The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-29 00:00:00

The chief imports from these settlements were-
-5,226 quarters of wheat, 3,671 tuna of train
and spermacetti oil ; 2,342 cwt. of whale fins;
30,034 5671 b. of sheep and lambs' wool, and 21,105
cwt. of untanned hides. Our exports to the United
States of America amounted in declared value to
9,564,909/., the principal items being-cotton
manufactures, 1,713,024/. ; woollen manufactures,
1,731,810/. ; wrought and unwrought iron and
steel, 1,878,243/. ; linen manufactures, 925,997/. ;
hardware and cutlery, 777,964/. Our princi-
pal imports from the United States were un-
manufactured tobacco, 30,989,1371 b., 25,704 447
pounds being entered for home consumption at
1 4-51. per lb. duty ; manufactured tobacco,
1,109,0871 b., the quantity entered for home con
sumption being 5,9561 b., at 9s. 5 2-51 per lb. duty;
cotton wool, 600,247,4881 b.; sheep and lambs' wool,
55,9921 b.; cheese, 154,659 cwt., 146,477 cwt. being
entered for home consumption at a duty of ss. per
cwt.; wheat, 78,184 quarters, wheat flour, 752,712
cwt. ; rice in the husk, 32,431 quarters; undressed
skins and furs, 1,163,759. The total declared value
of our exports to Cuba amounted to 733,169/. The
principal items are cotton manufactures and yarn,
228,986/. ; linen manufactures and yarn, 220,5661.;
woollen manufactures and yarn, 41,2071.; wrought
and unwrought iron and steel, 83,250/. Ths
articles imported from Cuba were principally
copper ore, 30,670 tons entered for home con-
sumption at a duty of Is. per ton from April 20; ma-
hogany, 2,895 tons • rum, 158,817 gallons, 83 gal
lons being entered fur home consumption at a duty
of 155. per gallon; unmanufactured tobacco 374,8631 b.,
entered for home consumption 242,1661 b. at 3s. 1 4-sd.
per pound duty ; manufactured tobacco 138,1181 b.,
161,245 being entered fur home consumption at
a duty of 9s. 5 2.5 d. per pound ; unrefined
sugar, 694,203 cwt., the home consumption being
497,583 cwt., at a duty of 18s. 6d. when not equal
to brown clayed, 11. when equal to brown but not
to white, and 1/. 3s. 4d. when equal to white clayed,
up to July 12, but reduced subsequently to
1/. ls. 7d. ; refined sugar, 40,629 cwt., the quantity
entered for home consumption being 943 cwt., at a
duty of 11. 103. when equal to double refined, and
1/. Gs. Bd. when otherwise. The total declared value
of exports to Brazil amounted to 2,067,2991., the
chief items being cotton manufactures, 1,057,990/. ;
woollen manufactures, 220,800/, linen manufactures,
183,247/. ; wrought and unwrought iron and steel,
84,890/. ; hardwares and cutlery, 73,473/. ; butter,
70,512/. ; brass and copper manufactures, 57,874/. ;
earthenware, 46,731/. ; arms and ammunition,
31,040/. • machinery and mill work, 29,201/. Our
principacimports from Brazil were coffee, 7,633,5621 b.,
of which 1,056,1861 b. were entered for home consump-
tion, at a duty of 6 3-10 d. per lb.; cocoa, 1,265,605
lb., 55,4901 b. being entered for home consumption, at
2 1-10 d. per lb. duty; unrefined sugar, 652,024 cwt.,
the quantity entered for home consumption being
3:53,533 cwt.; rosewood, 1,931 tons; cotton wool,
19,971,3781 b. Our exports to Mexico amounted in
declared value to 3,757,463/., and consisted chiefly of
cotton manufactures and yarn, 2,031,795/. ; woollen
manufactures and yarn, 600,8341.; linen manu-
factures and yarn, 528,916/. ; hardwares and cutlery,
124,5351.; wrought and unwrought iron and steel,
84,4321.; earthenware, 47,398/. ; silk manufactures,
.56,307/. ; apparel, &c., 31,942/. • musical instru-
ments, 10,9471. Our chief imports from Mexico were
-unmanufactured tobacco, 1,817,5721 b., the quantity
entered for home consumption being 428,2401 b. ;
manufactured tobacco, 1,9351 b, 1981 b. being entered
for home consumption ; sheep, lambs, alpaca, and llama
wools, 8,851,2111 b. ; coffee, 6,642,4131 b., 3,724,3631 b.
being the quantity entered for home con-
sumption ; cocoa, 2,502,1501 b., the home
consumption being 164,3541 b.; copper ore, 6,401
tons, 6,934 tons being entered for home consumption ;
unwrought and part-wrought copper, 28,073 cwt.,
3,789 cwt. being entered for home consumption at a
duty of 9s. 2fd. for the former, and 10s. 6d. per cwt.
for the latter previous to April 20, and subsequently
at a general duty of 2s. 6d. per ton ; guano, 70,219
tons ; undressed skins, 1,057 deer, 8,425 nutrea, and
156,537 sheep.
The mean average prices of sugar during 1848
were-for British plantation, 235. Bd.; for Mauritius,
235. 3d., and for East India, 255. 4d.
The net receipt of Customs' duties, after all deduc-
tions, amounted, in 1848, to 22,655,889/., out of which

