The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-28 00:00:00

RAILWAY RETURNS

Rair,vva: TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Relit
way 3 for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the
respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same
week in the previous year:

"A • F•l•
Week Last a, ,b 4 ev r...
ending NAME OF RAILWAY. week. p.t;.';;;
6 r
-__ __----- - -
X £
Aug. 19 Aberdeen .. •••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • 584 -
.............. 1,542 764
20 Amiens and Boulogne.
19 Belfast and Ballymena ••••••• • • • • • • • 421 -
20 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 951 808
19 Ca1ed0nian............. ... ....... • • b,431 -
19 Chester and Holyhead. ••..•••• • . • • .. 2,212 -
19 Cockermouth and Workington.- .•• • • 193 -
17 Dublin and Drogheda •••••••• • • • • • • • 737 1,002
22 Dublin and Kingstown ••••••• • • • • • • • 930 1,180
19 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen •••• • • .. :1,204 1,088
20 East Anglian . .. 467 -
19 Edinburgh and Glasgow . ... •••• •• • • 4,423 4,508
19 Edinbnrgh and Northern
20 Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. 15,020 14,909
19 East Lancashire - .......... •••• • • • • 1,525 1,091
19 Eastern Union • . .• 1,387 1107
19 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ...... 3,228 3,413
19 Glasgow and Greeneck.... •.•.• - • • • • 1,684 4,289
19 Great Southern and Western ••.• • • - 2,784 1,878
20 Great Western, &c • 21,297 21,266
19 Kendal and Windermere•• .... ••• • • • 239 _
19 Lancashire and Yorkshire.. ••••• • • • • • 12,698 11,832
18 Lancaster and Carlisle • 2,572 1,643
- Leeds and Think.- ••• .•••••• •• • • - • - -
19 Londonderry and Enniskillen •••. .. .. 139 188
20 London and North Western, &c. ..... 46,405 49,073
20 London and Blackwell .• •••••• • • • • • • 1,220 1,302
19 London and Brighton .••••••• • • • • • • • 10,183 10,738
•20 London and South Western .•• • • • ... 11,058 10,180
19 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 3,104 2,878
20 Maryport and Carlisle ••••••• • • • • • • • 679 621
19 Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham •• • • ;24,621 23,264
20 Midland Great Western (Irish) •• •• • . 886 126
-
- Newcastle and Carlisle.. •••••• - • • • • _ 2,676
-
19 North British .. •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 3,152 3,06 g
19 Paris and Rouen .••••••••• • • • • • • • • • 5,646 9,118
19 Rouen and Havre .. •••••. • • • • • • .... 2,490 3,623
19 Scottish Central -••••• • • • • • • -
20 Shrewsbury and Chester •••••• • • • • • • 851 595
19 South Eastern and Branches •.• • •
18 South Devon ... •••.•• • • • • -
19 Taff Vale •••• - - • • 1,607 1,464
20 Ulster . 763 350
- Waterford and Limerick - -
20 Whitehaven Junction .••••••• • • • • • • • 196 227
- Wishaw and Coltness ....• •-••• • • • • • - -
19 York and Newcastle .•••• • • • • .... - 14,075 13,508
19 York and North Midland . • ..• • •

„-.,....i
:Oth, THE ARMY AND NAVY.
(From the United Service Gazette.)
_ - NAVAL GOOD
SERVICE PENSION.—We have much
pleasure in
Good announcing Service Pension, that Lord Auckland has bestowed
the
Marryatt, C. .irsion, vacant by the death of Cap-
tain(lB2l). It will be , upon Captain Donat H. O'Brien
remembered that this is the officer
who in a manner
perfectlyastounding effected his escape
prison,
from a Frenchafter two previously unsuccessful
of
attempts. The narrative this surprising undertaking
has been published in two volumes.
T
subse-
quently served with distinction in the Adhreiaotiffic c.
erHewasa Lieutenant of the Amphion, in the action off Lissa ;
and Senior Lieutenant of Bachan
. lant commander (the late Sir Wiltl., under the same gal-
amnoste, Bart.), par-
. ticipating and commanding in
many
of officers
prevalent
CHATHAM GARRISON.—Ague has been dashing
exploits.
in this garrison, and a considerable numit:veerry
have suffered. The extensive marshes
greatetween Chat.
ham and Sheerness, coupled with thequantity of
rain which has fallen this season, may account for the
virulence of the disease.
SETTLIZMENT OF TILE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN
:
TURKEY AND PERSIA.—Lieutenant Adam G. Glasscott,
'”. R.N., has received permission from the Admiralty to
- accompany Lieutenant-Colonel Williams to the East, to
settle the boundaries between Turkey and Persia.
STEAMERS TO MALTA.—An order has been received

at Malta, froni the Admiralty, that the Mediterranean
packets are not to be delayed at Malta beyond six hours
after the arrival of the contract mail steamers, except in
cases when the arrivals are after sunset.
SURVEY OF STEAMERS.—It has been positively and
peremptorily ordered by the Admiralty, that in the sur-
vey of steamers for repairs, or for ascertaining defects, a
joint report of the Surveyor of the Navy, and of the
Comptroller of Steam Machinery Departments, shall be
made—the one fully co-operating with the other.
THE " SCOURGE."—We understand that the Earl of
Dundonald has condemned the Scourge steam sloop as
a very inefficient ♦essel; his Lordship has caused her
mortar to be landed, and fitted a pivot gun instead.
NAVAL ORDNANCE.—Some weeks since the Board of
Ordnance were ordered by the Admiralty not to cast
any more 56 or 42-pounders, for the service of the Royal
Navy. Their Lordships deem that they have quite suffi-
cient for arming the steam guard-ships Ajax, Edinburgh,
and Hogue. The Blenheim is already armed with guns
of the above calibre.
SCREW SHlPS.—There is no truth in the report that
the Princess Charlotte, 104, is to be converted into a
screw steam guard ship; the Edinburgh, 72, is to be
fitted as a steam guard ship, on the plan suggested by
Lord John Hay, by which it is said the expense of con-
version will not exceed 1,0001.
Lieutenant Addison, of the 70th Regiment, has been
appointed Aid-de-Camp to Lieutenant-General Lord
Hardinge, G.C.B.
TROOPS FOR INDIA.—The Minerva freight ship has
been taken up for the conveyance of detachments of the
Provisional Battalion from Chatham to Bombay and
Cannanore, and the ship Prince of Wales for the con-
veyance of detachments to Bengal.
PRESERVED MEATS FOR THE NAVY.—Previously to
the departure of the Channel Squadron from Ports-
mouth, the Admiralty ordered that preserved meats
should be issued to the crew of the St. Vincent, flag-
ship, one day in each week, i❑ lieu of salt beef, and their
Lordships ordered a report to be made after trial of the
quality of the meat, and if approved of as an article of
provision. We have not yet heard of the result.