The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-29 00:00:00

THE MEDITERRANEAN.

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The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Delta, Captain J. R. Kellock, arrived at
Southampton yesterday afternoon with the heavy
portion of the Bombay mails, in charge of Mr.

Douglas, of the General Post-office. She brought
41 passengers (among whom were Surgeon-Major
Seaman, from Bombay, and General Castilla, from
Gibraltar), and on freight £4,788 in specie, 3 bales
of silk, 11 cases of raw silk, 67 cases of shawls, 148

packages of elephants' tusks, 279 boxes of lemons,
27 boxes of oranges, 4 casks of wine, and 104 pack-
ages of general merchandise.
The Delta left Alexandria on the 14th instant,
Malta the 18th, and Gibraltar the 23d, and was in
quarantine both at Malta and Gibraltar. Between
Alexandria and Malta she experienced fresh, variable

winds ; thence to Gibraltar, moderate head winds
and fine weather ; off the coast of Portugal she en-
countered a hard gale on the 24th inst. from S.W.,
With high following sea ; across the Bay of Biscay
moderate fresh breezes with heavy confused swell,
and in the Channel a fresh gale from S.E., with
high sea.
On the 25th, off the mouth of the river Tagus, the
Delta passed her Majesty's ship Magicienne, on her
way home from the Mediterranean station to be paid
off, with invalids on board, and on the 26th, in the
Bay of Biscay, she saw the screw steamship Rhone,
steering south-west.
The Sardinian corvette Etna, two Austrian men-
of-war, and the usual Egyptian fleet, were at Alex-
andria.

Her Majesty's ships Victoria, Orlando, Terrible,
Royal Oak, Firefly, and Cossack were in harbour
when the Delta left.

The Italian screw frigate Regina, Capt. Armaj on,
flag of Rear-Admiral Ricordi, and screw gunboat
Arditi, Commander J. do Itacchiu, nine days from
Naples, and five from Cagliari, arrived at Gibraltar
on the 17th inst.

The Spanish paddlewheel corvette Isabella Cato-
lica, which had left some days previously for the
Havannah, returned to Cadiz on the 13th inst.
The Isabel encountered in full force the late stormy
weather in the Atlantic, and was obliged to put back
with loss of rudder, paddle boxes, and bulwarks, be-
sides suffering other damage. This vessel will have
to undergo thorough repair preparatory to proceed-
ing on her voyage.
The Turkish screw corvettes Ismir and Brousse,
of 17 guns each, which left Gibraltar on the night
of the 11th, put into Cadiz ah the following day.
Both corvettes are bound for the Turkish ports on
the Red Sea.
The Cadiz Palma reports the stranding, a league
to the west of Conil, at 7 a.m. on the 7th inst., of
the British bark Souvenir, with coal, from Sunder-
land for Alexandria. The master and ten of the
crew reached the shore in safety. One man missing
is supposed to have been drowned.
His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, about to em-

bark at Trieste on board her Majesty's ship Racoon
was expected shortly to visit Gibraltar. The follow.
ing general order, respecting his Royal Highness's
reception, had been issued to the garrison :
"Notification having been received from the
Secretary of State that his Royal Highness Prince
Alfred will shortly embark at Trieste, on board
H.M.S. Racoon and will probably visit this for-
tress, his Royal Highness, having attained his majo-
rity, will be received as a member of the royal family,
unless he notifies his intention of dispensing with
the usual forms of reception. All communications
will be sent to Lieutenant Haig, Royal Engineers,
Equerry, who will submit them to Prince Alfred,
and through him his Royal Highness's pleasure will
be notified."
It is reported from Tangier that the Sultan is
about to establish a Custom-house on the Moorish
frontier opposite to the Spanish fortress of Melilla.
Melilla has been made a free port, and the Sultan's
Customs' revenue suffers in consequence by the ex-
tensive smuggling across the Spanish line into the
mountains of Riff. As the only means of preventing
the evasion of import duties in this quarter the Sul-
tan has determined to erect a Custom-house, in
which the same duties will be recovered on goods
from Melilla as on those introduced into his domi-
nions by other ports.
The following British merchant steamers had ar-
rived out at Gibraltar :—November 15, the Isis,
Capt. G. Creig, six days from Liverpool, for Malta,
&c. ; 17th, the Osiris, Capt. M. Conolly, eight days
from Liverpool, for Malta and Alexandria ; 18th,
the Ripon, Capt. J. M. Rogers, five days 11 hours
from Southampton, with mails, &c., for Malta and
Alexandria ; 19th, the Britannia, Capt. J. Mullett,
seven and a half days from London, with Govern-
ment stores ; 21st, the Mercury, Capt. J. Jacques,
eight days from Cardiff, with coals. •
Latest quotations of exchange at Gibraltar were
as follows :—London, 90 days' date, 49-8- ; Paris,
ditto, sf. 23e. ; Marseilles, ditto, 51. 23e. ; Madrid,
eight days' sight, 4 dis. ; Cadiz, ditto, 2 to 2/ dis. ;
Seville, ditto, par ; Malaga, ditto, par to f pm. ;
Barcelona, 1 to 1/ pm. ; premium on five-franc
pieces, to a per cent.
The Spanish Consul at Gibraltar, in reply to a
communication he had addressed to the Spanish
Miniiter for Foreign Affairs, reporting the satisfac-
tory state of the health in Gibraltar, on the 20th
received a communication from the Minister in-
forming him that in consequence of such favourable
report instructions had that day (16th) been given
to the Civil Governor of Cadiz for the removal of
the cordon.

MARKETS—This Day.