The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-20 00:00:00

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TATTERSALL'S.—T HIS,EVENIN G.
Six o'cLocK.

CHESTER CEP.
1,000 to 15 agst Nancy
1,000 to 15 agst Pitsford
3,000 to 45 agst Knook Knoll
1,000 to 15 agst Trickstress
1,000 to 15 agst Grand Duko
1,000 to 10 agst liothorpe
All the above bets were taken.

FRANCE.
The National has the following on the discussion
on the Municipal Bill and on the Electoral Law of
the 31st May, 1850. It brings forward statistical
tables to show that the departments which have been
most affected by the law of May 31 are almost without
exception those where either Republican or Lgal-
matist doctrines most prevail, and draws the inference
that the object of that measure was to lead to the
It then
eventual triumph of the Orleanist party•
proceeds as follows :
" It is to be concluded from that that M. Thiers and
his ,friends cleverly played their games. In causing
twenty or thirty Democratic Representatives, and twenty
or thirty Legitimatists to disappear from the National
Assembly, and in causing them to be replaced by
men of their own cor, the would have re-
y
lou
constituted the old majority of the Chamber
of Deputies before 1848 and there would only
have been wanting, for the. thing to be completely played
out, that the Prince de Joinville should be nominated to
the Presidency of the Republic. He would certainly
have had the support of such an Assembly even if he
had not obtained the two millions of votes required
by the Constitution. Our readers know that after hav-
ing conjured away.universal suffrage, the second part of
gn was in course of execution, and that there
the campfsi
was seriously a question in their private meetings, of the
candidateship of the Prince de Joinville. But L. Na-
poleon and the Legitimatists, who fell into the snare,
perceived the design in time. On one hand, the Le-
gitimatists said, This law of the 31st May is a de-
testable law—it deprives us of our peasants.' Louis
Napoleon, on his part, said, This law is a monstrosity,
for not only does it take away my peasants, but also my
workmen of the towns, who, though voting for the
Socialists, have voted for me.' Hence the double tactics
of the Legitimatists and of the President of the Repub-
lic. The first have occupied themselves in drawing up
a law more monstrous than that of the 31st May, a law
which would restore to them their peasants, but which
would continue to keep out the workmen of the towns.
This law is that which has been presented by M. de
Vatimesnil, reporter of the Municipal Committee. On his
Part, M. L. Napoleon, to bring hack his peasants and
his workmen, and at the same time set aside M. de Join-
ville and the Legitimatists has imagined nothing better
than to propose the :Ample repeal of the law of the 31st
of May. Let tools see in the conduct of the Legiti-
matists and of the President of the Republic, the desire
to return to legality, or to moralise universal suffrage;
but, tor our part, we see nothing else therein than more
or less disguised calculations of deceived ambitious par-
ties, desirous of saving their stakes in the game. As to
the New Municipal Bill, in it the law of the 31st of
May, if it be not aggravated, is purely and simply
maintained for workmen who have not satisfied the law
of recruitment in the placelin which they have fixed their
domicile."
It thus comments on the resolution adopted by the
Republicans to abstain from taking any part in the
discussion on the Municipal Bill. It says
:
"The Left cannot be your dupe to-day any more than
it was your dupe yesterday. It will not risk in the
wretched proposition you make it either the dignity or
the imprescripuble principle of popular sovereignty. It
will abstain. The country will appltud this resolution.
We will imitate the silence of the Left. We will say
nothing of the discussion which commenced yesterday.
We will not serve es echoes to the eloquence of M.
Barrot, 11. de Vatimesnil, M. Faucher, and other honour.
.ables, disputing amongst themselves on the perils or the
tam,nse advantaAes of the general register."
The Burgraves have sought an alliance with the
extreme Left, and have endeavoured to induce them
to join in an impeachment of the President, the Left
have no objection to the impeachment, provided the
expedition to Rome, and the abolition of universal
suff cage be made the grounds of it, but not otherwise.

