The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-31 00:00:00


RAILWAY RETURNS.
We extract from the Railway Record the sums
received on the principal Railways of Great Britain for
the week ending on the day of the month prefixed to.
each. The return includes the money received for
passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, mails, and mer
chandise:—
Week
ended Name of Railway.
Aug. Arbroath and Forfar —
23 Birmingham and Gloucester 3,026 8 5
24 Brandling Junction 1,087 1 4
24 Bristol and Gloucester .
23 Chester and Birkenhead 638 18 4
22 Dublin and Drogheda ... ......
27 Dublin and Kingstown 1,173 2 8
25 Dundee and Arbroath 360 13 2
24 Durham and Sunderland 7lO 10 11
24 Edinburgh and Glasgow 2,665 10 7
25 Eastern Counties and North Eastern 4,510 0 9
24 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr 2,014 12 5
24 Glasgow and Greenock 1,486 17 7
24 Grand Junction 9,697 14 10
24 Great North of England 2,305 19 1
25 Great 'Western • 18,170 12 9
23 Liverpool and Manchester
24 London and Birmingham
25 London and -Blackwall 1,457 2 6
24 London and Brighton
27 London and Croydon
29 London and Greenwich 877 1 1
25 London and South Western .......
22 Manchester„Bolton and Bury 939 3 3i
24 Manchester and Birmingham 3,528 16 3
24 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc 8,909 9 0
24 Midland Counties
24 Newcastle and Darlington 1,103 12 11
24 Newcastle and Carlisle 1,904 5 10
25 Newcastle and North Shields
23 North Union and Bolton and Preston 1,919 12 5
Paris, Corbeil. and Orleans —
26 Paris and Rouen 6,556 0 0
24 Preston and Wy-re 740 14 6
24 Sheffield and Manchester B2O 10 2
29 South Eastern
24 Taff Vale
.-- Ulster
25 Yarmouth and Norwich ....
24 York and North Midland

