The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-02 00:00:00

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY MORNING.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam
ship Alhambra, Captain Joy, arrived this morn-
ing, with the Peninsular mails, and dates from
Gibraltar, Jan. 17th; Cadiz, 18th ; Lisbon, 20th ;
Vigo, 23d. No communication from Oporto.
She encountered the most terrific weather out
and home ; was compelled to run, upon the 27th,
when within 240 miles of Falmouth, for Corunna,
for coals ; arrived there on the 28th, shipped 170
tons of coals, and sailed again on the 29th.
The Alhambra, brings 30 passengers, and the
captain and crew of the steamer Queen, wrecked
off Viana; 37 packages of specie, value 38,6351. ;
and a cargo of oranges, dates, tangerines, eggs,
chesnuts, wine, tallow, (tc.
She exchanged signals on the 19th with the
steamer Sultan, 44 miles south of Cape Spichel, and
on the 22d with the steamer Euxine off Viana.

Lisbon exchange for three months were quoted :
London, 524- to 53 ; Paris, 538,t0 540 ; Amsterdam,
411; Hamburg, 46i ; and Genoa, 532. A general
scarcity of bills.
Mr. Oliveira, M.P., returns to England by the
Alhambra.

The Chamber of Deputies, at Lisbon, had dis-
cussed the electoral process mach earlier than was
expected, and the deputies, with two or three ex-
ceptions, had been declared duly elected.
Gibraltar Exchanges on the 17th :—London, 90
days, 50i ; Paris, do., 5f., 32c. ; Marseilles do.,
sf. 33c. ; Genoa, sf. 35c. ; Spanish pillared dollars
in demand.

Letters received at Plymouth from the Black Sea fleet,
at moorings in Bujukdere Bay, mention the dread that
is entertained by all at having to remain in the Bospho-
rus until the end of March. Lord Lyons is, however,
encouraging the amusement which theatrical entertain-
ments afford to the crews on board the ships.
TRADE VITA AUSTEALIA.—Messrs. Miles and King
ton, of Bristol and Melbourne, have decided upon esta
blishing a line of auxiliary screw steamers to ply
between Bristol and Australia, and the first ship, of
1,000 tons burden, has been commenced by Messrs. J.
M. Hyde and Co., of the Cumberland Ironworks,
Bristol.
An announcement of a music school, which is to be

founded at the Surrey Hall, has been put forth. This

among its provisions, includes a gratuitous instruction
and the introduction to the public of young professors.
M. Jullien is at its head. The scheme, possibly, im-

plies that sort of apprenticeship which is not uncommon
on the Continent, or to state the case otherwise, involves
education paid for by service.
Madame Ristori has been playing in an Italian version
of M. Ponsard's "La Bourse," at Naples. "I am
afraid," writes a Naples c Trespondent of the Athencsuist,
" I must say she has not yet attained here the estimation
in which Paris and London hold her. There is a vary
good actress here named Sadowski (a Neapolitan), in
whose behalf there is doubtless a feeling of partisanship,
which may influence some."
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and
the Princess Mary, attended by Lady Geraldine Somer
set and Majlr Purves, returned to Kew, at the close of
last week, from honouring the Earl and Countess of
Wilton with a visit at Egerton Lodge, Melton Mowbray.
Theis Royal Highnesses come to their residence at St.
James's Palace early in the present week for the season.
The Duke of Montrose comes to town to-day from
making a tour cf visits, with the duchess, in the pro-
vinces. The noble duke is to be among the Earl of
Derby's guests at his political banquet this evening.
The Duke of Cleveland is expected to arrive at his
residence in St. James's-square to-day, from Raby Castle,
Durham.

The Marquis of Salisbury returned to Hatfield-house,
Herts, on Saturday, from visiting the Marquis and
Marchioness of Exeter at Burghley. The noble mar-
quie to town to-day to dine with the Opposition
peers at the Earl of D-rby's Parliamentary dinner.
The Marquis of Exeter will arrive in town to-day,
`ram Burghley House, Stamford, for the meeting of Par-
iament.
üblishes a communication

of Saturda:

