The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-11 00:00:00

RAILWAY RETURNS.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total ReCelpts of Rail-
ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the
respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same
week in the previous year :

•c$
acs
Week Last •
,*
ending NAME OF RAILWAY, week. ii 2 "E
t ~
X X
Oct. - Arbroath and Forfar .••..••..•• .. •• -- 200
- Bristol and Birmingham .•.•••• .. • • • • - -
3 Chester and Birkeuhead..• .......... 683 586
2 Dublin and Drogheda ••••• • • • • ... •• • • 783 707
7 Dublin and Kingstown ........ •• •• • • 1,029 924
5 Dundee and Arbroath .
4 Durham and Sunderland ............. 724 6 6
4 Edinburgh and Glasgow .... ...• •• •
•• 2,894 2,536
5 Eastern Counties and North Eastern • • 6,3'0 4,629
4 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr .... • • 1,951 1,546
4 Glasgow and Green0ck......... ... 920 919
3 Grand Junction ..... .
6 Gravesend and Rochester....
- Great North of England .... •••• • ...
_
-
5 Great Western •• • -
Hull and Selby ...... .. •• • • .
.... • •• ••
.. - ,
- Liverpool and Manchester . •
.. _ 4 London and Birmingham .
5 London and 8ittekwa11.........• •• • • 1006 985
4 London and Bright0n....
7 London and Cr0yd0n........ .••••••..•• • • • - ,2,31 6,203
0 1A64
- London and Greenwich - - 4 London and South We5tern......... 7,64 i
6 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury .....• 1,031 7,306
- Manchester and Birmingham...... • • - 964
3,533
4 Manchester, Leeds, and llull Assoc.. 7,307 6,418
4 Midland Counties. ..... ••• • • 18,771 --
4 Newcastle and Darlington •• •• •• •• • • 2,870 1,143
4 Newcastle and Carlislo.• •• .. -.••• • • 1,732 1,969
5 Newcastle and N'orth 5hie1d5........ 464 391
3 North Union and Bolton and Preston 1,776
- Paris, Corbeil, and Orleans.... • • .... - _
6 Paris and Rouen • ... •
4 Preston and Wyre...• •••• • ......... 594 464
- Sheffield and A1anche5ta............ - 757
4 South Eastern . 8,395 6,720
4 Taff Vale •.•• • .............• .• •• .. 1,102 972
- Ulster .• • • .... ..... •• ...... ...... - 634
Yarmouth and Norwich •.•••• • • • • • • - ......
9 York and North midland ...-- • • • • 5,888 3,183
......-

COURI' CIRCULAR.
Wmpeee, Pstriy.tic.—The Queen walked in the plessvmgrounds
for come time this niorniog, attended by the Countess of Mount
Edgcurnbe, Lady in Waiting.
Prince Albert went out to shoot this forenoon, attended by the
Earls of Liverpool and Morton, and Colonel l3ouverie, and returnctl
to the Castle about two oVock.
Their Royal Hignerces the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, tl,e
Princess Royal, and the Princess Al:ce, were taken to-day for their
pony and walking exercise, within the precincts of the grounds
around the Castle,
The Right Hon. Sir abbert Peel arrived in the afternoon orta
visit to her Majesty,
The royal dinner patty at the Castle this evening will include
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Anna Maria
Dawson, Raronels de Speth, the Right Hon. Sir William Fre-
mantle, Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, and Colonel Reed, 24
Life Guards.

The band of the Grenadier Guards was in attendance during
dhlrer. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended at the
Castle, and performed the remainder of the evening.

His Excellency M. Dedel had an interview with Lord Aberdeen
yesterday, at the Fortign-Oliee.
The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt hail
a quarterly meeting yesterday at the official residence of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, In Downing-street. There were
present the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Governor of the
Bank of England, and the Deputy-Governor. Mr. Higham, Se-
cretary and Comptroller-Getter:o, was in attendance.
Sir Robert Peel arrived at his residence, in Whitehall-gardens,
yesterday afternoon, from his seat, Drayton Manor, Staffordshire.
The Right Hon. Baronet afterwaAs proceeded to Windsor Castle,
on a visit to the Queen.

