The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-02 00:00:00

BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE MAILS,

(REUTER'S EXPRESS.)
SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 2.

The Royal Mail Company's steamship Oneida,
Capt. Bevis, with the above mails, arrived this
morning. She brings 57 passengers; specie, £9,225,
of which amount £1,069 is gold and £8,156 silver;
seven packages of precious stones, pearls, &e., also
547 rolls of tobacco, 100 bags of coffee, 250 barrels
of tapioca, 11 cases of ostrich feathers, and 139
packages of samples.

The Oneida spoke, on Aug. 12, a steamer showing
3 DP 9,354, steering for Bahia; on the 20th, lar.
16 30 W., long. 25 16 W., steamer Sarana, bound
to Brazil; on the 24th, lat. 25 36 N., long. 18 30
W., British ship Hope, from Liverpool to Calcutta ;
and in lat. 25 54 N., long. 18 66 W., bark Granville,
from London to Mauritius; and on the 31st, lat.
45 38 N., long. 7 35 W., tha steamer Gibraltar,
steering south.
Her Majesty's ships Satellite, Stromboli, Triton,
and gunboats Spider and Sbeldrake, were at Monte
Video; the Egmont, Itombay ; Electi and Curlew
were at Rio Janeiro i also the French ship Astree,
at Bahia, and the Federal war steamer Wachiselt.
BUENOS AYRES, Jaly 27.

Congress is still sitting, A bill granting a con-
cession for the construction of the telegraphic line
between this city and Monte Video has been
passed ; also a subsidy of 800 silver dollars per
month to a company to build a steamer to navigate
the Upper Uruguay,which it is thought will open
up the traffic in those distant yet rich parts of the
country.

One of the most important projects is an English
Bank, in Cordora, capital 1200,000, with right to
emit convertible bank bills for half a million ster-
ling, which has been before the Legislature, and
expected to meet with little opposition.
A project for the construction of floating docks is
under consideration, and likely to be passed.
The sheep farmers of Buenos Ayres are doing
well, the grasses. being abundant, and the flocks in
superior condition.

Business is dull, being winter, and the public en-
gaged discussing a project for the redemption of
the paper money which the Finance Minister is to
introduce into Congress. Specie, which ruled high,
has fallen considerably, as the Government pure
poses putting a fixed value of 25 paper dollars to
the silver dollar. As the Provincial Government of
Buenos Ayres has ratified the proposed measure of
the National Government, it is believed the bill will
pass.

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The mining interest in San Juan are improving
every day, and the wonderful richness of the Go-
vernment mining district of the Andes beyond
doubt.

The Great Southern Railway progresses rapidly;
but the Boca and Baracas line goes on slowly.
Sales of wool very limited, but a speculation is
going on in sheep skins, which have gone up
greatly—the current selling price is 3 dols. and 3i
dois. Dry cowhides are weak, salted hides are
firm. The prospects of the coming clip are gcod;
the wool will be far superior to last year's. The
estimate to be expected the coming season will be
from 90,000 to 95,000 bales, In Entre Rios and
Santa Fe the wool exports will be considerably in
excess of last season.

The state of the money market is critical, the
very best signatures can only be discounted under
11 mo. Foreign gold abundant. The transactions
in exchange for the Oneida have been heavy,
amounting to some £130,000 at 491 to I per pata-
con.

The Republic of Paraguay continues to progress
with marvellous rapidity under the influence of
peace and the wise administration of President
Lopez. •
The condition of Monte Video is bad, the nego-
tiations with Flores having failed. Intelligence says
the frontier is now invaded by a Brazilian General
named Netto, at the head of 2,000 men ; he is said
to be fighting on his own account. The President
and his Ministers of War are said to be hemmed in
at Canelones by the rebel outposts. The latest news
held out hopes of an arrangement being made with
Flores.

Cerdoba has again been invaded by the Indian
savages. Ia Reija all is quiet.

RIO JANEIRO, Aug. 9.

