The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-22 00:00:00

CIIIEF PLACES ON OR WITHIN ABOUT SEVEN MILES OF LONDON

AND BRIGHTON.

POPULATION,

All London, Kith its suburbs, of which the
southern, as Clapham, Camberwell, Pock-
ham, Brixton, Streatham, &c. &c, are within 1,600,000
five miles....
Croydon, say 12,000
Sutton ..
Merstham BOO
Reigate
Dorking ' • • - 2,500
Crawley
Cuckfield
lienfield
• Lewes
Newhaven
Brighton ...50 000
Shoreham 1,500
Steyning
Worthing. • 5,000

92,100

Total 1,602,100
The intermediateloft population is seen to be small, but
with such termini as the above, in the immediate neighbour-
hood respectively, of 1,600,000, and of about 60,000 sepa-
rated, but 50 miles, what need of more, supposing the entire
population on or near the Line, so as to use it, should not
greatly swell the amount of the places given.
When the Dieppe Railroad may be completed Brighton
traffic may almost be said to be intermediate; indeed it will
be so to a great portion of travellers, and Paris be virtually
conitituted the southern terminus.
It must be asked if between London and Brighton there is
located no closely packed manufacturir.g population (who
by-the-bye enjoy .not the luxury of travelling over often,
unless from the mill to their houses), on What other Rail-
way out of town is there within the same distance ?
Coals in particular, for which the Croydon Railway Company
are providing wharfs near Caldblow's farm will be sent ex-
clusively by railway, about half way to Brighton, as also to
supply the country for a considerable distance, right and left
of them, and the same along the Dover branch. The other
Southern portion will be similarly acconiodated from Shore-
ham. This will be night traffic.
Other sources, common to other Railways, are here also
found ; and it cannot be doubted, from the dmriptin of a
great part of tho Brighton population, resident and temporary,
that parcels will form no small item in the account.
Travellers from Brighton, via Dover, for the Continent, it
will readily be seen, will save much time and money by
Riilvra3s, round by. Alsrstham, instead of by turnpike coach-
road, which after all would only reduce the distance from
about 95 to 60 miles, the moiety of which is severely hilly.
I am, Sir, your obedient, servant,
A FREQUENT READER.

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An afflicting instance of sudden death occurred at
the Bush. Hotet, Southsea, on Monday last. Captain Quick,
late of the Ist Dragoon Guards, feeling rather indisposed,
proceeded to the above hctel for the purpose of. taking a
warm bath: He refused the request of his! servant to be al-
lowed to attend him, and a length of time having elapsed the
door was opened, and the' Captain discovered dead in the battr,
with' his head banging over the side. -A coroner's inquest
has been herd'on the body. Verdict—" Died by the visita-
of God.".. The Captain was to have been. married on the
following daft to a lady 'of fortune residing in this neigh-
bourhood, and great preparations had been made for the
wedding. • •
Speaking .of the great meeting of the working
classes recently held at Westminster. the Glasgow Argun ob-
serves—This one remark we will make, that thc.most tempe-
rate,and well reasoned, yet plwerful.speech, was that of Mr.
Lovett, a working man ; the most violent and mischievous was
that of Feargus O'Connor, one of the idle classes, seeking to
ride into power on the shoulders of the working men.

SHY AND SHIRE.—A musical wag at Glouces-

to festival, remarked, in allusion to the scanty attendance,
;hat there was a shy cathedral in the morning, and a shyer
:shire) hall at night. _

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A horrible occurrence took- place the Sunday before
last in the parish church of Figeac, in the department of the
Lot. A stranger had been observed for soma time walking in
silence in front of the church, when a woman, who was also a
stranger, entered and approached the sacred vessel containing
the holy water. Just at this moment the male stranger rushed
into the church, seized the woman, and immediately Cut her
throat with a razor which he carried about his person. He
then coolly gave himself up to the persons who advanced to
arrest him. On being conveyed to prison, ho declarsd that
-his victim was his own wife, and in a few minutes after this
avowal expired in the most frightful convulsions, occasioned by
his having swallowed a strong dose of poison immediately
before Om perpetration of the murder. Nothing is known as
to the motive for this assassination and suicide.
On Thursday last the household goods and effects
of, an old man who died in Kendal a few weeks ago were put
into the hands of the auctioneer. Among other things offered
for sale was an old knapsack which had belonged to the de-
ceased -alien he vi as in the Westmoreland militia. The knight
of the hammer, hearing something rattle in the knapsack, put
in his hand, and brought out two pieces of white paper, neatly
folded up, and a piece of blue paper, which, on being opened,
contained twusiaeoni,wnaddstwmhoobevLeneeereigni; this led to the examination of the
two pieces of white paper, and they proved to be bank checks
for the'sum of 6101—Boston Herald. •
PEDESTRIAN FEAT.-An individual in this city,
some few days since, laid a heavy wager that in the space of
four-and-thirty hours he would not only walk himself off his
legs, but actually walk himself nut rank strange to relate, he
achieved a complete triumph in nine-and-twenty, at which
time nothing remained of this extraordinary and persevering
character hut his hat I—Philadelphia Paper.
Considerable dissatisfaction has been expressed, and
and very justly, we think, during the past week, by the ma-
nufacturers,,,tßoo,percli
inrpnicultrihbtnie.nchtigrh:le:siaais:
Birmingham
6nri and tradesmen generally in the town, at the sud-
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transit between the_ metropolis and the heart of the kingdom,
uhnedienrimstlietiddiaitnt.a.lyi.ciathlletthLenDitihretcltioervsieuwootro,
tchoempion
not the whole C6ornitnr.l3o'.rise tiombpeorstuanbjte,cttothe caprice or cupi-
dity
IILeS
ToPoPpling.—BirminyhainignAt:dteo:nritceiesteh.trio:bri''olr'
THIRD LETTER.---Ti iS s
ditymofit.t,h,oe
out mooting . the general drift of • t l'
point to which would direct •sPecial
presentiecintaearr,k at
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perhaps, than any in the
alb'ntior?•' - It is' kile'nlL-I.eii. 'and energetictTe d'-,,a.knisisli:nel),finniMo.r::
people of reland making O'Connell against the
cause with the Radicals of England. We cannot Pict) think•
ing that the coincidence of the report of the Radical Meeting
at Westminster, with the publication of this letter, is fortunate,
inasmuch as it proves to demonstration the wisdom and pru-
dence of the Honourable and Learned Gentleman's advice. --
Dublin Evening Post, • ,
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