The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-29 00:00:00

TRADE ACCOUNT&

The trade accounts of Belgium, Hollanii, and the
• United States have just been laid before Parliament.
The Belgian accounts skew increase on the total value
of the enumerated imports and exports in the month
of January 1869 of 11 and 16 per cent, respec-
tively as compared with, those of January
1868. Those connected with this country exhibit
some fluctuations. In many instances, such as
coal, raw cotton, and sonic kinds of metal, the value of
the imports from the 'United Kingdom into Belgium
increased largely from 1867 to 1863 and fell again in the
present year. Fish shews us some curious changes. Her-
rings, which were largely imported in 1;;6 ;, only amounted
to 439 kilogs. in-this year. Flax in 1867 was imported to
the value of 73,661 kilogs., in 1868 it fell to 201, and in
1869 it rose again to 1,057.. Iron of most kinds largely
increased in. value, as have also machines and machinery.
Hops,
which in 1867 were 29,265 kilogs., were in 1868 only
532, and in 1869 absolutely nothing. Turning to the exports,
we find the export of bark to this country is much larger
than last year, though less than the year before. Corn
again is more largely exported, and flourshews a remarkable
increase from 57,468 to 656,603. Window glass has greatly
increased. The export of .wrought-iron to Great Britain
has risen from 858 to 84,660 kilogs.—a significant fact for our
workmen. In Holland the import of our coals has more
than doubled, while undressed hides have also added
to the increase. In metals and machinery there are
likewise a perceptible advance, and the English
cotton imports once more assume a prominent
place. It is gratifying to find the value of these steadily
rising during the last three years. The value of the
metals exported to the United Kingdom from Holland
has largely increased, especially in raw tin, unwrought
lead, &c. 'f he exports of butter and cheese have risen ma-
terially in valise. The account for the 'United States compare
the seven months ending 31st July in 1868 and 1867, but
do not divide the exports and imports tinder different
national beads. Most if the items exhihit a marked
decrease in value on the value of last year, oils, coal, and
petroleum forming a notable exception. The total value
of imports, including bullion and specie, were, in 1367,
$237,524,089, and in 180, $229,-149,253. The exports in
the same periods were respectively $307,668„503 and
$280,497,767.

An official communication Was received at ill,
Glon:ester County Gaol (xi Tuesday, sta. ing that tlel sentence
of d. at h passed on Charles Wiltshire h, d been commuted to
renal servitude for life.
It is stated that, in his interview with Lord liichard
Grosvenor on VT subj,ct of a tunnel between Dove, and
Calais, the Emperor Napoleon spoke of the- proj,ct as
en-
contpaesed with difficulties, but he laughed outright at M.
Bottles Rita of a bulge across the Channel. .
The masons of Liverpool who are disputing with
their masters ri fuse to have the cause tali submitted to
aib:tration. A strike is now locked up, n as inevitable.
The men assign as their rtmon tl at the referee would Le a
man of capital. They therefore felt that the decision would
go •agaiLst the m.- There is eve) y probability Low of a lock-
out in the building trade at. Bradicrd. At a meeting of the
master Luilders on Nont.!ay evening it was reported
that the ( pet calve stoLetrasous Lad tefuaud .to confirm
tLe aguecuu nt wl.idi their dtpdatiun. had come to
i h the cL putation of the Ines-els in so far as

lLat ugn iruct.t rela•( s to pa) rrn nt 1 y the hour at.d the
t f n:achinc -wotked stole'; and thu int cting
masters rem'ved to publish the whole of their cur cspoud-
("ice, aul to back upon their otigital noire", expiring on
the 3d of -May, though still willing to refer the dispute to an
arbitrator, and t) abide by his decision.
The Ven. William Pollock, 1).D., Archdeacon of

