The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-22 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRA PP RET URNS.

LONDON AND SOUTH-ha:li tri-4 ItAlLWAY.—Traffie re-
turn for the week ending May 17, 1856 £19,194 12 0
Corresponding week last year 16,163 6 6

Increase in 1856
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.-
Traffic return for the week ending May 17,
1856 £14,411 14 10
Corresponding week last year 1?,171 6 4
Total of the half-year to this date, 1856 229,845 9 9
Total of the half-year to this date,lBss 210,011 10 0

GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.,—Traffia return for the
week ending May 11, 1856 £21,249 10 3
Corresponding week last year 19,5 5 2 0

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. —Traffic To
turn for the week endinc, May 11, 1856 £29,227 18 11
Corresponding week last year 19,587 13 11
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for
tha week ending May 11, 1856 £5,741 3 0
Corresponding week last year 4,806 17 3

Increase in 1856
GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic
turn for the week ending May 17,1856 £5,771 11 10
corresponding week last year 5,655 0 4

Increase in 1856.

GREAT LUXEMBOURG RAlLWAY.—Traffie return for the
week ending May 18, 1856 £633 4 0

LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS Coml.Awv.—Traffic re
turns for the week ending May 17, 1856 29,417 14 7

SHIPPING STATISTICS.—The number of ships and their
tonnage measured in London during the year ended
30th April, ]856, was 432 vessels, admeasuring 126,768
tons. In Liverpool. during the same period, 481 vessels,
aslmeasuring 200,868 tons.
ACTIVITY IN THE EMIGRATION OFFICE.—Since the
signing of the peace, this office has been very busily (n-
-gaged in the despatch of emigrants, and the followirg
vessels have lately sailed :—The Herald, from Liverpool,
with 300 ; the Hooghly, with 218 ; the Bermondvev,
192; the Omega. 279 ; the Eliza, 280; the Aliquis, 384;
the Lloyds, 372 ; and the Shanghai, 80 emigrants.
Most of these vessels belong to London owners, and
take on board their emigrants at S iuthampton or Ply-
mouth. With the benevolent intention of adopti, g
every precaution possible for the lives of the hundreds
whose fate is thus for the time cast upon the waters, the
commissioners have had, since the loss of the Josephine
Willis, two boats of each of these ships fitted with Cit.
ford's plan for instantly lowering and detaching them
from the ship in the event of accident. The Mont-
morfney,"the Alacora, from Liverpool ; and the General
Hewitt, Lady Macdonald, and Blundell, are the next
on the list.

SIR COLIN CAMPBELL'S PRESENTATION SWORD.—.A.
meting of the subscribers to Sir C Alin Campbell's pre-
sentation sword was held on Friday afternoon in the
Sheriff's Chambers, Glasvw, to receive the sword from

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the han Is of the manufacturer. Mr. D. C. Rait, jeweller,
Buchanan-street, Glasgow, produced the sword, a beau-
tiful piece of workmanship, elegantly mounted, and
adorned with jewels. The basket hilt is of silver, gilt
with the Glasgow arms, and the Campbell crest and
motto, "Be mindful," and beneath Sir Colin's mr.no-
g aph, "C. C." On the blade there is an inscription,
sowing that the sword was prevented by upwards of
6,000 of his fellow-countrymen in Glasgow. The cost of
the whole is about 250/. Sir Archibald Alison, Bart.,
who occupied the chair, stated that he learned from his
son, at present serving under Sir Colin Campbell, that
the Highland Division, and their commander, might be
expected home in about two months. The officers of the
Highland Division had arranged to entertain Sir Colin
to a grand banquet before leaving the Crimea. Sir
Archibald stated that the Highlanders in Newcastle pro-
posed to visit Glasgow on the occasion of the presenta-
tion to Sr Colin, that they might at the same time pre-
sent him with their gift. Sir Archibald stated that the
story in the Morning Advertiser about Sir Colin Camp-
bell having demanded his recall was without foundation.
—Scotsman.