The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-16 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS.

GRAVESEND, OCT. 14.—Wind S.W., moderate ;
cloudy,
Arrd.—Prinee Albert, from Hudson's Bay; Louisa
and Ophelia, from Dsntzic; Grange, from Penang;
Louisa Maria, from Nordkiobing; Marchioness; of Ailsa,
from Demerara; Henry Take, from Bahia; Wave, from
Memel; Active, from Finland; Flora, from Norway;
Lucinde, from Memel; Fame, from Calais.
Sld.—Royal Albert, for Calcutta : Leucotbea, for
Cronstadt ; Circassia, for Cadiz; Alfred, for Newcastle;
City of Boulogne, for Boulogne; Giraffe, for Rotterdam.
VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

Georges, from Reunion for Marseillee, on the 12th ult.,

offthe Azores.
Kate, of Lymington. from Stockton for Venice, on the
21st ult., in lat. 38 N., long. 10 W.
Holmes, from Taganrog, on the 29th ult., in lat. 42 N.,
long. 12 W.
Admiral de Ruyter, from Amsterdam, and Edouard
Maria, from Rotterdam, both for Batavia, on the 30th
of July, in lat. 2 N., long. 24 W.
Laconia, from Rotterdam for Batavia, on the 13th of
August, in lat. 3 S., long. 26 W.
Waterloo, of Amsterdam, from Antwerp, on the 25th of
July, in lat. 8 N., long. 26 W.
Anna Elizabeth, from London for Galatz, on the Bth
ult., in lat. 41 N., long. 10 W.
Caledonia (Norwegian), on the 23d August, in lat. 13
N., long. 24 W.
Ville de Rio, from Havre for Rio Janeiro, on the 31st
Aug.. in lat. 5 N., long. 22 W.
Dispatch, from Guernsey for Ceylon, on the 22d of
August, in lat 5 S., long. 28 W.
Hendrica, from Batavia for Rotterdam, on the 29th
of August, inlet. 9 N., long 25 W.
Schooner Hamburgh, No. 213, outward bound, on
the Ist ult„ in lat. 14 N., long. 26 W.
Prussian brig August Adolph, steering to the S.W.,
on the 18th ult., in lat 2 N., long. 36 W.
Sir George Pollocic, from London for New Zealand,
on the 23d of August, in lat. 1 S., long. 26 W.
Jenny Jones, from Liverpool for Calcutta, on the ,
28th of July, in lat. 25 S., long. 25 W.
John Ritson, from Liverpool for Bombay, on the
28th of August. in lat. 15 N., long. 18 W.
Isabel, from Liverpool for Antigua, on the 19th alt.,
in lat. 26 N., long. 38 W.
Clifton, from Africa to Liverpool, on the 28th ult.,
in lat. 34 N., long. 41 W.
Charles Saunders, on the 7th inst., in lat. 49 N.,
long. 7 W.
Catherine,', from Bombay for Liverpool, August 2,
in lat. 27 S., long. 8 E.
Vicar of Bray barque, for Callao, August 23, in lat.
1 N., long 23 W.
Aden, from London for Launceston, Van Diemen's
Land, Aug. 28, in lat. 11 N.. long. 56 W.
Foam, from Greenock for Bombay, September 1, in
lat. 13 N., long. 27 W.
St. John's, of Glasgow, September 13.
Arthur, of Glasgow, September 24, in; lat. 46 N.,
long. 47 W.
Kirkwood brig, September 24, in lat. 49 N., long.
38 W.
Bank, for Quebec, September 26. in lat. 50 N.,
long. 36 W.
Arrow, from Liverpool for the Brazils, on the 30th
ult., in lat. 14 N., long. 43 W.
Marlborough barque, of and for London, from
Jamaica, in lat. 42 N., long 41 W.
Canada steamer, going into Boston, on the Ist inst.
Montreal ship, on the 4th inst.

RAILWAY 'TRAFFIC RETURNS.
LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. —Rattle°. of
Traffic for the week ending Oct. 12 :
Passengers, parcels, mails, &c. £46,435 5 11
Merchandise ... 16.552 2 4
Cattle .. ... 1,327 5 5

Total ... £64,314 13 8
Corresponding week last year ... 47,436 10 8
Note.—The returns as published are exclusive of the
traffic of the Huddersfield Canal and Shropshire Union, North
Union, Preston and Wyre, South Junction, Manchester and
Buxton, and Buckinghamshire Railways, and of the propor-
tion of traffic deducted under agreement with the North
Staffordshire Company.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return of traffic for the
week ending Oct. 12 ... £29,605 3 6
Corresponding week last year... 17,345 15 5

LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—AMOUOt 01
Traffic for the week ending Oct. 12:—
Passengers ... £13,283 1 9
Goods ... •• 6 2,480 0 0

Total ... ...£15,763 1 0i
Corresponding week last year... 11,361 17 10

LANCASEIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260 miles
open.)—Traffic for week ending Oct. 12....£19,647 3 0
Corresponding week_ in last year (260
miles open) .. ...£14,345 10 9
THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.— (Miles in work, 2410
—Return of Traffic for the Week ending Oct. 5, 1851 ;
Passengers, parcels, carriages,
horses, dogs, and mails ... £8,311 9 8
Merchandise and minerals ... 4,831 1 3
Cattle ... 523 211

Total .. £13,665 13 10
Corresponding week, Oct. 6, 1850 (236 miles) :
Passengers, parcels, &c. £5,12 810
Merchandise, Cattle, &c. 2,08) 17 2

Total ... ... ... £7,219 6 0
Tsai EAST ANGLIAN RAILWAY.—(6B Miles in work.)—
Return of Traffic for the week ending Oct. 5, 1851 :
Passengers, parcels, carriages,
horses, dogs, and mails ... £343 18 10
Merchandise and minerals ... 199 010
Cattle . •.. ... ... 15 12 3

.. £558 11 11
... 758 13 11

Total ••• •••
Corresponding week in 1850
King's-cross, Oct. 15.
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY.—(MiIes open,ll2.
Return of traffic for the week ending Oct. s:
Railway and canal £5,327 0 0
Corresponding week last year ... 5,054 0 0
Note. —The above is exclusive of the receipts available
under the agreement with the London and North-Western
Railway Company.
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CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the
week ending Oct. 12:—

MAIN LINZ.

Passengers ••• •••
Parcels, H. C. and D. ...
Goods, cattle, &c. •••
Mails

... £2,314 16 9
• 86 1 11
• 591 3 4
... 575 0 0

Total

... £3,567 2 0

X 64 11 2

Passengers ...
Parcels, H. C. and D. •••
Goods, cattle, &c. ...