The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-31 00:00:00

RELIGIOUS DOINGS IN FRANCE

The Romish priesthood, and the fair priestesses of
that faith in Paris, are continually getting into scrapes,
which must not be breathed to the ears polite of the in-
mates of English convents; the hulks are now swarming
with convict priests, and the prisons team with naughty
nuns; but if, out of respect for the Church, the police
look lightly upon pe ccadillos, which only involve an in-
fraction of the laws of morality, they cannot wink at
other offences. Yesterday they arrested a priest and a
nun, who for jome time past have been carrying on
swindling on an extensive scale. A criminal connexion
having been established between them, they were obliged
to fly from the country, and seek refuge at Paris. There
they lived in the same house, and kept up their connexion,
though they pretend ed to be brother and sister-in-law.
The female called herself a countess, and niece of the
Archbishop of Sens, and represented herself as a secret
agent of the Legitienatist party, charged to collect sub-
scriptions for those who suffer for its cause. She affected
great piety, and shci wed certificates and letters from, as
she said, personages, of distinction, but all were forged.
She and her accomplice obtained altogether, on different
pretexts, a large amount of money; one notary advanced
as much as 3,000 f.., and a tradesman 10,000 f. They
also swindled several shopkeepers.—Morning Advertiser.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
Tim GRIAT NORTHMIN RAILWAY.—(MiIes in work, 236,
Return of Traffic for the Week ending May 18, 1851:
Passengers, parcels, carriages,
horses, dogs, and mails ... £7,023 7 2
Merchandise and minerals ... 3,264 16 II
Cattle ... 145 14 1

Total .. ... £10,433 18 2
Corresponding week, Alav 19, 1850 (143 miles) :
Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £1,876 6 0
Cattle ... ... 1,777 16 0

Total ... £3,654 2 0
EASTERN COUNTII AND NORFOLK RAILWAY...-Traffic
return for the week e, ading May 25 :
Passengers, pa rcels, &c. £8,522 18 9
Merchandise, c a ttle, and cartage 5,561 2 8

Total ... £14,084 1 5
Corresponding tveek of 1850 ... 17,007 17 7
BRISTOL AND EXRICEII RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week
ending May 18 :
Passengers
Goods
Parcels
Mails

... £2,777 3 5
• 1,175 3 0
• 170 8 10
... 223 4 2

Total

... £4,345 19 5

CHESTER AND HO.:LYHEAD RAILWAY.-..TraffiC for the
week ending May 25 ::

MAIN LOTI.

Passengers •••
Parcels, H. C. rcnd D.
Goods, cattle, B.r.e.
Mails

... £1,210 5
... 49 4
... 424 5
... 575 0

Total

... £2,258 15 2

••.
MOLD.

---
Passengers -
Parcels, H. C. Ira dD. ...
Goods, cattle, & c. ...

Total

£34 12 5
2 0 8
74 5 2

~, £llO 18 3
STEAM-BOATS.
--

Passengers
Parcels, H. C. ax d D. ...

... £l9O 19 11
... 13 2 4

Total ... ... £204 2 3
NOTE,—The correspe nding period last year was Whitson
week.

LoNnos AND BLACK a TALL RAILWAY.—Amount of revenue
'or the week ending M e y 25 :
Passengers
Goods

... ... £1,153 17 2
... ... 19 5 0

Total 2 2
Corresponding RI !ek last year ... 1,076 6 5
SIREWSBURY AND .[ ;IRMINGIIAM RAlLWAY..—Traffic
re-
ceipts for the week end ❑g May 25 :
Passengers £26B 9 0
Carriages, horses, and parcels ... 10 7 4
Live stock ... 19 4 0
Merchandise and minerals ... 237 10 1

Total

... £535 10 5

Corresponding pf?: riod last year.. --733
MANCHESTER, BUXTO! N, MATLOCK, AND MIDLANDS AMC-
lux RAILWAY.—Retru rn of traffic for the week ending
May 25 :

Passengers, &c.
Merchandi§e

... £l2B 3 10
177 3 0

£64 3 2
64 0 8

Total
Corresponding IR n eek last year ...