The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-27 00:00:00

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RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—
Traffic return for the week ending June 24,
1854 £17,842 5 11
Corresponding week last year 13,207 8 1
Total of the half-year to this date, 1854 298,288 8 0
Total of the half-year to this date, 1853 257,341 1 8
LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending June 24, 1851 £17,688 8 4
Corresponding week last year 17,197 19 3

Increase in 1854..

£490 9 1

SIGNIFICANT.—The following notice is posted in a
plantation in Everton :--" If the boy who left two of
his toes and part of an old boot in a steel trap in Anfield
plantation, on Sunday night, will apply at the gardener's
cottage, they will be restored to him.—Anfield, June
12, 1854."—Liverpool Chronicle.
DETERMINED SUICIDE.—This morning about half-past
eight o'clock, a determined suicide was committed by
Mr. Alexander Young, a master tailor residing at No.
2, Drury-court, Strand. He was discovered by his
daughter hanging from a peg in the wall in his bedroom,
with his toes just touching a chair on which he had been
standing. An alarm was made, and a neighbour went
in and cut the unfortunate man down. Surgical assist-
ance was immediately obtained, but life was extinct.
No cause has been assigned for the commission of the
rash act.
GEORGE PEABODY, ESQ., the eminent banker in the
city, gave his annual white-bait dinner to his American
friends yesterday, at the Brunswick Hotel, Blackwall.
Among the guests (numbering upwards of two hundred),
were the American Minister and suite, the Lord and
Lady Mayoress, a number of the aristocra-y, and several
distinguished Americans now in London. This evening
the Americans have a grand "turn out" at the Haymarket
Theatre, as a compliment to one of their favourite actors.
FOREIGN CARRlAGES.—Carriages for children are de-
cided by the authorities to be not liable to duty on im-
portation from abroad Into this country.
SHOCKING CASE OF INFANTICIDE—GOVERNMENT RE-
WARD.—A Government reward of 501. (and a free pardon
to any accomplice) is offered for such information as may
lead to the conviction of the murderer or murderers of
a newly-born male infant at Walsall. From the notices
issued, it appears that the unfortunate babe had been
strangled in a most brutal manner by passing a cord or
piece of twisted rug twice round the neck, with a knot
under the left ear. The body was found accidentally
concealed in the chimney of a bedroom in the Turk's
Head, Walsall. It was in a very decomposed state, and
wrapped up in an old waistcoat and a woman's apron.
DEPARTURE OF 450 VOLUNTEERS FROM THE GUARDS
FOR TURKEY.—This morning, at half-past four o'clock,
150 rank and file from the Ist and 2d battalions of the
Grenadier Guards, 150 from the 2d battalion of the Cold-
stream Guards, and 150 from the. 2d battalion of the
Scots Fusilier Guards, making a total of 450 rank and
file, exclusive of nine sergeants, twelve corporals, and
six drummers, who have volunteered to join the service
battalions of their respective regiments at the seat of
war, were paraded in the square of St. George's Bar-
racks. The men are all fine, athletic young fellows, and
appeared to be in the highest spirits and anxious for the
fray, They were accoutred in light servipe marching
order, and armed with the Mini 4 rifles. The same rule
was observed on this occasion as on previous departures,
of allowing the men to be absent from barracks, and the
result was equally favourable, there not being a single
defaulter this morning at roll call. At five o'clock the
troops were most minutely inspected by Colonel Reeves,
of the Grenadier Guards, who proceeds with them in
command, and who addressed the men in the most
enthusiastic language on the nature of the service on
which they were about to proceed ; after which, the line
was formed into column of sections, and preceded by the
band of the Ist Battalion of Grenadier Guards, emerged
from the Barrack-gate, and we're greeted by most voci-
ferous cheering from a large assemblage of persons, and
which was continued along the Strand, females waving
' the cheering of the
crowd
handkerchiefs from the windows as the brave fellows
passed ;
wasin incessantcrossiti
crossing
Waterloo-bridgedfeiiilg, nor did it subside
until the troops had taken their departure by special
,eattrain on the South-Western Railway, for Southampton,
at which place they will embark this afternoon direct for
Varna.

POST OFFICE REVENUE.—Yesterday a Parliamentary
return was issued showing that in the year ended the sth
of January the gross revenue of the Post-office was
2,631,9441. 13s. Bid., and the net revenue 1,173,277/.
19s. 44d.
BURNING OP THE KANGAROO STEAM-SHIP IN THE
THAMES.—Yesterday morning about three o'clock, con-
siderable alarm was caused amongst the numerous per-
sons employed on the river Thames, in oonsequence of
the sudden outbreak of a fire of a formidable character
in the splendid steam-ship belonging to the Waterford
Steam-packet Company, named the Kangaroo, which
had arrived in the river from Manilla. At the time of
the discovery the whole of the crew were in their berths
asleep, and the police had great difficulty in making
them aware of their impending danger. When that was
eventually accomplished, the smoke was found to be so
dense that the men had much difficulty in getting upon
deck. They then battened down the hatchways, which
prevented the fire from extending. The powerful steam
floating engine anti the other floating engine from Rother-
babe were as quickly as possible taken alongside the
burning vessel, when it was found that the fire was raging
among the cargo of coals, under the foredeck, and had
already extended to a number of bales of hemp. The
engines were set to work under the direction of Mr.
Jerrard, engineer, and Legg, one of the firemen in charge
of the engines, and sonde thousand gallons of water were
scattered over the conflagration, in spite of which not the
least impression could be made upon it, owing to the
flames being confined so deep under the coal as not to
allow the water to descend. The firemen, therefore, were
obliged to dig holes in the cargo, notwithstanding the
density of the smoke, and when they had succeeded in
accomplishing that object, they applied larger hose pipes
which had the effect of sending into the ship as much
water as fairly covered the cargo. This expedient had
the effect of confining the fire to that portion of the ship
in which it commenced, but nearly three hours elapsed
before it was entirely extinguished, and had it not been
for the iron bulkhead of the ship there is no doubt enter-
tained but the flames would have extended further aft. A
very searching inquiry has been made by Mr. Robinson,
of Mark-lane, the agent to the company, for the purpose
of ascertaining how the disaster occurred, the result of
which left little doubt that the furnace of the boilers
had overheated and set the coal in flame. At present it
is unknown whether the vessel was insured or not. At
the time of the outbreak the ship was lying off Horsely-
down stairs, but fortunately no other vessel was in the
lealt degree *NIA