The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-02 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS'

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LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN ItAILWAY.—"a O,
turn for the week ending July 30, 1853 £20,0'3
Corresponding week last year 19,01
Increase in 1853 £1,661
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAIL
Traffic return for the week ending July 30, e 1 1
1853 220,02,1 11
Corresponding week last year I7ZO g 5
Total of the half-year to this date, 1853 75,. 9
Total of the half-year to this date, 1852 7l,tw'
w,soc
GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WISTERN RAILWAY.--"J'. 0
urn for the week ending July 30, 1853 £4, 90 I , 1
Corresponding week last year 4,27.,! 9
Increase in 1853

. £679 4

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TERRIFIC FIRE IN HOLLAND-STREET JA--,,ms
THIS DAY).—This morning, about eight,o'cloail log-it
the workmen had left for breakfast, a fire bro
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the premises of Messrs. William Wildey and
Holland-street, Blackfriars'-road. The building eel,
tensive, and is used as a manufactory of patents
nut-fibre matting, brushes, and curled hair. nseffe;io
was given by one of the boys who work in wie for *
and messengers were immediately dispatcheuttsitiviii
engines, but in the interval the flames had 01P
refe '
terrific ascendancy, enveloping the adjacent P orip.tla
a cloud of dense smoke of a very offensive deaq 4111cLe5
The Brigade engine from the Waterloo-road iglo.ot_„r:s.
on the spot, followed by those from Farringnor.T-go
and Watling-street in succession, under the d.rp,
tendence of Mr. Superintendent Henderson, tifj, Pea{
being a plentiful supply of water from the Slope b,
don works, they were soon got into play. Anos
small tenements surround the factory, and 1 0101 41
by the most strenuous endeavours of the firenoropoll;e.
habitants that the destructive element vats 400 r
from spreading. As it was, the greatest 00°' the
vailed, owing to its sudden outbreak, al3d
eeebol°,
inhabitants were to be seen running to ant! oof 11_,-teP
for places to deposit their goods. The pnbes OLIO
there was a strong body present, rendered 'm neti,
assistance. By the most incessant labour rigiais,s,
were confined to the building in which the fire °tii "ibo
although they were not entirely subdued uli_A and 06
searchingfittings
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instituted
premises
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aascertain siderable amount of property was destror:'64l, o
The stock in trade and buildings as to to neA
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are innil
their full amount. of
old boo
ODESSA.—Letters from Odessa of the %est,
mention the renewal of large purchases Of 1.7"1, r Pr",
50,000 quarters having been taken at lquefersfoglr
The Trieste houses were the most activea Ore 000
great confidence was felt in an animated tit 400,4 j,
cce°rtijasiun'e-cloPe osbuorofii
out the season. The stock at present was a and 15%00
quarters. Ships were as scarce as ever: e nos
per quarter was the rate for wheat. 1113
Constantinople was regarded as pacific.n„ weSkilaire;
ROTTERDAM PRODUCE MARKETS.----1-"ed_ra Pro 10
views from the Amsterdam and Rotter 0,
markets state that business was generalifeori, theor
coffee there had been no essential alteratenting,oo
proach of the Dutch East India sales inT: sad, 0:,;co,
vity. Refined sugar was better su
having increased, holders were anticipati qo37,rovenir
Indigo had been maintained at the
pportnea adv7eot„
latetten[i°ll. la°
and dried fruits continued to command a. ices
in sP I:et
chases of rice had been freely made, and
business had been transacted.
r,,„, the o„cer
ROUEN.- The letters from Rouen don 107 to ive gor jol
for manufactures as exhibiting a r"red not
bee
ance, but the alteration in prices ha
be °l'esill
portant.
namely, 106,0 u
Boston' 0 of foe
America SPECIE. 0 n—T:
dmnoyu_n t of specie bro_lsbtbfi: 0:0°1 a:
large, considering that she sailed frotninthe rat ac/6
it indicates an advancing tendency by, the ,od
change, a further sum may be expectedat Oils I:ol;stitilta
on Wednesday. The dividends due )and
the fielders of American stocks i -bna OP
one of the causes of the increased cl_en:‘,l",::