The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-08 00:00:00

RAILWAY RETURNS.

We extract from the Railway Magazine the sums re-
ceived 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 liter-
ch andize :
Week Miles
Name of Railway.ended
Opened.
Oct. 1 Birmingham & Derby Jttnct. 48
Sept.3o Birmingham and Gloucester 55
24 Brandling Junction 25
30 Chester and Birkenhead ..
Oct. 2 Dundee and Arbroath ..... 161
1 Edinburgh and Glasgow
2 Eastern Counties
1 Glasgow and Ayr .. ..... 40
1 Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenoek 22i
1 GraridJunct.,Chester&Crewe 113
1 Great North of England 45 •
2 Great Western
Sept. 9 Hayle lB
Oct. 1 Hull and Selby
Lancaster & Preston Junction 20i
Sept.3o Liverpool and Manchester 3l
Oct. 1 London and Birmingham__ 114
6 London and Blackwall ... 31
1 London and Brighten
Ditto Shoreham Branch ....••
4 London and Croydon lO4
6 London and Greenwich
2 London and South Western
Sept. 29 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury 10
Oct. 1 Manchester Scilirmingham
I Manchester and Leeds
1 Midland Counties s7i
1 Newcastle and Carlisle 6oi
Sept.3o Newcastle and North Shields 7
Northern and Eastern
Oct. 1 North Midland
Sept.3o North Union
Oct. 1 Preston and Wyre
• I Sheffield and Manchester 7
6 South Eastern
1 Taff Vale . 3O
2 Ulster 24
1 York and North Midland 2B

Total.
X. s. d.
1,535 11 9
2,210 7 8
687 10 4

571 19 11

232 14 Si
1,992 5 S
1,015 ' 9- 9
1,008 15 10

843 5 8
7,749 9 10
1,428 8 10
15,025 3 10

242 3 2
1,171 6 1

4,654 4 6
17,387 16 4

715 0 2
4,399 6 7

874 4 10

873 19 6
6,602 15 O

575 9 3-
2,444 6 2
4,960 15 5
3,151 7 1112
1,497 39 4
344 3 8

b,409 17 2
1,102 18 2
248 0 2
220 6 2
1,627 8 3

557 1 7
409 19 3
1,970 16 6

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Devonport Independent of this day.)
Her Majesty's steam-frigate Salamander, 4, Com.
Hammond, arrived on Monday from Woolwich, and
came into harbour to take a supply of coals on board.
The Hon. Mr. Ellis and suite embarked on board her on
Tuesday,' and she sailed the same day for Rio Janeiro.
Her Majesty's ship Albion, 90, had her masts put on
board on Tuesday last.
Her Majesty's ship Superb, 80, arrived here on Sunday
last, from Pembroke, and came into harbour the same
day. She was brought round by Mr. Henderson, As-
sistant-Master-Attendant, and a party of seamen and
riggers, under juryinasts, and is to be one of the " ad-
vanced ships of the ordinary" at this port.
Her Majesty's ship Wellesley, 72 ,was warped alongside
the Sheer-hulk on Wednesday, and had her masts tal:6l
ont the next day. She will be taken into dock to-day
(Saturday) to be examined, previous to being fitted ac-
cording to the new arrangement.
Iler Majesty's ship Daphtie, 18, Captain J. J. Onslow,
sailed on Monday last for Rio Janeiro.
Her. Majesty's steamer Kite, Lieut. W. J. G. Pasco,
having been thoroughly repaired, was taken out of dock
on Thursday. She will return to the coast of Africa; Ls
soon as she has refitted.
Her Majesty's steam frigate Thunderbolt, 6, arrived
on Sunday from Glasgow, where she ha: been fitted with
engines, and sailed on Monday, for Portsmouth. •
Her Majesty's iron steam-vessel Ruby sailed on Thurs-
day, for Chatham. •
Ships in Harbour.—Caledonia,
W.
Capt. A. Milne ;
San Josef, 110, Captain F. Burgoyne ; Kite, p,
steamer, Lieut. W. J. G. Pasco ; Spiteful, and Confinee,
steamers ; Harpy, revenue-cutter ; Aid, lighter.
In the Sound.—Earl Grey, convict-ship.
Her Majesty's ship Cambridge, 78, Captain E. L.
Barnard, is ordered home from the Mediterranean, to be
paid off. . ,