The Sun.
London, England, 1836-05-14 00:00:00

RIOT AT OPORTO.

01,0;11To, Arum 26.—WeTo, had a very unpleasant dis-
turbance 'Jere yesterday, which is believed to have been
long si ace teitc;eted, not alone having for its °lied the
destruiltion of a few packages of furniture, hat of foreign
leanufactitred goods generally. A body of riotous fellows,
headed hy a cabinet-maker, presented themselves bekht
the Civr,l Governor, and demanded that the further impor-
tation, of foreign furniture should be prevented. The Go-
vertu, r endeavoured to tranquillize them with fair words, but
expv..essed his inability to meet their wishes without instrue-
thras from the Government.
Upon this the deputation told the Governor they would
interfere themselves, and the mob, to the number of 200 to
apo men, then departed, and 'proceeded towards the river
side, where, being strengthened by the ragamuffins they
Picked up on the way, after giving sundry cheers, they
mmenced their work of destruction by breaking up va-
s packages containing pianofortes, and other foreign
articles, in the course of removal from the river side to
the Custom=house warehouses. They next destroyed
the contents of a lighter, laden w;.;:n part of the cargo
of a vessel from Hamburgh, I.,reaking the packages
to pieces, and throwing the fragments of them and
the goods into the riv`,:r. Hence they proceeded to
the convent of San Dor.ingo, where Mr. Kebe, the Danish
Consul, who had hren the importer of great part of the
obnoxious furniture, had a large amount of property depo-
sited. Here tt.ley broke open the doors, which had been
Previously cleied, and renewed their work by breaking to
pieces every package they could get at, in which employ-
ment they were diligently engaged, when our military Go-
vernor, Vac Baron da Foote Nova, made his appearance
4flieni,Tt them. They at first showed an inclination to
attaes him, but the General being an old soldier, appearing
imir,ediately to join their ranks, took off his hat, gave three
Cheers for the Queen, and then made a short speech, in
'which he promised that their grievances should be re-
dressed, that Indian corn should not cost more than 480
reis an alquier, and that many other benefits should be
showered upon them, if they would only show themselves
good citizens and friends of his, and go quietly away to
their homes. By these means the mob were coaxed out
of the warehouses, which were then partiality secured. A
great number of persons afterwards corigregated in front
of the Custom-house, the doors of ..vh',ich they attempted to
force, but on the re-appearance of 13.12 authorities were again
induced to desist from further m;„ilief.
Towards the evening the mob paraded the streets, and
exacted money from a Fr.enctiman who has recently esta-
blished a shop for fa-dcy articles, contenting themselves by
breaking the windrArs of other dealers in foreign commo-
dities, who we-., natives. To day all is comparatively
quiet, but str.„ll parties, sufficiently strong to overcome re-
sistance, h..rt been round to all the dealers in grain, and
have heaped themselves to Indian corn at 480 reis per al-
'lute'', although the market price the day before yesterday
reis. The consequence will be that in 48 hours
the small quantity in the dealers' hands will be hidden or
exl:rausted, and as the farmers will not, under present cir-
cumstances, send any more to market, we shall, in all pro-
liability, be reduced to the necessity of living upon rice, of
Which, fortunately, we have a fair supply. The authori-
ties have no physical force at their disposal, but some
troops are expected hourly to strengthen the civil power.
The real causes of the disturbances are the high price of
-bread, and the incapacity and turpitude of the late Mi-
nistry, which has freely admitted foreign manufactured
goods, but utterly prohibited foreign grain, although Indian
torn has risen more than 100 per cent. since the period of
harvest.' A decree allowing the importation of 400,000
alquiers of Indian corn only has, however, just been made
public, but this cannot be brought into the market to
supply our immediate wants. It is true that since harvest
large quantities of grain have been smuggled in from
pain, otherwise we should be now in a state of starvation ;
ut compensation to the smuggler, and grease for the fingers
of the corrupt authorities, render this an expensive mode of
supply.

Otir market is glutted with British-manufactured goods
of every description, and public sales occur almost daily, at
which property is disposed of at immense sacrifices. Many
goods are being returned to England, and others are re-
shipping to the 13razils and New York.
APRIL 2g.—On the 27th the city was filled with country-
people, many of whom joined the mob in their visits to the
various dealers in grain, whom they compelled to sell the
Indian corn bn hand at 480 reis per alquier, and through-
out the day no further violence appears to have be commit-
ted. In the mean time the civil governor convened a
meeting of the municipality, the principal authorities, and
the members of the Commercial Association, to take the
exigencies of the moment into consideration---the result
was the determination to admit foreign wheat to immediate
consumption ; the Municipal Chamer, as
,well as some
Wealthy individuals, making themselves responsible to
the Government for any duty that may be charged upon the
articel. There are two or three cargoes of foreign wheat
in the port, which it is believed will be purchased by the
Inunicipality at 650 reis per alquier (50s. 4d. per quarter),
to be retailed to the bakers at the same rate.
The inhabitants have rallied round the authorities, and
any further attempts at disturbance will be instantly repelled
by force, and I have no doubt successfully put down.—
Correspondence of a Contemporary.

