The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-22 00:00:00

RAILWAY RETURNS

Rsitwair TEAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail'
ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which tn.
respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the sato'
weed: in the previous year:—

..,;$.
Week Last 1:4,4; i
ending NAME OF RAILWAY. week. Z 0 Zi
o,)
U.!
.£ X
Dec. 18 Aberdeen .. •• • • .... •••• • • • • 600 375
- Amiens and Boulogne ............... - 1,21
15 Belfast and Ballymena •• ••••••• • •• •• 392 346
16 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 739 673
16 Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and W. Y. 413 282
16 Bristol and Exeter
9 Caledonian.... ...... ... .. .•
16 Chester and Holyhead. • ... • ..... •• .. 1,213 1,236
13 Dublin and Drogheda. ••• • • ••••• • • •• 595 596
18 Dublin and Kingstown -•• • • • ... •. • • 551 596
13 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen........ 969 901
16 East Anglian.. ..... . ................ 580 653
15 Edinburgh and Glasgow .•.• .. • ..... 2,981 3.109
15 Edinburgh and Perth •..• •• •• •• •• 2,200 1.520
16 Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. 15,115 13,622
9 East Lancashire •• • ....... --- - - 2,126 1,462
16 Eastern Union•• •• •• •• .• •• .. •• -•• .. 1,555 1,123
15 Glasgow, Kiltnarnock, and Ayr • •
15 Glasgow and Greenock.. •...... .... 873 791
9 Great Northern and E. L.•......... 2,616 _-
15 Great Southern and Western ........ 3,6,2 3,336
16 Great Western, &c 18,256 18,4,62
16 Lancashire and Yorkshire.. ...... .... 11.134 9,9574
9 LLeaendcsasantedr
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.• ............ 2,587369 1_,75:
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16 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .• 76 • 5
15 Londonderry and Enniskillen.. - .. 117 ' 11:
16 London and North Western, tic 40,024 37,75:
16 London and Blackwell .• •••••• • • • • • • 638 pis
15 London and Brighton . • ... •
16 London and South Western .• •
16 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 4,3,:8 2,64'
16 Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham 20,389 90,464
16 Midland Great Western (Irish)
15 Monklands ... • ••••••••••••••• 820 812
16 North British • ... ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • 2,898 2,21 i
15 Paris and Rouen .••••• • • • • • ........ 6,101 4,.07
15 Rouen and Havre .. •••••••• • • • • •• • • 2,329 3,162
;6 Scottish Central ...• .• •• ...... •• ..•• 1,1,93 rl7
15 Scottish- Midland ••••••••• • .. • • • • • • 363 240
16 Shrewsbury and Chester •••••• • • • • • • 1,324 1,309
16 Shropshire Union .. •• • •• • 333 ..
15 South Eastern and Branches •• .• .... 8,300 7,1 i.
9 South Devon.. ••••••.•••• • • • • • • • • • • 1,275 i,061
15 Taff Vale ••••• • •• • ..... ••••• • .• .... 1,457 1.72,778
- Waterford and. Limerick............. 261
9 Whitehaven Junction ............... 194 170
16 York and Newcastle • .............. 11,989 13,409.1
16 York and North Midland • ...... •• .. b,959 7.31

BOOKSELLERS' PROVIDBNT INSTITUTION AND 1/1"
TREAT.—On Thu: sday evening a meeting of the director°
and members of the above institution was held at the
committee-rooms, in Paternoster-row, for the transaction
of general business. The report stated that the affair!
of the institution, in a pecuniary point of view, CO
nued to progress favourably ; the last audited acconn''
showing that the permanent invested funds amounted to
nearly 18,0001. in the hands of the Commissioners f°l.
the Reduction of the National Debt. The income of the
past year from donations, subscriptions, and interest 3 01
stock was 1,2891. 16s. The ext nditure (including i
in nlief whi ch had been afforded to a number of si
c .0
and distrease d booksellers end assistants, as well as "
their widows) left a balance of 621. 17s. 2d. In On;
nexion with th e atone there is a " retreat" for aged aer n'
decayed members situate at Abbots Langley, Bt,'
where four individuals are domiciled at present.
A DRAWN BONNET.--A lady says that th:
prettiest drawn bonnet she knows, is the bonnet dray
after a quarrel, out of your husband.' By-the-bP
talking of drawn bonnets, we believe we are reveslit,4
no particular secret in stating that Slice is the artist
generally who draws them.--Punch's Almanach.