1,304,593/. were paid fur services specially connected
with the collection, and 381,3941. for services not so

connected, leaving a balance of 20;969,9021.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London Plew Price Current, March 28.)
SUGAR.—To-day former rates wero required for West
India Sugar, still home dealers operated with caution,
and the purchases amounted to only 60, making for the
week 632 hhda, The market for 'taw Sugar closes
with a quiet aspect. The public sales of Sugar an-
nounced to take place next week are small of both free
and slate labour sorts.

REFINED.—To-day Lump Sugar was in excellent de-
mand for home trade purposes, and prices were still on
the rise ; good brown grocery Lumps cannot be obtiined
under 49s per cwt. Bonded Cruativd Sugar is dull of
sale at former terms.

MAURITIUS.—Thin afternoon there was not much de-
sire evinced to make purchases in Mauritius Sugar. Of
5,440 bags offered at public sale not above half sold at
fJrtnar rates ; yellow, at from 355 to 41s, and fine
brown 348 to 34s fid.

EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the public sales of
3,900 bags of Bengal Sugar went otT quietly, and at
barely former rates. The prices obtained for white
Benares were from 37s 6d to 39s 6d, soft yellow 33s to
375, good and tine brown 31s to 325, and good strong
yellow 40s per cwt ; about two-thirds found buyers.
Foanols.—This afternoon the market was i❑ a quiet
state for Foreign Sugar. At public sale 200 hhds Cuba
Muscovado were withdrawn, and the sound of 3,936
hags Siam was taken in at 40s to 43s 61 for white., and
at 39s to 39s 6d for yellow, but washed sold at 35s
to 41s.

MOLASSES.—Prices have not declined f.)r West India,
still the sales made have been of little moment by private
treaty, and at auction 192 puns Demerara were take❑ it,
at 15a per cwt. for ord quality. The value of better
sorts is from 15t 6d to 18s. East India Treacle is held
for 14s to 14s 6d, still the sales made have been to a
limited extent only, but the supply is not larger.
COFFEE.—There are no public sales of Colonial or
Foreign Coffee declared, and the amount on offer in the
private market is small. To-day a fair quantity of
Coffee was purchased, chiefly by home dealers, holders
als, displayed firmness, and further parcels wore with-
drawn from the market. The eluting price of good ord
Native on the spot is:4Bl per cwt. There are large buyers
rather under this rate.

TEA. —ln Black Tea only limited sales have been
made here during the week, and on the part of holders
a desire is evinced to sell; there is also a larger quantity
,;enieffer..and prices have a downward- tendency. The
value of ordinary and good common Coagoa is 9d to
9i,1, medium kinds 103 to is 2d, and better sort Is 3d to
Is 9,1 per lb. Small shipping orders have 'been exe-
cuted at 9d to 9d. Scented Caper and Orange Pekoe
have been rather more in demand this week, still holders
ire unable to obtain any advance. Green Tea of ordi-
nary quality has been sold to a fair extent at the terms
previously current, but only small orders have been rxe-
cut 'd for better sorts, and sellers are disposed to accept
rather lower terms. An impression exists that Tea will
be cheaper. There has been no public sale this week, but
parcels will be declared shortly ,and three vessels have
arrived off the coast.

