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

BUENOS AYRES.

Commercial affairs are thus treated in the Packet's
monthly retrospect:
0 In our lest we exhausted the catalogue of doleful tense
in the pentuion that our commercial difficulties had
reached their climax. We spoke of • dull and limited
demand, low prices, uncertain collection', and dubious
prospects for the future. As the prolongation of an evil is
a necessary aggravation of it, we must now add that all
these are felt with increased and increasing intensity.
The oonepiraay and ether political events developed in
the latter days of Jane and the beginning of July, brought
the local demand to • dead fir ; and it is not •in a week or
two that commercial men recover from the stupor of
such occarrenees. Of itself July is one of oar dullest

1 business mouths, and on this oCcasies it approaches as
neatly as may be to a perfect blank. During the last
days there were some inquiries for the interior provinces ;
bat the amount effected is really insignifleant.
.. The arrivals, in a certain acceptation, have been very
moderate ; bat as things at present go, we repeat that any
addition to the existing stockists a positive evil, both to the
importer and the retail dealer. The deposit stores, mainly
hers, but at Montevideo, the Roark), and elsewhere, ere
crowded with goods, that must in general be cleared off to
avoid accumulated expenses, and prevent their deterioration ;
end whilst fresh stooks mut easioneMs this accidental bat
formidable competition, they aggravate the very evil to which
they ere exposed. The fact of enamel?' ovirtrading is
established beyond all question or controversy ; and parties
suet prepare to pay the penalty Stith a goOd vase, aid
extricate themselves from the dilemma by a course of rigid
abstinence. As the dimmers may be teemed to repletion, we
must allow the dipoles organs an opportunity of reoover-
ing their healthy action." . . .

PORTUGAL.
LISBON, Serr. S.
A quantity of lead, about 32,000 lbs., from the Spa-
nish mines of Almeria, has been entered for ship-
ment to Hamburg by the Swedish ship, Joanna. The
transaction appears indirect, and little doubt is enter-
tained that the ultimate destination of the metal is
the Russian frontier. This is the first time that Spa-
nish
lead his been shipped. through this chancel.
Doubtless the facilities offering for conveyance have
brought it here, and probably the UaMo will be
foand lucrative, aid go on increasing. The shippers
—who are Germans—having misgivings for the safety
of the vessel, saw the British and Swedish Minis-
ters, who thought that under existing circumstances
the ship ran no risk of capture. Still it is rope-
seated as doubtful whether the vessel takes the lead,
as they evidently have a suspicion that la some way
or other there is danger. This, however say
merely be a rem thrown out to diem stAntice.

The Portuguese government appear to verify the
adage of the great Wellington, who said that those
who were not for him were against him.
The last amounts from Madeira represent the vine
crop as a nullity. Little sugar will be made there
this year. Although attention hes been directed to
its culture, it has been found more profitable at pre-
sent to convert the juice into rum.
The cholera still prevails to a great extent in the
Atrisveva;ill, beyond doubt, be a disastrous year foe
the wine growers; the loss will be great and gene.
real, but no estimate as to its extent can be formed
until the vintage, which will be unusually late.
The great heats have now ceased, and the peat
eight days have been characterised by heavy rains
and thunderstorms.

The steamer Bretagne has arrived from Nantes, and
the screw steamer Cloths from LiverpooL
The screw steamer Rattler sailed for Liverpool on
the Btb.

The Tagus arrivedat Lisbon on the 6th inst. She
left for Southampton this morning at 7 a.m., but took
no mail, se this steamer conveys it.
The steamer Don Pedro IL sailed for Brasil c
the 6th lost.
The steam tog Comanter left for the East on Ate
7th inst. _ _ _

The steamer Donna Maria IL hu jut arrived from
Brasil: her data are, however, anticipated by tbs
Great Western.