The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-17 00:00:00

PENINSULAR MAILS.

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SOUTHAMPTON, TUCIUIDAY Moaxixo.
Arrived, the Iheiia. Dates, Lisbon, March 11.
Exchange, 341; Discount of notes of Lisbon Bank,
2 per cent.

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
AND AUSTRALIA.

PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY, 11 P.m
The Australian Royal Mail Steam Navigation
Company's steamer Sydney, Captain Franklyn,
arrived here at seven this evening. Her dates are
Sydney, Dec. 4; Port Phillip, I)ec. 11; Adelaide,
Dec. 17 ; King George's Sound, Jan. 1; Cape of
Good Hope, Feb. 6; St. Vincent, March 2. She has
122 adults and 17 children, passengers; and 173,790
ounces of gold on freight.
The Vulcan, which left Sydney Nov. 3, placed
her mails on board the Sydney at the Cape. The
Harbinger, for Australia, left St. Vincent on the 24th
Feb. The Queeu of the South, for Calcutta, left
the island on the 27th Feb. The mail steam ship
Teviot was to sail horn St. Vincent four hours after
the Sydney. She had yellow fever on board, and
was not allowed to communicate with the shore.
The news from the Cape is 10 days later than that
by the Indian. It appears that the native waggon
drivers who accompanied General Cathcart into the
Sovereignty have spoken in such light terms of
his victory over Moshesh, that some of the Kaffir
chiefs arc again giving evidence of insubordination.
Kreli's adherenca is equivocal, and the Governor is
making arrangements to visit this chief, who, how-
ever, has, by the last accounts, sent in a friendly
message.
General Cathcart left Graham's Tuwn on the 27th
of January, for King William's Town, accompanied
by Major-General Yorke and Colunels Cluet and
Seymour.
I.icut.-Colonel Eyre, 73rd Regiment, through ill
health, is about to return to England.

SOUTH AMERICAN MAILS,
The Itoval Brazilian Mail Packet Teviot, Captain
Onelow, from the Brazils, arrived at Southampton
yesterday, and landed her mails under the charge of
Lieut. Peter Rainier, KN., Admiralty Agent. Iler
dates of sailing are:—Buenos Ayres, Feb. 2; Monte
Video, 4; Riu de Janeiro, 15; Bahia, 19; Pernam-
buco, 22 ; St. Vincent, March 2; Teneritfe, 7 ; Ma-
deira, 9; Lisbon, 12.
ARGENTLNE CONFEDERATION.
Little alteration had taken place in the situatim
of Buenos Ayres since the departure of the last mail.
When the packet left the city was still belcagured
by the Federal forces of Colonel Lagos, who has been
publicly recognised by Urquiza as his lieutenant.
During the month two or three attacks had been made
by the forces of Lagos, but nothing like an assault
on the city had bean attempted. The besiegers ap-
pear from a despatch of Urquiza to have been
waiting for the artival of a force for the sub-
jugation of the city, to be sent under the sanction
of the federal congress in session at Santa Fe. On
the other hand, the besieged made a sally on the
21st of January, but with no kind of success. The
most recent documents and proclamations of the de
fitcto government of Buenos Ayres, of which Don
Manuel Pinto was still the head, are strongly imbued
with the spirit of despair. The hopes which
the government had placed in Roses y Bel-
grano, who, with Colonel Acosta, was t,3 muster
the forces of the south, and advancing on the capi-
tal annihilate Lagos, and relieve the city, were com-
pletely shattered. The government announced on
the 14th, in the Prey/wise, as positive, that on the
9th instant the forces of those commanders were in
march, to the number of from six to seven thousand
men, upon the Salado, distant from hence from 35 to
40 leagues, provided with abundance of horses and
perfectly armed. And a subsequent despatch from
their bead quarters reported that they had fallen on
the division of Olives, totally dispersing it. On the
22nd, however, at the pass of San Gregorio, Lagos
encountered the colonels on the Salado, and an er a short
conflict utterly routed their army, and took Roses y
Belgrano himself prisoner. The fault is charged en-
tirely on the division of emancipated Indians, upon
whom Roses y lielgrano, for want of other ail), was
compelled to rely. Lagos claims to have killed and
wounded 200 men of the Portenos. Great blame is
attached to Roses y Belgrano for having employed
uncivilised warriors in this service. The prospects
of the de facto government would stem to have posi-
tively declined before this event, as we find the
Buenos Ayrean Minister of War compelled on the
22nd, much against his will, to accept the resigna-
tion of General Pachecho, the commander-in-chief. In
a sally ou the 21st, General Pachecho was wounded,
and two officera, Murga and Valiero, were killed. Two
of General Pachecho's sons were also taken prisoners.
The packet left Buenos Ayres on the 2nd, when it
was understood that the next day was fixed by Lagos
for a general and serious assault on the capital, the
previous inactivity of the besiegers being accounted
for by the absence of Lagos at the Salado.
In view of this event, Don Manuel Pinto had
issued a proclamation, in which he thus addressed
the citizens:—
COMPATRIOTS AND •LL INHABITANTS OP Tull
CarzraL,—Ths city of Buenos Ayres is now delivered to
its own forms ; but remember, friends, what that City is,
with its four hundred squares and one hundred and forty
thoussud inhabitants.

