The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-30 00:00:00

PENINSULAR MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY NIGHT.—The Peninsular
and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Pacha,
Captain Olive, has just arrived here from the Mediter-
ranean. Her dates are Genoa, June 17 ; Leghorn, 16 ;
Civita Vecchia, 15 ; Gibraltar, 22.
The Pacha brings 42 passengers, and the following
on freight :—Nine boxes pomegranates, fifty-six bales
silk, forty packages pictures and works of art, one hun-
dred and thirty boxes Italian oil, seven pipes oil, fifty
packages wearing apparel, nine casks skins, and fifty
packages sundries.
On the 28th, off Ushant, the Pacha spoke the Penin-
sular steamer Sultan, and on the 21st passed the brig
Thomas Metnall, going to the westward.
The political advices from Italy by this arrival are
anticipated. Commerce in all the Italian ports was
almost at a stand still, arising from the uncertainties of
public affairs.
From Gibraltar we have three days later news than
brought by the Hindostan. Her Majesty's steamer
Pol) phemus had returned to the bay—thirteen days from
Port Vendre, and eight from Barcelona.
Don Jos:4 Portal, the ex-leader of the Seville in-
surgents, was at Gibraltar, to which place he had been
conveyed, under an assumed name, by the steamer
Madrid, from Lisbon, during her last outward
voyage.
In commercial matters at Gibraltar there was very
little change. The Commissary-General of the garrison
had published particulars of a contract for the supply, of
1,208,0001 b. of beef, for the use of the troops. Irish
pork sales 18 dolls. to 20 dolls. per barrel; Irish beef,
in demand at 14 dolls. 3c. to 16 dolls. per barrel; Ame-
rican beet' 11 dolls. 6c. to 12 dolls.; American pork, 14
dolls.; flour, 6 dolls. 6c.
Exchange on London, 90 days, 481; on Paris, sf.
30c.; Marseilles, st. 32c.; Genoa, sf. 32c.; at eight days
on Madrid, 4 discount; Cadiz, 4 discount; Malaga, to
discount; Seville, to discount; Alicante and Va-
lencia, 14 discount; Barcelona, 4 discount; Spanish
Pillared Dollars, 2 per cent premium.

MR. HUME and the NEW REFORM

MOVEMENT.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—I have been greatly disappointed at being com-
pelled to consent to the postponement of the resumed
debate, which stood for to-morrow, on Parliamentary
Reform, to Thursday next, the 6th of July. But I had
no power of preventing it, as the Government, pressed
by the accumulation of public business, were unwilling
to surrender their right of precedence to-morrow-4D
arrangement to which Lord John Russell had given •
provisional consent. As I stipulated fox a Government
day, in order to secure the continuance of the discussion
of this imp.rtant question, I can only regrets delis/
which has been forced upon me; and I entertain no
doubt that the promise of the Government will be faith-
fully kept, and that the debate will be proceeded with
on Thursday, the 6th of July, as now fixed.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
JOSEPH HUMB.
House of Commons, June 29.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
SIR CHARLES NAPIER'S SQUADRON.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 29.—Sir Charles has returned to
this port and re-hoisted his flag on board the St. Vincent.
The ships and vessels will sail, in pursuance of orders at
present in force, on the 10th of July, under the Gallant
Admiral's command. There is now no doubt but that
Sir Charles has :been selected to succeed Sir Wil-
liam Parker, in the Mediterranean command. The
Caledonia, 120, will be the flag-ship of Sir Charles in
the Mediterranean.

