The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-24 00:00:00

RAIL WAY RETURNS

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

RttEl
CAd •
Week Last a,, 4
ending NAME OF RAILWAY. week. E
t.
r.).:..4
•••-•-- - - -----
X £
Yov. 17 Aberdeen .......... ••••• • • • • • •.• .• 671 362
18 Amiens and Boulogne. .... -••- • • • • 1,200 1,634
17 Belfast and Ballymena ••••-•• • • • • • • 401 1;9
18 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 720 687
18 Bolton, Blackburn, Clltheroe, and W. Y. 421 226
18 Bristol and Exeter ••..-••-• • • • • • .. 3,145 -
11 Ca1ed0nian.......... •• • •••••• • • • • • • 6,012 4,671
18 Chester and Holyhead ...... •• .. 1,282 1,12€
15 Dublin and Drogheda ••• • • • •.••• • • .. 818 673
20 Dublin and Kingstown ••• • .. • 604 655
17 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen 944 932
18 East Anglian.
17 Edinburgh and Glasgow .•• . • ... •• •• 3,459 3 402
17 Edinburgh and Perth • ........... 2,489 2,003
18 Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. 13.9 .8 13 125
11 East Lancashire .. • •••• • • • • 2,719 1,586
16 Eastern Union-- -•.-••.• • • • • • • • • 1,572 1,227
17 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ...... 2,715 2,408
17 Glasgow and Greenock• ••• • • ... .. .. 931 864
17 Great Northern and E. L. •.••• • •• •• 2,787 -
17 Great Southern and Western .....• .. 3,665 3.137
18 Great Western, &e....•.•••. ........ 16,401 17,615
18 Lancashire and Yorksb ire .... - - 11,500 10,128
11 Lancaster and Carlisle ••••• • • • ..
- Leeds and Thirsk •...•.••• • • • • • • • •• - -
18 1 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport. • • • t'o 72
17 1 Londonderry and Enniskillen 135 136
15 London and North Western, &c. 36,274 38,217
18 London and Blac',wall 421 561
17 London and Brighton ......... ••• . • • 8,575 7,6,3
18 London and South Western .
18 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire /,' 6 i 2,739
14 Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham- - 20,75 19,691
18 Midland Great Western ( trish)
17 Monklands•-• .......... . ..,
18 North British - ...... • • ......
17 Paris and Rouen . .......... •••• • • • • 6,150 5,334
17 Rouen and Havre ...... ••• • -
11 Scottish Central ............. •.. • 918 918
17 Scottish- Mielan 1 ....... ........; „, 341 l3 Shrewsbury and Chester -••-- •• - 1,302 I,lb -2443
18 Shropshire Union
. 1 i South Eastern and Branches ...•
11 South Dev0n........ . •..... •• .• •• • • 1,325 1.213
17 Taff Vale •• •• .• .• -••••••• • • • •• • •
•714 7,,7
- Waterford and Limerick......• • • - 311
11 Wnitchaven Junction
Is I ork and Newcastle . • ....•
18 York and North NI idland .-..•• • • •• 5,989 7,019

NEW BILLS.—It appears that notices of application
to Parlium nt in the ensuing session have been given for
60 railway Bills. There are five notices for new lines,
, Banger to Carnarvon, Brentford to Southall and
Piunsr, Forest of Dean Central, Cambridge to the Roy-
ston and Hitchin Railway at Sbepreth, and from the
North Staffordshire, at Macclesfield. to the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire branch at Whalley-bridge.
The notices. for amalgamations are the Caledonion and
Edinburgh and Glasgow; the Scottish Central with the
London and North Western, Lancaster and Carlisle,
Caledonian, and Edinburgh and Glasgow Companies;
and the Edinburgh and Bathgate wih the Edinburgh
and Glasgow. The proposed leases are the Chester and
Holyhead to the London and North-Western; the Dun-
dee, Pertb, and Aberdeen Junction, the Dalidee and
Arbroath, and Dundee and New tyle, to the Caledonian
Company; and the Scottish Central to the London and
North-Western, Lancaster and Carlisle, Caledonian
and Edinburgh and Glasgow Companies. The York,
Newcastle, and Berwick have given notice to make new
arrangements for the purchase of the Great North of
England Railway, and the York and North Midland
have given notice for raising money and for altering
terms of issue of Hull and Selby purchase shares. 'The
other notices chiefly refer to deviations and abandonment
of authorised lines, extension of time for the purchase of
land and completion of works, power to make arrange-
ments with other companies, and to raise further capital
to pay off liabilitit s and to complete works.
TUE CITY AMICABLE ASSEMBLY.—The first ball

