The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-18 00:00:00

RAILWAY RETURNS.

We extract from the Railway Magazine the sums
received on the principal Railways of Groat Britain
for the week ending on the day of the month prefixed
to each. The return includes the money received for
passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, mails, and mer-
chandize £ s. d.

Oct. 9. Birmingham and Derby Junction 1,355 6 4
8. 13irmingliain and Gloucester 1,930 17 2
10. Chester and Birkenhead 562 12 9
10. Dundee and Arbroath 248 11 91
10. Eastern Counties

9. Glasgow and Ayr 1,003 1 9
9. Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 844 4 4
2. Grand Junct. & Chester & Crewe 9,306 8 9
11. Great North of England 1,267 14 5
10. Great Western 13,285 0 5
9. Hull and Selby 1,026 11 11
9. Lancaster and Preston Junction 509 1 6
8. Liverpool and Manchester
9. London and Birmingham 17,445 14 9
14. London and Blackwall 774 15 2
14. London and Brighton
14. Ditto Shoreham Branch 162 0 3
12. London and Croydon
14. London and Greenwich 799 17 6
9. London and South-Western 5,873 1 8
7. Manchester, Bolton, and Bury 6ll 15 10
11. Manchester and Birmingham
4. Manchester and Leeds 4,668 1 11
9. Midland Counties 3,256 18 2
9. Newcastle and Carlisle 1,492 19 6
10. Northern and Eastern 920 3 5
9. North Midland
8. North Union
9. Preston and Wyre 350 6 8
10. Ulster l9l 2 3
11. York and North Midland 1,817 18 0

" Lyceums" are institutions of recent origin in
Manchester. There are three institutions of this kind in
Manchester—the Ancoats, the Chorlton, and the Salford
Lyceums, each of which contains a large number of sub-
scribers. They differ from the Mechanics' Institutes
principally in providing more amusement for the work-
ing classes, combined with libraries and evening schools ;
they have news• rooms, and provide the means of learn-
ing music. gymnastic exercises, and dancing. The sub-
scription is 2s. per quarter. Females are admitted to
share the benefits of these institutions, in which there
are separate classes for teaching reading, writing, gram-
mar, sewing, and knitting. The greatest care is exer-
cised to guard against any species of impropriety. An
Essay and Discussion Society is attached to each of the
Lyceums. There are occasional concerts and soirees.

STATE OF TRADE...—. The market for all
kinds of Manchester goods has been exceedingly de-
pressed during the whole of the week. In goods the
demand has fallen off considerably since last week, and
prices are less firm in consequence. Printing cloths are
lower in price than they were ever known to be before,
and shirungs and long cloths, which last week Were in
fair deniand, owing to the first report of the China news,
are relapsing into their former dulness. Yarns for the
Russia market are flat, the season for shipments being
over. The German buyers are acting cautiously. In
mule yarns for the India markets fair business is doing.
There appears no prospect of a healthy business, at
least until the opening of the Spring trade ; and even
then, unless we have a smaller production than usual,
or a greater demand, we shall remain in the commer-
cial " slough of despond."—Manchester Times.
Ma. THELWELL.—We understand that, al-
though, upon a subsequent application to the bench, the
amount of bail required fur Mr. Thelwell's appearance
this day was reduced from two sureties in 1,0001. each, to
four sureties in 2501., no bail has been tendered; and Mr.
Thelwell has, consequently, been in custody since Satur-
thy last. He will be brought up for further examination
this morning at the Borough Court. Inspector M'Mul-
lin, who was despatched to Bally-mote, C )unty Sli,ro, on
Saturday last, to bring thence James Thelwell and Pao
trick Rafferty, returned yesterday afternoon with those
prisoners, and the two females, Rafferty's wife and sister,
all of whom are now in the custody of the borough po-
lice:—/Ilanchester Paper

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WARLIKE APPEARANCES.—The number of
ships fitting for sea, and the general call for seamen to
man them, is greater than we ever recollect—certainly
quite equal to anything of the sort during the late war.
The whole neighbourhood of the Dock-yard and Com-
mon third presents the appearance of one continuous
placard. Every ship has its bill or placard—and as
though this were not enough, the Admiralty has caused
one to be exhibited at the Dock-gates, which to a sailor
has all the appearances of a "round robin"—no. legi
than 18 or 20 ships being enumerated as requiring hands.
,The placard alluded to, is a notice to ordinary seamen,
landsmen, and stout boys—who are informed that they
may have employment in any
of the ships enumerated—
or may be entered for`' general service." Those who
have been engaged in boats, barges, or small craft, are
particularly invited. Yet amid all this, we are assured,.
on good authority, that men are slow in entering. We
hope, fur the sake of humanity, that the energies of this
nation are not likely to be called into operation in war-
like conflict ; yet what are we to suppose is the cause of
all this. We readily concede the point, that to preve9t
war, it is proper to be always prepared for it, and wo, ,"1::1
fain hope that the demonstration now made may end
peace. War at all times entails a vast amount. of miseryTlost
and expense—at the present time it would prove
ruinous..-Hampshire Independent.
E RoY AL
THded by the
REMOVAL OF THE WRECK `OF
GEORGE.—The work has been much" impeded
been em-
progress has been made, four divers h.
y.
violent gales of last week, notwithstaoidiavnigiel
Corporal
played for some part of almost eve
ii iron ballast, to
Harris has been occupied in gettine gy
fis task. The spot
separate which he has found no
working; being co-
gwhich fair
where Lance-Corporal Jones nrd'asened into a sort of
vered by shingle ballast,
him,and fired on
contained in a
small barrel, was placed UV
after which this active
Monday last to disperse
111.4
up
from the same spot
concrete, a charge of 170 h.
and intelligent diver &
see
seven feet, the other six feet
two
pieces of then eel,
°n
both ends by the explosion,
ort at.
long, broken off
notches on both sides near .the top, and
having the usual
clamps attached to them by which the
having also copper
been, affixed. He also sent up
,a perfect
false keel had hardened
d:
een'
piece of deadwood, three feet long and 20 inches square,
all from the fore part of the
notched on three
ato
sides,
be near the • original pOsitibn of the
ship, suPP°se
foremast. Private
• Williams sent up a long pie of very
-• (-,- covered with copper, -but • outside planking, . with
thick
of the nails projecting so far beyond it that
the heads
have had wooden sheathine.• over the
it must evidently
now obsolete. The weatherb has been
r a system . .
coppe ,
detach a diver in a launch too rough to to examine a
second time the small wreck, which has lately been dis-
covered bearing about 60 fathoms by east fiona the
centre of the Royal George. Corporal Harris who went
down to it once, and brought up two 'pieces of timber
from it, thinks it must haVe been *out the size of a
mooring lighter. It • 'must probably have sunk several
years before the Royal' George. Some piecess stand up
about 18 feet above • the bottom, but by,sounding over
it Lieut. Hutchinson found that the mass this small
wreck was only three or four feet higher than the general
level of the anchorage. A curious circurostance, we
believe hitherto unknown in the annals of 'diving, was
ascertained about a month ago, by Jones and, Skelton,
who found that they could hear each other speak, when
standing.close together at the bottom; but this cannot
be turned to any useful practical purpose. becliise it re-
quires the divers to speak in a very loud voice- unfit for
a connected conversation, and except when they first go
I down at the" commencement of a slack tide, they must
take care to keep at a distance from each other, I(st they
Should be struck by the timbers which thir comrades
have dung, - - ..