The Express.
London, England, 1856-08-14 00:00:00

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's dam
packet Sultan, Captain Neil Cook, Admiralty ;wont
Lieutenant James Inglis, R.N., arrived at Southamp-
ton yesterday, with the Peninsular mails. Her data
wen: Gibraltar, 4th August; Cadiz, btb; Lisbon
9th ; Oporto, 10th ; Vigo, 10th. Her cargo include;
11 packages of specie, value 4,1601.

LISBON, •170•11, O.
By a royal decree, published in the Dias*, rice,
potatoes, peas, beans, and flour, are to be admitted
into the kingdom at greatly reduced rates of duty.
This measure, according to the decree, is adopted to
combat the scarcity which is daily manifesting itself.
In the province of Alemtejo, the granary of Portugal,
although the present period is fell harvest time corn
is actually imported, and the exportation of cereals
prohibited by the municipal authorities of the dif.
ferent towns. Indeed so great is the dearth that
it is said a cavalry regiment, stationed at Evora,
has actually had provender for the horses sent
from Lisbon. We shall soon see what further
measure government will prepare to meet the crisis,
but in the meantime the lower orders are very
discontent, and last night a mob of several hundred
people perambulated some of the principal streets of
the capital, shouting "Viva Dom Pedro VL," alling
out for cheap bread. The peace, however, wee not
generally broken, and they dispersed without the mu-
nicipal guard being called on to interfere.
The cholera is still present with slightly abated
rigour; the official returns show that for the lest
ten days, or since the sailing of the last packet, the
cuss, according to official returns, have been 1,770,
and the deaths 630. This shows a decrease in the
Dumber of deaths.
The late disastrous accounts from the Island of
Madeira have °venoms diplomatic apathy, and I
rejoice to say that the government has to-day de-
spatched the war steamer Mindello with a cargo of
provisions and medical stores, besides several peso-
thong's and apotheearia, all of whom are to re-
ceive a handsome remuneration foe their services.
Besides this, privet, philanthropy has been exerted
to a great extent for the benefit of the inhabitants
of this unfortunate island.

Before the Avon left the Tagus cm the 6th Met. an
order °use down to admit her passengers to pratiqoe t
this, it mem, was not on account of any cessation of
disease in Brasil, in the eatieadon of the Board of
Health, Mt t simply cm amnia of the death from cholera
of one of the owsployes on board the hulk which hes
been used es a lazaretto since the Frahm°, of the
epidemic in the station at 'harm _

Atom 8.
The rate of exellange as Loudon has fallen f more
this packet, as paper was in demand, and the supply,
sotwithstandiag the arrival of dm Brasil moil. mina.
Oa the Oxidant paper is also mares and in &mead.
The following are the quotations: London. 30 days,
831;90 days. 63/. Paris, 627; Omios, 624; Hamburg,
48f ; Amsterdam, 431, at 3 months dot&
The prise of goverummt stock mails ass to improve,
and I. quoted now from 46 to 48 per omit. ; at the
latter rate, however, no transaction of say importance
has been effected. Bonk of Portugal shares are from
1f to 1 per cost. discount, ex dividend I sad Beak of
Oporto from 18 to 20 percent. preaching.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAY.

CITY SHERIFFS COURT..
rpm 10. Minaliimie.
DAT a. MIT.
DIALOG.
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good. sold sad dithered.

M. Beekamo, Beelogball rivet, appeered for the
defandest, sad 'emitted the debt, bet oohed for time to
pay en bolt ba w moth, sod the reerthedee the kilevieg
sooth.

ilia pidatlif °NNW to may farther tiro r tleforaat
lir ahead, teal two maths• trait, to err los was sot
sotitioL

His Reassr—We ars slued prebibited hem erherias
paysest by instalments, asd by the Chesty Ceuta Let It
wield eft be allowed bereartar.

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wesid ems fails openers caw let d Notion

His Hasear—ltdoes Rot sleet imi tinnly. Mist wu
dm debt ix ?

buisybought is the Isarket.Mark-lass.

His Heassr—Ob, Ya, vs ssaaol s2.•;s lisek•lsas
&Om le some Ws sod psy by isstmlasst. He Rust pay
Is hostel days.