The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-20 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPO6L, FRIDAY.

THE SOUTH PACIFIC.

The South Pacific Mail arrived at Panama on
the 21st ult , with dates from Valparaiso to Feb. Ist,
and Callao to Jan. 11th. Peace, progress, and
plenty exist in Chili. At Valparaiso, business was
not so brisk as usual: The recent arrivals of
shipping had been numgr-ems, and the stocks on
hand were generally very large.
The revolutionary movement still continued at
Peru, and every day drew nearer the capital.
From Bolivia we learn that another attempt had
been made at revolution, but it had been quickly
suppressed. From Quito we have accounts of c,m-
stant showers of dust and ashes, supposed to be
from the volcano or eruption. It had caused
great alarm.
A strong shook of earthquake was felt at Lima
on the 27th December.
On the night of the 13th January, the. inhabi-
tants of Panama were startled by two successive
shocks of earthquake. No serious damage, however,
was sustained.

INDIA MAILS.

(FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

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SOUTHAMPTON, THUF SDAY.

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company's Steam-ship Pera, Captain Joy, reached
Southampton to day, with the bulk of the Overland
Mail, and dates from Alexandria to Feb. 7 ; Malta,
Feb. 11 ; and Gibraltar, Feb. 15 The Pera brings
96 passengers, amongst whom are Col. and Mrs.
Wemyss, Capt. and Mr. Skinner, and Capt. ar.d.
Mrs. Lane, from Calcutta; Col. Cubbage, from
Madras ; Mr. Blacknight, from Bombay, and seven
shipwrecked seamen, of the brig Mariner, from
Malta. The Pera brings no specie, but has the
following cargo :-98 boxes of oranges, 106 packages
tobacco, 3 cases Ostrich feathers, 269 bales of silk,
8 bales of wool, 66 bags of incense, 35 cases of
gum, and 135 packages of general merchandise.
The Pera experienced on her outward voyage
strong winds, but generally fair, and completed her
voyage to Alexandria in 10 days 18 hours. Home-
wards she has met with fine weather, and generally
fair winds, and has made a most remarkably quick
run ; she was 3 days 5 hours between Alexandria
and Malta ; 3 days 10 hours thence to Gibraltar ;
and from Gibraltar to Southampton, she has made
the unprecedented passage of 3 days 222 hours ;
making from Alexandria 10 days 13 hours, and from
Malta 7 days 8 hours The average during the
passage has been nearlyl 12 knots—a rate of speed
which must be considered remarkable, when the
fact of her having only 450 horse power to 2,620
tons, is known.
H.M.S. Hibernia, Ceylon, Centurion, Congreves,
Lynx, Gladiator, and Retribution, were at Malta.
On the 18th, at 3 p m., off Cape Trafalgar,
exchanged signals with Company's steamer Alham-
bra, steaming for Gibraltar; and on the 10th, 20
miles S.W. of the Balings, observed a vessel with
no canvass set, and apparently a wreck. Captain
Joy at once shortened sail, and proceeded towards
her with the view of saving any of the crew who
might be yet on board. She proved to be the
barque Ralph Thompson, waterlogged and aban-
doned, the mainmast gone six feet from the deck,
fore and mizenmast standing, and all the sails gone,
so she had probably been visited before. She was
a vessel of about 300 tons, and was shifting in
towards the land. At 3 p.m. on the 18th exchanged
colours with Company's steamer Madrid, 20 miles
S.W. of Ushant, standing S.W.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

GIBRALTAR.—Atrived, February 7th, schooner Bijou,
34 days from Smyrna, with fruit, for Liverpool (cleared) ;
8 h, steamer Pactolus, 51 days from Liverpool ; barque
Norfolk, 90 days from Constantinople, with rags, for
Liverpool (cleared) ; barque Northern Light, 38 days from
Alexandria, with a general cargo, for Liverpool : 9th,
schooner Adelaide, 10 days from Liverpool ; brig
Elizabeth, 58 days from Smyrna, with madder root,
for Liverpool (cleared); 10th, steamer Melita, 10
days, from Alexandria, with a general cargo for Liver-
pool (cleared) ; steamer Danube, 20 days, from Trieste, with
general cargo, for Liverpool (cleared) ; schooner He,be,
13 days, from Liverpool, with coals for Gibraltar : 13th,
steamer, Thebes, 9 days, from Liverpool, with bale goods
for Constantinople.