A number of fine-looking Moors in the streets, picturesque in their loose dresses and snowy turbans.

Gibraltar is, indeed, a city of the world, where one sees every variety of costume, and hears all tongues.

Spanish is the predominant language among the commercial classes.

Major-General Sir John Inglis (the hero of Lucknow), of the English army, Governor of Corfu, having arrived on his way to the Ionian Islands, visited us to-day to see our ship, which he was kind enough to say had become "quite distinguished." _Monday, January 27th_ .-- A general exodus of the shipping this morning out of the Straits, within which they had been detained some ten days by a head wind.

The English mail steamer from Southampton arrived.