Total.
£. s. d,

391 17 10
3,330 13 3

HIGHLAND MOORS AND STREAMS.—St. Swithin,
the famous watery oracle, finished his six weeks' reign
on the 28th inst., much to the joy of farmers and sports-
Men, who now anticipate more success on field and hill.
On many moors grouse are in flocks, and so wild, that
green cartridge will barely reach them : a few fine days
will probably separate them into single coveys, again to
secrete themselves among the heather. His Grace the
Duke of Richmond, the Earl of March, and Lord Temple-
ftb,°re, have killed an immense quantity in Glen Fiddich and
`l,,,tackwater. Lord H. Bentinck, one day last week, killed
three
fine stags, two of them instantly shot right and
e"1.1. Sir Richard Sutton, Bart., has terminated 5 short,
`l,ll' successful campaign on the Killin moors, having
Richaltogether 1,536 head. The party consisted of Sir
illehard, his son, and Mr. Heathcote. Great as the
number is, they would have bagged much more had the
weather permitted. The Balmacan party—Lord Reid-
""en, Mr. Hoare, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Bainbridge
--had a fair day's sport on Saturday, having brought
tierce seventy-one brace. On the same day Sir H.
Vieux and Richard Arabin, Esq., at Dundriggan, came
nn with sixty-seven brace. At Erchless Castle, Mr. Boul-
Zrson and Dr. Gray bagged sixty, one brace. Another day
.1.."1-r. B. shot a couple of stags, right and left shots. At
411rereShie, W. Evans, Esq., and G. Gisborne, Esq., had
4 fortunate day in the cornea lately. They secured five
Stags, two of them by one rifle shot. The Red-
ei.Sstle party have also been very successful, having
he Mr two stags, a hind, and a roe—the latter
. A. Bernie being his first shot at deer.
VMoe large stags' heads have arrived here, for preserva-
II), from Mr. Gillanders, Highfield, J. W. Eyton, Esq.,
Vess urnskyle, and Mr. Jones, Shiness. For angling, the
has improved from increase of water. The other
1-Y, Master W. Fraser, son of Affieck Fraser, Esq.,
a
from one pool three salmon, and a trout as large
half, grilse, in the course of an hour and a
. A. splendid clean run fish, weighing upwards
26,1h5, was taken by the rod in the Arndilly pools,
°ll the Spey, last Friday, by J. Ella, Esq. This
!entletuan 13 a frequent visitor to the Highlands, and
inks recreation in angling, from his professional duties
of
the
Majesty's Italian Opera band, of which he is one
-e most accomplished performers. Mr. Arabin has
411;4 some fine grilse in the river Ness ; and the net-
* ing hss greatly improved. On Saturday some salmon
-ere t
ea,. aken, weighing 271 b ; and yesterday several were
"pht from 1810 to 201 b weight.—lnverness Courier.
14:2"URRECTION IN CANADA.—A return to Parlia-
k`ent bits been printed, showing the charges incurred on
°mount of the Canadas, in respect of the army, navy,
to 1g nee, and commissariat, in each of the years 1835
'843 inclusive, and the amounts granted by Parlia-
oo 'sent from the year 1837 to the year 1843 inclusive, in
th:seqUence of the insurrection in Canada. It appears
of tri; rer the year ending March 1836, the total charges
ea,"rmy, navy, ordnance, and commissariat, in the
1L:1'; as, amounted to 165,134/. ; and, in the year ending
`„en 1843, it was 806,607 e The largest sum was in
g1.:4, when the charges were 1,629,070/. The special
Cannet,l by Parliament on account of the insurrection in
2A', amount, from 1838 to 1843, to the sum of
1,666'6661.6'°46L The largest sum in one year was in 1839,
hate 'fl RITC HARD.—
The Nouvelliste des Flanders
at this gentleman inhabited Bruges some fifteen
Years a, in te corner house of the Puato many
Persons. thege Alarai hs, and that he left there in debt many
Persons. This is, no doubt, an incorrect assertion.
propos of debts, we may state, that a few days ago, a
Belgian, an officer in the Garde Civique, was speaking in
1
the
disrespectful terms, in a caf4, of Queen Victoria and
le Duchess of Kent; and asserted that the latter illus-
trious personage owed considerable sums of money in
krnssels to persons who could never procure payment
rOm
her. An Englishman present, who spoke French
;ell, being indignant at the speaker's insulting remarks
lII' our gracious Queen and her respected mother, told
fir' very plainly, to his teeth, that he was uttering
t, lehoods, and defied him to give the names of the par-
:!_ecl to whom, as he asserted, her Royal Highness was
ebted. The calumniator was completely taken by
4:Plise, and after muttering, like a blagueur, " Vous etes
tr -9', et moi je suis Beige," left the car& Our coca-
th3lnan4 remained there more than an hour afterwards, but
Other did not think proper to return.—Brussels
4Vh Gazdte.
tfie al of the most important offices in Gateshead in
eho":uen times was the keeper of Gateshead Park, and
thn,lll7the year 1300 he was in the receipt of a salary of
thiti"°/f-pence a day. When to this office was added
