The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-27 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC .RETURNS. I

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—
Traffic return for the week ending June 24,
1854 £17,842 5 11
Corresponding week last year 13,207 8 1
Total of the half-year to this date, 1854 298,288 8 0
Total of the half-year to this date, 1853 257,341 1 8
LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re•
turn for the week mailing June 24, 1854 £17,688 8 4
Corresponding week last year 17,197 19 3

Increase in 1854

£490 9 1

SHOCKING CASE OF INFANTICIDE—GOVERNMENT RE,
WAItD.—A Government reward of 501. (and a free pardon
to any accomplice) is offered for such information as may
lead to the conviction of the murderer or murderers of
a newly-born male infant at Walsall. From the notices
issued, it appears that the unfortunate babe had been
strangled in a most brutal manlier by passing a cord or
piece of twisted rug twice round the neck, with a knot
under the left ear. The body was found accidentally ,
concealed in the chimney of a bedroom in the Turk's
Head, Walsall. It was in a very decomposed state, and
wrapped up in an old waistcoat and a woman's' apron.
DEPARTURE OF 450'VOLUNTEERS FROM THE GUARDS
FOR TURKEY.—This morning, at half-past four o'clock,
150 rank and file from the Ist and 2d battalions of the
Grenadier Guards, 150 from the 2d battalion of the Cold-
stream Guards, and 150 from the 2d battalion of the
Scots Fusilier Guards, making a total of 450 rank and
file, exclusive of nine sergeants, twelve corporals, and
six drummers, who have volunteered to join the service
battalions of their respective regiments at the seat of
war, were parade t in the square of St. George's Bar-
racks. The men are all fine, athletic yOueg felloWs, and
appeared to be in the highest spirits and anxious for the
fray. They were accoutred in light service marching
order, and artned with the Minid rifles. The same rule
was observed on this occasion as on pi evious departures,
of allowing the men to be absent from barracks, and the
result was equally favourable' there not being a single
defaulter this morning at roll call. At five o clock the
troops were most minutely inspected by. Colonel Reeves, ,
of the Grenadier Guards, who proceeds with them in
command, and -who addressed the men in the most
enthusiastic language' on the nature of the service on
which they were about to proceed ; after which, the line
was formed into column of sections, and preceded by the
band of the Ist Battalion of Grenadier Guards, emerged
from the Barrack-gate, and were greeted by most voci-
ferous cheering from a large assemblage of persons, and
which was continued along the Strand, females waving
handkerchiefs from the windows as the brave fellows
passed ; in crossing Waterloo-bridge, the cheering of the
crowd was incessant and deafening, nor did it subside
until the troops had taken their departure by special
train on the South-Western Railway, for Southampton,
at which place they will embark this afternoon direct for
Varna.
DETERMINED SUICIDE.—This darning about half-past
eight o'clock, a determined suicide was committed by
Mr. Alexander Young, a master tailor residing at No.
2, Drury-court, Strand. He was discovered by , his
daughter hanging from a peg in the wall in his bedroom,
with his toes just touching a chair on which he had been
standing. An alarm was made, and a neighbour went
in and cut the unfortunate man'down. surgical assist-
ance was immediately obtained, but life was extinct.
No cause has been assigned for the commission .of the
rash act.

GEORGE PEABODY, ESQ., the eminent banker in the
city, gave his annual white-bait dinner to his American
friends yesterday. at the Brurtswick.Hotel, Black wall.
Among the guests (nuoibering.upwards of two hundred),
were -the American Minister and guile, the' Lord and
Lady Mayoress, a number of the aristocra,7, and several
'distinguished Americans now in London. This evening
the Americans have a grand "turn out" at the Haymarket,
Theatre, as a compliment to one of their favourite actors.
FOREIGN CARRIAGES.--Carriages for Children are de-
cided by the authorities to be nOt liable to duty okim-
portation from abroad into this country.