The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-09 00:00:00

NAME OF RAILWAY.

Oct, 3

Sept. 30
Oct. 6

Sept. 56
Oct. 2

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Edinburgh Dublin and
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Glasgowd a ••••• • • • • •
and Forfar : •• • •
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Dundee
East Lancashire ..
Eastern -Union— :: : • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
and Hull Assoc::
Glasgow, Kilmarnock;;Li•l; : ••
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• • •
and Lincolnshire
Glasgow and Greenock... • 3 •• •
Great Southern and. Western• : : ••
• • • •
Great Western, &c .. ••••• • •• • ••• • •
Lancashire and Yorkshire.... *****
• • • • ••
Lancaster and Carlisle .....
London and North Western, &—C • • •
London and Blackwall • **
London and Brighton .. ......
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Loudon And South Western . . • •• • : • •
Maryport and Carlisle • . . . • •
•• •
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Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham....
Midland Great Western (Irish) ......
Sheffield, Leeds,
Newcastle and Carlisle . • • • .. •• • .
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Newcastle, Berwick, and North Shields
Manchester,Mancile r
North British .. • • • • • • • " • • • • • • • • •
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Paris and Rouen. • • • • " • " • • • • • • •
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Preston and wyra • • • • • • • • • • • • • .....
Rouen and Havre.. • • • • • • • • • • •. • • • .
Shrewsbury and Chester • • • • • •
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South Eastern and Branches •
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South Devon• •
Whitehaven Junction .• • • • • • • . • • • . • •
York and Newcastle • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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York and North Midland . •... •
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801
222
795
923
1,173

2,380

628
25,823

903
2,446

2,046
2,724
9,000

805
1,240

416
4,206
10,034

430
2,462
1,058

3,122

882
20,486
10,564

6,43
12,049
1,736
1,724

43,953
1,077
10,097
7,747

1,970

540
21,226

220
12,040
10,202

2,209

1,601
1,347
8,170

11,053
1,081
1,386
744

5,997
7,647

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ship-
builder, Rotherhithe, is to take place on the 11th inst.
This vessel is one of four which have been ordered to be
built by the Admiralty, for the purpose of carrying the
mail between England and Ireland, and are to be vessels
of superior accommodation and extraordinary speed.
The Banshee is built of wood, and of a peculiar con-
struction, from a design furnished by 0. W. Lang, Esq.,
assistant-master shipwright of her Majesty's Dockyard,
Chatham. She is constructed on the diagonal principle,
with all the improvements that a long experience in this
particular art of ship building have been proved to be
most efficient ; and there is no doubt, from the symme-
try of her form, and the excellent manner in which the
constructor's views have been carried out, under his own
superintendence, that the intentions of the Lords Com-
missioners of the Admiralty will be realised. Her prin-
cipal dimensions are as follows:—Length between the
perpendiculars, 189 feet ; length of keel for tonnage,
172 feet 91 inches ; breadth extreme, 27 feet 2 inches ;
ditto, moulded, 27 feet ; ditto, for tonnage, 26 feet 2
inches ; depth in hold, 14 feet 9 inches ; burden in tons,
No. 670 5-94.
LYNN AND ELY RAILWAY.—EarIy in the week,
some of the directors made an experimental excursion
on this line, to Ely, to which place the line will be open
to the public in about a fortnight ;—thus opening a )
communication by railway, from Swaffham, by way of
Lynn, to Loadon.-..Norfolk Chrsick,