of keeper of the tower, which stood at the Gates-
-44 side of the bridge, an addition of a half-penny was
thated,,te the income. It is, perhaps, worthy of remark,
Get:Ze Quakers were the first dissenters who located in
hitt—s,"escl. George Fox and his friends complained
1,11 eri‘, 010
the conduct of the authorities of Newcastle.
116,--v„l;everal times attempted to hold meetings within the
to tirl"c's of thetown; but they were invariably conducted
e6lite stone (the. stone placed in the pavement on
Bridge to mark the separation between the county
to rllrhatn and Newcastle-upon-Tyne), and ordered not
keej urn at their peril. Brand states that their first
bitvi '4 house was in Pipewellgate, and he mentions
thtsn seen a grave-stone in a garden near the middle
taeb glass
euse, belonging to the sect, which leaves no doubt
the ad also a piece of burial for their dead. In 1674,
the trends appear to have had a meeting-house near
the tolbooth, in the middle of the High• street, where
NegYretnained until they removed to Pilgrim-street,
Scastle, in 1699.—Newcastle Advertiser.
4113 3or TRADE.—LIVERPOOL.—There has been
s II fair business done this week, and more demand
InweaPtPeared for consumption. Prices of most goods
tl4l, teen steadily supported, and the fine harvest wea-
eenre are now enjoying has had its influence in giving
411 donee to the buyers, especially in the cotton market
den descriptions of grain, of course, are dull of sale, and
ttliljl.l will not get into stock whilst the present season-
till Weather continues. Importers of flour and grain of
ivierts will be very serious losers, the duties being now
sdmia step of the highest rates ; even Canada flour,
about at a mere nominal rate, is entailing a loss of
eot " . per barrel upon its importers. There is a good
botiluadSs •
for shipping to all parts, and a large export
Proilless in manufactured goods is going on, with more
oeen/et of remuneration to the shippers than there has
not tha,r a long time. In the metal districts, trade does
,Itte ~P.Te as it used to do, and prices, especially of iron,
selh-6arri receding, the orders on hand by the makers
tritlilloequal to the production. This is a; bad sign in
411 Where the consumption is so extended, and for
Atti :die that is, and always has been, one of our princi-
irPtts.—Liverpool Mercury.
gleetlit4 ELECTION FOR CITY CHAMBERLAIN.—The
Itppe °II fur the vacant office of Chamberlain must, it
k.lOl. "8, take place without delay, the business of the
*mit:oration being obstructed in various ways by the
My of such an officer. The last two elections, to sup-
Sya Itestacies caused by death, took place four or five
deed tltLter the occurrence of the vacancy. Mr. Wilkes
26, 1797 and the Common Hall for the ap-
'441.14 of his successor was held Jan. 2, 1798. Mr.
elect' l'4l Jan. 16, -1831 and the Common Hall for the
was held Jan. 21. In the present instance, Sir
kea 4131,d11eygate having died on Wednesday, the Com-
4at a would probably have been held on Tuesday
Nu; hat Bartholomew fair interferes, and will appa-
leol,,e,vause Monday to be the day.
4Nb trANCR OF MAILS FOR CANADA FROM ENG-
trop,;;;A Short time since the British Government made
In 111 V. !ti that of the United States, to have the Eng-
oned 'or Canada conveyed via Boston through the
t_tietka k?l'e.ites. This having been agreed to by the Ame-__
elakenusters, the Postmaster-General was entrusted
Le„,th: e necessary arrangement for its fulfilment, and
Wit 1,10,.,"0, Esq., of Boston, the agent of the British
tilirs to a' `s '1 American Alail Steam-ships, was requested by
etb, theertainwhich was the most desirable route to carry
tote "ero being two lines of railroads now constructing
Ant o
1414 of th n to Burlington, Vt. A. Crocker, Esq., Presi-
kiresidt,e Boston and Fitchburg, and A. Gilmore,
. Esq.,
the 14,1:1 of the Boston and Concord Railways, invited
lyj Csi,ds' Captain Lott, and Lieutenant Ambrose, of
/I,r• Sethrla ; Mr. Greene, of the Boston Post -office ;
\\;',Vareir e„,s, Mr. S. M. Fitton, Mr. S. Belknap, Mr.
thgliner 41r- W. W. Wheldon, of Boston ; and Mr.
Paced Liverpool, to pass over the two roads, and
4hed o'_eti in the city yesterday morning, after having
satijaecr the Fitchburg road hither in a very rapid
w9toing t°rY manner. The party leave Montreal this
retur
oet "e sent Wing 11 the Concord route, when a report
„ I`.ll 1,0, Washington, and we may shortly expect
tttlar glish corr
gth ttetor,.. espendence to reach us in a much more
Ati manner than hitherto.—Montreal Gazette,
1, gust.
ehr,Ht
AT THE RAILWAY STATION, NEW-
-O°N 'd
al wood reports of the disaster as fol-
ItoYdoti, re at the New-Cross Station of the Brighton,
/,4144 and Dover Railway Company's Works
cPari,.fer repairing carriages, cart burned down.
"geo and one truck foriages burned.
1111i11311red."

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