The coffee market has been more active, and pur-
chases to the extent of 112,000 bags effected from
Bth to 31st ult. A decline of prices may, however,
be expected, as supplies are gradually increasing,
which average about 4,500 bags per diem. Busi-
ness since the Ist has been restricted to the sale
of 4,560 bags. Stock is 55,000 bags. Superior
washed and pulped, 7 300 to 500 per aroba ; superior
fine, 7 200 ; superior, 7 000 ; first good, 6 700; and
first ordinary, 6 300. Prices.—Sugar declining.
Hides no sales. Freights to the Channel, 50s. to
605.; England, 405.; Havre, 50f. and 10 per cent.
Exchange, per Oneida, has reached to £400,000
sterling. £60,000 taken by the Government at
27k; the price ranged from 273 to Z. On Paris
and Antwerp about 1,800,000 f., chiefly at 347 rees;
on Hamburg, 8.M., 500,000 and 660 rees. Dis-
counts in the banks unaltered at 8 per cent.

BAHIA, AUG. 12.

Sugar in demand for browns, at 2 700 to 730.
Stocks small of whites, no sales. Cotton, 27 500
. per . oba Coffee, no sales of importance. Cocoa,
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accounts of new crop unfavourable. Hides, dull.
Rum unaltered, 75 to 80 per pipe. Tapioca brisk
demand at 4 000 to 300 per alqueire. Tobacco sales
small ; no demand; 2 800 to 3 100 the quotations.
Freights to the Channel 42s per ton; Exchange 271
to =,l, on London ; on Paris 347 to 345 per franc, 90
days.

PERNAMBUCO, Aug. 14.

Sugar entries small. Browns sold at 3 000 per
arrobs, Paraiba 2 700. Cotton entries 2,000 bags
for the fortnight, and from Ist January 59,500 bags
against 26,000 last year, corresponding period.
Prices rule from 28 000 to 29 500 and 700 per ar•
roba. Dry salted bides and rum no change.
Freights to Liverpool:—Sugar, ballast, 15s to 17s
6d, and cotton to fill up at Z per lb. Exchange on
London, £70,000, at 271 d and I.

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HER MAJESTY,

BALMORAL, Aug. 31.
The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High-
nesses Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Princess
Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, with their Royal
Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg
and Gotha, arrived at Perth at 8.45 a.m. yesterday,
and was received by the Lord Provost, the Earl of
Mansfield, Viscount Strathallan, Lord Dupplin,
Lord Kinnaird, the Hon. A. Kinnaird, &c.
At 9.45 her Majesty proceeded to inaugurate the
statue erected by the inhabitants of Perth to the
memory of the Prince Consort at the entrance of
the North Inch.

In the carriage with her Majesty were the Duke
and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess
Helena.

In a second carriage were the Princesses Louise
and Beatrice and Prince Leopold, attended by the
Marchioness of Ely.
The ladies and gentlemen of the royal suite were
in other carriages—Lieute.Gen. the Hon. C. Grey,
Major-Gen. the Hon. A. N. Hood. and MAjor.Gen.
Walker, commanding
the troops, attending on
horseback.

Her Majesty was escorted by a squadron of the
15th Hussars, under the command of Capt. Penfold,
and was received at the site of the memorial by a
guard of honour of the 79th Regiment.
The streets were lined by detachments of the
Highland Regiments and Volunteers.

A prayer having been said, the statue was un,
covered, the guard of honour presenting arms, and
the artillery posted on the North Inch firing a royal
salute.

At the termination of the proceedings the Lord
Provost received the honour of knighthood from
her Majesty.

Her Majesty, though a good deal fatigued by
this great exertion, bas not suffered from it, and
was much gratified by this mark of respect and ad•
miration paid by the city of Perth to her beloved
Consort.

The Queen expressed her high appregiation of
the statue itself to Mr Brodie, the sculptor.
The Queen then returned to the station, accom-
panied as before, and at 11 o'clock proceeded on her
journey to Balmoral, arriving there at 4.30 p.m.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales received her Majesty at the Castle, and
dined with the Queen last night.