Divine Providence has chosen at these moments to leave
it dependent on its resources. The percent mutineers, by
a detection of the friendly Indians, in whom our virtuous
defenders unfortunately confided, base obtained a triumph
over the division of Don Pedro Rosa. y Beloan°.
It matters not. Those of Don Martin Campos, Fiseiza,
Juan Luciino Pita, and others still remain ; which, faith-
ful to the cause of the laws snit the legitimate authori-
ties, continue on the field, decided to co operate with us.
It matters not. Here, in the streets, in the squares, in
the breasts and bayonets of enuragecus men, is found the
powerful nucleus of action and defence; which had nut
been displayed in all its extent.
To it let us repair, compatriots. Curses on the cravens,
should there be such, who shrink in the hour of reverses.
Cut your eyes on the fate prepared fur you by the muti-
neers, sold and delivered over to their muter Urquisa. The
hatred and vengeance of this man would never be satiated
upon our country, unless he saw it annihilated and humbled
under his ambitious domination.

It would be more honourable fur the heroic Buenos Ayres
to disappear from thee glebe, than not to be presented
before the world in a light worthy of her glorious antece-
dents, than not to show what eke u, what AS is worth, and
what she can do.

There is no middle course, compatriots. Life or death.
Civilisation or barbarism. Prosperity and riches, or ruin
and misery. These are the extremes placed before us for
our choice. They are the present Cronin sends to Buenos
Ayres, by means of a few spurious sons, unworthy of tread-
ing the land in which they were born.
The government is resolved to be inexorable—to bo
rigorous, and even cruel, should it be necessary. No more
talk of considerations and amenity. AU those who do not
feel the courage and decision to which this great city is en-
titled, let them go out and join with the miscreants. Let
the head of the traitor fall, and let us grasp yet more firmly
our arms to defend the capital. Let but few remain, if it
must he on, but let those of us who have courage remain to
see our hotucs in flames before consenting to sce barbarism
enthroned.

A siege . . . ? And what feats can a siege cause you ?
It would be a scandal for Buenos Ayres to be dismayed at
the sight of a few bandits, supported and encouraged only
by General Urquixs, who aspires to make her his pun.
snowy.
No !—a thousand time., No ! The government pro-
' raises you everything, compatriots, should you continue u
you hate begun.
To the lines, my friends! Let us net lay clown our arms.
Let as avenge the aff,ent. Let us rather succumb than con.
sent to the humiliation of law and justice ; rather than
allow that barbarism, robbery, and murder be enthroned to
this august city. Consider that these mutineers represent
bodiless else ; they are kept besieging our capital by no
other motive. _

To arena then ! Let us not ahquilon the most noble and
lamed nom : in which case it is impossibla that God should
abandon us!

