The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-11 00:00:00

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

637
626

995
890

Males
Females

Total .

1,885

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—Traffio return for
the week ending April 30,1854 £17,553 10 6
Corresponding week last year 16,766 16 6

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic
re-
turn for the week ending May 7, 1854 £18,511 8 10
Corresponding week last year 18,456 13 7
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for
the week ending May 7, 1854 £4,356 12 7
Corresponding week last year 3,886 7 11

Increase in 1854 £47o 4 8
GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Traffio re-
turn for the week ending May 6, 1854 £4,706 9 10
corresponding week last year 4,393 17 10

Increase in 1854 £3l2 12 0
SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the
week ending May 7, 1854 ...
Corresponding week last year.. 2,782 0 10f
CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the
week ending May 6, 1854 £235 14 7
Corresponding week last year 2OB 11 4

DEVONFORT ELECTION.—The nomination took place
on Wednesday, Mr. John Clouter, the Mayor, presiding.
Mr. John Beer, solicitor, of Devonport, proposed, and
Admiral Maurice, of Stonehouse, seconded, Sir John
Heron Maxwell. Mr. Tripe, surgeon, of Devonport,
nominated, and Dr. Shepherd, of Stonehouse, seconed,
Sir Erskine Perry. The show of hands was in favour of
the latter, and, a poll having been demanded, the elec-
tion was appointed to take place this day (Thursday).
LICHFIELD ELECTION.—On Tuesday, Lord Water-
park was elected for the borough of Lichfield, in the
room of Lord Anson, who has succeeded to the peerage
by the death of his father. There was no opposition,
and the proceedings excited but little interest. Lord
Waterpark, in returninc, thanks, said he was a thorough
Reformer, and expressed his intention to vote for the
ballot when the opportunity should arrive.

ATTEMPT TO POisorr A FAMILY IN LINCOLNSHIRE.
—On Sunday week, three shabbily dressed fellows went
to the Sun Inn, Little Gonerby, near Grantham, and
demanded to be supplied with beer, alleging that they
were on travel. Mrs. Wartnaby refused to draw them
any, and requested them to leave the premises imme-
diately, as they were intoxicated. The men became very
abusive, and she left them for a few minutes in the tap-
room, where a joint of meat was roasting before the fire.
They then departed, and Mrs. Wartnaby, upon looking
at the meat, observed what appeared to be a quantity
of dirt. Imagining that it might have fallen from the
pockets of the men who surrounded the hearth,
she poured the dripping out of the tin into a basin,
washed the meat, and cleaned the tin prior to putting
the pudding into it. At dinner the whole of the
family, with the exception of Mr. Wartnaby, were taken
seriously ill. Medical aid was directly procured, and
Mr. Arnold, surgeon, upon examining the dripping in
the basin, detected a large amount of copperas, enough
to kill 100 people. Had not Mrs. Wartnaby poured
the dripping from the tin, washed the meat, &c., no
doubt exists that the lives of the whole of the family
would have been sacrificed.—Stamford Mercury.
CHIMNEY SWEEPERS.—The Chimney Sweepers' Bill,
as amended in committee, contains the following clauses :
Every person who compels, or any master sweep
who compels, or knowingly allows, any person under
the age of sixteen years to use or assist in the trade or
business of a chimney-sweeper, shall for every such
offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding 101. 2. In
all proceedings against any party accused of an offence
against this act the proof of age shall rest on the party
complained against. 3. All penalties awarded under
this act, and the costs and charges of and attending the
recovery thereof, shall be recovered and levied in the
same manner and under the same powers and provisions
as if such penalties, costs, and charges were awarded or
incurred under the recited act ; and all the provisions of
that act relating to appeals against convictions shall ex-
tend to convictions under this act.
THE BULGARIANS.—This tribe of people are found in
considerable numbers occupying the Greek provinces of
Turkey in Europe. They are evidently of Sclavonic
origin, and are considered by some authorities to have
been originally a tribe of Huns. They are described as
being brave, though cruel, hardy workmen, yet brutal in
theirhabits and manners, and they have a great aptitude
for pastoral and agricultural labour, so much so that
they are said to be the best agriculturists - of European
Turkey. In form they are more heavy and massive,
and stronger, than their neighbours, the Albanians and
Greeks, having coarser features than these, and wanting
at the same time the acute, lively, and intelligent phy-
siognomy of these latter.
GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.—MeSSTS. Grieve and Tel-
bin have further increased the attractions of their exhi-
bition in Regent-street by the addition of several new
views, intended to illustrate the important events now
taking place in the East of Europe. It was only a few
weeks ago that they opened their new diorama of the
" route of the British troops to Constantinople;" and on
Monday for the first time was exhibited another entirely
new series of dioramie pictures, presenting views of
many of the cities, towns, and places in the East of
Europe, and of some already celebrated by the con-
flict of arms during the present campaign. The first
part contains views of Vienna, Belgrade, New Orsova,
Kalafat with the Turkish camp by night, Giurgevo as
seen from the Danube, Oltenitza, Galatz, and Sulina.
The second part presents views of Sebastopol, Trebizonde,
Varna, with a capital representation of the arrival of the
combined fleet there, and a picture of Sinope, painted
from a sketch by Lieutenant O'Reilly. The whole of
these-representations are splendid examples of dioramic
painting, equalling anything hitherto produced by the
experienced artists who preside over the Gallery of Illus-
tration. They are particularly interesting at the pre-
sent moment, and will, probably, increase in interest as
the war progresses. The third part of the entertainment
consists of the diorama illustrating the route of the
British troops to Turkey, terminating with the Nnutiful
pictures of the Dardanelles, an Constantinople, -St.
Petersburg.