The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-21 00:00:00

THE EAST INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.

The screw steamship Pent, of the Peninsular and
Oriental Company's fleet, Captain T. Jamieson,
bringing the heavy portion of the Calcutta, Bom-
bay, and China mails, in charge of Lieut. Tickell,
R.N., Admiralty agent, arrived at 10 a.m., yester-
day. This vessel left Alekandria on the 7th inst.,
Malta the 11th, and Gibraltar the 15th. She had
fine weather during the voyage ; from Gibraltar to
Ushant a heavy swell from the westward. She
passed Hurst at 4.40 yesterday morning, but was
compelled to bring up for an hour or two in the
west channel on account of a very dense fog.
The Pcra brings 162 passengers (viz., 88 first
class and 74 second class, children and servants),
and landed 40 at Malta, to proceed via Marseilles,
being a total of 202. The Hon. F. W. A. Bruce
proceeded, via Marseilles, with the new treaty con-
cluded with China for the signature of her Majesty;
also, the Marquis de Bellecourt, who was the bearer
of the French treaty, for the Emperor's signature ;
and Dr. Bradley, bearing the United States' treaty.
The passengers for this port included several
wounded officers from the Indian army, and also
Captain 11. Bown, of the Hydaspes troop steamer,
who has quite recovered from the severe accident
which compelled hini to leave his vessel at the
Mauritius on the outward voyage. On freight the
Pera brings £21,952 in specie; jewellory, value
5,468r5. ; rough rubies, value 400 rs. ; rough dia-
monds, value 5,700r5. ; and precious stones, value
19,350r5. ; and a cargo consisting of 1,777 bales of
raw silk (valued at £160,000), 15 eases of silk,
59 cases of shawls, 68 packages of elephants' teeth,
10 boxes of vermillion, 12 bales of senna, and 199
packages of general merchandise.

- AdVices from Gibraltar are to the 15th inst.
Latest quotations of exchange were as follow :
London, 90 days' date, 504- to 504 ; Paris, ditto, sf.
28c. ; Marseilles, ditto' sf. 30c. ; Genoa, ditto, sf.
31c. ; Mairid, eight days' sight, I dis. ; Cadiz,
ditto, dis. ; Malaga, ditto, I pm. ; Seville, 4 dis. ;
Alicante, dis. • Valencia, par ; Barcelona, par.
Spanish pillared 3 per cent. premium, none,
and no demand.

A heavy thunderstorm burst over theßock about
10 o'clock on the night of the 13th. At the upper
signal-station the lightning struck the topyard of
the pole of the flagstaff, and the axletree of a
12-pounder gun-carriage, splitting both, The
lightning-conductor shook, and the ground was
tamed up at the foot of the mast ; fortunately,
doing no further serious damage. After a heavy
shower of rain the storm abated. The wind con-
tinued in the East on the following day, and the
atmosphere very oppressive. In the immediate
neighbourhood of the Rock the thunder and light-
ning were unattended by rain.
The steamship Jima (Cunard's fleet), Captain
Moodie, arrived in the Bay on the night of the
12th, four and a half days from Queenstown, with
the 2d battalion of the Bth Foot, under the com-
mand of: Colonel T. M. Wilson, for Gibraltar gar-
rison, to relieve the 48th, which were to proceed in
the same vessel for Alexandria, en route to India.
The troops were landed on the following afternoon
at the New Mole, and marched to Wmdmill-hill
and Buena Vota barracks. The heavy baggage
and ammunition of the 48th Foot were shipped on
the afternoon of the 14th, and the regiment em-
barked early on the morning of the 15th.
The Pemnsalar and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Salsette, four days eight hours from South-
ampton, with the India and China mails of the
4th inst., reached Gibraltar during the night of the
Bth, and resumed her voyage to Malta and Alex-
andria at 10 a.m. on the 9th.

The Turkish line-of-battle ship Shadie left the
Bay for Plymouth at 1.30 p.m. on the 6th.
Several steamships had passed the Rock, from
Patras for London, laden with currants.
The R.Y.S. schooner Leda, 29 days from Cowes,
13 from Lisbon, and 20 hours from Cadiz, arrived
at Gibraltar on the Bth.

The following outward-bound British merchant
steamers had arrived at Gibraltar :—On the sth,
the Sydney Nall, Captain J. Michell, eight days
from London, with general cargo for Genoa; 7th,
the Marvel, Captain W. Lago, 14 days from Liver-
pool, with general cargo for Genoa ; 9th, the Don
Affonso, Captain M. Dow, 13 days from Glasgow
and two from Lisbon, with general cargo for Gib-
raltar and Leghorn ; 12th, the Braganza, Capt. W.
Landon, nine days from Liverpool and two from
Lisbon, with general cargo, for Gibraltar ; 14th, the
Ella Constance, Capt. W. W. Pittuck, seven days
from Liverpool, with railway iron, &c., for Ali-
cante.

The Gibraltar _Chronicle of the 11th has the fol.
lowing :

" We have been favoured with the sight of a private letter
of the 19th ult. from Casabianca, which states that there
was a great commotion in that town on account of a num-
ber of Bedouins having made their appearance from the
country, demanding the head of the Governor and also that
of his brother • but the people of the city refused to accede
to their demands. An assault was expected to have taken
place on the previous night, and it was feared that these
marauders would succeed in entering the plabe. A party of
six horsemen were sent by them to have a parley with the
Governor, but two only were allowed to enter the gates,
which were immediately closed again, as it was observed
that about 200 on foot wer: close upon their heels, without
reckoning 400 more who were expected to follow. The two
horsemen allowed to enter were holding a conference with
the Governor when the letter was despatcded. No person
can, therefore, leave the city, and but little grain comes in,
on account of it being robbed by the bandits who infect the
outskirts."