From this moment the capital is subjected to all the
rigJur of martial law.
Your governor and friend,
MANUEL G. PINTO.
Buenos Ayres. January 26th, lb.; 1.
Another address, signed Gregorio Araoz do la
Madird. bears witness to the disorganisation of the
forces of the city. It offers in the name of Pinto's
government thirty dollars per day to those who pre-
sent themselves mounted at the F ort, and twenty-five
to those without a horse, for such time as the present
contest mu)• last, and till the re-establishment of
order. "All the veterans who in a moment of surprise
abandoned their corps, shall be admitted into
this force, and shall become entitled to the rewards
which the government may accord to the other
veteran corps."

Meat and provis;ons generally were very dear in
Buenos Ayres, and all supplies of milk and vegetables
were kept back by the vigilance of the beleaguering
force. The credit of the National Bauk was fearfully
on the wane, owing, as the Portends said, to the in-
, troduction by the enemy of a number of well-forged
!notes. However this may be, doubloons which had
been ranging from 270 to 260, advanced suddenly to
330, and by the 14th of January appeared to have
settled at a market price of 307.
On the 18th of January the steamer Correo,
claimed by the Buenos Ayreans, but now in the
possession of Urquiza, made her appearance in the
waters of La Plata in a hostile attitude, and cap-
tured a war schooner ar.d pilot boat. Besides these
vessels, Urquiza had obtained by purchase the steamer
I Uruguay.
The Hon. Captain Gore, her Majesty's elsartg
d'Affaires to the Argentine Confederatiun, received
his passport from the Buenos Ayrcan government
ion the 6th of January.
Of the state of commerce in Buenos Ayres the
Packet gires the following cheerless account in its
monthly retrospect fur January :
As a business month January firtst be classed with its
predecessor, that is, an absolute blank, except for the ne-
cessaries of existence and articles of war. 011 the 17th the
rigorous state of siege was relayed, by opening the Custom.
house for four hours daily, for the receipt and despatch of
nierchandi,e ; but even so comparatively little has been
done, from the inadequate *apply of hands and horses. By
degrees the Barraca and Couches Rivers are likewise
opened fur the export of produce ; a seasonable and impor-
tant boon to the shipping interest, many vessels having
already suffered a ruinous detention. Of light freight, es-
pecially wool, a large quantity must have accumulated ;
but of hides and tallow, we suspect, the quan-
tity must be greatly disproportionate to the num-
ber of animals slaughtered, and the quantity infr-rior to that
got up its our regular establishments. The dangers impend-
ing over the foreign importer are three-fold : severe Liss on
a large amount of outstanding,; an uncertain and a lan-
guid demand fa. the enormous stuck% now on hand and in
port, and the I ehyriuth of difficulties and complications in
which a purblind fort Eta policy has involved and appa-
rently abandoned us, and from which we must escape, when
and how we may, at the expense of the best blood of Buenos
Ayres, and the treasures and ri maims that should have
fomented foreign commerce. We again suppress our prices
current and usual statistical tables, because the incidental
transactions that may have taken place are not of a charac-
ter to establi-h a reliable market price ; and even our report
of the money market must also be regarded as in some de-
gree nominal. .

