The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-02 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the
week ending Oct. 22, 1854 £22,050 8 4
Corresponding week last year 18,773 16 1
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending Oct. 9, 1854 £19,107 10 6
Corresponding week last year 17,599 3 11

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CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for
the week ending Oct. 29, 1854 £5,015 9 11
Corresponding week last year 4,387 0 7

Increase in 1854 £62B 9 4
CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY.—Traffio return for the
week ending Oct. 28, 1854 2200 8 7
Corresponding week last year 2lB 12 5
GLAIIGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY —Traffic re-
turn for the week ending Oct. 28, 1854 £5,579 011
Corresponding week last year 4,856 13 6
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Increase in 18E4 £722 7 5

SCHOOL OF MINES roil COSNWALL.—The scheme
which was set on foot a short time since for the estab-
lishment of Government schools of mines in Cornwall,
likely to be shortly brought to a successful issue.
CHARGE AGAINST A ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST.—At
the Blackburn county petty sessions, on Wednesday
last, a very serious charge was preferred at the instance
M three girls, named Susannah Bennett (11), Ellen Martin (12), and Eliza Martin (9), against the Rev. Jo-
Bond, of Preston, a priest of the Roman Catholic
church. Mr. Barkhouse was for the complainants,
instructed by Mr. Charles Stall, of Accrington barrister,
; for the
rev. gentleman there appeared Mr. Knowles,
Mr. W. Segar, and Mr. Banks, solicitor, Preston. ir.
Barkhouse stated that the proceedings were
charged taken out
under the Vagrant Act, the defendant being
with indecent exposure. The girl Rennett
statement referring to an act
mwandiceha
sdheetasialeidd
stoimokilapr
the following day.
'
laacoetso,neaoecht.wl9,toaensdsed by both on the two oexMlaanartuirnes deposed to two
Mr. Knowles addressed the d
bench for the defendant in
reference to the first case, said he had no evidence
before h
t where he enjoyed
to oppose to the statement manadceombymitthtaetd,chthiled.ReSvh.omrtlry
the alleged offence was.
e duties of his pro-
d
sßoomnedrlelaxation from the moreeft Preston for Stony
auertivs,
fessien. Whilst theiei ay mentioned, he had
thane d on the
immediate neighbourhood of
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thatks n
neighbourhood the feeling betweeni.
Roman Catholics was very strong, and
Protestants and
many rumours hßarbeeemneaseest aofirooatthewritthheremspinedetotfoththaet
By some
the story she had told. The
which it was evidently impossible to pre-
pare
child priesthood.
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case was one to
but. the. rev. gentleman for whom he
solemnly and indignantly denied the charge
appeared
had so unexpectedly been made. He hoped
which
magistrates would dismiss the case, but at the same
time that their indignation should be vented against
those parties who had dared to make se foul and impro-
bable a charge. Mr. Knowles afterwards dwelt upon
the discrepancies discoverable in the evidence of the
Martins, after which the magistrates retired to consult.
They were
r. only about five minutes, On returning into
court, MD. Thwaites said—The magistrates are una-
nimously of opinion that from the contradictions in the
evidence, and the improbabilities of the statements made,
the charges against the Rev, Mr. Bond are not iiroved.
Wo disraise the cam—Belton C4ronick,