped that some fresh arrangements
only the
but also on the
mo-
dernised ideas of foreign Governments, .
greater reason to congratulate. itself, not on
results which such ideas promise yet to bring forth.
OPENING tOF TWO RAILWAYS AT HEREFORD.—The
city of Hereford presented, on Tuesday last, a scene of
greater animation, bustling, and rejoicing than was ever
before witnessed in that ancient borough ; the occasion
being the inauguration of two railways, one from New•
port and Abergavenny, and the other from Shrewsbury
to Hereford. It seems late in the day indeed to talk of the
adoption for the first time of railways in any part of the
-United Kingdom, but it is the fact that up to this moment
ansoirfatiolwroaaykheasameevnedrsr
hesowedevaecrr,olsosr,
thetiie county of Hereford •
delay two railways
besides those mentioned above are in progress, viz., one
from Worcester and one from Gloucester. On Tuesday
the streets were crowded with pedestrians from an early
hour, bands of music paraded incessantly, and arches,
festoons, flags, and banners decoratedar nevtery
n quarter.atone
On the arrival of the train at the B
o'clock there were at least 10,00 0 personstos present,atlo and
m
it is impossible to imagine the
othusiasm created among
all classes on the occasion. The directors of the line
were received by the Mayor and corporation, and a din-
ner was afterwards given at the Shirelall. At least
500 persons were present. The admission was one
guinea, but the providers Messrs. Bosley, generously
returned 10 per cent. of the receipts to feast the poor.
The proceedings terminated with a ball.
Wootten-street,
Lambeth, on the body of a child suffocated whilst in bed,
CAUTION TO PARENTS.—At an inquest, held by Mr.
W. Carter yesterday, at the Sea Lion,
to
the coroner that Mr.
one of the jurors mentionedn
lost their lives in a simi•
00 inquests last week on
the bodies of children who had
Baker had held no fewer than
circumstance at this time of
• was not at all an unusua
ants, owing to over -kindness, to
• lar manner. The learned edcoroner remarked that it
the year for thethpeasr
were only enabled to inhale
eotvheerthe face of the children, and
weak to assist themselves, they
foul air, and being too
•
became suffocated.
placewhen tthheabtewd-asclodoo
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DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

THURSDAY, DEC. 8, 1853.

State of the wind and weather at each of the following
places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations
are arranged in order of latitude.
TIINRRIDGE—N.W., calm—overcast.
GREENWICH—N., gentle breeze—overcast.
Sznoon—S.W.' gentle breeze—foggy.
SWINDON—E., light breeze—foggy.
CAM B RID GE—N.W., gentle breeze—foggy.
YARMOUTH —N.W., gentle breeze—rain.
The returns from the following places indicate the state
of the weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock :
FOLKESTONE—N., calm —overcast.
BIRMINGHAM—N.W., gentle breeze—foggy.
HOLYHEAD—N., gentle breeze—fine.
LANCASTER —N. W., calm—foggy.
WHITBY—N., gentle breeze—rain.
DARLINGTON W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy-
-frost.
SHA P—S.E., calm—principally clear—hard frost.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tins DAY —Morning 44 min.after 7 Evening 20 inin.aft. 8
To-Moimow—Morning 58 rnin.after 8 1 Evening 32 iniu.aft,. 9

THE WEATHER.-SuN OPFICM, DEC. 8.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
47—highest since noon yesterday.
39—lowest this morning and during the night.
43—this day at noon.
BAROMETER, 30'25—going up rapidly.
WIND, N.N.W.—Light breeze, with slight foggy
weather.

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LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 18.53,

Following hard upon the intimation of a new
Conference among the Four Powers, and of a re-
vival of negotiations with a view to a pacific set-
tlement of the Russo-Turkish difficulty—comes
warlike intelligence, to the 25th ultimo, from Con-
stantinople ! Intelligence ,of additional victories
won by the soldiers of the SULTAN in Asia—of the
repulse of the Russians at Sahilz, after three Ban_
guinary engagements of the capture of the
fortress of Saffa, and, it is behoved, of Akirka
likewise, by a daring assault adventured upon by
the forces under Stwar PACHA—besides the reite-
rated defeat sustained by the Cossacks at Abdi,
Bajazet, and (again) at Cheftakil. Enough for
one record of the disasters encountered by the
unfortunate troops of the AUTOCRAT. Sufficient,
we presume, for once, as a sequel to the
discomfitures already experienced at Oltenitza.
And yet, it is in the presence of these facts
that the organs of Aberdeenism are still babbling
about an amicable and bloodless arrangement of
differences : it is in the face of these particulars
that the apologists of the " travelled Thane" are
twaddling about another Conference and supple-
mentary Negotiations.

Diplomacy is again—if we may believe these
redoubtable exponents of the policy of the Coali-
tion—with the flourishing of a few magical goose-
quills about to dissipate all those dangers of war
bleb. during the past eight months have been
, like a threat of political chaos over the
Statesof ehristendom. Nevertheless, immediately
after receiving this assurance, we learn by advises
from the Bosphorus that the officers of the cole
bined fleets
of France and England have been
recently entertained
by the Turkish Minister of
Marine at a grand banquet—the whole of them
having been previously presented to his Majesty
the Sultan Caliph Asn-m,v,
rto. Nay, more
—we learn from these despatches that the speeches
delivered upon this occasion by the French and
British Admirals promised effectual aid against
'anjitst aggression, while expressing a hope
that peace might be speedily re-established,
consistently with the rights and honour of the
Turkish SOVEREIGN. Now, we ask—ls it pro-
bable that at a juncture like the present, after all
that has occurred, that a haughty potcn:.-ate like
the Emperor NICHOLAS c. ill complacently
consent to listen to further diplomatic negotia-
tions ? Considering the matter rationally and
dispassionately remembering the well-known
character of the CZAR, a character which he has
revealed more and more plainly during the last
eighteen years, ever since the date of his accession
--we ask is it probable that he will now, at this
ele'renth hour of the discussion, consent after so
any rebuffs from the rest of the great Cabinets of
lurope, after the• repulse of his troops again