The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-02 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—
Traffic return for the week ending Feb. 25,
1854 29,879 4 0
Corresponding week last year 7,065 1 8
Total of the half-year to this date, 1854 73,875 17 10
Total of the half-year to this date, 1853 66,321 4 0
LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending Feb. 25, 1854 £12,590 13 0
Corresponding week last year 9,886 5 8

Increase in 1854..

£2,704 7 4

THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—Traffio return for
the week ending Feb. 19, 1854 £18,563 19 2
Corresponding week last year 12,441 1 1

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAT.—Traffic re•
turn for the week ending Feb. 26, 1854 £18,137 19 4
Corresponding week last year 17,328 11 10

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for
the week ending Feb. 26, 1854 £3,791 17 9
Corresponding week last year 3,036 14 7

Increase in 1854 £755 3 2

GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re
turn for the week ending Feb. 24, 1854 £4,506 17 6
Corresponding week last year 4,218 10 5

Increase in 1854 £2BB 7 1
CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the
week ending Feb. 25, 1854 £l6O 6 11
Corresponding week last year 147 8 5

, THE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.—Yesterday
a special general meeting of the proprietors in this so-
ciety was held at the London Tavern, for the purpose of
confirming or otherwise the alteration of the rules
carried at the general meeting held on the 15th Febru-
ary last • Mr. J. Clayton presided. The chairman, having
opened Le proceedings, read the new substituted tenth
law and new rule of 1854, as passed at the extraordinary
general meeting held on the 15th February last. The
effect of these laws is to allow members entitled to a
bonus to convert the reversionary bonus allotted to their
policies into a larger amount of reduction of premium at
an earlier period would have been paid under the old
law. For this purpose some portion of the much larger
reduction which would have accrued at later periods of
life is used as the purchase money of a corresponding
annuity. The Chairman, in answer to a question from
a shareholder, stated that the alteration of the rules
would have no effect upon the table for calculating pre-
miums. He concluded by moving the confirmation of
the alteration of the rules. The motion having been
seconded, was put, and carried unanimously, after which
the meeting separated.
EXTENSIVE FIRE IN SPITALFIELDS.—Yesterday fore-
noon, between nine and ten o'clock, the inhabitants of
Spitalfields were greatly alarmed in consequence of the
sudden outbreak of a fire in the extensive premises be-
longing to Mr. James Jaquin, engineer, 25, Wood-
street. The firemen were enabled to prevent the con-
flagration from destroying the adjoining houses, one of
which, belonging to Mr. Dubois, No. 24, has sustained
considerable damage by fire and water, and the furniture
by removal. The total loss, it is feared, will amount to
1,5001. Mr. Jaquin was insured in the Sun Fire-office,
and Mr. Dubois was insured in the Atlas Fire-office.
MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION'.—This popular ex-
hibition has just received the addition of two magni-
ficent portraits by the Emperor Napoleon's
painter,
Robert Le Fevre, representing his only surviving
brother, Jerome, and his late Queen. These paintings
have just been placed in the Napoleon-room, and now
ocnnny the only remainir7 and thus eomplcts.
the '
gallery of the Napoleon family. The pictures are
admirably executed, and are calculated to become
highly popular.