The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-28 00:00:00

RAILWAY RETURNS.

RAILWAY TaAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail-
ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the
respective returns are made, together will► the receipts of the same
week in the previous year:—

MS
Week .
. ,
Last 0 0,.. •
ending NAME OF RAILWAY. week. t, '' ;:,
o u-
r..).F..
-- -
X $
Mar. 21 Arbroath and Forfar -•••••.• • .• •• • • 194 133
- Bristol and Birmingham .•• • • ...... • • - -
20 Chester and Birkenhead .••••.• •• •• • • 507 559
19 Dublin and Drogheda. •••••••• • • • • • • • 653 520
24 Dublin and Kingstown .• • •
22 Dundee and Arbroath ... • ........... 263 244
21 Durham and Sunderland ............• 298 366
21 Edinburgh and Glasgow .•. • ........ 2,673 2,077
22 Eastern Counties and North Eastern • . 6,980 3,884
21 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr •••• .. 1,776 1,498
21 Glasgow and Greenock. •••• • • • • •• • • 731 701
-- Grand Junction - -
150 -
21 Gravesend and Rochester.• •••••• •• •• -
- Great North of England •••••••• •• • • -
.................... 15,848 13,590
22 Great Western . 546 -
23 Hartlepool .• •... ....... •••••• • • • • • •
14 London and Birmingham, &C. .• ••- • • 33,757 27,113
22 London and Blackwall.• •••••• • • • • • • 695 824
21 London and Brighton. •• • .... ..... .. 3,771 3,477
24 London and Croydon
- London and Greenwich - ..._
21 London and South Western . ..... •.• 5,221 4,733
25 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury ...... 965 911
20 Manchester and Birmiugham• •••. • • • 4,124 3,433
21 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc.. 5,298 5,349
21 Midland Counties ...... ............. 15,448 12,622
21 Newcastle and Darlington • .
21 Newcastle and Carlisle.- ..... 1,666 1,486
22 Newcastle and North Shields.. ... ••• 315 262
22 Norfolk.. • ... ........ ...... ...... .. 1,121 232
- North Union and Bolton and Preston - 1,351
- Paris, Corbeil, and Orleans• ••••• • • •• - 4,982
23 Paris and Rouen ... •• • ..• •• ........ 6,572 4,505
21 Preston and Wyre• ••••• • • • • • ...... • 514 370
21 Sheffield and Manchester ...... 1,634 654
21 South Eastern.. ... ... ... .. 5,134 4,152
21 Taff Vale ... ................ 1,103 864
22 Ulster, ••••••• • • • • • • ..... •• • • ...... 625 012
- Yarmouth and Norwich •••••••• • • •• _ -
21 York and North Midland ..... • ..... 5,217 -

NUMEROUS SUDDEN DEATHS.—On Friday afternoon
three inquests were held on the bodies of persons who had died sud-
denly. The first case was taken before Mr. William Payne, at the
Duke of York Tavern, Southwark-bridge-road, on the body of
Frances Guymer, aged thirty, housemaid in the service of Mr.
Blewell, of No. 154, Southwark-bridge-road. On Tuesday morning
last, at an early hour, the deceased was suddenly seized with violeOhl n
pain, and rushing into her mistress's room she exclaimed. " ,
have been a wicked sinner, and God Almighty has placed his heavy
hand upon me." She was placed in bed, where she was seen by
Mr. Jones, a surgeon, under whose care she remained until eleven
o'clock the same night, when she expired. In the deceased's pocket
was found a paper of tobacco, and under her bed a pipe.
The second inquiry was held before Mr. W. Carter, the
Coroner for Surrey, at the Horse and Groom Tavern, Great Guild-
ford-street, St. Saviour's, as to the death of Martha Brown, aged
two months, whose parents reside at No. 12, Zoar-street, Gravel-
lane, Holland-street. On the night of Wednesday last the deceased
was placed iu bed by the side of its mother, and at an early hour the
following morning the child was found quite insensible and black in
the face. A surgeon was called in, but life had been extinct for some
time. The deceased had died in a lit. The third inquest was held
at the Duchess of Kent, New-street, Rotherhithe, before Mr. W.
Carter, on the body of Jane Thompson, aged two years, the daugh-
ter of a waterman, residing at No. 3, Love-lane, Mill-pond-bridge.
Ou Thursday morning, between six and seven o'clock, the deceased
was discovered in bed quite dead, a neighbouring surgeon was im•
mediately in attendance, who attributed death to a fit of apoplexy.
The jury is each case recorded a verdict of " Death from natural
causes." _ _ _

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WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, MARCH 27.—The sup-
plies of all grain are pretty good. W experienced only a slow de-
mand for all descriptions of Wheat to-day, but former prices were
maintained. Fine Barley fully as dear, other qualities dull sale.
Beans met with a fair inquiry at full prices. Oats 14d. per stone, and
Shelling Gd. to is. per load higher. Malt firm, and quick sale.
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES
RAILWAY.—During the present week men have been employed in the
erection of an electric telegraph upon this line, which it is intended
to extend from the terminus at Shoreditch to Brandon—the terminus
northward of the Eastern Counties Railway. When the line is
opened between Ely and Peterborough, wires will also be raised be-
tween the two towns. The directors have availed themselves Wall
the recent improvements in the electric telegraph, which will be put
up along the line, under the most perfect arrangement. The whole
apparatus will be completed in about five weeks, and the cost will
be above 300/. per mile ; the distance being 8131 h miles. The re-
mainder of the distance from Brandon to Yarmouth will also have
the telegraph, but which which will be erected at the expense of
the board of directors of the Norfolk Railway Company.—Esser
Standard.
GENERAL FALL IN THE PRICE OF BREAD.—Yoster-
day there was in all parts of London a general fall in the price of
bread to the amount of one halfpenny. The highest price is now 9d.
and the lowest Id. per quartern of four pounds.
STEAM-BOAT AMALGAMATION.—It has been proposed
to amalgamate the Waterman's Steam-boat Company with the City
Steam-boat Company, under one directory, and the proposition has
been favourably received by the board of directors of both com-
pautu.