1846. 1847. 1848. Sugar unrefined, cwts., 2,956,986 3,967,686 2,960,430 Sugar Refined, 54,249 39,344 50,863 Sugar Candy, 1 1,025 507 Sugar Molasses, 202,264 411,263 191,531 ————————— ————————— ————————— 3,213,500 4,419,318 3,203,331 ————————— ————————— ————————— So that we are absolutely importing _less sugar_ in 1848 than we did in 1846, before Lord John Russell and his sapient colleagues chose to give the _coup de grace_ to the colonists! So much for increased revenue from that source. In the articles of raw material for manufacture there is a considerable increase; and, should money be obtainable at easy rates throughout the coming winter, this may be a source of real congratulation. But from recent symptoms, and the insanity of ministers in refusing to face the difficulties of the Bank Restriction Acts, we very much dread another recurrence of tightness, in which case industry must inevitably be paralysed as before. It is, however, comforting to know that we have a stock of raw material in hand, and that our condition in that respect has improved since last year, when the warehouses were nearly drained. The aggregate amount of cotton, wool, flax, hemp, and silk which have been imported for the last six months is in the ratio of 28,811,825, to 27,372,502 for the same period in 1847.