The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-06 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

Mr. Daniel Harling, a master butcher, carrying on
business in an extensive way in Park-road, Clapham,
was placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott, on a charge of
attempting to violate the person of his servant, Emma
Clark, a girl of 14 years of age.
From the statement of the complainant, who appeared
to be at least 18 years of age, it appeared that on the
preceding afternoon her mistress wont out, and some
time after her master, the prisoner, directed her to close
the parlour windows, which she did. Her master then
closed the shop and parlour doors, threw her down o❑
the parlour sofa, and committed the assault complained
of. She struggled, screamed, and did her best to get
away from him, and as soon as she could get away she
went to her mother, and informed her of what had
happened.
The mother of the prosecutrix said, that soon after
her daughter had informed her of the treatment she
had experienced from her master, Mr. Hurling came
to her house, said he had acted very foolishly, and
offered to pay 51. to settle the matter rather than his
wife should know anything about it. She told him she
was surprised he should have the impudence to come to
her house after what had happened, and refused to make
any compromise.
The prisoner was admitted to bail.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
PROGRESS OF R AILWAY TRAFFIC.

The traffic returns of railways in the United Kingdom
amounted in the year 1842 to 4,400,0001., miles open
1,530; in 1843, to 4,850,000/., miles open 1,590; in 1844,
to 5,611,0001., miles open, 1.780; in 1845, to 6,670,0001„
miles open 2,050; in 1846, to 7,690,000/., miles open
2,650; in 1847, to 8,976,0001., miles open 3,450; and in
1848, the traffic amounted to 10,092,0001., miles open
4,420. The total sum expended on the railways to
which these returns refer amounted in July, 1848, to
131,000,0001. The average receipts per mile per annum
were in 1842, 3,120/.; in 1843, 3,0801; in 1844, 3,3301;
in 1845, 3,470/4 in 1846, 3,3001.; in 1847, 2,8701.; and
in 1848, 2,5501; showing a decrease, which partly arises
from the depression in trade, and from the great extent
of new railways opened during the past two years.

SOUTH DEVON.
An adjourned meeting of the shareholders of this line
was held on Thursday at Bristol.
Mr. CHILCOTT having been called on to preside, said
he was more than ever convinced of the propriety of
the active means which had been taken to bring the
affairs of the South Devon Railway before the public.
He had received several letters on the subject of his sup-
posed advocacy of the atmospheric principle. He would
say decidedly and distinctly that he was ready to adopt
any principle which would work the line with the least
possible expense consibtent with the public safety.
Mr. F. FRY remarked that he supposed the paucity
of the number of shareholders present proved that they
were going to the meeting at Exeter, where he hoped
they would vote against the atmospheric system being con-
tinued.

Mr. SECCOMBE advised the meeting as to the matters
in dispute between the directors and Mr. Gill. Mr. Gill
had put forth that the atmospheric system had been aban-
doned hastily and without due consideration, that it had
not been sufficiently tested, and he wished another
experiment to be made on some other plan. On look-
ing at the statement of the directors he thought
that charge must fall to the ground, for there
had been experiments without number tried on every
possible principle at a most costly sacrifice before it was
abandoned. He had every reason to believe that the at-
mospheric had cost 33. per mile, and if so, the saving
would be no less than 19,344/. per annum by adopting
the locomotive power in its stead. Mr. Gill said, the
expense of another experiment would be 6,000/., if it suc-
ceeded, but instead of 6,000/., he believed the cost would
be 24,000/. He hoped therefore at the ensuing meeting
at Exeter on Saturday nobody would advocate the con-
tinuance of the atmospheric principle, which had met
with so many failures, and which he hoped to see
consigned to oblivion, but that they would support the
directors in an economical working of the line by loco-
motives.
Mr. FRY said that he had read the directors' report
through carefully, and he thought that the test mode
they could adopt would be their supporting the directors
in the most economical working of the line by loco-
motives, and to reduce the number of directors from
19 to 11.
The meeting then separated.

OPENING OF THE OSWESTRY EXTENSION
OF THE SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER.

This extension was publicly opened on Tuesday,
Captain Symmons, the Government inspector, having
previously gone over it, and certified its fitness for traffic,
a large proportion of which will consist of mineral pro-
duce. Trains filled with passengers have been travers-
ing the line throughout the week.
OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER-
HA MPTON.

Owing to the anxiety of the inhabitants of Worcester
to have a direct communication with the northern and
more populous parts of the country, efforts, it is under-
stood, will be made to open that part of the line that
will connect them with the Great Western as early as
possible.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD.—The second tube at
Conway was finally tested prior to its being opened
for traffic yesterday. The other tube, which has now
been in use for many months, will be closed for a time,
so as to substitute sleepers of iron fur the present ones
of wood, Mr. Stephenson having come to the conclusion
that iron will be best. The entire structures will then
consist of 2,600 tons of solid iron, slung over all actual
span of 400 feet.
EAST LANCASHIRE.—The last link in this line (of
some 90 miles in length, and which, at a cost of between
2,000,0001. and 3,000,0001., completes the railway sys-
tem between Lancashire and Yorkshire, accommodating
a population of 400,000 persons), from Burnley to Cole,
where the main line becomes connected with the Leeds
and Bradford, is now ready for opening. Goods trains,
to test its structures and consolidate its permanent way
traverse it daily, and the passenger traffic will commence
at the expiration of the month.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

BRISTOL, JAN. 5.