The Pays ,y p.
from the Black Sea, which states that the commissioners
appointed to define the new boundary between the
Danubian provinces and Russia, and who were still at
Constantinople when the last French mail left that city,
had quitted Constantinople and proceeded to Ismail,
where they arrived on the afternoon of the 17th ult.
They proposed to leave immediately for the Upper
Yalpuck, where Colonel Beason, the French commis-
sioner, had preceded them to trace the new territory
of Komrath.
It is stated that the English and French Governments
hate instructed their respective ambassadors to intimate
to the Austrian Government their great satisfaction at
the conduct of the young Emperor at Milan in granting
so complete an amnesty. Some of the political prisoners
have, it is said, refused to quit the place of their con-
finement. They are informed that if they do not wish
to leave quietly they will be expelled by force. People
in Paris suppose that, as the Emperor Napnlecn ex-
presses such great admiration of his brother Emperor,
he will not fail to follow his example, and grant a general
amnesty in turn.
THE EARL OF HAREWOOD.—The bulletin from Hare-
wood-house was a little more favourable yesterday (Sun-
day) morning than on Saturday. It was as follows :
" The Earl of Hare wood has passed a pretty good night.
His lordship's symptoms are rather more favourable
than yesterday. Harewood-house, Sanday, Feb. 1."
The Hon. Egremont Lascelles, son of the present Earl
of Harewood, arrived at Harewood-house on Saturday
evening. The Hon. gentleman was on the continent on
his wedding tour at the time when the accident happened
to the noble Earl. A. telegraphic message was despatched
to him at Rome, and he and his young bride have lost
no time in returning to England.
SUFFERERS FROM SRIPWRECK.—At the weekly meet-
ings of the Committee of the Shipwrecked Mariners'
Society for the month of January, held at their offices,
Hibernia Chambers, London-bridge, at whieh attended
Vice-Admiral Sir H. Hope, K.C.8., chairman, Captain
the Hon. F. Maude, R.N., deputy-chairman, R Wm.
Stuart, Esq., Rear-Admiral Bertie C. Cator, Captain
Rswstorne, R N., Lieut. Guyon, R N., Capt. Perrott,
E Capt. Dixon, R.N., and Rev. C. B. Gribble,
sI.A., the gold medal of the institution was awarded to
Mr. John Blampield, mater of the Wave Queen, of
Jersey, and the silver medal to John Romeril, one of
the seamen who accompanied him, for having, iu a small
boat during a gale of wind, gallantly rescued the crew of
the Briton screw steamer from their foundering vessel,
and landed them safe at jersey. Relief was isiven to the
following sufferers from shipwreck, viz. :-480 widows
and orphans, 401 mariners, to assist them to replace
loss of clothes, and 570 shipwrecked persons were re-
ported as having been clothed, when necessary, and sent
to their homes, or, if foreigners, to their nearest consuis.
644 widows and orphans of drowned mariners, who had
been relieved last year, received a further grant. 761.
103. was sent to the widows of the men drowned in the
Point of Air life-boat, and 581. to the widows of those
drowned in the Victory lugger, at Margate. Total
numbers suffering from shipwreck relieved during the
month 2,196 persons.
MR. CHARLES MATTHEWS, writing to a contemporary,
says :—"Sir,—A few days ago you congratulated me on
my recovery from my late accident, and complimented
me on the fortitude with which I endured four dangerous
operations ; but you were probably not aware, nor in-
deed was I myself, that I had undergone a fifth, and
that, sometimes, of a much more fatal tendency than the
others,—l have been married t A paragraph has "gone
the rounds," as it is called, copied, I believe, from a
Gloucester paper, headed Marriage of Mr. Charles
Matthews,' stating that I had taken unto myself a
second wife in the person of pretty Miss Oliver.' Allow
me, in justice to that amiable young lady, to announce
publicly that such is not the case, in order that her
numerous admirers may be assured that, as far as I
know, she is still open to competition. I am grateful
for the credit given me, at all events, for the good
taste of my selection, though I must express my wonder
at so improbable a story having obtained belief. In the
first place, I cannot conceive that any one could have
the heart to give her away,
and in the next, having
only my left arm at liberty at present, which I am sure
world not be sufficient to encompass half her charms,
and my right band being nearly disabled altogether, I
could but at best offer her a left handed marriage, and
far be it from me to insult her with such a proposition.
No, sir,—may
she speedily obtain a husband of half my
age and double my worth, and I shall be most happy,
with the appropriate tears of affection in my eyes, to
give my consent and bless her union,