The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-18 00:00:00

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Amiens and Boulogne . •••• • •
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Arbroath and Forfar . •• •• •• ••
Chester and Birkenhead
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Dublin and Drogheda.... •• • **** • •.•
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Dublin and Kingstown • • • • • • • • •• • •
Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen •• •• • •
Edinburgh and Glasgow . •• • ******
Edinburgh and .•••••• • • , , ,•
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Eastern Counties and North Eastern • •
East Lancashire •• •• • •
Eastern Union... •• • •
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr
Glasgow and Creenock • - • • • • '• • • • • •
Great Southern and Western • • •• • • •.
Great Western, &•,„ „ •• •• ••
Kendal and Windermere.• • • ••• • • • •
Lancashire and Y0rk5hire............
Lancaster and Car1i51e..............
Londonderry and c_nniskilleu• ••• • • ••
London and 'North Western, 8,4- • • • •
London and Illackwall• • • • • • '• • • • • •:
Loudon and Brighton . • • • • • • • • • • •
London and South Western. • • •• • • • 7.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire
Maryport and Carlisle • • • • • • •• • • • • •
Midland, Bristol, and Birmingliam.• • •
Midland Great 'Western (Irish) •• ' • "
Newcastle and Carlisle.. • • •• •• • • • ••
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North British „„ „ ***** ••• • •
Paris and Rouen
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Rouen and Havre •• • • • • •• •• • •
Shrewsbury and Chester •• •• • • •• ••
South Eastern and Branches •• •• • • • •
South Devon.. ........ •• ••
TafT Vale
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Last
week.

708
2,702

527
10,402

805
1,099
2,112
859
1,443
16,622
85
8,233
1,082

33,72

675
6,821
6,430
1,809

590
18,255

800
1,696
1,863
1,665
5,443
2,177

530
6,960

600
1,682

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Whitehaven Junction . • • • •
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York and Newcastle . • • •••• •
York and North Midland. •• *****

220
10.036
6,835

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228
6,502
261
1,237
665

6,233
5,121

The Right Honourable the Lord Robert Grosvenor.
'
one of the Member) for the county of Middlesex, has
'
just completed at his own cost, in the neighbourhood of
his seat of Moor Park, a very neat and convenient
budding, as a school forthe instruction of the children
of the labouring poor in the vicinity. The building is
situated in the hamlet of Northwood, and parish of
Rensfip, and is distant three miles from the parochial
school. This very liberal act of his Lordship brings
home means of education, which could otherwise only
be procured with much difficulty and labour.
Much curiosity has been excited by the announce-
ment of a new novel, called " Leonora," from the pen
who,h though she has appeared in
characters,omfaanyLacyof
Title,a s ever before assumed that of an
l authoress. If the success of her delnit in the literary
world even approach to that she has achieved in other
spheres, the reading public will have cause to rejoice at
her udertsking her new role.
SOUTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION.—The nomination
of a candidate, to supply the vaeancy_.
occasioned by the
decision of the Honourable C.
Villiers to sit for the
borough of Wolvorhsimpton, has been fixed, as before
announced, by the High Sheriff, for Monday next,
at ten o'clock, at Newton. As no opposition can-
didate has yet been announced, Mr. Alexander
Henry will no doubt be at once elected. We understand
that Mr. Cobden,
.M.P., will nominate, and that Mr.
William Eathbone.is expected to second the nomination
of Mr. Henry.—Liverpool Mercury.
ADIENDDIENT OF:BUILDINGS ACT.—The Committee
appointed by Lord Jdorpeth to consider the subject have
held several meetings to take evidence, and are now about
to report. The constitution of the offices of the official
referees and registrar has been the subject of some ani-
madversion, and suggestions have been made for re-
modelling the same entirely, with a view to render the
administration of the law more speedy and economical to
the public. The subject of " special supervision" has
also been considered, and, indeed, if we are rightly in-
formed, most of the principal objections to the form and
working of the Act have received attention. We are
satisfied that any attempt to iniprove the present Act by
another supplemental Act will prove a failure; and we
earnestly hope that the Committee will not fail to recom-
mend to Lord Morpeth to bring in an entirely new Bill
in preference to making such au endeavour.— The Builder.
GREAT SALE OF LANDED PRoPERTY, LINCoLN:,
SHIRE.-00 Monday last the "Thornton Curtis Estate,"
consisting of a gentleman's residence and several farms,
the whole about 2,500 acres, was sold by auction by
Messrs. Farebrother, Clark, and Lye, at the George
Inn, Barton-upon-Humber..rhesale-raom was crowded,
and the property, offered in eight lots, produced the
sum of 124,000 L, subject to a valuation of the timber.
The advows
on of the parish was advertised, but not
sold.