RlCE.—Thoro has been no public sale of East India
this week, and by private treaty a less amount is on
offer; still shippers and home dealers have operated
with caution, and the purchases are not worth enume-
rating; there is also still no desire on the part of specu-
lators to do business, low as prices are. Bengal of good
and fine white quality can be purchased at 9s 6d to
108 6d, low to middling Ss to 9s, cargo 7s to is 6d, Ma-
dras pinky white 8s to 8s 6d, and pearl barley 7s to 8s
per cwt. None has been imported this week, but some
parcels aro near at hand. Prices for cleaned remain as
previously, with only a small demand for all purposes.
A desire is evinced to sell Patna of low to fine quality
at from 12s to 20s, broken 9s 64 to Ils 6cl town
dressed Carolina 20s to 265, and American at 19s to
19s 6d per cwt. Of the latter 120 tre have arrived
this week.

SAbn.—The rates asked for Pearl wore 20s to 23s per
cwt, still only small orders have been completed by pri-
vate treaty, and none has been offered at auction. For
Sago Flour the market has a dull aspect, and 21s 6d to
221 is the value. Full terms are asked for Tapioca, still
buyers operate with caution. At auction 20 brls were
sold at bid per lb for good white Rio. There is no fur-
ther decline in prices of Arrowroot, but the market has
a quiet aspect. At auction a part only of 200 pkgs ans
392 tins St. Vincent's of the new crop found buyers at
7d to 10i for mid and good quality.
SexEs.—There is still scarcely any demand for Pi-
mento. and buyers will not pay above 51d fur the best,
and sid to Sid for other sorts. Black Pepper is not
offered at any further decline, yet the private sales have
been limited for all purposes, and none has been offered
at auction. For Malabar prices rule at aid to 4d, and
Sumatra 3kd to 34d per lb. Of white only small parcels
have been sold at from 6d to 81, and Pod 30s to 60s per
cwt. For Cinnamo❑ there is still a dell sale, and to sell
lower rates would have to be acceded to. Only trifling
pnrchases have been made in Cassia Lignea at 104 s to
110 s, yet there is not a better supply at market. For
Casvia Buds the value is 110 s to 115 s, with few buyers.
Cloves have been purchased with caution, Amboyna at
94 to I Id, Bourbon is 7d to 2a, Penang is 3d to Is 9d,
and Bourbon lid to Bd. Of Mace a fair quantity has
been sold at from 2s 3d to 2s 10d for ordinary to fine.
Nutmegs are wanted, and few parcels are to be obtained,
for brown of first sort the rates paid are 3s 9d to 4s 4d,
second ditto 2s 10d to 3s sd, and other kinds 2a 6d to
2A 9d: For Ginger there is a quiet market, yet prices
rule firm, and supplies are limited. At auction 35 cs
Cochin were sold et 96s to 118. for good bold white, and
26 brls Jamaica at 90s to 100 s for ord to mid; the value
of better sort is 5/ los to 101, and East India export
kinds 19s to 24s per cwt.
CocEtINEAL.—In the market less activity has existed
this se(-elr, and as the supply is plentiful, a reduction in
prices of Id per lb is apparent for inferior and mid sorts,
in the value of Dotter kinds there is, however, at present
no variation. At auction 380 bag' of Honduras have
been offered, and a small proportion found buyers, ord
and mid silvers at 3s 7d to 3s 10d, good mid and good
3s lld to 4s 3d, fine 4s 4d to 4s 6d, black•, ord 3s 10d,
and good 48 5d to 4d 6d per lb. Ahhougli deliveries con-

