The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-27 00:00:00

PENINSULAR MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 24.--The Peninsular and
Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Madrid,
Captain John Weeks, arrived here this afternoon with
the usual Spanish and Portuguese mails, in charge of
Lieutenant Newenharn, R.N., Admiralty agent. Her
dates are—Gibraltar, June 16; Cadiz, June 17; Lisbon,
June 19; off Oporto, June 20; Vigo, June 21. During
the passage home the Madrid experienced fresh head-
winds and fine weather as far as Vigo; afterwards
S.S.W. breezes, rain and cloudy. The Madrid brings
70 passengers, amongst whom are Earl Ducie, Countess
Ducie, Lord and Lady Moreton, &c.; and the following
on freight;-42 chests and 520 half-chests of oranges, 90
boxes of lemons, 4-1 casks of wine, 4 barrels of dates, 12
cases of eggs, 6 cases of provisions, 15 packages of sun-
dries, and 36 packages of specie, value about 11,5001.
We have letters of the 16th from our correspondent, in
Lisbon; that city was perfectly tranquil. Numerous
arrests of parties formerly connected with the Oporto
Junta had taken place, and a great many more were
concealed for fear of the police. The prisoners were to
be accused of high treason upon the evidence of parties
they were said to hare enlisted for an insurrectionary
movement. The truth of these accusations was greatly
doubted as regards some of the prisoners, and the legal
proofs with respect to the whole had been delayed be-
yond the time allowed by the Charter. The editors of
several of the Liberal journals Ware amongst those seized
by order of the Government. The Cortes were going on
unsatisfactorily, and the session was likely to be brought
to a premature close for want of Members. Her Ma-
jesty's steamers Stromboli and Comet were at Lisbon.
`rho Pluto put into the Tagus for coals on the 9th and
left on the 12th for Madeira. Exchange on London at 30
days'sight, 52a ; and at 90 days' date 52j to 53 ; Bank
of Lisbon notes 54 per cent. discount. There bad been
an arrival at Lisbon from Pernambuco with dates to the
sth of May. All was quiet there since the withdrawal
of the President, M. Choxord da Gains. Exchange on
London. 26i- to 27i. Sugar in bags, free on board, brown
1,450 to 1,500; white, 2,100 to 2,900. Freights for
sugar to London, and for a port between Havre and
Hamburgh, 90s. At Rio Janeiro, on the 30th of April,
Exchange on London, 25-1- to 25i. Coffee improving, in
consequence of the appearance of American vessels—
first quality quoted 2,600 to 2,700. Her Majesty's troop-
ship Resistance, with the 79th Highlanders, under com-
mand of Lieut.-Colonel Maule, sailed from Gibraltar
for Canada on the 14th; a French sloop-of-war having
troops on board, and a Spanish steamer, were off
Algesiras. Exchange on London at Gibraltar, 90 days
date, 48i- ; on Paris, 6f. 30c.; Marseilles, sf. 30c. to
sf. 32c.; on Genoa, sf. 32c.; at eight days' sight on
Madrid, 4 discount ; Cadiz, discount ; Malaga, ato
discount ; Seville, to discount ; Alicante and
Valencia, 14 discount ; Barcelona, I discount ; Spanish
pillared dollars 2 per cent. premium. On the 21st of
the June
eding W.N.W.,Madrid cape v Hir ar Majesty's
bearingsty's ship Howe,
passed
the
Madrid also spoke the Tagus and Portuguese steamer
elleest ;
Falcao, Sunday, June
The packet brig Brilliant,
Captain Newton, arrived here yesterday, after
a 'fino passage of thirteen days from Madeira. She
brought thirty-four passengers, and a cargo of wine
and measurement goods. The Brilliant was only eight
days performing the voyage outwards from Southamp-
ton to Funchal. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam
Navigation Company's ship Indus, Captain Soy, having
undergone considerable repairs, arrived here to-day from
London, to take up her station on the Gibraltar, Malta,
and Alexandria line. The Montrose, Captain Bowen,
is to take out the Spanish and Portuguese mails of the
27th, and the Sultan, Captain Brooks, will sale same
day for Constantinople and the Black sea. Tho Ilin-
dostan, Captain Lewis, may be expected to-morrow,
with the homeward East India and China mails. The
Canton, Captain Jameson, sailed to-day for China, rid
the Cape of Good Hope, to take up her station in carry-
ing the mails between Canton and Hong Kong.— Times.

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WILSON'S SCOTTISH ENTERTAINMENT. --• This fa-
vourite and talented vocalist gave his last entertainment
on Scottish Songs for the season yesterday, at the Music
Hall, Store-street, when be illustrated and sang some of
his choicest songs, including the recital of Burn's famous
poem of " Tam o' Shanter." Mr. Wilson was in excel-
lent voice, and enraptured his audience with his delight-
ful manner of singing Scotia's beauties. On a tide table
of the passage to the hall was exhibited the magnificent
silver tankard and salver lately presented to him at the
London Tavern by a few friends, elegantly chased, aid
ornamented with appropriate devices and an nsvxfr
ceriptoio:
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of their testimony to his success in rendering Scotland's
songs such favourites with the public taste. The enter-
tainment was well and respectably filled.
THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO IRELAND.--We
Independent) are in a position to verify the en dit taking
the rounds of the press, that the Queen will visit Ireland
this year. Immediately after the termination of the
present Parliamentary session, our good and beloved
Sovereign will throw herself among her attached and
loyal Irish subjects; and if we know the national heart,
we can promise her such an affectionate and enthusiastic
greeting as sovereign never before experienced, and
which Mailmen. alone can give.