The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-11 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for
the week ending July 31, 1853 7,384 12 1
Corresponding week last year 12,370 10 9

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending Aug. 7, 1853 .. £21,390 19 0
Corresponding week last year 19,255 7 6
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for
the week ending Aug. 7, 1853 £6,646 3 4
Corresponding week last year 4,303 0 5

Increase in 1853 £2,311 2 11
CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the
week ending Aug. 6,1853 £219 4 10

Corresponding week.last year

. 248 14 8

NAVAL, INTELLIGENCE.

SHEERNESS, AUGUST 9.

The Wildfire, steam tender to the Waterloo, Second-
Master Mr. George Brockman, returned from Chatham
at 7 45 at.rn. this day, after being laid on the ways to
clean her copper, preparatory to her leaving for Spit-
head with Vice-Admiral the Hon. Joceline Percy, com-
mander-in•chief at the buoy of the Nore ; and on receiv-
ing the gallant admiral on board, left here at 3 p.m.
Wind, E., moderate ; weather fine. Barometer, 30 ;
thermometer, 78 in the shade.

The Waterloo, 120, Captain the Hon. Montagu Stop-
ford.—Vice-Admiral the Hon. Joceline Percy returned
to his duty last evening. The commodore's broad pen-
dant was struck, and the admiral's flag (white at the
fore) was again hoisted.
The Myrtle, steam tender to the Monarch, returned
from Chatham at 9 a.m., and dt 1 30 p.m. came along-
side the wharf to take on board James Hagerty, a ship-
wright, who had unfortunately fallen from a stage rigged
under the hawse-holes of the Ganges into the bottom of
the stone-dock No. 1, by which he received a simple
fracture of the upper part of his left thigh. Immediately
the accident occurred he was conveyed to the dockyard
surgery, where Mr. John Jeffcott, Assistant-surgeon of
the yard (in the absence of Mr. James Wilson (6), sur-
geon of the yard) promptly attended, and after setting
the fractured limb he was conveyed in a cot on board
the Myrtle and taken to Melville Hospital, Mr. Mark
Hamilton, M.D., Assistant-surgeon of the Monarch,
proceeding in the Myrtle, in attendance on the unfortu-
nate man. The Myrtle returned again at 5 40 p.m.
this day.

The Cyclops paddle-wheel steam-sloop this day s team ed
out of the fitting-basin and left for Woolwich, at 2 30
p.m., to bring other parts of the machinery for the
Royal George, 120,
The Cressy, 80 guns, new screw steam-ship, arrived
here at 3 15 p.m., this day, towed by the steam-vessels
African and Fearless, and has been placed at the har-
bour moorings of the yard.
The Ocean, New Coal Depot—The heavy stream
moorings have been completed for this ship ; she is now
permanently berthed at them, and ready to take in coals
for the use of the steam navy at this port.
A considerable saving in labour will be effected in
sending the coals into the hold fore and aft by an inge-
nious process adapted by Mr. Robert Lawes, the store-
keeper, which consisted of shifting shoots attached under
the hatchways, which can at pleasure and with dispatch
be made to convey the coals either forward or aft, star-
board or port ; so that no trimmers are required in the
hold. In addition to this, the coals are eased in co the
hold on an inclined plane, whereby they retain their
size—an object most desirable in such fuel. The John,
Potter master, from Wales, will commence her discharge
to-morrow, availing herself of a new mode of discharge,
adopted also by Mr. Robert Lawes, by which the dis-
charge will be expedited quite, 40 per cent., and with
less labour than heretofore.

A coroner's inquest was held here this morning
(afloat), by Mr. James Lawes, coroner for the city and
boundaries of Rochester, on the body of a man unknown
(apparently a labouring man), when a verdict was re-
turned by the jury—" Found drowned." The body was
found floating near the Garrison point yesterday.

SINGULAR CASE OF LOCKJAW. —A man died at Led-
bury, on Tuesday week, under rather remarkable cir-
cumstances. Freeman, the constable, was on duty in the
market about 11 o'clock, when his attention was called to
a man named D. Jones, who was standing bythe side of
his cart, containing potatoes, peas, and beans, which he had
brought for sale. When the constable went up to him he
was in the act of recovering a halfpenny from the inside
of his cart, in order to give change to a woman, who
first give intimation as to his condition, and was groan-
ing badly. The poor fellow told Freeman that he
had had a stroke, and in something like ten minutes he
became insensible. What followed was thus detailed to
the coroner, on Thursday, when an inquest was held
at the union workhouse :—" I at once ran for Mr.
Griffin, the surgeon, and in the hurry I saw Mr. Dunn,
surgeon, coming down the street, and he came to him.
He at first did not think him in danger. He had a little
water, and afterwards Mr. Dunn ordered a draft from Mr.
Meacham, the druggist ; but he could not take it ; his
jaws were closed. By Mr. Dunn's directions, I took him
up to the union house, where the body now lies. Mr. I
Dunn told me it was a case of lock-jaw, and that it was a
very bad case. As soon as the deceased was conveyed up
here Mr. Lewis, the union doctor, saw him. He told me
there was no chance of his recovery. lam of opinion
that as soon as the deceased was taken with lock-jaw he
became insensible. The deceased, after he was taken
ill, said, Oh ! Lord, kill me ! ' and his last words were,
`Oh, God (three times). Deceased seemed to have a
second attack, when his jaw became closed and he be-
came insensible. His eyes were almost cloied." The
jury found "That the deceased died by the sudden
visi-
tation of God. "...Gloucester 07tronirte,