The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-06 00:00:00

GREAT NORTHERN.

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NotwithStanding the arduous exertions of Mr. S.
Clarke, superintendent of the line, aided by other officers
of the company and a large body of labourers, the main
line between *Peterborough and Newark continued
blocked throughout. Wednesday night and the whole of
yesterday. Their exertions, however, were more suc-
cessful on the loop line which diverges from the main
line at Peterborough, and joins it again at Retford, be-
yond Newark. One line of rails was cleared during the
night, and instructions were consequently telegraphed
to King's-cross to book passengers through to York by
that route. The down trains, therefore, started as
timed, but very few passengers presented themselves
during the day. The first through train since Tuesday
night which came in was a mixed train from York,
bringing all the detenus up to the time of its departure.
This arrived at King's-cross at 4.20 yesterday afternoon.
A second train arrived from York, which city it quitted
at 12 . 0
behindn m. , about 9 o'clock, being about an hour and
a half
its time. Both the-e trains came by the
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loop line, no communication, up to last night. being
possible with Grantham or Newark on the main line.
The Great Northern Company are fortunate in havinita
second line to fall back upon when their main line be-
comes obstructed. But for this circumstance the traffic
on their railway between London and the north must
have been completely suspended, perhaps for several
days, by the snowstorm. It is calculated the Great
Railway
ahe suspension of traffic, especially the
coal t
Company will lose between 4,000/.
coal
Northern
traffic,
o by
consequent on the storm.

EASTERN COUNTIES.
We stated yesterday that a special train, drawn by
sehoerr
engines, wos despatched from the
s itchstearfntioin at 9 o'clock on Wednesday night to
eadl
Cambridge,powerful
ow
with the view of making another attempt to
v
however, proceeded only as far as Elsenham, from which
impossibleplace at Chesterford. This train,
to make any progress. It was
thereforeflraccet
eit waso
ilrpuug thbatclketsrio Bishop's Stortford, where it re-
mained during the night, and was taken on yesterday
morning. mail train also came to a stand at
E
special, was backed to Bishop's
Stortford, where it likewise remained on Wednesday
night, but proceeded on its journey as early asdeemed
pa g The vast accumulation
of snow at Chesterford may be imagined from the fact
that nearly 400 men were engaged in its removal from
practicable
line, arid,
yTheest yesterday
likeda w
yn them morning.
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Wednesday morning, and during the night,
until 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at which hour a
4 o'clockii
telegraphic message from Chesterford announced that an
opening had been made. At the same hour, however,
the Norwich mail, due at 4.15 a.m., had not arrived,
nor was it expectedlor some considerable time. This
train was then blocked in near Ely, where the snow had
drifted to an immense extent, and where several hun-
dreds of men were engaged in its removal. Throughout
yesterday considerable confusion prevailed at the Shore-
ditch station, in consequence of the number of people
who arrived there for the purpose of proceeding by the
various trains, many of which had been suddenly dis.

continued.
At 9 o'clock last night a telegraphic despatch, re-
ceived at the Shoreditch station, conveyed the gratifying
intelligence that the entire line, with the exception of
the loops, had been cleared, after almost superhuman
exertions. The Norwich mail arrived about 13 hours
behind its time, and the down mail was despatched
shortly after 9 o'clock. At half-past 9 a telegraphic
communication was received from Thetford, stating that
an accident bad just occurred at that place, through a
train or engine running off the line, in consequence of
the points sticking. No particulars could be ascertained,
but it was understood that the accident was not of a
serious character.

All the trains, with the exception of the express, will
be forwarded to-day ; the quick rate of travelling of the
latter being considered dangerous, the directors came to
the determination to suspend them.

SOUTH-EASTERN.

The Dover mail, due at 4,50 yesterday morning, did