The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-07 00:00:00

LA PLATA AND BRAZIL.

By the arrival off Queenstown of the dipper ship
Columbus, Captain Goble, advices have been received
from Rio Janeiro to the 20th June, Bahia the 27th,
and Pernambuco to the 14th July.
The advice,, from the ltiver Plate are that Cor-
rientes and Entre ltios had both declared against
Roses, and it eus thought that Brazil would have
some difficulty in keeping out of the squabble.

COMMERCIAL.
Rio JANEIRO, Jr'cr 20.
Exchange, 20d. Cofer, 3 reis 50 milreis to 8 nix 100
Freight.%, 54.. to 602.

BAHIA, Jr:CZ 27.

Here we have nothing new to report. Busin.e.s generally
very dull. Money scarce and sought after. Weather wet
and wintry.
Exchange, 2.4 d. freights, 00.. to 65a. Venal: scarce,
and flinch wanted fur cotton. Sugar, 1 rein 500 milreis to
1 rein 900 mile is.
rERNANIBUCiL JULY 5.

Business here very flat. scarcity of money, as al.° an
amount of bills from other provincer, has, caused our rate of
exchange to fix itself at 'lnd., and advanced our discount
here to 11 to 11 per cent. per month.
Freight. 60a. to Wis.
The Robert Finale, from Liverpool, and the Fortuna,
from Bremen, arrived here on the 25th June.

gbe Court.

OSBORNE, WI

61r, AeMAT 6.

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Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked in the
roundest Osborne yesterday morning.
The Queen, with the Princess Royal, drove in the after-
noon in an open carriage to Ityde. M. and Madame Van
de Weyer had the honour of accompanying her Majesty,
who was attended by the Countess of Desert, the Hon.
Flora Macdonald, and Lieut.-Col. the lion. A. Gordon.
Loral Cowley left early fur London.
The royal dinner party, yesterday, included M. and
Madame tan de Weyer and N iscountess Buckley.
This morning, it being the birthday of Prince Alfred,
the band of the Royal Marines assembled in the gardens at
Osborne at seven o'clock and played a serenade in honour
of the day. The following pieces were performed:
Overture, "II !Unto MagieJ" Mozart.
Micah" "i.e. Ilugueaula"
I tutu°, " Doom .......... MtreadAnte.
Aria, "..•
Dart*, Wirier Duoixvtti.
ketictioa, " Opirmitra" Nensdante.

The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce
and Sir George toupee, visited the Exhibition of the Works
of Industry of All Nations early yesterday morning.
A meeting of a Committee of the Privy Council was held
yesterday afterwom at the Council Office, Whitehall, on
Education. 'there were present the Lord l'resident, Lord
John Itussell, the Earl of Minto, the Earl of Carlisle, and
the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Sir Thomas Fremantle had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence
In Downing-street.
The Oxford University f'ommission hail a meeting yes-
terday, at the official residence of the First Lord of the
Treasury. is I/owning-street. Present—The Bishop of
Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pembroke,
the Rev. 11. G. Liddell. J. L. Dampier, Esq., the Rev.
Professor Powell, and the lies. G. 11. S. Johnson.
Major S. J. llill had an interview with Earl Grey yes-
terday at the Colonial office.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of South Australia. Despatches
were also received from the Governor of St. Helena.
Iler Majedy's Imaly-guanl of Gentlemen-at-Arms under
the command of Major Harmer, were inspected on Tuesday
by the Captain, Lord Foley, in undress uniform. After
receiving the Captain in review order, they marched past
in slow and quick time, wheeled into line, went through
thentanual and platoon exercise, and performed several
military evolutions, concluding by advancing in parade
order, taking distance en the move, and giving the general
salute. 'they were then formed and went through the ca-
valry sword exercise, dismounted practice. Yesterday they
were inspected in full uniform by the captain, when his
lordship way pleased to express himself highly gratified at
the soldier-like and efficient appearance of the corps at the
two inspections.

SALE or. ACTOfilltrltS. Yesterday, Messrs.
Sotheby and Wilkinson sold at their rooms a collection of
interesting autograph., of which the following are some of
the items, with their prices .—Sia lots of the correspondence
of David Garrick, 11. 4.. A draft fee 601., drawn by Oliver
Goldsmith in favour i.f D. Garrick, with a promissory note
of It. B. Sheridan for 1001. to Garrick, 31. 16s. Addison-
-6 letters to Ambrose Phillips, M. 19s. Sir B. Steele-4
letters to the tame, 2/. 12s. In one lot the unpublished
and secret autographic correspondence of King Charles I.
and Captain Titus, &c., during the imprisonment of that
amuck in Curisbrooke Castle, and also some autograph
letters from King Charles 11. to Captain Titus, ate. In
this collection were several letters from Henrietta Maria,
Queen of Charles 1., as also several from Charles 11. and
Catherine his Queen. This lot sold for 1321.