FRANCE, RUSSIA, AND TURKEY.
The Journal des Debats gives the following intel-
ligence, which it has received from its correspondent
at Constantinople, by the last mail We have
already spoken of the autograph letter, addressed by
the Emperor of Russia to the Sultan, demanding as a
favour, to make no concession to France (who indeed
asks for none, since she only requires the execution
of the treaty of 1740), but to maintain things at
Jerusalem in the state in which they are at present.
The Minister of France, notwithstanding the rights
secured to us by the treaties of 1690 and 1740 with the
Porte, treaties admitted by it as the bases of the nego-
tiations, thought that he might enable the Divan to
hasten the solution of the question, by proposing an ar-
rangement to the effect, that' the four sanctuaries, which,
according to the treaties, are ours, should be used in
common by the Greeks and Latins for the celebra-
tion of their respective forms of worship. This
arrangement appeared to be accepted ; but the Mi-
nister of Foreign Affairs said that participation ought
to be extended to all the sanctuaries without dis-
tinction ; so that the Latins who possess fourteen
sanctuaries would have given up seven to receive
two. The status quo was preferable to such an
arrangement. The French Legation could not accept
it, and Rome and all the Catholic powers, with the
xception of Naples, which makes common cause
with Russia, would have protested against it. The
negotiations were accordingly broken off. It is
clear that the letter of the Emperor, which Ali Pacha
saw, but which did not become known to the corps
diptomatique until after it was presented to the
Sultan, was the obstacle which stopped the Divan,
and prevented the conclusion of such an equitable
and liberal arrangement. When this circumstance
became known ithe negotiations took another turn.
The departure of M. de Reculot, Secretary of Le-
gation at Constantinople, which was to have taken
place on the 24th October, was delayed eight days,
on account of a promise of the Grand Vizier and
Ali Pacha to submit the affair to the Legation. It sub-
sequently became known that the new proposition in-
tended was nothing else than the olsi one set aside by
the Legation—the common participation in all the
sanctuaries. But the Porte has not dared to make it,
either from the conviction that France will refuse
it, or from the consideration that as Russia has
formally demanded the status quo, it would be in
opposition to the Emperor's letter. In a conference
-which M. de Titeff had with the Grand Vizier and
the Minister of Foreign Atiaira on this letter, he de-
clared that the Greeks have rights previous to the
treaties of 1690 and 1740 with France; that as pro-
tector of the Greek religion, the Emperor, his mas-
ter (and probably theirs also), was under the obli-
gation of maintaining those rights; that the Porte
could do nothing with France without first examin-
ing the question with Russia; and that he had
orders to break off his relations, and to retire with
all his Legation if the Porte, disregarding this right,
should not maintain things at Jerusalem in the
strictest status quo. Thus the situation has be-
come aggravated. It is not to be doubted that the
Porte is greatly offended at the pretension of Russia
to submit the execution of treaties with other powers
to its good pleasure. It was even said that the Grand
Vizier and Ali Pad'a had offered their resignation to
the Sultan, who, however, had not accepted them.
But at the bottom, the menaces of Russia cause alarm,
and before taking a decisive step, the Cabinet at Con-
stantinople would he glad to know what will be the
resolution of the French Government. M. de Reculot
First Secretary to the French Embassy, left on the
sth for Paris. AI an attache of the Legation,
has just died at i ilax°'
h
General II txo. He was the only son of
Frenchhe
beard of, was at the Piraeus.rte;it consists of the frigate
Pandore, the brigs the a and the Mercure, the
steamers the Sentinelle, the Ajaccio, the Eclaireur,
and the Vendette.

