The Express.
London, England, 1857-01-14 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICAN MAILS.

By the Royal Brazilian mail packet Tyne, Captain_
Vella., Admiralty agent, Lieutenant E. P. Fuge,
R.N., we have received advises from Buenos Ayres
to the 2nd Dec.; Monte Video, 6th ; Rio de Janeiro,
16th; Bahia, 20th; Pernambuco, 23rd; St. Vincent,
Slat; Tenerife, 6th January ; Madeira, Bth ; and
Lisbon, 9th.
The Tvne brings 63 passengers, among whom are
Commander Otway, of H.M.'s ship Siren,who comes
home to try the first lieutenant of the same vessel
on the charge of drunkenness. The prisoner,
Lieutenant Barkly, and the witness left Rio in the
Tyne, store-ship, on the 27th December, accom-
panied by the Star, brig, the latter vessel in a very
leaky state.
The freight on board consists of diamonds of the
value of 32,548/., and specie to the amount of 1,142/.

BRAZILS.
The elections in the Brazils had passed off very
quietly, and generally in favour of the government.
The yellow fever had broken out at Pernambuco
amongst the shipping, which had suffered much.
The French brig of war Beaumanoir had lost
several of her crew, and had sent 80 more to the
hospital, with fever.
Onr own correspondent writes:
RIO, Disc. 15.
We had hoped when Mr. Jerninghara took his
departure that Lord Palmerston had appointed a
fitting person to succeed him in the really important
post of her Majesty's minister at this court, but we
I were altogether deceived. Sir James Scarlett has
committed a most unpardonable blunder on the oc-
casion of his being presented to the Emperor to de-
liver his credentials, by handing in a petition, or
something of the sort (reetenarao, the Brazilian
papers call it), with the other documents. The Em-
peror immediately gave it to his Minister of Foreign
Affairs, who was present, and through whose hands,
of coarse, it ought to have reached his Majesty. The
affair has caused some amusement here, and I en-
close some humourous lines which have appeared in
the Correio Mereantel on the occasion.

The elections have passed off peacefully, and the
result is supposed to be favourable to the present
government.
The commercial transactions of the pest month
have been to an average extent. Money has been
very tight, and still continues so, discounts ruling as
high as 104 to 11 per cent.
Exchange has been very active, and has risen, very
large amounts having been passed at 28d. to 28Id
Some few transactions were effected at 281 d. To-da,
the market is Batter, and the quotation is 28d.
In coffee a very large business has been done. We
estimate the transactions from the Ist inclusive to
present date at 180,000 bags, of which 95,000 bags
for United States, 58,000 for Channel, and the re-
mainder for the Mediterranean. Prices have gradu-
ally declined, 4.200 to 4.300 having been the
prices paid for the larger purchases. The total inlet
since last packet we estimate at nearly 300,000 bags.
The article is now dull, and a further decline appears
probable.
The share market has been very active, Brasil
Bank shares having taken the lead, at a premium of
110,000

A letter from Madrid of the 7tlt ear Lest
evening the Queen was present at the reporgetho et Dm
litaitsak at the Theatre Royal. as had as bar right the
Dowager Dasher Chiba, ami i Not the itog, ohs q.
peered ahem* eathyril. The ommegmaset vied to watt
the arrival of the royal party him Ming tie seatit, tot
the public had me the peliathm What the Qom aimed,
every oae, with the szearthee at a bide Met of prams, m-
amba seated. The piece erne appismilsi with much en-
thusiasm, is "toe of the rules whisk yield* each maitre
whoa Is her thaYsety's pmemea"