The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-29 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS•

LONDON AND SOITTH-EASTERN itAlLWAY.—Traffic re•
turn for the week ending Dec. 24, 1853 7
Corresponding week last year 14,141 7
P 3 13 9

Increase in 1853
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST
RAILNaT
Traffic, return for the week ending Dec. 24,
1853._ £10,898 12
Corresponding week last year ........ : 11,158 3
6 7
Total of the half-year to this date, 1853.....• 359,224 9 4
3
Total of the half-year to this date, 1852 326,567
SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the
week ending Dec. 25, 1853 23,609 6 lei
Corresponding week last year 2,472 17 WI
THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffie return fo,r
the week ending Dec. 18, 1853 215,544 8
Gerresponding week last year
0
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILYtTAY.—Traffi 3e rei;
tarn for the week ending Dec. 25, 1853
Corresponding week last year . 17/05
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Trafficreturn II
the week ending Dec. 25, 1853 .................. £4,236 2
Corresponding week last year ..................... 3,389 9
Increase in 1853 £64B 12 9
CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for
week ending Dec. 24, 1853 ....... ................. ClBl lt
Corresponding week last year ......................... 145.15

COUNTRY M ARKETS.

EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET--

DECEMBER 27.
iII
There was a large supply of straw of all descriPtions
the market. The prices were as follow : tool
Oat straw, from 8s Oci to 9s Od per kemple of 16 $
tron ; wheat 410. 7s 6d to 8s Od ; barley do., 4s 6d ton 5'
Hay from lato 12c1; new ditto, Od to Od Per st":°.

• EDINBURGH. MEAL MARKET—DSO. 27•
eh
There were in the market to-day, 30 sacks oatuleal,,,ie3,s
weighing 2801bs imperial, which sold thus :-28 at
2 at 2/. 2s Od, and 0 at 0/. Os.

DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—DEC. 26. 14
1,
There were in the market to-clay 115 bags
of barleymeal, and 2 of pot-barley. Sales were cl-otcl
The top price of oatmeal 2s od up, second is 9d Too
and third is up from last market day. Barleyrae ud up.
as last market on the top, and the second quality
Pot-barley is 2s up on the top price since last week.
Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. I Second. oa.
imperial
Barleymeal, per ditto
Peasemeal, per ditto
Flour, per ditto —s --g Od —4
Pot-barley, per ditto

Thool
oa
spa
oa

LEEDS, DEC. 27.
Our arrivals of grain continue very —A.4ll:,:irs
at this season of the year, business is inactive, sn,u, are
purchase only for their immediate wants. 'll°,'",e,:vslaa
equally indifferent, and we make no alteration in r 0
of wheat from the rates of Friday. Barley and beans
steady in price. Oats and other articles as before•

NEWCASTLE—DEC. 27. 63, the
The number of beasts in the market to-day Was, tfall
quality of which was middling, but trade was briaa:469;
rates, and all were sold. The number of sheep sot ba to
the trade steady, and all sold. Prices :—Peat;
8s per stone ; pork, 6s to 7s ; and mutton 6id to la r

COAL MARKET,—DEc. 28.

Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market I ,
is
8. d.
- ' -

Old Adair!' 24 6 •Wallsend, kc•
Wylam 27 0 Whitwell ... . ........ . .....
Denison ......... ........ . .
Kelloe
Lawson 32 0 Tees .. ........... ;.. . .
Northumberland E. . 26 0 Whitworth . ...... ...
Eden Main 34 0 West Whitworth ........
Braddyll 35 0 Adelaide Tees ..... . ......
Haswell 95 0 [Watney's Anthracite .....

Wallsend, &c.

