The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-23 00:00:00

TEE AUSTRALIAN MAILS,

r.,OUTIIAMPTON, June 23.
The reninzular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Ceylon, Capt. Evans, wich the heavy portion
of the Calcutta, China, and Australian mails, has
arrived.

The Ceylon brings 196 passengers, among whom
are Sir R. and Lady Walpole and family ; Lieut.
Moorson, A.D.C. to th© General; Col. Wingfield,
Capt. and Mrs. Douglas, Capt. Mackenzie, Mr. H.
Arnould, Capt. Duncan, Cant. Ferguson, Major-
General Ai'Duff, Ensign Morley, and Dr. Aiken.
Her cargo comprises 13 cases of valuables, 2
packages of specie, value not stated, 625 packages
of sundries, and 1,035 bales of raw silk, value
£90,000 sterling.

The Ceylon spoke the following ships during her
pe.FEnge

J une 10th—Exchanged colours with the British
harpe Thorwalden. June 12th Ezchanged
colours with the Peninsular and Oriental steamship
Delta. June 16th—Exchanged colours with the
brig Cisgar, the bark Escort and the barque Acacb,
and exchanged night signals with the Peninsular
and Oriental steamship Delhi off Tarafa ; on the
20th passed the steamship Corinthian and the steam-
ship Arabian ; on the 21st exchanged signals with
the Peninsular and Oriental steamship Poonfal,
bound for Gibraltar ; and on the 22d exchanged
colours with the barque August of Hamburg.
Her Majesty's ships Orlando, Trident, Liffey,
Magicienne, M m :nee, Dromedary, Cossack, Orontes,
Marlborough, and Foxhound were at Malta on the
10th inst.

The Ottoman line of battle ship Peyki Musret,
and frigates Etowul and Rephen Monet, under the
command of Vice Admiral Ehrem. Pasha, were at
Gibraltar on the 16th on their way to England
to be fitted with screw machinery.
Her .111Ejesty'a screw frigate Galatea left Gib-
raltar for England on the 12th.

Her Majesty's ships Redpole and Prc,,cris were
at Gibraltar when the Ceylon left.

GIBRALTAR) June 16.
Commercial letters received from Mazagan and
Casabianca by the Amazon, state that the prices of
wool continued the same, and the supply was short
at both places. The crop of Ittaz3 and garbarzos
ore very abundant this year, but the bean crop is
lost in consequence of tha late rains. An officer of
the Sultan arrived at Tetuan on the 6th, and it is
inferred that be was the bearer of peremptory
orders for the departure of the Governor Hash-
Hash, who is disgraced for want of proper activity
in the pursuit of the assassins of the French sub-
ject at Tetuan. Hash-Hash set out for the Sul-
tan's Court the day after the arrival of this last
Imessenger. Tire edvices from Tangier confirm the
report that the Sultan had given full satisfaction
to the demands of the French Government, and
state that all differences had been finally arranged,
The following British vessels have arrived out at
Gibraltar. Steamer Cadiz, 7 days from Loudon ;
schooner Shamrock, 11 days from Cardiff; brigan-
tine William and Jane, 27 days from Swanoea
sahooner Perseverance, 14 days from Cardiff; brig
Elizabeth Young, 11 days from Swansea; brig
Marmion, 12 days from Liverpool ; steamer Fortuna,
6 days from London; brigantine Arnytas, 20 days
from Liverpool; schooner William Keith, 12 days
from Newport ; schooner Margaret and Jane, 14
days from Newport; and steamer Geneva, 9 days
from Glasgow.
Exchange on London, 90 days' date, 501 ; on
Paris, 90 days, 5f 32c; on Marseilles, 90 days, 5f
33c; on Genoa, 90 days. 5f 34c to 35c ; Madrid, 8
days' sight, par; Cadiz, 8 days' sight, 2 dis. ; Seville,
8 days' sight, dis. ; Malaga, do., 4 prem.; Barce-
lona, do., 1 prem.; Almeria, do., par; Valencia, do.,
par ; Alicante, do., par. Premium on 5 franc pieces,
to s per cent. premium.

CHINA.
REPULSE OF GORDON FROM CHANG.

CHOW-FOO.
SHANGHAE, MAY 7.
(By telegraph from Suez.)
Major Gordon and the Eitel° have thrice as,
saulted Chang-Chow-Foo, and have been each
time repulsed with great loss.
The city still holds out.

GREAT EASTERN.—This vessel has just
taken 3,000 tons of coal on board, and will shortly leave
Liverpool for Sheerness or D2Ttford, where she will be
itfed w;th water tanks, in wh'ch the Atlantic cable now
being made by Messrs. Glass, Elliot, and Co. will be stowed
away as it is made.

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