A.D VERTISEMENT.] —THE PUBLISHING BUSl-
l'Ess.—We are authorised and requested to state, that there is
In) truth whatever in the report that Mr. Colburn has retired
*sn•, business, or intends to do so. The report in question
appears to have originated in the circumstance of Mr. Col-
burn's having relinquished his business in New Burlington-
street to Mr. Bentley, on the expiration of the previous part-
nership between them, and of his having devoted himself
Solely, since that period (when he removed to Great Marlbo-
rough-street), to the reprinting and publishing of his Stock
Works, and the conduct of his various Periodicals. His ar-
rangement with Mr. Bentley, however, far from being to the
ffect of a total retirement from business, only precluded him
from publishing New Works in London, Edinburgh, or within
twenty miles thereof ; but out of these limits the right of pub-
such New Works remains to Mr. Colburn as fully and
freely' 43 before. In conformity with this right, Mr. Colburn
z* now, we understand, on the point of opening a new and ex-
tensive Publishing Establishment at Windsor, a spot which
affords peculiar advantages, and where he will be attended,
we doubt not, by the good wishes of all who know how to va-
lue the effects of enterprise and liberality in the business of
Literature.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—The Carlisle Journal
445's :—" We stated in our paper of the 23d ult., that a man
of the name of John Newbold had had his hand severely :ace-
tate(' by a tiger in Mr. Wombwell's menagerie on the preceding
,Wednesday evening. The thumb and finger were amputated,
but there was no possibility of subduing the inflammation,
Which rapidly spread up his arm, and after great suffering, he
died en Wednesday morning last, about two o'clock. His arm
T° T4°(l race were frightfully swollen. An inquest was held on
e body on Thursday, before W. Carrick, Esq., Coroner.
facts, as stated by us at the time, were detailed to the
-1°.7.3'. It appeared that he had persisted in using familiarities
with the animals, notwithstanding the repeated warnings of
the keepers. The jury returned a verdi .t of Accidental death,'
with a deodand of Is. upon the tiger. The deceased was 54
Years of ago, and had been 34 years in the army."
CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday afternoon an
nattiest was held at the Barley-mow, Mount-street, Grosvenor-
°Kluare, on the boa/ of a young woman named Caroline Free-
btan, aged sixteen, stho was found drowned in the Serpentine
t,i,yer on Wednesday night last. Prom the evidence of Charles
.iriffitlis, the superintendent of the Humane Society, it ap-
',eared. about half-past nine o'clock the deceased had jumped
Zit tile bridge in Kensington-gardens into the Serpentine ; he
'°-s upon the spot in less than three minutes. Deceased ap-
tared quite dead %shell he took hcr from the water ; she was
:_t"'eyed to the Humane Society's receiving-house, and every
'ana used to rea
r tore animation, hut without effect. It ap-
se°red that she had been discharged from her situation for
t 0: Ting out all night without leave. The jury, after consult-
ts short time, returned a verdict " Found drowned."
SIIIpWRECKS.—One of the most lamentable cases
t;shiparreck, which has occurred for a long time past, unfor.
itoately took place on Monday, by which Captain Harrison,
.I;,tee sons, and lad, all met a watery grave. The schooner
anrecird 'Fick and Betsy was laden with corn and rags for London,
,as When off Brancaster, experienced a severe gale, which
t7Psited the vessel, and all on board perishad. Captain Har-
t-08°,4,4a a considerable sum of money, in notes and gold, on
ss;:.." with him, all of which, it is feared, is lost. The wreck
'ti, aa shore about four miles cast of Wells, and, to the
Isi,"sl.luu of the people of that neighbourhood be it said, it has
letters plundered of every thing that the waves had spared ;
Split were wantonly destroyed, places that were locked
.up
isli,:*Pen with hatchets, and other outrages committed which
ea" have been looked for from the brutish inhabitants of the
gilst of Barbary, but which are a national disgrace to civilized
tsla4°l. We lament to add that Captain Harrison has left a
11,th". and five children to lament his loss. On the same day,
Captain
four and five o'clock, A. M., the Thomas and Ann,
lltglo Buckley, drove on shore between Brancastor and
by tt'am, and is a total wreck ; one hand, a boy, was killed
v° boat washing off the chocks on him. In this case, also,
att,nessel has been plundered by the lawless wretches, who
the to subsist by robbing the unfortunate. At the time of
or twreck, the Thomas and Ann had on board a valuable cargo
tartitt°es. The Joseph and Ann, of Boston, lost anchor
sieetcplains in the Deeps. The Jane, went on shore at Wain-
Itistai °int, but has since been towed up by a steamer, having
oed val. • reat damage.—Boston Herald.
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lIIOVEN OF 1-11MSFLF.—Music is a higher
the 4it,lcen than all this world's wisdom andphilosophy.lt "
eacchuiss
that ~r‘.
,which inspires new creations ; am the
°Writ- crushes out this noble juice for mankind, and makes their
'khat • drunk ; and when they are sobered again, then you see
thQ,l w.orld of things they have fished. up, to bring back with
ala, dry land again. I have no friend. I must needs live
in a,e,Pgith myself;'but I well know that God is nearer to me
tas4o..ort than others : I commune with him without fear:
re hay
not 1,41. f I acknowledged and understood him : and
.I am
/1/I,i ul con eruing my music—no evil fate can befall cal Ix,
rvurld,