The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-20 00:00:00

THE CAPE MAILS.

PLYMOUTH, Oct. 19 (Evening).
The Union Company's mail steamship Saxon,
with the above mails, arrived here this evening,
after an unprecedented passage of 29 days and 6
hours.

She left the Cape of Good Hope on the 20th, St.
Helena on the 27th, and Ascension on the 30th nit.
The Saxon brings A 2 passengers.

At the Cape of Good Hope, the Governor having
declined acceding to the prayer of the Cape Town
memorial, that he would reconsider this decision to
convene the next Parliament of Grahamstown, and
postpone any action upon it until that and some
other branches of general policy may have the ma-
ture consideration of the Parliament, a second meet-
ing had been held at Cape Town, at which it was
resolved to petitio❑ her Majesty to direct that the
next session of Parliament be held in Cape Town.
This petition, largely signed, has been brought
home by the Saxon for presentation. On the other
hand, in the eastern province, addresses expressive
of confidence in the Governor, and approving of his
policy, were adopted.
The Cape Town people allege that his excellency
has been frightened into this measure by the
Easterns threatening to obstruct his Government,
while the Easterns declare such a measure absolutely
necessary from the vast increase of the colony east-
ward. Both parties exhibit strong feeling on the
question.
The elections for the House of Assembly will
take place in November.
Parliament has been further prorogued to 21st
December.

The Alabama, Georgia, and Tuscalooza continue
cruising on the coast. The Federal war steamer
Vanderbilt has arrived at the Cape in pursuit of
them. Captain Semmes has sold his prize, the
Sea Bride, and the wool taken in the Tuscalooza,
alias Conrad, but had not made any further cap-
tures.

The Alabama was in Simon's Bay repairing when
the Saxon left.

The Calcutta arrived out on August 28.
The Penguin and Valorous were in Simon's Bay.
The Himalaya arrived out on August 28, and
left for Ceylon.
The Esk arrived from Rio on Sept. 4, and left for
Australia.

The Narcissus was about to leave for Saldanha
Bay.
The weather continued fine and cool.
The harvest prospects were most promising, and
provisions plentiful and cheap.
Trade continued dull, but was improving, and
insolvencies had been few and inconsiderable.

All was quiet on the frontier, but cattle thefts
continued.

THE PENINSULAR MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, OCt. 20.

The steamship Tartar, with the Peninsular mails,
13 passengers, £1,650 in specie, and a general cargo
of merchandise, has arrived.

LISBON, Oct. 15.
Her Majesty the Queen and the infant prince are
progressing favourably.

The baptism has been fired for the 19th instant.
Gre at preparations are being made for the cere-
mony, which is to sake place at the Church of San
Domingo.
The Italian fleet, under command of Vice-Admi-
ral Sabbioni, has arrived. The Italian admiral has
asked leave to land part of his sailors and marines,
to the number of 2,500 men, to form in the baptis-
mal procession.
The Minister of Finance has contracted with
Messrs. Stein Brothers, of London, for another loan
of £2,000,000.

A Portuguese company intends running steamers
between London and Lisbon, under the Portuguese
flag, to carry cargo subject to a differential duty.

A committee of medical men has been formed to
consider the reform the Government purposes mak-
ing in the quarantine regulations, which are a:
present vexatious and unreasonable.
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The American corvette St. Louis is in the Tagus.
The French vessel Bertha has been wrecked off
Cape Espichel.
The weather lately has been wet and stormy.
Trade is very dull, especially in Manchester
goods.

Rentes, 49a; Coupons, 494; Bank of Portugal
Shares, 555; do. Oporto do., 259. Exchange on
London, 534 ; do. Paris, 5 28 ; do. Amsterdam, 421;
do. Hamburg, 48.