Chester, in the course of his Lnual visitation address on Tues-
day traum-1r at Nantwich, raid :—" Ail is danger and dis-
tress. There is divisier, if not treason ‘vith our Zion. There
are faithless watchmen on the walls. The enemy is thunder-
ing at our gates. There is many a sign to say that Eng?and
is growing weary of Ler Chinch, if not of her God. You
may see this in the abolition of Church-rates—the first step,
as I read it, towards disr stablishment disendennnnt.
You may see it still more plainly in the cruel wrong which
is Ming done to the Church in Ireland. You may see it in
the popular acceptance ef the dogma of 'religious equality'--
dcgma which m ans nothing else than the equality of truth
and falsehood—the equality of light and darkness the
equality of Christ and Be lat. But enough. Why multiply
the crowding evidences that the days are evil? The good
Lord gave us grace each to und,rAand and discharge h,s
own personal respoasil ility— each in his own place to he
faithful to his Church, Lis c9untry, and his God r'

Au interesting return with reference to the coin-
ago has been publtshed, showing the amount of gold,
silver, and cepper niencys coked at the Mint, from the
let dey of .I;.nuary, 1859, to tl.e 31st December, 1868
10,605,1091 oz. of gold, valued at £11,293,615, made
font sovereigns less than that value; 12,482,565 half-
sovereigns have been struck; 11,232,240 florins;
of
shillings, 80,05`2,140; of sixpences, 21,32'i1,560 ; of four-
penny pieces, only 41,580; of the more popular silver'
threepeunies, 19,i 751.00. Where are the 47,520 silver
twopennies, and the 79,200 silver pennies, or
the 479,670 silv‘ r threehalfpenny bits ? Now we
come to copper. Of pennies, 149,915.136 have been issued;
of half-pennies (and this a a very powerful argument:
against those who think that a penny should be
adopted vs the minimum price of a newspaper), there
has Leen the largest issue, amounting to no less that'
155,760,640. We Lope the Mint will engage still mote
largely in the manufacture of the popular halfpenny. Of
farthings only 49,149,748 have been struck. During the 10
years 3,412,96810 z. of silver coinage • have been purchased
and melted for re-coinage, upon which the loss was
£146,333.

EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION. —On Wednesday
night the general annual meeting was 'held at Radley's
Hotel, New Bridge-street, Thad:friars, under the chair-
manship of Mr. William Itivington. Mr. Henry Walker,
the secretary, gave an outline of the contents of the
report, which shewed that, with one exception, the two
o'clock closing on Saturday had been maintained, and was
extending in the West-end of London, while other shops
had adopted foui• o'clock instead of six, and five o'clock
instead of eight. The guide brought out to assist this
part of the operations had proved a great success,
and the ladies' committee were still indefatigable in
their labours. In the provinces the half. holiday was
given on Wednesday or Thursday, as Saturday war
usually the market day. General early closing has
obtained numerous additional adherents both in Londor
and the country, especially' amongst diapers, hatters
and wholesale warehousemen. In Bristol, Rick.
mond, Colchester, Leicester, and fifteen other places
the canvass had been highly successful ; and from
communications to hand it appeared that effort,
in the same direction were being made in the colonies
notably Australia, whence several applications had beer
received for the illuminated placards and publications o'
the association. More recently an Affiliated Society hac
been formed in Paris, and its promoters were in corre
spondtnce with the secretaries, their letters describing th,
enthusiasm with which the Parisian shopmen had enterec
into the spirit of the movement. Financially the associa
tion continued to progress, and the receipts, amountinc, tr
£1,098 13s. 11d., enabled the treasurer to announce a smal
balance in favour of the general account, and a some
larger one as standing to the credit of the Saturday
half-holiday fund. The report was unanimously adopter
on the motion of Mr. T. Burt, the chairman of th
board, who made a warm appeal for more pecuniary
assistance.

TYPHUS IN BRAMHAM COLLEGE. Bramlian
College for Dissenters, near, Tadcaster, not far from Leeds
is suffering seriously from the ravages of fever. Number
of the pupils are " down" from the disease. The cause a
this sickness in so healthily situated and well-conducted ai
establishment is said to be " the accidental percolation o
deleterious matter" through the earth into the well fron
whence water was drawn for drinking purposes in th
allege. There are about 100 pupils belonging to th
college, of whom no fewer than forty have suffered from
fever. ty4clfour have died, The college is at present closed,