for the season took place at the London Tavern, last
night, the 23d inst., and was very numerously and
fashionably attended; Adams's band was in attendance.
PEMBROKE ROYAL DOCKYARD.— The Saturn
guard-ship at this port is being prepared to receive the
crew and stores of the Royal Sovereign yacht. The
vessel will speedily be docked and taken to pieces, in
accordance to orders received to that effect. It is also
intended to break up the Vatne (formerly the Dragol).
now used as a marine hospital. This step is rendered
necessary, not only on account of her rotten condition,
but likewise from the tact that in her present situation
she would obstruct the firing from the Martello towers,
the construction of which is rapidly advancing. Av, ry
large armament has been ordered for the Valerian
steam-frigate, now being built at Petotiroke. On the
upper deck she will carry one 68-pounder of 95 cat.;
one 10-inch gun of 85 cwt.; and four 32 pounders of 56
owt. each. Mr. Rubinson hai been appointed Captain
in the Royal Dockyard Battalion, vice Moody, removed
to Woolwich. Captain Bonniweil has been promoted to
be Major, and Lieutenant A. Pike to be Captain.
COMBAT wrrn A TIGER.—BATAYIA, SEPT. 29.--
From the Residency, Rembang, a communication has
been received of a rare instance of the intrepidity of a
native, which has been crowned with an extraordinarily
fortunate result. This native, named Wiro Dipo, went
at nine o'clock in the morning of the Ist of August to
the forest situated near the I)essa Dagen, intending to
search for Areen leaves to make mats of, and he had
provided himself with a hatchet fit to cut grass and light
wood. Shortly after his entrance into the forest he dis-
covered, at a short distance behind him, a tiger of the
largest kind, ready to spring upon him. Without
awaiting the leap, Wiro Dipo himself attacked the mon-
ster, and gave it some wounds with his light weapon,
which caused the tiger to tall down roaring, dragging
his assailant down with him; but the last succeeded in
raising himself, and in giving a number of blows to the
tiger, who fealty expired under them. Wiro Dipo
came without any wound out of this battle, and it is
believed that this nearly inexplicable circumstance may
be a:crLed to the rapidity and intrepidity with which
Wiro Dipo anticipated the leap of the tiger, and to the
fear which this must have caused to the tiger, the
timorous as well as cruel nature of this kind of animal
b. ing sufli.:iently known. The skin of this tiger was
measured afterwards, and it was then found that its

length from the nose to the beginning of the tail was
5 feet 2 inches, and including the tail, 8 feet 5i inches.
THE MILDNESS OF THE SEASON.—TO show the
genial character and mildness of the last and present
season, we may mention that the fine cream coloured
rosa Devoniensis wig budded, on the 18th of June, on s
stem of the rosa Bengaiensis,in a garden in one of our
suburbs, and that now, in the middle of November, it
has not only become a large shoot, but is in full bloom,
with two beautiful sad well- formed roses on ft.—lnver-
ness Courier.

Thu foot-postman between Cockerniouth and Grey-
outhen pulled a sound perfect mushroom on Wednes-
day, the 21st instant, in a fi,,ld near to Brigham, in the
occupation of Mr. Isaac Banks, of *eysouthen, which
measured four inches in circumference, ani is a some-
what unusual production at this lime of the ear,—Car.
lisle Journal.