The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-18 00:00:00

RACES TO COME.

The following list of the fixtures already Trade for the
next season, will be useful to those stewards who have
not determined on the time of holding their meetings:—

MARCH.
Coventry
Warwick Spring
Kilpin Coates

Newmarket C. 5
Burton Constable 7
Bath
Catterick

Epsom
. Epsom .. ,
Newmarket,, F. S.
Durham 22
Chester
[AT.
- -

Newmarket, S. S. 4
Shrewsbury

Epsom
Newton 26

Ascot Heath 1
Hampton
Sutton Park
Bibury Club

Stockbridge
Newcastle
Carlisle

Newmarket
La,neaster
Liverpool
AUG

Nottingham
Goodwood 27

Ripon 2
Brighton ... 4
Horwich
Wolverhampton
*Chelmsford
Lewes ll

~.. 18
... 24
~.. 24
... 25

*Huntingdon 26
I *Canterbury
,MBER.
*Lincoln
Newmarket, F. O.
,BER.
Newmarket, H 25
IBER.
Tarporley not fixed
vhich we have placed an as-
y announced, but in all pro-
R time mentioned.]

SEPTE

Warwick
Duncaaer

OCTI

Newmarket, S. 0 ll

Worcester .. not fixed
[The meetings against vi
terisk have not been official])
bability will take place at th

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—The recent conduct of the directors of the
Greenwich Railway Company has given rise to many
and serious complaints on the part of the public. On the
21st of October they published a handbill, which was
posted in every carriage, and freely exhibited on all their
stations, stating that on the 31st December the annual
tickets should be renewed on the usual terms. When the
31st of December came, and the ferment ceased that was
excited by the rumour that no more annual tickets
would be issued, instead of the usual terms of 71. 7s. for
second class tickets, and 101. 10s. for first class an addi-
tional 10s. was demanded and retained till the ticket
should be given up. Why this sum was demanded, and
who-gets the interest of the money thus obtained, no one
condescended to give any information. The usual terms,
as tar as money is concerned and the public interested,
ars now 10s. dearer than they were. But besides this
deception, from what the handbills stated as to terms,
another stringent alteration was made of a most objec-
tioliable character. Every person taking a ticket for the
year was required to sign a document, prepared under
the impression that every holder of a ticket was a thief
and a rogue, agreeing to forfeit the ticket if any other
person used it, with or without your consent, saying you
would buy another if you lost it, binding you to agree to
any alterations they might make, and a number of other
arbitrary and unjust requirements. On asking the in-
spoor for a copy of what you were required to sign, he
dared not give one, nor allow any one to copy it himself.
Great indignation has been felt and expressed, and a
general notion seems now entertained that a public meet-
ing must be called at Greenwich or London, and a peti-
tion to Parliament prepared to the purport that, as these
dir. ctors (thc South-Eastern) raised their fares the mo-
ment Parliament closed its sittings, after availing them-
selves of the plans b'e effeet on the public of their former
fares so long as the North Kent line was before the
Legislature; and ason the Greenwich line, the third class
carriages were no better than the pens of Smithfield set
upon wheels, being perfectly open, and without seats;
and as the second class for the most part are unglaz.,d
and unhealthy for delicate persons in bad weather, and
as they have broken their faith with their holders of an-
nual tickets, that no further powers be granted to these
same directors, that no new branch lines he given to men
who have so grievously violated probity, and shown
themselves incapable of meeting public feeling, or doing
justice to English forbearance—and that additional
powers he vested in thenew Railway Commissioners to en-
able them to compel directors that show them-elves unjust
to the public, to carry passengers at proper fares and in
proper carriages. Parliament has permitted them to
take this man's house and that man's garden—to pass
over this highway and that canal—to drive off the road,
by the advantages they possess in steam-travelling',
every other conveyance—and in return fot these advan-
tages granted by the public through Parliament, their
agents, the railway directors of Greenwich, have given
no corresponding returns. Their carriages are the
worst in England, their conduct is as bad as their car-
riages, and the public and Parliament are bamboozled
and deceived. A nurnher of gentlemen have met and
agreed to take proceedings to petition Parliament to the
above effect, and perhaps you will, in your well-known
care for public interests, allow this to appear, that others
may be apprised of the intentions of same who think the
public have been deceived and itnp.ised upon.
Tour obedient servant,
Greenwich, Jean. 16, 1847. VIGILANS