Dispatches were received ycstcrday at the Colonial-office frog
.he Governor of Gibraltar.

Mr. Hart Davis, ll,puty.Chairman of the Excise, had an in.
terview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Sir Alexander Grant arrived at his residence in Edward's.strees
yesterday, from a visit to Sir ltobert an 4 Lady Peel, at Draytasa
Manor, Stafford hire.

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF

SWINDLING AT CHELMSFORD,

Yesterday (Thursday) ;t the'io;;;:hall,Syo-ung man,
rather genteely dressed, about 22 years of age, who gave his
name Joseph Christopher Riddell, was brought before the
Mayor and It M. Sarill, Esq., under the following circum-
stances :

ceived' information that a young man had defrauded trades-
-‘:;;;lCrintendent Kent stated, that on Tuesday last he re-.
thSeudieplkar,lanourd had also obtained corn
in this town under false pretences. From the de-
scription
of the George Tap,
given, he succeeded in apprehending the
ini 3
sllulespnecattedllapadireti:
when he gave his name as above, He (Mr. Kent)
had since ascertained tl.at the prisoner had recently been at
the George lim, at Hailleigh, and represented that he was
agent to Messrs. Leacher and Co., starch manufacturers.
Bethnal-green; that ne was sent into the country to put.. chase damaged potatoes and inferior wheat, for the purposes
of being converted into starch, and that he should want a
shed and a granary to deposit the goods • he wished the land-
lord to recommend him to a respectable hay and corn dealer.
to provide L. for the arrival of a number of his e
ployers' horses and waggons, to convey the goalstlt6
to London. From the apparent respectabilityriy from whom
er
of
prisoner, a reference was given tos
*
the 'prisoner obtained ten comah of ju
oats, and a ton of
hay; at the same time
'l'stf Co.,ir would follow him, and
that a Mr. Watson, a
g
'
cashier to Messrs.-Leschcr
:end-ve. lie afterwards, by similat
pay for the goods as i
ired
oats of Mr. Hicks, of Rayden, at
representations, obtained
Cross,
another corn-dealer, and Mr. Colchester market ;
Mr.
which were sent to the Castle lun,,
Knight, of
Prisonerlligh-street had been lodging at the Castle, anti
North-bridge. • pr (if 165., and after the goods were den. had set up a reckoln,i i„tt,4
he
produced a letter, pretendinc
vered from Mr.ii i,l ,
throughit the post-olli:!e directed to himsell,
that it came
iad orders from his employers to start
stating that
he
for Maidstone, in K ent, and wished the landlord (Itit
Minter), to take the oats and beans for hi"
reckoning, and pay him (prisoner) the difference
mr Minster suspecting something wrong, did na
strike a bargain, tint set an inquiry on foot, and firat
ing that the corn was not paid for, he declined purchasing:
it ; the prisoner left the house, ',caving the beans and oats it.
Mr. Minter's possession, an;, was afterwards taken into ars
tody, as before described. Mr. Kent wished to have the pri •
soner remanded, as he had every reason to expect informa
Lion from other quarters, of the fraudulent practices of the
prisoner. On the day prisoner was taken into custody, he
pawned a silk lta„tile:chief for a shilling at Mr. Pete s:
Clark's, in Wi.ze-street, and only 2d. was found upon hint
when searched at the station-house. Before he left tie,.
George Inn, at Hadleigh, he had set up a reckoning of be-
tween Si. and 41., which, it is unnecessary to say, still re •
mains due. He had also ordered a suit of clothes of Mr.
Webb, a tailor of that place, but fortunately for Mr. W. the
goods had not heal delivered.—Prisoner
Chelmsford Chronicle. was remanded.-.

THE NEW 11.0CdES OF PARLIAMENT.—An immense
quantity of the magnificent slate, from the quarries ont ha
estate of the Knight of Kerry, Valonia Island, has been olt..
dered fur the new Howes ot Parliament. It has been al9rc
ordered in larga,quan:itics for public buildings in France anti
other parts attic continent. Su beautifully veined and vane' •
gated is it, and 5,.) susceptible of a high polish, that it is car: .
ble of being wrought into elegant tables and other domestic
articles. It is only a few Ctrs since this quarry Was dis•
covered.—Liinericarpotter.
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