The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-25 00:00:00

PENINSULAR MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY, SEPT. 24.—The Peninsular
and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's abip Mont-
rose, Captain Richard Gosson, arrived here to-day with
the usual Spanish and Portuguese mails, in charge of
Lieutenant Langton, R.N., Admiralty agent.
Her dates are—Gibraltar, Sept. 16; Cadiz, Sept. 17;
Lisbon, Sept. 19; Oporto, no communication; Vigo,
Sept. 21.
The Montrose brings 16 passengers and the following
on freight:-12 boxes of eggs, 100 boxes of almonds,
212 boxes of grapes, 100 barrels of dates, 20 oxen, 475
half-boxes of grapes, 6 bales of silk, 2 cases of silkworm
gut, 35 packages of specie, 11 packages of gold coin, and
23 packages of sundries.
On the 17th the Montrose passed the steamer Ma-
laga steering N.W., Cape St. Vincent bearing N.W.
W. 23 miles.

We have letters of the 19th frem the city of Lisbon.
Tranquillity continued in Portugal, but all parties
looked to Spanish affairs as likely to lead to some rise
ere long.
M. M. de Mallefille, the. new French ChargC d'Affaires
to Portugal, bad been presented to the King and Queen
at a levee held on the occasion of the Prince Royal's
birthday. Some angry correspondence had passed be-
tween the representative of the French Republic and the
Minister of Foreign Affairs in reference to a meeting of
French residents which was to have taken place in the
church of St. Luiz, but which the Portuguese Govern-
ment, deciding it to be illegal, prevented. The meeting
was afterwards held at M. Mallefille's house, and had
occasioned a misunderstanding between him and the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, which was far from being
arranged when the Montroe left Lisbon.
A most horrible and revolting matricide had occurred
in Lisbon. A young girl of 20 murdered her mother,
decapitated her, and cut the arms and legs from the body.
The various parts were found in different streets ; but
the head could not be discovered till the house was
searched, when it was found concealed near the girl, who
was cooking some provisions. The lover of the girl was
supposed to have been implicated in the murder, but she
resolutely refused to denounce him.
The vacant office of Lord Chamberlain of the Queen's
Palace had been conferred on the Duke of Saldanha.

The Spanish frigate Cortes had arrived in the Tagus
to take away the remainder of the Spanish troops con-
nected with the Seville revolt.

Her Majesty's brig Racer was also in Lisbon.
Bank notes were at a discount of 39 to 40 per cent.
Exchange on London, 30 days' sight, 521 to 52i; at 90
days' date, 521 to 52i; on Paris, 545; Hamburgh,
to 48; Vienna, 533.
Shares of the Bank of Portugal, 425 dolls. to 430
dolls. ; Bank of Oporto, 223 dolls. to 225 dolls. The
Portuguese Five per Cents. were quoted 45 to 49 ; Four
per Cents., 38 to 41.
Her Majesty's steamer Polyphemus was at Gibraltar.
At Gibraltar exchanges were quoted as follows :—At
90 days' date, on London, 49i; on Paris, bf. 28c. to
sf. 30c.; Marseilles, sf. 110 c. to sf. 32c.; Genoa, sf. 32e.;
at eight days' sight, on Madrid, 4 dis.; Cadiz and Se •
rifle, dis. ; Malaga, par ; Alacante, 1 dis. ; Va-
lencia, 1 dis.; Barcelona, dis.; Spanish pillared dollars,
2 per cent. prem.