The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-22 00:00:00

NAME OF RAILWAY.

Week
ending

July -
16

Aberdeen •• • • .. •• . • .
Amiens and Boulogne . • • •• • • • • ••
Arbroath and Forfar . •• •• • • •• •

Chester and Birkenhead . • • • • • • ••

Chester and Holyhead.• • .. • • .. • . • • •
Cockermouth and Workington....
Dublin and Drogheda.. •• • • •• • •• • • ••
Dublin and Kingstown
Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen .. • • • • • •
East Anglian.... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••

Edinburgh and Glasgow .•• • • • •• • •
Edinburgh and Northern . • • • • • • • • • • •
Eastern Counties and North Eastern• •
East Lancashire •• • • .....• •• • • •• • •
Eastern Union • • • . • • • •
Glasgow, Gamkirk, and Coatbridge...
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • . •
Glasgow and Greenock • • • • • • •• • • • ••
Great Southern and Western • • • • • • ••
Great Western, &c • • • •
Kendal and Windennere• • ...• • • • •-
Lancashire and Yorkshire • • • • • • • • • •
Lancaster and Carlisle .• • • • • • • • • • • • •
Leeds and Thirst-- • • • • • • •• • • • •
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London
d rdy and
North t:
Western,n ~
London and Blackwall• • • • • • • • • • • • • •
L°n
London and Brighton . • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
London and South Western. • • ....
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire
Maryport and Carlisle • • • .
Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham....
Midland Great Western (Irish) • •
Newmarket... ..... .........
Newcastle and Car1i51e..............
North British .. •• • • • • • ••

Paris and Rouen. • ............
Rotten and llavre ................

Scottish Central ........

Shrewsbury and Chester ....:

South Eastern and Branches
South Devon

Taff Vale

Ulster . ........

Last
week.

1,235

946
4,581
1,152
156

831
1,187
1,205

628
3,923
1,724
16,359
1,131
1,361

2,759
1,463
3,130
21,874

'204
11,764
2,205

142
45,602
1,598
10,711
11,082
2,844

651
23,092
1,022

2,235

593

819

966
1,260
1,021

4,231

2,355
3,891
1,608
1,000

14,140
1,013
1,069

3,369
1,564
1,705
21,190

10,142
1,283

14/i
46,472
1,446
9,490
11,11.02
2,160

602
20,831
869

2,583
2,524
2,073
8,699
3,669

6g7
10,119
1,638
1,788
894
197

Whitchaven Junction .....
Wishaw and Coltness.....
York and Newcastle .
_ _

530
10,245

815
1,427
781
213

York and North Midland .

14,167
12,178

10,784
8,457

DEATH OF SIR JOSEPH DE COURCY LAFFAN,
BART.—This Baronet, who was for many years con-
nected with the medical department of the Army,
died a few days, since at his temporary residence, in
France, in his sixty-second year. The deceased was a
native of the county of Tipperary, a district which has
given birth to Lords Bloomfield, Gough, and others of
the most distinguished Irish officers. He was son of
Mr. Walter Lam, of the city of Cashel, and was
brother to the late Dr. Laffan, for many years the
Roman Catholic Archbishop of that diocese. The de-
ceased entered the medical department of the Army at
an early age, and made rapid advancement in his
profession. lie at length became Physician to the
Forces, and us such acted during the Peninsular war.
He subsequently became Physician in Ordinary to the
Duchess of Kent, and in 1828 was created a Baronet.
In 1815 the deceased married the daughter and co-
heiress of Mr. Paul Filcher, of Rochester, and by this
ledy, who died in 1836, he had no issue. The title,
therefore, falls to the ground. Sir Joseph was a gra-
duate of the city of Edinburgh.
DISASTROUS FIRE AT GREENWlCH.—Yesterday
morning, between four and five o'clock, a fire broke out
upon the premises of Mr. Fenton, a general dealer, No.
2 and 3, Hog-lane, Greenwich. The flames originated
in the lower part of the house, at which time the pro-
prietor and his wife were in their beds asleep. After
some trouble the residents were made sensible of the
danger to which they were exposed, and Mr. Fenton on
going down stairs to examine the building, was com-
pletely surrounded with flame; by a desperate effort he
succeeded in gaining the street, but was unable to render
the least assistance to his wife. The poor woman, in her
anxiety to escape, jumped from the upper window and
fell upon her head, by which she was seriously injured.
Owing to the strong hold the flames had obtained,
but few minutes elapsed before the two buildings
occupied by Mr. Fenton were in a blaze, as was also tie
roof of the premises belonging to Mr. John Mitchell,
fishmonger. With as little delay as possible the engines
of the Royal Hospital were brought out and set to work,
and a mounted express was sent to London for additional
aid. By the exertions of all parties the flames were
subdued, but not until Mr. Fenton's two houses were
totally destroyed, the furniture and wearing apparel con-
sumed, and the adjoining building, occupied severally by
Mr. Jones, hairdresser, Mrs. Griffiths, laundress, and
Mr. Mitchell, fishmonger, extensively injured by fire and
water. Whilst the parties were engaged removing the
furniture from the contiguous houses, a table fell from a
window upon the head of a female and severely injured
her. With one exception the sufferers were uninsured.
THE ARMY.— The army in England and Scot-
land at the present moment consists of eleven regiments
of cavalry, seven battalions of the Guards, and twenty-
two regiments of infantry. In addition there are four
depot troop stations of cavalry, and fifty-three depot
companies of infantry. In Scotland alone there is but
one regiment of cavalry and two of infantry. It is sup-
posed that the 42d Foot will be shortly ordered to Ire-
land. Other regiments are in readiness to depart should
their services be required.
COURT OF CONSERVANCY.—The Lord Mayor held
a Court of Conservancy at the Swan Hotel, Westminster-
bridge, yesterday, at one o'clock. His Lordship after-
wards, accompanied by several Aldermen, the Sheriffs,
Under-Sheriffs, and other civic dignitaries, embarked in
the City barge, and proceeded to Kew to inspect the
banks of the river.
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THE CHOLERA.—A letter from Posen brings pri-
vate vete accounts from Warsaw announcing thelnPiPsesaarild to
of the cholera among the Russian troops.
atnd symP-
, have appeared also at Riga and its vieiniht
toms of a disease similar in its character
at Konigsberg. According to the last
had assumed a
Petersburgh, dated the 10th, the malady.
of
rapidity
occurred
at
character of greater virulence anddvia.c'vees
develop-
ment than upon any other previous occasion.