The Sun. — 1848-09-25 (London, England)

PENINSULAR MAILS.  SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY, SEPT. 24.—The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's abip Montrose, Captain Richard Gosson, arrived here to-day with the usual Spanish and Portuguese mails, in charge of Lieutenant Langton, R.N., Admiralty agent. Her dates are—Gibraltar, Sept. 16; Cadiz, Sept. 17; Lisbon, Sept. 19; Oporto, no communication; Vigo, Sept. 21. The Montrose brings 16 passengers and the following on freight:-12 boxes of eggs, 100 boxes of almonds, 212 boxes of grapes, 100 barrels of dates, 20 oxen, 475 half-boxes of grapes, 6 bales of silk, 2 cases of silkworm gut, 35 packages of specie, 11 packages of gold coin, and 23 packages of sundries. On the 17th the Montrose passed the steamer Malaga steering N.W., Cape St. Vincent bearing N.W. W. 23 miles.  We have letters of the 19th frem the city of Lisbon. Tranquillity continued in Portugal, but all parties looked to Spanish affairs as likely to lead to some rise ere long. M. M. de Mallefille, the. new French ChargC d'Affaires to Portugal, bad been presented to the King and Queen at a levee held on the occasion of the Prince Royal's birthday. Some angry correspondence had passed between the representative of the French Republic and the Minister of Foreign Affairs in reference to a meeting of French residents which was to have taken place in the church of St. Luiz, but which the Portuguese Government, deciding it to be illegal, prevented. The meeting was afterwards held at M. Mallefille's house, and had occasioned a misunderstanding between him and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, which was far from being arranged when the Montroe left Lisbon. A most horrible and revolting matricide had occurred in Lisbon. A young girl of 20 murdered her mother, decapitated her, and cut the arms and legs from the body. The various parts were found in different streets ; but the head could not be discovered till the house was searched, when it was found concealed near the girl, who was cooking some provisions. The lover of the girl was supposed to have been implicated in the murder, but she resolutely refused to denounce him. The vacant office of Lord Chamberlain of the Queen's Palace had been conferred on the Duke of Saldanha.  The Spanish frigate Cortes had arrived in the Tagus to take away the remainder of the Spanish troops connected with the Seville revolt.  Her Majesty's brig Racer was also in Lisbon. Bank notes were at a discount of 39 to 40 per cent. Exchange on London, 30 days' sight, 521 to 52i; at 90 days' date, 521 to 52i; on Paris, 545; Hamburgh, to 48; Vienna, 533. Shares of the Bank of Portugal, 425 dolls. to 430 dolls. ; Bank of Oporto, 223 dolls. to 225 dolls. The Portuguese Five per Cents. were quoted 45 to 49 ; Four per Cents., 38 to 41. Her Majesty's steamer Polyphemus was at Gibraltar. At Gibraltar exchanges were quoted as follows :—At 90 days' date, on London, 49i; on Paris, bf. 28c. to sf. 30c.; Marseilles, sf. 110 c. to sf. 32c.; Genoa, sf. 32e.; at eight days' sight, on Madrid, 4 dis.; Cadiz and Se • rifle, dis. ; Malaga, par ; Alacante, 1 dis. ; Valencia, 1 dis.; Barcelona, dis.; Spanish pillared dollars, 2 per cent. prem.