The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-13 00:00:00

THE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Massilia, Captain Babot, arrived here this
morning, bringing the heavy portion of the above
mails, 146 passengers, 13 packages of specie, value
£3,500, also 1,700 packages of cargo, including
1,230 bales and cases of silk, value £98,000.
The Massilia experienced fine weather through-
out the passage. On the 7th, off Cape Roca, she
spoke the steamer Morocco, of Glasgow, and on
the 10th, off Ushant, the mail steamer Shannon and
ship Sarah Williams, of Carnarvon.

Her Majesty's ships Crocodile, Simoom, Psyche.
French ship Andromaque, and Italian steamer
Messina, were at Alexandria ; and at Malta her
Majesty's ships Caledonia, Hibernia, Lord Clyde,
Arethusa, Endymion, Caradoc, Tyrian, Wizard,
German steamer Hertha, and Egyptian steamer
Mehemet Ali.

GIBRALTAR, April 6.
The seasonable rains which have fallen are said
to have been of immense benefit in the adjoining
district, where they are considered as having almost
secured the certainty of an abundant harvest. At
Tangier also fine rains have fallen, with the pros-
pect of a good harvest. The price of wheat at Tan-
gier had fallen one-fifth.
The Board of Health of Gibraltar has reduced
the quarantine on arrivals from the Riff coast and
'Tetuan to seven days of observation, admitting to
free pratique arrivals from all other ports of
Morocco.

The British vessels, schooners James Herbert,
from Newport ; Princess Helena, from Glasgow ;
Dear Lass, from Swansea ; James Stonard, from
Cardiff ; industry, from Newcastle ; Arrow, from
Liverpool; Ripple, from Poole; William Owen,
from Cardiff; Gwalia, from Cardiff; Margaret, from
Cardiff ; Harry Herbert, from Swansea ; Alfred,
from Swansea ; Alberta, from Cardiff ; Janet,
from Swansea ; John and Mary, from Cardiff ;
Tullochgorum, from Newcastle; steamer, Livorno,
from Glasgow ; Peninsula, from London ; Wash-
ington, from Shields ; Cobden, from Middlesbro' ;
May Queen, from Grimsby ; Egyptian, from Liver-
pool ; Garrison, from Cardiff ; Blonde, from
Grimsby ; Ceylon, from Southampton; Clotilda,
from Cardiff ; Latona, from London ; Charles
Mitchell, from Newcastle ; barque Augeni, from
Newport ; brigs Londesberough, from Cardiff ;
Jewel, from Cardiff ; Orontes, from Liverpool ; and
barque Sovereign, from Newport, have arrived
here.

Exchange—London, 90 days' date, 49i to 9-1 G ;
Paris, sfr. 223. ; Marseilles, sfr. 22c. ; Madrid,
eight days' sight, per cent. dis. ; Cadiz and
Seville, par to dis. ; Malaga, dis. ; Alme and
Alicantria, dis. ; Valencia, par ; Barcelona, par
to I prem.

THE TICHBORNE BARONETCY.—There is reason
to believe that this extraordinary affair will be
settled soon, as a bill in Chancery has been filed by the
guardians of the infant baronet, Sir J. A. D. Tichborne,
against the claimant to the estates, for a receiver to be
appointed for the collection and preservation of the goods
and effects which belonged to the late Dowager Lady
Tichborne. The claimant has juit purchased a house at
Now Alresford, close to the Tichborne estates, the fur-
nishing of which is now being completed, and when
finished the claimant will enter thereon. The long delay
in the time has been caused, to a certain extent, by the
necessity of obtaining evidence from Australia, but the
commissioner appointed to visit that country has now
returned.

EMBASSY AND CONSULAR HOUSES.—The estimates
before the House of Commons propose votes of £6,000 to-
wards £lO,OOO required for the erection of an embassy house
at Therapia ; £B,OOO towards £20,000, the amount of the
estimate for a new house for her Majesty's mission at
Tehran; a second sum of £40,000 towards £179,382 for
consular buildings in China; and £15,000 for consular
buildings in Japan.