The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-04 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—
Traffic return for the week ending April 30,
1853 £9,890 6 7
Corresponding week last year 8,843 7 0
Total of the half-year to this date, 1853 161,971 3 1
Total of the half-year to this date, 1852 151,066 3 6
LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN EAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending April 30, 1853 £12,395 10 4
Corresponding week last year, 11,679 1 8

Increase in 1853..

£716 8 8

GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
alm for the week ending April 30, 1853 £4,577 4 10
Corresponding week last year 3,852 5 4

Increase in 1853..

£724 19 6

ELECTION OF MARYLEBONE VESTRYMEN.— On Monday
the rate-payers of the extensive parish of Marylebone
met in the Workhouse-yard, New-road, to exercise their
rights under Hobhouse's Act, in the election of 45 vestry.
men, in the room of as many whose functions have deter-
mined. Two lists were prepared, one on the part of the
so-called Oriental. Party, which carried the day last year,
and another-.promoted by the Rate-payers Protection
Association. The strife is almost entirely one of personal
preference, as each party professes anxiety to administer
the parish affairs in the most efficient and economical
manner. The Rate-payers Protection Society carried
the show of hands, upon which a poll was demanded,
which commenced this morning.
The spacious premises known as the St. George's Gal-
lery, Hyde Park corner, formerly used as the Great
Chinese Exhibition, have been taken by Mr. Caldecott,
a merchant of Poit Natal, for the purpose of presenting,
with the sanction of the colonial authorities, an exhibi-
tion of very remarkable interest, consisting of a family
and troupe of native Zulu Kafirs, 11 men, a female, and
a child. It is intended to represent the domestic man-
ners, mode of bunting the tiger, war dances, superstitions,
witch-finding, &c., of this wild and savage race, for the
better illustration of which, Mr. Charles Marshall (the
artist of her Majesty's Theatre) is busily occupied in
preparing ra number of striking scenes. To give the
greatest possible effect to these representations, and for
their more extensive development, both the gallery
recently occupied by Mr. Cumming's African Exhibition,
and that in which.the Diorama of the Holy Land was
lately exhibited, have been thrown into one vast saloon.
The public will no, doubt be gratified in seeing specimens
of the wild and formidable race which has so long bid
defiance to the prowess of the British army.
THE BRIDGES or LONDON.—Mr. Bennoch has brought
together, in the shape of a pamphlet, various discussions,
reports, tad remarks, which bear upon his project for a
new bridge across the Thames from the east end of St.
Paul's churchyard to Mason's-stairs, with a direct road
to the Elephant and Castle. To show the necessity for
additional means 'of communication between the two
sides of the river, Mr. Bennoch gives the following
table :—Pedestrian traffic, from 10 till 6—London-
bridge, 63,080 ; Southwark-bridge, 1,357 • Blackfriars-
bridge, 30,089 ; Waterloo-bridge, 6,234 ; Westminster-
bridge, 26,170. Equestrian traffic :—London-bridge,
114 ; Southwark bridge, 93 ; Blackfriars-bridge, 91;
Waterloo-bridge, 35 • Westminster-bridge, 297. Vehi-
cular traffic :—London-bridge, 11,498 ; Southwark-
bridge, 307 ; Blackfriars-bridge, 4,359; Waterke-bridge
1,709 ; Westminster-bridge, 5,840. "The most start-
ling fact shown by this interesting table is, that within
a fraction, London-bridge has as much traffic as all the
rest put together, the proportions being—London equal
to all ; Westminster half of London ; Blackfriars half of
Westminster ; Waterloo one-third of Blackfriars ; and
Southwark one-fourth of Waterloo." All who have ex-
perience of the City traffic must feel satisfied that another
bridge is needed, and that the site selected by Mr. Ben-
noch is a good one. Blackfriars-bridge must be rebuilt;
and what the projector of the new bridge urges is, that
if the latter be erected first it would save the cost of
erecting a temporary bridge during the rebuilding of
Blackfriars.—The Builder.
ANALYSIS OF A LEGISLATOR'S SPEECH.—An American
paper gives the following analysis of the matter and
manner of Mr. Stevenson's speech and reply to Mr.
Hooper, on the banking question. Matter :—Facts, 1 ;
denials, 23 ; assertions, 47 ; personalities, 23 ; horror,
57 ; indignation, 210 ; ignity, 100 ; wounded innocence,
76 ; pity for Mr. Hooper 's family, 8 ; pity for Mr.
Hooper himself, 3,7 • contempt for Mr. Hooper, 11 ;
wrath, 420 ; total, 1,000. Manner :—Attitudes a la
Webster, 21 ; ditto, a la Choate, 22 ; ditto, a la Billy
Bowlegs, 19 ; tremours of the right hand, 300 ; ditto of
the left hand, 9 ; ditto of both hands, 92 ; shakes of the
head, 209 ; quivers of the chin, 111 ; beating of the
breast, 86 ; scowls at Mr. Hooper, 33 ; convulsiois,
101 ; total, 1,000. It would be a useful matter of re-
ference for the future if the same chemist would analyse
as scientifically the speeches of other members of the
Legislature.
EXTRAORDINARY INSUNCE OF SELF-SUSTENANCE.
A few days ago, as a shepherd named Greaves, belong-
ing to Ripple Farm, near Deal, was employed in a yard
on his master's premises, he was surprised to see a hog
issue from a large heap of straw which had been thrown
off from the thrashing machine. The animal was in a
very emaciated condition, and seemed to be suffering
from great debility. On closer examination it was iden-
tified as a pig that had been suddenly missed about five
weeks before, and after which a minute but fruitless
search had been made,
.the owner at length arriving at
the conclusion that it had been stolen. It is supposed
that the pig was nistling in the yard at the time the
thrashing machine was in operation, and that it did not
think of moving from its comfortable quarters until the
layer of straw became so heavy that it was unable to free
itself—an indiscretion for which it paid the penalty of
five weeks' confinement, and the laborious task of self.
liberation,—Dover