The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-18 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

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LONDON AND SOUTH-NSA RAlLWAY.—Traf6ieji I
turn for the week ending Juno 13, 1857 . £10,069 '''' 1
Corresponding week last year
21,6rL_____,..•
Decrease in 1857
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAIt.
Traffic return for the week ending June 13, e 9
1857.., £15,118 lf .
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Corresponding week last year 15,421 113 -,, 7 i
Total of the half-year to this date, 1857 303,491 7 3
Total of the half-year to this date, 1856 26,792 ,
LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAT."—T7O 0
return for the week ending June 14, 1857 £62,612 0 0
Corresponding week last year
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RAILWAY,--Traffic NORTHERN RAlLWATraffic return for 6
week ending June 7, 1857 £2l, 18 211 3 8
Corresponding week last year 20,639 i r
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic retuill°o
the week ending June 14, 1857 £5,788 vo ,I
Corresponding week last year
.21511______,,
Increase in 1857 .. . £2l7 ° '0
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LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—Trafg—,/ 3
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turn for the week ending June 14, 1857 £24,436 ,1) 1.0
Corresponding week last year 23,172 1`
for the
SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic return .---., v
week ending June 14, 1857. £2,626 11, I
Corresponding week last year
CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for f, v- I
ending June 13, 1857 £24l 3,, 3
Corresponding week last year 212 v,,,,
GREAT LUXEMBOURG RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for 1
week ending June 14, 1857 £96o 0 1
Corresponding week last year 674 19
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LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.—Trawal,
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turns for the week ending June 14, 1857 £12,568 i''

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SUNDAY SHAVING.—Some time since twenty exl he
twenty-two of the Rochdale barbers memorialised at
bench of justices to put down the Sunday sbaNial;
Rochdale. The two non-contents have, however, o
petuated the practice, and one of them (William 7ce.
den) was for this convicted on Wednesday, at the P° gi
court. By his solicitor (Mr. Holland) he exPreßeedoey
wish for a magisterial intimation adverse to the Pra°Tha
and, this being given, he promised to co-oPerate
the anti-Sunday shaving movement, thereby averting
conviction. o i 9
A CRIMINAL'S ACCOUNT PF HIS CAREER.----f, eA
his own version of a criminal's career in crime a° st,
attendant vices, as detailed by himself on hie way t.opco
Augustine's (Canterbury) Gaol :—" My name is. pot
Thomas, nor do 1 belong to Sittingbourne. vit'atla
such a flat as to tell your superintendent who I was ifs
where I came from. But it doesn't matter new,i'm air
said he thought I was a ticket-ofleave man ;
other gentleman say so to-day. They were not 14- ;0 lb
lam a native of Devonshire. A few years ago, 'fill.tje•
companion, I committed a highway robbery on ge of
man. I stole 1001. from him. I managed to o'B the
companion the clip, and then hid 98 sovereigns
hollow of a tree near by. We then went to a beer lore
and got drinking. My companion wanted roe t° shoo'
the money, but I put him off. He got suspicions;al;lo,ll
ever, and went out and got two police officers, and "000
and they came and took me into custody. Tbei 00,
on me 1/. 10s. in gold and some silver. 113'6,0;00"
turned Queen's evidence, and gave evidence Ittrsly
me. I was convicted, and sentenced to seven years °eel
sportation. The judge wanted me to tell where them /
was, but I knew they would not give me any roeorer
did'nt tell, so I would'nt tell 'em. I served four Y o
and then got a' ticket of leave and 141. 141. from °lea $1.,1
vernment. I had a good spree until the money %re;
gone. I then made the best of my way down tow".l boo
put the 93 sovereigns, and there I found them, as oofi
left thee, in the hollow of the tree. I had a joilidon
spree as long as it lasted. I have since been a o°l.o or
and also in the navy, but whether they want me ag!itlis
not I don't know, nor do I care." The following '4OO
description of this prisoner ; it may. lead, perhaps ka
the above particulars), to his identification elseivh,t;l34
He is a short, thick set man, about alt. Gin. in
with round, full, sunburntface, and thick neck, thi0:4000
atthe sides, but very thin at the top; has the apPs°-
of havii.g been at sea.—South-Eastern Gazette. e
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in a factory at Gorton, near Manchester, safferejoe
verely from violent griping, vomiting, and occasf
the
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medical faculty and pronounced incurable. At Wore
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astounding cure has excited the wonder of all sgb° tote,
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h°'
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A. Stamp, Constantinople ; A. Guidicy, SuoYr° •
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