The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-03 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return Of traffic for the
week ending Sep;:. 28 ... .£26,445 12 5
Corresponding week last year... 18,027 13 0
MIDLAND RAILWAY.— Return of traffic for the week
ending Sept. 28 : £24,346 18 4
Corresponding week last year... 24,313 16 8
Aggregate, 1850 ... £316,449 8 6
1851 305,776 13 9
EASTERN COUNTIES AND NORFOLK RAil.wAr.—Traffid
return for the week ending Sept. 28 :
Passengers, parcels, &c. ...£10,680 2 6
Merchandise, cattle, and cartage 5,562 10 4

Total ... ... ... £16,242 12 10
Corresponding week of 1850 ... 13,826 12 3
YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY.... The following
is the traffic return for the week ending Sept. 26:
Passengers, &c.... ... ... 05,784 3 8i
Merchandise and minerals ~. 4,703 13 9

Total ... ... ... X 10,487 17 bk
BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY. —Traffia for the week Bum
ending Sept. 21 : Asoured.l
Passengers ... ... ... £3,719 410
Goods ... ... ... .. 1,124 5 3 X. 5000
Parcels ... ... ... ... 136 711 50moo00 I
Mails ... ... ... ... 223 4 2 1000

1000
Total .•• ••• •.. £5,203 2 2 5
.00
SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM ItAir..way....Tra2lo re'
ceipts for the week ending Sept. 28
Passengers ... ... ... .£.441 2 3
Carriages, horses, and parcels ... 12 19 1
Live stock ... .. ... 29 1 6
Merchandise and minerals ... 260 3 7

EXAM
thirty too
Is 241. Is.
the profit
Is 221. lOs
Policy, j
The Pr(
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surance is
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tor, 11-0. 8
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Total .. £743 6
Corresponding period last year.. 696 14
MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATLOCK, AND MIDLANDS
TION RAILWAY.—Return of traffic for the week .ndnl%
Sept. 28 :
Passengers, &c. £l2l 16 11
Merchandise ... ... 56 3 8

Total ... £l7B 0 7
Corresponding week last year ... 183 2 6
GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN (IRELAND) RATLWiI
(188 miles).—Return of traffic for the week ending SeP
27 :

The put
be had (4
five Store
tattled :--

Passengers, parcels, &c. ...£3,657 11 2
Merchandise and cattle ... 1,093 9 7

Total ... £1,751 0 9
Corresponding week last year ... 4,608 19 8
CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.— (IS9i miles opened.)—Return°i
traffic for the week ending Sept. 21 :
Passengers, &c. ... £4,402 5 2}
Goods, &c. ... 4,693 15 5i

Total .. ••• £9,096 0
Corresponding week last year ... 8.321 5 7
Aat
SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the Ir.--
ending Sept. 28, 1851 :
Passengers (10,926), parcels, horses,
and carriages ... £1,226 210
Goods, cattle, &c.
~, 696 410

Total .. ... 1,922 7 8
Corresponding week in last year... 1,701 11 7
Perth, Oct. 1, 1851.

SHIP NEWS.

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GRAVESEND, OCT. 2.—Wind S., moderate breiget
showery.
Arrived—Tuskar, from Callao; Anna, from CeyloOi
Caroline, from Denmark; Prospero, from Malaga.
VESSELS SPOKEN WIT".
Australian, from Liverpool for New York, Aug. 15,1]4
lat. 54, long. 18.
0/
Sarah barque, from the Clyde for New York, Aug. - 2
in let. 39, long. 15.
Barkley barque, of Barnstaple, with 150 barrels of
Aug. 20, in let. 38, long. 36.
Findon, from Poole for Quebec, Aug. 16, in lat. 45t
long. 34.
A large four-masted steamer, apparently a prope.--
ilett
steering E.. Sept. 3, in lat. 44, long. 59.
Caril, from Galway for New York, Aug. 25, in lat. 44144
long. 46 W.
Eudosia, from New York, Sept. 1, in lat. 42 N., I°l*
63 W.
Macedonia, from Newport for New York, Aug. 22' is
lat. 42 N., long. 41 W.
Irving, from Galway for New York, Sept. 1, in la" 45
N., long. 56 W.
llallyards, from Hull for Quebec, Aug. 23, off St. Petal;
Lady Louisa , from Quebec for Menai-bridge, Aug. 9°'
the Straits of I3elleisle.
Martha brig, from Prince Edward's Island for Liverpo°/'
Sept. 15, in lat. 50 N., long. 30 W.
Ellen Forestal, from Limerick for New York, Sept'
in let. 50 N., long. 26 W. if
Posthumous, from London for Port Philip, Aug. 4, in
8 N., long. 25 W.
Euterpe, from Liverpool for Aden, Aug. 11, in lat. is
N., long. 26 W.
Vine barque, from Ceylon for London, Aug. 31,
43 N., long. 27 W.
William Large, from Cork for Barbadoes, Sept. 21, is
lat. 51 N., long. 11 W.
Brothers, of Wexford, for New York, Sept. 7, in lat. 46'
long. 41.
Valparaiso, from Liverpool for Callao, Aug. 7, 111 lat•S., long. 30. W.
Vietorine, from Valparaiso, Sept. 4, in lat. 32 N., 100%'
30 W.
Moseley brig, short of bread, Sept. 15, in lat. 5014'
long. 18 W.
Callao, from Bahia for Cowes, July 28, in lat. 9
long. 26 W.
John Taylor, Aug. 27.