The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-22 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

LONDON AND SOTITH-ISAsTima RATLWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending May 17,1556 £19,194 12 0
Corresponding week last year 16,10 6 6

Increase in 1856
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—
Traffic return for the week ending May 17,
1856 D 14,441 14 10
Corresponding week last year 14172 6 4
Total of the half-year to this date, 1856 229,845 9 9
Total of the halfyear to this date,lBss 210,011 10 0
GREAT NORTHEIIII 11AILWAY.—Traffie return for the
week ending May 11, 1856 . £21,249 10 3
Corresponding week last year ~ 19,5.5 2 0
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAO.VAy.--Traffic re•
tarn for the wcek ending May 11, 1556 !'%29,227 18 11
Corresponding week last year 3.9,587 13 11
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.--Traffic ret:n f°!,
the week ending May 11, 1856 £5,74t 3
id'orresponding week last year 4,806 17 3

Irrereaso in 1856 ... £937 5 9
GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.--Traffic

turn for the week ending May 17, 1856 £5,771 11 10
corresponding week last year 5,655 0 4

Increase in 1856 £32l 11 6
GREAT LUXEMBOURG RAlLWAY.—Traffie return for the
week ending May 18, 1856 £633 4 0

LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.—Traffic re-
turns fur the week ending May 17, 1859 £9,417 14 7

%SHIPPING STATISTICS.—The number of ships and their
tonnage measured in London during the year ended
30th April, 1856, Was 432 vessels, admeasuring 126,768
tons. In Liverpool, during the same period, 431 veseVs,
almeasuring 200,868 tons.
ACTIVITY IN THE EMIGRATION OFFICII.—Sinca the
,igning of the peace, this office has been very Lusily En-
gsged in the despatch of emigrants, and the 'follown g
vessels have lately sailed :—The Herald, from Liverpool,
with 300 ; the Hooghly, with 218 ; the Bermencl.ey,
192 ; the Omega. 279 ; the Eliza, 280; the Aliquis, 384;
the Lloyds 372 ; and the Shanghai, 80 emigrants.
Most of these' vessels belong to London owners, and
take on board' their emigrants at Southampton or Pis -
mouth. With the benevolent intention of adopti, g
every precaution possible for the lives of the hundreds
whose fate is thus for the time cast upon the waters, the
commissioners have had, since the loss of the Josephine
Willis, two bontil of each of these chips fitted with C.if-
ford's plan for Instantly lowering and detacl ing them
from the ship in the event of accident. The Mont-
morency, the Alacora, from Liverpool ; and the General
Hewitt, Lady Macdonald, and Blundell, are the next
on the list. _

SIR COLIN CAIIPBZLL'S PRESENTATION SWORD.— A
m 'eting of the subscribers to Sir Colin Campbell's pre-
sentation sword was held on Friclay aftornorn in the
Sheriff's Chambers, Glasgow, to receive the sword from
t`ie banes of the manufacturer. Mr. D. C. Ealt, jeweller,
Bucbanan-street, Gla.,gow, produced the sword, a beau-
tiful piece of workmanship, elegantly mountcd, and
adorned with jewel. The basket hilt is of silver, gilt
with the Glasgow arms, and the Campbell crest and
motto, "Be mindful," and beneath S:r Incrri•
g apb, "C. C." On the b'ade there is an inscription,
e`,ovving that the sword was pre=onted by upwards of
6,000 of his fellow-wontrymco in Glasgow. The cost of
the whole is about 2501. Sir Archibald Alison, Bsrt.,
who occupied the chair, stated that he learned from his
son, at present serving uudsr Sir Colin Campbell, that
the Highland Division, and their commander, might be
expected home in about two months.' The officers of the
Highland Division had arranged to enter'ain Sir Colin
to a grand banquet before leaving the Crimea. Sir
Archibald stated that the Highlanders in Newcastle pro-
posed to visit Glaskow on the occasion of the presents,;'
tin to Sir Colin, that they might at. the same time pre-
sent him with their gift. Sir Archibald stated that the
story in the Morning Advertiser about Sir Colin Camp-
bell having demanded his recall was without foundation,
—Ugrian. _

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