The Sun.
London, England, 1833-04-24 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.

FROM LLOYD'S.
DEAL, A NUL 23. —Light breeze from the Southward.—
Arrived his Majesty's ship Scout, from Portsmouth, and
remains with the combined squadron, consisting of his
Mjesty'a ships Donegal, Vice-Admira Sir P. Malcolm,
Talavera, and French frigate, and a French brig.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 23.—Light airs, and variable.—
Arrived the Hannibal, Hebard, from London, for New
York.

PLYMOUTH, APRIL 22.—Wind variable.—Arrived his
Majesty's ships Satellite and Jackdaw, from the eastward,
and the Atlas, Ushuek, from London, for Van Diemen's
Land. Sailed the 19th, the Zebra, for the eastward ;
21st, his Majesty's ship Rhadamanthus, for the eastward.
FALMOUTH, Aran, 22.—Wind E.S.E. light bretzes.
—Arrived the Aid, Pascoe, from Vigo; sailed 11th inst.
with despatches.

LIVERPOOL, Amur. 22.—Arrived the Zetland, Cheyne,
from Savanilla ; Helen, Bulinan, from Savannah ; Lan-
cashire Witch, Cholditch, from Faro. Off port the Plata,
from Buenos Ayres.
IlEtrAsT, APRIL 22.—Arrived the Triton, Smith,
and the Ardent, Gowen, from London.
CROOKIIAVEN, APRIL 22.—Arrived the Adriature,
Kerkley, from Shields.
SALTERS, APRIL 23.—Arrived off port, the North
America, from New York.

SHIELDS, APRIL, 23.—The Active, David, bound to
Itletnel, got on the Herd Sand on the pith inst., but came
off with assistance.

Arrived off Malta, the ud Khan, Middleton, from
London.

The following vessels have arrived at Bahia :—The
Pacific, Taylor, the Irt, the Hoodless Martin, Martin, the
Nautilus, and the Byker, from Liverpool, and the Hebe,
Gruchy, from Jersey.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

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TUE COTTON TRADE.-In France, in 1831, the cotton
spun was 74,000,000 lbs., besides the B itish yarn smug-
gled through Flanders. In Alsace powerful looms are in-
creasing fast ; the average wages of spinners is ss. Bd.,
and the time of labour from twelve to fourteen hours.
In Switzerland, in 1831, the cotton spun was
18,816,0001h5., where cotton was at Sd. and wages 4s. sd.
and the wages in similar mills in Britain, Ss. 4d.
In Prussia and the Rhenish provinces, in 1830, the cot-
ton spun was 7,000,000 lbs. Power looms have been pro-
fitably introduced.
In Saxony cotton spinning is just commencing, and fast
augmenting. In 1831 there were spun 1,200,000 lbs.
Average wages, 3s. 6d.
In Austria it is fast advancing ; in 1831, 12,000,00011 m
average wages, 31. 9d.

I❑ India, the new mill, twelve miles above Calcutta,
works every day—ninety-one hours in the week.
In the United States, in 1831, the cotton span was
77,550,000 lbs.

What we stated yesterday in our City article respecting
Admiral Sartorius and his squadron being still at Vigo,
and his receiving two months' pay for his sailors, appears
to be confirmed by the following information from Pal.
mouth, received this morning :—" The Aid cutter has
arrived here from the Bayonne Islands; left on the II th inst.
Admiral Sartoriu4, with his squadron, was there. The
ship Edward, from London, arrived on the day of the
cutter's departure, with stores for the squadron, and, it
was stated, with specie sufficient to discharge half of the
demands of the fleet. The crews were in a disorderly
state, but it was believed that on a portion of the arrears
being paid them, they would return to their duty."