Plummer 34 Oi
Stewart's 35 tl
Ships at market 2l

.2%
)3 I

O
o
.34 P
~38 0

iGwaen-Cae Gnrw©n ...... 0
Perkins' Anthracite .....•
I Sold 2l.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, DEO. 28.
ai.,
•
STOOK EXORANGE.—The market has been v--., I/
without any material change in prices. Caledonian, 1
Eastern Counties, 131 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
ro
London and North-Western, 104 ; iLidlands, 63 ; 6'at
~,ing
British, 7i ; South Eastern and Dover, 181 ; North L'll—
250. i

BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 28.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been withouteati
animation to-day, and no transactions were quetatg.
'Change. The quotations remained much the same r
terday.

LEEDS, DEC. 28.
11.
STOCK EICITANGE.—The leading features of ..ellO4
market this morning nre much the same as yesteral,
Exceedingly little is doing in any kind of shares, and clitlai
tations, though marked as yesterday, are only nomine4;;
the absence of actual sales. In North-Westerns there
a few transactions at 8i ; a slight decline upon yesterday

SEABORNE MAILS.

(N signifies that the malls are sent from the General Pa-
L.oftlee
by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.]

n
Day when m M •irtie
cup From what ,' •
e .
COUNTFUES in General Pdu M
Post- Port ".on.
Otlice, Loudon.' Dispatche I. Fn,..;,,„,,
- - - -- ,00
Imerica(byltrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool ... Each
Imerica (by United Sts.
packet) ..........N Dec. 27 .......... Liverpool ... Jan. 7
America (by U States
packet) .... ...N... Jan. 17 .. ........ Southampto, Dec. 21
Australia (via South- 4
ampton) .......... AI •Jan. 4............ Southampton: Feb.
Ditto (via %tat-seines) N,Jan. 8..
Ditto (via ''ape of t.toodl
Hope) ............NlFeb. 4
Africa ( West Coast) ..N ''.3d of the month ''''' erlyymerPorthl ..:
Alexandria.......... NlB, 9, 24, & 30 of m. Dover ...... Dec*
A1exandria..........3114th & 20th of mon. Southampton Jan..
Bahamas ........... Mll7th of the month southamptonJall• I
Belgium .......... .. N I /ally.. .......„. Dover. ...... D°ll/16
Brazil ...........: ..M:9th of the month.. southampton Jan, g
Buenos Ayres ........M 9th of the month.. Southamptin, Jan. I`i
Cape of Good (lope ..N 14th of the month Plymouth ~ Nov.
Cape of Good Hope ..IS 14th of the month. Southampton
Cape do Verde ....N 9th of the mouth.. Plymouth .. Nor. 26
Ceylon (see India)
Ceylon ..............N 14th of the month Plymouth .. Nov..„. 26 sits
Channel Isles ........N Mon ~Wcd.,&Frid. touthamplon Tu."l9'
Chili. ..... .......... M 2d & 17th of month Southampton Jam 1
China (see India)
Constantinople ......N 7,8,17,24,&27 ofm, Dover ......iDec• 30
Constantinople ........ 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton 811. 4
Aill
(:ont. of Europe M & N Twice daily ...... Dover ...... 'folvw-
Egypt (see India)
i 060 France ........ M & N Twice daily ...... Dover ...... Tw-a ,
Gibraltar .... M4, 7, 17, 20, 27 of m. Southampton lan. °
Greece (see India)
Greytown M 2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton Jam 1
Hamburgh NlTuesday & Friday London .....
flavannah ll!2nd of the month Southampton Jo..
Holland
Honduras .......... Mil7th of the month. Southampton Jan.
India (viaSoutitampt.)Ml4th & 20th of mon. Southampton Jan.*
In,lia (via Marseilles)3l Bth&24th of month Dover ......
lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, & 27 of mon D0ver....... _4l
Ireland ........M & NiTwice daily . ' Holyhead .. Twiel
Li5b0n..............M 7,9, 17, & 28 of m Southampton »'l6
Madeira ............ M 9th of the month Southampton Jan' 191
Madeira ............ N 23d of month
Malta (see India) 29
Malta ..............N 7,17,19,28, 30 ofm. Dover ...... Dec.
Mauritius (see India)
%tau ri tius ..........N 14th of the month Plymouth .. --- ,Th, '26
i
Mexico .... ... „m,2nd of the month Southampton Jan' g
Naples ..... ........N bthl6th2sthormon Dover .....• Jan' 1 •
New Granada ......Ml2d & 17th of month Southampton .1111.;,0111
New Ze iland ...... .. .„ jßy private ship
Papal States ........Nlsthlbth2sthottnon Dover ..., .„ Jan. ,1
Peninsula .... ~....m 17th 17th28thoftnon Southampton JO. i'
Peru ... ..... .... .. All kl & i7th of mon Southampton JO. 96
fort Natal ..........N 14th of the month Plymouth
.. 14°/'9
Sicily ..., ...... ~ „N sthlsth2itholrtion,Dover ..... . Jan'
fuseany ..........„„ N:5 th 16th25thotinon.I Myer ...... Jan'l
Venezuela .... 11 2d & 17th ofmonth Southampton o.an'
Van Diemen's Laud (sea
Australia) . ..... .. • . ~. 1
West Indies ..... , .. 71 2,1,',c• I 7th of month Southampton a s•--1,....,„..:.

