The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-12 00:00:00

THE BOMBAY MAIL•

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamehiP
Ripon, Capt. J. S. Field, arrived at Southampton
at 5 pan, yesterday, with the heavy portion of the
t,
Bombay mails, in charge of Mr. George Gilpin, of
the General Post-office. She brought 18 first-class,
21 second class and servants, five children and two
deck passengers—total 46 ; among whom were
Lieuis. Pearson, Reid, and liazlerigg, from Bom-
bay. On freight she had £620 in specie, 544 boxes
raisins, 893 bales silk, 58 bales flax, 200 serous,
almonds, 20 packages gums,l9B packages elephants'
teeth, 11 casks wine, and 50 packages sundries.
The Ripon left Alexandria on the 27th August,
Malta the 31st, and Gibraltar the sth September.
She experienced strong head winds all the WO,
home and was detained off the coast of Portugal
thick weather.
On the 30th ult., at 5 p.m., the Ripon passed th_o.
Company's steamer Ceylon, bound eastwai
inst., at 6 p.m., the Orissa, bound eastward ; and on
the 7th, at noon, the Pera, bound southward.
Her Majesty's ships Marlborough, Princess Royal,
Conqueror, Renown, Cressy. Centurion, Argus,
and Lap
:
wing, Wanderer, and Assurance were at Malta,
the Vulture at Gibraltar.
During a thick fog which prevailed on them orn-
ing of the sth at Gibraltar, the British steamer
Cairo ran ashore off the Tunara, on the eastern
beach, and the Government steam tug Redpole was
sent to her assistance.
The Turkish steamer Chirkit Hairre, Capt.
H. Huson, 12 days from Cowes, seven from Pr_
mouth, and 70 hours from Corunna, in ballast, 0,
r
Constantinople, arrived at Gibraltar on the Ist jest_
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer,
Orissa, Captain Joy, five days hence, arrived 0,
Gibraltar on the Ist, and proceeded to Malta ana,
Alexandria.
The following outward-bound British merchan
steamers had arrived at Gibraltar :—August
the Gibraltar; Captain Hall, from London, VOtig.
Teneral cargo and Government stores for
tar and Cadiz • 31st, the Vasco de Gama, Captain Dow, from dasgow and Lisbon, with general
cargo ; Sept. 2, the Crimean, Capt. Wakehani7frama
Liverpool, with general cargo, for Leghorn an
Naples ; same day, the' William France, CaPt•
Harris, from Liverpool, with telegraph wire, for
Malta and Alexandria; 3d, the Visitor, eaPti
Vowden, from Swansea, with patent fuel, consigne
to the Peninsular and Oriental Company..
Latest quotations of exchange at Gibraltar "'-
as follows :—London' 90 days' date, 51; Paris, aide,
sf. 32c. ; Marseilles, ditto, sf. 30c. ; Genoa, ditto,
sf. 33c. ; Madrid, eight days' sight, dis, ; Cadiz:
ditto, dis. ; Malaga, ditto, par ; Seville; ditto,
dis. ; Alicante, ditto, dis. ; Valencia, ditto,l dis'r;
Barcelona, par. Spanish pillared dollars, 3Pe
cent premium—none, and no demand. • 'Oa
The following French vessels of war had a „g
at Cadiz :—Aug. 26, the steamer Ronther, 4 P 4
Commander De Morjas, from Toulon and earths'
ir
gena ; the steam gunboat Redoute, 2 gnns? Ce 111;
mander Loyer, from Toulon. On the 27th,
steam gunboat Sante Barbe, 2 guns, Cow Cow_
Perier ; the steam gunboat l'Eclair, 4 Pus'
wander Thovart, from Toulon and Malaga ' all- e
steamer Tysiphone, 4 guns, Capt. Berrie, froniTan-
giers. On the 28th the following steam gullbOtt*
all from Toulon :—La Fleche, 4 guns, Coramander
Grosset ; La Lance, 2, Commander Butil ; L'Arque--
buse, 2, Commander Pezzier • and the Salve, Nr
Commander Lelevre. The gunboat Redoute %flab;
mander Loyer, left Cadiz on the 28th, and
steam sloop Tysiphone, 4, Capt. Berrie, on the 271
for the westward. The Spanish steamer Jovellalife
put back to Cadiz from off Cape St. Vincent on the
27th, with machinery broken.