BRAZIL.
Our Rio correspondent writes:
RIO JANEIRO, FE& 14.
Mr. Henry Southern, our minister at this court.
died of yellow fever on the 28th ult., after an ill-
ness of three days only. Ilia remains were interred
in the British cemetery of Gambra in the afternoon
of the same day, being conducted to the grave in one
of the Emperor's carriages, a squadron of cavalry,
and a battalion of int:linty following, a park of ar-
tillery was also posted at the entrance of the ceme-
tery and fired the customary salute at the close of
the ceremony.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and many Bra-
zilians of distinction were present at the interment.
During the past month coffee maintained its price
until the 27th, when purchases ceased, and little was
done up to the arrival of the Teviot. The sales of
January amounted to 130,000 bags, of which 120,000
were fur America, and the remaining 30,000 for
Europe. This month so far 26,000 bags found pur-
chasers at a decline of 100 reis per errata, leaving a
heavy stock in the market of 180,000 bags. Present
prospects are by no means favourable fur this article;
we have a great scarcity of shipping in port, and
freights are enormously high, accounts from the
States are discouraging, and we cau scarcely look
for ward to improvement from that quarter, taking
into consideration the heavy shipments of 690,000
bags during the past seven months, or an average of
nearly 100,000 bags per month. Thus speculators
keep aloof from the market, and it is probable that
orders for Europe will be executed considerably be-
low the quotations I send you after the departure of
the packet.
Accounts of the new crop still continue unfavourable.
Exchange has been almost stationary at 2411.
since the departure of the Severn, and large transac-
tions are reported since the 14th at 28d. and 284 d.,
principally at the former rate.
Yellow fever is very pievulent, and appears to be
increasing.
We have in port the Sharpshooter and the Trident.
Rio, FEL 14.
Emcnasoms.—London. 28 to 281 ; Paris, 342 to 316 ;
Hamburg, 610 to 613 : Stork, Provincial, 101 to 102 ;
Stock, Six per Cato., 105 to 106 ; Brasil Bank shares, GO
prem. ; Commercial Bank shares, 70.5.
Comm.—Superior, 3.900 to 4.000, nominal ; first good,
3.700 to 3.800, nominal': first ordinary, 3.550 to 3.600 na•
spinal ; second good, 3.20 d to 3.300, nominal. Sales ilium
Ist 20,000 bags. Stuck this day, 180,000 bags.
S'COVt.—White,l 500 to 2.690 ; second., 2.300 to 2.400;
brown, 1.900 to 2.100. Stock this day, 1,200 cases.

