The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-12 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICAN MAILS.

XLECTRIO TILIORAPH.)
(FROM OWL OWN COIIIiZOPONDINT.)
SOUTHAMPTON, SLITIIDAT.

The Tay has arrived with the South American
mails. Her dates are :—Buenos Apes, March 3;
Rio, 16 ; Lisbon, April 8. Pereira has been elected
President of Monte Video. All continues quiet. A
number of Irish emigrants have arrived at Buenos
Ayres, and are doing well. The Indium have been
defeated by the Buenos Apes troops. Cholera was
declining at Pernambuco. Trade is more dull at Rio
than has been known for many years. The new'
brought to Rio by the Tay we. unfavourable. The
prospects of the new coffee crop are good. Exchange
271 to 27E. News of peace had reached Lisbon, and
had caused much joy. Exchange at Lisbon, 641.
The barque Heroine, of Shields, was lost off Cadiz.

APPROACHING GRAND MILITARY DISPLAY.

We have reason to believe that, at the laying of
the foundation stone of the Wel legion College, by her
Majesty, on Saturday, the 3rd of neat month, the whole
of the troops then encamped at Aldenhott, the
Grenadier Guards, sod two batteries of field re.
tillery, under the command of his Royal Higlinese the Duke
of Cambridge, will take part in the ceremony. The peril-
Hon erected for the Queen at the Chobbam Camp will be
used upon this occasion. It was her Majesty's intention to
lay the foundation atone of this rstablishment on the let Of
May, the anniversary of the Duke. birthday, bet it twig
Angeoskin day, the 3rd of May hoe been flied upon for the
ceremony.—United Service Gazette.

The Journal de St. Petersbourg of the 4th pub•
Hahn a "poem" of thirty verses cemposed by one M. Ae
gusts Lepel, in celebration of the place. The lines sketch
with some vividnets the benne, c f wer and exprem the
longing desire of the Ruisian station for peace. The
writer declines awarding 'he ptlm of superior valour to any
of the armies engaged. Each counuy be says has had its
heroes, and no soldier of the combatant.' need blush for his
flag.
The Marquis de Villamarina, minister of Pied•
most, at Paris, gave a dinner on Thutaley, at which the
Comities Montjo, the Duchess of Alba, M. M. Troplong,
Barochs, Count Orloff, and Baton de Br taow were present

A Paris letter, in the Independance of Brussels,
says Accounts from Algierearme that Marshal Hendon
has announced to the heads of the different departmeata
that the Emperor Nal.oleon is certainly to arrive it the
colony. There is no doubt that fir some time past work.
men have been fitting up the pal ace of the g .vernor not only
fir the Emperor but for the Empree.. 1 bare r.eson ne
believe, however, 014 his Majesty cannot arrive thaw
before the autumn. Orden lite° been given is have the
wire of the electric telegraph laid down to Algeria as
rapidly as passible, so that inatantaasolts communists
tics with Paris may be insured at the time of his Majesty's
Halt." . .

.--
Beraoger (says the Atheneum) is taking revenge
for the sliest, put on his literary brethren, and on liters-
tore itself, by the present rulers of France. His sarcasms
it is true, ars not printed in France ; but they eitcalate it
sopin by thousands and ttouunds, and ars chanted In
Wes and worksbops, in spite of the police. Hare is the
old singer's epigram on the 'sprig Prime;

Il at liollazatati par sots Ore,
n eat Faolats par ea Fraud' mare,
sat Amplals par 'Mao"
Il sat Espagral par adman*.
(Were malhearrare chance,
Qu'll as magas h Natant de Trout,

Que &Ctrs tent sort pen TIMIS
—French compositors, who have lost their living by the
system of suppression, are lading, us are told, a new re-
wire* la copying these Berapper vents and other dander
Use productions of the same elan.
It has been suggested that now peace has returned
to Bator?, some vivid and vivacious correspondent will
perhaps run over to Utah and tell us the truth with regard
to the Mormon system of many wives. He may be pro.
mimed beforehand an audience kr his revelation,.
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The Geographical Society at Paris, in its first
maul meetieg for 1856 (which tork place on the sth lost ),
has awarded its prise for the most important discover/
dudes the last year to Dr. Heinrich Barth. The next prise.
of a golden medal, was adjudged to Mr. G. Bonier, of the
States, for his C I American re•rarcbes.
We (Gardener's Chronicle) learn from Mr. Brandreth
Gibbs, that the French government tau extended the time
for receiving declarations from those who intend to be
exhibitors at Paris till the 23rd April, for the cmvenienoe
of Beglish exhibitor.. They also cffer aiditincal prime of
203. for the best fixed steam engine f r forming purposes
101. for the best port.ble threshing nmhine, and lOL foe
the beet flied threshing machine to be driven by steam. A
new rib-category of prizes has hi en oper ei for *hurling
ewes lambed before Ist of May, 1856 lauding exhi-
bitors taut seed is assr deelststioas before April 23.