The Gleaner, steam-vessel, acting-master Comte
founder Ballaston, arrived last night from Bermuda.
She came into harbour this afternoon and will be laid
up for the present.
Twenty seamen from the St. Vincent, and a like
number from the Prince Regent, were brought in front
Spithead early this morning by the Lightning steamer,
to be employed in assisting the crews of the Medusa and
Merlin mail steam-packets to expedite the fittings of
those vessels for sea, both being wanted to go to the Mr
diterranean immediately.
There has been a fresh gale varying from S.W. by W.
to W. to-day, but it lulled about 2.30, P.m. Wind W.,
fresh breezes, and cloudy weather.—Five, P.N.
CAPE OT GOOD HOPE, APRIL 21. The President,
50, Captain Stanley, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral
llacres, the Commander-in• Chief, sailed from Simon e
Bay on the 15th for the Mauritius, taking the Rosamond
steam-sloop, Commander Foote, with him part of the
way. The Rosamond was to go to Mozambique with
dispatches, and then on to the Mauritius to meet the
Admiral there. The Geyser steam-sloop, Commander
Brown, left this on the 18th, calling off Buffalo River
to land Colonel Hare, and then goes on to the Mauritius
to join the Admiral; and then they all go to Tamate/e
to make a treaty with the Queen of Madagascar. The
Brilliant, 26, Captain Watson, left this about a month
since for Mauritius, and remains there until the Ad'
miral's arrival, and then she would go to Tanuttave
with him. The Eurydice, 26, Captain Anson, is to
come here to refit; and the Nimrod, Commander
the
Belgrave, on the Eurydice's arrival, will take
Bishop of the Cape to St. Helena on a visit. The
Admiral still feels the loss of his son most acutely. The
Mariner, 12, Commander Mathison, arrived here on the
15th, the day the Admiral left; she was 17 days from
Rio, and left at anchor there the Meander, 44, Captain
the Hon. H. Keppel; the Inconstant, 36, Captain Sher
pard; the Acheron steam surveying ship, Captain J. 1-1'
Stokes; and the Hydra steam sloop Commander skir
with ;—all from England. The Mmander and Acheroll
are expected here hourly, as they were to leave three
days after the Mariner, which has been here nearlf.!
week. The latter leaves this on the 25th for India. A• 11
is quiet and going on prosperously in the colony. Their
have had a severe hurricane at the Mauritius; the dad
mage done is considerable. The Fox, 42, Commodore
Sir Henry Blackwood, is expected here every day from
India, homeward bound; also the Albatross, 14, Coln'
mander Farquhar, from the coast of Africa, en route to
India. The Devastation steam-sloop, Commander
Michell, is also daily expected here from the coast for
service on this station. The Seringapatam
Master-Commanding Russell, is in Simon's Bay.

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY.—The English barque
John King, with 1,000 boxes of sugar, in twenty-eight
days from Havannah ; the American ship. Montery.
Captain Crosby, with 2,950 boxes of sugar, in twenty'
eight days from Havannah ; the American barque
Amos Patten, Captain Foster, with sugar, twenty-uinv.
days from Havannah; and the American brig Salis-
bury, Captain Pilsbury, with 2,740 boxes of sugar'
fifty -two days from Matanzas, have arrived off Cowes
for orders.
STAMPS AND TAXES BENEVOLENT FUND .---0¢
Wednesday a select party of the gentlemen belonging.w
the Stamp and Tax Office visited Sheerness in
.the Cal
of Canterbury steam-boat. After having
flag-ship they were received on board the visited the
Benbow, hulk
to the Wellington depot ship, commanded by Captain
Superintendant David Price. Dancing was kept up for
a few hours, and the view of the ships of including a
dwr,
the Trafalgar, 120 guns, about being pa_i_ off, was pro..
paymaster
ductive of the highest gratification. Mr. Taylor, the
'
corms.mGa na
ldingvin
officer.
andH Munrt.ellr,ugagnid M. Wood contributed
their best assistance to the r and purser!
D Huggins
entertainment of the day.
NORTLI-WESTERN RAILWAY.—.An entire alteratiox
the time table on this
takes place in . line of railway to-
morrow,
in consequence of the d
co directors having ordered
an acceleration of the express trains.
CHANNEL ISLANDS.— The Postmaster has just
issued an order, setting forth that on and after the Ist
July, the steam-packets conveying the Channel Islands
mails will leave Southampton on Tuesday:, Thursdays,
and Saturdays, upon the arrival at that town of the nigh
mail train from London of Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday, and will be dispatched from Jersey, on the re-
turn to Southampton, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays, at eight o'clock, A.M. -

BIRTB.S.
On the 25th inst., at Queen's-crescent, Glasgow, Mrs. A.
Scott, of a daughter.
On the 26th inst., at St. Paurs•road, Camden-villas, the
wife of F. R. Cox, Esq., of a son.
On the 26th inst., Mrs. Legg, of York-place, Camberwell
New-road. of a daughter.
On the 28th inst., at the Grove, Clapham-road, Mrs. John
Montefiore, jun., of a daughter.

DIES.
On the 23d inst., at James-street, St. James's-park, Mrs.
John Stanford, wife of J. Stanford, Esq., of Dublin, and
only daughter of Sir Andrew and Lady Greta, aged 19.
On the 23d inst., aged 53, at Debden Parsonage, Essex,
Frances pane, eldest daughter of the Rev. W. J. Totton.
On the 24th inst., at the Vicarage, Little Marlow, Bucks,
the Rev. S. birch, D.D., 42 years rector of the united parishes
of St. Mary Woolnoth, and St. Mary Woolchurch Haw, and
also vicar of Little Marlow, aged 67.
On the 27th inst., in London, Captain F. Wemyss, Bombay
Engineers, aged 36.

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Atiddloaez, Friday, June 3011848.