LIBER‘TION OP KOSSCTII.-011 Friday, a meeting
convened by requisition, was held at the Town Half,
Resting., fur the purpose of taking into consideration the
circumstances of Louis Kossuth and his compatriots, now
imprisoned in the Turkish fortress of Kutayah, with a view
to memorialise Lord Palmerston upon the subject of their
release. The Mayor, J. Emory, Lai.. took the chair.
Alderman Clift, and Councillors Ross, Putland, Burfieol,
and Harvey.—Mr. Shorter, the town clerk, having read the
requisition praying the mayor to convene the meeting,
which was signed by fifty-two influential inhabitants of
Hastings, his signed
said he had much pleasure in com-
plying with the requisition to call a public meeting. Indeed,
whenever a document like that, signed with fifty-two of the
names of such respectable inhabitants as that rwaisition was
should be forwarded to him, he should always hei berm& to
comply with it. He did so with the greater Zinn Lads
Instance because the cause of the Hungarians etwas In-
terested him. lie trusted every gentleman who addressed
the meeting would be heard without interruption, and tbst
all the speakers would abstain from polities es much ea psi
l'utland moved the first resolution, which woe
one expressive of sympathy towards Kossuth and his Cow
patriota.—lt was seconded by Mr. A. Smith, and carried
uaaaistously.—The Rev. Mr. Stent (baptist minister)
moved the woad resolution, which proposed the adoption I
of a memorial to Lord Pidinerston, requesting his kindly
interference with the Sultan of Turkey for the liberation of
Louis Kossuth and his compatriots.—Mr. T. Edwards, in
seconding the resolution, expressed an opinion that there
was a great principle involved in the struggle that took place
in Hungary for the recovery of her independence. Taking
the continent of Europe, and dividing it into east and west,
we should find that while in the western part the principles
rincip
of liberty were gradually gaining ground, and extending
themselves, there existed in the eastern part a strong desire
to arrest the progress of those principles, and, in tact, to
trash them altogether. (lkar, hear.) The revolution
originated with our near neighbours, and afterwards ex-
tended to Belgium, Germany, Austria, and Hungary, and
it might well be conceived that Russia was not in a very
happy state at seeing the revolutionary movement ap-
proaching so near her territories, and it was no weeder
that she should have been ready to join the despotic power
of Austria to subdue the Hungarian patriots. Taking his
(Mr. Edwards'') view of the case, Hungary was the natural
battle field in which the despotism of Eastern, and the
liberty of WAtern Europe should struggle, the one for its
onward progress, the other to retain its power of tyrannis-
ing. The issue had been unfortunate. Kossuth was the
victim; and the circumstances under which he was kept
bound in • foreign land were those which demanded our
warmest sympattues.—The motion having been carried
unanimously, the proceedings terminated.
THE APPROACHING HAILVEST.—THE POTATO.
The accounts from the country of the approaching harvest
are, for the mood part, highly favourable. The potato, for
which we confess we are more concerned then •
else, is described as flourishing, except LNes 18:1=
the counties of Galway and Claris. Was. tbo owoosoo
which have recently reached us it wadi appear that see,
no doubt groundless, alarm is felt in Oho city of Cork.
This if sufficiently evidenced by the beg Mat the Cork
market is inundated, as an Iris best may say, with the
finest potatoes, which are selling, we are told, for three-
pence or fuel:pence the weight. This measure is 211bn,
avoirdupois, while the stone, which is the general measure
in most parts of the country, is 141 b.. This otherwise in-
credible fact is explained by the apprehensions felt as to
the spread of the blight ; but there can be little doubt that
the Corkonians will find, in the course of the coming week.
that they have been more frightened this hart ASS
Dublin we hear of no failure, and no wooandoso ow
c,„uinly ..sooood, or we believe fetki Mei ear INSillEie
from Meath, Carlow, Kildare, sad Miaow no ear
cheerful. We know, indeed, that ow MI la our Imo.
date vicinity is mid to be tainted, oil tfr olhoolve
omen is stated to be perceptible. Speak, le ow wren
little potato garden, there were noes
phi's ems in the woo palsy moon of W001uit....1