ANOTHER DARING BURGLARY IN
HEREFORDSHIRE
We have this week, we are sorry to say, the pain-
ful duty of recording one of the most atrocious rob-
beries that have been committed in this county for
many years, the villains who perpetrated it evidently
being determined, as in the recent cases of burglary
at Oldbury, in Worcestershire, and Burford, to sa-
crifice life, should any obstacle be presented to the
fulfilment of their designs.
The offence to which we refer was committed on
the premises of Miss Morris, a maiden lady, residing
in the parish of Weston Beggard.
...lAbout three o'clock on Sunday morning last Miss
-sorris's house was entered by three men. The fel-
lowa o• first attempted to enter by takin out several
squareso of glass out of a casement in th:back-kitchen
",", w
, but after they had proceeded somewhat far
with their intenti
, they found that three rather mas-
sive iron bars therein°ll
tof offered considerable resistance
to their efforts
pro.ortce them, and at length they
abandoned theirpass.eJaect.oofentering by that way. Ac-
cordingly they
the
This parlour window, which
they succeeded in openiur
door into an adjoining pahr:our, parlour opens by a
theird here the thieves,
having found nothing
to suit purpose in the first
e
parlour, determined to go. T
however, was
ro
inched, and impeded their
progress,
o g door,rss
. With some
some
-p
sharp-painted instrument (probably a
chisel) they forced open this door. Out of this par-
illtialtditp tsii ray to the other parts of the house, and
Coir_pp St itsr./Rp this last-mentioned room was
,:c, eauide.9lsol- reen baize on the top, in which the
/60ma an(-silk4 to were kept. They cut the baize
ItkAitiy;:olaittOe it half a dozen silver spoons, and
,*--I.4int ef,Ue-.6ettiiii.4 awers they took a purse contain-
id-_> elf-crowns. There was here an
which the thieves turned
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THE SUN,