P.S. I had almost omitted another matter of import-
ance to the public. The distance from Greenwich to
Deptford is less than three quarters of a mite, and the
fares are, lst class, Bd. ; 2d class, 6d. ; and 3d class, 4d.
The same fares are taken from Lonon- bridge to the
Spa road station, which is less than a mile. Are these
exorbitant charges legal?

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—The great danger from the increase of traffic
from the end of Red Lion-street, crossing rhe.bald's-
road to Lamb's Conduit-street, calls loud for an Obelisk,
or something to that effect. Trusting this hint will
suffice and meet attention.

I am, &c.,
AN INHABITANT,
L. N.

January 16th, 1847,

A GOOSE PLUCKED BY A GOOSE.—The North
British Advertiser tells a story of a family which lived
on its wits upwards of a quarter of a century, (a feat
which many families perform from generation to gene-
ration). At one time the gifted family had an empty
corn bin, and the household geese and turkeys quacked
and gobbled in vain for a feed. In this critical conjunc-
ture the head of the house espied the carter of a neigh-
bouring farmer driving along the road with a poke of
corn in his cart, and accosting him, inquired if he knew
an honest grieve in want of a good situation. 'rhe
carter pricked up his ears, and asked "if he would not
do himself." This led to a proposal that he should ex
hibit his skill ; and, as he boasted more particularly of
his capabilities in sowing, it was arranged that he should
sow his horse's provender broadcast in the batik yard.
The poor gull accordingly got to work, end was (as our
agricultural friends would say) " highly commended by
the judges?' He was then told he would be written for
when wanted ; and when the poor goose was gone, the
remaining geese, and also the turkeys, were summoned
to the yard, and enjoyed an ample, meal.
RAILWAY ROBBERIES.—The. convi,3t Maynard,
who was convicted as receiver of goods stolen by Garrett and
others of the gang of plunderers on railways, has been at
length removed from Millbank to Portsmouth, and sent to
Australia. lie is assigned the duties of schoolmaster, an
office he filled when " exiled" on a former occasion, He
had been detained in London during the last fifteen months
by order of the Secretary of State, at the instance of Mr.
Nash, whose exertions on behalf of all the railways, under
generally acknowledged. Before leaving
vestigat ions, a
great discouragreernents and loss in the prosecutions and in-
de redations; but whether such
Linonedoonnnexai)o•nnaVithmatdheessome
thecurious disclosures to Mr. Nash
of justice may be
statements are now of avail for purposes
questionable. referringbuliioittowitnheeh
took
that a great proportion of. thelBl
46 had consisted of gold coin
place to this country during
that this had not only entirely
from Russia, we mentioned
About two months back,
t mi of the commencement
*niflnu x of
ceased, but that there were sy
to St. Petersburgh, where.
the and other continental cities
the rate of money is now eight per
cent.,
has been heavy and
beginning to tell upon
continuous; and this is clearly_._,
lead to a
of an opposite action. Since thatlP °time the drain from Ham-
return of the coin so recently imported.
of Russian eagles were taken from ,
On Monday 80,000/.
the Bank by Messrs.
London, in addition to the direct causes which may
the like amount in the course of a day or
lated that, at present rates, the net profit _
two. Pi. is calcu-
lated the transmission
would be about 4 to 41/2
Rothschild, to be followed by a further withdrawal of nearly
of gold from Russia to this country
per cent.—Times.