The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-19 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

FALMOUTH, Nov. 17.
Her Majesty's packet Express, Lieut. Lary, arrived
during the night from Rio Janiero, having had the
remarkably short passage of 37 days; sailed on Oct.
10. She has a very good freight, nom►nally reported
as at 20,0001. valuation. Two vessels are reported to
have been lost near Rio early in October—the Scotch
brig Amelia Gordon, and the French packet Maria,
from Havre for Rio. Accounts have not reached us
of the particulars respecting these vessels.
Admiral Reynolds, in her Majesty's ship South-
ampton, was at Rio : also the Constance, with trea-

sure.
There is nothing reported in the shape. of political
news either from the Brazils or the River Plate.
The government recently instituted at Rio is said to
be becoming popular, and the mercantile interests ap-
peared to be placing confidence in the administration.
His Excellency the-Minister of FinaLoe had addressed
some of the merchants and other residents, with the
view of ascertaining their opinions as to the means
by which the circulating medium could be beat im-
proved. Ilia excellency had signithd his intention of
affording, at a meeting for the purpose, ample oppor-
tunity fur discussing the merits of the various mea-
sures which may be proposed. Our Rio correspondent
adds :—" We trust this laudable desire of his excel-
lency may receive efficient support,: and that some
means may be devised for effecting as object of such
transcendent important*.
The Rio Mercantile Journal, of Oct. 9, says :
.g. inferior to

Business for September wee, in the *pinnate, .-
that in any previous month in 1849. Imports were gene-
rally extensive, but the tranaactions, with the exception of
ultra', were exceedingly restricted, and the most essential
branch, piece goods, was dull in the extreme, nor is there
any probability of a revival of trade during the remainder of
the year. The state of produce was very discouraging until
late in the month. when European advices, aided by the
usual brisk inquiry for the United States, led to some
marked animation in coffee, whilst a moderate business was
done in sugar and hides. Under our present impression, we
cannot con^er in the anticip►tion of any advance in Europe,
which shall justify shipments at our present market pnces.
Our opinion may be erroneous, but bearing in mind that
this P. untry supplies about forty per cent. of the com-
bined annual consumption of Europe and the United States,
we are induced to offer such an observation, which the vast
importance of the subject Mai to require. In coffee, we
may calculate upon a materially diminished consumption,
owing to the German war, the ravages cominith d by cho-
lera, and the masses emigrated from the United States for
California.
From the Ist to the 6th of October the transactions in ex-
change have bee. extensive; in other respects, the various
markets have been of little interest.
Coffee—not only firm, but rather advanced. Exported in
the above interval, 26,890 bags, at from 49a. 4d. to 495. 10d.
per cwt.
Sogar-1,000 cases sold for export at 2 r.d. 600 reit.,
1 r.d. 600 rs., to 1 r.d. 800 re. per iurobe.
Freights low, by reason of the high price of coffee and
abundance of vessels.
Exchange upon Landon, 26i d.

THE OCEAN MAIL STEAMER HERMANN urived at
Southampton from Bremen yesterday. Among her ru-
nners were several Hungarian refugee*.