When any o: these
dispatche.l on the folloviii
,;outhampton), and the
day preceding.

date Il" 01 !•unclay, the malls 14 it
Eng day with the exception of the
quite. both of which will bo dlipateu'

DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA.—The departures fr
--f
the port of London for the Australian colonies dill
the past week show an increase. They have coloPrig.,
altqgether 15 vessels—nine to Port Philip, with 01.7;
gggregateregate burden of 5,764 tons ; three to Sydneh wit"' of
a burden of 1,532 tons ; one to Adelaide, to
576 tons ; one to New Zealand, of 448 tons ; and one 0,
Launceston, of 349 tons. Their total capacity was -to
sequently 8,669 tons. The rates of freight continue
be supported with steadiness.

BIRTHS.
OP A BON.
On the 27th inst., at Farnborough-terrace, Dittell.l
the wife of W. Smith, Esq.
On the 27th inst., at 19, Thurloe-place, the wife of Jail
Pugh Bridgwater, Esq.
OF A DAUGHTXR. the
On the 27th inst., at Brompton-barracks, Chatham'
wife of Frederick eswick, Esq., 3Sth Regl2ll3llt. ,ford,
On the 27th inst., at the rectory of New AlreMe.
Hants, Lady Maria Brodie, wife of the Rev. Mr.

MAL:RI:RD.
At Woolwich, on the 27th, inst., Mr. Francis E. Sough,.
n
ton, youngest son of the late Captain Evelyn Sotigow
R.N., to Miss Emily Dixon Gassiot, both of Viroolwioh•
At 6, Ann street, Edinburgh, on the 27th inst., the
Bt;
Georme Campbell, minister. of Eastwood, Renfrewsbiretw
Euplibernibi Harriet, daughter of W. Graham, Esq., Ll'.
of the Scottish Naval and Military Academy.

DIED. A in
On the 25th inst., at Reddish-house, near Sport,
the 14th year of her age Elizabeth Dreghorn, font.
daughter of Hugh Beaver,' Esq., of Bryn-01"' ''''—'
gomeryshire.
Suddenly, on the 26th inst., in her 74th year,
relict of Mr. Robert Harrild, of Round-hill Sydenhani.„..
On the 27th inst., at Bath, the Rev. William' JAY,
the 85th year of hi• - age.
On the 28th inst. in his Ch 1 Stokes, Esq.,
inst.,
F.R.S., of Verulana-buildings, and the Stock ExabalL...lo*
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LONDON : Printed and Published by MITIWO
of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tile Sum Oillae, of
Strand, in the Precinct of the Savo, in oogio:00
Middleoes, Thumb'', December 29,y 1801.tlie

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