The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-04 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the 28th ult. contain
no news of interest. The birthday of Queen Chris-
tina had been celebrated with the usual pomp—
salutes of artillery, parades of troops, and illumi-
nations—on the preceding day. A grand recep-
tion was also held on the occasion by Queen
Isabella at the Palace, and was attended by all the
corps diplomatique. A letter notices that at this
ceremony the Minister of the United States wore a
" black velvet coat embroidered with black silk" ;
and it says that its " elegant simplicity" attracted
general attention and produced a striking effect
amidst the brilliant uniforms by which it was sur-
rounded. The same letter complains that litho-
graphic sheets containing libels on the public and
private life of several official personages were in
circulation. It adds that Lord Howden had given
2,000 reals to the Charitable Society of Seville.

SHARE MARKETS.

(THIS DAY.)

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THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 4, 1884.

THE PENINSULAR MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday night.—By the Pen-
insular and Oriental Company's steamer Madrid,
Captain Bradshaw, we have dates from Gibraltar
to the 25th, Cadiz 26th, Lisbon 29th, Oporto and
Vigo 30th ult.
The Madrid brings on freight specie value 2,0601.,
3101 chests of oranges, and sundry cargo.
Among the passengers is Senor Noronha, Portu-
guese Minister to St. Petersburg.
At Gibraltar exchange on London was quoted
51i ; pillared dollars, 42 pm.
The screw-steamer Melita, with Brigadier-Gene-
ral Sir C. Campbell and a detachment of the 19th
Foot, left Gibraltar on the 25th ult. for Malta and
Gallipoli.
The transport-ship Colgrain, No. 12, and the
steamer Euxine, with warlike stores, from Ports-
mouth, arrived at Gibraltar on the 23d, and pro-
ceeded to the East.
The steamer Rajah, with coals for the fleet,
arrived on the 21st, and proceeded to Constanti-
nople.
When the Madrid left Lisbon the Portuguese
ships of war were gaily decorated with flags, and a
levee was to be held at the palace in honour of the
anniversary of the Constitutional Charter.
The Lisbon exchanges for London :—Bills at
three months were quoted 54i- to with very little
doing. For the continent little paper offered, at
529 on Paris ; Amsterdam, 421 ; Hamburgh, 471 ;
and Genoa, 525 ; Portuguese Three per Cents.
were in demand at 341 to 36.
Lisbon letters of the 29th give no poiitical news.
Their Majesties had returned from Santarem very
well pleased with the cordial reception given to
them by the people.
There was no truth in a report spread in Lisbon
regarding the recall of the Portuguese Minister
Itiom London.

The recent rains in Portugal, which so much im-
proved the harvest prospects, had been accompanied
by the reappearance of grape disease in the neigh-
bourhood of Lisbon as well as in the Douro.

The Committee of Deputies have made a report
generally approving the budget, and it had been
ordered to be discussed ; a report had also been
made favourable to the coinage, and the regulation
of the relative value of the gold and silverourrency
upon the same basis as in England.