The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-01 00:00:00

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH-COAST
RAILWAY.

Traffic—Week ending Aug. 30, 1851 ... £14,480 2 1
Traffic Week ending Aug. 31, 1850 ... 13,352 10 10
Total of the half-year, to this date, 1851 ... 134,663 17 6
Total of the half-year, to this date, 1850 ... 119,082 15 5
Total number of Passengers—Week ending
Aug. 30,1851 ... 97,211
Passengers ... £12,243 7 5
Goods ... 2,236 14 8

Total ... ... £14,480 2 1
Total miles open, 1851, 17314 ; ditto, 1850, 171
London Terminus, Sept. 1, 1851.

APPREHENSION OF HACKETT IN NEW YORK...—.
This notorious criminal, who, it will be recollected, was con-
victed in this country of burglary, sentenced to transporta-
tion for fifteen years, and subsequently made his escape in a
most extraordinary manner from the Model Prison, at Pen-
tonville. proceeded to the United States. Since that period
his brother has been convicted of felony and transported.
A letter recently received from America by Mr. Payne, one
of the United States police, who is over here to watch some
of his doubtfully honest countrymen who frequented the
Exhibition, states, that although George Hackett, the es-
caped convict, was supposed to have had in his possession a
considerable portion of his ill-gotten wealth, yet his ruling
passion for plunder prevailed at New York, and among other
depredations he proceeded to the residence of a gentleman
named Williams, at a place nailed Newark, near New York,
and with others, not in custody, broke into the house, and
abstracted therefrom a quantity of plate, valued at 3,000
dollars. For this offence he was speedily apprehended, and
now lies in the New York gaol to await his trial, and should
he be convicted, will be subject to close imprisonment of
about ten years.
THB CRIMINAL LAW.—This day (Monday) Lord
Campbell's new Act on the administration of the criminal
law will come into operation. By this Act criminal courts
can order indictments, to be amended where the va-
riances are not material to the merits of the case. In in-
dictments for murder and manslaughter the means by which
the injury was inflicted need not be specified, and in cases
of forgery and getting property by false pretences, it will be
sufficient to allege that the act was done to defraud, without
stating any particular person. A person indicted for felony
may be found guilty of a misdemeanour, and in an indict-
ment for misdemeanour which turns out to be a felony the
court may order another indictment. By this Act the sec-
tions in the 7th of William IV. and 'he lei. of Victoria, which
allowed a person indicted for a felony to be found guilty of
an assault, is repealed, in consequence of the great difficulties
as in the remarkable case of the Birds) which have arisen
in the construction of the enactment. There is a provision
in this Act authorizing any court, judge, or justice, including
Bankruptcy and Insolvency and County Courts, to commit
and order a prosecution for perjury. Among the improve-
ments effected by this Act is one enabling courts, on convic-
tion for certain misdemeanours, such as conspiracy, indecent
assaults, &c., to add hard labour to the sentence for the
whole or part of the time. The Act (14th and 15th of Vie-
tiiria, cap. 100) extends to all parts of the united kingdom,
with the exception of Scotland.
BIRTH.—On Monday, the Ist September, in Port-
man-square, the lady of the Bight Hon. William Henry Lord
Leigh, of a Pm and heir.

Railways. Paid. Nominal Prices. Raslnou dose
to-day.
Aberdeen 415.
Aberdeen, No. 2, 7 pr. et. 234 • • —• •
Caledonian iol. .. 10 6% 7
Chester and Ilolyhead all lb 1534
Druid. Per. & Aber. June, all %
East Anglian (31. 10s.)
6 per cent. .. • • all 134 —l%
Eastern Counties Exton., pm
5 per cent. No. 1 .. all par p
Do. No. . all % die Par dia.
Do. New 6p. cent. Stock 10 10 %—lO % 10%
54
Eastern Union, Scrip
guaran. 6 per cent. • • all 10 —ll
Do. 101. Daben. Shares. all •• —••
East Lancashire, 6 per
cent. quarter shares .. all • —• •
E. &W. York. Junc. stla all • • —• •
Edin. Per. &Dun. 51 p.ct. all %die. par
Glasgow & S.-W. Consul. 100 • • —• .
Gt Northern, 5 per cent. all 13% 1334 13% 34
Great South. & Western
(Ireland) eighths .. 5 7, 134 P.
Gt. West. (Wilts, Som.,
& Weymouth Stock .. 100 9034 9134
Lancashire and York-
shire, F. 201. .. • • • 6 • • • • dia.
Do. 6 per et. Stock .. 100 129 131
Leeds Northern, 6 per
cent., No. 1.. • • .. 11 •• - p
Do. quarters, 1848 .. 9 .. •p
London, Brighton, and
South Coast guar. 5 per
et., late Croydon thirds 100 ..
De. pref., 5 p et. Stock,
1851, from 50/. share. E 100 ..
Do. new guar.. 6 per ct. 100 ..
Lon. & N. West. (Car. Je
Nuneat.) b per coat. . 1334
London &S.-W., new .. p.
Manch., Sheffield, and
Line., guar. shrs., No. 1 all 1 1 —l9
Do. new, 101. all 10% 115
Do., 61. • • .. _ 3 % %
Midland Con. 6 p.c. Aock 100 •• —• •
Do. Consul. Bristol &
Birarung., 6 per cent 100 127 129
Do. Bristol & Glouces. all • •
Norfolk Extension all lb —l6
o. guar. 534 per cent all •• • •
Do. Waveney Valley .. 2 • • "
North British • . 5 4% 5 x.d 4%
Wor. &.V3, 01.151.6 p.c 6 3G li4 p
Shrewsbury and Blrm•
New Guaranteed .. all • • —• •
Shrews. and Ches. (Nor.
W. Min.) 8 per cent. all 15 1534
South Devon • • • • .• all 12 —l4 1234
South-Eastern, 434 p. ct 10 • •
West London, IstC 1. (1014 all • • —• •
Do. 26 Class do. (par) all •• ••
York, Newc., and Berw.,
Gt. N . of E. Pur. all
16 16% 1634,
4
York and North Midland
H. and S. Parch. .. 10 2 134 die.
PORRIGN.
Boulogne and Amiena all 10% 1034 19% 14
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon) •. all 16% 1734
Demerara .. • • .. all .• —•
Dutch Rhenish • • N—6 as. 23i %
East Indian • . 16 8 p.
Do. do. do. .. 20
Great Indian Peninsula.. all % A p-
Ditto ditto .. 334 %P.
Louvain ala Sambre •• 7% • —••
Luxembourg 1
Ditto • .. .. 10 --2% 2 %
Madrid and Valentin ..•
Maria Antonia .. .. 2716 s 8.1 8 —lO
Ditto, New •• •• 834 3 4
Namur and Liege all % —5% 6
Northern of Franco •• 16 143(, 14% 14
Orleans and Bordeaux .. 9 4% 434 die. 4%
Paris and Orleans • • .. all 33
Paris and Rouen • • •• all 23 —24 2334 x.d
Paris and Strasbourg .. 17 6 —5% 41s.
Rouen and Havre all
Sambre and Meuse •• all 2% —334 3
Tours and Nantes • • • • 19 —yX dia. 6%
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
den_ and Hasselt •• -.

Tours and Nantes • • • •
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
den, and Liaa.elt
1,, VirUt Flanders .. • •

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