The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-11 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Captain Erasmus Ommanney, the new Deputy
Comptroller of the Coast Guard, entered upon the
duties of his office at the Custom-house on Monday
last.

We have intelligence from the Mediterranean to
the instant. The Admiral with the fleet remained
at Malta. Ganges, 84, Captain Smith, was to leave
for Sheerness to be paid off last Saturday, and the
Superb, 80, Captain Purcell, was under orders to
follow her to be paid off at Portsmouth this week.
Our Malta correspondent says :—" The advertise-
ment, announcing the conveyance of the mails to
Marseilles by contracts, affords general pleasure to
the public here, and they look forward to the enjoy-
ment of privileges and facilities not met with under
the present system."
Dragon steam frigate, Captain 11. W. Gifford,
having received orders to proceed to Gibraltar, left Mal-
ta on Sunday morning week early. The object of her
visit is to proceed to the Riff coast to call the people to
account.

Havannah, 19, Captain Erskine, and Fly, 14, Com-
mander Oliver, were towed into harbour at Devon -
port, on Tuesday afternoon, by the Confiance, steam-
tug, to he paid off. In order to facilitate the dismant-
ling of the Fly, she has been taken alongside the dock-
yard. The officers and ship's company of the Acheron,
steam •vessel, were paid off yesterday.
TILE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAMER BEN-
TINCH.—MALTA, DEC. 3.—During the passage out the
Bentinck frequently made for 12 hours together 13i
knots an hour. The captain is a gentlemanly man, and
gave to his passengers the utmost gratification, and be-
fore leaving port they gave him a magnificent dinner at
Dunsford's Ho►el. During her stay Sir W. Parker
honoured her with a visit, and was delighted with her
accommodation. A. Anderson, Esq., M.P., and
Briggs, Esq , the deputation from the East India and
China Association to convey to big Highness the
Pacha the thanks of that body for his attention to
the transit, were on board.

SHIP NEWS.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
The following has been posted at Lloyd's:—
" Elydrographic-office, Admiralty, Dec. 1, 1851.
" NORTH COAST OF FRANCE.—TIVO FIXED LIGHTS AT
THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER CANCHE, IN THE BAY OF
ETAPLES.

" The French Government has given notice that on
the Ist of January, 1852, the two fixed lights which have
been for some Limo preparing at the mouth of the river
Cancho will be shown. .

" These lights being 270 yards apart on the bearing
of north and sonth (true), will everywhere appear dis-
tinct from each other, within the limits of their range.
" The southernmost of those lights stands in let. 50
deg. 31 min. 25 sec. N., and in long. 1 deg. 35 min. 40
sec. E. of Greenwich; and both being 174 feet above
the high water level, will be visible at the distance of
twenty miles.
" The above lights will supersede the two small lights
on Touquet Point, which will therefore be dicontinued
from that period."
VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

William Carey, from Calcutta for Liverpool, Oct. 23, in
ht. 32 S., long. 13 E.
Eglinton, from Calcutta for London, Oot. 27, in lat. 24
S., long. 2 B.
Concord, from the Clyde fur Singapore, Oct. 10, in lat.
3 N., long. 20 W.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS
LONDON AND No WM - WESTERN' RAILWAY. —Return of
Traffic for the week ending Dec. 7 :-
I'assengers, parcels, wails, &c. £19,217 2 1
Merchandise ... 17,88-1 7 5
Cattle ... 1,534 18 6

Total ... ....£38,636 8 0
Corresponding week last year ... 37,791 9 2
TILE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—(MiIes in work, 2411
—Return of Traffic forthe Week ending Nov 30, 1851:—
Passengers, ps, carriages,
horses, dogs, and mails ... £4,293 9 8
Merchandise and minerals ... 5,739 8 6
Cattle ... ... 381 17 4
Total .. £10,414 15 6
Corresponding week, Dec. 1, 1850 (236 miles) :
Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £3,925 3 4
Merchandise, Cattle, &c. ... 2,556 12 8

Total ... ... .£6,181 16 0
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260 mile
open.)—Traffic for week ending Dec. 7 ...£17,223 4 0
Corresponding week in last year (260
miles open) .. ....£14,785 3 1
LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Amount of
Traffic for the week ending Dec. 7 :
Passengers ... £5,626 210
Goods ... ... 2,382 18 6

Total ... £8,009 1 4
Corresponding week last year... 7,399 13 0
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. (Miles 0pen,112.)
Return of traffic for the week ending Nov. 30:—
Railway and canal ... £4,566 0 0
Corresponding week last year ... 4,410 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 RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the
week ending Dec. 7 :
MAIN LINT.
Passengers ... £856 17 10
Parcels, H. C. and D. ... 82 6 0
Goods, cattle, &c. 756 4 8
Mails ... ... 575 0 0

Total .. ... ... £2,277 8 6
MOLD.
Passengers ... ... ... £3O 6 2
Parcels, H. C. and D. ••• ... 116 10
Goods, cattle, &c. ... ... 100 10 0

Total ...

... £132 13 0

STEAM-BOATS.

Passengers ... ... ... £124 6 1
Parcels, 11. C. and D. ... ... 6 11 4