The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-24 00:00:00

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam.
ship Tagus, Capt. W. B. Hall, with mails from
Lisbon of the 17th, Oporto the 18th, and Vigo the
19th, in charge of Lieut. Codrington, RN., Admi-
ralty agent, arrived at Southampton at 9 a.m. yes-
terday. She brought 19 passengers, including Mr.
and Mrs. Cossart, from Madeira; and on freight
£1,720 in specie, 693 chests of oranges, 157 boxes of
eggs, and sundries.
The Curacoa arrived at Madeira, remained two
days, and proceeded on her voyage. The Comet
sailed for London on the 9th.
The brig Katy Darling, of Teignmouth, bound
from Malaga to Liverpool, with a cargo of oil, lead,
&c., put into Vigo on the 16th inst.,in consequence
of having sprung a leak at sea, and was making
about 28 inches. of water an hour. She would have
to discharge to repair damages.
On March 21, 50 miles south-west of Ushant, the
Tagus spoke the company's steamer Indus, outward
bound.

The Royal Mail steamer Avon, with the outward
Brazilian mails, arrived at Lisbon on the 13th at
4 p.m., and proceeded on her voyage at 4 a.m. on
the 14th.

Advices from Lisbon are to the 17th inst. Few
transactions had taken place in the exchange on
London, the takers holding out for 54, and drawers
only appearing at 534 for three months, which we'
the current rate this mail. Paris is quoted 5°_,..2;
Amsterdam, 421-- ; Hamburg, 48 ; and Genoa., 528.
Three per Cent. Stock dull ; registered, 47 40 471.
Coupons, 46 to 461 ; Deferred, 31/ to 1. 'Bank of
Portugal Stock, 5;1 to 6 per cent. prem, and Bank
of Oporto, 23 to 24 per cent. prem.
A letter dated Lisbon, March 17, says :—" The
telegraph will have already infornvl you that the
Louie Cabinet resigned, and beforeflis letter appears
in your columns your readers probably be in.
formed whether theDukeTerceira has succeeded
in executing his Maltsty's commission to form a
new Administratior.. The present state of parties in
the Lower Hous' renders his Grace's task of no slight
difficulty, tho'igh it is already known he has been in
negotiation, with MM. Aguiar, Fontes, and Casal
Ribeire,, which evinces a disposition to include the
Prof;resista-Itegeneratorio party in coalition with
his own, the Chartist, formerly identified with the
Thomar Administration. It is also intended to in-
elude one of the Progresista-Historico party in the
new arrangements, but they havinq formed the
principal portion of the :Conk majority are not
likely to support a new Ministry while such limited
interest is given to them. I consider the Duke da
Terceira's coalition,' plans difficult to carry out
without a new o,ection.
" The Loulf., Cabinet ought to have resigned two
months sinr,c when the Chambers required reor-
ganisatior„ there being only four Ministers, Louie,
Avila, Carlos Bento, and Sada Bandeira, to fill seven
portfolios. The Marquis de Loule had, at the open-
ing of the present session, confessed the necessity
of filling up some of the portfolios held ad interim
by the other Ministers, and having promised the
reconstruetion of his Cabinet, which he failed to
effect, it would have been advisable to resign before
being again called to account by the Cortes. Some
parties attribute the fall of the Loule Cabinet to
the Lisbon and Oporto Railway contract, but there
appeared to the last every reasonable expectation
of its ultimate approval -by the Cortes, notwith-
standing its having been made a party question.
In fact, the railway contract might have saved the
Ministers from their principal difficulties had they,
including in it the line to the Spanish frontier, laid
it before the Chambers; as they might easily have
done, at the opening of the session, instead of pro-
crastinating until the Opposition got up a motion
for rescinding the original contract in consequence
of the delay which had taken place in carrying it
out or bringing forward the modifications required
for its execution.

" P.S.—The new Administration was definitively
arranged last night, viz. :—President of the Coun-
cil, War, and Foreign Affairs, Duke da Terceira ;
Interior, M. Fontes Pereira de Mello; Finance, M.
Casal Ribeiro; Public Works, M. Serpa Pimental ;
Justice, M. Martins Ferrao ; Marine, General
Ferreri.

" It is the most complete Cabinet we have had for
some years, the portfolio of Foreign Affairs being
usually added to one of the ether departments ; thus
the full number of Ministers is made up, and it em-
braces a degree of talent not always combined in a
Portuguese Administration.
" It is a Ministry of fusion, but the principal ele-
ment is the Progresista-Regeneratorio. No doubt
there will be a strong Opposition in the Lower
House on the part of the Historicos, which may
ultimately cause a new election, but the Duke will
give the house a fair trial, and the men who
form the Cabinet are likely to unite several frac-
tions in its support, and thus secure a better chance
of a majority than I had at first supposed likely to
results from the Duke's arrangements."

TRIS DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. NlTLest, 40s ld;
barley, 34s 4d ; oats, 23s 9d ; rye, 30s 4d ; beans, 41s
3d ; and peas, 40s 4d.
THE SIX. WEEKS' AVERAGES. - Wheat, 40s 6d ;
barley, 34s Od ; oats, 23s Od ; rye, 32s Od ; beans, 41s 11d-,
peas, 41s 2d.

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WERK.—Wheat, 92,278;
barley, 54,575 ; oats, 12,312 ; rye, 84 ; beans, 3,599 ; peas,
669 quarters.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

To-day's market was but moderately supplied with beasts;
yet all breeds moved. off slowly, at Monday's currency.
Although the show of sheep was rather limited, the mutton
tradd ruled heavy, at a decline in the quotations of 2d per
81bs--the highest price being 5s 10d. Lambs were very
dull, and 2d to 4d per 81bs lower than on Monday. In
calves very littlo was doing, at 2d per 81bs less money.
Pigs and milch cows sold heavily, at barely late rates.

Per 81bs. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 6 3 10
Second qualitydo. 4 0 4 6
Prime large oxen 4 8 4 10
Prime Scots, &c. 5 0 5 2
Crse. & inf. sheep 4 0 4 4
Second quality do. 4 6 4 10
Lambs, 5s
Suckling calves, 18s to 21s
18s to 225.
TOTAL SUPPLY.

s. d. s. d.
Primecrs-wool do. 5 0 5 6
Pme. S'thdowndo. 5 8 5 10
Large crse. calves 3 10 4 8
Prime small do 4 10 6 6
Large hogs 3 0 3 6
Sinai! porkers 3 8 4 4
8d to 6s 10d.

and quarter-old store pigs,

Beasts Bl5
Sheep
Calves
Pigs

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts , llO
Sheep
Calves
Pigs

MEAT MARKETS.

NEVGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are
seasonably good, and the trade generally rules steady, as fol-
lows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10d ;
lamb, 5s 6d to 6s 6d; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; pork, 3s 4d to
4s 4d per Blbs. by the carcase.
SouTstALL, March 23.—The supplies of stock here
to day were moderate, and the trade generally ruled steady,
at full prices :—Beef, from 2s 6d to 5s 2d ; mutton, 4s
Od to 6s Od ; lamb, 6s Od to 68 6d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s 4d ;
and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 2d per 81bs. to sink the offal.
ROMFORD, March 23.—We had a firm trade here to-
day, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s 2d; mutton, 4s 6d
to 5s 10d ; lamb, 68 to 6s 8d ; veal, 4s 8d to 5s 4d ; pork,
3s 6d to 4s 2d per 81bs ; milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB 5s
each ; suckling calves, Os Os ; quarter old store pigs, 18s
to 22s each.