The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-03 00:00:00

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Ripon, Capt. gefthristian, with the heavy portion
of the Calcutta and China mails, has arrived.

She brings 176 passengers, £260 in specie, and a
general cargo, including 1,430 baba of silk, valued
at £140,000.

She left Alexandria on the 19th and Malta on
the 22d.

The Ripon experienced heavy north-westerly
gales in crossing the Bay of Biscay.
On the morning of the 30th ult., in lat. 39.10 and
long. 9.32, the Ripon observed the barque Provi-
dence, of 'London, showing signals—" I am in
great distress, and in want of immediate assistance."
The Ripon went alongside, and the commander
of the Providence reported his vessel to be in a
sinking condition. After keeping company with
her until within a few miles of Cape Roca, the
Ripon left her in company with a French steamer
bound to Lisbon, the wind being from the north.
Capt. Christian says there was every prospect of
her arriving in Lisbon on the evening of the 30th.
On the 29th, in lat. 36.37, long. 8.15, the Ripon
exchanged signals with her Majesty's ship Amphion
steering south-east, and on the same day with the
American barque Daniel, bound west.
MOROCCO INTELLIGENCE.—In the battle of the
23d ult. the Spanish lost 2,000 men killed and
wounded. The loss of the Moors was estimated at
5,000. The wounded Spanish troops were being
removed to carious hospitals on the Spanish coast.
Many died on the passage.
GIBRALTAR, March 28.--Exchange on London,
90 days, 501; on Paris, 5.30 ; on:Marseilles, 5.31;
on Genoa, 5.32 ;on Madrid, 8 days' sight, dis. ;
Cadiz and Barcelona, par. Freights unchanged.

THE BRAZILIAN MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 3.

The Royal Mail Company's steamship Tyne, Cap-
tain J. H. Jellicoe, with the above mails, arrived
this morning at 5 a.m.

She brings in all 135 passengers, among whom
arc Don Carlos Calvo, the newly-appointed Minister
from Paraguay to the Courts of England and
France; Senor Don Marello Cerruti, Sardinian
Minister in the Argentine Confederation and
Oriental Republic ; also Marshal Santa Cruz, for-
merly President of Bolivia.

The Tyne brings specie, value £2,223 9s. 6d., from
Montevideo ; £l3O from Rio ; £2,093 9s. 6d. dia-
monds; £4,111 bar and gold dust; and from Per-
nambuco £2OO jewellery.
The cargo consists of 80 bales ippecaeuhanl, 50
rolls tobacco, 1,197 boxes oranges, 64 half ditto, 7
packages matting and 127 packages samples.
The dates by this arrival are from Buenos Ayres,
March 1; Montevideo, 2d ; Rio de Janeiro, 10th ;
Bahia, 14th; Pernambuco, 16th; St. Vincent, 23d;
and Lisbon, 30th.

At Montevideo, on the Ist of March, Don Bernar-
do P. Berro was elected President without opposi-
tion ; and, it was rumoured, would grant an
amnesty to the friends of those massacred at
Quineteros in 1857.
A new lighthouse was opened on the Ist at
Punta del Este, near Maldonado, and the light on
Lobos Island extinguished.
Exchange 41 to 42d. per dollar.
Trade brisk. Produce scarce. Freights flat.
All the River Plate in perfect peace.

At Buenos Ayres Dr. Derqui (of San Juan fame)
had been elected President, and General Pedernera
Vice-President of the Confederation. Fears were
entertained that Derqui's policy would oblige the
Buenos Ayrcans to declare their independence.
The Unatino, or ex-Government party, were gra-
dually regaining lost ground. The chief events of
the month have been tte Presidential election, the
ratification of his part of the compact of San Jose by
President Lopez, of Pallguay, and the conclusion of
the Tacuari difficulty by the sailing of that vessel
by permission of the British Admiral, who, after the
liberation of Canstatt, saw no further necessity for
her retention. During the month a lull has
fallen upon nearly all branches of trade, owing
principally to the season, which is not favour able
to any great commercial activity. Wool sales dur-
ing the month have been about 170,000 arrs. Hides
are scarce, and prices steadily advancing. For
Germany 25,000 were sad at from 63 to 67 reals,
sellers asking still higter rates for the States.
Sales 9,000 at from 55 to 58 reals. Stocks 15,000,
which are held for advanced rates. Exchange on
England has fallen considerably from 68, and pre-
vious to the arrival of the packet 665. 6d. and 675.,
at which sates about £20,C00 has passed.

PERNAMBUCO.
Sugar.—Arrivals continue in fair average, but
are still 4,500 tons short of receipts to date of last
year. There has been little variation in prices
during the past month.
Freights.—To Channel for orders, 255. per ton;
Liverpool, 17s. 6d.

Exchange.—The rate opened at 25d. per milrei,
but, in consequence of the great scarcity of .money