The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-07 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

THE LONDO, AND NORTH- WESTERN RAILWAY.
We hd.v, reason believe that were the London and
North-Western Railway Company to divide, among the
shareholders in the beginning of 1852, all that they will
have fairly earned in the current half-year, they would
be in a position to pay 8 per cent., but as it i 3 not likely
that they will deem it advisable to pay more than 6 per
cent., the sum, after paying that amount of dividend,
which they will carry over to the following
half-year,
will exceed 200,0001.
THE RAILWAY TRAFFICS.—The traffics for the past
week, so far as they are known, are greater than ever.
The London and North-Western receipts exceed
66„500/., being 15,0001. more than the corresponding
week of last year. The Great Western traffic is
29,2704, which, with the exception of the week of the
Windsor. Cattle Show, is much higher than before. It
is 11,0001. above the corresponding week of 1850. The
receipts for the London and South-Western amounted
to 19,1301., which we believe is higher than the re-
ceipts of the corresponding week last year by more than
5,0001., though the receipts for the latter week have not
reached us.
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. NEW ROUTE 1°
CAMBRIDGE.—By the opening of this company's line 10
Shepreth. a new route is furnished between Cambridge
and London.
RAILWAY CONGRESS.—The Architect says, the sigh
Dutch Railway Congress will be held this year nth Nu:
remberg. Forty-six delegates of railway companies "
been named. It would be well if a like congress Were
yearly held in England.
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RAILWAYS AND THE MAILS.—AII have been mad
to feel the inconvenience of the non-arrival of the 011
trains from the south. The Great Exhibition is be-
coming a mighty tyrant, causing all things to succue::
to its potent influence. We poor country people 1314_,..
been made to wait the pleasure of the metropolis lou,b.
enough, and we are glad to hear that our terra of aeri!„
tude has at length expired. Mr. Addison, the "Pei()
intendent of the Caledonian Railway, has been 11P. h
London, and the result of a conference he has had wlti
the directors of the London and North-Western 1151;
way will to-night be practically proved a great adYti to
tage to the north. It has been agreed, in order h
avoid the late arrivals of the mails in future, to disea"r.
the mail train from the Euston-square station at a 4u he
ter before nine o'clock in the morning precisely, to ta.
none but through passengers, and the express conctl6„l!
is that it shall punctually keep its time at every step%
In this case wo may expect the arrival of the eleniiillev;
mail in Carlisle about 8 A.M., nearly two hours e,aria
than its usual time for some months back. A trete "„r,
follow soon after, transporting to its destination the °rho
plus traffic, which now hangs like a nightmare on lige
regular—we should say—irregular mails.—Car
Patriot.
ders
CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY. The shareho-
lare invited to an experimental trip, by train, from C,°ll,
to Bandon, on Thursday. The train will leave the tin
terminus at one o'clock.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
86 THE GRZAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—(MiIes in Ivork 2
—Return of Traffic for the Week ending July 27, 1851.
Passengers, parcels, carriages,
horses, dogs, and mails ....£10,198 18 5
Merchandise and minerals ... 3,497 12 7
Cattle ... ... 183 2 9

Total .. £13,8:9 13 9
Corresponding week, July 28, 1850 (143 mil, 0 :
Passengers, parcels, &c. £1.932 11 7
Merchandise, Cattle, &c. i,4t.6 14 4,
Total ... £3;389 5 11
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSIHRE RAILWAY. - n
open.)—Traffic for week ending Aug. 3 ...£17,653 12
Corresponding week in last year, (2451
miles open) ...£16,011 18 11
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD Rairmsy....Tra for
the
week ending Aug. 3 :

MAIN LINZ.
Passengers ... £2,454 13 8
Parcels, H. C. and D. 91 14 2
Goods, cattle, &c. ... 558 15 11
Mails ... 575 0 0

Total

... £3,680 3 9

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MOLD.

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

... .£5O 18 0
••• 1 19 10
120 15 2
••• £173 13 0

e'rEAM-BOATS.

Passeng6" £449 3 11
Parcels, H. C. and D. 27 7 2
... £476 11 1

Total ...