down, and having filled a tea-cup and a china tea-pot
with water, they left the room.
Up to this time the inmates (Miss Morris and a
servant man) had not heard anything of the robbers.
The three men then proceeded up stairs, and two of
them entered Miss Morris's bed-room, when she
awoke, and discovered the men at her bedside with
their faces either blackened or covered with crape, and
one of them with a large bludgeon in one hand, and
a lighted candle in the other. The other fellow
rushed upon her before she could scream, threw a
sheet over her face, pressed down on her chest, and
threatened to murder her if she made any noise, or
in any way resisted. In the room was a table, having
on it a piece of furniture with three drawers in it.
The middle one had a square front, while the others
bad semicircular fronts attached. The outer drawers
they succeeded in taking out, and these they left
on the table, having taken out what they found
of value. However, the other drawer was locked,
and suspecting it to contain valuables, in which
conjecture they were right, determined upon
carrying the whole away, which it will be seen
they did. In these drawers were eight crown
pieces, a purse and a sovereign in it. In the square
one, which was locked, was about 121. in gold, three
51. Bank of England notes, and other bank notes to
the amount of about 601. While the men were ran-
sacking this room, the screams of Miss Morris aroused
the servant man, who had up to that time continued
to sleep in peaceful security. The door of the bed-
room of this man opened into the same passage or
landing as that of his mistress. On hearing the noise
he jumped out of bed with the intention of finding
out the cause of the noise. He had proceeded as far
as the bed-room door, which he opened, when he was
met by a tall man, standing about six feet high,
dressed in a dark coat, and having on his head a
" Jim Crow" hat. As he attempted to go out the
fellow bid him hold ! adding, "d— your b—
eyes, if you make any resistance I will blow your
b— brains out," at the same time presenting a gun
at him. This so completely frightened the man that
he was unable to make any alarm. This fellow (the
burglar) had his face blackened, and had previously
cried out to the other thieves, on hearing Miss Morris
scream, to " murder the b— old --." The
thieves having secured their booty, prepared to leave.
Two of them went down stairs together, and the one
which had appeared more determined than the others,
and was armed with a gun, followed his comrades.
They went into the back- kitchen, from which they
took a ham of bacon, and having cut a flitch through
the middle, they carried it away with the other
booty. They subsequently opened the back-kitchen
door, through which they retreated. Having gone
a short distance from the premises they returned,
evidently for the purpose of further intimidating
the inmates. They proceeded to the front of the
house, and having consulted for a very short time,
they discharged the gun at the window, through
which they had entered, and by doing so shattered
the window glass and frame to pieces, besides knock-
ing the ceiling off the top of the room, a proof that
the gun must have been heavily loaded. The ser-
vant man then followed them for some distance, and
went and gave information to the persons living in
the neighbourhood, and among others to the house of
Mr. Lewis, the parish constable, who immediatety
got up. One man of the name of Thomas Powell,
on being informed of the robbery, refused to come
down stairs and assist in the pursuit which was about
to be made after the thieves.
Mr. Heaford, a respectable farmer, residing in the
neighbourhood, on being informed of the robbery, im-
mediately saddled his horse and rode with speed to
Hereford, first calling at the house of Mr. Morris, of
Sheckenhill, a brother of the lady who had been
robbed. Mr. Heaford called upon Superintendents
Gregory, of the Hereford county constabulary, and
Adams, of the city police ; and they, in company with
Sergeant Griffiths, were on the spot some time before
day had dawned. Previous to leaving Western Beg-
gard, Mr. Heaford took the precaution to dispatch a
messenger to Ledbury for Superintendent Shead, and
Gregory, on receiving information, dispatched another
messenger to Superintendent Marshall, of Bromyard.
A search was immediately commenced by the po-
lice-officers. While Messrs. Adam and Gregory were
examining the premises, Sergeant Griffith, who had
gone out into the orchard adjoining the turnpike-road,
and was searching the ditches, discovered the box
which the thieves bad taken from the house. The
middle drawer, which had resisted the attempts of
the burglars to open it while they were in the bed-
room, appeared to have been forced open with the
same instrument that had been used at the parlour
door. He took it to the house, and upon ex-
amination it was found that all the things had
not been taken out, but that the burglars had, no
doubt cunningly, left behind whatever they conceived
might be readily identified. There still remained in
it a number of bank cheques, a quantity of important
acknowledgments of money paid, a 51. Bank of Eng-
land note, and other valuable papers.
The police continued to work about the lanes and
fields for miles around the premises. It was late on
Sunday evening before the police gave up their pur-
suit, when Marshall and Shead proposed to scour the
lanes and bye-roads on their way home.
Mr. Adams and other members of the City police
force, on arriving in Hereford, searched the various
lodging-houses, in the hope 'of dropping upon the
burglars, but with as little success as before.
Miss Morris has offered a reward of 201. fur the
apprehension and conviction of the offenders.
LATEST PARTICULARS.—SinCe the above was writ-
ten the police have been unremitting in their endea-
vours, and circumstances have transpired which war-
rant us in believing they will ultimately lead to the
capture of the robbers. At present it would be pre.
mature, and perhaps injudicious, to hazard an opi-
nion ; but a pursuit has commenced, and we trust the
object of it will not turn out to be a phantom.—
Hereford Journal.

