The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-16 00:00:00

ST. ÜBE'S.

Some details respecting the commerce of St. Übe's
have been furnished by a resident Correspondent, which
will be interesting to commercial readers, and indeed to
the public generally, but little cognisant of the grow-
ing importance of the place.
The port or bay of St. Übe's is very large and se-
cure ; 200 or 300 vessels may ride safe at once in it.
The entrance is of such easy access, that several ves-
sels come in without pilots, even in bad weather and
the night time. There is a bar at the entrance, but
vessels drawing upwards of twenty feet may get over it
in sa'cty.
The trade is principally in the export of excellent
salt, which latterly has been so extensive that of last
year's crop there hardly remain 25,000 to 30,000 moys
or from 80 to 100 cargoes ; the salt-board has
therefore determined to reserve one half thereof for
the native shipping, and to allot the remainder to
foreign vessels. This quant:ty will perhaps not last
for more than one month, should vessels drop in in such
numbers, for last week there arrived se7>enteen, mostly
very large ships. Some even came from Cadiz, where
it seems the article is both scarce and dear ; here,
however, they have not altered the price of 1 500
per moys of 15 cwt., at which it was paid several
years age, by mutual agreement, between all parties,
and under the authority and sanction of the Govern:
went. _ _ .

Former:y the arrivals seldom exceeded 200 foreign
vessels, but since Government have t ilten off the ex-
port duties, and tho tonnage due of vessels, their num-
ber has more than doubled.

The average produce of the salt pans is about
200,000 moys, (or 150,000 tons), and last year, al-
though the season was not quite favourable, thia quan-
tity was secured, but in addition to the great exporta-
tion, there was a large quantity destroyed by the great
floods of last month.

The native shipping export about 25,000 or 30,000
moys, of which about 5,000 or 6,000 moys are taken
to Ireland, and the remainder to Oporto, and the other
northern ports of this kingdom. The gardens about
this neighbourhood produce over 15,000 cheats of
oranges, of which from 4,000 to 6,000 are shipped off
to England and Ireland, as much more to France, Bel-
gium and Holland, and the remainder are consumed
here, or sent overland to Lisbon.
Among the exports of 1839 there are 123 pipes of
oil, but none has been shipped last year, because the
price was nearly doutled, owing to bad crops. In
1839 there were also exported two cargoes of wheat to
England ; a thing that has not occurred perhaps in
tour hundred years. Almost all the corn and other
articles, the produce of the fertile province of Alem-
tijo, is shipped at Alcacer do Sol, a town nearly 30
miles up our river, and is taken direct to Lisbon in
coasting vesAAs cf about GO tons burthen, which return,
with supplies of goods and other foreign produce for
the province of Alemtijo.
An article, the exportation of which bas ranch in
creased, is corkwood ; two English houses, lately este
Wished here, have introduced this trade, and have
even scot into Spain for supplies of prime quality.
Formerly all the corkwood produced in this province
was sent round to Farr in coasting vessan to be
shipped there for England. Another English cal-
blishm2nt has been opened et Sinis, 40 miles to the
southward of this, and exports from eight to ten
cargoes of corkwood and fruit every year to a:gland.
c grow a greA deal of wine, but expoit none at
present, as this town and shipping consume al that is
manufactured, not only here hut at P‘dniv Ila and
Azeilao, neighbouring town!, and even ocersionaPy
some is imported from Lisbon. Formerly they made
a thlicious Muscatel wine, much celebrated throughout
Earope, but the secret was lost, and what is still made
is good for notYa7, having iitae or no flavour, and
sown spoils.
The quarantine regulations are very strictly observed,
and any vessel that omits to bring a bail of health. con.
wining the exact number of persons on board, is place 1
under quarantine fur five days ; it must be certified by
the Portuzuese Consul, or by the Spanish if cleared for
Cadiz, and calling here. The new salt is seldom fit to
ship before the end of July,

PORTABLE FORGE FOR SHOEING HORSES.
—The!e was something in this shed, be:iles The bed of
the pour "n e ho, so" as they !Iflt perticulorly
attracted my cttention, and I was much pleased with its
extremely ocat and compact nature. This was noither
more nor less than a portable forge, cern i,ting of a frame
work, about 4 feet long by 2 in breadth, and which contained
c.)atplete apparatus for shoeing horses. At one ext•!emity
are two iron plate?, which fold toge`her like the c aver of a
b"°l-, and v.hicb, wren raised end opened (for they turn
down c'.os, to tne frame-work on a hinge), !:nd scoured
by a small iron bar which is affixed to ono of them,
form, the lay.rr receptacle for the coal, or blacksmith's
• breeze, and the upner a screen, through a hole in the
het.om part of the back of which the nozzle of the bellows
passe,. The bellows itself fixes it.t) Vac bade part cf
the frame, and is worked by a lever at the side.
Every port Lat of the apparatus, when taken to Fines, fits
info the franie-wirlc, end may be carried about in a light
cart, and used anytvl-ere at ten minutes' notice. The
had used
man, whose time was al-
who t 5...; an extremely civil and att,mtivc man,
this portable forge
bey had s..ved the la!)?ur
in golly, backwards and for-
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three miles and
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shoes arc bcini2; I:ittetic)fit Out oft' heir stable chile their
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EXTENSIVE IMPORTATION OF EsaLisli
iIuRSES INTO FiZANCE.-- A private letter from Bunk gob
states that the French Gave-merit has entered into a con-
siderailc contract in this country for supplying the new
regiments of cavalry now being raised bath English
cbarger;, in consequence of t,'!e etaiculty experionced by
Marshal Soule, the Minister of War, in procuring horses
from the French breeders suitable for the heavy cavalry,
they generally being small and light, and not able to com-
pete with the Austrian and Russian cavalry. For the last
month or six weeks Boulogne has had the appearance of
a horse bazaar, as a great number Fave already beet
landed from Dover, when they arc immediately marched
off by the parties from different r g-iments to St. Omcr,
Ai, St. Pol, Amicas, Beauvais, Cumpeigne, and Paris.
It is stated that the contract is for 20,000 at the rate of.
500 and 600 francs each.

In the Sheriff's—Court, yesterday, a Jury as-
sessed damages in two cases of assault brought against a
gertleman cf fortune named Gundry, residing in the Albany.
The plaintiff, is the first case, was a foot bey, named
ChPpman, aad the Jury gave damages 151. In the second,
which was f')r as assault on a female servant, named
031 inn, the Jury assessed the damages at 501.
particulars were given at the time in the police reports.