The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-08 00:00:00

ST. ÜBE'S.

Some detsils respecting the commerce of St. Übe's
hive been furnished by a resident Coriespondent, 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 b.ty of St. Übe's is very large and se-
cure ; 200 or 300 vess, Is 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 ety.
The trade is principaly in the export of excellent
salt, which latterly has been so extensive Char 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 fur
the native shipping, and to allot the remainder to
foreign vessels. Tnis quantity will perhaps not last
for more thin one month, should vessels drop in in such
numbers, for last week there arrived se->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 ago, by mutual agreement, between all p lrtics,
and under the authority and sanction of the Govern-
ment.

Former:y the arrivals seldom exceeded 200 foreign
vessels, but since Government have t iken off the ex-
port du'i.-s, and the tonnage due of vessels, their num-
ber has more than doubled.
The average produce of the salt pans is about
200,000 !Boys, (or 150,000 tone), and last year, al-
though the sea,on was not quite f.voitrable, this quati-
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 ex.iort about 25.000 or 30,000
mots, of which about 5,000 or 6.000 rnoys are takrn
to Ireland, and toe remainder to Oporto, and the other
northern ports of this kinalom. The gardens about
this neighbourhood product! over 15,000 clie,ts of
oranges, of which from 4.000 to 6,000 ar• shipped off
to England and Ireland, as much more to Franc.:,
gum and Holland, and the remainder are consume I
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 doul 1. 1, owing to bad crops. In
1839 there were almo exported two cargoes of wheat to
England ; a thing that has not occurred perhaps in
tour hundred years. Almost all the cora and other
articles, the produce of the fertile province ot Aiem-
tijo, is shipped at Alcacer Stil, a town nearly 30
miles up our river, and is taken direct to Lisbon in
coasting vessels of about 60 tons hurthen, which return,
with supplies of goods and other foreign produce for
the province of Alemtijo.
An artic:e, the exportation of which has much i u
creased, is corkwood ; two English houses, lately esta
blished here, havo introduced this trade, and have
even sent into Spain for supplies of prime quality.
Formerly al+ the corkwood produced in this province
was sent round to Farr in coating vessel,, to be
shipped then- for En Linn. A.nother English est t-
bli,hin nt his been opened at Sims, 40 miles to the
southward of this, and export; from eght to teu
cargoes of corkwood and fruit every year to Eagland.
e grow a great deal ot wine, but export none at
present, as this town and shipping consume all that is
manufactured, not only here but at Palinella and
Azeilao, neighbouring own', and even occasiomilly
some is imported from Lisbon. Formerly they made
a delicious Muscatel wine, mu ch celebrated throughout
Europe, but the secret was J oit, and what is still made
is good for nothing, havini; little or no flavour, and
Komi spoils.

The quarantine regulatioa•s are very strictly observed,
and auy vessel that omits to bring a !Jill of health. con•
taining the exact number of persons on board, is placed
under quarantine for five days ; it must be certified by
the Portuguese Consul, or by the Spanish if cleared for
Cadiz, and calling here. TAle new salt is seldom fit to
ship before the end of July.

COTTON MILL BUI tNT.— On Friday night
last, a few n.inutes before ten o'cloel., a fire was dis-
covered to be breaking out in the cot ton factory of Mr.
William Bradbury, Lee Mill, Alanchesti•r-street, Oldham.
The flames commenced in one of the mule shinning-roomy,
in the third story, and are sup posed to have originated
front the accidental friction, of v n upright shaft. A num-
ber of the workmen rendered the utmost assistance, and
two engines ( Messrs. Jones's and Mi.isrs. Tay or's)
were speedily on the spot, but the two most power-
ful and well-managed engirt les. those from G. e •t.-
acres Moor, did not arrite td 1 half-past eleven o'cic ck,
an hour and a half of er ti e cornmencumeat of the
fire; in the meanwhile ,t he flames had extended
with great rapidity, and, in the course of little
more than three quarters of an hour from the
fire breaking out, the whole of the fliors and roof fell
in, the body of :he mill and ; t stash huildt gat its astern
end were rendered an entire ruin. Eight ebrdilg engin a,
a number of throstle frames arid a. veral mule jest
were consumed, and one of th, steam engines h much in-
jured. °Aim! to the service .m of the Gre-enacrei Moe en-
gine, the conveyance of wa' from the street pines, and
the exerions of the crowd, the engine-house and loom-
shop were saved. The part. of the mill ths'ro)e.i was ten
windows in length, and four in he;g,t ; th t damage is
e timated to amount to from '6,0001. to 7 COW. ; and the
prernisms are iremred with the Nceuix Company for front
4.000/ to 5.000/. The nun ber of hands throw., out
of employment by this lam ent able occurrence i.s nearly
200. An efficient fire-engine est4ll,hit eat i., extremely
necessary in Oldham: the t.uhi c hay heel spoke,' of at
the 13:4ke Commissioners' r ri.ctin:..s, And 0,..ig!1t to receive
speedy rittent.on.--illanclie, ter Guardian,

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THE CALEDONIA.- —Ttiv Caledonia arrived
see at tit t a seve "it pas age of thine •11 days
a hal ; on the 12 in ult. the iy bad a Yttry severe gale 'rota
N W. anti a tri-mAidous t E..)), in which th. y ldst th-ir
for sail gib-bo:.rn, aid one of tee Gu firer b aT.s. " The
ship " says a letter, " behav ed admirably, and astonished
sum!. of he pas;eng-triii, who oil -re old ship-masters in this
tra.'e, and had n-,er knatv n yt heavy a g•le to last so
long a time."—Liverpool Time s
A man in the employ 01 Mr. Oliver. of Aythrop
Roothing, last week hav'n g >t cauta;usly left his master's
stable door insecurely fast ene 1, three horses therein ob-
tained access to a CV:antity of wheat upon the barn floor
deathuff red of
m oneuch, undressed, and partook of sr) much of it as to cause the
fifhatherm v
valeeer
,ceedutaetr3eo,ll.—Essex Herald.. ; others. which
ole
The Roman Catholic
.; prelates will assemble at
Maynootii 8,. EAstcr, to consider how 'Air.
C'slquhouti's Bull is to al ,e,l that Seminary.—Limerick
Chronic

Her Majesty's Btu ;k How l& will not meet oil
Azeot Heath on Elover Monday, as of late years, but at
Stoke Common. It is mot expc-eted that her Majesty will
be present.