The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-25 00:00:00

THE PENINSULAR MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY EVENING.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Madrid. has arrived with the Peninsular mails.
Her dates are—Gibraltar, July 14 ; Cadiz, 15 ;
Lisbon, 19 ; Oporto, 20 ; Vigo, 21.
The Madrid brings 36 passengers, 1,675/. in
specie, and a full cargo of lemons, tomatoes,
onions, wine, &c.

When the 'Madrid left Vigo it was openly spoken
of by the military and inhabitants generally, that
the governor would declare against the Govern-
ment the following day.
At Oporto disturbances had broken out, in con-
sequence of the rise in price of corn, caused, it was
supposed, by the great exportation to British ports,
but they were stopped by the authorities.
A woman, who, it appeared, had made a regular
trade of destroying illegitimate children at Villa
Vico, had been committed on a charge of murder-
ing nine infants.

-At Lisbon exchange on London was quoted at
54l at 90 days. Inscriptions, 38.
Her Majesty's steamer Prometheus was at Lisbon.
The story of the capture of a brig by Riffian pirates,
as related by the master of the Mary, is believed to
be imaginary, the Prometheus not being able to
glean the slightest clue to such an adventure.

COURT C.IRCULAR.
OSBORNE, JULY 24.

The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and Princess Alice attended
Divine service yesterday morning at Osborne. The ser•
vice was performed by the Hon. and Rev. Augustus
Phipps.

The Royal dinner party on Saturday included the
Hon. and Rev. A. and Lady Mary Phipps and the
Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Phipps.
The Duke of Newcastle arrived on a visit to Her
Majesty, and left this morning for London.
A deputation from the parish of All Saints, Poplar,
had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday
at the Homc-office, on the subject of the churchyar&
The deputation consisted of the Rev. T. T. Basely
(rector), Messrs. Edward Coleman and John Fuller
(churchwardens), Mr. John F. Pannell (overseer), Mr.
John Carter (vestryman), Mr. Charles C. Ceely (vestry
clerk), Mr. Lucas, M.P., Mr. A. Pellatt, M.P., and
the Rev. Mr. Hussey, of Manchester.
Mr. Thornton, chairman of the Peruvian Bondholders,
with the committee (Messrs. Ward and Richmond), had
au interview with the Earl of Clarendon yesterday at
the Foreign-office.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone
returned to town yesterday from West Horsely-plaee,
Guildford. Sir Alexander Spearman had an interview
with the right hon. gentleman at his official residence,
in Downing-street.
Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yedter•
day from the Governor-General of Canada.

SPORTING jIiELLIGENCE

TATTERSALLS'—MONDAY.
Scarcely a dozen members were present ; the majority
having left town ea route for Goodwood.
Not a bet was booked about either the Goodwood
Cup or Stakes ; the Stewards' Cup was talked about,
lint the amount of speculation on this event was a bet of
200 to 11 each asst Brocket, Anteverta, Ephesus,
Kennyside Hero, and Glenstrae.

WICK .HERRING REPORT.

(For the week ending 22d of July 1854.).

This week has been one of singular unproductiveness
along the whole north-east coast, and presents :returns
which will bring the aggregate catch to little more
than an eighth of that of last year, and a sixth of the
average of the last ten years. Here the total oatch for
the week is not above 30 crans, against 1724 for the cor•
responding period of 1853, the entire catch of 1852,
1853, and 1854, up to this date being :
To 22d July, 1852 4660 crane.
1853 6725 ~
3/ I,
1854 620 ~
About 400 boats were at sea last night, and this
morning there are some faint indications of an improve-
ment, several boats having from 1 to 4crans ; about 20
crans in whole were caught. Yesterday a few crane were
landed at Lybster, one curer having 6. At lielmsdalo
47 crans were taken ashore.

Here the whole fleet will proceed to sea on Monday,
weather permitting. The tides will be favourable.
No contracts for cured fish have been made in this
district this week.
We learn from Stettin that a cargo of superior Lewes
herrings had fetched 13 dollars. At Ilaufourgh last sales
were above 30 'necks.
No inquiries after barrels or salt. A vessel laden
with salt, from Liverpool to Helmsdale, went ashore
last night in Sinclair's Bay. She is the James Clark of
Belfast.

We have letters from the Aberdeen and Banff coast
per steamer to-day. At Cullen the boats averaged 4 a
cran on Tuesday, and 11 on Wednesday. At Port,
knockie on Saturday there was an average of 5 craw ;
highest 14. The fish were of superior quality. From
Fraserburgh we learn that little bad been done there
and at Peterhead up to yesterday.--Northern Ensign.

King of Wurtemberff' despatched a special messenger to
composer of Stutgardt, that be
might be. invite the illustrious
Nord, about to be producedrst
at performancetllec
capital.
Aldlle. Angri, who, it will be recollected, two or three
our t tohfeaLtreEoluif a%
seasons ago sang
at the Italian Opera, Paris, was lately
married at Barcelona to Don Pedro Avella, &rector of
the Harmonic Society in that city.
It is stated that M. Perrin, the director of the Opera
Comique, is to be empowered to unite the management
of the Theatre Lyrique with that of the former estab-
, lisliment. If this be cor:.ect, the step will completely
I nullify the object for which the Theatre Lyrique was
established, namely, that young authors shut out at the
Opera Comique might have a theatre which afforded
them the means of being heard by the public. It is also
affirmed that Mine. Cabe' has entered into an engage.
ment with the Opera Comique.
The Carnarrom Herald says that in Wales (c the corn
looks well, considering the great quantity of
rain which
we have had."
QUARTZ ROCK (MARIPOSA) GOLD Com AN,.—A meet-
ing of the Quartz Rock (Mariposa) Golde
Company took
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place on Saturday afternoon, when th
the directors for procuring an investigation of the pro.
arrangements of
perty of the company in California
the unissued shares assigned as were agreed to, and
shareholders who have security to those of the
expense subscribed the funds to pay the
s.