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

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH-COAST
RAILWAY.

Traffic—Week ending July 5, 1851 ... £13,097 12 10
Traffic—Week eliding July 6, 1850 ... 11,199 19
Total of the half-year, to this date, 1851 ... 13,097 12 10
Total of the half-year, to this date, 1850 ... 11,199 19 0
Total number of Passengers—Week ending
July 5, 1851 95,231
Passengers ... £10,844 0 4
Goods ... ... 2,253 12 6

Total... ... £13,097 12 10
Total miles open, 1851, 173 w; ditto, 1850, 17114.
London Terminus, July 7, 1851.

FRENCH RAIL WAY TRAFFIC.
The following are the last return➢ of the gross re-
ceipts of the principal French Railways :
NORTHERN.—From June 25 to July 1: Passengers,
314,629 f.; goods, 179,415 f.; total, 494,044 f.
RouEN.—From June 22 to June 28 : Passengers,
93,226 f.; goods, 84,889 f.; total, 178,115 f.
HAVRE.—From June 22 to June 28 : Passengers,
37,271 f.; goods, 43,025 f.; total 80,296 f.
ORLEANS.—From June 23 to June 29 : Passengers,
88,011 f. ; goods, 103,315 f.; total, 192,326 f.
BORDEAUX.—From June 23 to Juno 29: Passengers,
52,162 f.; goods, 34,4981.; total, 106,660 f.
VIERZON.—From June 23 to June 29 : Passengers,
311,493 f.: goods, 35,8321.; total, 72,325 f.
NANTES.—From June 21 to June 27 : Passengers,
23,4941.; goods, 21,907 f.; total, 45,401 f.
STUASBURG.—From June 25 to July 1: Passengers.
103,460; goods, 66,782 f.; total, 170,242 f.
MONTEREAU.—From June 18 to June 24: Passengers.
10,6821.; goods, 13,0201.; total, 23,7021.
MARSEILLES.—FromJu❑s 18 to June 24: Passengers,
42,098 f.; goods, 19,740 f.; total, 61,838 f.
LYONS.—From Ju❑e 15 to June 21 : Passengers,
217,065 f.; goods, 58,3371.; total, 275,402 f.
CHARTRES.—From June 16 to June 22: Passengers,
31,7621.; goods. 12.2541.; total, 44,016 f.

THE MERCANTILE MARINE ACT
AMENDMENT BILL.
The Mercantile Marine Act Amendment Bill, prepared
and brought in by Mr. Labouchere and Sir Francis
Baring, contains the following new clauses:-
1. to 3. If any local marine board fails to meet or di4-
charge its duties, the Board of Trade may assume its du-
ties or direct a new election.
4, Increased powers of cancelling or suspending certi-
ficates.

5. Certificates' of masters and mates may be either
appropriate to the station of the holder or of a superior

6. Certificates of masters and mates to be produced
to shippi❑g-masters, who are to certify the same and
the proper execution of the agreement for the satisfac-
tion of the officers of customs.
7. Engagements and discharges for colonial ships to
be made before shipping master, and schedule C to be
delivered by such ships.
8. Colonial ships merely touching at Ports in the
United Kingdom not to be deemed on that account sub-
ject to the Mercantile Marine Act.
9. Foreign-goi❑g ships making short voyages may
have running agrt-ements. Manner of entering into and
terminating them.
10. Manner of engaging and discharging men in the
meantime.
11. Duplicates of such agreements may be either re-
turned or kept by shipping master.
12. Fees to be paid on such agreements.
13. General law concerning agreements to apply to the
running agreements.
14. Shipping masters are to assist in binding appren-
tices, and may take fees.
15. Coasters to be relieved from carrying official logs,
and if less than 80 tons burden, from carrying agree-
ments.
16. Advance notes may be given at the time of sign-
ing agreement.
17. Repeal of section giving powers to sue on advance
notes, and substitution of amended clause.
18. Power of dispensing with lime juice extended.
19. Power to substitute other articles for lime juice.
2.0. Penalty for harbouring deserters to extend to har-
bowing men who refuse to join.
21. Misconduct in pilots endangering ship, life, or
limb, a misdemeanour.
.22. Costs of procuring imprisonment may, to extent of
31., be deducted from wages.
23. Naval courts constituted under the Mercantile
Marine Act to have power to make certain decisions as
to wages.
24. Such courts to have the powers of sending home
offenders for trial given to consuls by 7 and 8 Viet., c.
112, secs. 59, 60.
25. Orders of such courts to be entered in official log.
26. Entrance of offence in official log to be read over
to offender.
27. Reduction of sums to be deducted from wages.
28. Accountant to naval department of Board of Trade.

SEABORNE MAILS.
DT signifies that the mails are sent front the General PoSt-ofilos
by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.]

When made up in From what when
PLACES. General Post-office port dia. due.
Loudon: patched.
—......
America (by Brit. pkt.)Ni July 11 .. 'Liverpool .. Jaly 6
America (by U.S. pkt.) N Jaly 8 .. —Liverpool ••July 9
America (by U.S. pkt.) M Jaly 16 _ _ 'Southampt. Jul 10
Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month Plymouth July 3
Alexandria* • • ...... N.l9th & 30th of mo. Dover .. July 18
Belgium • • •• N, Daily .. .. —ll)over .. Daily
Brazil .. ' • .. M 9th of the month Southampt. July 12
Buenos Ayres •• .. M 9th of the month Southampt. July 12
California( via Chagres) 3C2d & 17th of month Southampt. Arrived
.. k2d & 17th of
Cape of Good Hope N,l4th of month Plymouth.. July 8
Constantinople* .. .... 11.7 th 17th 27th of mo Dover July 10
mon. Southampt. Arrived
N:Mon , Wed., &Fri.,Sout
M 17th of the moi th 'So h'imPt.
. .
•• i Southampt. July 20
Chili • • • •
.. It it N Twice daily .. .. Dover .. Twicedaily
France ••• •. N 7th 17th 27th of mo Do
Holland .. • • '
Honduras _ .. , Dover ..July 10
(-ClrantrnalelAlT;ica.. •
Greece' • • • ' .
~N Tuesday & Friday ;London .. Tues. Sat.
laamburgh '' ..
_D,I Wednes. & tiatur.lLonden .. MeN.Tlacr
India (via M rseillet4 ' 17th of the mouth Southarnpt. July 20
Ireland . .. Ai $. IS -
. 31'
Twice daily .. Holyhead .. Twicedstily
latha(via So.othamp ) Al 20th of the month Southampt. July 23
Mediterranean(via
Southampton) . N 7018; 24th of month Dover .. July 16
3120th Of the month Southampt. July 23
Mediterranean (vial
Marseluee)
. N7th&24tk cfmonthlDOver •• July 16
Mexico .. . 312 d of the month.•l SouthamPt. Arrived
Madeira .. .. ..
• • •
M 9th of the month Southarupt. July 12
Malta* .. .. ja f ',7 th,ll th,l9th,*27th I Dover July 10
Papal States* .. ..
Naples.
..
.. 4 Lls&th3uth of month
~ July 12
n 1 12
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Peru .. .. 14117th ()
Pen'
261.110fin0 Dover •• 1J,...,wy., :in 17th
Tuscany.
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t• July 20
West Indies .. .. Mi
West Indies (except the mouth Southanspt. .11... Y ."'
Havanna & 'Nassau) M 2d of the month .
* The mails to those countries than marked.Southampt.
/Julyy 5
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