KOSSUTH.
(From the Derbyshire Courier.)
The extraordinary sensation which the appearance
of this gentleman on British soil has created, has sur-
prised toll his enemies and friends. Much, doubt-
less, is to be attributed to the marked ability which
M. Kossuth has displayed in his very eloquent and
talented addresses. To hear a Hungarian statesman
and soldier haranguing an English audience in their
own language is something; but to find that he can
do so with perspicuity and elegance through a
lengthened discourse, and that what is said is
distinguished not only by glowing and fervent ex-
pressions of patriotism, but by that busi-
ness-like common sense which the English
are apt to imagine is almost exclusively their own
particular national attribute, is sufficient to account
for much of the enthusiasm of approval with which M.
Kossuth's appearances before the British public have
been received. This, we say, may account for
much, but not for all. The English people were
prepared to give a man whom they regard as the
representative of Hungarian nationality a cor-
dial and hearty welcome. The English have
not been cold or uninterested observers of the
attempts which have, for long years, been making
by the Hungarians to improve their social and politi-
cal condition. The demonstrations of popular feel-
ing at Southampton, London, and Birmingham prove
that such is the case. But were it at all matter cf
doubt that great masses of the English population
do take a warm interest in the welfare of Hun-
gary, the reception oflM. Kossuth at Manchester
would decide the point. " The enthusiasm," says the
reporter of the Times, " was unmistakeable. From
the station to the Victoria Arch, about three quarters
of a mile, the whole population of Manchester was
really in the course of the route, and it is no exagge-
ration to say that there were 200,000 people present.
All the shop shutters were up, and it was stated
by many that there were more people in the
street than on the occasion of the Queen's
visit." The Free Trade Hall was crowded in
the evening to present the address to M.
Kossuth, "as it never was even in the
palmiest days of the League." Now we ask, with
M. Kossuth, "Is this an accident ? Is this
fashion ? Is this personal ? It is not. The plain
fact is this. The English people think the Austrian
Government too bad. The English people think the
Russian interference with Hungary too bad also. We
cannot, of course, enter into full details of the mal-
administration of Austrian affairs. In an excellent
letter which we give in this week's Courier, headed
Kossuth, Austria, and Hungary, which emanates
from a perfectly trustworthy and independent source,
and carries internal evidence of its being the produc-
tion
of one well versed in Austrian and Hungarian
w
politics, and to hich we refer our readers, we are told
that the present
h
"systemt of arbitrary heavy taxation,
at variance with
all
made by the house eseisiolemnly sworn engagements"
and irritating to every class, apsburgh " is most annoying
and to all the different
races of which the
kingdom of Hungary is com-
posed.",
Here is a perfectly English grievance
—arnitrary taxation—the very thing which
was
one of the chief causes of our o
And how true the accusation is every
one
revolution.
who has
paid the least attention to Austrain doings well
knows. Again, " the hopes of the aristocracy of
being able to exercise salutary control over the Go-
vernment by the constitutional means of refusing to
pay taxes unless voted lawfully by the Diet, are
crushed with an iron hand by military power"---that
is, by the assistance of 190,000 Russian soldiers. We
say nothing of Austrian spies, Austrian dungeons,
the absurd, childish, and ridiculous system of inter-
ference with the liberty of the press and the liberty
of the subject, which makes Austria a bye-word
among the nations. All these things are
matters of common notoriety. But indepen-
dently of all this, her treatment of Hungary
has been so unwarrantable, and the Russian aggres-
sion onso unjustifiable, that there is, and has long been,
strong and decided opinion on the subject in
M. England ; and K ,
088utia visit has but furnished


the opportunity for this feeling to manifest itself.
M. Kossuth may think a republic the best form of
Government for Hungary. We differ faom him there.
But we do not wish to see this ancient and brave
race crushed by a military despotism. In fact
the nations of Europe are gradually drawing
together as one great family. The bad govern-
ment of one member of the family re-acts on
the well-being of all. We are all interested in
the moral, social, and religious improvement of our
neighbours. A government such as Austria tends to
bring good governments, and all governments„into
contempt ; and, as M. Kossuth has said, the ab-
surd and obsolete fiscal and commercial re-
gulations of the Austrians injure us, as well
as themselves. And thus it happens that the
English have now expressed their open and decided
condemnation of Austrian policy. And we tell
the Hungarians to take courage, to persevere in
their attempts to obtain a constitutional reform of all
abuses, and a rational, just, and practical system of
government; such a system as may secure to all
classes—high and low, the noble and the peasant—
their fair share of personal, political, and social liberty.
The occurrence of the last fortnight will not be
thrown away. True, we shall send no army to Hun-
gary. We have no wish to involve Europe in war to
obtain redress for the Hungarians. But the expres-
sion of the public opinion of nations—and such na-
tions, moreover, as England and America—cannot be
unimportant; It has a moral influence which cannot
be calculated. Public opinion, the press, and last,
not least, the railway system are fighting, day by
day, the cause of good government all over the world.
Hungary's day will come. May it come soon.

