The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-19 00:00:00

12s. 6d. The working cost, management, and incidental
expenses have amounted to 3,0871. 3s. 3d. These work-
ing
disbursements have been met to the extent of 1,971/.
ss. 83., by shipment of copper ore; rand it is probable
remittances to come, and the proceeds of ore not yet
shipped, would not only balance the disbursement
aecounts rendered, but exhibit a surplus equal to ten
per cent. upon the capital employed. The quantity of
ores shipped is about 193 tons, leaving at the port and on
the mine about 113 tons. We consider these statements
highly satisfactory, although, from all we can learn, the
assured expectations of future and .much more brilliant
success are shadowed forth with extreme caution in the
report before us. The following is the result of the
annual election of directors:—G. F. Aston, Esq.; Hon.
C. H. Begot, M.L.C.; John Hart, Esq.; Josb. Johnson,
Esq.; George Morphett, Esq.; T. Shepherd, Esq.; and
E. J. S. Trimmer, Esq.
" A general meeting of shareholders in the Mount
Remarkable Special Survey and Mines was held at the
offices of the company on the 12th blast. The report of
the directors fully manifested the favourable im-
pressions produced by Mr. Fiuke's discoveries, and the
specimens produced from the newly-discovered lodes
were such as to justify the flattering advices which
preceded them. All doubts as to the great value of this
extensive and varied property are now happily dis-
pelled."
" VAN I)lEsmEN's LAND.—There have been two ar-
rivals from Van Diemen's Land, namely, the Elizabeth
Thompssn, from Hobart Town on 17th inst , and lately
from Liverpool, bringing 17 passengers and part of her
English cargo. The Henry arrived last night from
Launceston, 21st inst., with cargo and 14 passengers.
" The influenza was very prevalent in Van Diemen's
Land, and had proved fatal in many instances, especially
amongst children. At Hobart Town it was estimated
2,000 were suffering from its effects. The catarrh had
also made its appearance amongst the sheep.
" The colonists of Van Diemen's Land had been
astonished and alarmed by the announcement that 1,500
to 2.000 doubly and trebly sentenced convicts were to be
removed from New youth %Vales to Tasmania.

" A preliminary meeting was hastily convened on the
11th inst , and a general meeting called on the 21st; and
it is pleasing to observe that many gentlemen heretofore
averse to the abolition of the transportation system
have become thorough abolitionists."—Austrulian Regis-
ter, Oct. 30.

COFFEE AND EATING-HOUSE
KEEPERS ASSOCIATION.
Yesterday the anniversary dinner of this association
was held at the Freemason's Tavern, Great Queen-street,
Lincoln's Inn-fields, David W. Wire, Esq , in the chair.
Upwards of a hundred members of the society sat down
to dinner. Mr. Harker acted as toastmaster, and Messrs.
Sporle, Turner, and other vocalists assisted in the musical
entertainments.
The usual loyal toasts having been drunk with great
enthusiasm,
The CHAIRMAN said the next toast was one which re-
lated to the immediate object of their festive meeting
that evening, and would be received, he was sure, with
the cordiality n hich it deserved ; it was " Prosperity to
the Coffee and Eating house Keepers' Association."—
(Cheers.) He learned from their secretary that this
institution had been established in 1837, that at its be-
ginning its means were very small, but that from year to
year those means had gone on increasing until that mo-
ment, when the Society had established a fund of 2,0001.
—(Hear, hear.) He also learned that the society had
begun to distribute its funds amongst the most necessi-
tous of its members, and the great anxiety of the officers
of the institution was to increase its means, in order
that they might be enabled to afford assistance
to a larger number of deserving claimants than were
now recipients of its bounty.—(Bear and cheers.)
And when they looked at the trade with which this as-
sociation was identified, they must naturally desire that
it should flourish. It was a trade which afforded to the
poor man that relaxation which was not to be met with
in similar establishments on the Continent, for when a
person went into a London coffee or eating-house he
obtained not only sustenance for his body but the best
of food for his mind, in the various valuable publica-
tions which were to be met with there, and the perusal
of which refined the ideas, elevated the mind, and raised
the whole man in the scale- of society, making him a
better f ither and better husband than in all probability
he would have been, it we had not had recourse to such
publications.—(Hear, hear.) He therefore felt that they
could not but desire with him, that such places of en-
tertainment should be greatly multiplied.—(Hear, hear.)
He learned from the secretary that there were in Lon-
don not less than 2,000 of those places, which afforded
to the public the mental and physical advantages to
which he had referred; and yet he regretted to be
obliged to observe that not more than one-third of this
number were members of this Society.—(dear, hear.)
He could only attribute the circumstance to the fact,
that the great body of the trade were ignorant of the
existence of so valuable an institution ; and he was
quite assured if the subject was fairly laid before the
trade generally, they would eagerly come forward, and
give it their best support.—(blear.) He trusted that
every gentleman whom he now addressed would go to
his neighbour and explain to him the nature and °Eject
of the society, and neverleave him until he wasenrolled a
member.—(Hear, hear.) If this were done he could not
persuade himself but that every person connected with
the trade would at once give in his adhesion to the so-
ciety. It it was true that princely fortunes faded away
almost in a moment, was it not of the greatest possible
consequence, that persons identified with a trade, such as
thatrunder consideration, which was so uncertain and
fluctuating in its nature, should take effective means to
prevent those of their body who might fall into distress,
trom being left to the cold and heartless charity of the
world, or from being obliged to have recourse to tho
chilly attributes of a union workhouse.—(Hear, hear.)
It was to prevent such results as these that this insti-
tution had been established, and sure he was, that it
only required to be known to be appreciated and sup-
ported by the whole body of the coffee and eatinghouse-
keepers of the metropolis.—(Hear, hear.) He was told
that some of the first supporters of the Association,
who never contemplated being obliged to have recourse
to its funds for support, had, from the sad reverse of
fortune been necessitated to do so ; thus exhibiting, in
the most forcible manner possible, the importance and
usefulness of the institution.—(Hear, hear.) After some
further equally appropriate observations, the Chairman
concluded with giving the toast which he had already
announced, anal which was drunk with enthusiasm.
The TREASURER then read a list of donations and
subscriptions, which amounted to upwards of 100/.
Mr. 11t7AIPIIRIES (the treasurer), then proposed the
health of the Chairman, who returned thanks, and pro-
posed " The liberty of the prees."—(Cheers.)
-The health of the President, Mr. Chisley, and the
Vice-President, Mr. Elliott, was next given, and drunk
with applause.
These gentlemen severally returned that lrs.
The health of the Treasurer, of Mr. Deacon, one of
the trustees, and several other toasts were given and
responded to during the evening, which was spent most
agreeably by all present.