The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-26 00:00:00

DEC. 23.

The following promotions have this day taken place :
Mr. Charles Blackadore to be Chief Boatswain in her Ma-
jesty's Fleet; Mr. John Hutchins to be Chief Carpenter in
her Majesty's Fleet.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening ,

Amsterdam Short. 11 174
Ditto 3 Months. 12 14
Rotterdam

11 18}
12 2
12 2
25 55
25 55
13 9i
25 1..1

Antwerp
Brussels
Hamburg
Paris

25 47i
25 47i
13 9f
Short 25 10

Ditto 3 Months. 25 ,10
Marseilles
Frankfort on the Maine 1201
Vienna
Trieste -:— 10_80

25 45.

25 45
121
10 82i
10 85
30-1
6 28i
47
48
25 65
25 65.

Petersburgh
Berlin

30
6 28

Madrid .:

Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
Genoa
Naples
Palermo
Messina

47i
25 60
25 60
25 60
25 60
25 60
25 60

25 65
25 65'

25 65
25 65

Military Pastimes at Malta.

(From the lltalta Times, Dec. 14.)

Yesterday morning Lieutenant and Adjutant
Hammersley and Lieutenant Swinny, of the Ist
battalion 22d Regiment, were brought before the
magistrate, Dr. Vella, for assaulting, striking, and
causing bodily injuries to several police-officers, in
the night between the 7th and Bth inst., at half-past
1 o'clock, at Senglea, after having sent for the said
constables under false pretences.

Several witnesses, policemen and civilians, were
produced, from whose evidence it appeared that a
Maltese porter, who was passing the officers' quarters,
was requested by the above two gentlemen to fetch
them six policemen, without saying for what purpose
they were required, offering him at the same time a
dollar for his trouble, and keeping his cap as a
pledge. On four constables appearing at the corner
of the mess-house, they found Lieut. Swinny waiting
for them, attired in his trousers and shirt, who in-
quired of them why six policemen had not come. He
then whistled, and Lieutenant Hammersley came
out, dressed in the same light attire. Lieutenant
Swinny asked his companion if he was ready, and
received an affirmative reply. Both officers then
assumed a threatening attitude and clenched their
fists. The constables, now perceiving what was
intended, avoided a contest, two moving off in one
direction and two in another. The two who took the
direction towards Isola-gate were pursued, and one
of them was overtaken and knocked down by Lieut.
Swinny. The other continued his way to the station
at Cospicua to obtain assistance. Of the other two,
one returned to assist the constable who had been
struck, but was prevented from giving him assistance
by Lieutenant Hammersley. The fourth policeman
went to the Marina of Senglea for fresh constables.
In the meantime, the two policemen, who remained
on the spot, were knocked down several times by the
two officers and severely bruised. All this occurred
in the vicinity of the barrack-gate at Isola, where
there is a sentry posted, but who took no notice of
the he oonstaMes for the guard. A rein-
forcemb... 11" V q.ying arrived, Lieutenant
Swinny was h. en,,• after some. atance,
to the Marina of Senglea ponce statront'PA.deutenant
Hammersley was also seized, but on his shouting,
" Guard, turn out," several soldiers issued from the
barracks and rescued them. Early in the morning
Lieut. Swinny was temporarily released by the
orders of the adjutant of police, and summonses
were issued for the two officers to appear on Mon-
day, the 11th inst., at the magistrates' court, on the
above charges.
The magistrate patiently examined the whole
case, and remanded the prisoners, who were released
on parole till the following Wednesday, when they
again appeared at the bar and were sentenced to 3
months' imprisonment, and bound over to keep the
peace in a sum of £5O each, to be guaranteed by two
sureties each.

Railway Traffic Returns for the Weeks

Niles Opened. Receipts.

Railways.

