The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-09 00:00:00

RAILWAY RETURNS.

We extract from the Railway Magazine 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
ehandise:—
Week
ended

Name of Railway.

Total.
X. 8. d.

Mar. Arbroath and Forfar —
2 Birmingham and Derby Junction 1,193 17 1,.
1 Birmingham and Gloucester 1,735 0 7
2 Brandling Junction 716 12 0
1 Chester and Birkenhead 4OO 16 4
5 Dublin and Kingstown 721 7 1
3 Dundee and Arbroath lB6 4 11,
2 Durham and Sunderland 5BO 14 3
2 Edinburgh and Glasgow 1,795 9 9
3 Eastern Counties and North Eastern 3,185 15 7
2 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr 1,079 6 2
2 Glasgow and Greenock 613 0 7
2 Grand Junction 6,911 9 11
2 Great North of England 1,166 10 I
3 Great Western
1 Liverpool and Manchester
2 London and Birmingham
7 London and Blackwall 598 8 4
2 London and Brighton
5 London and Croydon
London and Greenwich —
2 London and South Western .......
Feb. 29 Manchester, Bolton and Bury 6BB 9 11
Mar. 2 Manchester and Birmingham 2,621 17 5
2 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc 5,267 9 4
2 Midland Counties
2 Newcastle and Carlisle 1,294 15 1
3 Newcastle and North Shields 314 11 5
2 North Midland
1 North Union
Feb. 27 Paris and Orleans 3,517 12 0
Mar. 4 Paris and Rouen 3,528 0 0
2 Preston and Wyre 2lO 10 8
2 Sheffield and Manchester 468 12 10
.
7 South Eastern
2 Taff Vale
3 Ulster
4 York and North Midland

PARIS and STRASBURG RAILWAY.
We have already noticed this project with some de-
gree of favour, being much impressed with its import-
ance to the mutual interests of England and of the Con-
tinent. We are glad to learn that in France the sub.
ject is met with a sort of national enthusiasm—
all the shares allotted to that country, amounting
to upwards of one million sterling, having been
disposed of within twenty-four hours after the publica-
tion of the prospectus is the French papers. This
striking re-action of enterprise in France—for three
years ago it was found impossible to complete one great
line, for want of the necessary capital—is, of course, to
be attributed to the great stimulus given by the co-ope-
ration of the Government to such undertakings. It is to
to be understood that all the compensation for lands and
buildings on the line is met by the State, conjointly with
the Departments and Communes, while the State of
itself is at all the cost of termini, stations, and indeed all
the precarious portion of the investment. • The line is
286 miles in length; the total distance from Havre to
Strasburg, a direct line across the French Continent,
being. 430 miles, a " railway hour " further than from
London to Edinburgh.

FIVE MEN DROWNED.-011 the morning of Mon-
day last, during the continuance of the storm, five fishermen
from Clogher were lost. They had proceeded to sea on the
previous evening, and were overtaken by the gale. The boat
which the unfortunate men were in was found drifting about
at the Nanny-water. By this melancholy occurrence, 16
children are left fatherless and unprovided for.—Drogheda
Journal.

Yesterday morning the steam-boat Prince of
Wales was placed in a most perilous sitution for nearly an
hour, in consequence of getting jimmied between the shore
arch of London-bridge and the new pier recently thrown out
at Fishmongers' Wharf; the boat had a number of passen-
gers, who were in the greatest state of alarm from the ap-
prehension of the vessel breaking her back, in which case
serious loss of life must have resulted. It is quite time that
the City authorities should interfere, and not suffer piers to
be run out into the river in places such as this, to the immi-
nent risk of life and property, as well as impeding the navi-
gation of the river.
TIM COTTON MARKET.—During the last week
not less than three New York packets have arrived, bringing
advices from that city to the 16th ult. The state of the cot-
ton market, in the various parts of the Union, has been watched
with a lynx-eyed curiosity by the commercial world here.
On this side the " short croppists" have recently showed
symptoms of drawing in their horns, which may be attri-
buted to two causes—first, the recent accounts show that the
estimate of 1,800,000 bales for the present year's crop will be
tolerably near the mark, which, with the stock now on hand
in Liverpool and elsewhere, exceeds by nearly 200,000 bales
the stock of the corresponding period last year.— Willmer and
Smith's European Times.—[ This journal is published Ilt
Liverpool in time for the departure of the steamers to the
United States, Canada, India, and the colonies, with the po-
litical and commercial intelligence up to the latest hour. To
themercantile men of these places the prices current of the
London and Liverpool markets, which are admirably classed
and arranged, will be tbund very useful.]
'Wallack, says the New York Herald, is lecturing
and lying dramatic 9119 a at New Orleans.