tinue good, there is a very large stock and much greater
than in =he past season.
6PIIIITS.—There is scarcely any var:a:ion to
notice in prices of Jamaica Rum this vie,els, yet
few parcels have been taken for the Continent
and home dealers have made purchases with caution.
Prices vary from 2s 3d to 2s 93 for 20 to 29 per
cent over proof, 2s 93 to 3s 5d for 30 to 36, and
3s ed to 4s 2d for fine marks. Leeward Island has been
operated in with caution, and is 43 to Is 4id proof is the
value. East India is held for is 43, but few buyers
are to be met with. Demerara is not much wanted, yet
strong qualities are held for 2s 23 to 2s 61 For Brandy
the market has presented a dull aspect during the week,
and sellers are willing to sell Cognac best brands of the
vintage of 1848 at 4s 7d to 4s 9d, 1849 ditto 4s ed to
4683, and interior sorts 2s 10d to 4s 4d per gallon. For
British made Spirit prices are the same as last week.
Geneva is offered ut is Sd to is 93 for ord, and 2s 3,1 to
3s for fine, still only smell orders have been competed.
hentuo.-1101ders of East India remain firm, and last
sales' rates are supported, still there are few export or-
ders and home dealers do business with caution. There
are several buyers for all purposes at a slight reduction.
Spanish is not to be obtained at any further decline, and
the market is less freely supplied.
OILS.—I❑ consequence of the small stock of Cod Oil
there are no sellers under 2:51, but only limited saes
have been made. Southern met with lit:le attention,
and the value is from 30/ to 33/. for low to tine quaiiLy ;
there is also a fair supply at market. Se sl has levee
purchased with caution, and prices are drooping, pale
selling at 36/ 106 to 37/, straw and tinged 331 to 36/,
yellow and brown 30/ to 321 104; the better sorts are
still least in demand. A good trade has been concluded
in Linseed Oil for home consumption, and several
shipping orders have been executed; pricet
are firm, and rule at 32s to 33s per cwt on the spot.
There are several buyers for delivery at similar
terms, but not many sellers are to be met with. There
is a fair supply cf Oil at market but consumption is
much larger than a few weeks back. In Olive the sales
concluded have been less than in,the former week, and
on the part of holders a desire is evinced to sell Galli-
poli and Spanish at 471 to 48/, Barbary, Levant, and
Portugal 441 108 to 45/10s. per tun. Palm of good and
fine quality is offered at 311 to 321, still few buyers are
to be met with. Opinion is still unfavourable towards
Cocoa Nut Oil; there is no decrease of supply, and the
♦alue is from 30s to 34s for fair to ord quality. Rape
Seed Oil is further depressed in value. British refined
selling at 39s to 40s, brown 37s to 38s, pale foreign 40s
Gd to 41s, and brown 39s to 40s—at these rates only
limited purchases have been made. For Sperm Oil
prices have further declined, land buyers are not much j
disposed to sell. At public sale 50 tons of British went
at SO/ to 81/ for good and fine quality.
TALLOW.—This afternoon at public sale 700 pkgs
South American Tallow were nearly all sold, but at
rather lower rates, and went at from 32s 9d to 365, grease
30s, and 400 casks New South Wales at 33s 6d to 36s
3d per cwt; these are also easier prices.
ME

TROPOLITAN OMNIBUS SER-
VANTS' PROVIDENT SOCIETY.
The first annual meeting of the members and
friends of this society was held last evening at
Exeter-hall; James Wyld, Esq., M.P., in the chair.
Among those present were the Rev. Dr. Burn,
Mr. Francis Gell, Mr. J. Payne, Mr. M. A. Garvey,
Mr. C. Cochrane, Mr. Reynolds, and others.
The society has been established for the benefit of