EXPLOSION of FIRE DAMP at BURNDEN.
Since the explosion of fire damp in Lord Bradford's
coal mine, at Burnden, on the morning of the Bth inst.,
the most untiring efforts have been made to extinguish
the fire, in order to rescue the bodies of the two unfor-
tunate men who could not be reached in consequence of
the sulphur in the mine. About 25 feet from the surface
of the down-east shaft there was erected a furnace, in
which to generate carbonic acid gas, or choke-damp, to
extinguish the fire in the mine, on Mr. Gurney's prin-
ciple. This furnace was supplied with coke, charcoal,
unburnt limestone, and slack, materials which, in a state
of combustion, produce carbonic acid gas abundantly.
From the furnace a communication was made, by means
of 12in. cast-iron pipes, to a wooden box or cistern con-
taining water. From the top of the cistern the com-
munication was continued to a wooden pipe projecting
into the shaft, and made tight at the stopping, so that
the gas, as generated, was forced into the mine. Inside
the wooden pipe there was a steam jet, supplied from the
boilers, the effect of which was to cause the furnace to
draw downwards; and thus force the gas into the pit.
Below the steam jet a pipe was inserted for the supply
of water, and tbis pipe having a fine rose at the eud, the
water was spread very finely among the steam, producing
a spray so light as to be held in suspension, and carried
with the carbonic acid gas through the different workings
of the mine. This spray would also have the effect of
cooling that part of the mine which was on fire. At the
top of the up-cast shaft an iron pipe was fixed, with a
steam jet at the bottom to increase the draught. Thus
the choke-damp and steam were forced into the pit by
the down-cast shaft, whilst the up-cast shaft operated as
a chimney to carry off the gas when its office was per-
formed. On Friday afternoon it was ascertained that
the mine was full of choke-damp, and at five o'clock on
Monday morning it was thought advisable to stop the
furnace, the opinion being that the fire must be extin-
guished. The top was therefore removed from the down-
cast shaft, and atmospheric air was admitted freely into
the mine. During the day considerable difficulty was
felt in consequence of the heat of the down-cast shaft
obstructing the current from it to the up-cast shaft; but
yesterday morning the shaft had got nearly cool, and a
good current was established, so that there is every rea-
son to hope that the bodies will be got out this morning.
Mr. Gurney's plan has succeeded admirably in the pre-
sent instance,—Manchester Guardian.

SEABORNE MAILS.
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by the night—and lki by the morning--dispatch.]

