The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-09 00:00:00

9d to 10d. Twankey fair useful Is 2d to Is 2id, and low Is
to Is Id per lb. Public sales will be shortly declared, there
will be a large quantity brought forward.
MOLASSES.—This afternoon a parcel of Antigua Molasses
was sold privately at 18s per cwt. At public sale 150 casks
of Tamarinds were all taken in at 12s per cwt.
RuM, BRANDT, AND Har.LANDs.—ln the value of Jamaica
there is no variation to notice. Calcutta has met with little
attention, but at present no further decline has taken place.
Demerara must be quoted, rather cheaper, 100
O.P.uns having
been sold at 2s 6d to 2s 10(1 for 28 to 37 per cent Pln Brandy
therehasbEenlittlebusincss done, and the stock is a large one.
To-day there was more business transaeted in all kinds of
Rum, but not at better prices. Jamaica of common quality
was sold at 38 2d to 3s 4d, middling 3s 5d to 3s Bd, good 3s 6d
to 4s, superior 4s 2d to ss. Leeward Proof Is 10d, Deme-
rara 28 to 39 per cent over proof 2s 6d to 2s lid, and Calcutta
proof is 8d per gallon.
'RICE.—A good business transacted upon former terms;
low to middling white fetching Ils 6d to 12s, and good
12s 3d to 12s 6d per cwt. Madras is wanted, aprices con-
tinue firm, yellow 9s 6d to lOs 6d per cwt. Of Java, the
supply is scanty • white is worth Its to Ils 6d, and yellow
10s to 103 6d. The market has a firm appearance for cleaned
Rice ; Patna fetching 14s to 18s, and Carolina 23s to 28s per
cwt. The market is scantily supplied.
COCHINEAL this afternoon was sought after, and 119 bags
Honduras at public sale were sold, common silvers at 4s 9d
to 4s 10d, middling 4s lld to ss, good 5s ld to 5s 2d, and
Granilla 2s 6d to 4s 4d per lb.
SALTPETRE.—This afternoon. little business was transacted
by private treaty ; 341 bags of Madras at public sale were
only partly sold at 24s 6d for good strong grey IN. per cent.
refraction being barely the former prices.
Oits.—ln Cod Oil a good business has been transacted at
291 15s to 301; and in Southern the operations are more ex-
tended, good to fine quality 281 las to 30/, and low to mid-
dling 271 to 281 per tun. Pale Seal is held for 301 to 311,
straw 291 to 291 103, yellow 271 to 281 104, and brown 26l to
261 10s per tun. Sperm is wanted, and prices are firm ; British
at 861 to 87/ for first quality, and American 831 to 851 per
tun. For Linseed Oil prices are on the advance, and an ex-
tensive business has been transacted at 25s 9d to 26s on the
spot. and at 26s 3d to 26s 6d per cwt for delivery. Rape Oil
38s 6d to 39s for pale, and at 37s 6d to 38s per cwt for brown.
Olive Oil is selling at firm rates; Gallipoli at 411 to 41110 s;
Spanish 40/ to 40/ 103; Barbary and Levant 391 to 39/ lOs
per tun. For Palm prices are not so firm.
TALLOW.—Holders of Russian have submitted to a further
reduction in prices, 38s to 383 6d per cwt have been taken
P Y C of first quality; for delivery there are sellers at the
reduced rates 38s 3d to 38s 6d per cwt for the last three
months of the year. but few purchasers are to be met with.
Town Tallow has been in increased supply ; 38s to 39s per
cwt are the rates taken for parcels, net cash. At public sale
439 plots, 77 hhds, and 7 bxs of South American went at
305.6 d to 37s for low to good; and 149 casks of New South
Wales 35s 3d to .38s 6d per cwt.

