The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-18 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE THEATRE.

The performances here on Tuesday evening were for
the benefit of that talented actress Miss Eliza Le Brun.
The fair beneficiaire appeared as Pauline Deschappel-
lea in the Lady of Lyons, and seldom has the character
of Pauline been more exquisitely or pathetically de-
lineated. The performances concluded with the Greek
Slave, in which Miss Eliza Le Brun sustained the
character of .ilaydee very gracefully. The house was
well attended.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
LONDON AND NORM-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return of
Traffic for the week ending Dec. 14 :
Passengers, parcels, mails, &c. ... £22,022 19 2
Merchandise ... 17,828 2 6
Cattle .. 1,417 3 1

Total ... Z 11,268 4 9
Corresponding week last year ... 41,484 13 5
Aggregate, 1850 £1,114,738 2 2
„ 1851 .. 1,328,124 17 2

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 Dec. 14 ... .£'6,338 I 1 6
Corresponding week last year... '15,632 10 1

LIE GREAT NORTIIERN RAILWAY.... (Miles in work, 2411)
Return of Traffic for the Week ending Dec. 7, 1851:
Passengers, parcels, carriages,
horses, dogs, and mails ... £4,346 17 6
Merchandise and minerals ... 5,784 811
Cattle ... 270 17 1

Total .. £10,402 3 8
Corresponding week, 1850 (236 miles) :
Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £3,812 1 6
Merchandise, Cattle, &c. ... 3,002 13 4

Total ... .£6,814 14 10
Laircasisum AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260 miles
open.)—Traffic for week ending Dec. 14 £16,506 16 7
Corresponding week in last, year (260
miles open) .. ....£14,182 18 5
LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.— Amount of
Traffic for the week ending Dec. 17 :
Passengers
Goods

... £6,771 15 9
2,123 0

Total ... ... ... £9,194 16 6i
Corresponding week last year... 8,395 6 0

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. (Miles open,ll2.)
Return of traffic for the week ending Dec. 7 :
Railway and canal ... £4,683 0 0
Corresponding week last year ... 4,514 0 0
Note. —The above is exclusive of the receipts available
under the agreement with the London and North-Western
Railway Company.
SHROFSHIRR UNION RaiLway.—(Open 29 miles.)--Traftic
for the week ending Dee. 14 :
Passengers, parcels, &c.
Goods and live stock

... £3lO 7 81
... 232 15 5

Total
_.. ... .. £543 S 1i
Corresponding week last year ... 427 6 01-
CHESTER AND HoLYIIRAD RAlLwAY.—Trafrio for the
week ending Dec. 14:—.

MAIN LLNI.

Passengers
Parcels, 11. C. and D.
Goods, cattle, &c.
Mails

... £823 8 11
... 63 13 7
... 614 6 1
... 575 0 0

Total

... £2,076 8 7

•••
MOLD.

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

... £26 16 2
... 3 17 11
... 121 8 8

Total ... ... ... £152 2 9
ITEIII-BOATS.

Passengers ••• •.• ... £135 6 2
Parcels, 11. C. and D. ... 25 4 4

Total ... £l6O 10 6
CALEDONIAN RArLWAT.—(IS94 miles opened.)—Return 01
raffle for the week ending Dec. 7 :
Passengers, &c.
Goods, &c.

... £2,772 4 9i
~„ 4,759 19 8

Total .. ... ... £7.532 4 ti
Corresponding week last year ... 6,855 13 9

FRENCH RAILWAY TRAFFIC.
The following are the last returns of the gross re.
ceiN'potsßoTfßEthite ri
N.p—in,eriop French
malee. 3 Railways
Dec.lvryaS9:Trassengers,
167,8081.; goods, 228,6291.; total, 396,437 f.
RouEN.—From Dec. 3 to Dcc. 6 : Passengers
59,7701.; goods, 74,5451.; total, 127,3191. ,
HavnE.—From Dec. 3 to Dec. 6 ; Passengers,
17,122 f.; goods, 33,0301. ; total 50,1921.
ORLEANS.—From Dec. 1 to Dee. 7 Passengers,
86,540 F. ; goods, 89,724 f.; total, 176,263 f.
VlEnZoN.—From Dec. 1 to Dec. 7: Passengers,
37,724 f.; goods, 37,565 f.; total, 75,2921.
BoßDEAux.—From Nov. 25 to Dec. 1: Passengers,
42,080 f.; goods, 65,5511.; total, 107,6321.
NANTES.—From Nov. 26 to Dee. 2: Passergom
25,2091.; goods,
N0v.0f...,... total, 47,899 f.
MoNTEREAU.—FrOra 26 to Dec. 2: Pals"gersil
7,192 f.; goods, 11,146 f.; total, 18,337 f.
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_LARMING GAS EXPLOSIoN. _BRISTOL, Dzc. 17.
h If
o'clock, the in a 1..
This morning, about half-past
cloven
nere much alarmed by
tents of Temple-street, in this c t...,
i ii.sewthe report of a cannon.
a loud explosion, which soundedr.iiarn Ilitchman, grocer, were
The shop windows of Mr. I_l. —Thusr , .
well as some of the windows of Mr.
blown into the street, as
these two premises the
thoe.l
eof explosion that the whole of the
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flooring
heallitchman was afraid it would have fallen
shaken that Mr. .
fopracyr3l,outrrenwahsingtoeron.
f th chimneypieco was knocked off
in on him.
flooring igh the ceiling. The windows and
rent frominitsthAe
andof Mr. King's house
were also
deal of the .
portion o
a lane immediately above, called Water-
lane,U.through and the cause of the explosion is supposed to be the
leakage of a gas pipe in that lane. The gas had penetrated
into the drain which runs under the premises, and mingling
viith the foul air of the drain, formed an explosive mixture.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN LlVERPOOL.—Yesterday
morning (Wednesday), about three o'clock, a fire was dis-
covered in the extensive warehouses of Messrs. Verdun and
Cullen, general merchants, St. James's street, Liverpool,
and before assistance could be rendered the whole of the
buildings with their contents, and a considerable portion of
the adjacent property, were enveloped in lames. Messrs.
V. and C. are also extensive cattle salesmen and corn mer-
chants : and the previous night no less than 1,000 barrels::
flour were taken into the upper warehouse. We have In!
inquiries on the spot, but are unable to ascertain
eenr. 9,.
au-
thentic particulars as to the origin of the duirest
premises and merchandise were only partly
ARGYLL Roolds.—A new adaptiotne
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rooms.
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MMeems likely to
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the Redowi
Laurent, jun.,
become highly popular in the t
and his able orchestra thresch
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execution of the music, Wgeseat deal of spirit into the
of the
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