The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-14 00:00:00

PENINSULAR MAIL.

The Oriental Company's steam-packet Iberia,
Captain C. F. Bonny, arrived at South .mpton last
evening, and landed her mails under the charge of
the Admiralty agent. Her dates are t—Gtbraltar,
Jan. 6th; Cacts, Jan. 6:h • Lisbon, Jan. 9.h; Oporto,
no communication; Vigo;Jan. 10th.
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The Cortes was open-ea on the 3rd of this month,
but not by the Queen in person. !ler Majesty is
daily expecting her confinement. The equadron is
expected to sail on another cruise about the end of the
month. It is the intention of the King, accompanied
by his two eldest Princes, to go to London (to the
Exhibition) is one of the war steamers. There is
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no news ;tiering in the Peninsula. In Andalusia
rain was much wanted, and also in Lisbon and
its neighbourhood. The weather up to the close
of the year had been retuarkably fine. The new line
of steam ships touching at Lisbon will carry a large
number of passengers between that port and Rio.
The Camilla yacht was at Lisbon, and expected to
sail fer Gibraltar and Cadiz on the Mb. Ex.
change en Lisbon, 54.1.
Efforts were making to form a Portuguese trans-
atlantic steam navigati,n company.
The Encounter having returned to the Tagus on
the 28th ult ' and the Phaeton having arrived on the
30th, the following British ships were still at Lisbon :
The Prince Regen', Commodore Martin ; the Daunt-
less, Leander, Arethusa, Paseo"), Ito tibution, and
Encounter; also the French steamer Csffarelli.
Toe Minister of Finance's anneal report calculated
upon a deficit of 813 contos at the end of the present
financial year, and that it will be raised to 1,198
contos by the close of 1831-2, notwithstanding tho
proposed continuance of the dividends spoliation,
abatement from state salaries, Ecc. _ _

At Oporto exchange on London was quoted 547 to
55. Money very scarce.
The total shipments of wine in 1830 amounted to
39,028 pipes. Business slack, and wine shipment on
the decrease.
Our correspondent, after referring to the opening
of the Cortes, says :
In the election for president of the Chamber of
Deputies the government car.didate was elected by a
great majority ; the president is. therefo.e, the same
as last year, Counsellor Jobe Babel:. Costa Cabral ;
and the government candidates were equally stteoeBll-
- in all the other places. In the Upper Chamber
the government candidates have also been elected.
Nothing of interest has yet taken place ; the Cham-
ber has been taken up with the election of the several
committees, from whom there has be' n good care
to exclude Counsellor Silva Cubes', and C.>.
The Minister of Finances has read hie report and
the budget. Amongst some authorisations fur several
payments, he asks the power to pay the half-pay to
the British offi:ers, and to pay to Mesre. Wilcox and
Anderson 2,3001. The Minister of War has read to-
day the report of his department and the estimates.
The Queen has given up of her pension during the
present year, 91,230,000 reit, ; the Palace-Consort,
gOOO,OOO reia ; and the two Princes, 13 oJutos of reis.
Wines continue to tech good prices throughout the
country, particularly at Oporto, as well as brandies.
The following is the t xpwtation from 0,,0rt0 during
the last year : To Great Britain, 23,400 pion wine,
2 brandy. Other places in Buroile, 2.091 wine, 2
brandy. To Portugal and colonies, 174 wines, 174
brandy. To the United States, 4,898 wine, ,321
brandy. To Brazil, 2,753 wine. To other places,
2,172 wine. . .

According to the law, on the 4th inst, were pub-
licly burnt 73,026,000 reis. in Lisbon bank notes.
The capital or the Lisbon Bank b ing .700,000,000
reis., and 2,773,758,000 reis. having bten burnt, the
balance is 2,226,242,000 reis.

Cbt Court.

WINDSOR, MONDAY. JAN. 13.

Prices Albert wort out oh—oOting this morning,
attended by Lord Waterpark, Lieut.-Col. Hon. C. B. Phipps,
Colonel Hon. Charles Grey, and Liert.-Culoael F. H. Sey-
mour. Toe Royal Family t ok lacking and pony exercise
in the grounds adjacent to the Castle. His Ex.ilenery
General R idavrim is expected to arrive at toe Castle today,
on a visit to the Qamn and the ',ince. Tim Royal dinner
earty this evening will include His Bin Loamy Little -Gal.
Radowitz and Lient.•Colonel Hon C. B. and Mn. Phipps.
liar Majesty's private band will attend at the made after
dinner.

Lord Langdale had an interview with Lord Joh*
Russell yesterday, at his official rebideuce in Drwalag•
street.
Colonel Lloyd Watkins, M.l'., I. nd-Lieutenant of
the county of lireckneek, attended at the Rome-office yes-
terday to present addresses td tier Majesty :run, the laity and
clergy of the Archdeaeonry of Br. eknock, and from the
Mayor, Aldermen, Town Council, and Burgesses of Brecon,
against papal aggremien.
Mr. Parson had an interview with the Commis-
sioners of Railways on Saturciay, at their office an the Board
of Trade, respecting the Oziurd, Wuicester, and Wolver-
hampton &Away.
The Bishop of London and the Esti of Herrowby
had an interview yesterday with Lord John Russell.
Sir George Grey arrived in town last night from
hie neat, Fallodon, Nwthumnerland.
The Hight Hon. Fox Maule, Secretary at Ware
ban arrived at his residence in Eatnn•place, from Scotland.

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The Chancellor et the Exchequer and Lsdy Mary
Wood arch, d at the official rtsidence of the right hon.
haroert in Downing-strtet yesterday evening, from Mickleton
Hall, Yorknhire. _ _ _ _

Despatches from the Governor ET Canada, and also
from the Governors of the other North American colonies,
were received yisterday at the Coloniel-other.

It is generally believed in naval circles that the
command of the Mediterrane►n fleet will be given to
Admiral Deans Dundas; and that the g.llunt officer
will be succeeded as first " Sea Lord" of the Admi-
ralty by Admiral Elliott.