The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-02 00:00:00

NAME OF RAILWAY.

Week
ending

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27
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Arbroath and Forfar •••. • ..
Chester and Birkenhead. • • • • • • • • • • • •
üblin and Drogheda• • •• • • •• • •• • • • •
Dublin and Kingstown •• • • • •
Dundee and Arbroath . •• • • • • ••
Durham and Sunderland • • •
Edinburgh and Glasgow . • •
Eastern Counties and North Eastern..
East Lancasihre ....................
Eastern Union ........
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ......
Glasgow and Greenock.. •• • • • • •
Gravesend and Rochester....
Great Southern and Western . • •• ••
Great Western, &c ........ ..
Hartlepool ......
London and North Western, &c.
London and Illackwall.• •• •• • • ••
London and 8right0n.••............
London and Croydon .•
London and South Western. •• .•
Manchester, Bolton, and Bury
Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc..
Maryport and Carlisle ..............
Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham....
Newcastle and Carlisle ..............
Newcastle and North 5hie1d5........
Newcastle and Bcrwck ..
Norfolk.. • ........ ..... ............
North British ......................
Paris and Rouen . •• • .... ........
Preston and Wyre • • •
Sheffield and Manche5ter............
Shrewsbury and Chester
South Eastern and Branches ........
York and Newcastle . ..............
York and North Midland . ..........

Last
week.

1,037
19,558

39,261

699
6,163

5,919

7,664

452
18,861
1,896

434
1,492
1,152
5,410

@•.4 U~q
cSg

533
",372
7,424

1,718
681
161

5,2
1,858

17,719

845
33,834

681
4,400

310
6,79

5,740

867
6,649

325
16,058
1,490

709
1,241

433
1,253

775
5,436
5,015

4,413

405
1,428

5,522

574
4,850
5,708

THE INCOME TEX.—Pleased with the zeal mani-
fested by you in every matter that you advocate; and im-
pressed with feelings oft admiration of the more than
ordinary talent with which your arguments are always
enforced, whether speaking of O'Connell, or whatever
else may be the subject of your recommendation, I
would beg to suggest to you the applicability of your
argument (where you allege it to be unjust to tax the
affluent and the needy alike) to the question of the
Income-tax ; whether, when incomes derived from pre-
carious trade are taxed with a burden of sevenpence in
the pound, realised incomes ought not to be charged
with fourteen pence. I know not whether it is likely to
be of much avail, but the present is a likely time to
name it to our legislators, as we shall, before the assem-
bling of the Parliament of 1847, be solicited for a
renewal of our " favours " by the then candidates.—
From a Correspondent.
EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT.—STRAND DISTRICT.
—Last night a public meeting of the assistants of all
trades was held at the rooms of the association, 355,.
Strand, for the purpose of receiving a statement of the
proceedings of the Strand district committee for the last
quarter, and concerting measures for future operation.
Mr. Sinclair having been called to the chair, Mr. Hunter,
the secretary, read the report, which. stated that the
contributions of the assistants amounted to 71. 95., being
an increase of 31. beyond the previous quarter. Evening
shopping in the district had considerably diminished,
and the employers were very anxious to encourage early
closibg. The report was adopted; and after addresses
from Messrs. Fiefash, Reynolds, Way, and others, the
meeting separated.
THE SANATORY CONDITION OF LINT EIIPOOL.
Yesterday the Act of last session, respecting the sana-
tory condition of Liverpool, eame into force. There has
been so great a demand for this statute, that it is at
present out of print.
THE BRITISH MUSEUM.—Yesterday the institution
was closed for a week, in order that the periodical
cleansing might take place.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN THE SERPENTINE.
About eight o'clock on Wednesday evening a young
woman named Elizabeth Eddy, of 43, Molyneux-street,
Edgeware-road, attempted to destroy herselt by delibe-
rately jumping into the Serpentine, at the east end, near
the aqueduct. She was promptly extricated by police-
constable A 175, and conveyed to the receiving house,
was restored, after the usual remedies. On her recovery
she immediately exclaimed, " Why did you not let me
stop and die?" She was conveyed home, and was found
to be a servant for some time out of place.
ACCIDENT BY THE FALL OF A CHANDELIER.—
Yesterday evening, between five and six o'clock, as a
party of ladies and gentlemen were about to sit down to
dinner at the residence of Mr. Greenhough, Dean-street,
Soho-square, a lustre that was suspended over the dining
room table gave way, and inflicted a severe scalp wound
on a gentleman named Ambrose, which rendered him for
some time insensible. In the confusion it was not ob-
served that the dress of one of the ladies had become
ignited by one of the fallen wax lights, till it burst into
a blaze, severely burning her about the neck and arms
before it could be extinguished.
R4sum!Tiosi OF THE SUNDAY TRAINS ON THE
EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY.—We stated be-
fore that the resumption of the Sunday. trains on the
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway was virtually settled,
and we have now the satisfaction of stating the grounds
upon which the public may rest assured that such will
be the case, as soon, at least, as a general meeting of the
shareholders takes place. The committee for Sunday
trains, we understand, have already received answers
from the proprietors of 15,000 shares favourable to the
re-commencement of the Sunday trains. The whole of
the shares in the concern amount to 35,000 or 36,000,
6ne-thiid of which are in the hands of the bankers and
other parties who never vote on. any question. It will
be found likewise, on referring to the proceedings of the
company, that the largest number ever represented in
any vote, on any question, was only about 10,000 shares.
It is quite evident, therefore, that the cause of the Sab-
batarians is hopeless, and that they have fairly miscal-
culated both the feeling of the country on the subject,
and the extent of their own influence, and notwith-
standing the extraordinary demand for single shares of
late, it is confidently believed that they will not muster
one share against the Sunday trains for every three or
four that will be brought forward in their favour.—Glas-
gow Argus.
WOBURN CATTLE FAIR, BEDS.—Yesterday being
New Years' day, Woburn fair, according to ancient
custom, was held, but the late great supply of stock at
the country fairs made the cattle trade dull. Milch
cows for dairying sold well, but fat cattle and store
stock remained on band, and the chief portion was
turned out unsold. A lively business was done among
straw plait. The best plaits were bought by London
dealers at an advanced price.
PIGEON SHOOTING.—The crack matches which
have so long engaged the attention of sporting men,
and which were between Ben Caunt, the champion
pugilist, and Tom Spring, the ex-champion, against
Butler, the celebrated horse jockey, and Mr. Stevenson,
for 100 guineas, has been decided, and Messrs. Caunt
and Spring are the winners. Caunt knocked down 24
pigeons, at 80 yards, out of 25.
'PRICES OF MALT LIQUORS.—We regret to learn
Es
that the leading metropolitan brewers yesterday had a
meeting, in consequence of the high prices of malt and
hops, when they came to the resolution that they must
raise the prices of ale and porter per barrel to the trade,
which increase is to date from yesterday. We believe
that there has not been any advance in the brewers'
charges for malt liquors for about the last seventeen
years.—Adverliser.
PROVISIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES.—The
Finland and Talisman, from New York, and Edward
Boustead, from New Orleans, were reported at the
Custom-house, Liverpool, on the 31st of December, with
4,670 barrels of flour, 28,421 bushels of Indian corn,
4,824 casks of lard, 474 barrels of pork, and 217 casks
, of beef. _

V
- IRON TRADE.—At a meeting of the proprietors
of Clay Cross collieries, held at Derby a few days since,
it was determined to open iron-works in conjunction
with that colliery, without delay. The circumstance of
beds of iron, lime, and coal lying contiguous to each
other at Clay Cross, will, it is supposed, render the un-
dertaking very profitable.--Sheifieid