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday fare
in the Royal Gardens of Buckingham Palace.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the prin_act
Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken an airing yeSte2WV
in Sir W
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Sir William . Ross R. A ,had the honour of submittal
the Queen yesterday, on his *return from Brussels, the Mrt,
tures of the Queen of Belgians and the Princess Char.
of Belgium, which he had painted by command of her 31arsy.
His:Royal Highness Prince Albert presided
meeting of the Commission for Promoting and Encourogi"'
yesterdal 11`:
the Fine Arts in the rebuilding the Palace of Westrninsteni,
The meeting was held at half-past two o'clock at Gory.;
House, Whitehall. The Prince was attended by Sir EctivaL-
Bowater, Equerry in Waiting.
The other Commissioners present were the Martuisbeft
Lansdowne, Viscount Palmerston Lord Colborne, Sir totrl„
Harry Inglis, Mr. Henry Gaily Knight, Mr. Beni t;
Hawes, Mr. Henry Hallam, Mr. bamuel Rogers, Mr, Ge"
Vivian, and Mr. Thomas Wyse. Noce
Shortly before five o'clock his Royal Ilighncs' "boa
Albert took his departure, returning to Bucking
Palace, attended by Sir Edward Bowater.
left Witiel
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent eell
Court, Worcestershire, the residence of her Majesty the glit.h,
Dowager, at ten o'clock yesterday morning for Droitll7,
from which station her Royal Highness travelled by
1.04
Gloucester and Birmingham Railway to BirminghaltAne
from thence proceeded to town by the London and Birwq..,_
ham Railway. On arriving at the Euston-square ternalo_
the Royal Duchess immediately left for her resider;
Clarence House, St. James's, where her Royal IliEhrtertnyil
rived at half-past six o'clock last evening. tier 4001
Highness was attended by Lady Fanny Howard and
Sir G. Couper. -ae bet
A deputation on the poor-laws, consisting of Lord
Grosvenor, Lord Ebrington, Mr. Williams, Mr. Scllal;01,
Mr. Muntz, Captain Pechell, Mr. Langston, Mr. Mac
Lord Alfred Hervey, Sir C. Napier, Mr. H. Browett,
Duncombe, had an interview with Sir James Graham P-
terda at the Home-office. ' tor
The Health of Towns Commission had a meeting Y,esns
day at Gwydyr House, 'Whitehall. The Commit de
present were the Duke of Buccleuch, Sir Henry Tholl7ol3f
la Beche, Dr. David Boswell Reid, Mr. Richard voeg
Hunterian Professor of the College of Surgeons, lifr•
Ranald Martin, and Mr. George Graham. 0 Oat.
'
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Celoolal- „red
from the Governor of the Mauritius, and from the 000
of Sierra Leone. Dispatches were received in the aft„'"
from the Governors of the West India colonies. reel
Sir James Graham had an interview with Sir Robert
yesterday.

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ADULTERATION OF TOBACCv'
MANSION-HOUSE, DONCASTER, MAncli
THE QUEEN AGAINST ETROOD AND SON. jII
This was an information for the adulteration of tobacc.o
the detection of which the officers of excise have recentlZ„,d,
very active 'under the immediate directions of Mr. ~rof
the Hon. Chairman of the. Board of Excise. Dr. Batemor'for
the Excise-office, attended for the Crown, and Mr. Fi6llterstes
the defence. fter a long investigation,. the ISPlP„tted,
convicted them in the penalty of 300/., which they lu";rdy of
to one-half, with the condemnation of a large Van"'
tobacco, which will be destroyed.

GUILDALL, LINCOLN, MARcil 6. ,_,„
In an information here for a similar otfenceooofAso
attended by Dr. Bateman for the Crown, and Mr. "Amity
for the defendant. The Magistrates convicted in the pm*
of 500/., and the condemnation of a large quantity of tflno.
which will be destroyed. Professor Graham, of the
University, attended to prove the adulteration.