The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-14 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICAN MAILS.

The Royal Brazilian Mail packet Great Western,
Captain Bevis, arrived yesterday at Southampton
with the South American mails. Her dates of sail-
ing are—Buena Ayres, August 2 ; Moote Video, 6;
Rio de Janeiro, 14; Bahia, 18 ; Pernambuco, 21;
St. Vincent, 30; Teneriffe. Sept. 4; Madeira, 6;
Lisbon, 9. _ _ _

The Great Western brings 98 passengers, among
whom are—Mr. Hutton and lady, Mr. Klioglohefftr
and family, Mr. Banto, Mr. Leslie, Mr. Coelho, Dr.
Martins and family, Rev. F. Lowe and lady, Mr.
and Miss Buica, Mr. Gallop and family, Messrs.
Lewis, Rev. Mr. Fletcher, and Mr. Salmon.
The freight on board consists of diamonds of the
value of 30,0001., and specie 6,2001.; ipeoacuanha, 56
serous; tapioca, 630 barrels; cochineal, 115 germs;
coffee, 30 bags; onions, 14 barrels; fruit, 14 cases;
sundries, 130 packages.
No news of importance from Brazil. Cholera
exists at Bahia, but is at present chiefly contintd
to the black population. The Great Western has
been in quarantine at every port since leaving
Bahia.

The following were the stations at which the ships
of her Majesty were seen or left :—River Plate :
Her Majesty's ships Star and Sharpshooter, August
2. Rio Janeiro : Her Majesty's ships Indefatigable,
Madagascar, and Spy, August 14. Pernambuco:
Her Majesty's ship Rifleman, August 21. Off Ma-
deira, en route to the Pacific, her Majesty's ship
Alarm, Sept. 5. Off Ushant, Sept. 12, her Majesty's
ship St. Oeorge,l2o, towed by a screw steamer stand-
ing to the southward.
The movements of the West India steam packets
are as bellows :—Camilla, sailed from Rio for River
Plate August 12; Tay, at St. Vincent, Cape Verdi,
en route to Brazil, August 22. Peninsular and
Oriental steamer Tagus lett Lisbon Sept. 9, at 8 a.m.,
for Southampton.
Ships observed or spoken with during the voyage.—
Lat. 8 50. long. 35, the ship Statesman, 43 days from
London to Melbourne, August 20. The Washington
Irving, at Pernambuoo, August 21.

BRAZIL
Our Rio correspondent writes:

RIO, AtIGIST 14.
The first stone of the great railway of Pedro IL
was laid by the Emperor on Sanday last.
It appears that the Brazil•Paragnayan question is
not yet satisfactorily settled, and some believe that
war will shortly be declared between the two coun-
tries. A Paraguay newspaper says that the object of
the Imperial government is to obtain the annexation
of Paraguay, but that the French government would
not allow it for a single moment.
We have had a few cases of cholera in Rio, but the
disease does not seem likely to make great progress.
After the sailing of the last packet our coffee
market declined hem 200 to 250 eels, and immense
purchases were made. A reaction took place, and at
the close of the month the former value of the article
was fully regained. The total sales amounted to
235,000 bags, of which 130,000 were for America.
This month so far business has been on a much
smaller scale, about 30,000 bags only since
the Ist: of those 18,000 are for the United States.
Notwithstanding that the news both from Europe
and America was unfavourable, good qualities still
hold their value, and being very scarce at market,
will probably experience no decline. Oar stock is
about 130,000 bags.
Exchange transactions have been large at the
rates, 271 d. to 271 d. on London, 350 to 300 on
France, and 855 to 660 on Hamburg. We estimate
the united business at 630,0001. on England, 120,000
francs on France, and 600,000 m.b. oa Hamburg.
Discounts rule at 9 to 91 per cent. Money rather
tight.
In other markets there is no feature of interest.
In port :—English vessels of war—lndefatigable,
Spy; American—Bainbridge, I. Lane, Savannah ;
French—Poarsuivant.

RIO DE JANEIRO, AUGUST 14.
Exchange on Landon, 271 to 271; Hamburg, 665 to 660;
IFranee, 350 to 360.
C.ffee—Bnperior, 4,700 to 4,800 ; good. first, 4,300 to
4 400 ; ordinary, first, 4.000 to 4.100. Bales since the Ist,
30,000 bogs. Cltork this day, 130,000 bogs.
Freights—London, 40s. to 455. • Channel, 60e. to 655.;
Antwerp, 655. to 70s. ; United States, 700. to 85e.