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

SHIP NEWS.

GRAVESEND, OCT. 1 •.•—WiLtd S. W., molerlte ;
cloudy,
Aral.—Prirce Albert, fr,,ru P.ud;.4oy.'3 Bay; Lquisa
rin:f Opheli-, from 1.)..n;z.c; Grange, how Penamr;
Louitas .garia, from NodiKlobirif,; Marehionesa of Matt,
from Demerara; Henry Tuke, trom Bahia; Wave, from
Memel; Active, from Fioland; Flora, from Norway;
Luciude, from Memel; Faroe, from Calaic, _ _

Sld.—Royal Albert, for Calcutta : Leucothea, for
Cronstvit ; Circassia, for Cadiz; Alfred, for Newcastle;
City of Boulogne, for Boulogne; Giraffe, for Rotterdam.
VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

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

offff—the 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 lit. 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.
Luconia, from Rotterdam tor Batavia, on the lath 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 &I
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, in lat. 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 Pollock, from Lludon for New Zealand,
on the 23d of August, in lat. 1 S long. 26 W.

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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 19ili ult.,
in lat. 26 N., long. 38 W. _ _ _

Clifton, fro:n Africa to Liverpool, on the 28th ult.,
in lat. 34 N., long. 41 W.
Charles S minders, 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., lung. 43 W.
larlborough barque, of and for London, from
Jamaica, in lat. 42 N., long 41 W.

Canada steamer, going into Boaton, on the Ist inst.
Montreal ship, on the 4th inst.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return 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 ... ... ... £64,3 4 13 8
Corresponding week last year ... 47,436 10 8

Note.—The returns Rs 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.—Amount of
Traffic for the week ending Oct. 12 :
Passengers ... £13,283 1 9
Goods ... ... 2,480 0 0

Total ... Z 15,763 1 9i
Corresponding week last year... 11,361 17 10

LANCASHIRE 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, 241)
—Return of Traffic for tho 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 2 11

Total .. £13,n65 13 10
Corresponding week, Oct. 6, 1650 (236 miles):—
Passeogers, parcels, &c. £5,12J 8 10
Merchandise, Cattle, &c. ... 2,084 17 2

Total ... ....£7.219 6 0
THE EAST ANGLIAN RAILWAY.—(FB Miles in work.)—
Return of Traffic for the week ending Oct. 5, 1851 :
Passenge s, parcels, carriages,
horses, dogs, and mails ... £313 1? 10
Merchandise and minerals ... 199 0 10
Cattle • ... ... 15 12 3

Total ...
Corresponding week in 1850
King's-cross, Oct. 15.

.., £558 11 11
... 758 13 11

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. (Miles open,ll2.)
Return of traffic for the week ending Oct. 5 :
Railway and canal £5,327 0 0
Corresponding week last year ... 5,0')4 0 0
Note. - The above is exclusive of the receipts available
under the agreement with the London and North-Western
Railway Company.

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY....Traffie for the
week ending Oct. 12 :

MAIN LINK.

Passengers ... ... ... £2,314 16 9
Parcels, H. C. and D. ... ... 86 1 11
Goods, cattle, &c. ... ... 591 3 4
Mails ... ... ... ... 575 0 0

Total .. ... £3,567 2 0
MOLD.

Passengers ... ... ... £64 11 2
Parcels, H. C. and D. ... ~,. 2 11 3
Goods, cattle, &c. -- ... 97 4 11

Total ... ... ... £164 7 4
STEAM-BOATS.

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