STOCK EXCHANON.—Great Western, Quarters, were done
at 2% dis.—Midland Stock, 87—Midland, 6 per cent. (Bir-
mingham and Gloucester), 123.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. 5. _ .

STOCK Exciumon.—This day's market was dull, but
prices are unaltered. The sales are—Bolton, Blackburn,
Clitheroe, and West Yorkshire, 53/4 ex int.—Caledonian,
Preference, 13s. 9d. p.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (late
Manchester and Birmingham), 19% dis.—Ditto, ifths, 3IA
dis.—Ditto, Halves (late Huddersfield and Sheffield), 133/4
dis.—Ditto, Halves (late Liverpool and Bury), 13% dis.—
Ditto (late West Riding Union), Fifths, 4/. 1 Is. 3d. dis.—
Lancashire and Carlisle, 533/4—London and North-Western,
Fifths, 5% p.—Ditto, New Quarters, 21. 3s. 9d. p.—Ditto,
Halves, 21—Midland Stock, 86%—Ditto, New Halves, 7%
dis. ex int.—North Staffordshire, 33% dis.—North Union
(A), 210—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 5% dis. ex
int.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 7% c.—
York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), par ex
int.—York and North Midland, Preference, guaranteed 6
per cent. till 1850, 3/4 p. ex int.—Waterford and Limerick,
38% dis.
MANCHESTER, JAY. 5.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—South-Eastern and
Dover, No. 4, 7 5-16 ex int.—Leeds, Fifths, 3 1-16 dis.—
Ditto, Preference, 11/s p.—London and North- Western, New
Quarters, 214 p.—Sheffield and Lincoln, 12% dis.—Grimsby,
Quarters, 6 dis.—Midland, 50/. Shares, 63/4 dis.—North
Wales, 2% dis.—North Staffordshire, 33/4 dis.—Dovers,
No. 4,7% cum int.—Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 4%
dis.—Eastern Counties, 12—West Riding Union, 4% dis.—
Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (C), 2% p.—
Grimsby, 20/. Shares, 10 dis.—Preston and Wyre, 6%.
BIRMINGHAM. JAic. 5.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The following are at.; day's quota-
tions :—London and North-Western, 126—Midland (Bir-
mingham and Derby), :64—North Staffordshire, 41.45. 3d.
dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 6/. Bs. 9d. dis.
Ditto (B), 8 1-3 dis.—Ditto, Preference, 21s. p.

THE MORNING MAILS FOR 1849.—Notice was
issued yesterday, at the General Post- office, St. Martin'a-
le-Grand, that the following places have been added to
the list of post towns to which letters and newspapers
are forwarded by the morning mail trains as well as
evening, and also those to which the morning mail has
been discontinued, viz., Blandford, Bodmin, Broadway,
Camelford, Chipping Norton, Eccleshall, Edenbridge,
Enstone, Evesham, Falmouth, Fuzeley, Harwich, Hel-
stone, Henley-on-Thames, High Wycombe, Horsham,
Kettering, Leatherhead, Liskeard, Lostwethiel, Man-
nington, Marlow, Marazion, Morton-in-Marsh, North-
wick, Oldham, Penryn, Penzance, Pershore, Redruth,
St. Austle, St. Colomb, St. Neot's, Tenterden, Tetbury,
Truro, Winchfield, and Woodstock. The following
have been discontinued :—Bangor, Beaumaris, Bilston,
Carnarvon, Conway. Holyhead, Holywell, Mold, Pwll-
heli, Salisbury, Shiffnall, Shrewsbury, St. Asaph, Wed-
nesbury, and Wellington, Salop. No alteration in the
mails to Ireland and Scotland. For all the above places
the letter-boxes at the receiving houses will be open till
seven o'clock A.M. for newspapers, and forty-five minutes
past seven, A.M. for letters ; and those at the branch
offices—Charing-cross, Old Cavendish-street, and the
Borough—for newspapers until half-past seven A.M.,
and for letters until eight A.M. At the General Post-
office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, and the branch office in
Lombard-street, the boxes will close for newspapers at
a quarter before eight A.M., and for letters at half-past
eight A.M.
DETENTION OF THE MAILS BY TIIN SNOW.—On
Thursday morning several of the mail bags brought by
the northern mails were detained in consequence of the
obstructions caused by a sudden and exceedingly dense
fall of snow on the Trent Valley line. The guard reports
that in many parts of the line the snow lies from two to
three feet deep, and that near Tamworth it is full four
feet deep. Further north the fall has been considerable.
The bags were about an hour behind in consequence,
but the delivery of letters was made about the usual
time, so that the delay was not felt by the public.
It is reported that the Hon. Stafford Jerningham
is likely to purchase (and reside on) the Harptree•court
estate, the property of his noble relative, the late Earl of
Waldegrave.—Bath Chronicle.
Sir George Grey arrived in town yesterday evening,
from his seat, Fallsdon, Northumberland.