COURSE OF EXCHAI
Amsterdam CF. 12 81
Ditto, at sight l2 61
Rotterdam 2U. 12 9
Antwerp 26 20
Hamburgh M.B. 14 0
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 90
Ditto, 3 months 26 10
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 26 15
Frankfort on Maine 123
Petersburgh, 3Us —
Berlin
Vienna, effee. fl. 3 M lO 2
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 361
Cadia
Baba°
Barcelona
Seville

TGE.—(YESTERI,AY.)
Gibraltar.....
Leghorn ...... 31
Genoa 26 20
Milan
Venice .
Naples ...... ..... . 39i
i'slerFao, 02..... 1181
Lisbon s2i
Oporto . 53
Rio Janeiro .
Bahia ..
Buenos Apes
New Yolk.:. -dyssight
pimp:, 7;7 !WLLION, TER OZ
Foreign bars. 17 9
Portty,a. Coin :> -.7 5
New I'oubbons.... 0 0 0
New :-);;.:ais 0 4 9;
Silva: It, tears 4 10

PRINTERS' PENSION SOCIETY.
The eighteenth anniversary of this Institution was cele-
brated yesterday evening, at the London Tavern, Bishops-
gate-street. Upwards of 100 gentlemen assembled on the
occasion, and the chair was occupied by Mr. D'lsraeli, M.P.,
who was supported by Sheriffs Sidney and Hunter, and se-
veral other influential gentlemen. After justice had been done
to a dinner served in Bathe and Breach's best style,
The CtrAtitstAN proposed the usual loyal toasts, which
were duly responded to ; as was also "Success and Prosperity
to the Worshipful Company of Stationers."
Mr. SHACKELL responded to the toast.
Mr. D'lsn.ssui then, in giving the toast of the evening,
said he relied with confidence on the kind feeling of the
company, although he might, in doing so, well be daunted
on looking over the list of royal, noble, and celebrated per-
sonages who had presided at former anniversaries of this
Institution. He was, however, in some degree sustained in
attempting to discharge the duties which he was about to do,
but which he knew he could but imperfectly perform—first,
by their evinced kindness; and, secondly, by the fact that
although he might be deficient in the attributes of a chair-
man upon so important and interesting an occasion, and
be neither a royal, noble, or celebrated person, yet that he
was at least one of themselves.—(Applause.) He wanted to
call their attention for a moment, and, if possible, to interest
their feelings on behalf of a charity that was founded for
the children of labour—an institution which, although its
origin was humble, its achievements had been considerable;
but not so ample as could be desired. He was anxious, not
merely to induce them to support so valuable an institution,
but to extend its benefits. They were aware, no doubt, of
the general objects which the society attempted to attain.
At this moment he believed it granted 50 pensions to those
whose energies were decreased by age or by infirmity. Those
pensions were essentially of an auxiliary nature; it was not
intended to support him whose energies had entirely failed,
but to assist. That so much had been done by persons who
were themselves struggling for existence, was in the highest
degree laudable; but if they examined the statistics of the
question, he thought there was no one present who would
not be struck with the immense benefits which the energies
of the printers' friends had produced. The number of jour-
neymen printers in the metropolis could, he thought, scarcely
be calculated under 4,000, and if they took only one per cent.
on that number, they would find the exact number of pensions
would be produced which at that moment they were paying.
—(Hear.) Now in every charity and in every institution in
this country, there never was an average contemplated less
than two per cent.; three per cent. had been the basis upon
which all charities had been calculated.—(Hear.) He hoped
he might induce them, that evening, not only to increase the
basis of the purpose for which they had assembled, but to
increase that feeling which, duly cultivated and carefully
nurtured, would accomplish an object such as he had indi-
cated. He hoped that they would eventually afford assist-
ance to at least double the number to that which now it did.
—(Applause.) He ventured to advocate not only the main-
tenance of the institution, but its expansion. When
he remembered the eminent personages who, for a series of
years, had advocated the interests of the society, and called
upon them to support it, he thought it would be useless t•
follow in their footsteps, and he would therefore go beyond
his predecessors, and call upon the company, not only to
sustain the institution, but to extend its advantages; and