1865.
Belfast and N. Counties 9ll
Belfast and County Down l4}
Blyth and Tyne 2B
Brecon and Merthyr
Bristol and Exeter _ 121}

--,
1864
E
1.669
M 9
1,951

Caledonian, Scottish Central. 403-
Cambrian
Cockermouth K & Penrlth .. 31k
Cockermouth and Workin .. 0
Cork and Bandon 2O
Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6i
Cork and Youghal
Cornwall 65,
Deeside l7
Do Extension
...,

Dublin & BelfastJunetion 63.
Dublin and Drogheda 75

Dublin and Meath
Dub. & Wicklow and Woad loe
Forth and Clyde Junction
Fiances, &c 5O
_ ._

Glasgovi & South-Western 249
Gt. Eastern,Nrik.,&E.Union 7211
Great Northern 404
Great North of Scotland 6B
Do Branches 42
(3t. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 7lf
fit.Southn. & Westn.(lrlnd.) 3B7t
Great Western
Hull & Hornsea 13
Highland , 245
Irish North-11 estern 145
Lancashire & Yorkshire 403
Limerick and Ennis... 241
Limerick and Foy nee 26t
Llanelly 461
Llynvi Valley
London & North-Western
London and Black Wall 5l
London & South-Western
Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 2931
London, Chatham, & Dover; (134
all Metropolitan Extension t 12
Do. Kent L oast
Lon., Tilbury, & Southend
tdan.,Sheflield,& Lincolnsh
Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham.. 9}
Maryport and Carlisle 2B
Metropolitan
Midland (inch N.-Western) 6774
Midland Gt. Westn. of hind 2eol
Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal lt
North British, Edin., Perth
and Dundee
N-Eastern and Stock. & DarL 12051
North London ll
North Staffordshire 258
Pembroke and Tenby lll
Ithymney l9/
Scottish North-Eastern l3ts
Somerset and Dorset 66

South Devon
South-Eastern 315
Taff Vale 6l

Ulster

10. i

Vale of Clwyd
Waterford and Kilkenny 3l
Waterford and Limerick 77
W'haven,Cleator,& Egrmnt lO
Whitchaven Junction l3
Whitehaven &le urnessJun 33
FOREII.:N AND COLONIAL.
Austrian B2B
Bahia and San Francieco
Belgian Eastern J unction 266
Bombay, Baroda, & Ccn. India 308
Detroit and idilwaukic lB9
Dutch Rhenish 108!
Eastoru of France
-

Eastern Bengal
East Indian _ 1119

Grand Trunk of Canada 1477
Great Central of Belgium 285
Great Indian Peninsula 590
Great Luxembourg 134
Great Southern of India
Great Western of Canada 34.i
Madras
Madrid, Saragossa SzA dean t 778
Northern of Canada . 94
Northern of France 7'24

Norwegian Trunk -1
Ottoman .
Paris, Lyons, .4z Mediterni 2006
Paris and Orleans lB2l
Recife and San Francisco. &c 774
Sc.nde lO5
Do. Punjab, &c 253
South Austrian, &c 1658
Southern of France 663
Victoria
...

Weiiand
26
West & N-Wn. of } rauce .. 1155

211
2,933
B,coB
31,301
34,037
1.609
1,135

416
7.530
67,6:4
96
2,680
1,691
31,240
155
103

502
386
108,007
1,709
2,32
16,53)
6,4,2
1,200
72)
1,1',4
17,013
1,297
1,382
2:tut
46,4.0
4.561:
2,9661
21,202
63 695
5,117
9.197
55
966
6,096

828
3,593
19.332
5,31 u
2.513
147

825
263/4
185 k
18%9

453
1,193
565

1(.8f

47,859 37,648

839 .629
318 314
7,41,8 2,636
7,698 6,36(
5,7 f 0 5,236
74,723 66,0171

41,701 25,625
31,832 25,466
8,108 5,;28
24,616 14,972
6,t01 4.561
739 512
14,718 12,367
10,113 6,111.:
18,947 17,290
1,,,93 1,144
6 ,4i5 58,018

.bB3 1,059

14 771 537
107, 147,364 131,667
1618 77,349 68.411
774 996 699
105 1,828 2,298
45 1,391 323
1627 61,838 56.463 ;
823 32,'.:33 29,266
196 11,828 8.237
25 1,430 240:
1016 5 ,936 40,072 J