The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-08 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—From all WC have heard from
private sources, there will this weekbea great addition
to the traffic in the leading lines of communication with
London; but the full amount of the benefit of the Exhi-
bition will not be derived until the beginning ot June,
when the price of admission will be reshilling. Then will come the swarms of visitorstoontoe
London. Juno, July, and August will be remarkable
months in the annals of railway traffic.
ACCELERATION OF THE SCOTCH AND IRISH MAIL
TRAINS.—Tbe Post-office authorities are in communica-
tion with the London and North-Western, and the other
railway companies on the west, to aceel,rate by au hour
the day mail, which now arrives in London at 1 P.M. A
plan is also before the Yost-office to bring the mail-bags
leaving Dublin at seven in the evening into London at
half-past ten on the following morning.
CREDITON RAILWAY._'] e are informed that this
line will be opened on Monday, the 12th inst. Captain
Symonds, the Government Commissioner, will go over
the line on Thursday.
BELFAST AND BALLYMENA RAILWAY.—A deputa-
tion, consisting of the principal officers at Belfast, in
the various departments of the internal affairs of the
abjve company, together with the chief clerks at
the Carrickfergus, Randalstown, and Ballymena ter-
mini, waited on the Honourable George Handcock,
at Millmotint-house, Randalstown, on Wednesday last,
to present him with an address and a memorial of
attachment, previous to his departure to Dublin, where
he intends residing iu future. Since the railway was
projected Mr. Handcock has stood at the head of its
affairs; and it is gratifying. to observe that, whilst his
unremitting, and successful application towards .de-
veloping its resoutces are amply acknowledged by
the company and the public, be
has also
commanded the regard and esteem of the working
staff. The articles chosen for presentation are a solid
silver salver and claret jug, of elegant and chaste style,
Presented to
and bearing the following inscription:—‘,
the Honourable Gi:orge Handcock, Chairman of the
Directors of the Belfast and Ballymena Railway, by the
officers and others in the company's service ; is
memorial of respectful affectiopril, 1851."
On the salver there is an admirably-executed
engraving of a locomotive engine. We may add, in con-
nexion with the name of Mr. Handcock, tat the
tenantry on the O'Neil estates are about
m presentse him
with a testimonial of respect, of the t cherch4.
character—a centrepiece, consisting of three beautiful
allegorical figures in frosted silver, supporting a vase
or flower-ha,ket, got up in the best style of Law and
Sons, and bearing a suitable and most complimentary in-
scription.

TnE STIPENDIARY BENCII OF LIVERPOn.— We
understand that a communication has been addressed from
the Town-hall to Sir George Grey, relative to the appoint-
ment of a stipendiary magistrate to succeed the late Mr.
Rushton. We believe a reply has since been r,ceived from
the Home-office, to the effect—first, that no decision can be
announced until the corporate authorities have agreed upon
the amount of salary to be attached to the post; and se-
condly, that on receiving information on tint point, Sir
George will nominate a gentleman of the bar Bost efficient
for the office. We are informed that the corpo7ation do not
intend to give more than 1,200/. salary, and that Sir George
desires to appoint Mr. Ilenry.—Liverpool
All ion.
The Duke of Beaufort, we are sorry to bear,
continues a martyr to the gout at Beaufortliouse. His
Grace has been confined to his chamber nearly Acysiamoutbs..,