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING MARCH 17, 1853

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consisting of 171 acres, which that gentleman most liberally
allowed the company to take at its thea existing marks t
price, as determined by a va'uation. The price was re-
ferred to Mr. Daniel Smith and Mr. Norton, as referees,
with Sir John Musgrove a+ umpire, and settled by them at
88,6511. 12s. Bd. The other purchases comprised 178 acres,
at a total cost of 81,0001., se that the coin any on the whole
became the proprietors of 319 sena, at a cost of 167,6611.
The policy of securing sufficient Led bafure its value bad
been enhanced by the construction of the palace sewn be-
came apparent, as a portion of the surplus on the outside
of the park has been Greedy disposed of at • large profit.
An offer made by Mr. Wythes, of Reigate, of 100,0001. for
119 acres of this land has been accepted, which, with seine
other small portions sold, will show a profit of 51,0001,
which his been realised in the course of a few months by
the male of land. The company still n taro 200 acres,
within a ring fence, of land of the most valuable character.
" The emissary apace being secured, the detenninatiou
of the position of the Palace thereon became a matter of
auxwus consideration, anal the summit of the hill above
Sydenhaau was finally selected. This site, owing to the
nature of the ground, itivelved an inercaae of expense, bet
the advantages of occuping one of the most commanding
situations in the world, overlooking London, the Valley of
the Thames, and the plain of Kent, were so apparent, that
the directors did nut hesitate to adopt it.
" Indeed, they may state that throughout the whole
conduct of the enterprise, in which they have had to ma-
tend with all the difeculties and responsibilities of an au'
derteking so entirely novel, the directors have steadily kept
in view the principle that the first condition of success was
to create • palace and park which amid constitute a
monument worthy of the nation.
" In doing so they bava striven, as far as passible, to
consult economy ; but they have end red to attain this
of jest rather by avoiding unnecessary expenditure in
matters not strictly esmutial, than by curtailing any of the
leading features of the magnificent plans of Sir Joseph
Paxton, or of the admirable and instructive artistic collec-
tions and decorations of Messrs. Jones, Wyatt, and others.
" By acting on these principles they have succeeded—
notwithstanding the adoption of extended plans, by which
the palace and surrounding park will be carried out in all
their leading feature., on • scale of magnificence far c :med.
irg anything tingivally cuutemplated—in limiting the
amount of expenditure to • aunt which, now that the prin-
cipal contracts are all let, may be confidently stated out to
exceed the original limit of capital provided by the charter,
viz., *lOO,OOOl. of share capital ; and one-third of that
amount, or 1ba,6661. Gs. Bd., of loan capital.
"The whole of the share capital of 500,0081. is subscribed
fur and available, and there will ba no difficulty in raisinv
the authorised amount on loan. The purchase money of the
lands resold, amounting to upwards of 100,0001., will be
received by the company before the Ist August.
" As regards the prospects of profit, and return of the
capital inveated in this great national andertaking, the
directors will only state that every step which has keen
taken towards realising the original conception has in-
creased their confidence in a successful result. It is now
certain that a building—in magnitude and architectural
beauty very far aurpiusing the original structure in Hyde
Park—filled with unrivalled collections of art and of objects
of beauty and interest, placed on a commauding site its the
mid.t of a spacious park, in whirls the charm of natural
scenery is combined with ornamental gardens, tenacm, and
fountains, on a scale of magnificence rivalling that ut the
P.aaee itself, will be throwu open within easy access of the
millions of inhabitants of this great metropolis. la as ap-
pears to he proved by the Great Exhibition of 18.51, a de-
mand really exists among all classes of the population for a
supply of the means of gratifying enlightened curiosity and
enjoying innocent recreation, healthful alike to mind and
body, amiitst objects of natural and artistic 'meaty and scien-
tific interest, the results of such au undertaking can hardly
fail to he eminently sucamsful.
" As the time however is approaching when these results
will be brought to the test ot experience, the directors
refrain from indulging in any anticipations, and will
confine themselves to adverting to one point connected
with the question of cominereisl return, which is no
longer speculative. The advantages afforded to artists,
manufacturers, patentees, and others, by such an un-
rivalled opportunity of exhibitiag their production'', have
been so generally appreciated, that they beveled to numer-
ous applications ter space for exhibition, at a rental
to be paid to the company. These applications ahead
comprise many of the leading manufacturers in dif-
ferent departments, whose productions formed the prin-
cipal attraction of the Exhibition of 1851; and as the
progress of the New Cryst I Palace becomes better known,
the demand for space is fast Munising. From the
applications already made, to Mr. Belshaw, under whose
superintendetco the department of British manufactures
was placed in 1851, the directors are asaared that they will
be Able not sally to fill the whole of the available space in
the interior of the building with objects of interest, hut
also to realise a large return on the whole capital inveated,
from rents alone, independently of all other sources of
revenue.
"The directors will now advert to the arrangement with
the West End and Crystal Palace Railway Company, whose
bill has just been read a second time in the House of Com-
' mons, which is the special object of the present meeting.
This railway is promoted by an entirely independent com-
pany, and although your directors have given it every
support and encouragement, from the obvious Importance of
facilitating the means of transport to the Ci ystal Palace from
HU parts of London, they do not propose that this company
should uuderteke any guarantee or advance of capital. The
agreement which has been entered into by the two hoards,
subject to the approval of the proprietors, is simply a traffic
agreement, by which it is provided that the Crystal Palace
Company shall fix the rate at which tickets *hall be issued,
including admission to the Palace and transport by the
railway, the proceeds of which shall be divided in the
proportion of founsevenths to the Crystal Palace Company,
and three-sevenths to the railway company; and as the
railway company are about to expend a large capital, on
the faith of the traffic which will be brought to the Palace,
it is further stipulated—as a security to them against the
risk of the Crystal Palace Company fixing rates so ex-
tremely low as to leave them without any adequate TCOIll•
aeration—that the proportion assigned to the railway com-
pany under this division shall not be less than 811. for each
• passenger, to and from the palace.
" This proposition will he submitted to the meeting, and
the directors recommend the proprietors to ratify it, being
satisfied that it is most advantageous for their interest to
secure, at the earliest possible period, such an additional
menus of cheep and convenient transport to the palace
upon terms which involve no onerous liability or obligation.
"‘ &UMW. LAING, Chairman.
" Getman Gnovz, Secretary.
" Adelaide-place, London-bridge, 17th March, 1833."