The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-21 00:00:00

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3. The SPY. Cooper.
4. TFIADDEUS of WARSAW. Miss J. Porter.
5. ST. LEON. Goodwin.
6. LAST of the MOHICANS. Cooper.
7 and 8. The SCOTTISH CHIEFS. Miss Jane Porter.
9. FRANKENSTEIN. Mrs. Shelley. And GHOST SEER, Vol.
I. Schiller.
10. EDGAR HITNTLEY. Brockden Brown. And Conclusion of
GHOST SEER.
11. HUNGARIAN BROTHERS. Miss A. M. Porter.
12 and 13. CANTERBURY TALES. The Misses Lee.
14. The PIONEERS. Cooper.
15. SELF CONTROL. Mrs. Bi anton.
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18 and 19 The PASTOR'S FIRESIDE. Miss Jane Porter.
20. LIONEL LINCOLN. Cooper.
21. LAWRIE TODD. Galt.
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30. PRIDE and PREJUDICE. Miss Austen.
31. STORIES of WATERLOO. Maxwell.
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45. HAJJI BABA in ENGLAND. Morten
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49. The ALTIAMBRA. Washington Irving.-The LAST of the
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56. De L'ORME. James.
57. HEADLONG STALL, NIGHTMARE ABBEY, MAID MA-
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64. JAPHET in SEARCH of a FATHER. Marryat.
63. KING'S OWN. Marryat.
66. MIDSHIPMAN EASY. Marryat.
67. NEWTON FORSTER. Marryat.
68. Tke PACHA of MANY TALES. Marryat.
69. RATLIN the REEFER.
78. CAPTAIN BLAKE ; or, My Life. Maxwell.
71. HELLEN. Miss Edgeworth.
72. The LAST DAYS of POMPEII. Buiwer.
73. The BIVOUAC. Maxwell.
74. PRECAUTION. Cooper.
75. JACK BRAG. Theodore Hook.
76. RORY O'3IORE. Lover.
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78. The VICAR of WREXHILL. Mrs. Trollope.
79. The BUCCANEER. Mrs. S. C. Hall.
80. TYLNEY HALL. Thomas Hood.
81. The WIDOW BARNABY. Mrs. Trollope.
82. The SOLDIER of LYONS. Mrs. Gore.
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86. GILBERT GURNEY. Theodore Hook.
87. The WIDOW and the MARQUIS. Theodore Hook.
88. ALL 'in the WRONG ; or, Births, Deaths, and Marriages
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.89. HOMEWARD BOUND. Cooper.
90. The PATHFINDER. Cooper.
91. The DEERSLAYER. Cooper.
92. JACQUELINE of HOLLAND. Cooper.
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97. CECIL. Mrs. Gore.
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100. AYESIIA. Monier.
101. MARCHIONESS et BRINTILLTE RS. Albert Smith.
102. BELFORD REGIS. Miss Mittord.
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RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE,
From ofßituscs being,m aiA:IsSELIRE RAILWAY.—The main portion of
this line is in active formation. There is every prospect
previously
Banburyeviouslya to B
arranged, opened
hands are
by Sep-
tember next.
engaged along the line. From the litter place to Ba-
con's-wood the works will in a few weeks be ready for
the permanent way; and on to Buckingham they are in
a forward state. It is considered that in six weeks the
line from Buckingham to the Claydon Junction will be
ready for the ballast, to be taken from the neighbour-
hood of the former place, which is a good gravel. Near
Winslow, about three-quarters of a mile of the perms-
nexintar.ailHsuaDresolilai,d, and at the Salden-hill cutting, which
is the deepest on the line, workmen are. engaged both
night and day. From Claydon to Oxford but little is
now doing. The Islip cutting is, however, to be re-
sumed forthwith.—Banbatry Guardian.
vAoenrithEl. inx.— Mr. Hudson, with
his engineers, visited Hull, on Tuesday, to facilitate the
freari
rl
ewda y w
ial arrangement r abneg, em
thate n t ,
ebsys e
lhisvessels
on. Mir),cowi d
plapndopaLne compelleddNo :bit
receive North-Mid-
land
ril‘si
idy-..
land lines, for the conveyance and shipment of coals for
the export trade, and one of the advantages to be con-
estohnmegilereectshoratelhsoaatwtdenreoekresit,hMoiterr.cPanim9ports will be able to load them
at Hull, at a saving, if delayed by contrary Winds, of
The last train, on the opening of the Shrewsbury and
Chester was one-third Of a mile id length, aild the three
.
MARKET RASEN.—It is now linOprstouu-
arranged that the fail Way from this place to NeW.11617
landto RassTheao.hl le
bb.
directorsorap aln, eadohdtiovaetrhelea
wellpublictel
nmade
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taodinsefit
Behedev
cl,rysoit t
the u:fzp.
ur,pro-
sNovem-
ber.ion
sgress made with the works. The station, w ich is on
1 the south side of the town, is .ft,
.spleild building.—
Lincoln Mercury.
It is said that the line betvan d?imsby and Lin-
coln is to be opened on the Ist of Deceniber. The piers
of the Witham-bridge, below the Lincoln-lock, are now
complete, and ready to receive the girders.—Lincoln
Mercury.
SOUTH WALES RAILWAY.—The Chamber of Corn-
merce and the inhabitants of Llanelly have presented a
memorial to the directors of the South Wales Railway,
urging upon them the desirableness of completing, as
wo
raannseeoau salnyd
asoodnistaasnpeoes6s ifblne,i
nteh emliilnees,bectowneteenmSp
withLi a ne
ithelY
portion between Newport and Swansea, to accommodate'
the collieries, and lead and copper works of the district,
and the increase of. the trade of those places between
Bristol, Manchester, and London.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for
the week ended October. 14, 1848 :—Coaching traffic,
1,4271. 6s. 6d. ; parcels,* 631. ss. 4d ; goods and cattle,
1801. 2d. ; steamboats, 2021. 13s.—Total, 1,879/. ss. 7d.
EASTERN UNION 11.A.thvalr--(now' fifty-one miles
and a quarter, being amalgamated with the Ipswich and
Bury Railway).—Traffic for the week ending October
14, 1848, 1,4011. lls. 9d. ; ditto ditto, October 14, 1847,
1,2381. Bs. Oid., after deducting payment due to other
companies.
AMIENS AND BOULOGNE Renwe.Y.--Traffie from
October 8 to October 15—Passengers, 32,272 f. 30c. ;
merchandise, 6,3321. 10e. ; total, 38,6041. 40c.-1,5441. •
receipts since 15th March, 1848, 40,8141. Total, 42,3581.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—In the account of the opening of the Loop line
of the Great Northern Railway, contained in your paper
of Wednesday last, there is a very gross inaccuracy, to
which I take leave to call your attention. It is there
stated that the shortest route from London to Peter-
borough is, by the North-Western Railway, whereas a
reference to the time-table of that company will show
that Peterborough is distant from London 1101 miles,
whilst the distance by the Eastern Counties line is but
1021 miles, being 74 in favour of the latter line.
Yours respectfully,
THOMAS TURNER.
Crowland, Lincolnshire, Oct. 20, 1848.