they would be surprised, if they carefully examined the
subject, to find what immense benefits could be achieved from
comparatively slight means.—(Applause.) Let them sup-
pose the number of pensions at present granted doubled—
that' the number of pensioners was 100. Let them take the
same ratio of per centage, and suppose 10 of those pensions
not auxiliary, but absolute—that is, give's to persons whose
energies had altogether ceased. If, then, they were to fix
the amount of pensions at 251. per year, and to the remaining
90 they gave, to the males 151. a year, and to the female's 101.
a year; if they were, in fact, to ram a munificent and ample
charity, they would not require more than 5001. a year in
addition to their present means.—(Hear.) He could not
understand why there should be any difficulty in attaining
this result. Adding that sum to the income which they at
present possessed, it would make about 1,4001. a year, which
was not a greater amount than he had known to have been
received by other societies at their annual festivals.---(Hear.)
There was no class of labour in the metropolis that was more
entitled to metropolitan support than that of journeymen
printers. London owed everything to it's press; it owed as
much to its press as it (lid to its being the seat of govern-
ment and the seat of law. He regretted to say there always
appeared to be a great lack of sympathy in this country in
any charity connected with its literature. In every other
trade there was more esprit du corps than in the realms of
literature, if, indeed, they could call that a kingdom which
was a perpetual scene of civil war.—(Hear, hear.) The
fact was, that from alpha to omega there had been a perfect
want of sympathy amongst all persons connected with lite-
rature. ISTo matter what they were—from the most suc-
cessful authors to the humblest persons connected with the
press—although the gradations were numerous, the hierarchy
was entire. They originated in one principle—they existed
by the same means—and, did they understand it, were con-
nected by indivisible interests.—(Applause.) But, unfortu-
nately, it had ever been the case that authors, editors, re-
porters, and printers. had never exhibited among themselves
that esprit du corps that was shown by the members of every
other body of men. Jealousy and distrust had alwayi inter-
vened, and the time had now arrived when they ought to
make a great effort to put a stop to those unfortunate differ-
ences. To him there was nothing more surprising than that
there should be fin uncommon want of confidence amongst
men wbo were in possession of the greatest power in the
world.—(Hear.) Giittenburgh, the inventor of printing,
though he might have imagined the great influence which
his discovery might acquire, could never have thought that
its followers should, amongst all classes of the community
have been the least respected and the most in want.--illear.)
It was true the master printers had recently given their aid to
the institution, and that they had done so with very great
effect—(Applause)—but there were others immediately con-
nected with the craft who bad not taken that prominent part
they ought to have (lone. Where were the authors of England
was a question which he dare not ask ; if he did, echo would
answer, " Where ?"—(Laughter.) Where were the authors
whose books sold? Abset,t.—( Laughter.) Where were
those whose books did not sell? Still further away.—(Re-
newed laughter.) Why, they would not be heard of even in
the immortality of the pastry-cooks, if it were not for the
printers of England.—( Increased laughter.) They had many
other clients to whom they could also appeal—the authoresses
of England for instance. Ile knew of many. ladies who had
exhibited great ability in writing upon various subjects, not
even omitting sermons, to be sold at bazaars, in aid of chari-
ties, and yet few of them were found to come forward to sup-
port the decayed of that class which was mainly instrumental
in placing their literary eftbrts before the public.—(Hear, and
laughter) After a few other observations with respect to
the object of the dimity, tl:e Chairman proposed "Success
and Prosperity to the Printers' Pension Society."
The toast having been drunk with loud applause,
Mr. Sheriff HUNTER gave "The health of the Chairman,"
which was briefly responded to.
The subscriptions were then announced, and amounted to
upwards of 400/.
"The Press," "The healths of the Sheriffs," and other
toasts were subsequently proposed and responded to, and the
company separated.

We understand that orders have been issued by the
Admiralty to discontinue raising men for the Navy. It
is difficult to account for this ; as we believe that the
ships recently commissioned are still considerably short
of their established complements, and we are not aware
that anything has occurred in the aspect of oar foreign
r; la tions to do away with the necessity of having a small
squadron prepared for any sudden emergency ; indeed,
the additional grant for the navy was not proposed fur
this purpose, but to have a home squadron for the exer-
cising and training of men and officers. What can have
happened to render this training now unnecessary ?--
Shipping Ga cttc.
n iescaesps
necessary
ri ny t nit
than
Thursdayh a s
11 li NG F.ll FORD SUSPENSION. BRIDGE OPENING .
In consequence of the many untoward events which have
occurredd relative to the opening of this bridge, considerable
been thew ee
week,
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w.
finally settled by the company that no longer delay will be
neces-
saryhil3ch
uttimite-beasvenryowbee
arrangement will be completed for the bridge to be
opened on the following•nt ing
We understand that Lieutenant-General
Ilichard Dawnt.s ja6kson,K.c.BisSir
.about to be succeeded in
the command of her Majesty's forces in Canada, by General,
of Hull.
the Earl Cathcart, 1.T., and Governor'