The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-26 00:00:00

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.

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Th a steamship Tagus, belonging to the fleet of
the Peninsular and ()dental Company, Captain E.
Christian, arrived at Southampton on Saturday
afternoon, with the above-named mails, in charge
of Lieut. Wiliam Payne, R.N.; Admiralty agent.
She lett Gibraltar on the 16th inst. ; Cadiz; the
same day ; Lisbon, the 19± ; Oporto, the 20. h ;
and Vigo, the 21st.- During the outward passage
the Tagus had strong headwinds and sea ; through
the straits a strong Levanter, which continued on
her return, and also along the coast as far as Cape
St. Vincent. ; off Cape Finistetre strong winds,
with herid- sea ; and the reinuainder of the vayage a
light easterly breeze and fine weather.
This steanak,r.brought 12 passengOS (7 first-class
3 second, and 2 deck), 43 packages of specie, value
25,873/. sterling, BO boxes of potatoes, 536 chests
of oranges, 30 boxes of sugar, 111 boxes of egg+,
and 53 packages of general merchandise.
On the 17th inst., off the Cape St. Vincent, she
passed the Royal Mail steamer Tevint, outward
bound.
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The Auerian di:rip-of-war Carolina, Captain
Koham, 18 days from Ascension (Cape Verd -) ar-
rived at ar on the morning of the 14ch inst.,
and saluted the garrison wi h 21 guns at 8 a.m.,
which was returned by the saluting battery. About
a quarter past 9 o'clock the Carolina saluted. the
Prince of Portugal with 21 guns, which was duly
returned by the Portuguese brig Pedro Nunez, and
shortly afterwards the !atter vessel left the bay for
Cangier and Lisbon.
The Peninsular and Oriental Co.'s steamship Be-
flares, Capt. Joy, six days from Gravesend, with
troops for India, arrived at Gibraltar on the night
of the. 14th, aT,d resumed her voyage on the follow-
ing day for Malta and:Alexandria.
The American schooner Central America, Capt.
T. Snow, with flour for Gibraltar and Malaga, ar-
rived at the first-naniel port on the 14th, in 26
days from New York.
The Tagus broughtUsbon dates of the 19th inst.
H. 8.. H. the'D eke of Oporto had returned in com-
mand of the brig of war Pedro Nunez from Gibral-
tar, much pleased with the attention he had re-
ceived. The new Portuguese steam corvette
Bartolomeo Diaz was to leave Lisbon also on the
19th for the purpose of conveying the future Queen
of Portugal, the Princess Stephanie of Hohenzrl-
lern, to her affianced husband, Dom Pedr© V.
Great ',Reparations are being made at Lisbon to
give the royal bride a brilliant reception upon her
arrival, about the 10th Moy. It is expected she
will visit the Courts of Belgium, France, and Eng!
land before finally proceeding to Lisbon. Portu-
guese politicians are mostly engaged in prepara-
tions for the new elections.
The exchanges by this packet are quoted at Lis-
bon for three months' bills on Lon,'on 521 to
with a scarcity of bills. Paris was done at 540 and
542 ; Hamburg at 461 to ; other places were no-
minal. Three per Cent. Stock dull at 471- to j ;
registered and coupons, 4614 to Bank of Portu-
gal shares, 8 to Bit per cent. pm. ; and Bank of
Oporto shares, 22 to 23 per cent. pm.

CO2IIMUNICATION WITH THE CONTINENT.

One of the most striking features of the present period
is perhaps the progressive advancement in the means of
communication between distant places. One important
step in this direction, by which the journey between
Paris and London will be brought within ten hoursand
three-quarters, we understand, conies into operation on
Saturday next, the Ist of May. The South-Eastern
Railway Company have completed arrangements with
the Nor hern Railway of France by which the tidal
service via Folkestone and Boulogne will be accelerated
so as to be performed in less than eleven hours, an
unprecedented speed for any regular service between the
tsTo cities. It will be remembered that the extraordinary
mails front India during the critical period of the
mutiny were freqnently conveyed from Paris to Landon
in nine hours (tor which the Postmaster-General acknow-
ledges the cervices of the South Eastern Railway in his
report just published), and thus by showing what could
be done the way was paved for the acceleration of the
daily tidal service. To rapidity this service adds other
advantages ; the trains are accompanied by an inter-
preting conductor throughout, and the voyage is always
performed at tide time, thus obviating the use of small
boats. The humbler classes of continental travellers will
hens tforth also have the benefit of the short sea route,
and a fare by third class Wang, via Boulogne, has been
established at the low rate of 253. Return tickets will be
issued during the ensuing season—an arrangement very
acceptable to travellers, as promoting cinvenience and
economy. The system of through tickets is being extended,
and it is, no doubt, a great accommodation to travellers
proceeding long distances, and over many different lines
of railway, to be saved from numberless payments in all
varied: aof currency. Through tickets can row be had
to Berlin, Bremen, Brunswick, Dresden, Hanover, Har-
burg, Leip-ic, Magdeburg, as well as to the different
principal-places nearer home. These tickets will shortly
be provided also to Milan, Turin, Geneva, &c. Rapid
progress is being made towardr the completion of an
uninterrupted railway communication between Paris
add Italy. Au additional portion of line is to be opened
in the summer which will give a continuous railway to
St. Jean de Maurienne, and towards autumn the entire
line froth Paris to Milan will beeready for traffic, with
the exception of the break between St. Jean and Susa,
which is performed by diligence in. 12 hou-s. From
the steps cow being taken by the railways on this route,
the journey between Paris and Turin will soon be per-
formed in 28 hours, Milan in 32 hours, Venice in 40
hours, and Tiiestein 48 hours—a rapidity which cannot
be exceeded by, perhaps a y other route in Europe.
The communication with the North of. Europe has been
also improve. The South-Eastern Railway some time
since, in co-operation with the Belgian railway autho-
rities, reduced the journey to Brussels by the day ser-
vice to 12 hours, and probably further accelerations
will soon be accomplished. Thenomprehensive arrange-
ments which now exist for the registration of baggage
to and from the continent relieve the traveller of much
of the annoy ancs which he was liable to formerly in this
respect. The passport nuisance will be greatly abated
by the measures proposed by the present Foreign
Secretary, and there is little doubt tbat on the re-
moval of the restrictions which the recent French regula-
tions imposed there will he a fresh impetus given toiFi?n-
tinental travel. In addition to the increased faciattes
fot passenger intercourse with the continent aarecerparned
hensive system for the conveyance of small
d spud all the
consignments of specie between Eng
-lannised, and will
principal cities of Europe has
obfeselsorg;iving_
the public
come into operation on the 1-t
.and emittances
facilities for the interchange of articey;
not hitherto enj-ye d• As the rates will her low in sc.
cordanee with a fixed tariff, and the
_whole system under
the South-Eastern Railway and
the immediate control of
istration, the public will have a
the continental
pus •
, ad ilalpcisitions likely to arise where
guarantee against.
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