The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-22 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

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LONDON, , BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAr.."
Traffic
1853 return for the week ending April 16,
737 16 6
' 29
Corresponding week last.year 11,240 3
14
Total of the half-year to this date, 1853. 142,086 2 6
Total of the half-year to this date, 1852 132,610 19

LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN ItAILWAT.--Trafflo
turn for the week ending Aprill6, 1853 £13,302 3
Corresponding week last year 14,223 8
Decrease in 1853 £92l 6

re.
GLASGOW AND SOUTH-W RAILWAY.---Tray,
BSTERN RAILWAY.
, g
',Aim for the week ending April 16,1853 24,321 1! 0
corresponding week last year 4,168
Increase in 1853 2153 2
f
THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic retulm-°4.
the week ending April 10, 1853 (283 miles) 215,693 ?, 5
Corresponding week last year (2231 miles) 11,45615
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic ret;
turn for the week ending April 17, 1853....,£18,012 15
Corresponding week last year 16,097 3 •

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—Trafac return for
railway an steam-boats for the week ending
April 17,d 1853
Corresponding week last year .......... 23:7285 143 °9
222
Increase in 1853
weCekoßekudAinNgDAßpAriiNDlO6N ,
1853 £2ll
return for for
Corresponding week last year

THE PROPOSED CATTLE MARKET IN Nr•

HAGEN FIELDS.

Yesterday a meeting of the Markets Improvenle,ll.,
Committee connected with the Corporation of the qt.:,
of London was held in the Council Chamber at, tw
Guildhall. Mr. Henry Lowman Taylor presided. „
Ordinarily the meetings of corporate committees xi'
held with closed doors ; in this instance, however, tbe
public were admitted, the Markets Improvement VOP3:
mittee being anxious to obtain the opinions of the trade°'
men connected with the market, as to the praeticabin
of the plans about to be submitted, and the models
which had been prepared for the construction of the new,

market. ,
Much interest appeared to be excited; many of 018
most influential salesmen, butchers, and others bellT
present, in addition to several members of the conoe3,l
tee, amongst' whom the reporter noticed Messrs. '-
Jersey,. Low, Baker, Hicks (Deputy), Read, Harrill°l3l
(Deputy), Harker, Aitcheson; and others, Smithfield
salesmen—Messrs. Thompson, Borcham, and. Bremrs°t'
Mr. Goodwin of the house of Challis and Sons, NO'
gate-market ; Messrs; J. Venablee, sen., B. Venable°,
Stow, Bentice, Frost, Swanton, Mustoie, Scott; Criel‘'
Masters, Prebble, Andrade, Moral:mon, and Woodhaill:
Leadenhall-market,—Forsbury, Stubbing, •Bowertney_i
Stanger, Clements, Morris, and Black ; Whitecharr
—Saul (Abraham) and Whiffen ; also Inspectors Fis.,...be
and Porklington, Deputies Cook and Medway, and xi'
Symonds, members of the council, were also present.
The CHAIRMAN, in introducing the business, inforule
the gentlemen present of the fact that it was the deli"
of the committee to give to the trade an opportunitY,_„°(
expressing their sentiments upon the model then
them, as to the proposed market, and he should be gr
to hear any statement with refereeme to the detail'',
which the City architect would at once explain for OOP
information.

Mr. BUNNING (the architect) then entered into
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elaborate description of the plans and models. 31
whole of them were executed in a masterly style, an,
were greatly admired by all present. To be as brief 1,,
possible, it may be stated that the whole of the gron°,
proposed to be covered amounts to upwards of 70 acre 7
the details being as follows :
Acres. Roods. Pole.
For markets.
„ Lairs south of the market 8 0 11 •
„ Lairs north of the market lO 0 ... 39.
x, Lairs west of the market
„ Ditto east of ditto
Public slaughter houses 4 ... 0 ... 34'
Private ditto 5 1 ... 19
„ Hide market _ 1 3 24
„ Shops, taverns, & standings 2 1 14
„ Stables -
„ Building frontage,
,1 Roadway

Total 73 ... 1 25 t.
A considerable conversation took place as to i'°
general arrangement of the model, especially as to
space to be appropriated for the standing of the cattleo
the market being calculated to hold not less than 42,?/
sheep, 6,794 bullocks, and calves and pigs in proportir,
Mr. BUNNING remarked, in reply to one of the goltieit
men, as to the drainage of the market and an efgele
supply of water, that Sir R. Mylne had informed tieagi
that if a river of water was required, it might be suPlL'.',./
without any difficulty. Several technical matters ha v"-,
been disposed of, as to the space each animal might
quire, and as to " off droves," and 'to other wale
generally unimportant to most of our readers,
at
visitors, as by common consent, tacitly admitted °de
the market as arranged would be acceptable to the trade' '
at large. They then for some time inspected the Oluc'ed,
abattoir Mr. Bunning and his colleagues had furnis'ie.
In this matter several practical observations were be
ceived by the architect, many of which will doubtleeeted,
adopted. The whole of the inspection having tern3h3l;,,ort
The CHAIRMAN said he was glad to say, on the roe
of the committee, that they were much obliged t„vi
trade for their presence on that occasion. He was fu'ribe
to find that upon the whole they were satisfied wit ieb
arrangements made by the committee. That their
they had done they had effected to the best of i the
judgment, after mature deliberation, and be hopeuriecl
n.
whole of them would live to see the,ei;v market Csr-

into effect. (Cheers.) •
After some little conversation, chiefly of art, en-Abo
natory character, the visitors left the room, thankubber4
committee for their cordial reception, The inenlpstiti
sat some time longer in consideration, of the Bugg- 21c1
improvement of some of the details ~of the plo'
i models.

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