The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-29 00:00:00

MANCHESTER-TUESDAY,

STATE OF TRADE. —There has been very little bu-
sil:ess done to-day either in goods or twist ; and though
,irices must he water] nominally as on last Tuesday, still
thi re is no actual selling, in most cases, without a trill:nig
decline. The best informed seem at a loss to account for
this sudden stop in the demand ; the more so, as, since
Friday, the tendency in the raw article hus been upwards,
if anything. In gray fustians the demand is fair, at the
full rates of last week. The calico printers are, on the
whole, pretty busy, especially on prints suited for the India
tra.le.

The number of signatures to the Anti Corn-law
iition, which pra3s for an immediate and total repeal, e, -
eeeds 50,000.

PORT U GAL.

We learn by the advices received this day from Portu-
gal that a British subject can no longer perambulate the
,treets of Lisbon without running a great risk of assassinr-
tion, so irritated are the natives are at our interference
with their traffic in slaves ; yet what is our position with
Portugal ? In order to secure the ascendancy of the party
now at the head of the Government, an easy conquest of
the Miguelite fleet was effected through the agency of the
English Government. About ten millions of gold were
raised in London for the use of the same party, and
the expulsion of Don Miguel was consummated ;
yet it is now years since Portugal, punctual as
she is in the discharge of the claims of the
home creditor, has remitted a farthing to her agents
in liquidation of the dividends accruing half-yearly on these
ten millions of gold ; and, notwithstanding the promises
,hat have been made, first by one set of men and then
• nothcr, the adjustment of those long-standing arrears
seems to be just as far off as ever. And are the Portuguese,
then, so independent of Great Britain that they should
:ingic out English residents in their cities as fit objects for
the knifi of the a,sassin ? It is well known that this inso-
lent nation draw their revenues principally from the wine
trade, and it may be worth while to arc who are their cus-
tomers fcr this important branch of their commerce. A
late return informs us that, during the past year, Portugal
hipped, in the aggregate, 33,1711 pipes.
Of these her own dependencies took, pipes 532
Brazil 1,913:1,-
United States 3,47 I
France
Holland . 991
Hamburgh, Sweden, and Norway 46-t1
Genca and Spain 2
Russia and Denmark 147
Austria and Prussia
And Great Britain and her dependencies,
the large remainder of 26,527

33,1714
The light, wholesome wines of France and Ger-
many are becoming so much better appreciated in
Eng4n I than the potent, and often adulterated trash
received from the Peninsula, that we have no idea Portugal
can, und,.r any circumstances, retain the hold she has so
lorg enjoyed of our markets for her staple many years more;
but the increase of her tariff for imports, her gross bad faith
towards the suffering bondholders, of whose money she
has so dishonestly possessed herself, and, above all, her
daring opposition to the measures of Parliament for the
suppression of the slave trade, are acts that cannot fail to
accelerate the exclusion of it from our tables.

When, of this wine, England takes from the Portuguese,
out of their year's produce of 33,1711 pipes, no less than
26.527, it becomes high time to inquire whether the assaF-
sination of our merchants in the streets of Lisbon is the
most suit,ble return that can be made to them for their
custom.—Morning Post.

HURRICANE IN BELGIUM. BRUSSELS,
JAN. 25.—The memorable hurricane of the 20th of Novem-
ber, 1836, was, doubtless, one of the most violent that we re-
member to have witnessed in Belgium, but then it lasted
only one day ; that which now prevails has desolated the
country for this week past. It was, especially yesterday even-
ing, (the 24th) that the wind coming from the south-west blew
with the greatest fury. About eight o'clock a fearful tempest
came and raged during the greater part of the night in the city
and the environs. Loud claps of thunder were mingled with
the roaring of the wind, the impetuosity of which was terrific.
A great many houses in the city and suburbs have suffered se-
verely from this hurricane. Fifty trees in the Boulevards are
torn up by the roots, and many others much impaired. We
look with anxiety for news from our seaports, for it is feared
that fatal accidents have occurred on the coast. Almost all the
accounts from the provinces announce more or less considerable
injuries done by the storm. The Seine has fallen considerably,
and still continues to subside. The damage done by the inun-
dations is not yet ascertained.

The subjoined extract from a paper called the
Northern Liberator supplies a specimen of the spirit in which
some of the leaders of the Chartists write :—" Immediately on
the arrival of the south mail, bringing the account of the base,
brutal, and Woody' sentence passed upon Frost, Williams, and
Jones, a feeling of horror inexpressible ran through all classes
of the people. There was such a thirsting for blood—such a
cannibal savageness displayed, that every feeling and intelli-
gent Christian blushed at the disgraceful deed. Steps were
immediately taken to roll up the knowledge and feelings of our
county to the foot of the throne. Petitions were im-
mediately printed for adoption in all parts of our county,
and the East Riding of Yorkshire. Three delegates were in-
stantly despatched with ample copies of petitions, together with
a spirited address, with instructions to get up meetings in every
town, village, and colliery in the county. In the meantime the,
men of Sunderland were up and doing. On the shortest pos-
sible notice the largest room in the town, capable of holding
1,000 people, was crowded to excess, by men whose feelings
seemed roused by resentment and steeled with despair. The
hurricane that rolled its fury through our streets seemed for-
gotten in the intensity of public indignation; and whilst
drowsy slaves were dreaming of falling chimneys and broken
heads the labouring population nobly did their duty."
TIIE CHARTISTS AT, BOLTON.—We under-
stand that information was received by the police of Bolton on
Wednesday last, to the effect that preparations had been secretly
made for an armed rising of the Chartists of that town, during
Wednesday night. In consequence of this information, the
police and military were kept on the alert, and a reinforcement,
in the shape of a troop of dragoons, was sent over from Man-
chester. These preparations had the effect of preventing a
rising, if any such thing was seriously intended, which
we have reason to believe was the fact. On Wedn,-
day evening a meeting was held in the Town-hall, Little Bol-
ton, to hear an address from Mr. Condy, the editor of the
Manchester and Salford Advertiser, who, as he stated to the
assembled Chartists, came to reason with them against resort-
ing to an insurrection, which he understood they had in con-
templation, and which he advised them to give up, as the
Government would be an over-match for them. The
Learned Gentleman's pacific advice was, however, very indif-
ferently received, and his hearers intimated an intention
rather of proceeding with, than of abandoning their absurd
schemes. Indeed, the character of the address (however
good the intentions of the Learned Gentleman might be) was
rather too much like that of the well-known exhortation—
" Be sure you do not nail the scoundrel's ears to the pump."
The substance of Mr. Condy's address was_" It is a most vil-
lanous Government, but be sure you do not rise against it."
This advice was not likely to produce any very soothing effects;
and the only result appeared to be to produce some most violent
and inflammatory speeches, one of which, made by a delegate
from Middleton, ought, if we have been correctly informed te-
speming it, to be made the subject of some inquiry.—Man-
chester Guardian.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH THE PUCKE-
RIDGE HOUNDS. —Mr. Thurnhall, of Royston, on Mon-
day last, met with a serious accident. In tAing an
awkward fence with a ditch from him, his horse jumped short,
the hind legs sliding down the bank so' suddenly as to break the
citT one about three inches above the hock. The noise occa-
sioned by the fracture was plainly heard by all near him. It
was of course found necessary to have the poor animal shot,
which was done by a neighbouring farmer within a few minutes
of the accident occurring.— Glasgow Herald.