hat large body of men who are connected with
omnibuses, either as drivers, conductors, time-keepers,
or clerks, numbering in all 10,000.
The CHAIRMAN congratulated the members upon
the presence of several ladies, whom he most cordially
thanked for taking an interest in the society. When
he considered what large bodies of the middle and
working classes—not excluding the ladies who be-
longed to those classes—were in the habit of travel-
ling by omnibuses, and enjoying the facilities which
they afforded, he did not wonder at their taking an
interest in a meeting of that kind. This was the first
annual meeting of a society which he felt was calcu-
lated to do a great amount of good. The society
had three objects in view. First, the formation of a
fund to assist the disabled and infirm, their
widows and orphans ; secondly, the erec-
tion of an asylum for the aged and feeble ;
Thirdly, the establishment of a school for the child-
ren of members, and to adopt some measures by
which the members might be enabled to improve
themselves mentally, morally, and religiously. There
was also a fourth, or a subsidiary object, which was
not mentioned in the prospectus—that of exercising a
control, individually and collectively, over the whole
body of omnibus conductors and drivers. It was not
quite a year since the society was established, but
during the short time it had been in existence, he was
happy to say, that a very large body of omnibus
conductors and drivers had responded to the call which
had been made upon them by the promoters.—
(Cheers.) They had at present more than 5001. in
hand, and though they had no balance-sheet to lay
before them that evening, the day was not far distant
when, he had no doubt, a very detailed and a very
satisfactory statement of the society's accounts
would be presented to the members.— (Hear.)
This was one of those societies which sprang
up out of the peculiar habits and feelings of
Englishmen, and in speaking of its advantages he
would say to the class he was addressing, as was often
said to nations in a helpless condition, " If you wish
Heaven to help you, you must first help yourselves."
—(Cheers.) The society would bring out all the
better feelings of their common nature, elevate their
condition, and by and bye afford assistance and sup-
port in time of infirmities, sickness, and old age.
When first started it did not receive that countenance
and support from proprietors of omnibuses which it
deserved, but he was happy to say now that a very
large portion of them had tendered their support.—
(Cheers.) In that large city—the greatest in the
civilized world—every one was acquainted with the
convenience of our public carriages, but very few
knew the difficulties and hardships to which those
who drove and conducted them were exposed. At
the present time there were nearly 3,000 omnibuses in
the metropoliF, and each of them travelled about 60
miles daily. Taking the average number of passen-
gers carried a-day at 250, that would give a total of
nearly half a million fur the year l but, in fact, there
was more than half a million, because in that rough
computation he had not included the Sunday passen-
gers, which he knew made a very large proportion of
the whole. In round numbers there was nearly a
million of passengers travelling in London every year
by omnibuses ; and it was extremely gratifying to
know that within the last two or three years, but
especially w ithin the last year, there had been not
only an improvement in the character of the persons
who managed them, but they had shown an amount of
civility and attention, and industry and perseverance,
which it could not be said belonged to any other pro-
fession of the kind in this or any other country.
—(Pheers.) It had been his lot to visit the
city.: of New York, where there were public carriages
something like our own omnibuses, but he saw no-
thing like the civility, care, and attention which was
manifested here. There was a very able publication
which greatly delighted them by its great wit and
by its careful exclusion of anything of an immoral
tendency from its pages, and which supplied them
weekly with a large amount of amusement. He
alluded to Punch. That serial gave some curious
sketches of scenes in the life of an unprotected female,
but if any of the accidents and annoyances which
were encountered by that unfortunate person really
did have any existence—and he must say he thought
some of them were fabulous, and written only to excite
a laugh—they had not arisen, he was sure, with
any members of this association.—(Loud cheers.)
Ever since it had been established there had been a
spirit of emulation among the men to deserve praise
for their good conduct, and if the public but knew
how much they,had improved the attendance of visitors
at that meeting would have been much larger.—
(INar.) 13ttt their object was not so much to call
the attention of the public to the society, as to obtain
the co-operation of those who were more particularly
concerned in its welfare. No pursuit was attended
with such a loss of health as the driving of omnibuses.
The men were exposed to all weathers ; they had
no regular periods of rest. Sunday, when nearly
every other person recruited his wasted ener-
gies, was perhaps the busiest of their days,
and thus they were compelled, from Saturday
night to Saturday night, without any
stated intervals for meals, to pursue their occupation
for the benefit of the public. The average life of
drivers of public vehicles in the old stage-;:oath time
was not 42 years; and he might say, in spite of in-
creased temperance and improved habits, there was
not a higher average of life among the drivers of om-
nibuses. How necessary, then, was it to make some
provident provision for illness or old age. This 80.
sciety intended to offer such a provision, and the
laudable purpose was to be accomplished by appeal-
ing to those engaged in this particular occupation,
and to the public at large. Since the last meeting
he had had the pleasure of an interview with Sir
George Grey and Mr. Cornewall Lewis, and he then
stated that in spite of all their endeavours to make
omnibus conductors and drivers a respectable body,
the law, as it existed, prevented a proper control over
the granting of licences, because a man had only to
obtain a letter from a person to say he had employed
him, and the licence was granted immediately. The
consequence was that a large proportion of very bad
characters, had been infused into the rank, who were
unfitted to the discharge of their duties. That griev-
ance had now been very much remedied by an Act
passed a few days ago, which placed the granting of
licences in the hands of the Commissioners of Police.
The worthy manager of the society and himself
waited on Commissioner Mayne, with the view of
stating the evils which previously existed, and sug-
gesting their remedy. Mr. Mayne told them that it
was the intention of the Commissioners to exercise a
very stringent control over the granting of licences.
He (the Chairman) further observed, that it would be
impossible to provide for the public security and
safety unless some inquiry was made into the cha-
racter and good habits of the men, and Mr. Mayne
said it was his intention to apply all the information
possessed by the police in a way which he hoped