When made up in From what
PLACES. General Post-office port dis- When
London: patched. due.
America (by Brit. pkt.)N Nov. 21 .. .. !Liverpool .. Nov. 25
America (by U.S. pkt.) N Nov. 25 .. • • Liverpool.. Arrived
America (by U.S. pkt.) M Nov. 20 .. ..'Southampt. Nov. 20
Africa (West coast).. N,l4th of the month Plynsoath Dec. 3
Alexandria* •• ...... 2.1119 th & 30th et mo. Dover .. Roy. 28
Belgium • • .. •• NI Daily ......Dover .. Daily
Brazil .. • • .. Ml9th of the month Southampt. Dec. 16
Buenos Ayres • • .. Mj9th of the month Southampt. Dec. 16
California(viaCkarres) M 2d & 17th of month Southampt. Nov. 20
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. Dec. 3
Constantinople* .. • • 1617th 17th 27th ef mo Dover .. Nov. 20
Central America .. Xj2d& 17th of men. Southampt. Nov. 20
Channel Isles . • .. *Mon., Wed., & Fri. Southampt. Ta. Tk. Sat
Chili .. .. .. . 31117th of the month Southampt. Nov. 20
France .. .. X &Nirwice daily .. .. Dover .. Twicedaily
Greece* .. .. .. N 7thi7th27th of mo Dover .. Nov. 20
Hamlsurgh .. .. N Tuesday & Friday London .. Toes. Sat.
Rolland .. •• .. X Wednes. & Satur. London .. litea.Thar.
Honduras .. .. .. N 17th of the month Southarapt. Nov. 20
Ireland .. •• M& N Twice daily .. .. Holyhead.. Twicedaily
India(via Southamp.) Xl2oth of the month,Seuthantpt. Nov. 23
India (via Marseilles) N Bth&24th ofmontlTDover .. Dect 2
Mediterranean (via
Southampton) .. M 20th of the month Southampt. Nov. 23
Mediterranean (via
Marseilles) .. .. NBth&l4tk ofmonth Dover .. Dec. 2
Mexico .. .. .. X2d of the month.. Southampt. Dec. 5
Madeira • • •• .. X 9th of the month Southampt. ,Deo. 16
Malta* .. .. f Nov.h,l7th,l9th,27th 1 —2O
$ 30th of month j Dover
Naples* .. • • .. Nisth 15th 25th ofmcDover .. Nov. 22
Papal States* .. .. 26 istlllsth 25th ef mo 'Dover .. Nov. 32
Peninsular.. • • .. M 7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. Deo. 26
Peru • • .. • • •• M 17th of the month Southampt. Nov. 20
Tuscany* .. .. .. N sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover .. Nov. 22
West Indies .. .. M 17th of the month Southampt. Nov.i 20

7th,17th,19th,27th
Malta* &30th of month
Naples* .• • • • • N,sth 15th 25th of me
Papal States* 14/ istlllsth 25th ef mo
Peninsular.. • • .. M 7th 17th 27th of moi
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Tuscany* N sth 15th 25th ofmol
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West Indies (except
Havanna & Nassau) 312 d of the month ..ISouthaatpt. Dec. 5
A. The mails to those countries thus marked (*) are conveyed by
French packet via Marseilles.
CA.LIFORNIA.—MaiIs to and from California, tria the United States
are now despatched and due by every American packs'
The direct Havre mail from London via Southampton during this
month will be made up three times a week only, instead of daily,

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
LONDON AND NOATTI-WBSTERN RAILWAY.—RettIIII o
Traffic for the week ending Nov. 16 :
Passengers, parcels, mails, &c. £22,736 13 2
Merchandise ... ... 17,757 3 3
Cattle .. ... 1,536 19 3

Total ... ... ...:£42,030 15 8
Corresponding week last year ... 41,373 13 11

Nate.—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.
LANCASIIIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260 miles
open.)—Traffic for week ending Nov. 16—C16,538 6 7
Corresponding week in last year (260
miles open) .. 9 5

THE GRZAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—(MiIes in work, 241*
—Return of Traffic for the Week ending NOT. 9, 1851;
Passengers, parcels, carriages,
horses, dogs, and mails ... £5,129 13 5
Merchandise and minerals ... 5,105 12 5
Cattle ... ... 378 4 4

Total .. . ... £10,613 10
Corresponding week, Nov. 10,1850 (236 miles):--
Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £4,009 1
Merchandise, Cattle, &c. ... 2,791 6

Total ... £6.800 8 0
LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAT.—Amount o
Traffic for the week ending Nov. 16 :
Passengers ... £6,379 5 0
Goods ... ... 2,220 4 1

Total ... ... ... £8,559 9 1
Corresponding week last year... 8,296 6 8

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY.— (Miles open,ll2.)
Return of traffic for the week ending Nov. 9 :
Railway and canal ... £4,976 0 0
Corresponding week last year ... 4,543 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...-.TraffiC for the
week ending Nov. 16 :

MAIN LINT.

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

... £1,068 19 4
... 65 10 1

... 589 14 3
... ... ... 575 0 0

Total

... ...£2,299 3 8
DIOLD.

... £33 8 2

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