The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-02 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return fol
the week ending May 22, 1853 (283 miles) £15,245 2 3
Corresponding week last year (2234 miles) 11,854 14 6

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffie re-
turn for the week ending May 29, 1853.. ... 219,206 1 9
Corresponding week last year 17,168 12 4
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for
the week ending May 29, 1853 £4,011 12 5
Corresponding week last year 3,307 5 10

Increase in 1853 £7ol 6 7
GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WBSTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic Te-
Larn :or the week ending May 28, 1853 £5,021 6 9
Corresponding week last year 4,138 1 4

Increase in 1853
SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY.—TraEc return for the
week ending May 29, 1853 £2,264 19 11
Corresponding week last year.. 2,077 18 1
CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the
week ending May 28, 1853 £lBB 3 5
Corresponding week last year l5O 0 0
LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN JIAILWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending May 28, 1853 £15,679 2 6
Corresponding week last year 13,376 14 4

Increase in 1853

£2,302 8 2

Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, entertained at dinner,
last evening, his Excellency the Prince Carini, the Duke
of Wellington, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Earl of
Hardwicke, Viscount Mandeville, Lord Ossulston, Lord
Rokeby, Lord Adolphus Vane, M.P., the Right Hon.
B. Disraeli, M.P., Sir Edward Dering, M.P., and Mr.
Hamilton, M.P. Sir Edward has another dinner this
evening.

ALARMING FIRE IN LAMBETH.--Yesterday morning,
shortly before one o'clock, information was received at
the fire stations that a fire had broken out in Kenning-
ton-lane. The engines of the West of England, Lon-
don Brigade, Messrs. Hodges' distillery, and Price's
candleworks attended, when the firemen found that the
outbreak had taken place in the premises of Mr.
Smith, an oilman, No. 1, South-place, Kennington-
lane. An abundance of water having been obtained
from the Lambeth Company's mains, the firemen went
to work, and soon subdued the flames. The police, it
should be stated, kept the doors closed, and even held
up the shutters when nearly burnt through, which kept
the draught out, and thereby much property was saved
from destruction. The Royal Society's escape and Mr.
Baddeley arrived, but happily the inmates were enabled '
to escape without assistance. Mr. Smith was insured
in the Royal Exchange Office.
FIRE AT PIMLICO.—This morning, between 12 and 1
o'clock, a destructive fire broke out on the premises of
Mr. John Langham, a grocer, at No. 81, Ponsonby's,
place, Vauxhall-bridge-road, Pimlico. The building,
which was of great extent, formed the angle of two tho-
roughfares, viz., Prospect-place and Ponsonby-place.
With as little delay as possible the engines of the Lon-
don Brigade and West of England office, with Mr.
Staples and Mr. Connorton, were soon on the spot, as
well as the Royal Society's escapes. Unfortunately, for
some time a great lack of water was experienced, and
owing to the flames being unrestrained they continued
to progress fearfully. At length a plentiful supply of
water was procured from which the engines were set to
work, but in spite of the torrents of water thrown upon
the fire it continued to spread, and eventually the entire
structure presented one immense sheet of flame. The
firemen, to save the adjoining houses, had to mount the
roofs, and by that expedient the fire was principally con-
fined to the premises in which it began, but it is to be
regretted that they were totally destroyed, and several
lodgers in the house have lost the whole of their pro-
perty.
DIABOLICAL OUTRAGE.—During Tuesday night the
inhabitants of Queen's Head-lane, Lower-road, Islington,
were aroused from their slumbers and greatly terrified,
in consequence of some person or persons going from
house to house and breaking the whole of the windows.
Out of the whole row of houses in the place not one has
I escaped, and several panes of glass were likewise de-
molished in the Queens Head Tavern. The only object
the parties could have had in view, it is thought, was to
deteriorate the value of the houses, the occupants being
poor but industrious persons.
RESTORATION OF DONCASTER CHURCH.—The site of the
ruins of Doncaster parish church, which was burned
down on the 28th of February last, is now nearly cleared
of the debris. The money already subscribed towards ,
the rebuilding of the church amounts to upwards of
20,0001., but nearly 10,0001. more will be required to
leffect a complete restoration of the late edifice.
A letter from Berlin of the 28th ult. says— " The King
of Prussia, during his stay at. Vienna, paid a visit to i
Prince Metternich. It is said that when the King
and the Prince had been talking of possible eventualities
in Europe, the latter declared that the maintenance of
! peace was a matter of necessity, even at the price of
certain sacrifices. This visit of the King, who was
accompanied by two aides-de-camp, is the subject of
1 general conversation."