The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-06 00:00:00

ITALY,

A letter from Pallanza of the 31st of May in-
forms us that the King of Piedmont arrived at
Stresa on the preceding day, to return the visit
which the King of Saxony paid him on the 24th.
Notwithstanding the great care taken to keep the
journey a secret, everybody was informed of his
Majesty's approaching arrival. The intendent of
the Province of Stress, at the head of the Muni-
cipal Council, the parish priest with his clergy,
and the pupils of the college wers waiting at the
landing-place to receive his Majesty. The National
Guard formed a line from the quay to the Bolognaro
Palace. Three bands of music, sent by the muni-
cipalities of Pallanza, Infra, and Isola, were
assembled on the platform in front of the Bolog-
naro Palace. An immense crowd collected on the
the quays, and as soon as the Royal boat appeared
in sight it was saluted by the cannon of Stresa and
the neighbouring towns.

THE MEDITERRANEAN.

SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 4.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship
Pera, Captain John Soy, with the heavy portion of the
East India and China Mails, in charge of Lieutenant
Seaward, R.N., Admiralty agent, arrived at 5 30 pm.
to-day. She left Alexandria May 23d ; Malta Nth, and
Gibralter 31st. She has had generally fine weather
throughout the voyage. From Alexandria to Malta she
ran the distance in 68 hours. After leaving Malta she
met with some strong westerly winds, and, arriving at
Gibraltar after gun-fire, was detained till the evening of
the 31st. From Gibraltar she has had light winds and fine
weather, with a heavy north-west swell across the bay.
She is four days and eight hours from Gibraltar. This
steamer brings 144 passengers. On freight she has three
Packages of specie, value £6,700, and a cargo consisting of
3,244 bales of silk, 68 bales of wool, 63 bags of coffee, 116
cascalof silk, 35 barrels of gum, and 222 packages of gene!al
merchandise. The Turkish screw steam-frigate Gevan
Barhy, 42 guns, of 1,800 tons, and 500 horse power, Capt.
Mustapha Bey, arrived at Gibraltar from Plymouth, in
charge of Mr. Williams (Liverpool channel pilot), on the
30th ult., alter a passage of eight days. She met with a
strong gale in the Bay from S.E. to N.W., and was
hove to for a couple of days, as the Turkish crew
going to prayers to making
preferredsail, which all
the persuasions of Mr. Williams could not prevail on
them to do, they saying " too much wind," no bow),"
&c. The engines, by Napier, worked well, and the
vessel steamed at the rate of eight to nine knots,
making good weather. She would leave for Constanti-
nople in a few days. Lord Lyons's fleet was at Malta,
and
was to leave for Tunis on 31st May. Her Majesty's ship
Vulture left for Gibraltar on the 26th, and the screw-
steamer Adelaide with the 47th Regiment on board, on
the same day, for Gibraltar. The Sydney, steam-trans-
port, arrived at Gibraltar from Malta on the 28th, with the
right wing of the Ist Royals (2nd battalion), under the
command of Lieutenant-Colonel Edmund Haythorne.
They landed on the 30th, and were to occupy that portion
of the south
barracks, vacated by the 15th Foot, who are
to premed to
England in the same steamer under the com-
mand of Colonel Cole. The left wing of the Royals,
Commanded by Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel F, G Urquhart,
arrived at Gibraltar on the 29th, in the Australian steam-
transport. The French Government steamer Requin,
with the gun-boats Studente, Rafale, and Coulevrine.
in tow, left Gibraltar on the 31st for the west. At
Gibraltar, on the 31st, were her Majesty's
steamer Curlew, and the Turkish steam-frigate Gyvau
Barcy. Gibraltar exchanges on the 30th ere quoted as
under:—London, 90 days' date, bot Paris, do., sf. 38e.;
Marseilles, do., sf. 39e. ; Genoa, do 5f 42e.; Madrid, S
days' sight. die.; Seville, do., dis. ; Alicante, die. ;
Valencia do., dis.; Barcelona, Idie. Spanish pillared
dollars, 4 per cent prem.